Organi c Chemi stry Questi ons

___ 1. Mol ecul es of 1-propanol and 2-propanol have di fferent (1) percentage composi ti ons;
(2) mol ecul ar masses; (3) mol ecul ar formul as; (4) structural formul as.
___ 2. Whi ch compound i s an organi c aci d? (1) CH
3
CH
2
OH; (2) CH
3
OCH
3
; (3) CH
3
COOH;
(4) CH
3
COOCH
3
.
___ 3. Each member of the al kane seri es di ffers from the precedi ng member by one addi ti onal
carbon atom and (1) 1 hydrogen atom; (2) 2 hydrogen atoms; (3) 3 hydrogen
atoms; (4) 4 hydrogen atoms.
___ 4. Whi ch formul a represents a saturated hydrocarbon? (1) C
2
H
2
; (2) C
2
H
4
; (3) C
3
H
6
;
(4) C
3
H
8
.
___ 5. The members of the al kane seri es of hydrocarbons are si mi l ar i n that each member
has the same (1) empi ri cal formul a; (2) general formul a; (3) structural formul a;
(4) mol ecul ar formul a.
___ 6. What coul d be the name of a compound that has the general formul a R-OH? (1) methanol ;
(2) methane; (3) methyl methanoate; (4) methanoi c aci d.
___ 7. A compound wi th the formul a C
6
H
6
i s (1) tol uene; (2) benzene; (3) butene;
(4) pentene.
___ 8. C
2
H
4
+ H
2
<======> C
2
H
6
The above reacti on i s an exampl e of (1) addi ti on;
(2) substi tuti on; (3) saponi fi cati on; (4) esteri fi cati on.
___ 9. The compound C
4
H
9
OH i s an i somer of (1) C
3
H
7
COCH
3
; (2) C
2
H
5
OC
2
H
5
;
(3) CH
3
COOC
2
H
5
; (4) CH
3
COOH.
___ 10. What i s the total number of carbon atoms contai ned i n an ethyl group? (1) 1;
(2) 2; (3) 3; (4) 4.
___ 11. Whi ch compound i s a member of the al kane seri es? (1) C
2
H
6
; (2) C
3
H
6
; (3) C
4
H
6
;
(4) C
6
H
6
.
___ 12. A reacti on between an aci d and al cohol produces an ester and (1) carbon di oxi de;
(2) water; (3) gl ycerol ; (4) ethanol .
___ 13. The general formul a for the al kyne seri es i s (1) C
n
H
n
; (2) C
n
H
2n
; (3) C
n
H
2n+2
;
(4) C
n
H
2n-2
.
___ 14. Whi ch compound represents a member of the benzene seri es? (1) acetyl ene;
(2) ethyl ene; (3) tol uene; (4) propene.
___ 15. Whi ch compound i s an i somer of CH
3
COOH? (1) HCOOCH
3
; (2) CH
3
CH
2
OH;
(3) CH
3
CH
2
COOH; (4) CH
3
COOCH
3
.
___ 16. Whi ch compound i s a member of the al kene seri es? (1) benzene; (2) acetyl ene;
(3) tol uene; (4) ethene.
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___ 17. Al l carbon-carbon bonds i n a saturated hydrocarbon mol ecul e are (1) si ngl e
coval ent; (2) doubl e coval ent; (3) tri pl e coval ent; (4) coordi nate coval ent.
___ 18. Whi ch normal al kene has the hi ghest boi l i ng poi nt at 1 atmosphere? (1) C
2
H
4
;
(2) C
3
H
6
; (3) C
4
H
8
; (4) C
5
H
10
.
___ 19. Whi ch reacti on produces ethyl al cohol as one of the pri nci pal products? (1) an
esteri fi cati on reacti on; (2) a neutral i zati on reacti on; (3) a saponi fi cati on reacti on;
(4) a fermentati on reacti on.
___ 20. Gi ven the fol l owi ng reacti on: C
4
H
10
+ Br
2
<======> C
4
H
9
Br + HBr. The above
reacti on i s an exampl e of (1) substi tuti on; (2) addi ti on; (3) pol ymeri zati on;
(4) fermentati on.
