Introduction to Organic Chemistry

Organic chemistry is the branch of chemistry in which compounds containing ....................., are studied.

Examples of inorganic carbon compounds are

• glucose

• carbon dioxide

• ascorbic acid

• sodium carbonate

• answers 2 and 4

How many valence electrons does carbon have?

• 4

• 6

• 12

• 2

The main type of bonding in organic compounds is

• Ionic

• Covalent

• Coordinate covalent

• hydrogen bonding

Organic compounds made only of the elements carbon and hydrogen are called...

• Hydrocarbons

• Carbohydrogens

• Carbohydrates

• Hydrocarbonates

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-6

Choose the incorrect option regarding isomerism:

• They differ in both physical and chemical properties

• They have different molecular formula

• There are two types of isomerism : Structural and Stereoisomerism

• Geometric and optical isomerism are two types of stereoisomerism

What kind of molecule is this?

• alkane

• alkene

• alkyne

• cycloalkane

What is a functional group?

• Atoms or group of atoms that give specific characteristics to a molecule

• Group of molecules that make up a group of atoms

• Group of molecules that give specific characteristics to an atom

• Group of atoms that give specific characteristics to an element

Which one of the following characteristics is not correct for all of the members of the same homologous series?

• Same general formula

• Similar chemical properties, i.e. undergo the same reactions

• Varying physical properties, i.e. change in a predictable way

• Different functional group

All molecules of the alkane homologous series have which ending in their name?

• -ane

• -ene

• -anol

• -anoic acid