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Unit#9: Hydrocarbons

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1. Which of the following is a fossil fuel?

A Wood
B Coal
C Biogas
D Hydrogen

2. Cracking of large alkanes mainly produces:

A Alcohols
B Alkenes
C Carboxylic acids
D Esters

3. Which hydrocarbon has the highest degree of unsaturation?

A Alkane
B Alkene
C Alkyne
D Cycloalkane

4. Which process converts heavy oil fractions into lighter ones?

A Hydration
B Cracking
C Distillation
D Hydrogenation

5. Which petroleum fraction is used for making roads?

A Diesel
B Bitumen
C Petrol
D Kerosene

6. Alkenes react with halogens to form:

A Alkanes
B Dihalogen compounds
C Alcohols
D Aldehydes

7. Which hydrocarbon is used as a starting material in many organic syntheses?

A Methane
B Ethene
C Ethane
D Butane

8. Which of the following indicates saturation?

A Presence of double bond
B Presence of triple bond
C No decolorization of bromine water
D Positive Baeyer's test

9. Hydrogenation of alkenes converts them into:

A Alkynes
B Alcohols
C Alkanes
D Acids

10. Which hydrocarbon family shows homologous series with difference of CH2?

A Alkanes
B Alkenes
C Alkynes
D All of these

11. Which hydrocarbon does NOT decolorize bromine water?

A Ethene
B Ethyne
C Propene
D Ethane

12. Fossil fuels are formed from:

A Recent plants
B Volcanic activity
C Dead plants and animals
D Atmospheric gases

13. Baeyer's test uses which chemical?

A Bromine
B KMnO4
C HCl
D NaOH

14. Which catalyst is commonly used for hydrogenation?

A Iron
B Nickel
C Copper
D Zinc

15. Alkenes generally have boiling points:

A Higher than alkanes of same mass
B Lower than alkanes of same mass
C Equal to alkynes
D Very high

16. General formula of alkenes is:

A CnH2n+2
B CnH2n
C CnH2n-2
D CnHn

17. In bromine water test, alkenes cause:

A Formation of precipitate
B No change
C Decolorization
D Gas evolution

18. Which substance turns purple KMnO4 colorless?

A Alkane
B Alkene
C Alcohol
D Salt

19. Which of the following is a physical property of alkenes?

A Undergo addition reactions
B Decolorize bromine water
C Insoluble in water
D React with KMnO4

20. Which fraction is used as jet fuel?

A Petrol
B Diesel
C Kerosene
D Fuel oil

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