Lecture Midterm Examination on Inorganic & Organic Chemistry

Which of the follwoing are the commonly encountered important alcohols, EXCEPT

•  methyl

•  glycerol

• isomers

• ethylene glycol

Which of the following affects the physical properties of an alcohol?

•  unbranched-chain alcohols

•  affinity for water vapor (moisture)

•  lubricative properties

•  length of the

  nonpolar carbon chain and the  number of polar hydroxyl

Which of the following  describes the property of alcohols with their alkane counterparts, EXCEPT

•  Alcohols have higher  boiling points

•  Alcohols have much higher  solubility in water

•  Alcohols have lower solubility in water

•  Alcohols have lower boiling points

Which of the following includes the classification of alcohols, EXCEPT

•  primary alcohol

•  secondary alcohol

•  tertiary alcohol

• quaternary alcohol

Which of the following classification of alcohol describes the structure?

• primary alcohol

• secondary alcohol

• tertiary alcohol

• quaternary alcohol

Which of the following classification of alcohol describes the structure?

• primary

• secondary

• tertiary

• quaternary

Which of the following classification of alcohol describes the structure?

• primary

• secondary

• tertiary

• quaternary

Which of the following classification of alcohol describes the structure?

• primary

• secondary

• tertiary

• quaternary

Which of the following classification of alcohol describes the structure?

• primary

• secondary

• tertiary

• quaternary

Which of the following  is an organic compound in which an — OH group is attached to a carbon atom?

• alcohol

• ether

• phenol

• thiol