Lesson 4.7.2.2

4.7.2.2 Reactions of alkenes Quiz: AQA Chemistry, Unit 7

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  1. What type of flame do alkenes tend to produce when burned in air?

    • Invisible
    • Smoky
    • Green and sparkling
    • Blue and clean
  2. What causes alkenes to burn with smoky flames?

    • Excess hydrogen gas
    • Complete combustion
    • Incomplete combustion
    • High catalyst purity
  3. What type of reaction do alkenes undergo with hydrogen, water and halogens?

    • Electrolysis
    • Addition
    • Neutralisation
    • Precipitation
  4. What happens to the C=C double bond during an addition reaction?

    • Becomes a triple bond
    • Becomes single bond
    • Remains a double bond
    • Breaks completely apart
  5. Which element is added to an alkene in hydrogenation?

    • Carbon
    • Hydrogen
    • Oxygen
    • Nitrogen
  6. Which halogens are listed in the specification as reacting with alkenes?

    • Chlorine, bromine, iodine
    • Fluorine, bromine, iodine
    • Fluorine, chlorine, iodine
    • Fluorine, chlorine, bromine
  7. Which reagent adds to an alkene to form an alcohol?

    • Sodium chloride solution
    • Silver nitrate solution
    • Water, as steam
    • Hydrochloric acid only
  8. What type of bond forms when atoms add across an alkene double bond?

    • Single bond
    • Double bond
    • Ionic bond
    • Triple bond
  9. Ethene reacts with bromine. What type of bond joins the two carbon atoms in the product?

    • A single bond
    • A triple bond
    • An ionic bond
    • A double bond
  10. Propene reacts with hydrogen. What is the product?

    • Propanol
    • Propyne
    • Propanoic acid
    • Propane
  11. Ethene reacts with steam. Which product forms?

    • Ethanoic acid
    • Ethyne
    • Ethane
    • Ethanol
  12. Butene reacts with chlorine. What type of compound forms by addition?

    • A chlorinated alkane
    • An alkyne
    • A carboxylic acid
    • A metal chloride
  13. What type of carbon-carbon bonds are found in the product when ethene reacts with iodine?

    • A triple bond
    • Ionic bonds
    • Only double bonds
    • Only single bonds
  14. What appearance do alkenes typically show when burned in air?

    • Clear blue flames
    • Smoky flames
    • Bright green flames
    • Colourless flames
  15. Which reagent converts an alkene into an alkane?

    • Hydrogen
    • Sodium
    • Oxygen
    • Water vapour only
  16. What causes bromine water to turn colourless when added to an alkene?

    • Substitution reaction
    • Neutralisation reaction
    • Addition across bond
    • Oxidation reaction
  17. What catalyst and condition are used for the hydrogenation of alkenes?

    • Nickel catalyst and cold
    • Nickel catalyst and heat
    • Iron catalyst and light
    • Copper catalyst and pressure
  18. Which product forms when ethene is added across by hydrogen?

    • Ethyne
    • Ethanol
    • Ethane
    • Ethanoic acid
  19. Complete addition of Br2 to an alkene with n carbon atoms gives which general product?

    • CnHnBr2
    • CnH2nBr
    • CnH2n+2Br2
    • CnH2nBr2
  20. What released particle causes the smoky flame seen during incomplete combustion?

    • Carbon particles
    • Hydrogen gas
    • Water vapour
    • Oxygen molecules

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