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WorksheetsConformers and Strain in Organic Chemistry
Total questions: 8
Worksheet time: 4mins
What process allows liquid wax to move up the wick of a burning candle?
Combustion
Evaporation
Capillary action
Distillation
Which statement accurately describes alkanes?
They are highly reactive and mix easily with water.
They are non-polar, hydrophobic, and not very reactive.
They contain double or triple bonds between carbon atoms.
They are acidic compounds used to neutralize bases.
Which fraction of crude oil is primarily used to make candle wax?
Petroleum gas
Octanes
Paraffin waxes
Asphalt
What type of conformer has a dihedral angle of 0 degrees and is considered less stable due to higher energy?
Staggered conformer
Skew conformer
Eclipsed conformer
Gauched conformer
What happens to a molecule's energy when it experiences increasing torsional strain?
Its energy decreases.
Its energy stays the same.
Its energy increases.
It becomes more stable.
What term describes the crowding between groups in a molecule that makes it harder for them to move?
Torsional energy
Angular strain
Steric hindrance
Ring puckering
Which conformer of butane has the lowest energy and least stress?
Totally eclipsed conformer
Gauche conformer
Eclipsed conformer
Anti conformer
What is the combination of angular strain and torsional strain in cyclic molecules called?
Steric hindrance
Ring strain
Butterfly conformation
Newman projection
