Organic Chemistry Quiz

What is the backbone of organic chemistry?

• Nitrogen

• Oxygen

• Carbon

• Hydrogen

How many valence electrons does carbon have?

• Five

• Two

• Three

• Four

Which type of molecule consists of carbon and hydrogen only?

• Alkenes

• Alkynes

• Alkanes

• Alcohols

What makes alcohols unique?

• Single bond

• O-H bond

• Triple bond

• Double bond oxygen

What type of molecule has a double bond oxygen at the end?

• Carboxylic acids

• Aldehydes

• Alkanes

• Ketones

Which molecule has a carbon with a double bond oxygen and an OH group?

• Alcohols

• Alkynes

• Alkenes

• Aldehydes

What is unique about ketones?

Which molecule has a carbon with a double bond oxygen and an OH group?

• Aldehydes

• Alkenes

• Alkynes

• Alcohols

What is unique about carboxylic acids?

• Double bond oxygen

• Triple bond

• O-H bond

• Random oxygen atom

Which molecule has a random oxygen atom in between two carbons?