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Organic Chemistry Tricky Questions
Organic Chemistry Tricky Questions
Exercise 1
CH3 OH
Propan1 ol
Propan2ol
Butan1ol
Butan2ol
Pentan2ol
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5. If ethanol is exposed to air for a long time, it will turn sour. Explain why
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Exercise 2
Methanoic acid
2
H
| O
HCC
CH3COOH |
H OH
H H H
Butanoic acid | | | O
H-CCCC
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H H H OH
2. Carboxylic acids are weak acids. Explain the term weak acids.
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4. Carboxylic acids react with alcohols to yield a sweet smelling liquid. What is the name of the
sweet smelling liquid?
Name: ..
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Use: ...
Write an equation showing the structural formulae for the formation of this liquid from
propanoic acid and ethanol. Name all the substances.
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6. Alcohol S reacts with carboxylic acid T to form the ester propyl methanoate.
Exercise 3
1(a). What is the empirical formula of the polymer with the following repeating unit
Monomer
Part of Polymer [ showing 3 repeating units ]
H F
(i)
C C
F H
F F
(ii) C C
H H
Cl H
(iii) C C
H CH3
H CN
(iv) C C
H H
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(b) Compare and contrast the two monomers and polymers in parts (a)(i) and (a)(ii). What are the
similarities or differences between the two polymers formed?
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3. Given the following polymers, draw the structural formula of the monomer in the boxes provided.
(a)
H H H H H H H H H H
C C C C C C C C C C
Cl H Cl H Cl H Cl H Cl H
b) Cl
H Cl H Cl H H Cl H Cl
H
C C C C C C C C C C
O H O H O H O H O H
H H H H H
(a) What is the name and molecular structure of the monomer for polypropene?
Name: ...........................................
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Structure:
(b) What is the empirical formula of polypropene? Is the empirical formula the same as propene?
5. Given that an addition polymer has 38.4 % by mass carbon and 56.8 % by mass chlorine. The rest being
hydrogen. Determine the structure of the polymer.
Exercise 4
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2. Two examples of condensation polymers are Nylon and Terylene. Complete the table.
Terylene
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3. Why is the disposal of non-biodegradable plastics a cause of environmental pollution?
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3. The material used for making soft drink and water bottles consists of the polymer PET. PET or PETE is
the abbreviation for poly(ethylene terephthalate). It is produced by the reaction between
ethylene glycol and terephathalic acid.
O O
II II Terephathalic acid
H O C C6H4 C O H
4. Consider two compounds, X and Y, with the structural formula as shown below.
H H O O
I I II II
HN (CH2)6 NH Cl C (CH2)4 C Cl
X Y
(ii) During one industrial accident, gas G escapes into the air. Give one adverse effect of gas G on the
environment.
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(b) State one similarity and one difference between the structure of nylon and protein (Hint : read
up on Wikipedia on proteins).
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(d) The monomers in protein can be identified using chromatography. Insulin is a protein
used to treat people suffering from diabetes. In an experiment, insulin was broken down
into a mixture of monomers. A chromatogram was set up with a sample of the mixture
and samples of the monomers of proline and lysine (amino acids) as references.
(i) Explain with the aid of a diagram, how chromatography could be used to show that proline and
lysine are present in the mixture.
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(ii) Explain why a locating agent needs to be used to identify the monomers.
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