Class 10 BSEB Science
Carbon and Its Compounds – Nomenclature Practice
10 Sets × 20 Questions = 200 Questions
Instructions: Write the correct IUPAC name of each compound.
In questions asking for a formula, write the correct structural/condensed formula.
Set 1 – Basic Nomenclature
- CH4
- C2H6
- C3H8
- C4H10
- C5H12
- C2H4
- C3H6
- C4H8
- C2H2
- C3H4
- Write the formula of methane.
- Write the formula of ethane.
- Write the formula of propane.
- Write the formula of butane.
- Write the formula of ethene.
- Write the formula of propene.
- Write the formula of ethyne.
- Write the formula of propyne.
- Write the formula of methanol.
- Write the formula of ethanol.
- Methane
- Ethane
- Propane
- Butane
- Pentane
- Ethene
- Propene
- Butene
- Ethyne
- Propyne
- CH4
- C2H6
- C3H8
- C4H10
- C2H4
- C3H6
- C2H2
- C3H4
- CH3OH
- C2H5OH
Set 2 – Hydrocarbons
- CH3CH2CH2CH3
- CH3CH2CH2CH2CH3
- CH3CH2CH2CH2CH2CH3
- CH3CH(CH3)CH3
- CH3CH(CH3)CH2CH3
- CH2=CHCH3
- CH2=CHCH2CH3
- CH3CH=CHCH3
- CH2=CHCH2CH2CH3
- CH3CH2CH=CHCH3
- CH≡CH
- CH≡CCH3
- CH≡CCH2CH3
- CH3C≡CCH3
- Write the formula of pentane.
- Write the formula of hexane.
- Write the formula of but-1-ene.
- Write the formula of but-2-ene.
- Write the formula of pent-1-yne.
- Write the formula of pent-2-yne.
- Butane
- Pentane
- Hexane
- 2-Methylpropane
- 2-Methylbutane
- Propene
- But-1-ene
- But-2-ene
- Pent-1-ene
- Pent-2-ene
- Ethyne
- Propyne
- But-1-yne
- But-2-yne
- CH3CH2CH2CH2CH3
- CH3CH2CH2CH2CH2CH3
- CH2=CHCH2CH3
- CH3CH=CHCH3
- CH≡CCH2CH2CH3
- CH3C≡CCH2CH3
Set 3 – Alcohols
- CH3OH
- CH3CH2OH
- CH3CH2CH2OH
- CH3CH(OH)CH3
- CH3CH2CH2CH2OH
- CH3CH(OH)CH2CH3
- (CH3)2CHOH
- Write the formula of methanol.
- Write the formula of ethanol.
- Write the formula of propan-1-ol.
- Write the formula of propan-2-ol.
- Write the formula of butan-1-ol.
- Write the formula of butan-2-ol.
- What is the functional group of alcohols?
- What suffix is used for alcohols?
- Name the compound C5H11OH.
- Name CH3CH2OH.
- Write the condensed formula of propan-1-ol.
- Write the condensed formula of propan-2-ol.
- Write the condensed formula of butan-1-ol.
- Methanol
- Ethanol
- Propan-1-ol
- Propan-2-ol
- Butan-1-ol
- Butan-2-ol
- Propan-2-ol
- CH3OH
- CH3CH2OH
- CH3CH2CH2OH
- CH3CH(OH)CH3
- CH3CH2CH2CH2OH
- CH3CH(OH)CH2CH3
- –OH
- –ol
- Pentanol
- Ethanol
- CH3CH2CH2OH
- CH3CH(OH)CH3
- CH3CH2CH2CH2OH
Set 4 – Aldehydes and Ketones
- HCHO
- CH3CHO
- CH3CH2CHO
- CH3CH2CH2CHO
- CH3COCH3
- CH3COCH2CH3
- CH3CH2COCH2CH3
- What is the functional group of aldehydes?
- What is the functional group of ketones?
- What suffix is used for aldehydes?
- What suffix is used for ketones?
