C18 Intro to Organic Chem

Alkanes do not have a functional group. There are only C-C and C-H bonds.

• True

• False

Name the functional group in heptanol.

• hydroxyl group

• carboxylic group

• carbon-carbon double bond

Name the functional group in butanoic acid.

• hydroxyl group

• carboxylic group

• carbon-carbon double bond

Name the functional group in butanoic acid.

• hydroxyl group

• carboxylic group

• carbon-carbon double bond

Do glycolic acid and lactic acid belong to the same homologous series?

• Yes because they contain the C-C and C-H bonds.

• Yes because both contains the carboxylic group only.

• Yes because both contains the hydroxyl group only.

• Yes because both contains the hydroxyl and carboxylic groups.

Organic compounds contain ......... and often hydrogen, oxygen and nitrogen as well.

Petroleum is a man made mixture of hydrocarbons.

• True

• False

Petroleum and natural gas are examples of fossil fuels.

• True

• False

Choose two examples of biofuels.

• ethane

• biodiesel

• biogas

• petroleum

This process of separation is called simple distillation.

• True

• False