Question 1

Which of the following best describes a tertiary alcohol?

Accepted Answer

An alcohol where the carbon bearing the $$-OH$$ group is attached to three other carbons.

Question 2

Which of the following compounds is most likely to be soluble in water?

Accepted Answer

Ethanol ($$\mathrm{CH_3CH_2OH})$$

Question 3

Which of the following is the correct IUPAC name for the compound with the structure $$\mathrm{CH_3CH_2COOH}$$?

Accepted Answer

Propanoic acid

Question 4

Which reaction type is responsible for the conversion of a triglyceride and sodium hydroxide into soap and glycerol?

Accepted Answer

Saponification

Question 5

Which of the following statements about chirality is correct?

Accepted Answer

A chiral molecule cannot be superimposed on its mirror image.

Question 6

Which of the following is a secondary amine?

Accepted Answer

$$\mathrm{CH_3NHCH_3}$$

Question 7

Which of the following best describes the process of esterification?

Accepted Answer

A carboxylic acid reacts with an alcohol to form an ester and water.

Question 8

Which of the following sugars is a disaccharide?

Accepted Answer

Sucrose

Question 9

A patient with hypoglycemia has which of the following?

Accepted Answer

Abnormally low blood glucose levels

Question 10

Which of the following reactions is an example of oxidation?

Accepted Answer

$$\mathrm{CH_3CH_2OH \rightarrow CH_3CHO}$$

Question 11

Which of the following compounds will undergo hydrolysis to produce an alcohol and a carboxylic acid?

Accepted Answer

An ester

Question 12

Which of the following is the correct classification for the nitrogen atom in $$\mathrm{(CH_3$)_2NH}$$?

Accepted Answer

Secondary

Question 13

Which of the following best describes the dehydration of an alcohol?

Accepted Answer

An alcohol loses water to form an alkene.

Question 14

Which of the following is an aromatic acid?

Accepted Answer

Benzoic acid

Question 15

Which of the following is the correct product of the neutralization reaction between acetic acid ($$\mathrm{CH_3COOH}) $$and sodium hydroxide ($$\mathrm{NaOH}$$)?

Accepted Answer

$$\mathrm{CH_3COONa}$$ and $$\mathrm{H_2O}$$

Question 16

Which of the following best describes the hydrogenation of an alkene?

Accepted Answer

Addition of $$\mathrm{H_2$}$$ across the double bond to form an alkane.

Question 17

Which of the following is a practical example of an organic group found in the human body?

Accepted Answer

The amine group in amino acids

Question 18

Which of the following best describes the classification of glucose?

Accepted Answer

A monosaccharide

Question 19

Which of the following is the correct IUPAC name for the compound with the structure $$\mathrm{CH_3COOCH_2CH_3}$$?

Accepted Answer

Ethyl ethanoate

Question 20

A solution contains both an ester and water. Which reaction will occur if an acid catalyst is added and the mixture is heated?

Accepted Answer

Hydrolysis of the ester to form a carboxylic acid and an alcohol.

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