Chemistry

Multiple Choice
Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.

____ 1. Saturated hydrocarbons are also known as

a. methanes
b. alkanes.
c. alkynes.
d. alkenes.
e. ketones.
____ 2. Which one of the following compounds is an alkane?
a. C3H6
b. C3H4
c. C2H6
d. C2H4
e. C2H2
____ 3. What are the bond angles between the carbon and hydrogen atoms in C 3H8?
a. 60
b. 90
c. 109.5
d. 120
e. 90 and 120
____ 4. What is the hybridization of the carbon atoms in an alkane?
a. 
b. π
c. sp
d. sp2
e. sp3
____ 5. Which of the statements concerning the two molecules below are correct?

1. The molecules are unsaturated hydrocarbons.

2. The molecules are structural isomers.
3. The molecules are alkanes.

a. 1 only
b. 2 only
c. 3 only
d. 2 and 3
e. 1, 2, and 3
____ 6. How many structural isomers exist for C4H10?
a. 2
b. 3
 c. 4
d. 5
e. 6
____ 7. How many structural isomers exist for C5H12?
a. 2
b. 3
c. 4
d. 5
e. 6
____ 8. What type of intermolecular forces or bonds dominate in alkanes?
a. dispersion forces
b. dipole forces
c. hydrogen bonds
d. covalent bonds
e. ionic bonds
____ 9. Cylinders of bottled gas used in camp stoves and grills contain liquid
a. methane.
b. ethane.
c. propane.
d. butane.
e. pentane.
____ 10. Which of the following alkanes will have the lowest boiling point?
a.

b.

c.

d.

e. All the above alkanes have the same boiling point.

____ 11. What process is used to separate petroleum into various products, such as gasoline, kerosene, and fuel oil?
a. mass spectroscopy
b. filtration
c. gas chromatography
d. column chromatography
 e. fractional distillation
____ 12. Gasoline is
a. 90% isooctane and 10% antiknocking compounds.
b. primarily composed of methyl-t-butyl ether (MTBE).
c. primarily composed of isooctane.
d. a mixture of hydrocarbons in the C5 to C12 range.
e. more volatile than propane or butane.
____ 13. The octane number of a gasoline is a measure of
a. the mass of octane in a sample of gasoline.
b. its resistance to knock (i.e. premature ignition).
c. the mass of a gasoline sample divided by the molar mass of octane.
d. vapor pressure of gasoline at 298 K.
e. the fraction of octane in a sample gasoline.
____ 14. Which of the following alkanes will have the highest boiling point?
a.

b.

c.

d.

e. Molecules a, b, and c have equally high boiling points.

____ 15. What is the generalized formula for an alkene?
a. CnHn-2
b. C2nHn
c. CnH2n
d. CnHn+2
e. CnH2n+2
____ 16. Which of the following (non-cyclic) molecules is an alkene?
a. CH4
b. C2H2
c. C3H8
d. C7H16
e. C8H16
____ 17. Which of the following (non-cyclic) molecules is an alkyne?
a. CH4
b. C2H2
c. C2H6
d. C3H6
e. C6H14
____ 18. How many π bonds are present in C3H4?
a. 0
b. 1
c. 2
d. 3
e. 6
____ 19. How many  bonds are present in propene, C3H6?
a. 0
b. 2
c. 4
d. 6
e. 8
____ 20. What is the hybridization of each carbon atom in acetylene, C 2H2?
a. sp
b. sp2
c. sp3
d. sp3d
e. 2 and 2π
____ 21. What is the hybridization of each carbon atom in benzene, C 6H6?
a. 2
b. 2π
c. sp
d. sp2
e. sp3
____ 22. All of the following statements concerning ethylene are true EXCEPT
a. ethylene is the most produced organic compound.
b. ethylene is the starting material for polyethylene.
c. small quantities of ethylene are used to ripen fruit.
d. ethylene is a chiral molecule.
e. ethylene has the molecular formula C 2H4.
____ 23. Alkenes undergo addition reactions with halogens. What is the product of the reaction of ethylene with HBr?
a.

b.
 c.

d.

e.

____ 24. Which of the statements concerning benzene are true.

1. Each carbon forms three sigma bonds.

2. The pi bonds are delocalized over the entire molecule.
3. The hybridization of the carbon atoms is sp2.

a. 1 only
b. 2 only
c. 3 only
d. 1 and 3
e. 1, 2, and 3
____ 25. Alkenes undergo addition reactions with halogens. What is the product of the reaction of propylene, C 3H6,
with Br2?
a.

b.

c.

d.
 e.

____ 26. Write a balanced chemical equation for the reaction of ethylene with oxygen.
a. CH4(g) + 2O2(g)  CO2(g) + 2H2O(g)
b. 2C2H6(g) + 7O2(g)  4CO2(g) + 6H2O(g)
c. 2C2H2(g) + 5O2(g)  4CO2(g) + 2H2O(g)
d. C2H4(g) + 3O2(g)  2CO2(g) + 2H2O(g)
e. C2H4(g) + 2O2(g)  2CO2(g) + 2H2(g)
____ 27. Classify the following molecule according to its functional group.

a. alcohol
b. aldehyde
c. carboxylic acid
d. ester
e. ether
____ 28. Classify the following molecule according to its functional group.

a. alcohol
b. carboxylic acid
c. ketone
d. ester
e. ether
____ 29. Classify the following molecule according to its functional group.

