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Q: Methanol is toxic because it is ________ by the liver to carboxylic acids. A) reduced B) protonated C) oxidized D) conjugated E) hydrated

Q: When a primary alcohol is completely oxidized, the product is A) another alcohol. B) a carboxylic acid. C) an aldehyde. D) an alkane. E) a ketone.

Q: In the dehydration of an alcohol to an alkene, what is produced in addition to the alkene? A) water B) hydrogen C) oxygen D) carbon dioxide E) carbon monoxide

Q: Which compound will undergo oxidation to yield the following? A) pentanol B) cyclopentane C) cyclopentanol D) methylcyclobutanol E) cyclopentene

Q: What is the product when the following compound is oxidized? A) a ketone B) an alkene C) an aldehyde D) an ether E) an alkane

Q: What type of alcohol is resistant to oxidation? A) primary B) secondary C) tertiary D) quaternary E) none

Q: Tertiary alcohols cannot be oxidized because A) there are no oxygen atoms to remove from the alcohol carbon. B) there are no hydrogen atoms attached to the alcohol carbon. C) the alcohol carbon is bonded to four groups so no oxygen can be added to it. D) the alcohol carbon is bonded to four groups so no hydrogen can be added to it. E) the alcohol carbon is too electronegative to have hydrogen removed from it.

Q: What type of alcohol undergoes oxidation to yield a ketone? A) primary alcohol B) both primary and secondary alcohols C) secondary alcohol D) all classes of alcohols E) both secondary and tertiary alcohols

Q: What is the product when this compound undergoes oxidation?A) hexanalB) 2,2-dimethylbutanalC) 2,2-dimethyl-4-butanoneD) 3,3-dimethyl-1-butanoneE) 3,3-dimethylbutanal

Q: In the oxidation of an alcohol to a ketone, there is A) a loss of hydrogen. B) a loss of oxygen. C) a loss of carbon. D) a gain of hydrogen. E) a gain of oxygen.

Q: When 2-methyl-2-butanol undergoes dehydration in acid, one product is A) 2-methyl-2-butene. B) 2-methylbutanone. C) 2-pentanone. D) 2-methylbutanal. E) hexene.

Q: The dehydration product of CH3 - CH2 - CH2 - OH in the presence of acid is A) CH2 = C = CH2. B) cyclopropane. C) cyclopropene. D) propene. E) propyne.

Q: The dehydration of an alcohol in the presence of a strong acid yields A) an alkane. B) an alkene. C) a ketone. D) an alcohol. E) an aldehyde.

Q: What kind of bonds do alcohols form between individual molecules? A) oxygen bonds B) hydrogen bonds C) single bonds D) carbon bonds E) ionic bonds

Q: A tertiary alcohol has a hydroxyl group bonded to a(n) A) singly substituted or unsubstituted carbon. B) disubstituted carbon. C) trisubstituted carbon. D) triple-bonded carbon. E) double bonded carbon.

Q: A secondary alcohol has a hydroxyl group bonded to a(n) A) singly substituted or unsubstituted carbon. B) disubstituted carbon. C) trisubstituted carbon. D) aromatic carbon.

Q: A primary alcohol has a hydroxyl group bonded to a(n) A) singly substituted or unsubstituted carbon. B) disubstituted carbon. C) trisubstituted carbon. D) aromatic carbon.

Q: In a tertiary alcohol, how many alkyl groups are attached to the carbon atom bonded to the -OH group? A) none B) one C) two D) three E) four

Q: Which of the following compounds is a secondary alcohol?A) B) CH3OHC) D) E)

Q: Which of the following compounds is a weak acid? A) ethanol B) ethanal C) phenol D) cyclohexanol E) acetone

Q: The alcohol in this list that would be most soluble in water is A) ethanol. B) 1-butanol. C) 1-pentanol. D) 1-hexanol. E) 1-heptanol.

Q: What is the common name of the ether that is an isomer of 1-butanol? A) isopropyl ether B) diethyl ether C) dimethyl ether D) ethyl methyl ether E) butyl ether

Q: What is the common name of the ether that is an isomer of 2-propanol? A) isopropyl ether B) diethyl ether C) dimethyl ether D) ethyl methyl ether E) 1-propanol

Q: Why has diethyl ether been replaced as a general anesthetic? A) It causes unpleasant side effects in many patients. B) It is slightly polar. C) It can hydrogen bond to water. D) It is not very reactive. E) It is slightly soluble in water.

Q: The common name of CH3 - CH2 - O - CH2 - CH3 is A) dimethyl ether. B) diethyl ether. C) 2-etherbutane. D) butyl ether. E) dibutyl ether.

Q: The common name for the compound CH3 - CH2 - CH2 - O - CH2 - CH3 is A) 3-pentanol. B) ethyl propyl ether. C) 3-hexanol. D) 3-ether pentane. E) ethyl propyl ketone.

