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Chapter 11: Unsaturated Hydrocarbons

1. Which types of compounds are saturated hydrocarbons?


A) Alkenes
B) Aromatic hydrocarbons
C) Alkanes
D) Alkynes
E) All of the hydrocarbons above are unsaturated hydrocarbons.
Ans: C Difficulty: Easy

2. Which is the molecular formula of an alkyne?


A) C10H18 B) C9H18 C) C8H18 D) C10H20
Ans: A Difficulty: Easy

3. What is the IUPAC name of this compound?

A) cis-3-Pentene D) 1-Methyl-2-ethylpentene
B) cis-2-Pentene E) trans-3-Pentene
C) Ethylpropene
Ans: B Difficulty: Medium

4. What is the IUPAC name of this compound?

A) 5-Ethyl-4-methyl-4-heptene D) 3-Ethyl-4-methyl-3-heptene
B) 3-Ethyl-4-methyl-3-hexene E) 3-Ethyl-4-propyl-2-pentene
C) 3-Ethyl-4-methyl-4-heptene
Ans: D Difficulty: Medium

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5. What is the IUPAC name of this compound?

A) Methylbenzene D) 1-Methyl-1,2-cyclohexadiene
B) 2-Methyl-1,3-cyclohexadiene E) Toluene
C) 3-Methyl-1,3-cyclohexadiene
Ans: B Difficulty: Difficult

6. What is the structure of 2-methyl-3-hexene?


A)

B)

C) (CH3)2C=CHCH2CH2CH3
D) (CH3)2CHCH=CHCH2CH3
Ans: D Difficulty: Medium

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7. What is the structure of 3-methylcycloheptene?


A)

B)

C)

D)

Ans: B Difficulty: Medium

8. What is the IUPAC name for the compound CH3CH=CHCH2CH3?


A) Pentene B) 2,3-Pentene C) 3-Pentene D) 2-Pentene
Ans: D Difficulty: Easy

9. The compounds 1-pentene and cis-2-pentene are an example of a pair of


A) Isotopes. C) Constitutional isomers.
B) Stereoisomers. D) Identical molecules.
Ans: C Difficulty: Medium

10. The molecules cis-2-pentene and trans-2-pentene are an example of a pair of


A) Isotopes. C) Constitutional isomers.
B) Stereoisomers. D) Identical molecules.
Ans: B Difficulty: Easy

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11. Which structure is trans-3-hexene?


A)

B)

C)

D)

Ans: B Difficulty: Easy

12. Which is NOT a valid IUPAC name of an alkene?


A) 2,3-Dimethyl-3-hexene C) 1-Ethylcyclopentene
B) 1-Butene D) 2-Butyl-3-methyl-2-nonene
Ans: D Difficulty: Difficult

13. Which name is a valid IUPAC name of an unsaturated hydrocarbon?


A) 2,3-Dimethyl-3-hexyne D) 5-Butylcyclohexene
B) trans-1-Hexene E) 2-Methyl-2-butene
C) trans-3-Pentyne
Ans: E Difficulty: Difficult

14. What configuration of a double bond is more common in naturally occurring fatty
acids?
A) cis B) trans C) cis and trans are equally likely to occur.
Ans: A Difficulty: Easy

15. Which fatty acid has the highest melting point?


A) CH3(CH2)12COOH
B) CH3(CH2)2CH=CH(CH2)8COOH
C) CH3(CH2)2CH=CH(CH2)2CH=CH(CH2)4COOH
D) CH3(CH2)14COOH
Ans: D Difficulty: Medium

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16. Which fatty acid has the lowest melting point?


A) CH3(CH2)12COOH
B) CH3(CH2)2CH=CH(CH2)8COOH
C) CH3(CH2)2CH=CH(CH2)2CH=CH(CH2)4COOH
D) CH3(CH2)14COOH
Ans: C Difficulty: Medium

17. The compound levonorgestrel, shown below, contains several different functional
groups which allow it to be classified as more than one type of organic compound.
Which compound classification type for levonorgestrel is incorrect?

