CHM206

OBJECTIVE & THEORY- LIKE QUESTIONS

1. Which functional group is present in compounds with a sweet fruity smell?

2. What type of flame suggests the presence of highly unsaturated or aromatic compounds?

3. What is the purpose of the ignition test in identifying functional groups?

4. What are the solvents used in the solubility properties test?

5. How can you tell if a compound is soluble in water?

6. What should you do if a compound does not dissolve in cold water?

7. What does it mean if a compound dissolves in 2.0 M NaOH?

8. What does it mean if a compound dissolves in 2.0 M HCl?

9. What does it mean if a compound dissolves in ethanol?

10. What is the physical state of a compound that is solid?

11. What is the physical state of a compound that is liquid?

12. How can you determine the color of a substance?

13. What is the purpose of the preliminary tests in identifying functional groups?

14. Can spectroscopic methods be used in combination with chemical methods for
identification?

15. Why is it important to work fast and complete the experiment on schedule?

16. Which type of compound is indicated if the unknown substance changes red litmus paper to
blue?

a) Salt of carboxylic acid

b) Salt of amine

c) Salt of alkanoic acid

d) Salt of phenol

17. If the unknown substance is insoluble in water but soluble in sodium hydroxide, what is it
likely to be?

a) Carboxylic acid
 b) Amine

c) Phenol

d) Neutral organic compound

18. If the unknown substance is water-insoluble but soluble in dilute HCI, it is most likely:

a) A salt of carboxylic acid

b) A salt of amine

c) An alkane

d) An alkanoic acid

19. If the unknown substance is not soluble in water, dilute acid, or base, it may be:

a) A salt of phenol

b) A salt of carboxylic acid

c) A neutral organic compound

d) A simple sugar

20. The basicity test for amines involves:

a) Testing the aqueous solution with litmus paper

b) Adding dilute HCI to the suspected amine and observing dissolution

c) Regenerating the original amine by adding dilute NaOH to the solution

d) Dissolving the unknown substance in 2.0 M HCI solution and cooling it in ice

21. The reaction with HNO2 is a classification test for:

a) Alkanones

b) Alkanols

c) Amines

d) Alkanes

22. What should you observe when slowly adding cold 10% aqueous NaNO2 to the unknown
substance in HCl solution?

a) A solid separates
 b) The solution turns red

c) The solution becomes alkaline

d) The solution dissolves completely

23. Which type of compound is indicated if the unknown substance changes blue litmus paper
to red?

a) Salt of amine

b) Salt of alkanoic acid

c) Salt of phenol

d) Salt of carboxylic acid

24. If the unknown substance is water-insoluble but soluble in ethanol, it may be:

a) A salt of phenol

b) A salt of carboxylic acid

c) A simple sugar

d) A neutral organic compound

25. What is the purpose of adding dilute NaOH to the solution in the basicity test for amines?

a) To regenerate the original amine

b) To test the solubility of the unknown substance

c) To observe the reaction with HNO2

d) To determine the pH of the solution

26. If the unknown substance is not soluble in water or dilute acid and base, it may probably be:

a) A salt of amine

b) A salt of carboxylic acid

c) A neutral organic compound

d) A simple sugar

27. Which type of compound is indicated if the unknown substance is water-insoluble but
soluble in sodium hydroxide?
 a) Phenol

b) Alkanoic acid

c) Amine

d) Neutral organic compound

28.How should you test the aqueous solution of the unknown substance with litmus paper?

a) Observe if it changes red litmus paper to blue

b) Observe if it changes blue litmus paper to red

c) Observe if it has no effect on litmus paper

d) Observe if it

29. What type of compound is indicated if the unknown substance is soluble in water but
insoluble in ethanol?

a) Salt of a carboxylic acid or amine

b) Salt of an alkanoic acid or phenol

c) Simple sugar or lower aliphatic compound

d) Salt of sodium hydroxide

30. How can you determine if the unknown substance is a salt of an amine or an alkanoic acid?

a) Test with litmus paper - red litmus turns blue for a salt of an amine, blue litmus turns red for a
salt of an alkanoic acid

b) Test with litmus paper - blue litmus turns blue for a salt of an amine, red litmus turns red for a
salt of an alkanoic acid

c) Test with litmus paper - red litmus turns blue for a salt of an alkanoic acid, blue litmus turns
red for a salt of an amine

d) Test with litmus paper - blue litmus turns red for a salt of an amine, red litmus turns blue for a
salt of an alkanoic acid

31. If the unknown substance is water-insoluble but soluble in sodium hydroxide, what is it likely
to be?

a) Salt of an amine

b) Salt of an alkanoic acid

c) Phenol

d) Alkane

32.What is the probable identity of the unknown substance if it is water-insoluble but soluble in
dilute HCI?

a) Salt of an amine

b) Salt of an alkanoic acid

c) Phenol

d) Neutral organic compound like alkane, alkanone, or alkanol

33. If the unknown substance is not soluble in water and also in dilute acid and base, what is it
likely to be?

a) Salt of a carboxylic acid or amine

b) Salt of an alkanoic acid or phenol

c) Simple sugar or lower aliphatic compound

d) Neutral organic compound like alkane, alkanone, or alkanol

34.. How can you test for the presence of a basic amine in an aqueous solution?

a) Test with litmus paper - red litmus turns blue

b) Test with litmus paper - blue litmus turns red

c) Add dilute HCI and watch for dissolution

d) Add dilute NaOH until alkaline to litmus

35.What is the purpose of adding dilute NaOH to a solution containing a suspected amine?

