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

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

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

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

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

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

Give a balanced chemical equation for the following conversions with conditions: (a) Ethene from ethanol (b) Ethyne from calcium carbide (c) Monochloromethane from methane

State the terms for the following: (a) The group obtained by removing one hydrogen atom from the parent alkane. (b) Two metal plates or wires through which the current enters and leaves the electrolytic cell. (c) The amount of substance which contains the same number of units as the number of atoms in carbon-12. (d) The tendency of an atom to pull a shared pair of electrons towards itself in a compound. (e) The formula which represents the simplest ratio between the atoms of elements present in a compound.