A) Alcohol B) Alkene C) Alkyne D) Ketone E) Aromatic


Ans: E Difficulty: Easy

18. What is the product of the reaction 2-pentene + H2 →


Pd
?
A) Pentane B) 2-Pentane C) Ethane + Propane D) 2-Pentyne
Ans: A Difficulty: Medium

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19. What product is formed from the reaction below?

A)

B)

C)

D)

Ans: B Difficulty: Medium

20. What product is formed from the reaction below?

A)

B)

C)

D)

Ans: B Difficulty: Medium

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21. What product is formed in the reaction below?

A)

B)

C)

D)

Ans: B Difficulty: Difficult

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22. What product is formed in the hydration reaction shown below?

A)

B)

C)

D)

Ans: B Difficulty: Difficult

23. Which synthetic polymer is not one of the six compounds, called the “Big Six,” that
account for 76% of the synthetic polymers produced in the U.S. each year?
A) Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) D) High-density polyethylene (HDPE)
B) Polystyrene (PS) E) Polypropylene (PP)
C) Polytetrafluoroethylene (Teflon)
Ans: C Difficulty: Easy

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24. What is the structure of ortho-dichlorobenzene?


A)

B)

C)

D)

Ans: A Difficulty: Medium

25. What is the IUPAC name of the compound below?

A) 1,3-Dichloro-2-oxybenzene C) 2,6-Dichlorophenol
B) 1,3-Dichloro-2-hydroxylbenzene D) 1,5-Dichlorophenol
Ans: C Difficulty: Medium

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26. What is the structure of anthracene?


A)

B)

C)

D)

Ans: D Difficulty: Medium

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27. What product results when benzene undergoes the chlorination reaction below?

A)

B)

C)

D)

Ans: D Difficulty: Medium

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28. What starting material in a hydrochlorination reaction would produce the compound
below?

A)

B)

C)

D)

Ans: B Difficulty: Difficult

29. What reagent (and catalyst, if necessary) is needed to convert 2-methyl-2-pentene to the
compound below?

A) H2SO4 B) H2O, H2SO4 C) CH3OH, H2SO4 D) H2O E) CH3OH


Ans: B Difficulty: Difficult

30. How many different products are formed in the hydration reaction of 2-pentene?
A) 1 B) 2 C) 3 D) None; 2-pentene does not undergo hydration.
Ans: B Difficulty: Difficult

31. How many different products are formed in the hydrogenation reaction of 2-pentene?
A) 1 B) 2 C) 3 D) None; 2-pentene does not undergo hydrogenation.
Ans: A Difficulty: Medium

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32. What monomer is used to form the polymer below?

A)

B)

C)

D)

Ans: C Difficulty: Difficult

33. How many different products are formed in the reaction of p-dibromobenzene with Cl2,
using FeCl3 as a catalyst?
A) 1 B) 2 C) 3 D) 4
Ans: A Difficulty: Difficult

34. How many different products are formed in the reaction of m-dibromobenzene with Cl2,
using FeCl3 as a catalyst?
A) 1 B) 2 C) 3 D) 4
Ans: C Difficulty: Difficult

35. The compounds o-chlorophenol and m-chlorophenol are examples of


A) Molecules that are identical.
B) Molecules that are constitutional isomers.
C) Molecules that are stereoisomers.
D) Molecules that are isotopes.
Ans: B Difficulty: Medium

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36. What is the product of the reaction below?

A)

B)

C)

D)

Ans: C Difficulty: Difficult

37. What is the IUPAC name of the compound below?

A) 5-Amino-1,3-dichloro-4-pentylbenzene
B) 3,5-Dichloro-2-pentylaniline
C) 1,3-Dichloro-5-nitro-4-pentylbenzene
D) 3,5-Dichloro-2-pentane aminobenzene
E) 2,4-Dichloro-1-pentylaniline
Ans: B Difficulty: Difficult

