Question 1

A hydrocarbon with a double bond is a(n)

Accepted Answer

A) alkane. 
B) alkene. 
C) alkyne. 
D) alcohol. 
E) saturated compound. 
A) alkane. 
B) alkene. 
C) alkyne. 
D) alcohol. 
E) saturated compound.

Question 2

What is the starting monomer for the polymer Teflon?

Accepted Answer

A)    
B)    
C)    
D)   
E)    
A)    
B)    
C)    
D)   
E)

Question 3

The name of this alkane is 3,4-dimethylhexane.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

As carbon bonds with atoms of increasingly higher electronegativities, the polarity of the bond

Accepted Answer

A) decreases. 
B) increases. 
C) stays the same. 
D) reverses. 
E) becomes inverted. 
A) decreases. 
B) increases. 
C) stays the same. 
D) reverses. 
E) becomes inverted.

Question 5

What is the name of this compound?

Accepted Answer

A) cyclopentane 
B) cyclohexane 
C) cycloheptane 
D) cyclooctane 
E) pentane 
A) cyclopentane 
B) cyclohexane 
C) cycloheptane 
D) cyclooctane 
E) pentane

Question 6

Which of the following is NOT typical of most organic compounds?

Accepted Answer

A) high melting point 
B) poor solubility in water 
C) low boiling point 
D) covalent bonding 
E) high flammability 
A) high melting point 
B) poor solubility in water 
C) low boiling point 
D) covalent bonding 
E) high flammability

Question 7

The name of this alkane is pentane.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

A hydrocarbon contains only the elements

Accepted Answer

A) hydrogen and oxygen. 
B) carbon and oxygen. 
C) carbon and hydrogen. 
D) carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen. 
E) carbon, hydrogen, and nitrogen. 
A) hydrogen and oxygen. 
B) carbon and oxygen. 
C) carbon and hydrogen. 
D) carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen. 
E) carbon, hydrogen, and nitrogen.

Question 9

What is the name of this compound?

Accepted Answer

A) ethane 
B) propane 
C) butane 
D) pentane 
E) hexane 
A) ethane 
B) propane 
C) butane 
D) pentane 
E) hexane

Question 10

Organic compounds that are poorly soluble in water behave that way because they are

Accepted Answer

A) highly polar. 
B) moderately polar. 
C) covalently bonded. 
D) generally nonpolar. 
E) ionically bonded. 
A) highly polar. 
B) moderately polar. 
C) covalently bonded. 
D) generally nonpolar. 
E) ionically bonded.

Question 11

Which of the compounds is a cycloalkene?

Accepted Answer

A) CH2 = CH-CH = CH2 
B)    
C) CH₃-C = CH2 
D)    
E)    
A) CH2 = CH-CH = CH2 
B)    
C) CH₃-C = CH2 
D)    
E)

Question 12

When drawing a structural formula, the first step is to draw

Accepted Answer

A) the substituents. 
B) the most highly substituted carbons. 
C) the saturated carbons. 
D) the main carbon chain. 
E) the functional group. 
A) the substituents. 
B) the most highly substituted carbons. 
C) the saturated carbons. 
D) the main carbon chain. 
E) the functional group.

Question 13

In a condensed structural formula, each carbon atom is

Accepted Answer

A) shown with all individual atoms and bonds drawn. 
B) shown with only the other carbon atoms. 
C) grouped with its bonded hydrogen atoms. 
D) not explicitly shown. 
E) written in lowercase letters. 
A) shown with all individual atoms and bonds drawn. 
B) shown with only the other carbon atoms. 
C) grouped with its bonded hydrogen atoms. 
D) not explicitly shown. 
E) written in lowercase letters.

Question 14

The carbon atoms in saturated hydrocarbons

Accepted Answer

A) have only single bonds. 
B) contain at least one double bond. 
C) contain at least one triple bond. 
D) contain a benzene ring. 
E) contain both a double and a triple bond. 
A) have only single bonds. 
B) contain at least one double bond. 
C) contain at least one triple bond. 
D) contain a benzene ring. 
E) contain both a double and a triple bond.

Question 15

The reaction of hydrogen (H2) and propene using a platinum catalyst is called

Accepted Answer

A) combustion. 
B) substitution. 
C) addition. 
D) neutralization. 
E) condensation. 
A) combustion. 
B) substitution. 
C) addition. 
D) neutralization. 
E) condensation.

Question 16

Carbon has six valence electrons.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

A compound that contains the ring structure of benzene is called a(n)

Accepted Answer

A) alkane. 
B) cycloalkane. 
C) alkyl group. 
D) aromatic compound. 
E) hydrocarbon. 
A) alkane. 
B) cycloalkane. 
C) alkyl group. 
D) aromatic compound. 
E) hydrocarbon.

Question 18

Propylene is used to induce ripening in fruits.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

What is the IUPAC name for the following compound?

Accepted Answer

A) 6-chloro-2-pentyne 
B) 6-chloro-1-pentyne 
C) 1-chloro-5-hexyne 
D) 6-chloro-1-heptyne 
E) 6-chloro-1-hexyne 
A) 6-chloro-2-pentyne 
B) 6-chloro-1-pentyne 
C) 1-chloro-5-hexyne 
D) 6-chloro-1-heptyne 
E) 6-chloro-1-hexyne

Question 20

All of the carbon-carbon bonds in benzene are

Accepted Answer

A) composed of only two types, single and double. 
B) identical. 
C) double bonds. 
D) single bonds. 
E) circular bonds. 
A) composed of only two types, single and double. 
B) identical. 
C) double bonds. 
D) single bonds. 
E) circular bonds.

Exam 12: Introduction to Organic Chemistry: Hydrocarbons

A hydrocarbon with a double bond is a(n)

What is the starting monomer for the polymer Teflon?

The name of this alkane is 3,4-dimethylhexane.

As carbon bonds with atoms of increasingly higher electronegativities, the polarity of the bond

What is the name of this compound?

Which of the following is NOT typical of most organic compounds?

The name of this alkane is pentane.

A hydrocarbon contains only the elements

What is the name of this compound?

Organic compounds that are poorly soluble in water behave that way because they are

Which of the compounds is a cycloalkene?

When drawing a structural formula, the first step is to draw

In a condensed structural formula, each carbon atom is

The carbon atoms in saturated hydrocarbons

The reaction of hydrogen (H2) and propene using a platinum catalyst is called

Carbon has six valence electrons.

A compound that contains the ring structure of benzene is called a(n)

Propylene is used to induce ripening in fruits.

What is the IUPAC name for the following compound?

All of the carbon-carbon bonds in benzene are

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