The general formula of hydrocarbons with single covalent bonds is: (a) CnH2n+2 (b) CnH2n (c) CnH2n−2 (d) CnH2n−6

The hydrocarbon formed when sodium propanoate and soda lime are heated together: (a) Methane (b) Ethane (c) Ethene (d) Propane

An example of a cyclic organic compound is: (a) Propene (b) Pentene (c) Butene (d) Benzene

Calculate: (a) The percentage of phosphorus in the fertilizer super phosphate Ca(H2PO4)2 correct to 1 decimal point. (b) Write the empirical formula of C8H18 [At. Wt. H=1, P=31, O=16, Ca=40]

Conversion of Ethanol to Ethene by the action of concentrated sulphuric acid involves: (a) Dehydration (b) Dehydrogenation (c) Dehydrohalogenation (d) Hydrolysis

Unsaturated hydrocarbons undergo: (a) Addition reaction (b) Substitution reaction (c) Oxidation reaction (d) Redox reaction

A hydrocarbon X undergoes the reaction under suitable conditions as shown below: Which compound(s) is/are unsaturated? (a) X only (b) Y only (c) X and Z (d) Y and Z

Reaction of an alcohol with a carboxylic acid in the presence of concentrated H2SO4 is termed as: (a) Halogenation (b) Esterification (c) Hydrogenation (d) Dehydrohalogenation

Which formula represents a saturated hydrocarbon? (a) C4H8 (b) C5H12 (c) C4H6 (d) C5H10

An unsaturated hydrocarbon with three atoms of carbon and six atoms of hydrogen is: (a) propyne (b) propane (c) propene (d) propanol

Identify the equation that shows the reaction of ethane with chlorine in the presence of ultraviolet light. (a) C2H6 + Cl2 ⟶ C2H6Cl2 (b) C2H6 + Cl2 ⟶ C2H4Cl2 + H2 (c) C2H6 + Cl2 ⟶ C2H5Cl + HCl (d) C2H6 + Cl2 ⟶ 2CH3Cl

Which of the following options has all the compounds which are members of the same homologous series? (a) CH4, C2H6, C3H8 (b) CH4, C2H6, C3H6 (c) C3H4, C3H6, C3H8 (d) C2H4, C3H6, C4H10