Hydrocarbon Power!

Which element is considered to be "the element of life"?

• hydrocarbons

• oxygen

• carbon

• hydrogen

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Which German chemist first synthesized an organic compound from an inorganic compound?

• Friedrich Wöhler

• Jöns Jacob Berzelius

• August Kekulé

• Justus von Liebig

Which organic compound did Wöhler synthesize by heating ammonium cyanate, an inorganic compound?

• formaldehyde

• urea

• acetic acid

• ethanol

Group 14 elements, like carbon and silicon, have how many valence electrons?

• 4

• 6

• 8

• 14

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Which group 14 element forms the basis for sand and most of the rocks on Earth?

• carbon

• silicon

• germanium

• tin

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Which group 14 element is the foundation of all biological molecules?

• carbon

• silicon

• germanium

• tin

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The simplest organic molecules, containing only carbon and hydrogen, are called ___

• hydrocarbons

• carbohydrates

• hydrogen hydroxides

• biocarbons

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Hydrocarbons where each carbon atom is bonded to as many hydrogen atoms as possible are called ___

• full

• saturated

• complete

• pure

What is the simpler name for "fully saturated hydrocarbons"?

• alkanes

• carbohydrates

• alkenes

• alkynes

Methane, the simplest of the alkanes, with the formula CH₄, is the main compound in ___

• gasoline

• diesel fuel

• paraffin wax

• natural gas

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