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Cambridge Chemistry Unit 9 Organic
Worksheet #1 Alkanes
1. Define the following terms:
a. Hydrocarbonsb. Alkanesc. Saturatedd. Homologous seriese. Straight-chain alkanesf. Substiuentg. Halogenoalkanesh. Alkyl groupi. Branched-chain alkanes2. Estimate the boiling points for the alkanes with the following formulae:
a. C7H16 –
b. C8H18 –
3. Name the alkanes which have the following formulae:
a. C7H16b. C10H224. Name this compound using the IUPAC system.
a.
CH3
CH3
C
b.
CH2
CH3
CH3
CH3 CH2
CH3
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CH2
C
CH3
CH2
C
CH2
CH2
CH3
CH3
CH3
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5. Write the structural formula for each of the following compounds.
a. 3-ethyl-2,3- dimethylpentane
b. 3,4-diethylhexane
6. Draw condensed structural formulas for the straight-chain alkanes with
seven and eight carbons.
7. Use your research skills to find out:
a. Any other sources of methane found in nature-
b. How climate change might affect your particular environment-
8. Write a balanced chemical equation to represent the combustion of propane.
9. In what mole proportions should chlorine and methane be mixed to produce:
(Hint!! Use mole:mole ratio in balanced equation)
a. Mainly chloromethane?
b. Mainly tetachlormehtane?
10. Describe a method you would use to separate chloromethane from the other
possible reaction products when methane reacts with chlorine.
11. Draw the structural formulae for the isomers of:
a. C5H12b. C6H14
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