Hydrocarbons

Chemistry ⇒ Carbon and Organic Chemistry

Hydrocarbons starts at 9 and continues till grade 12. QuestionsToday has an evolving set of questions to continuously challenge students so that their knowledge grows in Hydrocarbons. How you perform is determined by your score and the time you take. When you play a quiz, your answers are evaluated in concept instead of actual words and definitions used.

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A student burns a hydrocarbon in air and observes the formation of carbon dioxide and water. What type of reaction is this?

Calculate the number of hydrogen atoms in decane (C₁₀H_?).

Explain why alkanes are called saturated hydrocarbons.

Name the hydrocarbon with the formula C₂H₂.

Name the process by which large hydrocarbon molecules are broken down into smaller ones in the petroleum industry.

Name the simplest alkene.

What is the IUPAC name of C₄H₁₀?

What is the main difference between saturated and unsaturated hydrocarbons?

What is the main difference in the structure of alkanes and alkenes?

What is the main source of hydrocarbons on Earth?

What is the molecular formula of hexene?

Write the general formula for alkanes.

Write the general formula for alkynes.

Write the IUPAC name for C₃H₄.