Organic Chemistry 6th Edition, Verified Chapters 1 - 29 [ Latest Updated Version 2025]

Organic Chemistry 6th Edition, Verified
Chapters 1 - 29 [ Latest Updated Version
2025]
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B

Which of the following statements about constitutional isomers is true?

A) Constitutional isomers are different molecules having different molecular formula.
B) Constitutional isomers are different molecules having same molecular formula.
C) Constitutional isomers are same molecules having different molecular formula.
D) Constitutional isomers are same molecules having the same molecular formula.



B

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.
C) Carbon forms 4 covalent bonds, nitrogen forms 5 covalent bonds and oxygen
forms 2 covalent bonds.
D) Carbon forms 4 covalent bonds, nitrogen forms 5 covalent bonds and oxygen
forms 4 covalent bonds

B

What is the ground-state electronic configuration of a carbon atom?

D

What is the ground-state electronic configuration of a fluorine atom?

A

What is the ground-state electronic configuration of a magnesium cation (Mg2+)?

B

What is the ground-state electronic configuration of a chlorine anion (Cl—)?

,C

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.
C) They are the outermost electrons.
D) They reveal the period number of a second-row element.

B

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 transfer of electrons from a metal to a non-metal.
C) Ionic bonds result from the sharing of electrons between two nonmetals.
D) Covalent bonds result from the sharing of electrons between two metals.

D

Which of the following would you expect to have ionic bonds?

A) CO
B) FBr
C) NF3
D) NaCl

B

Which of the following molecules has nonpolar covalent bonds?

A) HCl
B) N2
C) CHCl3
D) NO

D

Which of the following molecules contain both covalent and ionic bonds?

A) I, II
B) I, IV
C) II, III
D) II, IV

C

,Arrange the following bonds in decreasing order of ionic character, putting the
most ionic first.

A) I > II > III > IV
B) IV> II > I > III
C) IV> III > II > I
D) IV> II > III > I

C

Which is not an acceptable Lewis structure for the anion CH2NCO—?

A) I
B) II
C) III
D) IV

D

Which of the following Lewis structures is correct?

A) I
B) II
C) III
D) IV

C

Which of the following Lewis structures is correct?

A) I, II
B) I, III
C) II, III
D) III, IV

D

Which is the correct Lewis structure for acetic acid (CH3CO2H)?

A) I
B) II
C) III
D) IV

D

In which of the following ions does carbon have a formal charge?

A) I

, B) II
C) III
D) None of the above

B

In which of the following ions does carbon have a formal charge?

A) I
B) II
C) III
D) None of the above

C

What is the formal charge of carbon in carbon monoxide (CO) when drawn with a triple
bond?

A) 0
B) -2
C) -1
D) +1

B

How many constitutional isomers are there for a molecule having the molecular formula
C2H6O?

A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4

C

How many constitutional isomers are there for a molecule having the molecular C3H8O?

A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4

B

How many constitutional isomers are there for a molecule having the molecular formula
C3H6?

A) 1
B) 2