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Carbon and Its CompoundsIUPAC Nomenclature – Structure Based Practice

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Class 10 BSEB Science

Carbon and Its Compounds

IUPAC Nomenclature – Structure Based Practice

10 Sets × 20 Questions = 200 Questions

Instructions: Name each of the following carbon compounds using the correct IUPAC nomenclature.
Important: Students must write the names themselves. The answer key is hidden below each set.
Set 1 – Straight-Chain Alkanes
  1. CH4
  2. CH3–CH3
  3. CH3–CH2–CH3
  4. CH3–CH2–CH2–CH3
  5. CH3–CH2–CH2–CH2–CH3
  6. CH3–(CH2)4–CH3
  7. CH3–(CH2)5–CH3
  8. CH3–(CH2)6–CH3
  9. CH3–(CH2)7–CH3
  10. CH3–(CH2)8–CH3
  11. CH3–CH2–CH2–CH2–CH2–CH3
  12. CH3–CH2–CH2–CH2–CH2–CH2–CH3
  13. CH3–CH2–CH2–CH2–CH2–CH2–CH2–CH3
  14. CH3–(CH2)9–CH3
  15. CH3–(CH2)10–CH3
  16. CH3–CH2–CH2–CH2–CH2–CH2–CH2–CH2–CH3
  17. CH3–(CH2)11–CH3
  18. CH3–(CH2)12–CH3
  19. CH3–(CH2)13–CH3
  20. CH3–(CH2)14–CH3
  1. Methane
  2. Ethane
  3. Propane
  4. Butane
  5. Pentane
  6. Hexane
  7. Heptane
  8. Octane
  9. Nonane
  10. Decane
  11. Hexane
  12. Heptane
  13. Octane
  14. Undecane
  15. Dodecane
  16. Nonane
  17. Tetradecane
  18. Pentadecane
  19. Hexadecane
  20. Heptadecane
Set 2 – Alkenes
  1. CH2=CH2
  2. CH2=CH–CH3
  3. CH2=CH–CH2–CH3
  4. CH3–CH=CH–CH3
  5. CH2=CH–CH2–CH2–CH3
  6. CH3–CH=CH–CH2–CH3
  7. CH3–CH2–CH=CH–CH2–CH3
  8. CH2=CH–CH2–CH2–CH2–CH3
  9. CH3–CH=CH–CH2–CH2–CH3
  10. CH3–CH2–CH=CH–CH2–CH2–CH3
  11. CH2=CH–CH2–CH2–CH2–CH2–CH3
  12. CH3–CH=CH–CH2–CH2–CH2–CH3
  13. CH2=CH–CH2–CH2–CH2–CH2–CH2–CH3
  14. CH3–CH2–CH=CH–CH2–CH2–CH2–CH3
  15. CH2=CH–CH2–CH2–CH2–CH2–CH2–CH2–CH3
  16. CH3–CH=CH–CH2–CH2–CH2–CH2–CH2–CH3
  17. CH2=CH–CH2–CH2–CH2–CH2–CH2–CH2–CH2–CH3
  18. CH3–CH2–CH=CH–CH2–CH2–CH2–CH2–CH2–CH3
  19. CH2=CH–CH2–CH2–CH2–CH2–CH2–CH2–CH2–CH2–CH3
  20. CH3–CH=CH–CH2–CH2–CH2–CH2–CH2–CH2–CH3
  1. Ethene
  2. Propene
  3. But-1-ene
  4. But-2-ene
  5. Pent-1-ene
  6. Pent-2-ene
  7. Hex-3-ene
  8. Hex-1-ene
