Chapter 23:
Substituted Hydrocarbons and Their Reactions
Practice Test
1.
An organic compound that contains a halogen is known as a(n) ______________.
a.
alkalicarbon
b.
hydrocarbon
c.
oxycarbon
d.
halocarbon
Hint
2.
An organic compound that contains a halogen bonded to a benzene ring is known as an _________.
a.
alcohol
b.
alkyl halide
c.
aryl halide
d.
alkane
Hint
3.
An organic compound that has a carbonyl group bonded to a hydroxyl group is known as a(n) _____________.
a.
alkane
b.
alcohol
c.
aldehyde
d.
carboxylic acid
Hint
4.
What is the name of the two-carbon, substituted alkane containing two hydroxyl groups?
a.
ethanol
b.
ethanetriol
c.
ethanediol
d.
cycloethanol
Hint
5.
When chlorine is added to an alkane, what name is used to identify that chlorine is present in the molecule?
a.
chloro
b.
Chlorine is never named in organic molecules.
c.
chloride
d.
chlorine
Hint
6.
The organic compound that has a nitrogen atom bonded to a carbon atom in an aliphatic chain or an aromatic ring is known as a(n) _______________.
a.
amine
b.
alkane
c.
carboxylic acid
d.
alcohol
Hint
7.
The formation of an alkene from an alkane is known as a(n) _____________ reaction.
a.
elimination
b.
condensation
c.
halogenation
d.
addition
Hint
8.
A reaction of an alkyl halide with ammonia will produce an ____________.
a.
alcohol
b.
alkane
c.
amine
d.
alkene
Hint
9.
The oxidation of 2-propanol will produce ______________.
a.
2-propanone
b.
2-propanal
c.
2-propanoic acid
d.
2-propanol
Hint
10.
When ethanol is made unfit to drink by adding a noxious chemical, the ethanol is said to be _________________.
a.
dehalogenated
b.
dehydrogenated
c.
dehydrated
d.
denatured
Hint
11.
The formation of polyethylene from ethene is an example of a(n) __________ polymerization reaction.
a.
condensation
b.
elimination
c.
halogenation
d.
addition
Hint
12.
The formation of a polyester from a dicarboxylic acid and a diol is a example of a(n) ____________ polymerization reaction.
a.
halogenation
b.
elimination
c.
addition
d.
condensation
Hint
13.
In a molecule of 1-fluoropropane, there is one fluorine atom attached to carbon number 1 in the chain. What is fluorine in this molecule?
a.
a functional group
b.
a dimeric element
c.
an unsaturation
d.
a metal
Hint
14.
In a substituted alkane that has a bromine atom and an iodine atom as functional groups, which functional group is named first?
a.
Iodine is named before bromine.
b.
Bromine is named before iodine.
c.
Bromine is the only functional group named.
d.
Iodine is the only functional group named.
Hint
15.
A reaction of an alkyl halide with a hydroxyl group will produce an ____________.
a.
alkane
b.
alcohol
c.
amine
d.
alkene
Hint
16.
In general, what can you conclude about the boiling points and densities of alkyl halides when compared to the corresponding unsubstituted alkanes?
a.
The boiling point of the alkyl halide is lower, and the density of the alkyl halide is lower.
b.
The boiling point of the alkyl halide is lower, and the density of the alkyl halide is higher.
c.
The boiling point of the alkyl halide is higher, and the density of the alkyl halide is higher.
d.
The boiling point of the alkyl halide is higher, and the density of the alkyl halide is lower.
Hint
17.
What is the name of the process in which a carboxylic acid reacts with an alcohol producing an ester and releasing water?
a.
hydroxylation
b.
hydration
c.
condensation
d.
halogenation
Hint
18.
The process in which a halogen atom replaces a hydrogen atom of an alkane molecule through substitution is known as ___________.
a.
hydrogenation
b.
halogenation
c.
hydrocarbonation
d.
hydroxylation
Hint
19.
The carbonyl group is a(n) _______________.
a.
carbon single bonded to an oxygen
b.
carbon double bonded to an oxygen
c.
carbon triple bonded to an oxygen
d.
oxygen single bonded to another oxygen
Hint
20.
An organic compound that contains an oxygen atom bonded to two carbon atoms is a(n) ______________.
a.
alkane
b.
alcohol
c.
ether
d.
carboxylic acid
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