GK CHEMISTRY GAME

Which of the following is not a characteristic of organic

compounds?

• They usually have low melting points.

• They usually are only slightly soluble or insoluble in

  water.

• If water soluble they seldom conduct an electric current.

• Bonds which bind the atoms together are nearly always

  ionic

Catenation is a property of the carbon atom which

describes its ability to....

• bond with other carbon atoms

• form double and triple bonds

• exist in plant and animal form

• form bonds in its ground state

Who is the father of Chemistry?

• Hennig Brand

• Dimitri Mendeleev

• Antoine Lavoisier

• Isaac Newton

What is the prefix used when referring to ring structures?

• Pyro-

• Aro-

• Cyclo-

• None of the above

Which of the following is the correct IUPAC name for this structure?

• 3-methyl-4-isopropyl-5-methyl-6-methylheptane

• 2,3,5-trimethyl-4-isopropylheptane

• 4-isopropyl-3,5,6-trimethylheptane

• 4-isopropyl-2,3,5-trimethylheptane

What is the common name given to this alkyl branch?

• Propyl

• Methyl

• Isopropyl

• Ethane

At which end should you begin numbering the carbons?

• Left to right

• Right to left

• Neither

The four organic compounds found in living things are?

• Carbohydrates, Lipids, Nucleic Acids, and Oxygen

• Carbohydrates, Lipids, Proteins, and Carbon

• Carbohydrates, Lipids, Proteins, Nucleic Acids

• Carbon, Lipids, Proteins, Nucleic Acids

Single bonded carbons are called _________.

• Alkanes

• Alkynes

• Alkenes

• Arenes

Which of the following prefixes represents "7"?

• prop-

• but-

• hept-

• pent-