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CHAPTER 9: ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
HANDOUT
THE SIX SIMPLEST ALKANES
COMMON FUNCTIONAL GROUPS
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CHAPTER 9: ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
WORKSHEET
PART I. MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Provide the condensed structural formula for pentane.
(A) CH2CH3CH3CH3CH2 (B) CH3CH2CH2CH3 (C) CH3CH2CH2CH2CH3
(D) CH3CH2CH3 (E) CH2CH3CH3CH2
2. Organic chemistry is the study of the __________ atom.
(A) nitrogen (B) chlorine (C) carbon (D) hydrogen
(e) oxygen
3. The arrangement of atoms in molecules and polyatomic ions is depicted by:
(A) abbreviated configurations (B) configurations (C) condensed structural diagrams
(D) orbital diagrams (E) structural diagrams
4. Two atoms share four electrons. What type of bond exists between the two atoms?
(A) single (B) double (C) triple (D) Van der waals (E) hydrogen
5. __________ show the actual number and kinds of atoms in a molecule.
(A) orbital diagrams (B) elemental formulas (C) isomers (D) molecular formulas
(E) empirical formulas
6. Several molecules with the same composition but different structures are called:
(A) elements (B) isotopes (C) isomers (D) compounds (E) organic
7. __________ leave out some bonds and/or atoms within compounds.
(A) Condensed structural formulas (B) Molecular formulas (C) Structural formulas
(D) Organic formulas (E) Electron configurations
8. __________ are composed of only carbon and hydrogen atoms.
(A) Alkyl halides (B) Hydrocarbons (C) Halogens (D) Alcohols
(E) Amines
9. Hydrocarbons that do not contain double bonds, triple bonds, or ring structures are called:
(A) alkenes (B) alkynes (C) alcohols (D) alkanes (E) alkyl halides
10. Hydrocarbons that contain double bonds are called:
(A) alkynes (B) alcohols (C) alkanes (D) alkyl halides
(E) alkenes
11. An alkane contains three carbon atoms. Provide its condensed structural formula.
(A) CH3CH2CH3 (B) CH2CH3CH2 (C) C4H7 (D) CH3CH3CH2 (E) CH2CH2CH2
12. An alkyne contains two carbon atoms. Provide its condensed structural formula.
(A) CH2CH (B) C2H4 (C) C2H2 (D) C2H (E) CH
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13. The alcohol functional group is:
(A) OH (B) COOH (C) COH
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(D) N
14. Nitrogen added to alkanes forms:
(A) alkenes (B) alkanes (C) alcohols
15. The carboxyl functional group is:
(A) OH (B) COOH (C) COH (D) N
(E) H
(D) aldehydes
(E) amines
(E) H
PART II. SHORT ANSWERS
16. An alkane contains three carbon atoms. Draw its structural formula.
17. An alcohol functional group connects to the C2H5 alkane. Draw the structural formula for this
compound.
18. An alkane contains two carbon atoms. One atom of chlorine is added to the alkane. Draw a
possible structural diagram.
19. A carboxylic acid functional group connects to the C2H5 alkane. Draw the structural formula for
this compound.
20. An alkyne contains two carbon atoms. Draw the structural diagram.
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