2:Naming Hydrocarbons

Question 1

What gives the stem of the name?

Answer 1

The longest carbon chain.

Question 2

What are the first ten Alkanes?

Answer 2

Methane
Ethane
Propane
Butane
Pentane
Hexane
Heptane
Octane
Nonane
Decane

Question 3

What is the formula for Methane?

Answer 3

CH4

Question 4

What is the formula for Ethane?

Answer 4

C2H6

Question 5

What is the formula for Propane?

Answer 5

C3H8

Question 6

What is the formula for Butane?

Answer 6

C4H10

Question 7

What is the formula for Hexane?

Answer 7

C6H14

Question 8

What is the formula for Heptane?

Answer 8

C7H16

Question 9

What is the prefix for 1?

Answer 9

Meth

Question 10

What is the prefix for 2?

Answer 10

Eth

Question 11

What is the prefix for 3?

Answer 11

Prop

Question 12

What is the prefix for 4?

Answer 12

But

Question 13

What is the prefix for 5?

Answer 13

Pent

Question 14

What is the prefix for 6?

Answer 14

Hex

Question 15

What is the prefix for 7?

Answer 15

Hept

Question 16

Define a Hydrocarbon.

Answer 16

Organic Compounds that only contain Hydrogen and Carbon.

Question 17

Define a Saturated Hydrocarbon.

Answer 17

A hydrocarbon with single bonds only

Question 18

Define an Unsaturated Hydrocarbon.

Answer 18

A hydrocarbon with some carbon-carbon multiple bonds.

Question 19

What is the difference between a Saturated and Unsaturated Hydrocarbon?

Answer 19

A Saturated Hydrocarbon has only got single bonds whilst an Unsaturated has some multiple carbon-carbon bonds.

Question 20

What is the suffix for an alcohol?

Answer 20

-ol

Question 21

What is the suffix for an Aldehyde?

Answer 21

-al

Question 22

What is an Aldehyde?

Answer 22

A carbon double bonded to an oxygen and single bonded to a hydrogen.

Question 23

What is a Ketone?

Answer 23

A carbon bonded to two Carbons and double bonded to an oxygen.

Question 24

What is the suffix for a ketone?

Answer 24

-one

Question 25

What is a Carboxylic Acid?

Answer 25

COOH | Carbon Double bonded to an O and an OH group.

Question 26

What is the suffix for a Carboxylic Acid Functional Group?

Answer 26

-oic acid

Question 27

If the Functional group is in the middle of a chain, how do you number it?

Answer 27

Number to get the smallest possible number.

Question 28

If the Functional Group is at the end of a chain how do you number it?

Answer 28

It will be Carbon number One

Question 29

If there are several Halogenalkanes, how are they named?

Answer 29

In Alphabetical order, regardless of number.

Question 30

How are branches ordered within a name?

Answer 30

In alphabetical order, regardless of number.

Question 31

What is the prefix for the halogenalkanes?

Answer 31

Fluro Chloro Bromo Iodo

Question 32

Define a Functional Group.

Answer 32

A functional group is the part of a molecule responsible for its chemical reactions.

Question 33

Define a homologous Series.

Answer 33

A homologous series is a series of organic compounds with the same functional group but with each successive member with an extra CH2

Question 34

What is an Alkyl group?

Answer 34

An alkane with a hydrogen atom removed. | The side chains.

Question 35

Define the Empirical Formula.

Answer 35

The simplest ratio of each element in a compound.

Question 36

What is an Aromatic Hydrocarbon?

Answer 36

A hydrocarbon with alternating double and single bonds between Carbon atoms, forming rings.