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How many valency does carbon have

Every homologoue member differ by _________ group

C_nH_2n+2 is the general formula for __________ series .

What is the focus of inorganic chemsitry?

• Characteristics of the Compounds of Carbon

• Characteristics of the elements of the periodic table and their compounds

• Characteristics of transitional metals and their compounds

• Characteristics of silicon and its compounds

Which element is organic chemsitry about?

• Boron

• Sodium

• Carbon

• Sulphur

Organic compounds made only of the elements carbon and hydrogen are called...

• Hydrocarbons

• Carbohydrogens

• Carbohydrates

• Hydrocarbonates

Which one of the following characteristics is not correct for all of the members of the same homologous series?

• Same general formula

• Similar chemical properties, i.e. undergo the same reactions

• Varying physical properties, i.e. change in a predictable way

• Different functional group

Alkane molecules are made of which elements?

• Carbon and hydrogen

• Carbon, hydrogen and oxygen

• Carbon and oxygen

• Carbon, nitrogen and hydrogen

All molecules of the alkane homologous series have which ending in their name?

• -ane

• -ene

• -anol

• -anoic acid

The first four alkanes are listed below. In which list are they placed in the correct order, i.e. increasing number of carbon atoms?

• methane, ethane, propane, butane

• ethane, methane, propane, butane

• methane, ethane, butane, propane

• methane, propane, ethane, butane