Alkenes Naming Worksheet

Grade 9 Chemistry worksheet on naming alkenes according to IUPAC rules, including identifying parent chains, double bond positions, and substituents.

Grade 9 Science ChemistryAlkenes Naming

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HS-PS1-2

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ChemistryAlkenesNomenclatureIUPACOrganic Chemistry

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Alkenes Naming Practice

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Read each question carefully and provide the correct IUPAC name for the given alkene structures or draw the structure for the given name.

1. The longest continuous carbon chain containing the double bond is called the .

2. When naming alkenes, the carbon atoms in the parent chain are numbered to give the double bond the possible number.

3. Which of the following is the correct IUPAC name for CH₂=CH-CH₂-CH₃?

But-1-ene

But-2-ene

1-Butene

2-Butene

4. Draw the condensed structural formula for 3-methylpent-1-ene.

5. Give the IUPAC name for the following alkene:

CH₃-CH₂-CH=CH-CH₃

6. The suffix for an alkene is '-ane'.

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