Alkenes and Cycloalkanes
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Which of the following is a correct statement about the nomenclature of alkenes and cycloalkanes?

  • Alkenes have suffix -ane and cycloalkanes have suffix -ene
  • Alkenes have prefix trans- and cycloalkanes have prefix cis-
  • Alkenes have prefix cis- and cycloalkanes have prefix trans-
  • Alkenes have suffix -ene and cycloalkanes have suffix -ane (correct)

Which of the following is a correct statement about the conformations of alkenes and cycloalkanes?

  • Cycloalkanes can exhibit geometric isomerism due to free rotation around the carbon-carbon double bond
  • Alkenes can exhibit geometric isomerism due to free rotation around the carbon-carbon double bond
  • Alkenes can exhibit geometric isomerism due to restricted rotation around the carbon-carbon double bond (correct)
  • Cycloalkanes can exhibit geometric isomerism due to restricted rotation around the carbon-carbon double bond

Which of the following is a correct statement about the priority of functional groups in nomenclature?

  • The priority of alkenes and cycloalkanes depends on the number of carbon atoms
  • Alkenes and cycloalkanes have the same priority
  • Cycloalkanes have higher priority than alkenes
  • Alkenes have higher priority than cycloalkanes (correct)

Which of the following is a correct statement about the naming of alkenes and cycloalkanes?

<p>Alkenes are named by replacing the -ane ending of the corresponding alkane with -ene (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is a correct statement about the priority of functional groups in nomenclature?

<p>Functional groups with higher priority receive lower numbers in the carbon chain (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is a correct statement about the conformations of alkenes and cycloalkanes?

<p>Alkenes can exist in either cis or trans conformation (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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