Can you identify the simple hydrocarbon chains based on the chemical structure? Here's a printable multiple choice quiz you can take to test yourself. The images are chemical structures of various simple alkane, alkene or alkyne chains. Can you identify the structure to the chemical name?

You may wish to review how to identify simple alkane, alkene and alkyne chains before taking the quiz.

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1. Simple Hydrocarbon Chain Quiz - Question #1

Identify this hydrocarbon:
(a) butane
(b) propane
(c) pentane
(d) methane

2. Simple Hydrocarbon Chain Quiz - Question #2

Identify this hydrocarbon:
(a) hexene
(b) heptene
(c) septene
(d) seventene

3. Simple Hydrocarbon Chain Quiz - Question #3

Identify this hydrocarbon:
(a) hexyne
(b) butyne
(c) propyne
(d) pentyne

4. Simple Hydrocarbon Chain Quiz - Question #4

Identify this hydrocarbon:
(a) propane
(b) ethene
(c) propyne
(d) ethane
(e) propene

5. Simple Hydrocarbon Chain Quiz - Question #5

This molecule is an example of an:
(a) alkane
(b) alkene
(c) alkyne
(d) none of the above

6. Simple Hydrocarbon Chain Quiz - Question #6

This molecule is an example of an:
(a) alkane
(b) alkene
(c) alkyne
(d) none of the above

7. Simple Hydrocarbon Chain Quiz - Question #7

What is the molecular formula for this hydrocarbon?
(a) C₅H₆
(b) C₅H₉
(c) C₅H₁₀
(d) C₅H₁₂

8. Simple Hydrocarbon Chain Quiz - Question #8

What is the molecular formula for this hydrocarbon?
(a) C₅H₅
(b) C₅H₉
(c) C₅H₁₀
(d) C₅H₁₂

9. Simple Hydrocarbon Chain Quiz - Question #9

What is the molecular formula for this hydrocarbon?
(a) C₄H₄
(b) C₃H₆
(c) C₄H₆
(d) C₃H₈
(e) C₄H₁₀

10. Simple Hydrocarbon Chain Quiz - Question #10

Identify this hydrocarbon:
(a) 1-hexene
(b) 2-hexene
(c) 3-hexene
(d) 4-hexene
(e) 5-hexene

11. Simple Hydrocarbon Chain Quiz - Answers

1 a, 2 b, 3 d, 4 e, 5 b, 6 c, 7 d, 8 c, 9 c, 10 b