14 Questions
What is the term used to describe compounds with the same chemical formula but different structural formulas?
Structural isomers
What is the general formula for alkanes?
CnH2n+2
What is the term used to describe the sites in molecules where chemical reactions occur?
Functional groups
What is the general formula for cycloalkanes?
CnH2n
How are cycloalkanes named?
By adding the prefix 'cyclo-' to the name of the straight-chain hydrocarbon
What determines whether a carbon atom is primary, secondary, or tertiary?
The number of carbon atoms bonded to it
What happens when alkanes burn in the presence of excess oxygen?
They form carbon dioxide, water, and energy
What type of isomers are molecules that differ in their three-dimensional arrangements of their atoms in space?
Geometric isomers
What happens when alkanes burn in the presence of insufficient oxygen?
They form carbon monoxide or carbon
What is the primary reason why cycloalkanes do not require a number prefix?
All carbon atoms in a cycloalkane are equivalent.
What is a common result of alkanes undergoing oxidation reactions?
Formation of carbon dioxide, water, and energy.
What is the term used to describe saturated hydrocarbons with rings?
Cycloalkanes.
What determines the classification of a carbon atom as primary, secondary, or tertiary?
The number of carbon atoms bonded to it.
What is the general term used to describe compounds that have the same chemical formula but differ in their structural formulas?
Structural isomers.
This quiz covers the structural formulas and isomers of alkanes and cycloalkanes, as well as functional groups in organic compounds. Learn about the general formula of alkanes and the sites of chemical reactions.
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