Alkanes (Cambridge O Level Chemistry)

Topic Questions

11 mark

The following reaction takes place in the presence of light.

CH4 + Cl2 + light → CH3Cl + HCl

What is the name for this reaction?

  • Combustion

  • Polymerisation

  • Thermal decomposition

  • Substitution

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11 mark

When the number of atoms in a molecule of a hydrocarbon increases, the amount of energy released when it burns increases.

What is the correct order?

 

less energy

more energy released

A

methane

ethene

ethane

B

ethene

ethane

methane

C

ethene

methane

ethane

D

methane

ethane

ethene

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21 mark

How many moles of hydrogen chloride are formed when one mole of methane reacts with a large excess of chlorine in sunlight?

  • 1

  • 2

  • 3

  • 4

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