Q: What is the name of this compound? A) cyclopentyl propyl ether B) cyclopentyl propyl ketone C) 1-cyclopropyl-1-propylalcohol D) propylcyclopentanol E) 3-cyclopentylpropanol

Q: Thiols are strong-smelling compounds responsible for A) fruity odors. B) sharp odors. C) flowery odors. D) skunky or bad smelling odors. E) salty odors.

Q: What is the IUPAC name for CH3 - CH2 - CH2 - SH? A) 1-propanethiol B) 2-propanethiol C) 1-butanethiol D) 2-butanethiol E) propyl thiol

Q: 1,2-ethanediol (ethylene diol) has uses that include A) antifreeze. B) solvent for paint. C) production of synthetic fibers. D) solvent for ink. E) All of the above.

Q: Methanol is used in all the following except A) making plastics. B) racing fuel. C) alcoholic beverages. D) solvents. E) paint remover.

Q: Thiols have structures similar to alcohols except that they contain A) three alcohol groups. B) more than one carbon. C) sulfur in place of oxygen in the functional group. D) lithium in place of oxygen in the functional group. E) nitrogen in place of oxygen in the functional group.

Q: A phenol has an -OH group bonded to a(n) A) singly substituted or unsubstituted carbon. B) disubstituted carbon. C) trisubstituted carbon. D) aromatic carbon. E) tetrasubstituted carbon.

Q: What is the name for this compound? A) cyclopentanol B) cyclohexanol C) cyclobenzenol D) phenol E) glycerol

Q: What is the name for this compound? A) 2-bromo-5-ethylcyclohexanol B) 2-bromo-5-ethylphenol C) 4-bromo-1-ethyl-5-phenol D) 6-bromo-3-ethylphenol E) 2-bromo-5-methylphenol

Q: Which one of the following compounds is a thiol?A) B) C) CH3 - CH = CH - CH2 - CH3D) CH3 - CH2 - O - CH2 - CH3E) CH3 - SH

Q: What is the IUPAC name of this compound?A) butanolB) propanolC) 2-propanolD) 2-methylbutanolE) 2-methyl-2-propanol

Q: The condensed structural formula for 2,3-dichloro-4-methylcyclohexanol is A) B) C) D) E)

Q: Which of the following is the IUPAC name for the compound below? A) 5-methyl-4-hexanol B) 5-methyl-4-pentanol C) 2-methyl-3-hexanol D) 2-methyl-3-pentanol E) 2-methyl-3-heptanol

Q: What is the IUPAC name for this compound? A) 3-methyl-1-hexanol B) 3-methyl-1-pentanol C) 3-methyl-5-pentanol D) 3-methyl-6-hexanol E) 3-methylpentanol

Q: Alcohols contain which functional group? A) amine B) amide C) hydroxyl D) thiol

Q: The compound CH3 - CH2 - SH is in the organic family known as A) ethers. B) thiols. C) alcohols. D) sulfides. E) amino acids.

Q: Which one of the following compounds is an alcohol?A) B) C) CH3 - CH = CH - CH2 - CH3D) CH3 - CH2 - O - CH2 - CH3E) CH3 - SH

Q: According to Markovnikov's rule, the hydrogen in HOH (water) adds to the carbon in the double bond A) attached to the end carbon. B) that has the smaller number of hydrogen atoms attached. C) that has the greater number of hydrogen atoms attached. D) that has the smaller number of carbon atoms attached. E) that has the greater number of carbon atoms attached.

Q: What is the condensed structural formula for the product of the hydrogenation of 2-butene using a platinum catalyst?A) CH3-CH= CH-CH3B) C) CH3-CH2-CH2-CH3D) E)

Q: The hydrogenation of an alkene gives a(n) A) alkane. B) alkene. C) alkyne. D) benzene. E) isomer.

Q: The reaction of hydrogen (H2) and propene using a platinum catalyst is called A) combustion. B) substitution. C) addition. D) neutralization. E) condensation.

Q: What is the name of the compound shown below? A) 2-pentene B) trans-2-pentene C) trans-3-pentene D) cis-2-pentene E) cis-3-pentene

Q: Which of the following pairs of compounds are cis-trans isomers? A) B) C) HC ≡ C - CH3 and CH3 - C ≡ CH D) E)

Q: Some alkenes have cis-trans isomers because A) the carbon atoms in the double bond cannot rotate. B) each of the carbon atoms in the double bond has four different groups attached to it. C) one of the carbon atoms in the double bond has two identical groups attached to it. D) the carbon atoms in the double bond are free to rotate. E) all of the carbon atoms in the compound are rigid and cannot rotate.

Q: Which of the following compounds have cis-trans isomers? A) CH2 = CH - CH3 B) CCl2 = CBr2 C) CH3 - CH = CH - CH3 D) CCl2 = CHBr E) All of the above have cis-trans isomers.

