Midterm, Quiz Part. 1 (20 pts.

Name: ___________________________ Course and Year _________ Date: / /

GENERAL DIRECTION: This quiz encompasses multiple choice, identification and matching
type. Kindly follow all the instructions carefully.

PART 1: MULTIPLE CHOICE (5 x 2 = 10)

1. KMnO4 is one of the main chemical substances being used in Beayer’s Test. What is KMnO4
stands for?

A. Magnesium Oxide
B. Krypton difluoride
C. Potassium permanganate
D. Xenon monochloride

2. Given the chemical structure of the substance below, what particular functional group as
indicated by the encircled portion?

A. Carboxylic acid
B. Amine
C. Ketone
D. Arenes

3. Which of the following steps is the first thing you should consider when naming organic
compounds using IUPAC standards?

A. Identify and name groups attached to this chain.

B. The prefixes di, tri, tetra etc., used to designate several groups of the same kind, are not
considered when alphabetizing.
C. Number the chain consecutively, starting at the end nearest a substituent group.
D. Find and name the longest continuous carbon chain.

4. Which of the following skeletal representations below is being represented by the name 2,3,4-
trimethylhexane?

A.) B.) C.) D.)

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 Midterm, Quiz Part. 1 (20 pts.)

5. What is IUPAC stands for?

A. Internationalizing Union of Pure and Application of Chemistry

B. Internationalization of Union of Pure and Applied Chemist
C. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry
D. International Unity of Pure and Applied Chemist

PART 2: IDENTIFICATION (5 x 2 = 10)

1. This refers to the group of atoms in a molecule with distinctive chemical properties is called
_______________. (Functional Group)

2. In nitrous acid test, the positive appearance for the presence of secondary amine is
_______________. (Yellow oily layer)

3. Isopropyl alcohol belongs to what type of functional group? _____________ (Hydroxyl)

4. What do you call to the general term of the encircled portion of the following substances?

Ans. Alkyl Halides

5. In Liebermann’s Test, the appearance of blue or green that changes to red or brown indicates
the presence of ________________. (Indophenol group)

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