Test Bank for Organic Chemistry, 4th Edition by
Janice Smith | Complete Chapters 1-31 | Latest
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,Chapter 1 Structure and Bonding
Chapter 2 Acids and Bases
Chapter 3 Introduction to Organic Molecules and Functional Groups
Chapter 4 Alkanes
Chapter 5 Stereochemistry
Chapter 6 Understanding Organic Reactions
Chapter 7 Alkyl Halides and Nucleophilic Substitution
Chapter 8 Alkyl Halides and Elimination Reactions
Chapter 9 Alcohols, Ethers, and Related Compounds
Chapter 10 Alkenes and Addition Reactions
Chapter 11 Alkynes and Synthesis
Chapter 12 Oxidation and Reduction
Spectroscopy A Mass Spectrometry
Spectroscopy B Infrared Spectroscopy
Spectroscopy C Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
Chapter 13 Radical Reactions
Chapter 14 Conjugation, Resonance, and Dienes
Chapter 15 Benzene and Aromatic Compounds
Chapter 16 Reactions of Aromatic Compounds
Chapter 17 Introduction to Carbonyl Chemistry: Organometallic Reagents; Oxid
ation and Reduction
Chapter 18 Aldehydes and Ketones—Nucleophilic Addition
Chapter 19 Carboxylic Acids and Nitriles
Chapter 20 Carboxylic Acids and Their Derivatives-
Nucleophilic Acyl Substitution
Chapter 21 Substitution Reactions of Carbonyl Compoundsvat the α-Carbon
Chapter 22 Carbonyl Condensation Reactions
Chapter 23 Amines
Chapter 24 Carbon-Carbon Bond-Forming Reactions in Organic Synthesis
Chapter 25 Pericyclic Reactions
Chapter 26 Carbohydrates
Chapter 27 Amino Acids and Proteins
Chapter 28 Synthetic Polymers
Chapter 29 Lipids (Available online)
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1. What is the ground-
state electronic configuration of a carbon atom? A) 1s2, 2s2, 2p5
B) 1s2, 2s2, 2p2 C) 1s2, 2s2, 2p6 D) 1s2, 2s2, 2p4
2. What is the ground-
state electronic configuration of a fluorine atom?A) 1s2, 2s2, 2p2
B) 1s2, 2s2, 2p3 C) 1s2, 2s2, 2p4 D) 1s2, 2s2, 2p5
3. What is the ground-
state electronic configuration of a magnesium cation (Mg2+)?A) 1s2, 2s2, 2p6
C) 1s2, 2s2, 2p6, 3s2
B) 1s2, 2s2, 2p6, 3s1 D) 1s2, 2s2, 2p6, 3s2, 3p2
4. What is the ground-state electronic configuration of a chlorine anion (Cl—
)?A) 1s2, 2s2, 2p6 C) 1s2, 2s2, 2p6, 3s2, 3p5
B) 1s2, 2s2, 2p6, 3s2, 3p6 D) 1s2, 2s2, 2p6, 3s2, 3p4
5. Which of the following statements about valence electrons is true?
A) They are the most tightly held electrons.
B) They do not participate in chemical reactions.
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C) They are the outermost electrons.
D) They reveal the period number of a second-row element.
6. Which of the following statements about bonding is true?
A) Covalent bonds result from the transfer of electrons from one element to another.
B) Ionic bonds result from the transfervof electrons from a metal to a non-metal.
C) Ionic bonds result from the sharing of electrons between two non-metals.
D) Covalent bonds result from the sharing of electrons between two metals.
7. Which of the following would you expect to have ionic bonds?
A) CO B) FBr C) NF3 D) NaCl
8. Which of the following molecules has nonpolarvcovalent bonds?
A) HCl B) N2 C) CHCl3 D) NO
9. Which of the following molecules contain both covalent and ionic bonds?
A) I, II B) I, IV C) II, III D) II, IV
10. Arrange the following bonds in decreasing order of ionic character, putting the most
ionic first.
A) I > II > III > IV C) IV > III > II > I
B) IV > II > I > III D) IV > II > III > I
11. Which of the following statements correctly describes the typical number of bonds for
carbon, nitrogen, and oxygen in most neutral organic molecules?
A) Carbon forms 4 covalent bonds, nitrogen forms 2 covalent bonds and oxygen forms
3 covalent bonds.
B) Carbon forms 4 covalent bonds, nitrogen forms 3 covalent bonds and oxygen forms
2 covalent bonds.
