Chemistry 9701 · AS & A Level · Hydrocarbons

Hydrocarbons — practice question

Crude oil is refined to yield a broad range of hydrocarbons.
(a)[2]

Give the names of one physical process and one chemical process that are used in processing crude oil.

(b(i))[2]

Explain the low reactivity of alkanes.

(b(ii))[1]

State the bond angles for ethane and ethene molecules.

(b(iii))[1]

State the shape of each molecule in terms of the arrangement of the atoms bonded to each carbon atom: ethane and ethene.

(b(iv))[1]

Explain why these molecules have different shapes by referring to the carbon-carbon bonds present.

(c(i))[5]

Use a sequence of equations to describe the mechanism for the reaction of ethane with chlorine to form chloroethane. Name the stages in this reaction.

(c(ii))[1]

Write an equation to show how butane may form as a side-product of this reaction.

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