Chem 103 Final UPDATED Exam Questions
and CORRECT Answers
Why are there so many more organic compounds than inorganic compounds? - CORRECT
ANSWER -It can covalently bond to itself forming long chains called catenation and it
also is a molecular compound w/ many ways to arrange them
organic chemistry - CORRECT ANSWER -the study of all chemicals containing carbon
hydrocarbons - CORRECT ANSWER -Compounds composed of only carbon and
hydrogen (aromatic and aliphatic)
nonhydrocarbons - CORRECT ANSWER -organic compounds that contain functional
groups
aromatic hydrocarbons - CORRECT ANSWER -hydrocarbons that contain a ring structure
similar to benzene
aliphatic hydrocarbon - CORRECT ANSWER -hydrocarbon consisting of a linear chain of
carbon atoms(no benzene ring) (saturated and unsaturated)
saturated hydrocarbons - CORRECT ANSWER -hydrocarbons containing only single-
bonded carbon atoms (max amount of H)
unsaturated hydrocarbons - CORRECT ANSWER -Hydrocarbons with double or triple
bonds (less than max amount of H)
alkane def., formula, polarity, and solubility in water - CORRECT ANSWER -a
hydrocarbon containing only single covalent bonds, CnH2n+2, nonpolar, insouble in water
, alkene, formula - CORRECT ANSWER -C=C, CnH2n
alkyne, formula - CORRECT ANSWER -carbon-carbon triple bond, CnH2n-2
normal alkane - CORRECT ANSWER -alkane where all carbon atoms are aligned in a
continuous chain
alcohol - CORRECT ANSWER -R-OH
halide - CORRECT ANSWER -R-X (X = F, Cl, Br, I)
Amine - CORRECT ANSWER -R-NH2
Ether - CORRECT ANSWER -R-O-R
Ketone - CORRECT ANSWER -R-C=O-R
Aldehyde - CORRECT ANSWER -R-C=O-H
Amide - CORRECT ANSWER -R-C=O-NH2
Carboncylic acid - CORRECT ANSWER -R-C=O-OH
Ester - CORRECT ANSWER -R-C=O-OR, pleasant smell used in perfumes
condensed structural formula- Heptane - CORRECT ANSWER -CH3(CH2)5CH3
and CORRECT Answers
Why are there so many more organic compounds than inorganic compounds? - CORRECT
ANSWER -It can covalently bond to itself forming long chains called catenation and it
also is a molecular compound w/ many ways to arrange them
organic chemistry - CORRECT ANSWER -the study of all chemicals containing carbon
hydrocarbons - CORRECT ANSWER -Compounds composed of only carbon and
hydrogen (aromatic and aliphatic)
nonhydrocarbons - CORRECT ANSWER -organic compounds that contain functional
groups
aromatic hydrocarbons - CORRECT ANSWER -hydrocarbons that contain a ring structure
similar to benzene
aliphatic hydrocarbon - CORRECT ANSWER -hydrocarbon consisting of a linear chain of
carbon atoms(no benzene ring) (saturated and unsaturated)
saturated hydrocarbons - CORRECT ANSWER -hydrocarbons containing only single-
bonded carbon atoms (max amount of H)
unsaturated hydrocarbons - CORRECT ANSWER -Hydrocarbons with double or triple
bonds (less than max amount of H)
alkane def., formula, polarity, and solubility in water - CORRECT ANSWER -a
hydrocarbon containing only single covalent bonds, CnH2n+2, nonpolar, insouble in water
, alkene, formula - CORRECT ANSWER -C=C, CnH2n
alkyne, formula - CORRECT ANSWER -carbon-carbon triple bond, CnH2n-2
normal alkane - CORRECT ANSWER -alkane where all carbon atoms are aligned in a
continuous chain
alcohol - CORRECT ANSWER -R-OH
halide - CORRECT ANSWER -R-X (X = F, Cl, Br, I)
Amine - CORRECT ANSWER -R-NH2
Ether - CORRECT ANSWER -R-O-R
Ketone - CORRECT ANSWER -R-C=O-R
Aldehyde - CORRECT ANSWER -R-C=O-H
Amide - CORRECT ANSWER -R-C=O-NH2
Carboncylic acid - CORRECT ANSWER -R-C=O-OH
Ester - CORRECT ANSWER -R-C=O-OR, pleasant smell used in perfumes
condensed structural formula- Heptane - CORRECT ANSWER -CH3(CH2)5CH3
