AAMI Chemistry for Embalmers UNIT 3 EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
/. Aldehyde - Answer-✅an organic compound containing one or more CHO groups.
/.CHO - Answer-✅what is the functional group for an aldehyde?
/.R-CHO - Answer-✅what is the general formula for an aldehyde?
/.Alcohol Deprived of Hydrogen - Answer-✅where does the name aldehyde come from?
/.Partially - Answer-✅you can _________ oxidize a primary alcohol to get an aldehyde.
/.Primary Alcohol - Answer-✅you can partially oxidize a ________ to get an aldehyde.
/.Aldehyde - Answer-✅you can partially oxidize a primary alcohol to get an _________.
/.Replacing - Answer-✅you can create an aldehyde from a hydrocarbon by __________
2 hydrogen atoms on the same carbon with an atom of oxygen.
/.Hydrogen, Oxygen - Answer-✅you can create an aldehyde from a hydrocarbon by
replacing 2 __________ atoms on the same carbon with an atom of ___________.
/.Aldehydes - Answer-✅which group comprise the largest precentage of disinfectants
and preservative chemical agents that are routinely incorporated into embalming fluids.
/.Organic Acid - Answer-✅another way to form an aldehyde is to reduce an _________.
/.Al - Answer-✅what suffix is used to name a aldehyde?
/.Monoaldehydes - Answer-✅these contain 1 CHO group.
/.Dialdehydes - Answer-✅these contain 2 CHO groups
/.Cyclic, Aromatic - Answer-✅_________ or __________ aldehydes stem from
Benzene
/.Benzene - Answer-✅cyclic or aromatic alcohols stem from ________.
/.Methanal - Answer-✅what is an example of a monoaldehyde?
,/.Formaldehyde - Answer-✅what is another term for methanal?
/.CH2O - Answer-✅what is the molecular formula for methanal?
/.HCHO - Answer-✅what is the line formula for methanal?
/.Methanal - Answer-✅this is the structural formula for ___________
/.Methyl Alcohol, Methanol - Answer-✅methanal is prepared by the partial oxidation of
________/_________.
/.Formaldehyde - Answer-✅this is a colorless gas with an irritating/suffocating odor.
/.Soluble - Answer-✅formaldehyde is __________ in water.
/.Formaldehyde - Answer-✅this is readily oxidized to formic acid / methanoic acid.
/.Urotropin - Answer-✅formaldehyde reacts with ammonia to form __________.
/.Formaldehyde - Answer-✅__________ reacts with ammonia to form urotropin.
/.Ammonia - Answer-✅formaldehyde reacts with ______ to from urotropin.
/.Urotropin - Answer-✅what is the neutralization product of formaldehyde by ammonia?
/.Methenamine - Answer-✅what is another term for urotropin?
/.C6H12N4 - Answer-✅what is the molecular formula for urotropin?
/.Nitrogen - Answer-✅any compound that contains ________ will attract formaldehyde.
/.Protiens - Answer-✅ammonia is present in the body due to the breakdown of
nitrogenous compounds known as?
/.Decomposition - Answer-✅the greater amount of ___________ means there will be a
greater amount of ammonia in the body.
/.Formaldehyde Demand - Answer-✅the amount of formaldehyde necessary to
overcome any nitrogen residue, thus resulting in preservation.
/.Polymerize - Answer-✅formaldehyde has the tendency to __________ to
paraform/paraformaldehyde.
, /.Polymerization - Answer-✅the linking together of monomers (basic chemical units) to
form a polymer which is a large molecule that is a multiple of the original weight
molecule.
/.Polymerization - Answer-✅the process or the tendency of a molecule to combine with
itself resulting in a product called a polymer.
/.Polymer - Answer-✅polymerization is the process or the tendency of a molecule to
combine with itself resulting in a product called a __________.
/.Polymerization - Answer-✅this is the reaction between molecules of the same kind.
/.Powder - Answer-✅polymerization in formaldehyde starts out as a liquid and ends as
a _________.
/.Paraform - Answer-✅what is formaldehyde in the powder form called?
/.Paraformaldehyde - Answer-✅what is another term for Paraform?
/.Paraform - Answer-✅are the flakes seen in the bottom of formaldehyde-based
embalming fluid when the fluid:
- has exceeded its shelf life
- been exposed to extreme temperatures
- been exposed to light
- been subjected to an acid pH
/.Paraform - Answer-✅this is undesirable in arterial fluids.
/.Paraform - Answer-✅this is used as the major preservative in solid autopsy
compounds.
/.Methyl Alcohol - Answer-✅this is routinely included in the composition of arterial
embalming fluids as an antipolymerizing agent for formaldehyde.
/.Antipolymerizing - Answer-✅this agent stops the polymerization from taking place.
/.Formaldehyde - Answer-✅this is a good disinfectant on inanimate objects.
/.Formaldehyde - Answer-✅this is a good preservative - it reacts with proteins and
preserves them.
