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FREE AND STUDY GAMES ABOUT IGCSE CHEMISTRY EXAM
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-Guarantee passing score -48 Questions and Answers -format set of multiple-choice -Expert-Verified Explanation Question 1: Ethanol is manufactured from petroleum by reacting ethene with steam. Name three statement.
Answer:
- Ethene is obtained from the cracking of alkanes.
- The reaction is an addition reaction.
- The rate of reaction is increased by a catalyst.
Question 2: The list gives the names of four organic compounds. ethane
ethanoic acid ethanol ethene Which bond do all four compounds contain?
Answer:
C-H Question 3: Increasing the number of atoms in one molecule of a hydrocarbon increases the amount of energy released when it burns.What is the correct order?
Answer:
Methane to Ethene
Question 4: Name one statement about alkane molecules
Answer:
They burn in oxygen
Question 5: Compound Q decolourises bromine water.
Compound Q has two carbon atoms in each molecule. Name one statement about compound Q.
Answer:
It is produced by cracking alkanes
Question 6: Ethanol can be formed by......
Answer:
- Fermentation
- Reaction between steam and ethene
- Catalytic addition of steam to ethene
Question 7: Which term describes the formation of ethanol from glucose?
Answer:
Fermentation
Question 8: Ethene reacts with Y to produce ethanol.
ethene + Y ? ethanol What is Y?
Answer:
Steam
Question 9: Name two statement about alkanes
Answer:
They form carbon dioxide and water on combustion They are saturated.
Question 10: Name three statement about carboxylic acids?
Answer:
- Aqueous ethanoic acid has a pH below pH 7.
- They contain the functional group -COOH.
- They produce carbon dioxide when reacted with a metal carbonate.
Question 11: Show the equation represents incomplete combustion of ethane
Answer:
2C2H6 + 5O2 ? 4CO + 6H2O
Question 12: Which hydrocarbon reacts with steam to produce ethanol?
Answer:
C2H4
Question 13: Describes the four production of ethanol and its properties?
Answer:
- Can be made from Glucose
- Can be made from ethene
- Is used as a fuel
- Is used as a solvent
Question 14: What is used in the production of ethanol from ethene?
Answer:
Steam
Question 15: Name three statements of molecule of an organic
Answer:
- A solution of W in water reacts with sodium hydroxide solution.
- When copper(II) carbonate is added to a solution of W in water, a gas is produced.
- When magnesium is added to a solution of W in water, a gas is produced
Question 16: A hydrocarbon W burns to form carbon dioxide and water.
W decolourises bromine water.What is the name of W
Answer:
Ethene
Question 17: Name one statement about ethanol?
Answer:
It is the only product when ethene reacts with steam.
Question 18: Name two products would decolourise bromine water?
Answer:
1 C2H4
2 C3H6
Question 19: Which bond is not in a molecule of ethanoic acid?
Answer:
C=O
Question 20: Which group of compounds is part of a homologous series?
Answer:
CH3OH, C2H5OH, C3H7OH
Question 21: Ethanol is made by fermentation.
How is ethanol obtained from the fermentation mixture?
Answer:
Fractional distillation Question 22: Ethene, propene and butene are all members of the same homologous series.Which statement explains why ethene, propene and butene have similar chemical properties?
Answer:
They all have the same functional group Question 23: Organic compounds may have names ending in -ane, -ene, -ol or -oic acid.How many of these endings indicate the compounds contain double bonds in their molecules?
Answer:
2 Question 24: What is not essential for the formation of ethanol by fermentation?
Answer:
Light