Properties of Hydrocarbons

Practice Questions

MCAT Biology › Properties of Hydrocarbons

Questions
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1

Which of the following carbocation intermediates requires the least activation energy?

2

What is the correct IUPAC name for the molecule shown below?

Name_molecule

3

Which of the following cycloalkanes has the largest amount of ring strain?

4

Bromobenzene_labAnisole_labNitrobenzene_lab

Of the aromatic compounds shown above, which would be meta-directing groups for subsequent electrophilic aromatic substitution reactions?

5

Acetophenone_labelled

Anisole_lab

Bromobenzene_lab

Nitrobenzene_lab

Which of the aromatic compounds (shown above) would undergo electrophilic aromatic substitution most quickly?

6

Which of the following molecules has the potential to produce the most energy?

7

Which of the following hydrocarbons would have the lowest boiling point?

8

Which of the following is the most stable form of cyclohexane?

9

Which of the following cycloalkanes is the least stable?

10

Which of the following statements is false concerning alkanes?

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