/.Proteins - Answer-✅embalmers use formaldehyde to preserve the bodies
__________.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
/. Aldehyde - Answer-✅an organic compound containing one or more CHO groups.
/.CHO - Answer-✅what is the functional group for an aldehyde?
/.R-CHO - Answer-✅what is the general formula for an aldehyde?
/.Alcohol Deprived of Hydrogen - Answer-✅where does the name aldehyde come from?
/.Partially - Answer-✅you can _________ oxidize a primary alcohol to get an aldehyde.
/.Primary Alcohol - Answer-✅you can partially oxidize a ________ to get an aldehyde.
/.Aldehyde - Answer-✅you can partially oxidize a primary alcohol to get an _________.
/.Replacing - Answer-✅you can create an aldehyde from a hydrocarbon by __________
2 hydrogen atoms on the same carbon with an atom of oxygen.
/.Hydrogen, Oxygen - Answer-✅you can create an aldehyde from a hydrocarbon by
replacing 2 __________ atoms on the same carbon with an atom of ___________.
/.Aldehydes - Answer-✅which group comprise the largest precentage of disinfectants
and preservative chemical agents that are routinely incorporated into embalming fluids.
/.Organic Acid - Answer-✅another way to form an aldehyde is to reduce an _________.
/.Al - Answer-✅what suffix is used to name a aldehyde?
/.Monoaldehydes - Answer-✅these contain 1 CHO group.
/.Dialdehydes - Answer-✅these contain 2 CHO groups
/.Cyclic, Aromatic - Answer-✅_________ or __________ aldehydes stem from
Benzene
/.Benzene - Answer-✅cyclic or aromatic alcohols stem from ________.
/.Methanal - Answer-✅what is an example of a monoaldehyde?
,/.Formaldehyde - Answer-✅what is another term for methanal?
/.CH2O - Answer-✅what is the molecular formula for methanal?
/.HCHO - Answer-✅what is the line formula for methanal?
/.Methanal - Answer-✅this is the structural formula for ___________
/.Methyl Alcohol, Methanol - Answer-✅methanal is prepared by the partial oxidation of
________/_________.
/.Formaldehyde - Answer-✅this is a colorless gas with an irritating/suffocating odor.
/.Soluble - Answer-✅formaldehyde is __________ in water.
/.Formaldehyde - Answer-✅this is readily oxidized to formic acid / methanoic acid.
/.Urotropin - Answer-✅formaldehyde reacts with ammonia to form __________.
/.Formaldehyde - Answer-✅__________ reacts with ammonia to form urotropin.
/.Ammonia - Answer-✅formaldehyde reacts with ______ to from urotropin.
/.Urotropin - Answer-✅what is the neutralization product of formaldehyde by ammonia?
/.Methenamine - Answer-✅what is another term for urotropin?
/.C6H12N4 - Answer-✅what is the molecular formula for urotropin?
/.Nitrogen - Answer-✅any compound that contains ________ will attract formaldehyde.
/.Protiens - Answer-✅ammonia is present in the body due to the breakdown of
nitrogenous compounds known as?
/.Decomposition - Answer-✅the greater amount of ___________ means there will be a
greater amount of ammonia in the body.
/.Formaldehyde Demand - Answer-✅the amount of formaldehyde necessary to
overcome any nitrogen residue, thus resulting in preservation.
/.Polymerize - Answer-✅formaldehyde has the tendency to __________ to
paraform/paraformaldehyde.
, /.Polymerization - Answer-✅the linking together of monomers (basic chemical units) to
form a polymer which is a large molecule that is a multiple of the original weight
molecule.
/.Polymerization - Answer-✅the process or the tendency of a molecule to combine with
itself resulting in a product called a polymer.
/.Polymer - Answer-✅polymerization is the process or the tendency of a molecule to
combine with itself resulting in a product called a __________.
/.Polymerization - Answer-✅this is the reaction between molecules of the same kind.
/.Powder - Answer-✅polymerization in formaldehyde starts out as a liquid and ends as
a _________.
/.Paraform - Answer-✅what is formaldehyde in the powder form called?
/.Paraformaldehyde - Answer-✅what is another term for Paraform?
/.Paraform - Answer-✅are the flakes seen in the bottom of formaldehyde-based
embalming fluid when the fluid:
- has exceeded its shelf life
- been exposed to extreme temperatures
- been exposed to light
- been subjected to an acid pH
/.Paraform - Answer-✅this is undesirable in arterial fluids.
/.Paraform - Answer-✅this is used as the major preservative in solid autopsy
compounds.
/.Methyl Alcohol - Answer-✅this is routinely included in the composition of arterial
embalming fluids as an antipolymerizing agent for formaldehyde.
/.Antipolymerizing - Answer-✅this agent stops the polymerization from taking place.
/.Formaldehyde - Answer-✅this is a good disinfectant on inanimate objects.
/.Formaldehyde - Answer-✅this is a good preservative - it reacts with proteins and
preserves them.
/.Proteins - Answer-✅embalmers use formaldehyde to preserve the bodies
__________.
