Basic Organic Chemistry Quiz

1. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate answers. [3] Name Structural Formula

Methanoic acid

H | HCC | H

O OH

Propanoic Acid

Butanoic acid

H H H | | | O H-CCCC | | | H H H OH

2.

Name the organic product formed when pentanol reacts with hot acidified potassium dichromate(VI) solution. [1]

Organic Product : ____________________________________________________

3. (a) (b)

Propene reacts with bromine to form one organic product. What is the reaction known as? Write the equation for the reaction. Show full structural formulas of the organic compounds. What observation would you expect to see? [4]

(c)

4.

Ethane is a gas at room temperature while sodium chloride is a solid at room temperature. With reference to the bonding and structures of both compounds, explain the above statement. [4]

5.

Draw the formula of the polymer when ethene polymerises to form poly(ethene). [2]