a. alcohol
 b. aldehyde
c. ketone
d. ester
e. ether
____ 30. Classify the following molecule according to its functional group.

a. alcohol
b. aldehyde
c. alkane
d. carboxylic acid
e. ester
____ 31. Classify the following molecule according to its functional group.

a. alcohol
b. aldehyde
c. carboxylic acid
d. ether
e. ketone
____ 32. Classify the following molecule according to its functional group.

a. alcohol
b. aldehyde
c. carboxylic acid
d. ketone
e. ester
____ 33. Which compounds often have strong, pleasant odors?
a. alcohols
b. aldehydes
c. amines
d. esters
e. ethers
____ 34. Which of the following alcohols is known as wood alcohol?
a. methanol
b. ethanol
c. 1-propanol
d. 2-propanol
 e. butanol
____ 35. In ethanol products, such as wine, exposure to oxygen results in the oxidation of ethanol to
a. acetic acid.
b. alcohol dehydrogenase.
c. an ether.
d. a ketone.
e. an amine.
____ 36. How many alcohols have the chemical formula C 4H10O?
a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4
e. 5
____ 37. How many ketones have the chemical formula C5H10O?
a. 2
b. 3
c. 4
d. 5
e. 6
____ 38. How many ethers have the chemical formula C 4H8O?
a. 0
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4
e. 6
____ 39. How many different (non-cyclic) structural isomers exist for C 6H12?
a. 4
b. 8
c. 10
d. 12
e. 13
____ 40. How many different structures (including structural and geometric isomers) exist for C 2H2Cl2?
a. 2
b. 3
c. 4
d. 5
e. 6
____ 41. Which of the following molecules can form cis and trans isomers?

1. CH3ClCCH2
2. CH3ClCCCH3Cl
3. BrClCCClCH3

a. 1 only
b. 2 only
c. 3 only
d. 1 and 2
e. 2 and 3
____ 42. Which of the following can form cis and trans isomers?
 1. F2ClCCCl2F
2. F2CCClF
3. C2H5CHCHCH3

a. 1 only
b. 2 only
c. 3 only
d. 1 and 2
e. 1, 2 and 3
____ 43. Optical isomerism occurs when
a. a molecule's mirror image is superimposable.
b. both cis and trans isomers exist in equal concentrations.
c. two or more structural isomers of a molecule exist.
d. at least one carbon atom in a molecule is bonded to four different atoms or groups.
e. the enantiomers are both present in a racemic mixture.
____ 44. Which of the following molecules have chiral centers?

a. 1 only
b. 2 only
c. 3 only
d. 1 and 3
e. 2 and 3
____ 45. Which of the following molecules have chiral centers?

a. 1 only
b. 2 only
c. 3 only
d. 1 and 2
e. 1 and 3
____ 46. All of the following statements are true EXCEPT
 a.enantiomers have identical chemical properties.
b.enantiomers have identical physical properties.
c.a racemic mixture contains equal concentrations of enantiomers.
d.for a molecule with a chiral center, the two enantiomers will rotate plane-polarized light in
opposite directions.
e. chromatography is often used to separate enantiomers.
____ 47. All of the following statements are true EXCEPT
a. Monounsaturated fats contain one carbon-carbon double bond.
b. Polyunsaturated fats contain multiple carbon-carbon double bonds.
c. Trans fats are healthy, cis fats are bad news.
d. Saturated fats contain no carbon-carbon double bonds.
e. Polyunsaturated fats are good guys, particularly if double bonds are located on the third or
sixth carbons.
____ 48. The polymerization of 1,2-dichloroethylene, CHClCHCl, will yield which of the following products?
a.

b.

c.

d.

e.

____ 49. What is the monomer used to make the following polymer?
 a.

b.

c.

d.

e.

____ 50. What is the monomer used for the polymerization of Teflon?
a. CH2CH2
b. CH2CHF
c. CH2CF2
d. CHFCHF
e. CF2CF2
____ 51. Amino acids polymerize in condensation reactions that result in the formation of an amide linkage (or peptide
bond) between amino acid molecules. What is a possible dipeptide formed in the reaction of alanine with
phenylalanine?

a.
 b.

c.

d.

e. None of the above.

____ 52. Glycine, H2NCH2COOH, can polymerize via a condensation reaction. What simple molecule is a byproduct
of this polymerization reaction?
a. H2
b. H2O
c. N2
d. NH3
e. O2
Chemistry
Answer Section

MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. ANS: B
2. ANS: C
3. ANS: C
4. ANS: E
5. ANS: D
6. ANS: A
7. ANS: B
8. ANS: A
9. ANS: C
10. ANS: A
11. ANS: E
12. ANS: D
13. ANS: B
14. ANS: A
15. ANS: C
16. ANS: E
17. ANS: B
18. ANS: C
19. ANS: E
20. ANS: A
21. ANS: D
22. ANS: D
23. ANS: A
24. ANS: E
25. ANS: C
26. ANS: D
27. ANS: A
28. ANS: E
29. ANS: C
30. ANS: D
31. ANS: B
32. ANS: E
33. ANS: D
34. ANS: A
35. ANS: A
36. ANS: D
37. ANS: B
38. ANS: C
39. ANS: E
40. ANS: B
41. ANS: E
42. ANS: C
43. ANS: D
44. ANS: C
45. ANS: E
46. ANS: A
47. ANS: C
48. ANS: B
49. ANS: C
50. ANS: E
51. ANS: A
52. ANS: B