  9. Hex-2-ene
  10. Hept-3-ene
  11. Hept-1-ene
  12. Hept-2-ene
  13. Oct-1-ene
  14. Oct-3-ene
  15. Non-1-ene
  16. Non-2-ene
  17. Dec-1-ene
  18. Dec-4-ene
  19. Undec-1-ene
  20. Undec-2-ene
Set 3 – Alkynes
  1. CH≡CH
  2. CH≡C–CH3
  3. CH≡C–CH2–CH3
  4. CH3–C≡C–CH3
  5. CH≡C–CH2–CH2–CH3
  6. CH3–C≡C–CH2–CH3
  7. CH3–CH2–C≡C–CH2–CH3
  8. CH≡C–CH2–CH2–CH2–CH3
  9. CH3–C≡C–CH2–CH2–CH3
  10. CH3–CH2–C≡C–CH2–CH2–CH3
  11. CH≡C–CH2–CH2–CH2–CH2–CH3
  12. CH3–C≡C–CH2–CH2–CH2–CH3
  13. CH3–CH2–C≡C–CH2–CH2–CH3
  14. CH≡C–CH2–CH2–CH2–CH2–CH2–CH3
  15. CH3–C≡C–CH2–CH2–CH2–CH2–CH3
  16. CH3–CH2–C≡C–CH2–CH2–CH2–CH3
  17. CH≡C–CH2–CH2–CH2–CH2–CH2–CH2–CH3
  18. CH3–C≡C–CH2–CH2–CH2–CH2–CH2–CH3
  19. CH3–CH2–C≡C–CH2–CH2–CH2–CH2–CH3
  20. CH≡C–CH2–CH2–CH2–CH2–CH2–CH2–CH2–CH3
  1. Ethyne
  2. Propyne
  3. But-1-yne
  4. But-2-yne
  5. Pent-1-yne
  6. Pent-2-yne
  7. Hex-3-yne
  8. Hex-1-yne
  9. Hex-2-yne
  10. Hept-3-yne
  11. Hept-1-yne
  12. Hept-2-yne
  13. Hept-3-yne
  14. Oct-1-yne
  15. Oct-2-yne
  16. Oct-3-yne
  17. Non-1-yne
  18. Non-2-yne
  19. Non-3-yne
  20. Dec-1-yne
Set 4 – Alcohols
  1. CH3–OH
  2. CH3–CH2–OH
  3. CH3–CH2–CH2–OH
  4. CH3–CH(OH)–CH3
  5. CH3–CH2–CH2–CH2–OH
  6. CH3–CH(OH)–CH2–CH3
  7. CH3–CH2–CH(OH)–CH3
  8. CH3–CH2–CH2–CH2–CH2–OH
  9. CH3–CH(OH)–CH2–CH2–CH3
  10. CH3–CH2–CH(OH)–CH2–CH3
  11. CH3–CH2–CH2–CH(OH)–CH2–CH3
  12. (CH3)2CH–OH
  13. CH3–CH(CH3)–CH2–OH
  14. CH3–CH(OH)–CH(CH3)–CH3
  15. CH3–CH2–CH(CH3)–CH2–OH
  16. CH3–C(OH)(CH3)–CH2–CH3
  17. CH3–CH2–C(OH)(CH3)–CH3
  18. CH3–CH2–CH2–CH(OH)–CH2–CH3
  19. CH3–CH(OH)–CH2–CH2–CH2–CH3
  20. CH3–CH2–CH(OH)–CH2–CH2–CH3
  1. Methanol
  2. Ethanol
  3. Propan-1-ol
  4. Propan-2-ol
  5. Butan-1-ol
  6. Butan-2-ol
  7. Butan-2-ol
  8. Pentan-1-ol
  9. Pentan-2-ol
  10. Pentan-3-ol
  11. Hexan-3-ol
  12. Propan-2-ol
  13. 2-Methylpropan-1-ol
  14. 3-Methylbutan-2-ol
  15. 2-Methylbutan-1-ol
  16. 2-Methylbutan-2-ol
  17. 2-Methylbutan-2-ol
  18. Hexan-3-ol
  19. Hexan-2-ol
  20. Hexan-3-ol
Set 5 – Aldehydes
  1. H–CHO
  2. CH3–CHO
