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QUIZ #02: ORGANIC COMPOUNDS

I MULTIPLE CHOICE: Choose the letter of the best answer and write the CAPITAL LETTER of your choice on the
space provided before each number. FOR STRICT COMPLIANCE, ANY FORM OF ALTERATION WILL BE
CONSIDERD WRONG. (15 points)
______1. Organic chemistry is the study of __________.
A. any compound from any living thing
B. carbon-containing compounds that were formed by living things
C. any compound with carbon as the principal element
D. none of the above.
______2. Carbon can form many different compounds because it can __________.
A. make a molecule in the shape of a cube, tetrahedron, or cylinder
B. combine with other carbon atoms in addition to other elements
C. combine with more metals than other elements
D. combine with more nonmetals than other elements
______3. A hydrocarbon is an organic compound consisting of __________.
A. water and carbon
B. any number of elements as long as they include carbon and hydrogen
C. carbon and hydrogen
D. carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen
______4. A. hydrocarbon with two double covalent bonds between carbon atoms is a/an __________.
A. Alkane B. Alkene C. Alkyne D. Aromatic Hydrocarbon
______5. Organic compounds called isomers have __________.
A. the same molecular formulas but different physical structures
B. different molecular formulas with the same physical structures
C. different molecular formulas with the same chemical properties
d. none of the above
______6. The number of carbon atoms in a molecule of octane is __________.
A. three B. six C. five D. eight
______7. A natural gas, used for heating and generating electricity, consists mostly of the hydrocarbon:
A. methane B. ethene C. propane D. octane
______8. Alkanes are distinguished from other hydrocarbons because they have __________.
A. only single carbon-carbon bonds
B. one double carbon-carbon bond.
C. both double and triple carbon-carbon bonds.
D. one triple carbon-carbon bond.
______9. When two carbon atoms share two electron pairs then they form __________.
A. single bond B. double bond C. triple bond D. coordinate covalent bond
______10. As compared to its parent alkane, an alkyl radical contains __________.
A. one less carbon B. one less hydrogen
C. one more carbon D. one more hydrogen
______11. Compounds that have identical molecular formulas but different structural formulas are called a/an
__________.
A. isomers B. esters C. organic acids D. alcohols
______12. Which formula represents a saturated hydrocarbon?
A. C2H2 B. C2H4 C. C2H6 D. C4H8
______13. What is the correct formula for butane?
A. C3H8 B. C4H10 C. C2H6 D. C4H8
______13. Which statement explains why the element carbon forms so many compounds?
A. Carbon atoms combine readily with oxygen.
B. Carbon atoms have a very high electronegativity.
C. Carbon readily forms ionic bonds with other carbon atoms.
D. Carbon readily forms covalent bonds with other carbon atoms.
______14. Carbon is capable of bonding with a maximum of __________ atoms to form compounds.
A. three B. four C. five D. six
______15. If you remove all of the functional groups from an organic molecule so that it has only carbon and
hydrogen atoms, the molecule becomes a __________ molecule.
A. carbohydrate B. carbonyl C. carboxyl D. hydrocarbon
II ESSAY: Read the situation n below and explain your view about it. Explain your answer in 4-5 sentences.
(5 points)
How are organic compounds beneficial to humans and how important are hydrocarbons?

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