98 Part 7

Chapter 30 Homologous Series of Carbon Compounds

A. Multiple Choice Questions 7.98 g

=
1.0 g mol 1
1. B. (1) and (3) only
= 7.98 mol
2. B.
(b) General formula of alkanols:
CnH2n+1OH
Number of moles of H in 1 mole of
CnH2n+1OH = 2n + 1 + 1
7.98 = 2n + 2
3. A. Their general formula is CnH2n+2. n = 2.99 ( 3)
4. A. (1) only Since n = 3, the molecular formula
5. C. They are gases at room temperature of Y is C3H7OH.
and pressure.
6. C. CnH2n+1OH
(c)
7. D. butan-2-ol
8. D. 3,3-Dimethylbutan-2-ol
9. C. 2-Methylpropane

B. Fill in the Blanks

4. (a) 2,2,3-trimethylbutane
1. organic compounds (b) 3,3-dimethylbut-1-ene
2. Structural formula (c) 2,2-dimethylpropanoic acid
3. Hydrocarbons, saturated, unsaturated (d) 2,3-dimethylbut-2-ene
4. functional group (e) 2,3-dimethylbutan-2-ol
(f) 2,3-dimethylbutanoic acid
C. Comprehensive Questions
5. (a)
1. Homologous series is a group of
compounds which can be represented by a
general formula.

2. Alkanes, alkenes, alkanols and alkanoic (b)

acids

3. (a) Mass of 1 mole of Y = 60.0 g

Mass of hydrogen in 1 mole of Y
= 60.0 g  13.3 % (c)
= 7.98 g
Number of moles of hydrogen in 1
mole of Y
Mass of hydrogen in 1 mole of Y
=
Molar mass of H

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(d) (f) Molar mass of HX

Mass of HX
=
Number of moles of HX
7.4 g
=
0.10 mol
(e)
= 74.0 g mol1
(g) General formula of alkanoic acids:
CnH2n+1COOH
12.0  (n + 1) + 2n + 2 + 16.0  2
(f) = 74.0
14n + 46.0 = 74.0
14n = 28
n=2
Structual formula of X:
(g) CH3CH2COOH
Name: ethanoic acid

(h)

6. (a) Hydrogen gas

(b) Using a burning splint to test the gas,
it will give a “pop” sound.
(c) 2HX(aq) + Mg(s)
 MgX2 + H2(g)
(d) Number of moles of H2
Volume
=
Molar volume
1 200
dm 3
1 000
=
24 dm 3 mol -1
= 0.05 mol
(e) According to the equation, the mole
ratio of HX and H2 = 2 : 1
Number of moles of HX reacted
= 0.05 mol  2
= 0.10 mol

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