- Write the formula of methanal.
- Write the formula of ethanal.
- Write the formula of propanal.
- Write the formula of propanone.
- Write the formula of butanone.
- Name CH3CHO.
- Name CH3COCH3.
- Name CH3CH2CHO.
- Name CH3COCH2CH3.
- Methanal
- Ethanal
- Propanal
- Butanal
- Propanone
- Butan-2-one
- Pentan-3-one
- –CHO
- >C=O
- –al
- –one
- HCHO
- CH3CHO
- CH3CH2CHO
- CH3COCH3
- CH3COCH2CH3
- Ethanal
- Propanone
- Propanal
- Butan-2-one
Set 5 – Carboxylic Acids
- HCOOH
- CH3COOH
- CH3CH2COOH
- CH3CH2CH2COOH
- CH3CH2CH2CH2COOH
- What is the functional group of carboxylic acids?
- What suffix is used for carboxylic acids?
- Write the formula of methanoic acid.
- Write the formula of ethanoic acid.
- Write the formula of propanoic acid.
- Write the formula of butanoic acid.
- Write the formula of pentanoic acid.
- Name CH3COOH.
- Name HCOOH.
- Name CH3CH2COOH.
- Name CH3CH2CH2COOH.
- How many carbon atoms are present in ethanoic acid?
- How many carbon atoms are present in propanoic acid?
- Write the condensed formula of ethanoic acid.
- Write the condensed formula of butanoic acid.
- Methanoic acid
- Ethanoic acid
- Propanoic acid
- Butanoic acid
- Pentanoic acid
- –COOH
- –oic acid
- HCOOH
- CH3COOH
- CH3CH2COOH
- CH3CH2CH2COOH
- CH3CH2CH2CH2COOH
- Ethanoic acid
- Methanoic acid
- Propanoic acid
- Butanoic acid
- 2
- 3
- CH3COOH
- CH3CH2CH2COOH
Set 6 – Mixed Functional Groups
- CH3OH
- CH3CHO
- CH3COOH
- CH3COCH3
- CH3CH2OH
- CH3CH2CHO
- CH3CH2COOH
- CH3CH2COCH3
- CH3CH2CH2OH
- CH3CH2CH2CHO
- CH3CH2CH2COOH
- CH3CH(OH)CH3
- CH3CH=CHCH3
- CH≡CCH3
- Write the formula of propanone.
- Write the formula of propanal.
- Write the formula of propanoic acid.
- Write the formula of propan-2-ol.
- Write the formula of but-2-ene.
- Write the formula of but-1-yne.
- Methanol
- Ethanal
- Ethanoic acid
- Propanone
- Ethanol
- Propanal
- Propanoic acid
- Butan-2-one
- Propan-1-ol
- Butanal
- Butanoic acid
- Propan-2-ol
- But-2-ene
- Propyne
- CH3COCH3
- CH3CH2CHO
- CH3CH2COOH
- CH3CH(OH)CH3
- CH3CH=CHCH3
- CH≡CCH2CH3
Set 7 – Branched-Chain Compounds
- CH3CH(CH3)CH3
- CH3CH(CH3)CH2CH3
- CH3CH2CH(CH3)CH2CH3
- (CH3)3CH
- CH3C(CH3)2CH3
- CH3CH(CH3)CH(CH3)CH3
- CH3CH2CH(CH3)CH2CH2CH3
- Write the formula of 2-methylpropane.
- Write the formula of 2-methylbutane.
- Write the formula of 3-methylpentane.
- Write the formula of 2,2-dimethylpropane.
- Write the formula of 2,3-dimethylbutane.
- How many carbon atoms are in 2-methylpropane?
- How many carbon atoms are in 2-methylbutane?
- What is the parent chain in 2-methylpropane?
- What is the parent chain in 2-methylbutane?
- Name CH3CH(CH3)CH3.
- Name CH3CH(CH3)CH2CH3.
- Name CH3CH(CH3)CH(CH3)CH3.
