FREE Master of Chemistry: Organic Chemistry Questions and Answers

Question 1

Which of the following organic compound members is the most basic?

Accepted Answer

Methane

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Methanol

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Formic acid

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Formaldehyde

Question 2

Which of the following is produced when phosphorus tri-iodide is used to cure ethylene glycol?

Accepted Answer

ethylene di-iodide

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ethyl iodide

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ethane

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ethylene

Question 3

Organic molecules with the element _________ make up hydrocarbons.

Accepted Answer

Both hydrogen and carbon

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Oxygen

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Hydrogen

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Carbon

Question 4

Which of the following bonds contains a sizable amount of different chemical compounds?

Accepted Answer

Covalent bond

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Ionic bond

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Dipolar bond

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Metallic bond

Question 5

Which of the following describes an organic chemical classification?

Accepted Answer

alicyclic compounds and acyclic compounds

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Cyclic compounds and alicyclic compounds

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Open chain compounds and linear chain compounds

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Open chain compounds and acyclic compounds

Question 6

Which of the following doesn't belong to the category of organic compounds?

Accepted Answer

Electro compounds

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Amides

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Carbonyl compound

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Nitro compound

Question 7

Even the function groups can be used to categorize organic substances. Of the following, which is not a functional group?

Accepted Answer

Isocyanide

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Carbonyl

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Isocyano

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Carboxyl

Question 8

Which of the following statements about the organic addition reaction is Untrue?

Accepted Answer

Dehydration

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Hydration

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Halogenation

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Hydrohalogenation

Question 9

Which of the following complexes contains an organic ligand with a single metal bond?

Accepted Answer

W(CH3)6

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K[PtCl3(C2H4)]

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(η5-C6H6)2Ru

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(η5-C5H5)2Fe

Question 10

Which of the following ethers-related statements is untrue?

Accepted Answer

Ethers are not organic solvents

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Lower ethers also act as anaesthetics

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Simple ethers (such as diethyl ether) are tasteless

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The lower ethers are highly volatile and flammable