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Introduction to Organic Chemistry

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which two elements do all organic compounds contain?

a)

Carbon and hydrogen

b)

Carbon and oxygen

c)

Oxygen and hydrogen

d)

Carbon and nitrogen

2.

Organic compounds made only of the elements carbon and hydrogen are called...

a)

Hydrocarbons

b)

Carbohydrogens

c)

Carbohydrates

d)

Hydrocarbonates

3.

Which one of the following characteristics is not correct for all of the members of the same homologous series?

a)

Same general formula

b)

Similar chemical properties, i.e. undergo the same reactions

c)

Varying physical properties, i.e. change in a predictable way

d)

Different functional group

4.

Alkane molecules are made of which elements?

a)

Carbon and hydrogen

b)

Carbon, hydrogen and oxygen

c)

Carbon and oxygen

d)

Carbon, nitrogen and hydrogen

5.

All molecules of the alkane homologous series have which ending in their name?

a)

-ane

b)

-ene

c)

-anol

d)

-anoic acid

6.

The first four alkanes are listed below. In which list are they placed in the correct order, i.e. increasing number of carbon atoms?

a)

methane, ethane, propane, butane

b)

ethane, methane, propane, butane

c)

methane, ethane, butane, propane

d)

methane, propane, ethane, butane

7.

Which is the correct general formula for the alkanes?

a)

CnH2n+2

b)

CnH2n

c)

CnH2n+1OH

d)

CnH2n+1COOH

8.

Which type of bonding is present within organic molecules?

a)

Covalent bond

b)

Ionic bond

c)

Metallic bond

d)

Hydrogen bond

9.

Which list does NOT contain compounds found in the same homologous series?

a)

methane, ethane, propane, butane

b)

Pentane, hexanol, heptane, octane

c)

nonane, decane, undecane, dodecane

d)

tridecane, tetradecane, pentadecane, hexadecane

10.

What is the name of the alkane shown here?

a)

Methane

b)

Ethane

c)

Propane

d)

Butane

11.

Is the chemistry of carbon.

a)

Inorganic Chemistry

b)

Organic Chemistry

c)

Analytical Chemistry

d)

Biochemistry

12.

What is the name of the process in which one orbital "S" and three orbitals "P" combined to form new orbitals?

a)

Combining

b)

Joining

c)

Hybridization

d)

Hydrozation

13.

What is the name of the structure taken by carbon atoms in order to be combined with several compounds. ?

a)

Pentahedral

b)

Tetrahedral

c)

Octahedral

d)

Metahedral

14.

What is the name of the single bond compounds that formed saturated hydrocarbons?

a)

Alkanes

b)

Alkenes

c)

Alkynes

d)

Alkones

15.

What is the name of the triple bonded compounds which are unsaturated?

a)

Alkanes

b)

Alkenes

c)

Alkynes

d)

Alkones

16.

What is the simplest alkene?

a)

Ethene

b)

Methene

c)

Propene

d)

Nonene

17.

What is the simplest alkyne?

a)

Methyne

b)

Ethyne

c)

Propyne

d)

Butyne

18.

In hydrocarbons, how does the rate of carbon and hydrogen increase?

a)

C: 1 H: 2

b)

C:2 H: 1

c)

C:1 H: 3

d)

C.0 H: 1

19.

Is a main kind of organic compound, works to storage information inside a cell.

a)

Nucleic Acid

b)

Carbohydrates

c)

Proteins

d)

Lipids

20.

Is a main kind of organic compound, made out of fatty acids, they made up the cell membrane.

a)

Nucleic Acids

b)

Lipids

c)

Proteins

d)

Carbohydrates

21.

Is a main kind of organic compound, this compounds served many task in the human body some are, production of new compounds, breaking down compounds, give structure and replication of dna.

a)

Nucleic Acids

b)

Lipids

c)

Proteins

d)

Carbohydrates