MODULE 5: Organic Compounds

Who is considered the 'Father of Organic Chemistry'?

• Jon Jacob Berzelius

• Robert Boyle

• Friedrich Wöhler

• Louis Pasteur

Which of the following is a characteristic property of organic compounds?

• Soluble in water

• Insoluble in organic solvents

• Conducts electricity in water

• High melting points

What are the important sources of natural organic compounds?

• Synthetic production

• Petroleum and coal

• Metal ores

• Plastic waste

What is a functional group in organic chemistry?

• A group of atoms that conduct electricity

• A group of elements with high reactivity

• A group of atoms that form ionic bonds

• A group of atoms that gives characteristic properties to an organic compound

Which of the following is an example of an aliphatic organic compound?

• Phenol

• Toluene

• Benzene

• Methane

What is the significance of carbon compounds to life and civilization?

• Used for nuclear energy

• Essential for life on Earth

• Only used in industrial processes

• Main component of inorganic compounds

How many known organic compounds are there compared to inorganic compounds?

• Twice as many

• Five times as many

• Hundred times as many

• Ten times as many

What is the unique bonding property of the carbon atom?

• Forms only single bonds

• Forms long chains or rings with other carbon atoms

• Cannot bond with other elements

• Forms only ionic bonds

What is the hybridization of the carbon atom when it is bonded to four other atoms with no lone pairs?

• sp2

• sp

• sp4

• sp3

What is the hybridization of the carbon atom when it is bonded to two atoms with two double bonds or one single bond and one triple bond?

• sp4

• sp3

• sp2

• sp