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Janice Smith | Complete Chapters 1-31 | Latest
Edition
Page 1
,Chapter 1 Structure and Bonding
Chapter 2 Acids and Bases
Chapter 3 Introduction to Organic Molecules and Functional Groups
Chapter 4 Alkanes
Chapter 5 Stereochemistry
Chapter 6 Understanding Organic Reactions
Chapter 7 Alkyl Halides and Nucleophilic Substitution
Chapter 8 Alkyl Halides and Elimination Reactions
Chapter 9 Alcohols, Ethers, and Related Compounds
Chapter 10 Alkenes and Addition Reactions
Chapter 11 Alkynes and Synthesis
Chapter 12 Oxidation and Reduction
Spectroscopy A Mass Spectrometry
Spectroscopy B Infrared Spectroscopy
Spectroscopy C Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
Chapter 13 Radical Reactions
Chapter 14 Conjugation, Resonance, and Dienes
Chapter 15 Benzene and Aromatic Compounds
Chapter 16 Reactions of Aromatic Compounds
Chapter 17 Introduction to Carbonyl Chemistry: Organometallic Reagents; Oxid
ation and Reduction
Chapter 18 Aldehydes and Ketones—Nucleophilic Addition
Chapter 19 Carboxylic Acids and Nitriles
Chapter 20 Carboxylic Acids and Their Derivatives-
Nucleophilic Acyl Substitution
Chapter 21 Substitution Reactions of Carbonyl Compoundsvat the α-Carbon
Chapter 22 Carbonyl Condensation Reactions
Chapter 23 Amines
Chapter 24 Carbon-Carbon Bond-Forming Reactions in Organic Synthesis
Chapter 25 Pericyclic Reactions
Chapter 26 Carbohydrates
Chapter 27 Amino Acids and Proteins
Chapter 28 Synthetic Polymers
Chapter 29 Lipids (Available online)
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1. What is the ground-
state electronic configuration of a carbon atom? A) 1s2, 2s2, 2p5
B) 1s2, 2s2, 2p2 C) 1s2, 2s2, 2p6 D) 1s2, 2s2, 2p4
2. What is the ground-
state electronic configuration of a fluorine atom?A) 1s2, 2s2, 2p2
B) 1s2, 2s2, 2p3 C) 1s2, 2s2, 2p4 D) 1s2, 2s2, 2p5
3. What is the ground-
state electronic configuration of a magnesium cation (Mg2+)?A) 1s2, 2s2, 2p6
C) 1s2, 2s2, 2p6, 3s2
B) 1s2, 2s2, 2p6, 3s1 D) 1s2, 2s2, 2p6, 3s2, 3p2
4. What is the ground-state electronic configuration of a chlorine anion (Cl—
)?A) 1s2, 2s2, 2p6 C) 1s2, 2s2, 2p6, 3s2, 3p5
B) 1s2, 2s2, 2p6, 3s2, 3p6 D) 1s2, 2s2, 2p6, 3s2, 3p4
5. Which of the following statements about valence electrons is true?
A) They are the most tightly held electrons.
B) They do not participate in chemical reactions.
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C) They are the outermost electrons.
D) They reveal the period number of a second-row element.
6. Which of the following statements about bonding is true?
A) Covalent bonds result from the transfer of electrons from one element to another.
B) Ionic bonds result from the transfervof electrons from a metal to a non-metal.
C) Ionic bonds result from the sharing of electrons between two non-metals.
D) Covalent bonds result from the sharing of electrons between two metals.
7. Which of the following would you expect to have ionic bonds?
A) CO B) FBr C) NF3 D) NaCl
8. Which of the following molecules has nonpolarvcovalent bonds?
A) HCl B) N2 C) CHCl3 D) NO
9. Which of the following molecules contain both covalent and ionic bonds?
A) I, II B) I, IV C) II, III D) II, IV
10. Arrange the following bonds in decreasing order of ionic character, putting the most
ionic first.
A) I > II > III > IV C) IV > III > II > I
B) IV > II > I > III D) IV > II > III > I
11. Which of the following statements correctly describes the typical number of bonds for
carbon, nitrogen, and oxygen in most neutral organic molecules?
A) Carbon forms 4 covalent bonds, nitrogen forms 2 covalent bonds and oxygen forms
3 covalent bonds.
B) Carbon forms 4 covalent bonds, nitrogen forms 3 covalent bonds and oxygen forms
2 covalent bonds.
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