- Name CH3C(CH3)2CH3.
- 2-Methylpropane
- 2-Methylbutane
- 3-Methylpentane
- 2-Methylpropane
- 2,2-Dimethylpropane
- 2,3-Dimethylbutane
- 3-Methylhexane
- CH3CH(CH3)CH3
- CH3CH(CH3)CH2CH3
- CH3CH2CH(CH3)CH2CH3
- CH3C(CH3)2CH3
- CH3CH(CH3)CH(CH3)CH3
- 4
- 5
- Propane
- Butane
- 2-Methylpropane
- 2-Methylbutane
- 2,3-Dimethylbutane
- 2,2-Dimethylpropane
Set 8 – Naming from Structural Formula
- CH3–CH2–CH3
- CH3–CH=CH2
- CH3–CH2–CH=CH2
- CH3–C≡CH
- CH3–CH2–C≡CH
- CH3–OH
- CH3–CH2–OH
- CH3–CHO
- CH3–CH2–CHO
- CH3–CO–CH3
- CH3–CO–CH2–CH3
- H–COOH
- CH3–COOH
- CH3–CH2–COOH
- CH3–CH(OH)–CH3
- CH3–CH2–CH2–OH
- CH3–CH=CH–CH3
- CH3–C≡C–CH3
- CH3–CH(CH3)–CH3
- CH3–CH(CH3)–CH2–CH3
- Propane
- Propene
- But-1-ene
- Propyne
- But-1-yne
- Methanol
- Ethanol
- Ethanal
- Propanal
- Propanone
- Butan-2-one
- Methanoic acid
- Ethanoic acid
- Propanoic acid
- Propan-2-ol
- Propan-1-ol
- But-2-ene
- But-2-yne
- 2-Methylpropane
- 2-Methylbutane
Set 9 – Formula from IUPAC Name
- Methane
- Ethane
- Propane
- Butane
- Pentane
- Propene
- But-1-ene
- But-2-ene
- Propyne
- But-1-yne
- Methanol
- Ethanol
- Propan-1-ol
- Propan-2-ol
- Ethanal
- Propanal
- Propanone
- Methanoic acid
- Ethanoic acid
- Propanoic acid
- CH4
- CH3CH3
- CH3CH2CH3
- CH3CH2CH2CH3
- CH3CH2CH2CH2CH3
- CH2=CHCH3
- CH2=CHCH2CH3
- CH3CH=CHCH3
- CH≡CCH3
- CH≡CCH2CH3
- CH3OH
- CH3CH2OH
- CH3CH2CH2OH
- CH3CH(OH)CH3
- CH3CHO
- CH3CH2CHO
- CH3COCH3
- HCOOH
- CH3COOH
- CH3CH2COOH
Set 10 – Board-Level Mixed Practice
- Name CH3CH2CH2CH3.
- Name CH3CH(CH3)CH3.
- Name CH2=CHCH2CH3.
- Name CH3CH=CHCH3.
- Name CH≡CCH2CH3.
- Name CH3OH.
- Name CH3CH(OH)CH3.
- Name CH3CHO.
- Name CH3CH2CHO.
- Name CH3COCH3.
- Name CH3COCH2CH3.
- Name HCOOH.
- Name CH3COOH.
- Name CH3CH2COOH.
- Write the formula of 2-methylpropane.
- Write the formula of but-2-ene.
- Write the formula of propan-2-ol.
- Write the formula of butan-2-one.
- Write the formula of propanoic acid.
- Write the formula of butanal.
- Butane
- 2-Methylpropane
- But-1-ene
- But-2-ene
- But-1-yne
- Methanol
- Propan-2-ol
- Ethanal
- Propanal
- Propanone
- Butan-2-one
- Methanoic acid
- Ethanoic acid
- Propanoic acid
- CH3CH(CH3)CH3
- CH3CH=CHCH3
- CH3CH(OH)CH3
- CH3COCH2CH3
- CH3CH2COOH
- CH3CH2CH2CHO

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