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38. Para-chlorotoluene is the name of an organic compound. Which of the following


statements concerning the structure of this compound is false?
A) The compound is an alkene.
B) The compound contains a ring of carbon atoms.
C) A chlorine atom and a methyl group are substituents present in this compound.
D) The substituents that are present have a 1,4 relationship.
Ans: A Difficulty: Medium

39. Which statement concerning the compound 1-ethylcyclohexene is false?


A) It contains a ring of six carbons.
B) It contains one C=C bond.
C) It contains a two carbon substituent on the parent carbon chain.
D) It is a saturated hydrocarbon.
Ans: D Difficulty: Easy

40. What is the IUPAC name for the compound below?

A) Benzene B) Hexane C) Toluene D) Cyclohexane


Ans: D Difficulty: Easy

41. Which term correctly describes the relative position of the two substituents on the
benzene ring in the compound below?

A) trans B) syn C) para D) meta


Ans: D Difficulty: Easy

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42. All commercially available sunscreens contain a benzene ring in the structure of the
active ingredient. Which of the following compounds might be effective as an active
ingredient in a commercial sunscreen?
A)

B)

C)

D)

E) All would be effective.


Ans: A Difficulty: Medium

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43. What product results when 1-heptene undergoes the halogenation reaction shown?

A)

B)

C)

D)

Ans: C Difficulty: Medium

44. Fats are solids at room temperature and are generally formed from fatty acids having a
large number of double bonds in their carbon chains.
A) True B) False
Ans: B Difficulty: Medium

45. The double bonds in naturally occurring fatty acids are typically trans.
A) True B) False
Ans: B Difficulty: Easy

46. Essential fatty acids cannot be synthesized by the human body and therefore must be
obtained in the diet.
A) True B) False
Ans: A Difficulty: Easy

47. When 4,4-dimethyl-2-pentene adds H2 in the presence of a metal catalyst, the product is
4,4-dimethylpentane.
A) True B) False
Ans: B Difficulty: Medium

48. When an alkene undergoes an addition reaction, new atoms replace the hydrogen atoms
on the carbons that are part of the double bond.
A) True B) False
Ans: B Difficulty: Easy

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49. The addition of water to an alkene is called a hydrogenation reaction.


A) True B) False
Ans: B Difficulty: Easy

50. When an oil is partially hydrogenated, all of the double bonds react with H2, giving a
product that has a higher melting point.
A) True B) False
Ans: B Difficulty: Easy

51. Partial hydrogenation of soybean oil has the effect of decreasing the number of
carbon-carbon double bonds in the oil.
A) True B) False
Ans: A Difficulty: Medium

52. Saturated oils are more susceptible than unsaturated fats to oxidation, giving them a
longer shelf life.
A) True B) False
Ans: B Difficulty: Medium

53. Saturated and unsaturated fatty acids have a similar 3-D shape.
A) True B) False
Ans: B Difficulty: Easy

54. An organic compound is classified as aromatic if it is cyclic and has a fragrant odor.
A) True B) False
Ans: B Difficulty: Easy

55. The reaction below illustrates the polymerization of tetrafluoroethylene.

A) True B) False
Ans: B Difficulty: Medium

56. Aromatic hydrocarbons and alkenes undergo the same kind of addition reactions.
A) True B) False
Ans: B Difficulty: Easy

57. The common name for methylbenzene is aniline.


A) True B) False
Ans: B Difficulty: Easy

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58. Compounds containing two or more benzene rings that share carbon–carbon bonds are
called polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs).
A) True B) False
Ans: A Difficulty: Easy

59. Phenols are antioxidants.


A) True B) False
Ans: A Difficulty: Medium

60. A common functional group in many antioxidants is a carbonyl group on a benzene


ring.
A) True B) False
Ans: B Difficulty: Medium

61. The nitration of benzene is illustrated in the reaction below.

A) True B) False
Ans: B Difficulty: Medium

62. Markovnikov's rule is used to predict the addition products of benzene.


A) True B) False
Ans: B Difficulty: Medium

63. Aniline can be formed by the hydrogenation of nitrobenzene.


A) True B) False
Ans: A Difficulty: Difficult

64. When benzene undergoes a sulfonation reaction the product is the compound shown
below.

A) True B) False
Ans: B Difficulty: Medium

65. Butter and lard are composed mostly of saturated fatty acids.
A) True B) False
Ans: A Difficulty: Easy

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66. The IUPAC name of this compound is 5-butyl-5-methyl-3-heptyne.