a) To regenerate the original amine

b) To dissolve the amine

c) To test the basicity of the amine

d) To neutralize the solution

36. What is the reaction between an amine and HNO2 called?

a) Basicity test
b) Dissolution test

c) Classification test for amines

d) Nitrosation reaction

37. What should be done if a solid separates when adding 10% aqueous NaNO2 to a solution
containing a suspected amine?

a) Shake slowly to redissolve

b) Discard the solution and start over

c) Add more NaNO2

d) Heat the solution to dissolve the solid

38. Which type of substance would NOT dissolve in ethanol or ethoxy ethane (ether)?

a) Salt of a carboxylic acid or amine

b) Salt of an alkanoic acid or phenol

c) Simple sugar or lower aliphatic compound

d) Neutral organic compound like alkane, alkanone, or alkanol

39. What does the presence of a yellow precipitate indicate when dilute H2SO4 is added to a
compound?

40. How can alkanals be distinguished from alkanones using Tollen's reagent?

41. What is the purpose of adding CCl4 or water to the compound before adding bromine
solution?

42. What does the decolorization of bromine without evolution of gas indicate about the
compound?

43. What is the temperature at which the test tube is placed when using Tollen's reagent?

44. Why should you not shake the test tube when using Tollen's reagent?

45. What is the product formed when a compound with an easily oxidizable group reacts with
Tollen's reagent?

46. What does the presence of a mirror of metallic silver indicate in the Tollen's reagent test?

47. How is the presence of unsaturation confirmed using bromine solution?

48. What solvent is used when the unknown compound is insoluble in CCl4?

49. What is the purpose of using 5% bromine solution in water when the compound is insoluble
in CCl4?

50. Can all the confirmatory tests be carried out for each unknown compound? Why or why not?

51. What is the purpose of using a glass rod to transfer the compound in the test tube?

52. What is the purpose of placing the test tube in a beaker of hot water at 80°C when using
Tollen's reagent?

53. What are some possible groups that can be identified using the outlined tests?

54. Which solvent is cautioned against inhaling its vapors?

55. Which compound is supplied as an impure compound for re-crystallization?

56. Which solvent should be used for re-crystallization?

57. What property of a compound is tested by its solubility in different solvents?

58. Which compound has the molecular formula C6H5COONa?

59. Which solvent has the lowest solvent power among the options?

60. Which compound has the molecular formula C6H5NH2?

61. Which solvent is commonly supplied with boiling point ranges?

62. What is the purpose of re-crystallization in the purification of a compound?

63. Which compound is supplied as an impure compound for determining its melting point?

64. Which solvent is commonly used for recrystallization?

65. Which compound has the molecular formula C6HsCOC6Hs?

66. Which solvent should be used for testing the solubility of compounds at a hot temperature?

67. Which compound has the molecular formula C&H COOH?

68. What is the technique used to determine the melting point of a compound?

69. What is the melting point of Phenol?

70. Which compound has a melting point of 131°C?

71. Which compound has the same melting point as Dodecanoic acid?
72. What is the melting point of Urea?

73. What is the melting point of Phenylacetic acid?

74. Which compound has a melting point of 137°C?

75. What is the melting point of Naphthalene?

76. Which compound has a melting point of 141°C?

77. What is the melting point of Acetanilide?

78. What is the melting point of Salicylic acid?

79. Which compound has a melting point of 116°C?

80. Which compound has a melting point of 161°C?

81. Which compound has a rough melting point of 159°C?

82. What is the accurate melting point of the unknown compound?

83. What is the identity of the unknown compound?

84. Which method is commonly used for characterizing and identifying unknown compounds?

a) Titration

b) Melting point determination

c) Spectroscopy

d) Distillation

85. What are the two derivatives of the unknown ketone that need to be prepared?

a) 2,4-dinitrophenylhydrazone and semicarbazone

b) 2,4-dinitrophenylhydrazone and cyclohexanone

c) Semicarbazone and cycloheptanone

d) Semicarbazone and cyclopentanone

86. What is the melting point range of the semicarbazone of cyclopentanone?

a) 145-146°C

b) 161-163°C
 c) 203-205°C

d) 70-71°C

87. What is the melting point range of the 2,4-dinitrophenylhydrazone of 2-pentanone?

a) 143-145°C

b) 107-110°C

c) 155-156°C

d) 138-140°C

88. Which compound has a melting point range of 147-149°C?

a) 4-methloxyclohexanone

b) 4-methyl-2-pentanone

c) 2-heptanone

d) 2-pentanone

89. What is the melting point range of the 2-methyloxyclohexanone semicarbazone?

a) 136-138°C

b) 187-189°C

c) 145-146°C

d) 203-205°C

90. Which compound has a melting point range of 70-71°C?

a) 3-heptanone

b) 2-heptanone

c) 2-octanone

d) 3-pentanone

91. What is the melting point range of the 3-methloxyclohexanone semicarbazone?

a) 134-135°C

b) 188-190°C
 c) 128-131°C

d) 197°C

92. Which compound has a melting point range of 94-96°C?

a) 4-methyl-2-pentanone

b) 2-octanone

c) 3-heptanone

d) 3-pentanone

93. What is the melting point range of the 2-octanone semicarbazone?

a) 59-60°C

b) 122-124°C

c) 147-149°C

d) 185-186°C

94. Which compound needs to be re-crystallized from suitable solvents?

a) Unknown ketone

b) Cyclohexanone

c) 2-methyloxyclohexanone

d) 2-pentanone

95. Which compound has the same melting point range as cyclopentanone semicarbazone?

a) Cycloheptanone semicarbazone

b) 2-heptanone semicarbazone

c) 2-octanone semicarbazone

d) 3-pentanone semicarbazone