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Year 13 Organic Revision 1

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which one of the following molecules could exist as E-Z isomers?

a)

CH₃CH=CH₂

b)

CH₃CH=CHCH₃

c)

CH₃CH₂CH=CH₂

d)

(CH₃)₂C=CHCH₃

2.

How many moles of oxygen are required for the complete combustion of one mole of butane?

a)

5.5

b)

6

c)

6.5

d)

7

3.

Which one of the following is a propagation step in the mechanism of the reaction between chlorine and methane?

a)

CH₃˙ + HCl → CH₄ + Cl˙

b)

CH₄ + Cl˙ → CH₃˙ + HCl

c)

CH₄ → CH₃˙ + H˙

d)

CH₃˙ + Cl˙ → CH₃Cl

4.

Which of the following is the name for the mechanism for the reaction between ethane and chlorine?

a)

electrophilic addition

b)

free-radical addition

c)

free-radical substitution

d)

nucleophilic substitution

5.

Which one of the following is not the correct formula for a radical?

a)

H•

b)

Cl•

c)

CCl3

d)

CH4

6.

Which one of the following is removed from bromoethane when it is reacted with ethanolic sodium hydroxide?

a)

Br2

b)

H2O

c)

HBr

d)

NaBr

7.

Which one of the following cannot act as a nucleophile?

a)

CH3CH2NH2

b)

CH4

c)

CN

d)

H2O

8.

Which one of the following statements is not correct about the alcohol shown below? CH3CH2CHOHCH3

a)

It has the molecular formula C4H10O

b)

It is butan-2-ol

c)

It can be oxidised to an aldehyde

d)

It is a secondary alcohol

9.

Which statement is true about the reaction between hydrogen bromide and ethene?

a)

The product is unsaturated.

b)

The transition state is neutral.

c)

The product can exist as two different structural isomers.

d)

The hydrogen bromide splits into two ions.

10.

Which one of the following is a tertiary alcohol?

a)

2-methylbutan-1-ol

b)

2-methylbutan-2-ol

c)

3-methylbutan-1-ol

d)

3-methylbutan-2-ol

11.

Which one of the following is not a source of ethanol?

a)

catalytic hydration of ethene

b)

fermentation of sugar beet

c)

hydrolysis of bromoethane with aqueous alkali

d)

reaction of bromoethane with ethanolic alkali

12.

Which one of the following molecules exhibits optical isomerism?

a)

CH₃CHBrCH₃

b)

CH₃CH₂COCCl₃

c)

CH₃CH₂CHClCH₃

d)

CH₃CH₂CH(CH₃)CH₃

13.

Which one of the following is the total number of isomers, both structural and stereoisomers, which are possible for the formula C₄H₁₀O?

a)

3 or less

b)

4

c)

5

d)

6 or more

14.

Which one of the following describes the mechanism for the reaction of potassium cyanide with propanone?

a)

electrophilic addition

b)

electrophilic substitution

c)

nucleophilic addition

d)

nucleophilic substitution

15.

Which one of the following organic compounds does not exist?

a)

an aldehyde with the formula C₂H₄O

b)

an alkane with formula C₄H₈

c)

an ester with formula C₃H₆O₂

d)

a ketone with formula C₂H₄O

16.

Which one of the following statements about the formation of an ester from ethanoyl chloride and propan-1-ol is correct?

a)

Concentrated sulfuric acid is required.

b)

Heat is required.

c)

The ester produced is called ethyl propanoate.

d)

The reaction goes to completion.

17.

Which one of the following is the correct systemic name for the compound CH₂BrCOCH₂CH₃?

a)

1-bromobutan-2-one

b)

1-bromobutan-3-one

c)

4-bromobutan-2-one

d)

4-bromobutan-3-one

18.

Which one of the following compounds is optically active and incapable of reducing Tollens' reagent?

a)

CH₃CH(CH₃)CH₂CHO

b)

CH₃CH(C₂H₅)COCH₃

c)

CH₃CHClCH₂CHO

d)

CH₃CH(CH₃)COCH₃

19.

Which one of the following compounds is formed when methanol is added to CH₂CHClCOCl?

a)

CH₂OCH₃COCl

b)

CH₂CH₂OCH₃COCH₃

c)

CH₂CHClCO₂CH₃

d)

CH₂ClCOCH₃

20.

Which one of the following would not react to form a polymer?

a)

HOOC(CH₂)₄COOH and H₂N(CH₂)₄NH₂

b)

HO(CH₂)₂OH and HOOC(CH₂)₄COOH

c)

HO(CH₂)₂OH and H₂N(CH₂)₄NH₂

d)

C₂H₄

21.

Which one of the following statements is not correct?

a)

An alcohol acts as a nucleophile when it reacts with an acyl chloride

b)

Water reacts with an acyl chloride to produce a carboxylic acid.

c)

A carboxylic acid is produced when ammonia reacts with an acid anhydride.

d)

An amine reacts with an acid anhydride to produce an ester.

22.

Which of the following pairs of reagents produces a racemic mixture when reacted together?

a)

Methanal and HCN

b)

Ethanal and HCN

c)

Ethanal and NaBH₄

d)

Propanone and NaBH₄

23.

Which of the following statements about dimethylbenzene (C₆H₄(CH₃)₂) is not correct?

a)

Dimethylbenzene undergoes electrophilic substitution reactions.

b)

All carbon-carbon bond lengths are equal in dimethylbenzene.

c)

There are four structural isomers of dimethylbenzene that contain a benzene ring.

d)

It can undergo an acylation reaction to produce an aromatic ketone.

24.

Which of the following reagents is not required in steps 1-2?

a)

Concentrated NH₃

b)

Concentrated HNO₃

c)

Concentrated H₂SO₄

d)

Concentrated HCl

25.

Step 3 can be carried out using bromoethane as the reagent. What type of reaction would this be?

a)

Electrophilic substitution

b)

Reduction

c)

Nucleophilic substitution

d)

Electrophilic addition

26.

Which of the following statements about polyamides is correct?

a)

Polyamides are formed by a hydrolysis reaction.

b)

Polyamides are formed from a diamine and a diol.

c)

PVC is an example of a polyamide.

d)

Water is eliminated when a polyamide is formed.

27.

Terylene can be formed from the monomers benzene-1, 4-dicarboxylic acid and ethane-1,2-diol. Which of the following is the correct repeating unit of Terylene?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

28.

Which of the following diagrams of the amino acid glycine shows it at its isoelectric point?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

29.

Which of the following statements about DNA is not correct?

a)

The bases in DNA are attached to sugars in a sugar-phosphate backbone.

b)

Strands of DNA are made up of nucleotides joined by covalent bonds.

c)

The bases in DNA include adenine, cytosine and guanine.

d)

The strands in a DNA double helix are joined to each other by a sugar-phosphate backbone.

30.

Aqueous solutions of ammonia, ethylamine and phenylamine are prepared. Each solution has the same concentration. Which is the correct order for the pH values of these solutions?

a)

ethylamine > phenylamine > ammonia

b)

ethylamine > ammonia > phenylamine

c)

ammonia > phenylamine > ethylamine

d)

ammonia > ethylamine > phenylamine