CENTRO ESCOLAR UNIVERSITY

PHYSICAL SCIENCE DEPARTMENT

2nd Semester 2018-2019
ORGANIC CHEMISTRY-A

INSTRUCTION: Choose the BEST answer for each question and statements. Place your
answer on the provided answer sheet. For numerical problems, use this questionnaire as your
scratch. GOOD LUCK.

1. How many covalent bonds does carbon almost always form in compounds?
A) 1 B) 2 C) 3 D) 4 E) 5

2. Which element is not a common heteroatom in organic compounds?

A) N B) Na C) O D) Cl E) F

3. What is the most common multiple bond between carbon and a heteroatom?
A) a carbon–oxygen double bond (C=O)
B) a carbon–nitrogen double bond (C=N)
C) a carbon–nitrogen single bond (C–N)
D) a carbon–sulfur double bond (C=S)

4. Which representation has all of the hydrogens and lone pairs correctly added to the
compound shown here?

A) B)

C) D)

5. What is the shape around each carbon atom in the structure shown here?

A) The shape around each carbon atom is tetrahedral.

B) The shape around each carbon atom is bent.
C) The shape around the left carbon atom is tetrahedral and bent around the
right carbon atom.
D) The shape around the left carbon atom is trigonal planar and bent around
the right carbon atom.
E) The shape around the left carbon atom is trigonal planar and linear
around the right carbon atom.

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6. What are the bond angles in the structure shown here?

A) Angle 1 = 109.5°, Angle 2 = 109.5°, and Angle 3 = 180°

B) Angle 1 = 120°, Angle 2 = 109.5°, and Angle 3 = 180°
C) Angle 1 = 120°, Angle 2 = 120°, and Angle 3 = ~109.5°
D) Angle 1 = 120°, Angle 2 = 120°, and Angle 3 = 180°

7. The correct structure of the compound using solid lines, wedges,

and dashes to indicate the three-dimensional shape around each carbon is _____.

A) C)

B) D)

8. Which is a condensed structure of C4H10?

A) CH3CH2CH2CH3 B) C4H10

C) D)
9. Which is a skeletal structure of C4H10?
A) CH3CH2CH2CH3 B) C4H10

C) D)

10. How many H atoms are in the structure shown here?

A) 12 H atoms B) 18 H atoms C) 17 H atoms D) 19 H atoms

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For nos. 11-18: Identify the following compounds:
A. Alkane B. alkene C. Alkyne D. aromatic hydrocarbon
E. cyclic hydrocarbon AB. Alcohol AC. Ether AD. Aldehyde
AE. Ketone BC. Carboxylic acid BD. Ester BE. Amide CD. Amine
CE. Thiols

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19. Which formula represents an inorganic compound?

A) CH3CO2CH2CH3 B) CH3NHCH2CH3 C) ClCCCl D) CaCl2

20. How many lone pairs of electrons are in the molecule shown here?

A) 0 B) 1 C) 2 D) 3 E) 4

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21. What is the condensed formula for the molecule shown here?

A) B) (CH3)4C C) (CH3)2(CH2)2CH3 D)

22. How many covalent bonds does nitrogen form in organic compounds?
A) 1 B) 2 C) 3 D) 4 E) it varies

23. Which bond is the most polar?

A A). C–C B). C–Cl C). C–F D). C–N E) C–O
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The net dipole in CH3CHO is shown as .

AB) True CD) False

25. Covalent bonds result from the _____ electrons between two atoms.
AE) sharing of BD) transfer of

26. Which formula represents an organic compound?

A) BaSO4 B) PH3 C) C4H10 D) NaCl

27. Organic compounds exist as discrete molecules with much weaker intermolecular forces
than those seen in ionic compounds.
BD) True CD) False
28. Which is not a covalent compound?
A) NH3 B)NaNO2 C)NO2 D) Br2 E) more than 2 answer

29. Which atom has the lowest electronegativity?

A) F B) Al C) Rb D)S E) Se

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