General terms

Question 1

What does the term hydrocarbon mean?

Answer 1

A compound containing C and H only

Question 2

What does the term saturated mean?

Answer 2

A compound containing only single C-C bond

Question 3

What does the term unsaturated mean?

Answer 3

A compound containing multiple bonds, can accept more hydrogen

Question 4

What does the term catenation mean?

Answer 4

Carbon’s unique ability to make long chains of C atoms

Question 5

In the prefix meth how many carbons are present?

Answer 5

1

Question 6

In the prefix eth how many carbons are present?

Answer 6

2

Question 7

In the prefix prop how many carbons are present?

Answer 7

3

Question 8

In the prefix but how many carbons are present?

Answer 8

4

Question 9

In the prefix pent how many carbons are present?

Answer 9

5

Question 10

In the prefix hex how many carbons are present?

Answer 10

6

Question 11

In the prefix hept how many carbons are present?

Answer 11

7

Question 12

In the prefix oct how many carbons are present?

Answer 12

8

Question 13

In the prefix non how many carbons are present?

Answer 13

9

Question 14

In the prefix dec how many carbons are present?

Answer 14

10

Question 15

What does the term isomer mean?

Answer 15

Molecules with the same molecular formulae but different structures

Question 16

What does the term empirical formula mean?

Answer 16

The simplest whole number ratio of atoms of each element present in the compounds

Question 17

What does the term molecular formula mean?

Answer 17

The actual number of atoms of each element in a molecule