AS CHEMISTRY

ALKENES

MULTIPLE CHOICE TEST

 

 


1.  The general formula for alkenes is...

CnHn
CnH2n-2
CnH2n

CnH2n+2



2.  The empirical formula of cyclohexene is ...

CH
CH2
C3H5

C6H10


 

3.   Which of the following straight chain alkenes has the highest boiling point?

C2H4
C3H6
C4H8

C5H10


 

4.  What is the name of the compound with the structural formula, CH3CH(CH3)CH=CH2?

pent-1-ene
2-methylbutane
2-methylbut-3-ene

3-methylbut-1-ene


5.  The number of structural isomers of alkenes with the molecular formula C4H8 is...


2

3
4
5


 

6.  The bond angles in ethene are...

all 120°
all 109.5°
all 90°

a combination of 109.5° and 120°


7.  Which one of the following is not a planar molecule?


chloroethene
ethene
propene

tetrafluoroethene


8.  Which one of the following statements about alkenes is not true?


they are unsaturated hydrocarbons
they undergo addition reactions
they can be attacked by electrophiles

they all have the general formula CnH2n


9.  Which one of the following statements about cis and trans isomers is not true?


they are geometrical isomers
their atoms occupy similar positions in space
they have different melting points

they have different boiling points


10.  Which one of the following is statements about geometrical isomerism is not true?


it occurs in pent-1-ene
it is a form of stereoisomerism
 it occurs in pent-2-ene

it results from the restricted rotation of double bonds

 


11.  Which one of the following isomers of molecular formula C4H8 can exist in two forms?


but-1-ene
but-2-ene
2-methylpropene

cyclobutane


12.  Which of the following products is/are formed when HBr reacts with pent-2-ene?


CH3CHBrCH2CH2CH3   and  CH2BrCH2CH2CH2CH3
CH3CHBrCH2CH2CH3   only
CH3CHBrCH2CH2CH3   and  CH3CH2CHBrCH2CH3

CH3CHBrCHBrCH2CH3  only


13.  Which one of the following statements about the reaction between HBr and propene is not true?


it proceeds via an electrophilic addition mechanism
the intermediate organic species contains a carbocation
only 1-bromopropane is produced

a bromide ion is involved in the second of the two steps


14.  The compound formed when bromine reacts with but-1-ene is...


1-bromobutane
2-bromobutane
1,3-dibromobutane

1,2-dibromobutane


15.  Which of the following statements about the hydrogenation of alkenes is not true?


the reaction involves reduction of an alkene
the reaction can be catalysed by nickel
the reaction involves substitution

vegetable oil can be converted to margarine by this method


16.  Which of the following statements about the reaction between steam and ethene is not true?


it is a low temperature process
it uses a phosphoric acid catalyst
it produces ethanol

it involves addition


17.  Which one of the following compounds cannot undergo addition polymerisation?


CF2=CF2
CH3CH2Cl
phenylethene

ethene


18.  The repeating unit in a poly(propene) molecule is..


-[CH2 - CH2]-
-[CH2 - CH(CH3)]-
-[CH = C(CH3)]-

-[CH(CH3) - CH(CH3)]-


19.  Which of the following statements about poly(propene) is not true?

it is an addition polymer
it reacts readily with acids
it is used to make ropes and crates

it contains only single covalent bonds


20.  Which of the following statements about addition polymerisation is not true?


monomers are converted into polymers
some atoms in the monomers are not used in the polymer
saturated hydrocarbons don’t undergo addition polymerisation

during the process double covalent bonds are converted into single covalent bonds



      

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