Organic Chemistry

Question 1

Mood stabilizer, well being and happiness

Answer 1

Serotonin

Question 2

Associated with love, trust and attachment

Answer 2

oxytocin

Question 3

pain relief, runner’s high, relaxation

Answer 3

endorphin

Question 4

Pleasure, motivational role in the brain’s reward system

Answer 4

dopamine

Question 5

Organic compounds thought to have?

Answer 5

vital force

Question 6

Organic compounds are produced only under the influence of some mysterious force existing in the living organisms .

Answer 6

Vital force theory

Question 7

relates to the importance of carbon compounds in living systems.

Answer 7

organic

Question 8

has the ability to bond to other carbon atoms to form long chains or rings of carbon atoms with hydrogen atoms (or other atoms) attached.

Answer 8

Carbon

Question 9

single covalent bond in which they share 1 pair of electrons.

Answer 9

Single bond

Question 10

carbon atoms may share 2 pairs of electrons to form a double bond.

Answer 10

Double bond

Question 11

carbon atoms may share 3 pairs of electrons to form a triple bond.

Answer 11

Triple bond

Question 12

have the same molecular formula (same molecular weight) by different structural formulas and hence differ also in their properties

Answer 12

Isomerism

Question 13

same molecular formula but differ from each other in their dimensional structure.

Answer 13

Stereoisomers

Question 14

are largely covalent compound and generally have low melting point and limited solubility in water in contrast to ionic compounds

Answer 14

Organic Compounds