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A ae GB os... MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS (Answer ALL questions) Which of the following is not a characteristic of organic compounds? . They usually have low melting points. . They usually are only slightly soluble or insoluble in water. . If water soluble they seldom conduct an electric current. |. Bonds which bind the atoms together are nearly always ionic. vporP 2. The element least likely to be found in an organic A. Oxygen B. Sulfur C. Nitrogen D. Silicon ~ i 3. Instable organic compounds, carbon will always form A. 2 bonds ; ; B. 4 bonds C. 3 bonds D. 5 bonds 4. Carbon-carbon double bonds consist of: A, one bond, one x bond _B. two bonds, one a bond 13. As the molecular weight of alkanes increases, how do the boiling point and melting point change? A. boiling point increases; melting point decreases sequentially for alkanes over four carbons. B. boiling point decreases; melting point increases sequentially for alkanes over four carbons. C. boiling point decreases; melting point decreases sequentially for alkanes over four carbons. D. boiling point increases; melting point increases sequentially for alkanes over four carbons. 14. How many elements of unsaturation are present in CuHoN AJ B.2 ene p.4 tion of alkanes considered a chain reaction? js the halogens! 15. Why is xs quickly: mae A. Teese without the generation of intermediates, Be Tecra generates the reactive intermediate that eauses the next step to accu. C. Each step a chains of halogenated alkanes to be formed. jon allows long chai Dp. The react ization in CH3—CH = CH — CNis ence of hybridization in C 16. The sequen 12, sp. HP2s 82 ‘A, sp3s 8P2s 8?» fB._ sp 3021 32s 80% 882 phe SPs 6B2 APs Ch ent a #72 Page 4 of 10 CH3CHjCHjOH CHyCHO CH,CH3OH HCHO 17. 1 i MW Iv Which statement is correct? A. 1,11, Il & IV are homolog B. 1& IL, Ill & IV are homolog C. Boiling point of I will be less than III D. Solubility of (IV) in water will be greater than IT 4A ~~? 18. What is the IUPAC name of A. Hex-5-ene=1-yne B. Hex -1 -yne-5 —ene C. Hex —1-en-5 yne D. Hex -5 yne -1 ene 19, Name the compound shown here Pe. rimethyl bicyclo(2, 1, 0) Pentane 5 Trimethy! bicyclo(2, 1, 0) Pentane 5 Trimethyl bieyelo, 1, 1) Pentane 3 Trimethy! canopy(2,1,0) pentane pap> 20, In the chlorination of alkanes, the first st ; the first step in whic fc pratoeed lect hich chlorine free radicals are i A, Initiation B. Activation C. Propagation D. Deactivation Page 5 of 10 . Aldehydes containing up to 4 carbon atoms are (a) miscible with water (b) Insoluble in water (c) highly reactive with water (@) nonpolar 27. Which of the following is not true concerning carboxylic acids (a) The carboxyl group is a combination of'a carbonyl group and a hydroxyl group (6) Carboxylic acids owe their acidity to the resonance-stabilised carboxylate anions formed by deprotonation (c) Systematic names for carboxylic acids use the -oic acid suffix (a) Carboxylic acids are strongly non polar, like ketones, aldehydes, and alcohols, 28. Which of the following is true concerning amines? (@) Amines are alkylated derivatives of ammonia. (b) Naturally occurring amines are often called alkaloids (©) Proteins have the structure of long-chain, complex amines, (@) Simple amines are named by naming the alkyl groups bonded to nitrogen and adding the word “amine.” / 29. Assertion -Conformers are not isolable at room lemperature Reason “These are unstable at room temperature Reason is true: Reason is a correct ason js true: Rea © Assertion is True, Reason is False @) Assertion is True, explanation for assert (b) Assertion is true Re; : eration ason is not a correct explanation for assertion (@) Assertion is False, Reason is true 30. Which type of conformation is shown by figure Land 29 ny ft Page FoF 10 . 1 is eclipsed and 2 is staggered . 1 is staggered and 2 is eclipsed . Lis eclipsed and 2 is gauche Both are gauche paw> SECTION B ANSWER 2 QUESTIONS FROM THIS SECTION. ye QUESTION ONE (15 MARKS) A. Give the IUPAC names of the following compounds i ii. 7 aa i B. For each of the following molecular formulas, determine the number of eh ‘unsaturation (i) C4HsCla (ii) CaHxO> (iit) CsHsNO> (iv)CoHSNCIBr 8 marks State three commercial importance of propylene 3° marks QUESTION TWO (15 MARKS) a, In 1934, Edward A. Doisy of Washington University extracted 3000 Ib of isolate a few milligrams of pure estradiol, a potent female of this precious sample in oxygen and found that 14.54 mg of : Page 8 of 10

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