1 Which statement is correct both for methane and for ethane?

A They are alcohols.

B They are alkenes.
C They are in the same homologous series.
D They can undergo addition polymerisation.

2 Which reaction is an example of the cracking of an alkane?

A 3C2H4 C6H12
B C6H14 6C + 7H2
C C6H12 + H2 C6H14
D C6H14 C2H4 + C4H10
3 In ripe fruit, the conversion of sugars into alcohol can occur naturally.

What is the name of this process?

A addition
B cracking
C fermentation
D polymerisation
4 The structures of three compounds are shown.

H H H H H H H H H H
C C H C C C C H H C C C C C C H
H H H H H H H H H H
Why do these substances all belong to the same homologous series?
A They all contain an even number of carbon atoms.
B They all contain the same functional group.
C They are all hydrocarbons.
D They are all saturated.

5 Which compound contains three elements?

 A ethanol
B ethene
C methane
D poly(ethene)
6 Which two compounds have molecules in which there is a double bond?
A ethane and ethanoic acid
B ethane and ethanol
C ethene and ethanoic acid
D ethene and ethanol

7 Which statement about a family of organic compounds describes an homologous series?

All compounds in the family have the same

A functional group.
B physical properties.
C relative molecular mass.
D structural formula.

8 Which of the products C12H24 and H2 could be formed by cracking dodecane, C12H26?

C12H24 H
A 2


B

c
C
9 Which conditions are necessary to ferment sugar into ethanol?

Yeast temperature/
A absen C 30
B tabsen 70
C t
prese 30
D nt
prese 70
nt
10 The table shows some suggested reactions involving ethanol.

Which suggestions about the reactants and products are correct?

reaction reactants products

A ethanol and oxygen carbon dioxide and water

B ethene and steam ethanol and hydrogen
C glucose and oxygen ethanol and carbon dioxide
D glucose and water ethanol and oxygen
11

Why do these substances all belong to the same homologous series?

A They all contain an even number of carbon atoms.
B They all contain the same functional group.
C They are all hydrocarbons.
D They are all saturated.
12 Which statement about a family of organic compounds describes an homologous series?

All compounds in the family have the same

A functional group.
B physical properties.
C relative molecular mass.
D structural formula.
13 Which of the products C12H24 and H2 could be formed by cracking dodecane, C12H26?

C12H24 H
2
A

B

C