Q: What is the IUPAC name for the following compound? A) 6-chloro-2-pentyne B) 6-chloro-1-pentyne C) 1-chloro-5-hexyne D) 6-chloro-1-heptyne E) 6-chloro-1-hexyne

Q: What is the IUPAC name for the following compound? A) 3-methyl-4-pentene B) 4-methyl-3-pentene C) 2-methyl-2-pentene D) 2-methyl-3-pentene E) hexene

Q: What is the IUPAC name for the following compound? A) 1-pentene B) 2-pentene C) 3-pentene D) 1-methylbutene E) 2-pentyne

Q: The compound 1-butyne contains A) all single bonds. B) a double bond. C) a triple bond. D) a ring structure. E) a bromine atom.

Q: What is the condensed structural formula for the compound 3-hexene?A) B) CH2 = CH-CH2 -CH2 -CH2 -CH3C) CH3-CH2-CH = CH-CH2-CH3D) CH3-CH2-CH2-CH = CH-CH3E) CH3-CH = CH-CH2-CH2-CH3

Q: What is the condensed structural formula of the compound propene?A) CH3-CH2-CH3B) H3C = CH2-CH3C) H2C = C = CH2D) CH3-CH= CH2E) HC ¡ C-CH3

Q: The IUPAC name for ethylene is A) ethane. B) cycloethane. C) ethyne. D) ethanene. E) ethene.

Q: The IUPAC name for CH3-CH2-C ≡ C-CH3 is A) 3-pentyne. B) 2-pentyne. C) pentyne. D) 1-methylbutyne. E) 2-propene.

Q: When naming an alkene, the parent chain is the longest carbon chain A) that does not contain the double bond. B) regardless of whether or not it contains the double bond. C) that contains at least one of the carbon atoms of the double bond. D) that contains both atoms of the double bond. E) that contains a branch.

Q: The IUPAC name of CH3-CH = CH-CH3 is A) 2-butene. B) 2-butane. C) 1-butene. D) butene. E) 2-butyne.

Q: Which of the following compounds is an alkyne?A) CH3-CH2-CH3B) C3H6C) CH3-CH2-C ¡ CHD) H2C = CH-CH = CH2E) 2-pentene

Q: An unsaturated compound always A) is a cycloalkane. B) contains a double bond. C) contains a triple bond. D) contains at least one double or triple bond. E) is aromatic.

Q: Which of the compounds is a cycloalkene?A) CH2 = CH-CH = CH2B)C) CH3-C = CH2D)E)

Q: The carbon atoms in saturated hydrocarbons A) have only single bonds. B) contain at least one double bond. C) contain at least one triple bond. D) contain a benzene ring. E) contain both a double and a triple bond.

Q: A hydrocarbon with a double bond is a(n) A) alkane. B) alkene. C) alkyne. D) alcohol. E) saturated compound.

Q: An alkyne is always a carbon compound that contains a ________ bond. A) single B) double C) triple D) aromatic E) hydrogen

Q: An alkene is always a carbon compound that contains a ________ bond. A) single B) double C) triple D) aromatic E) hydrogen

Q: What type of compound is CH3-CH2-CH3? A) alkane B) branched alkane C) cycloalkane D) haloalkane E) isomer

Q: The balanced equation for the complete combustion of C5H12 will give which of these product(s)? A) CO2 only B) C5H12O5 only C) 5CO2 + 5H2O D) 5CO2 + 6H2O E) 10CO + 12H2O

Q: What is(are) the product(s) of the complete combustion of any hydrocarbon? A) CO only B) CO2 only C) CO + H2O D) CO2 + H2O E) H2O only

Q: The reaction of butane with oxygen is called A) substitution. B) addition. C) neutralization. D) combustion. E) titration.

Q: Hydrocarbons are the primary constituents of A) drugs. B) food flavors. C) fossil fuels. D) fruit juices. E) disinfectants.

Q: Organic compounds that are poorly soluble in water behave that way because they are A) highly polar. B) moderately polar. C) covalently bonded. D) generally nonpolar. E) ionically bonded.

Q: Which of the following is true of nonane, C9H20, which has a density of 0.79 g/mL, melts at -51 C, and boils at 157 C? A) Nonane is soluble in water. B) Nonane is a gas at room temperature. C) Nonane is a solid at room temperature. D) Nonane does not undergo combustion. E) Nonane floats on the surface of water.

Q: The reaction for the combustion of heptane isC7H16 + 11O2 -> 7CO2 + 8H2O.How many liters of CO2 at STP are produced from the complete combustion of 2.00 moles of heptane?A) 44.8 LB) 22.4 LC) 157 LD) 246 LE) 314 L

Q: In the equation for the combustion of pentane, the coefficient of carbon dioxide is A) one B) two. C) three. D) four. E) five.

Q: When drawing a structural formula, the first step is to draw A) the substituents. B) the most highly substituted carbons. C) the saturated carbons. D) the main carbon chain. E) the functional group.

Q: According to the IUPAC convention, alkyl substituents on a hydrocarbon chain should be listed in which order? A) alphabetical including prefixes B) alphabetical without considering prefixes C) in order with the substituent having the highest number of carbons first D) in order with the substituent having the lowest number of carbons first E) in order with the substituent having the highest total number of carbons first

Q: According to the IUPAC convention, alkyl group names should be located ________ of the name of the main chain. A) in front B) at the end C) in the middle