Question 1:
When ethanol vapour is allowed to pass over heated porcelain, it is converted into
A. ethane
B. ethene
C. ethanoic acid
D. ethyl ethanoate
Question 2:
Bromine in tetrachloromethane reacts with an organic compound X to form a
single product Y. From the information alone, which of the following conclusions
can you draw?
A. Compound X is alkene.
B. Compound X is an unsaturated compound.
C. Compound Y is a saturated compound.
D. Compound Y is an unsaturated compound.
Question 3:
The boiling points of some hydrocarbons are given in the table below:
Hydrocarbon Boiling Point (oC)
Ethane -89
Ethene -104
Propene -48
If a mixture of these three hydrocarbons at -115oC is allowed to warm up gradually
to -70oC,
A. ethene will remain in liquid state.
B. propene will remain in liquid state.
C. ethane and ethene will remain in liquid state.
D. ethene, ethane and propene will remain in gaseous state.
Question 4:
The hydrocarbons ethene, propene and but-1-ene
(1) have the same general formula.
(2) are unsaturated and form compounds by addition.
(3) are gases at room temperature.
A. (1) and (2) only
B. (1) and (3) only
C. (2) and (3) only
D. All of them
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Question 5:
Which of the following descriptions is not true for ethene?
A. It burns with a luminous flame.
B. It can be polymerized.
C. It is a liquid at room temperature and pressure.
D. It decolourizes bromine water.
Question 6:
Ethene burns with a more luminous and smoky flame than ethane does because
ethene
A. has a higher boiling point than ethane.
B. has a lower boiling point than ethane.
C. contains a higher percentage of carbon than ethane.
D. contains a lower percentage of carbon than ethane.
Question 7:
Ethene can be distinguished from ethane by
(1) bubbling the gas through bromine in tetrachloromethane.
(2) bubbling the gas through acidified potassium permanganate solution.
(3) burning the gas in air.
A. (1) and (2) only
B. (1) and (3) only
C. (2) and (3) only
D. All of them