___ 21. I n a mol ecul e of C
3
H
8
, the total number of coval ent bonds i s (1) 11; (2) 10; (3) 3;
(4) 8.
___ 22. Whi ch compound i s an ester? (1) CH
3
COOH; (2) CH
3
CHO; (3) CH
3
COOCH
3
;
(4) CH
3
COCH
3
.
___ 23. The fermentati on of C
6
H
12
O
6
wi l l produce carbon di oxi de and (1) a pol ymer; (2) a
soap; (3) an ester; (4) an al cohol .
___ 24. Compounds whi ch have the same mol ecul ar formul a but di fferent mol ecul ar structures
are cal l ed (1) i somers; (2) i sotopes; (3) al l otropes; (4) homol ogs.
___ 25. Whi ch i s the formul a of a saturated hydrocarbon? (1) C
2
H
2
; (2) C
2
H
4
; (3) C
5
H
8
;
(4) C
5
H
12
.
___ 26. C
n
H
2n+2
i s the general formul a of a homol ogous seri es. Whi ch i s a member wi th thi s
characteri sti c? (1) acetyl ene; (2) benzene; (3) propane; (4) tol uene.
___ 27. A mol ecul e of ethene i s si mi l ar to a mol ecul e of methane i n that they both have the
same (1) structural formul a; (2) mol ecul ar formul a; (3) number of carbon atoms;
(4) number of hydrogen atoms.
___ 28. Whi ch i s the formul a for ethanoi c aci d? (1) CH
3
COOH; (2) CH
3
CH
2
OH;
(3) CH
3
CH
2
COOH; (4) CH
3
CH
2
CH
2
OH.
___ 29. The compound CH
3
COOCH
3
i s cl assi fi ed as (1) an aci d; (2) an al cohol ; (3) an
ester; (4) a hydrocarbon.
___ 30. Each member i n the al kane seri es of hydrocarbons, when consi dered i n successi ve
order, has 1 more carbon atom and how many more hydrogen atoms? (1) 1; (2) 2;
(3) 3; (4) 4.
___ 31. Whi ch mol ecul ar formul a represents pentene? (1) C
4
H
8
; (2) C
4
H
10
; (3) C
5
H
10
;
(4) C
5
H
12
.
___ 32. A mol ecul e of whi ch al cohol contai ns more than one hydroxyl group? (1) propanol ;
(2) butanol ; (3) pentanol ; (4) gl ycerol .
___ 33. Hydrogen bondi ng i s most noti cabl e i n (1) organi c aci ds; (2) esters; (3) al kynes;
(4) al kanes.
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___ 34. Whi ch mol ecul e contai ns a tri pl e coval ent bond? (1) C
2
H
2
; (2) C
2
H
4
; (3) C
3
H
6
;
(4) C
3
H
8
.
___ 35. Whi ch formul a represents an aci d? (1) CH
3
COOCH
3
; (2) CH
3
OH; (3) CH
3
COOH;
(4) CH
3
CH
2
CH
3
.
___ 36. Ethyl formate can be produced by heati ng concentrated sul furi c aci d, ethyl al cohol
and formi c aci d. Thi s type of reacti on i s cal l ed (1) fermentati on; (2) esteri fi cati on;
(3) saponi fi cati on; (4) pol ymeri zati on.
___ 37. Whi ch formul a represents a member of the al kene seri es? (1) C
3
H
6
; (2) C
2
H
6
;
(3) C
2
H
2
; (4) C
6
H
6
.
___ 38. Ethyne (acetyl ene) has whi ch one of the fol l owi ng shapes? (1) tetrahedral ; (2) pl anar
tri angul ar; (3) l i near; (4) bent.
___ 39. Compared wi th organi c compounds i n general , organi c compounds usual l y have
(1) greater sol ubi l i ty i n water; (2) a tendency to form i ons more readi l y; (3) more
rapi d reacti on rates; (4) l ower mel ti ng poi nts.
___ 40. Whi ch represents the functi onal group of an organi c aci d? (1) -COOH; (2) -OR;
(3) -CHO; (4) -NH
2
.
