Hydrocarbons

Hydrocarbons with only single covalent bonds are known as?

• Alkanes

• Alkenes

• Alkynes

As the number of carbon atoms in a formula ________, the number of possible isomers _________.

• increases, decreases

• increases, increases

• decreases, increases

A saturated hydrocarbon is also an

• alkyne

• alkene

• alkane

Butane is an alkane with

• 3 carbon atoms

• 4 carbon atoms

• 5 carbon atoms

An alkene is a hydrocarbon with

• all single bonds betwee carbon atoms

• one triple bond between 2 carbon atoms

• at least one double bond between 2 carbon atoms

Acetylene is the nonsynstematic name for the simplest _______

• alkane

• alkene

• alkyne

Hydrocarbons with double or triple bonds are said to be

• saturated

• unsaturated

• supersaturated

Cyclohexane is the simplest stype of cyclic hydrocarbon and contains only

• triple bonds

• double bonds

• single bonds

The most well-known ring structure that possesses double bonds is _____

• benzene

• hexane

• methane

Substances with benzene-like rings are called _________

• circle compounds

• aromatic compounds

• aldehydes