Alkanes and Alkenes

1. Complete the table below

Alkanes

Alkenes

1.
Similarities
2.

Differences

2. Complete the table below

Name
Ethane

Propene

Trichloromethane

2 Dimethyl Penthane

Hex-3-ene

1,4 Dicloro Hexane

2 Cloro 3 Floro Penthane

1.

Molecular structure
1.

2.

Reactivity
2.

3.

Type of reaction
3.

4.

With Aqueous Bromine

4.

Molecular Formula

Structural Formula

3. The substance X, Y and Z shown in the following reactions are alkanes

X + chlorine

uv light

CH3CH2Cl + HCl

Y + chlorine

uv light

CH3CH2Cl + HCl
CH3

Z + chlorine

uv light

CH3CHCH2CH3 + HCl
Cl

Identify and draw the full structural formulae of X, Y, and Z

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4. Write the chemical equations for the following reactions
a. Combustion of propene
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b. Reaction of propene with bromine
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c. Reaction of butene with hydrogen
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5. The hydrocarbon J is an alkane. The relative molecular mass of J is 72
a. What is the molecular formula of J
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b. J reacts with chlorine in the presence of sunlight.
i. What type of reaction occurs when J reacts with chlorine
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ii. Write an equation for the reaction between J and chlorine
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iii. Describe what you will observe when J reacts with bromine vapour.
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6. Below is diagram showing cracking of an alkane

Octane, C8H18
Decane, C10H22
X

a. Name subtance X
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b. Describe how alkenes are cracked
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7. a. Name the hydrocarbon shown below
HH H
H-C-C=C-H
H
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c. Is this molecule unsaturated? Explain your answer.
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d. Write the chemical equation to represenr the complete combustion of this
hydrocarbon belongs
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e. i. Name the homologous series to which this hydrocarbon belongs
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ii. Draw full structure formula of the hydrocarbon with one more carbon atom in
the same homologous series.

8. The table below shows the properties of some alkenes

Alkene
Molecular Formula
Ethene
C2H4
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C3H6
Butene
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Pentene
C5H10
Hexene
C6H12
a. Complete the table above

Boiling Point ( oC)

-104.0
-47.7
-6.2
30.3
64.0

b. Describe how alkenes are manufactured

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c. Draw a dot and cross diagram to show teh bonding of ethene

d. What is the value for x with alkene with molecular formula of CxH16
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e. Identify the compound in the reaction
Ethene + X
Ethanol
i. Using full structural formula, write the equation for the reaction
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ii. What name is given to this type of reaction?
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9. The relative molecular mass of an unsaturated hydrocarbon Y is 54. It is found that
13.5 g of Y required 0.5 mol of chlorine for complete reaction.
i. How many carbon-carbon ( C=C ) are present in one molecule of Y?
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ii. Suggest the structural formula of
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10. Three gases, X, Y and Z are collected in the test tube.

Gas
Mr
X
2
Y
42
Z
58
Suggest the identities of X, Y and Z

Reaction with Bromine

No reaction
Decolourise bromine
No reaction

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