Additional Organic Chemistry

Question 1

What is an alkane referred to as in terms of hydrocarbons?

Answer 1

Saturated hydrocarbons

Question 2

What is the general formula of an alkane?

Answer 2

C(n)H(2n+2)

Question 3

How many carbons in methane?

Answer 3

1

Question 4

How many carbons in butane?

Answer 4

4

Question 5

How many carbons in ethane?

Answer 5

2

Question 6

How many carbons in propane?

Answer 6

3

Question 7

How many carbons in pentane?

Answer 7

5

Question 8

What is the molecular formula for methane?

Answer 8

CH4

Question 9

What is the molecular formula for ethane?

Answer 9

C2H6

Question 10

What is the molecular formula for propane?

Answer 10

C3H8

Question 11

What is the molecular formula for butane?

Answer 11

C4H10

Question 12

What is the molecular formula for pentane?

Answer 12

C5H12

Question 13

What is the structural formula for methane?

Answer 13

H
        |
H---C---H
        |
       H

Question 14

What is the structural formula for ethane?

Answer 14

H   H
        |     |
H---C---C---H
        |     |
       H    H

Question 15

What is the structural formula for propane?

Answer 15

H   H     H
        |     |      |
H---C---C---C---H
        |     |      |
       H    H    H

Question 16

What is the structural formula for butane?

Answer 16

H   H     H    H
        |     |      |      |
H---C---C---C---C---H
        |     |      |      |
       H    H    H    H

Question 17

What is the structural formula for pentane?

Answer 17

H   H     H    H    H
        |     |      |      |      |
H---C---C---C---C---C---H
        |     |      |      |      |
       H    H    H    H    H

Question 18

What type of bond is an alkane?

Answer 18

Single covalent bond