Naming Hydrocarbons

Question 1

Alkanes

Answer 1

Used as solvents , fuels

Question 2

Alkenes

Answer 2

Used for plastic and ripens food when naming you number the double bond

Question 3

Alkynes

Answer 3

Used in pharmaceuticals number the triple bond

Question 4

Cycloalkanes

Answer 4

Rings of carbon when naming add cyclo before the alkane name used for motor fuels, natural gases, heavy oils

Question 5

Aromatics

Answer 5

Benzene uses in labs it’s very stable so it’s used to make other compounds

Question 6

Alcohols

Answer 6

R-OH ends with -ol used in cleaning products and ethane is drinkable

Question 7

Ethers

Answer 7

R-O-R ends in -ane name shorter r group with -oxy used as solvents and assiditives (make you sleepy)

Question 8

Aldehydes

Answer 8

Double bonded oxygen on terminal

Carbon ends in al , used as flavoring

Question 9

Ketones

Answer 9

Like aldehydes but the double bonded oxygen I’d in the middle ends in -none used as solvents and flavoring

Question 10

Carboxylic acids

Answer 10

Ends in -oic acid after naming the longest chain of carbon has a double bonded oxygen on the terminal carbon and also OH used as soaps and preservatives,medicine too

Question 11

Esters

Answer 11

Has an r group single bonded to an oxygen then an r group double bonded to an oxygen first r group ends in -yl the second one ends in
-oate used as flavors, fragrances