___ 41. C
3
H
6
+ H
2
= C
3
H
8
The above reacti on i s an exampl e of (1) substi tuti on;
(2) addi ti on; (3) pol ymeri zati on; (4) esteri fi cati on.
___ 42. The i somers of propanol di ffer i n (1) the number of carbon atoms; (2) mol ecul ar
mass; (3) the arrangement of the carbon atoms; (4) the type of functi onal group.
___ 43. Whi ch i s the formul a of an al cohol ? (1) Ba(OH)
2
; (2) HCHO; (3) CH
3
COOH;
(4) C
5
H
11
OH.
___ 44. C
3
H
5
(OH)
3
The above organi c compound i s cl assi fi ed as (1) a carbohydrate;
(2) an ester; (3) an organi c aci d; (4) an al cohol .
___ 45. Whi ch compound can have i somers? (1) C
2
H
4
; (2) C
2
H
2
; (3) C
2
H
6
; (4) C
4
H
8
.
___ 46. C
2
H
4
+ Br
2
= ? What reacti on occurs when the above chemi cal s react?
(1) pol ymeri zati on; (2) substi tuti on; (3) addi ti on; (4) esteri fi cati on.
___ 47. Whi ch organi c compound i s a product of a fermentati on reacti on? (1) CCl
2
F
2
;
(2) C
2
H
2
; (3) C
2
H
5
OH; (4) C
2
H
5
OC
2
H
5
.
___ 48. Whi ch organi c compound i s a product of an esteri fi cati on reacti on? (1) C
3
H
8
;
(2) C
3
H
7
OH; (3) CH
3
COOH; (4) CH
3
COOCH
3
.
___ 49. Whi ch organi c compound i s a product of a saponi fi cati on reacti on? (1) CCl
4
;
(2) C
3
H
5
(OH)
3
; (3) C
6
H
6
; (4) C
6
H
12
O
6
.
___ 50. The structure of an al kene contai ns (1) onl y si ngl e bonds; (2) a doubl e bond;
(3) two doubl e bonds; (4) a tri pl e bond.
___ 51. As the members of the al kane seri es i ncrease i n mol ecul ar mass the magni tude of
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the van der Waal s forces between the mol ecul es (1) decreases; (2) i ncreases;
(3) remai ns the same.
___ 52. Whi ch hydrocarbon has more than one possi bl e structural formul a? (1) CH
4
;
(2) C
2
H
6
; (3) C
3
H
8
; (4) C
4
H
10
.
___ 53. What i s the number of hydrogen atoms i n a mol ecul e of ethyne? (1) 6; (2) 2; (3) 8;
(4) 4.
___ 54. I n an aqueous sol uti on, whi ch compound wi l l be aci di c? (1) CH
3
COOH; (2) C
3
H
5
(OH)
3
;
(3) CH
3
CH
2
OH; (4) CH
3
OH.
___ 55. A process i n whi ch l arge mol ecul es are broken down i nto smal l er mol e- cul es i s used
commerci al l y to i ncrease the yi el d of gasol i ne from petrol eum. Thi s process i s
cal l ed (1) pol ymeri zati on; (2) hydrogenati on; (3) esteri fi cati on; (4) cracki ng.
___ 56. Organi c compounds must contai n (1) oxygen; (2) ni trogen; (3) hydrogen; (4) carbon.
___ 57. The angl e formed between any two carbon-hydrogen bonds i n a mol ecul e of an
organi c compound i s a(an) (1) di hedral angl e; (2) ri ght angl e; (3) tetrahedral
angl e; (4) acute angl e.
___ 58. A speci fi c arrangement of several atoms whi ch gi ves characteri sti c properti es to an
organi c mol ecul e i s known as a(an) (1) carboxyl group; (2) functi onal group;
(3) group; (4) al kyl group.
___ 59. The abi l i ty of the carbon atom to form coval ent bonds resul t i n the formati on of
compounds that are (1) mol ecul ar; (2) i oni c; (3) pol ar; (4) atomi c.
