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Which type of hydrocarbon contains carbon-carbon single bonds?
Which type of hydrocarbon contains carbon-carbon single bonds?
- Alkanes (correct)
- Alkenes
- Cycloalkanes
- Alkynes
What is the primary purpose of the IUPAC system?
What is the primary purpose of the IUPAC system?
- To create a universal system of measurement
- To assign a unique name to every organic compound (correct)
- To classify different types of hydrocarbons
- To determine the molecular weight of a compound
What is the suffix used to indicate that a compound is a saturated hydrocarbon?
What is the suffix used to indicate that a compound is a saturated hydrocarbon?
- -ol
- -ane (correct)
- -al
- -ene
Which of the following is NOT an alkane?
Which of the following is NOT an alkane?
What is the atomic number of the element carbon in the periodic table?
What is the atomic number of the element carbon in the periodic table?
What is the origin of the prefixes for 1 to 4 carbon atoms in the IUPAC system?
What is the origin of the prefixes for 1 to 4 carbon atoms in the IUPAC system?
What is a substituent group derived from an alkane by removal of a hydrogen atom called?
What is a substituent group derived from an alkane by removal of a hydrogen atom called?
What type of hydrocarbon contains one or more carbon-carbon double bonds, triple bonds, or benzene rings?
What type of hydrocarbon contains one or more carbon-carbon double bonds, triple bonds, or benzene rings?
What determines the parent name of an alkane with a branched chain in the IUPAC system?
What determines the parent name of an alkane with a branched chain in the IUPAC system?
What is the general term for a compound that consists only of hydrogen and carbon atoms?
What is the general term for a compound that consists only of hydrogen and carbon atoms?
What is the purpose of the table in the passage?
What is the purpose of the table in the passage?
Which of the following is a characteristic of alkanes?
Which of the following is a characteristic of alkanes?
Why do alkanes not dissolve in water?
Why do alkanes not dissolve in water?
What is the average density of the liquid alkanes?
What is the average density of the liquid alkanes?
What is the most important chemical property of alkanes and cycloalkanes?
What is the most important chemical property of alkanes and cycloalkanes?
What is the most important reaction of alkanes with oxygen?
What is the most important reaction of alkanes with oxygen?
What is the suffix used to name an alkyl group?
What is the suffix used to name an alkyl group?
Why do alkanes float on water?
Why do alkanes float on water?
What is the basis for the use of alkanes as energy sources?
What is the basis for the use of alkanes as energy sources?
What does the prefix 'sec-' stand for in the nomenclature of organic compounds?
What does the prefix 'sec-' stand for in the nomenclature of organic compounds?
According to the IUPAC rules, how is the parent chain of a branched-chain alkane determined?
According to the IUPAC rules, how is the parent chain of a branched-chain alkane determined?
How is the location of a substituent indicated in the name of an alkane?
How is the location of a substituent indicated in the name of an alkane?
How is the name of an alkane with an unbranched chain of carbon atoms constructed?
How is the name of an alkane with an unbranched chain of carbon atoms constructed?
What prefix is used to indicate that a substituent occurs more than once in an alkane?
What prefix is used to indicate that a substituent occurs more than once in an alkane?
What is the heat of combustion of propane?
What is the heat of combustion of propane?
What is the condition required for the reaction between methane and chlorine to occur?
What is the condition required for the reaction between methane and chlorine to occur?
What is the product of the reaction between methane and chlorine?
What is the product of the reaction between methane and chlorine?
What is the process that occurs in the reaction between methane and chlorine?
What is the process that occurs in the reaction between methane and chlorine?
What is the product of the reaction between chloromethane and chlorine?
What is the product of the reaction between chloromethane and chlorine?
What is the final product of the chlorination of methane?
What is the final product of the chlorination of methane?