A) True B) False
Ans: B Difficulty: Medium

67. The IUPAC name of this compound is 3,4-dimethyl-2,4,6-octatriene.

A) True B) False
Ans: B Difficulty: Medium

68. When benzo[a]pyrene is oxidized in the body, a potent carcinogen is formed.


A) True B) False
Ans: A Difficulty: Medium

69. In the structure below, all of the carbon atoms have a trigonal planar shape.

A) True B) False
Ans: A Difficulty: Medium

70. Naphthalene, shown below, is a planar molecule.

A) True B) False
Ans: A Difficulty: Medium

71. The compound 2,3-dimethyl-2-butene has cis and trans stereoisomers.


A) True B) False
Ans: B Difficulty: Difficult

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72. Cis and trans isomers are constitutional isomers that differ in the location of a C=C
bond.
A) True B) False
Ans: B Difficulty: Easy

73. There are three constitutional isomers of molecular formula C4H8 that contain a double
bond, and one of these isomers exhibits stereoisomerism.
A) True B) False
Ans: A Difficulty: Difficult

74. The C=C bond in the structure below has a syn configuration.

A) True B) False
Ans: B Difficulty: Easy

75. An alkene has the general molecular formula CnH2n, where n is the number of carbons in
the compound.
A) True B) False
Ans: A Difficulty: Easy

76. Alkynes have a general formula of CnH2n-2, where n is the number of carbons in the
compound.
A) True B) False
Ans: A Difficulty: Easy

77. Each carbon atom in ethylene is tetrahedral.


A) True B) False
Ans: B Difficulty: Easy

78. Unsaturated hydrocarbons are compounds that contain fewer than the maximum number
of hydrogen atoms per carbon atom.
A) True B) False
Ans: A Difficulty: Easy

79. Fatty acids are carboxylic acids (RCOOH) with long carbon chains.
A) True B) False
Ans: A Difficulty: Easy

80. Saturated fats are typically obtained from animal sources, while unsaturated oils are
common in vegetable sources.
A) True B) False
Ans: A Difficulty: Easy

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81. The compounds cis-2-hexene and trans-3-hexene are related as stereoisomers.


A) True B) False
Ans: B Difficulty: Difficult

82. In 2-butene, when the two CH3 groups are on the opposite side of the double bond, the
compound is called the _____ isomer.
Ans: trans
Difficulty: Easy

83. As the number of double bonds in a fatty acid increases, the melting point of the fatty
acid _____.
Ans: Decreases
Difficulty: Medium

84. Hydrogenation is the addition of _____ to an alkene.


Ans: Hydrogen (H2)
Difficulty: Easy

85. When an alkene undergoes a halogenation reaction, the product is a/an _____.
Ans: Dihalide
Difficulty: Medium

86. Resonance structures are Lewis structures with the same arrangement of _____ but a
different arrangement of _____.
Ans: Atoms; Electrons
Difficulty: Medium

87. A student incorrectly names a compound as 4,6-diethyl-5-heptene. The correct IUPAC


name of this compound is _____.
Ans: 5-Ethyl-3-methyl-3-octene
Difficulty: Difficult

88. The IUPAC name of the compound below is _____.

Ans: 3-Methylcyclobutene
Difficulty: Medium

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89. The prefix used to designate the relative position of the two substituents in methyl
salicylate is _____.

Ans: ortho
Difficulty: Easy

90. Polymers are large molecules made up of repeating units of smaller molecules called
_____ that are covalently bonded together.
Ans: Monomers
Difficulty: Easy

91. Alkenes and alkynes have _____ (low/high) melting points and boiling points and are
_____ (soluble/insoluble) in water.
Ans: Low; Insoluble
Difficulty: Easy

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