Booklet Revision

Question 1

What is organic chemistry?

Answer 1

Organic chemistry is the study of the compounds of Carbon

Question 2

What are organic compounds?

Answer 2

Compounds of Carbon

Question 3

Why are Carbon compounds called organic compounds?

Answer 3

Scientists thought Carbon compounds could only be made by living organisms

Question 4

Compounds which do not contain Carbon are called?

Answer 4

Inorganic compounds

Question 5

How many bonds does Carbon form?

Answer 5

4

Question 6

What type of bonds are the 4 bonds that Carbon forms?

Answer 6

Covalent bonds

Question 7

What is a covalent bond?

Answer 7

The sharing of electrons between non-metals

Question 8

What are hydrocarbons?

Answer 8

Molecules made up of only Hydrogen and Carbon

Question 9

What are saturated hydrocarbons?

Answer 9

Have only single bonds

Question 10

What are unsaturated hydrocarbons?

Answer 10

Have double or triple bonds

Question 11

Are alkanes saturated or unsaturated?

Answer 11

Saturated

Question 12

Formula for alkanes

Answer 12

CnH2n+2

Question 13

Methane

Answer 13

CH4

Question 14

CH4

Answer 14

Methane

Question 15

C2H6

Answer 15

Ethane

Question 16

Ethane

Answer 16

C2H6

Question 17

Propane

Answer 17

C3H8

Question 18

C3H8

Answer 18

Propane

Question 19

Butane

Answer 19

C4H10

Question 20

C4H10

Answer 20

Butane

Question 21

Pentane

Answer 21

C5H12

Question 22

C5H12

Answer 22

Pentane

Question 23

Hexane

Answer 23

C6H14

Question 24

C6H14

Answer 24

Hexane

Question 25

Heptane

Answer 25

C7H16

Question 26

C7H16

Answer 26

Heptane

Question 27

Octane

Answer 27

C8H18

Question 28

C8H18

Answer 28

Octane

Question 29

Nonane

Answer 29

C9H10

Question 30

C9H10

Answer 30

Nonane

Question 31

Decane

Answer 31

C10H22

Question 32

C10H22

Answer 32

Decane

Question 33

What substances are formed when an Alkane reacts with Oxygen in a combustion reaction?

Answer 33

Carbon dioxide and water

Question 34

What bonds do Alkenes contain?

Answer 34

Double bonds

Question 35

Are Alkenes saturated or unsaturated?

Answer 35

Unsaturated

Question 36

What are the products of a combustion reaction between an Alkene and Oxygen?

Answer 36

Carbon dioxide and water

Question 37

What kind of bonds does an Alkyne have?

Answer 37

Triple bond

Question 38

Are alkynes saturated or unsaturated?

Answer 38

Unsaturated