AS Level Organic Chemistry

An organic compound contains 38.4 % carbon, 4.80 % hydrogen and 56.8 % chlorine by mass. What is the empirical formula of the compound?

• C₂H₃Cl
• CH₃Cl
• C₂H₅Cl
• C₃H₅Cl₃

Which of the following substances, obtained from the fractional distillation of crude oil, has the lowest boiling temperature?

• refinery gas
• kerosene
• diesel oil
• lubricating oil

How many isomers are there of C₅H₁₂?

• Two
• Three
• Four
• Five

The mechanism of the reaction represented by the equation C₂H₄ + Br₂ → CH₂BrCH₂Br

• Free radical substitution
• Free radical addition
• Electrophilic substitution
• Electrophilic addition

Propene reacts with hydrogen chloride gas to give mainly

• 1-chloropropane (CH₃CH₂CH₂Cl)
• 2-chloropropane (CH₃CHClCH₃)
• 3-chloroprop-1-ene (CH₂=CHCH₂Cl)
• 1,2-dichloropropane (CH₃CHClCH₂Cl)

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NGSS.HS-PS1-1

NGSS.HS-PS1-2

Which of the following mixtures could not form when octane, C₈H₁₈, is cracked?

• propane + pentene
• butane + butene
• pentane + propene
• heptane + ethene

The following liquids all have the same number of electrons in each molecule. Which one is likely to have the lowest boiling point?

• CH₃CH₂CH₂CH₂OH
• CH₃CH₂CH₂CH₂CH₃
• CH₃C(CH₃)₂CH₃
• CH₃CH(CH₃)CH₂CH₃

What type of species forms when a bond breaks homolytically?

• Nucleophile
• Electron
• Electrophile
• Free radical

Which of these compounds is a secondary halogenoalkane?

• CH₃CH(OH)CH₃
• CH₃CCl(CH₃)CH₃
• CH₃CHClCH₃
• CH₃CH₂CH₂Cl

An electric field can affect the direction of a stream of some liquids. Which of these liquids would be affected by an electric field?

• 1-chloropropane
• Pentane
• Tetrachloromethane
• Cyclopentane