Alkanes, Cycloalkanes, and Functional Groups Worksheet
This worksheet covers the basics of alkanes, cycloalkanes, and common functional groups in organic chemistry for Grade 10 students.
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Alkanes, Cycloalkanes, and Functional Groups
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1. Which of the following describes an alkane?
A hydrocarbon with at least one double bond.
A saturated hydrocarbon with only single bonds.
A hydrocarbon with a triple bond.
A cyclic hydrocarbon with double bonds.
2. What is the general formula for an alkane?
CnH2n
CnH2n-2
CnH2n+2
CnHn
3. Cycloalkanes are hydrocarbons that contain carbon atoms joined in a .
4. A functional group is an atom or group of atoms within a molecule that has characteristic chemical .
5. The functional group -OH is characteristic of .
6. All alkanes are saturated hydrocarbons.
True
False
7. Cycloalkanes have the same general formula as alkanes.
True
False
8. Draw the structural formula for butane.
9. Identify the functional group in ethanol (CH3CH2OH).
Match each functional group with its characteristic name.
10. -COOH
a. Ether
11. -NH2
b. Carboxylic Acid
12. -O-
c. Amine