___ 60. How many carbon atoms are i n one mol ecul e of 2,3,3-tri methyl - pentane? (1) 5;
(2) 8; (3) 6; (4) 13.
___ 61. The seri es of unsaturated hydrocarbons contai ni ng a tri pl e bond shared between two
adjacent carbon atoms i s known as the (1) al kanes; (2) al kenes; (3) al kynes;
(4) benzenes.
___ 62. Addi ti on reacti ons occur i n unsaturated hydrocarbons rather than i n saturated
hydrocarbons because unsaturated hydrocarbons (1) contai n mul ti pl e bonds;
(2) have a greater mol ecul ar mass; (3) have tetrahedral bonds; (4) contai n more
atoms.
___ 63. A di hydroxy al cohol that i s made from ethane i s (1) ethanol ; (2) gl ycerol ;
(3) ethyl ene gl ycol ; (4) ethane.
___ 64. A l ong chai n protei n i s an exampl e of a(an) (1) fat; (2) pol ymer; (3) i somer;
(4) monomer.
___ 65. Whi ch represents an unsaturated hydrocarbon? (1) C
2
H
4
; (2) C
2
H
6
; (3) C
3
H
8
;
(4) C
4
H
10
.
___ 66. How many doubl e bonds are i n one mol ecul e of 1,3-butadi ene? (1) 1; (2) 2; (3) 3;
(4) 4.
___ 67. Whi ch i s an i somer of 2-chl oropropane? (1) butane; (2) propane; (3) 1-chl orobutane;
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(4) 1-chl oropropane.
___ 68. A fermentati on reacti on and a saponi fi cati on reacti on are si mi l ar i n that they both
can produce (1) an ester; (2) an al cohol ; (3) an aci d; (4) a soap.
___ 69. Whi ch i s a saturated hydrocarbon? (1) C
3
H
8
; (2) C
6
H
6
; (3) C
2
H
5
OH; (4) C
2
H
4
O
2
.
___ 70. Whi ch mol ecul e wi l l have a si ngl e pi bond? (1) benzene; (2) propene; (3) propane;
(4) propyne.
___ 71. CH
3
CH
2
OH The above organi c compound i s cl assi fi ed as (1) a carbohydrate;
(2) an ester; (3) an al cohol ; (4) an organi c aci d.
___ 72. Whi ch organi c mol ecul e undergoes resonance? (1) benzene; (2) propyne; (3) methane;
(4) ethanol .
___ 73. As the mol ecul ar mass of the compounds of the al kane seri es i ncreases thei r boi l i ng
poi nts (1) decreases; (2) i ncreases; (3) remai ns the same.
___ 74. As the number of carbon atoms i n the members of the al kene seri es i ncreases, the
rati o of carbon atoms to hydrogen atoms (1) decreases; (2) i ncreases; (3) remai ns
the same.
___ 75. Whi ch compound i s most l i kel y to react by addi ti on? (1) CH
4
; (2) C
3
H
6
; (3) C
4
H
10
;
(4) C
5
H
12
.
___ 76. Whi ch al cohol contai ns three hydroxyl groups per mol ecul e? (1) propanol ; (2) gl ycerol ;
(3) butanol ; (4) pentanol .
___ 77. Tol uene bel ongs to the same seri es of hydrocarbons as (1) benzene; (2) propene;
(3) pentene; (4) butene.
___ 78. A hydrocarbon mol ecul e contai ni ng one tri pl e coval ent bond i s cl assi fi ed as an
(1) al kene; (2) al kane; (3) al kyne; (4) al kadi ene.
___ 79. Both cel l ul ose and protei ns are cl assi fi ed as (1) al dehydes; (2) esters; (3) pol ymers;
(4) ketones.
___ 80. The compound 2-propanol i s cl assi fi ed as a (1) pri mary al cohol ; (2) secondary
al cohol ; (3) terti ary al cohol ; (4) di hydroxy al cohol .
___ 81. What i s the total number of hydrogen atoms i n a mol ecul e of butene? (1) 10; (2) 8;
(3) 6; (4) 4.
___ 82. Whi ch of the fol l owi ng compounds has the greatest possi bl e number of i somers?
(1) butane; (2) ethane; (3) pentane; (4) propane.
