4A Alkenes and Alkanes Test

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Chemistry Test 4A- Alkenes and Alkanes: 30 marks

Multiple Choice questions. Shade the letter of the correct answer. [12 marks]

1. Natural sources of hydrocarbons include:


I. Petroleum
II. Natural gas
III. Coal
A) I and II only
B) II only
C) I, II and III
D) I and III only

2. Which of the following can be obtained by cracking octane?


A) Methane and heptane
B) Propane and butene
C) Buatane and butene
D) Hexane and ethane

3. The different fraction that make up crude oil are separated based on:
A) Their different boiling points
B) Their different melting points
C) Their different desities
D) Their solubility in water

4. The process of converting propene to propane can be described as:


IV. hydrogenation
V. hydration
VI. addition
E) I and II only
F) I and II only
G) II and III only
H) I, II and III

5. When burnt in plentiful supply of oxygen, which of the following compounds would produce the smokiest
flames?
A) C2H5OH
B) C2H6
C) C2H4
D) C3H8
6. Which of the following represents the compound formed when CH 3CH=CH2 reacts with chlorine?

7. Which of the following correctly summarizes the observations when hexane and hexene are separately added
to acidified potassium manganate (VII) solution?

hexane hexene
A) Remains purple Color changes from purple to colorless
B) Color changes from purple to colorless Color changes from purple to colorless
C) Remains purple Remains purple
D) Color changes from purple to colorless Remains purple

Items 8-9 refer to the reaction that occurs between methane and chlorine in dim light.

8. Which of the following would NOT be produced during the reaction?

A) CHCl3
B) HCl
C) H2
D) CH3Cl

9. The reaction is known as


A) an addition reaction
B) a dehydration reaction
C) a condensation reaction
D) a substitution reaction

Items 10-11 refer to the following reaction between propene and Y.


10. What is the most likely identity of Y

A) water
B) steam
C) acidified potassium permanganate (VII)
D) acidified hydrogen peroxide

11. Which of the following is NOT required for the reaction


A) a temperature of about 300 OC
B) phosphoric acid and sand
C) a pressure of about 70 atm
D) concentrated sulfuric acid

12. Which would be the BEST test to distinguish between butane and butane
A) Burn them both in plentiful oxygen
B) react them both with chlorine gas
C) react them both with bromine solution
D) react them both with hydrogen bromide gas

Section B: Short answers [18 marks]

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C) Describe a chemical test that could be used to describe between A and B [2 marks]
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D) give the reagent and reaction conditions for B to be converted to A [1 mark]


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E) both A and B burn in air or oxygen.


I. Write a balanced equation for the complete combustion of B [2 marks]

II. If equal volumes of A or B burn separately, which would you expect to produce more sooth? Give a reason for
your answer [2 marks]
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13) Give the molecualr formula and structural formula for the compound 3-methyl, 2 ethyl butane. [2 marks]

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