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5. Unsaturated hydrocarbons
A) contain at least one double or triple carbon-carbon bond.
B) contain at least one element other than hydrogen and carbon.
C) contain the maximum number of hydrogens that can bond with the carbon atoms
present.
D) cannot form structural isomers.
E) cannot undergo addition reactions.
Ans: A Category: Easy Section: 24.2
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Which of the following structures represents a different structural isomer of C6H14 than
the one shown above?
A) A B) B C) C D) D
Ans: C Category: Medium Section: 24.2
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C)
D)
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23. Which of these is the systematic name for the compound represented below?
A) 2-ethylbutane D) 3-methyl-1-hexene
B) 3-methylpentene E) 2-methylhexane
C) 3-methyl-1-pentene
Ans: C Category: Medium Section: 24.2
A) 4,5-diethylheptane D) 3-methyl-4-propylheptane
B) 3-propyl-4-ethylhexane E) 2-ethyl-4-propylhexane
C) 3-ethyl-4-propylhexane
Ans: D Category: Medium Section: 24.2
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25. Which of these is the systematic name for the compound represented below?
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B)
C)
D)
30. The group of atoms that is responsible for the characteristic properties of a family of
organic compounds is called a/an
A) reaction center. D) enzyme.
B) functional group. E) polyatomic ion.
C) binding site.
Ans: B Category: Easy Section: 24.4
A) A B) B C) C D) D E) E
Ans: A Category: Medium Section: 24.4
32. Which one of the following functional groups is found in carboxylic acids?
A) A B) B C) C D) D E) E
Ans: D Category: Medium Section: 24.4
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A) A B) B C) C D) D E) E
Ans: C Category: Medium Section: 24.4
A) A B) B C) C D) D E) E
Ans: E Category: Medium Section: 24.4
37. The name for the compound with the formula CH3CH2CH2CH2OH is
A) propanol. B) propane. C) butanol. D) pentane. E) pentanol.
Ans: C Category: Medium Section: 24.4
38. Which type of organic compound does not contain a carbonyl group?
A) ethers B) carboxylic acids C) ketones D) aldehydes E) esters
Ans: A Category: Medium Section: 24.4
41. Acetylene, C2H2, the simplest alkyne, can be prepared from "inorganic" materials. Which
of these reactions is used to prepare acetylene in this way?
A) 2C + H2 C2H2 C) 2CO + 2H2O C2H2 + H2O2
B) C2H4 C2H2 + H2 D) CaC2 + 2H2O C2H2 + Ca(OH)2
Ans: D Category: Medium Section: 24.2
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43. Which is the product of the reaction of one mole of HCl with one mole of 1-butyne?
A) 1-chloro-1-butene C) 2-chloro-1-butene
B) 1-chloro-2-butene D) ethyl chloride + acetylene
Ans: C Category: Difficult Section: 24.2
47. Esters are synthesized from two classes of organic compounds. Those two types of
compounds are
A) acids and bases. D) amines and alkenes.
B) amines and alcohols. E) alkenes and bases.
C) alcohols and acids.
Ans: C Category: Medium Section: 24.4
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48. Which choice gives the structures of the reaction products when the ester below is
hydrolyzed in acid solution?
A)
B)
C)
D)
49. The reaction of Cl2 with CH4 to produce methyl chloride is an example of a/an
A) free radical reaction. D) ester hydrolysis.
B) addition reaction. E) polymerization.
C) reduction reaction.
Ans: A Category: Medium Section: 24.2
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53. Which of these reactions leads to a change in the hybridization of one or more carbon
atoms?
A) free radical halogenation of an alkane
B) hydrolysis of an ester to yield an acid and an alcohol
C) substitution of an aromatic ring using a halogen
D) oxidation of an alcohol to yield a carboxylic acid
E) neutralization of an amine using a strong mineral acid
Ans: D Category: Difficult Section: 24.4
54. Water and ethylene are combined at high temperature and pressures in the presence of
sulfuric acid to produce ethanol according to the following reaction:
CH2=CH2(g) + H2O(g) CH3CH2OH(g)
What is the hybridization of the bolded carbon atoms in the reactants and products,
respectively?
A) sp3, sp2 B) sp2, sp3 C) sp, sp2 D) sp3, sp E) sp2, sp2
Ans: B Category: Medium Section: 24.4
55. Which functional group, when present in a compound that is allowed to stand in air,
poses a danger of slowly yielding explosive peroxides?
A) ether D) ketone
B) alcohol E) unsaturated hydrocarbon
C) carboxylic acid
Ans: A Category: Medium Section: 24.4
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56. A compound with the formula C6H12 may or may not be a saturated hydrocarbon.
Explain.
Ans: It could either be an unsaturated alkene like 1-hexene, or a saturated cycloalkane
like cyclohexane.
Category: Medium Section: 24.2
58. Write the formula for the alcohol and the carboxylic acid from which the following ester
may be synthesized.
59. Write the formula for the alcohol and the carboxylic acid from which the following ester
may be synthesized.
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60. Write the formula for the alcohol and the carboxylic acid from which the following ester
may be synthesized.
Ans:
Ans: 2,2-dimethylbutane
Category: Medium Section: 24.2
Ans: 2,3-dimethylbutane
Category: Medium Section: 24.2
63. The systematic name for the hydrocarbon with the following structural formula is 1-
ethyl-2-methylbutane.
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64. The systematic name for the compound with the following structural formula is 4,5-
dimethyl-2-hexene.
65. The oxidation product of 1-propanol when using Cr2O72 as the oxidizing agent is
acetone.
Ans: False Category: Difficult Section: 24.4
66. The reaction of hydrogen chloride gas with propene will yield 1-chloropropane as the
main product.
Ans: False Category: Difficult Section: 24.2
67. The molecule shown below is chiral, i.e. not superimposable on its mirror image.
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