___ 83. Whi ch i s the correct mol ecul ar formul a of pentene? (1) C
5
H
8
; (2) C
5
H
10
; (3) C
5
H
12
;
(4) C
5
H
14
.
___ 84. The bonds between the atoms i n an organi c mol ecul e are general l y (1) i oni c;
(2) coordi nate coval ent; (3) coval ent; (4) hydrogen.
___ 85. As the l ength of the chai n of carbon atoms i n mol ecul es of the al kene seri es
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i ncreases, the number of doubl e bonds per mol ecul e (1) decreases; (2) i ncreases;
(3) remai ns the same.
___ 86. I n a condensati on pol ymeri zati on, the two products formed are a pol ymer and
(1) water; (2) carbon di oxi de; (3) an aci d; (4) a base.
___ 87. Whi ch i s the correct mol ecul ar formul a of 1,2-ethanedi ol ? (1) C
2
H
5
OH; (2) C
2
H
4
(OH)
2
;
(3) C
3
H
5
(OH)
3
; (4) C
3
H
6
(OH)
2
.
___ 88. I n the reacti on C
2
H
5
OH + CH
3
OH --> C
2
H
5
OCH
3
+ H
2
O, the organi c compound
formed i s (1) an ester; (2) a ketone; (3) an aci d; (4) an ether.
___ 89. Whi ch compound i s a saturated hydrocarbon? (1) ethene; (2) ethane; (3) ethyl ene;
(4) ethyne.
___ 90. The compound C
2
H
2
bel ongs to the seri es of hydrocarbons wi th the general formul a
(1) C
n
H
n
; (2) C
n
H
2n
; (3) C
n
H
2n-2
; (4) C
n
H
2n+2
.
___ 91. Whi ch compound i s a di hydroxyl al cohol ? (1) Al (OH)
3
; (2) C
3
H
5
(OH)
3
; (3) Ca(OH)
2
;
(4) C
2
H
4
(OH)
2
.
___ 92. The name of the compound havi ng the formul a C
3
H
5
(OH)
3
i s (1) gl ycerol ; (2) ethyl ene
gl ycol ; (3) propene; (4) propanoi c aci d.
___ 93. Whi ch organi c compound i s a ketone? (1) CH
3
OH; (2) CH
3
COCH
3
; (3) CH
3
COOH;
(4) CH
3
COOCH
3
.
___ 94. Whi ch of the fol l owi ng compounds has the l owest normal boi l i ng poi nt? (1) butane;
(2) ethane; (3) methane; (4) propane.
___ 95. Whi ch process i ncreases the yi el d of gasol i ne and kerosene from crude oi l ? (1) oxi dati on;
(2) cracki ng; (3) Haber; (4) contact.
___ 96. Organi c compounds that are essenti al l y nonpol ar and exhi bi t weak i ntermol ecul ar
forces have (1) l ow mel ti ng poi nts; (2) l ow vapor pressure; (3) hi gh conducti vi ty
i n sol uti on; (4) hi gh boi l i ng poi nts.
___ 97. What i s the formul a for pentanol ? (1) C
5
H
12
; (2) C
5
H
11
OH; (3) C
4
H
10
; (4) C
4
H
9
OH.
___ 98. Whi ch compound i s a member of the al kene seri es of hydrocarbons? (1) benzene;
(2) propene; (3) tol uene; (4) butadi ene.
___ 99. Whi ch compound contai ns a tri pl e bond? (1) CH
4
; (2) C
2
H
2
; (3) C
3
H
6
; (4) C
4
H
10
.
___ 100. Whi ch organi c reacti on i nvol ves the bondi ng of monomers by a dehydrati on process?
(1) substi tuti on; (2) oxi dati on; (3) addi ti on pol ymeri zati on; (4) condensati on
pol ymeri zati on.
___ 101. I n crude petrol eum, fracti ons can be separated accordi ng to thei r di fferi ng boi l i ng
poi nts by (1) the contact process; (2) the Haber process; (3) fracti onal di sti l l ati on;
(4) cracki ng.
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