MEDIUM
Upper Secondary-IGCSE
IMPORTANT
Earn 100

Deduce the molecular formula of the alkene which has a relative molecular mass of 168

Important Questions on Organic Chemistry

HARD
Upper Secondary-IGCSE
IMPORTANT

All hydrocarbons are covalently bonded whether saturated or unsaturated. Draw 'dot-and-cross' diagrams for methane and ethane illustrating the arrangement of the bonding electrons. You only need to draw the outer electrons of the carbon atoms. 

EASY
Upper Secondary-IGCSE
IMPORTANT

The table shows the formulae of the first three members of the alcohol homologous series.

Alcohol Formula
Methanol CH3OH
Ethanol C2H5OH
Propanol C3H7OH

Use the information given to deduce the general formula for the alcohol homologous series. 

EASY
Upper Secondary-IGCSE
IMPORTANT

Ethanol, the most significant of the alcohols can be manufactured from either ethene or glucose. Write an equation for the industrial production of ethanol from ethene and state the conditions under which the reaction takes place. 

HARD
Upper Secondary-IGCSE
IMPORTANT

Complete the following table. (Relative atomic masses: H=1, C=12.) 

Name of hydrocarbon ethane ethene
The molecular formula of the hydrocarbon C2H6 _____
The relative molecular mass of hydrocarbon _____ _____
The structural formula of the hydrocarbon _____ _____
Colour of bromine water after being shaken with the hydrocarbon _____ colourless
HARD
Upper Secondary-IGCSE
IMPORTANT

Butane is the alkane which contains four carbon atoms in each molecule. Draw the structural formula of butane and of an isomer of butane.