Chemistry Quiz: Organic Compounds

Name the following hydrocarbon: CH3CH2CH2CH3

• ethane

• propane

• methane

• butane

What is the functional group present in alcohols?

• Amino group (-NH2)

• Sulfhydryl group (-SH)

• Hydroxyl group (-OH)

• Carbonyl group (C=O)

What is the functional group present in esters?

• -COO-

• CH3-

• OH-

• NH2-

What is the name of the ester formed from propanoic acid and methanol?

• methyl propanoate

• propanoic methanoate

• propyl methanoate

• methanol propanoate

Name the carboxylic acid with the molecular formula C2H4O2

• Butanoic acid

• Methanoic acid

• Ethanoic acid

• Propanoic acid

What is the functional group present in aldehydes?

• Hydroxyl group

• Phosphate group

• Carbonyl group

• Amino group

Name the aldehyde with the molecular formula C3H6O

• butanal

• methanal

• propanal

• ethanal

What is the IUPAC name for the carboxylic acid with the molecular formula CH3COOH?

• methanoic acid

• ethanoic acid

• butanoic acid

• propanoic acid

What is the general formula of the alkynes?

• C_nH_2n+1
• C_nH_2n+2
• C_nH_2n-1
• C_nH_2n-2

Which of the following shows the structure of ethene?

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