JAMB - Chemistry (1984 - No. 26)

Fractional distillation of crude petroleum will give the folloing hydrocarbon fuels in order of increasing boiling point

Butane < petrol < kerosene of polythene.

Both but-1-ene and but-1-yne will decolorize bromine readily

but-2-ene will react with chlorine to form 2,3-dichlorobutane

calcuim carbide will react with water to form any alkyne