GENERAL ORGANIC AND BIOCHEMISTRY EXAM 1 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS - JUST RELEASED, 100 % VERIFIED

GENERAL ORGANIC AND BIOCHEMISTRY EXAM 1 QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS - JUST RELEASED, 100 %
VERIFIED


What element is the basis of organic chemistry?



Ans: carbon

How many bonds does carbon form?



Ans: four covalent bonds

What kind of bonds does carbon form?



Ans: covalent

What is the shape of the methane molecule (carbon with 4 single bonds)?



Ans: tetrahedron

What is the shape of carbon with 2 single and one double bond?

, Ans: trigonal planar

Carbon with 1 single and one triple bond?



Ans: linear

Compounds that contain only carbon and hydrogen are called?



Ans: hydrocarbons

Compounds that have the same molecular formula but different structural formulas are called?



Ans: isomers

What class of hydrocarbons contains only single bonds?



Ans: alkanes

What is the molecular formula of 3-ethyl-2,4-dimethylbutane isomers?



Ans: C12H26

When naming an organic compound, in what order are the groups on the longest chain listed?



Ans: alphabetical order

What is the molecular formula of a 16-carbon alkane?



Ans: C16H34

Are 3,3-dimethylpentane and 2,2,3-trimethylbutane isomers?