Exam 4: Carbon: the Basis of Molecular Diversity

Use the figures to answer the following question. Which molecule shown can increase the concentration of hydrogen ions in a solution and is therefore an organic acid?

Which chemical group is most likely to be responsible for an organic molecule behaving as a base?

Testosterone and estradiol are male and female sex hormones, respectively, in many vertebrates. In which of the following ways do these molecules differ from each other?

Which of the following characteristics is responsible for the complexity and variety of organic molecules?

Thalidomide was sold as "racemic mixture" to pregnant women to treat morning sickness during pregnancy but the drug was found to harm fetus in the womb. It was banned in 1962. Which of the following reasons is the best explanation of the harmful effects of the drug?

Use the figures to answer the question. Which of the functional groups shown in the figure is present in hexanol but not in hexane?

The maximum number of hydrogen atoms in an alkane with six carbons is ________.

How many electrons must one carbon atom share with other atom or atoms to complete its valence shell?

Differences in which of the following chemical characteristics are responsible for the uniqueness of individuals organisms?

Which of the following compounds is found in vinegar?

Research indicates that ibuprofen, a drug used to relieve inflammation and pain, is a mixture of two enantiomers; what are enantiomers?

Which action could produce a carbonyl group?