AAMI CHEMISTRY FOR EMBALMERS
MIDTERM REVIEW EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
Which of the following compounds has its carbon atoms attached by a triple bond? -
Answer-C10H18
What is a single element or group of elements which attach to a carbon compound and
give that compound certain characteristics? - Answer-Functional Group
What is the suffix that indicates the maximum number of hydrogen atoms per carbon in
the hydrocarbon? - Answer--ane
All of the following statements about organic compounds are true EXCEPT - Answer-
Soluble in water.
What is the resulting product of an OH group substituted onto a side chain of an
aromatic hydrocarbon? - Answer-Aromatic Alcohol
What formula would you use to determine the number of hydrogen atoms contained in a
hydrocarbon compound when the number of carbon atoms is known? - Answer-General
Molecular Formula
What compound has a methyl radical attached to a benzene ring? - Answer-Toluene or
"Methylbenzene"
What is a glycol an example of? - Answer-Dihydroxy Alcohol
What is another name for carbolic acid? - Answer-Phenol
What is the alkyl series type formula? - Answer-CnH2n + X
How many functional groups does a tertiary alcohol have? - Answer-1 (Only one -OH
group)
What is the alkene series type formula? - Answer-CnH2n
What alcohol is prepared by the fermentation of glucose due to the catalytic action of
yeast enzymes? - Answer-Ethanol/Ethyl Alcohol
What alcohol is used in the preparation of ether and chloroform? - Answer-Ethanol
What group of alcohols does pentanol belong to? - Answer-Monohydroxy Alcohol
, What are two or more compounds of different physical and chemical properties that
have the same molecular formula but different structural formulas? - Answer-Isomers
Which formula is used to conserve space over the structural formula, as well as being
abbreviations of them? - Answer-Line Formula
What is another term for the alkyl group? - Answer-Radical
What process occurs when H is replaced with a Cl on a saturated hydrocarbon? -
Answer-Halogenation
What division of the organic chemistry classes has its carbons in an open chain? -
Answer-Aliphatic/Acyclic
What type of alcohol is rubbing alcohol? - Answer-Monohydroxy/Secondary
What alcohols are used as antifreeze? - Answer-Glycol/Methanol
What type of alcohol has its functional group attached to the carbon at either end of the
chain? - Answer-Primary
What type of alcohol has its functional group attached to a carbon that is also attached
to three radicals? - Answer-Trihydroxy
What hydrocarbon arises from the decomposition of animal matter? - Answer-Methane
What is the simplest aromatic aldehyde? - Answer-Benzaldehyde
What is the strongest fatty acid? - Answer-Methanoic Acid
When amines react with acids in solution, they form was kind of compound? - Answer-
Ammonium Salts
What is an organic acids functional group made up of? - Answer-(COOH) or (CO)
Carbonyl and (OH) hydroxyl.
What is urea an example of? - Answer-Amide
Acetone is the result of the partial oxidation of what compound? - Answer-Isopropyl
Alcohol
What is the simplest dialdehyde? - Answer-Glyoxal
What are the organic equivalents of a base? - Answer-Amines
MIDTERM REVIEW EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
Which of the following compounds has its carbon atoms attached by a triple bond? -
Answer-C10H18
What is a single element or group of elements which attach to a carbon compound and
give that compound certain characteristics? - Answer-Functional Group
What is the suffix that indicates the maximum number of hydrogen atoms per carbon in
the hydrocarbon? - Answer--ane
All of the following statements about organic compounds are true EXCEPT - Answer-
Soluble in water.
What is the resulting product of an OH group substituted onto a side chain of an
aromatic hydrocarbon? - Answer-Aromatic Alcohol
What formula would you use to determine the number of hydrogen atoms contained in a
hydrocarbon compound when the number of carbon atoms is known? - Answer-General
Molecular Formula
What compound has a methyl radical attached to a benzene ring? - Answer-Toluene or
"Methylbenzene"
What is a glycol an example of? - Answer-Dihydroxy Alcohol
What is another name for carbolic acid? - Answer-Phenol
What is the alkyl series type formula? - Answer-CnH2n + X
How many functional groups does a tertiary alcohol have? - Answer-1 (Only one -OH
group)
What is the alkene series type formula? - Answer-CnH2n
What alcohol is prepared by the fermentation of glucose due to the catalytic action of
yeast enzymes? - Answer-Ethanol/Ethyl Alcohol
What alcohol is used in the preparation of ether and chloroform? - Answer-Ethanol
What group of alcohols does pentanol belong to? - Answer-Monohydroxy Alcohol
, What are two or more compounds of different physical and chemical properties that
have the same molecular formula but different structural formulas? - Answer-Isomers
Which formula is used to conserve space over the structural formula, as well as being
abbreviations of them? - Answer-Line Formula
What is another term for the alkyl group? - Answer-Radical
What process occurs when H is replaced with a Cl on a saturated hydrocarbon? -
Answer-Halogenation
What division of the organic chemistry classes has its carbons in an open chain? -
Answer-Aliphatic/Acyclic
What type of alcohol is rubbing alcohol? - Answer-Monohydroxy/Secondary
What alcohols are used as antifreeze? - Answer-Glycol/Methanol
What type of alcohol has its functional group attached to the carbon at either end of the
chain? - Answer-Primary
What type of alcohol has its functional group attached to a carbon that is also attached
to three radicals? - Answer-Trihydroxy
What hydrocarbon arises from the decomposition of animal matter? - Answer-Methane
What is the simplest aromatic aldehyde? - Answer-Benzaldehyde
What is the strongest fatty acid? - Answer-Methanoic Acid
When amines react with acids in solution, they form was kind of compound? - Answer-
Ammonium Salts
What is an organic acids functional group made up of? - Answer-(COOH) or (CO)
Carbonyl and (OH) hydroxyl.
What is urea an example of? - Answer-Amide
Acetone is the result of the partial oxidation of what compound? - Answer-Isopropyl
Alcohol
What is the simplest dialdehyde? - Answer-Glyoxal
What are the organic equivalents of a base? - Answer-Amines