  3. CH3–CH2–CHO
  4. CH3–CH2–CH2–CHO
  5. CH3–CH2–CH2–CH2–CHO
  6. CH3–CH2–CH2–CH2–CH2–CHO
  7. CH3–CH2–CH2–CH2–CH2–CH2–CHO
  8. CH3–CH2–CH2–CH2–CH2–CH2–CH2–CHO
  9. CH3–CH2–CH2–CH2–CH2–CH2–CH2–CH2–CHO
  10. CH3–CH2–CH2–CH2–CH2–CH2–CH2–CH2–CH2–CHO
  11. CH3–CH(CH3)–CHO
  12. CH3–CH(CH3)–CH2–CHO
  13. CH3–CH2–CH(CH3)–CHO
  14. CH3–CH(CH3)–CH2–CH2–CHO
  15. CH3–CH2–CH(CH3)–CH2–CHO
  16. CH3–CH(CH3)–CH(CH3)–CHO
  17. CH3–CH2–CH(CH3)–CH(CH3)–CHO
  18. CH3–CH2–CH2–CH(CH3)–CHO
  19. CH3–CH(CH3)–CH2–CH(CH3)–CHO
  20. CH3–CH2–CH(CH3)–CH2–CH2–CHO
  1. Methanal
  2. Ethanal
  3. Propanal
  4. Butanal
  5. Pentanal
  6. Hexanal
  7. Heptanal
  8. Octanal
  9. Nonanal
  10. Decanal
  11. 2-Methylpropanal
  12. 3-Methylbutanal
  13. 2-Methylbutanal
  14. 4-Methylpentanal
  15. 3-Methylpentanal
  16. 2,3-Dimethylbutanal
  17. 2,3-Dimethylpentanal
  18. 2-Methylpentanal
  19. 2,4-Dimethylpentanal
  20. 3-Methylhexanal
Set 6 – Ketones
  1. CH3–CO–CH3
  2. CH3–CO–CH2–CH3
  3. CH3–CH2–CO–CH2–CH3
  4. CH3–CO–CH2–CH2–CH3
  5. CH3–CH2–CO–CH2–CH2–CH3
  6. CH3–CO–CH2–CH2–CH2–CH3
  7. CH3–CH2–CO–CH2–CH2–CH3
  8. CH3–CO–CH2–CH2–CH2–CH2–CH3
  9. CH3–CH2–CO–CH2–CH2–CH2–CH3
  10. CH3–CH2–CH2–CO–CH2–CH2–CH3
  11. CH3–CO–CH(CH3)–CH3
  12. CH3–CO–CH2–CH(CH3)–CH3
  13. CH3–CH(CH3)–CO–CH2–CH3
  14. CH3–CO–CH(CH3)–CH2–CH3
  15. CH3–CH2–CO–CH(CH3)–CH3
  16. CH3–CO–CH2–CH2–CH(CH3)–CH3
  17. CH3–CH(CH3)–CO–CH2–CH2–CH3
  18. CH3–CH2–CO–CH2–CH(CH3)–CH3
  19. CH3–CO–CH(CH3)–CH(CH3)–CH3
  20. CH3–CH(CH3)–CO–CH(CH3)–CH3
  1. Propanone
  2. Butan-2-one
  3. Pentan-3-one
  4. Pentan-2-one
  5. Hexan-3-one
  6. Hexan-2-one
  7. Hexan-3-one
  8. Heptan-2-one
  9. Heptan-3-one
  10. Heptan-4-one
  11. 3-Methylbutan-2-one
  12. 4-Methylpentan-2-one
  13. 2-Methylpentan-3-one
  14. 3-Methylpentan-2-one
  15. 2-Methylpentan-3-one
  16. 5-Methylhexan-2-one
  17. 2-Methylhexan-3-one
  18. 5-Methylhexan-3-one
  19. 3,4-Dimethylpentan-2-one
  20. 2,4-Dimethylpentan-3-one
Set 7 – Carboxylic Acids
  1. H–COOH
  2. CH3–COOH
  3. CH3–CH2–COOH
  4. CH3–CH2–CH2–COOH
  5. CH3–CH2–CH2–CH2–COOH
  6. CH3–CH2–CH2–CH2–CH2–COOH
  7. CH3–CH2–CH2–CH2–CH2–CH2–COOH
  8. CH3–CH2–CH2–CH2–CH2–CH2–CH2–COOH
  9. CH3–CH2–CH2–CH2–CH2–CH2–CH2–CH2–COOH
  10. CH3–CH2–CH2–CH2–CH2–CH2–CH2–CH2–CH2–COOH
  11. CH3–CH(CH3)–COOH
  12. CH3–CH2–CH(CH3)–COOH
  13. CH3–CH(CH3)–CH2–COOH
  14. CH3–CH2–CH(CH3)–CH2–COOH
  15. CH3–CH(CH3)–CH2–CH2–COOH
  16. CH3–CH(CH3)–CH(CH3)–COOH
  17. CH3–CH2–CH(CH3)–CH(CH3)–COOH
  18. CH3–CH2–CH2–CH(CH3)–COOH
  19. CH3–CH(CH3)–CH2–CH(CH3)–COOH
  20. CH3–CH2–CH(CH3)–CH2–CH2–COOH
  1. Methanoic acid
  2. Ethanoic acid
  3. Propanoic acid
  4. Butanoic acid
  5. Pentanoic acid
  6. Hexanoic acid
  7. Heptanoic acid
  8. Octanoic acid
  9. Nonanoic acid
  10. Decanoic acid
  11. 2-Methylpropanoic acid
  12. 2-Methylbutanoic acid
  13. 3-Methylbutanoic acid
  14. 2-Methylpentanoic acid
  15. 4-Methylpentanoic acid
  16. 2,3-Dimethylbutanoic acid
  17. 2,3-Dimethylpentanoic acid
  18. 2-Methylpentanoic acid
  19. 2,4-Dimethylpentanoic acid
  20. 3-Methylhexanoic acid
Set 8 – Branched-Chain Alkanes
  1. CH3–CH(CH3)–CH3
  2. CH3–CH(CH3)–CH2–CH3
  3. CH3–CH2–CH(CH3)–CH2–CH3
  4. CH3–C(CH3)2–CH3
  5. CH3–CH(CH3)–CH(CH3)–CH3
  6. CH3–CH2–CH(CH3)–CH2–CH2–CH3
  7. CH3–CH(CH3)–CH2–CH2–CH3
  8. CH3–CH2–CH(CH3)–CH(CH3)–CH3
  9. CH3–C(CH3)2–CH2–CH3
  10. CH3–CH(CH3)–CH(CH3)–CH2–CH3
  11. CH3–CH2–C(CH3)2–CH2–CH3
  12. CH3–CH(CH3)–CH2–CH(CH3)–CH3
  13. CH3–CH2–CH(CH3)–CH2–CH(CH3)–CH3
  14. CH3–C(CH3)2–CH2–CH(CH3)–CH3
  15. CH3–CH(CH3)–C(CH3)2–CH3
  16. CH3–CH2–CH(CH3)–CH(CH3)–CH2–CH3
  17. CH3–CH(CH3)–CH2–CH(CH3)–CH2–CH3
  18. CH3–CH2–C(CH3)2–CH2–CH3
  19. CH3–CH(CH3)–CH(CH3)–CH(CH3)–CH3
  20. CH3–C(CH3)2–CH2–C(CH3)2–CH3
  1. 2-Methylpropane
  2. 2-Methylbutane
  3. 3-Methylpentane
  4. 2,2-Dimethylpropane
  5. 2,3-Dimethylbutane
  6. 3-Methylhexane
  7. 2-Methylpentane
  8. 2,3-Dimethylpentane
  9. 2,2-Dimethylbutane
  10. 2,3-Dimethylpentane
  11. 3,3-Dimethylpentane
  12. 2,4-Dimethylpentane
  13. 2,4-Dimethylhexane
  14. 2,2,4-Trimethylpentane
  15. 2,2,3-Trimethylbutane
  16. 3,4-Dimethylhexane
  17. 2,4-Dimethylhexane
  18. 3,3-Dimethylpentane
  19. 2,3,4-Trimethylpentane
  20. 2,2,4,4-Tetramethylpentane
Set 9 – Mixed Functional Groups
  1. CH3–CH2–OH
  2. CH3–CH(OH)–CH3
  3. CH3–CH2–CH2–OH
  4. CH3–CHO
  5. CH3–CH2–CHO
  6. CH3–CO–CH3
  7. CH3–CO–CH2–CH3
  8. CH3–COOH
  9. CH3–CH2–COOH
  10. CH3–CH2–CH2–COOH
  11. CH2=CH–CH3
  12. CH3–CH=CH–CH3
  13. CH≡C–CH3
  14. CH3–C≡C–CH3
  15. CH3–CH(CH3)–CH3
  16. CH3–CH(CH3)–CH2–CH3
  17. CH3–CH(OH)–CH2–CH3
  18. CH3–CH2–CO–CH2–CH3
  19. CH3–CH(CH3)–COOH
  20. CH3–CH(CH3)–CH2–OH
  1. Ethanol
  2. Propan-2-ol
  3. Propan-1-ol
  4. Ethanal
  5. Propanal
  6. Propanone
  7. Butan-2-one
  8. Ethanoic acid
  9. Propanoic acid
  10. Butanoic acid
  11. Propene
  12. But-2-ene
  13. Propyne
  14. But-2-yne
  15. 2-Methylpropane
  16. 2-Methylbutane
  17. Butan-2-ol
  18. Pentan-3-one
  19. 2-Methylpropanoic acid
  20. 2-Methylpropan-1-ol
Set 10 – Board-Level Challenge
  1. CH3–CH2–CH(CH3)–CH2–CH3
  2. CH3–CH(CH3)–CH2–CH(CH3)–CH3
  3. CH3–CH=CH–CH2–CH3
  4. CH2=CH–CH(CH3)–CH3
  5. CH≡C–CH(CH3)–CH3
  6. CH3–C≡C–CH(CH3)–CH3
  7. CH3–CH(OH)–CH2–CH(CH3)–CH3
  8. CH3–CH(CH3)–CH2–CH2–OH
  9. CH3–CH2–CH(OH)–CH2–CH3
  10. CH3–CH(CH3)–CHO
  11. CH3–CH2–CH(CH3)–CHO
  12. CH3–CH(CH3)–CO–CH3
  13. CH3–CO–CH2–CH(CH3)–CH3
  14. CH3–CH(CH3)–COOH
  15. CH3–CH2–CH(CH3)–COOH
  16. CH3–CH(CH3)–CH(CH3)–CH3
  17. CH3–C(CH3)2–CH2–CH3
  18. CH3–CH=CH–CH(CH3)–CH3
  19. CH3–CH2–CO–CH(CH3)–CH2–CH3
  20. CH3–CH(OH)–CH(CH3)–CH2–CH3
  1. 3-Methylpentane
  2. 2,4-Dimethylpentane
  3. Pent-2-ene
  4. 3-Methylbut-1-ene
  5. 3-Methylbut-1-yne
  6. 4-Methylpent-2-yne
  7. 4-Methylpentan-2-ol
  8. 2-Methylbutan-1-ol
  9. Pentan-3-ol
  10. 2-Methylpropanal
  11. 2-Methylbutanal
  12. 3-Methylbutan-2-one
  13. 4-Methylpentan-2-one
  14. 2-Methylpropanoic acid
  15. 2-Methylbutanoic acid
  16. 2,3-Dimethylbutane
  17. 2,2-Dimethylbutane
  18. 4-Methylpent-2-ene
  19. 4-Methylhexan-3-one
  20. 3-Methylpentan-2-ol

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