GCSE
Chemistry GCSE: Products from crude oil
Multiple Choice Questions
1. From what was crude oil made?
- The bodies of tiny sea creatures kept buried under high pressure and temperature for millions of yea
- The bodies of tiny sea creatures kept buried under high pressure and temperature for thousands of ye
- The bodies of tiny sea creatures kept buried under high pressure and temperature for hundreds of yea
- The bodies of tiny sea creatures kept buried under high pressure and temperature for about twenty ye
2. Which method is used to separate the components of crude oil?
- Filtration
- Chromatography
- Distillation
- Fractional distillation
3. Which of these is not made from one of the components of crude oil?
- Polythene
- Petrol
- Rubber
- Margarine
4. Which of these components of crude oil has the highest boiling point?
- bitumen
- kerosene
- petrol
- petroleum gas
5. How many carbon atoms are found in the petroleum gas fraction of crude oil?
- 0
- 1-4
- 4-8
- 8-12
6. What is the name given to the process that makes long chains of carbon atoms shorter?
- Hydrogenation
- Reforming
- Cracking
- Fractional distillation
7. What name is used to describe hydrocarbons that have 1 set of double bonds between 2 carbon atoms?
- saturated
- unsaturated
- polyunsaturated
- polysaturated
8. Which group of hydrocarbons have the general formula CnH2n+2?
- alkanes
- alkenes
- alkynes
- arenes
9. What chemical could be used to tell the difference between an alkane and an alkene?
- Fluorine water
- Chlorine water
- Bromine water
- Iodine water
10. Which of the following pairs could not have been made by cracking decane?
- C6H12 and C4H10
- C5H12 and C5H10
- CH4 and C9H18
- C4H10 and C6H10
11. What is the molecular formula of butane?
- C5H12
- C4H10
- C4H8
- C3H8
12. What is the structural formula of propene?
- H2C=CH-CH3
- H2C=C=CH2
- H3C-CH2-CH3
- H2C=CH-C2H5
13. Polythene is a polymer of ethene (C2H4). What type of polymer is polythene?
- Oxidation
- Reduction
- Condensation
- Addition
14. Explain the term condensation polymer.
- A polymer that when it is made a small molecule is eliminated
- A polymer that is made by adding the monomer together
- A polymer that collects water when it is made
- A polymer that has water is one of the monomers
15. Which of the following is not a condensation polymer?
- Protein
- Perspex
- PVC
- Nylon
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