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Carbon Chemistry β€” Reactions and Properties

Science Β· Grade 10 Β· Week 30 Β· 25 questions

Carbon is the backbone of organic chemistry β€” it forms more compounds than any other element. Understanding carbon compounds reveals the chemistry of life, fuels, plastics, and medicines.

What you'll practise

  • Identify the unique bonding properties of carbon
  • Recognise common organic compound families
  • Understand nomenclature of carbon compounds
  • Describe uses of organic compounds in daily life
All 25 questions in this Carbon Chemistry β€” Reactions and Properties quiz

Grade 10 Science β€” Carbon Chemistry β€” Reactions and Properties: 25 practice questions with instant scoring and explanations.

  1. Complete combustion of alkanes produces:
  2. In addition reaction of alkenes, what is added across C=C double bond?
  3. Ethanol (Cβ‚‚Hβ‚…OH) contains which functional group?
  4. The reaction between ethanol and ethanoic acid produces:
  5. Saponification is the reaction of:
  6. What is the characteristic smell of esters?
  7. Ethanoic acid is a:
  8. Which of these is a substitution reaction?
  9. Alkenes show addition reactions because they contain:
  10. Oxidation of primary alcohols produces:
  11. In esterification, the -OH group comes from:
  12. Unsaturation in organic compounds is detected by:
  13. The general formula for alkanes is:
  14. Dehydration of ethanol produces:
  15. Which is a condensation reaction?
  16. Ethanoic acid reacts with sodium to produce:
  17. The process of converting a secondary alcohol to a ketone is:
  18. In saponification, the products are:
  19. Combustion is a type of:
  20. Which compound gives a brick-red precipitate with Fehling's reagent?
  21. The general formula for alkenes is:
  22. Hydration of alkenes produces:
  23. A soap molecule consists of:
  24. The most common method to prepare esters is:
  25. Which alcohol is used in making vinegar?
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Complete combustion of alkanes produces: