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Question 32
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This question is about cyclic hydrocarbons containing carbon-carbon double bonds.

a.

Describe a chemical test that can be used to show that a cyclic hydrocarbon is unsaturated (contains a double carbon-carbon bond). Give the result of the test.

Test: ____________________

Result: ____________________

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b.

The table below shows the name and molecular formula of three cyclotrienes (cyclic hydrocarbons containing three carbon-carbon double bonds).

NameFormula
CyclohexatrieneC6H6\text{C}_6\text{H}_6C6​H6​
CycloheptatrieneC7H8\text{C}_7\text{H}_8C7​H8​
CyclooctatrieneC8H10\text{C}_8\text{H}_{10}C8​H10​

Determine the general formula for cyclotrienes in terms of nnn.

General formula = ____________________

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c.

Figure 1 shows the displayed structural formula of cyclohexene, C6H10\text{C}_6\text{H}_{10}C6​H10​.

Figure 1: Fully displayed structural formula of cyclohexene, and Figure 2: Incomplete displayed structural formula of C6H10Cl2.

Chlorine reacts with cyclohexene to produce a chlorinated compound with the formula C6H10Cl2\text{C}_6\text{H}_{10}\text{Cl}_2C6​H10​Cl2​.

Complete Figure 2 to show the displayed structural formula of C6H10Cl2\text{C}_6\text{H}_{10}\text{Cl}_2C6​H10​Cl2​.

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d.

Calculate the percentage by mass of chlorine in a molecule of C6H10Cl2\text{C}_6\text{H}_{10}\text{Cl}_2C6​H10​Cl2​.

Relative atomic masses (ArA_rAr​): H=1\text{H} = 1H=1, C=12\text{C} = 12C=12, Cl=35.5\text{Cl} = 35.5Cl=35.5.

Give your answer to 3 significant figures.

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