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WorksheetsIntroduction to Organic Chemistry
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Which two elements do all organic compounds contain?
Carbon and hydrogen
Carbon and oxygen
Oxygen and hydrogen
Carbon and nitrogen
Organic compounds made only of the elements carbon and hydrogen are called...
Hydrocarbons
Carbohydrogens
Carbohydrates
Hydrocarbonates
Alkane molecules are made of which elements?
Carbon and hydrogen
Carbon, hydrogen and oxygen
Carbon and oxygen
Carbon, nitrogen and hydrogen
All molecules of the alkane homologous series have which ending in their name?
-ane
-ene
-anol
-anoic acid
Which is the correct general formula for the alkanes?
CnH2n+2
CnH2n
CnH2n+1OH
CnH2n+1COOH
Which type of bonding is present within organic molecules?
Covalent bond
Ionic bond
Metallic bond
Hydrogen bond
What is the name of the alkane shown here?
Methane
Ethane
Propane
Butane
Is the chemistry of carbon.
Inorganic Chemistry
Organic Chemistry
Analytical Chemistry
Biochemistry
What is the name of the process in which one orbital "S" and three orbitals "P" combined to form new orbitals?
Combining
Joining
Hybridization
Hydrozation
What the name of the single bond compounds that formed saturated hydrocarbons?
Alkanes
Alkenes
Alkynes
Alkones
What is the name of the double bonded compounds, which are unsaturated?
Alkanes,
Alkenes.
Alkynes
Alkones
What is the name of the triple bonded compounds which are unsaturated?
Alkanes
Alkenes
Alkynes
Alkones
This type of bond allows free rotation of the parts of the molecule with respect to each other
Sigma bond
Pi bond
Covalent bond
Electron bond
Which bond is weaker and is more prone to chemical attacks?
Pi bond
Sigma bond
This is a region about the nucleus where the probability of finding the electrons is very high
Pi bond
Atomic orbital
Sigma bond
Hybrid orbital
Which statement is correct?
All organic compounds contain carbon
All organic compounds contain hydrogen
Why is methane used as a fuel?
It burns and releases energy (Exothermic reaction)
It is a gas
It is odourless
It has a low boiling point
Aliphatic hydrocarbons consist only single bonds, and so are called ____________ hydrocarbons.
unsaturated
saturated
aromatic
chain
____________ groups are atoms, groups of atoms or bond that determine the characteristic of an organic compound.
Aliphatic
Aromatic
Functional
Hydrocarbon
How many carbon atoms are in propane?
1
2
3
4
