Organic Chemistry

Question 1

What is organic?

Answer 1

Derived from living matter

Question 2

What is inorganic?

Answer 2

Not derived from living matter

Question 3

How many bonds can hydrogen make?

Answer 3

1

Question 4

How many bonds can oxygen make?

Answer 4

2

Question 5

How many bonds can carbon make?

Answer 5

4

Question 6

What is displayed formula?

Answer 6

Expanded view of structure

Question 7

How many bonds can the halogens make?

Answer 7

1

Question 8

What is structural formula?

Answer 8

Linear view of molecule e.g. CH3(CH2)3CH3

Question 9

What is molecular formula?

Answer 9

Number of atoms view e.g. CH4

Question 10

What are hydrocarbons?

Answer 10

Compound containing only hydrogen and carbon atoms

Question 11

What does saturated mean?

Answer 11

Containing only single bonds

Question 12

What does unsaturated mean?

Answer 12

Containing one or more bonds

Question 13

Alkanes are unsaturated: True or False?

Answer 13

False

Question 14

Name the first 10 alkanes

Answer 14

Methane, Ethane, Propane, Butane, Pentane, Hexane, Heptane, Octane, Nonane, Decane

Question 14

Alkenes are unsaturated: True or False?

Answer 14

True