Test Bank — Organic Chemistry, 9th Edition — John E. McMurry — ISBN 9781305080485

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John E. McMurry
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Organic Chemistry – 9th Edition
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John E. McMurry
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1. Structure and Bonding
2. Polar Covalent Bonds; Acids and Bases
3. Organic Compounds: Alkanes and Their Stereochemistry
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4. Organic Compounds: Cycloalkanes and Their Stereochemistry
5. Stereochemistry at Tetrahedral Centers
6. An Overview of Organic Reactions
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7. Alkenes: Structure and Reactivity
8. Alkenes: Reactions and Synthesis
9. Alkynes: An Introduction to Organic Synthesis
10. Organohalides
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11. Reactions of Alkyl Halides: Nucleophilic Substitutions and Eliminations
12. Structure Determination: Mass Spectrometry and Infrared Spectroscopy
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13. Structure Determination: Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
14. Conjugated Compounds and Ultraviolet Spectroscopy
15. Benzene and Aromaticity D?
16. Chemistry of Benzene: Electrophilic Aromatic Substitution
17. Alcohols and Phenols
18. Ethers and Epoxides; Thiols and Sulfides
19. Aldehydes and Ketones: Nucleophilic Addition Reactions
20. Carboxylic Acids and Nitriles
21. Carboxylic Acid Derivatives: Nucleophilic Acyl Substitution Reactions
22. Carbonyl Alpha-Substitution Reactions
23. Carbonyl Condensation Reactions
24. Amines and Heterocycles
25. Biomolecules: Carbohydrates
26. Biomolecules: Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins
27. Biomolecules: Lipids
28. Biomolecules: Nucleic Acids
29. The Organic Chemistry of Metabolic Pathways
30. Orbitals and Organic Chemistry: Pericyclic Reactions
31. Synthetic Polymers




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,Chapter 01 - Structure and Bonding
1. Give the ground-state electron configuration for carbon (atomic number 6).
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ANSWER: 1s22s22px12py1 or 1s22s22p2
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2. Give the ground-state electron configuration for fluorine (atomic number 9).
1s22s22px2 2py2 2pz1 or 1s22s22p5
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3. Give the ground-state electron configuration for magnesium (atomic number 12).
1s22s22p63s2
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4. How many electrons does silicon have in its valence shell?
ANSWER: four
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Exhibit 1-1
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Write valid Lewis (electron-dot) structures for each formula below. Show all electrons as dots and show all non-bonding
electrons.

5. C2Cl4 tetrachloroethylene
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6. CO2 carbon dioxide
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ANSWER:
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7. CH4O methanol
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Exhibit 1-2
Consider the structure of urea, shown below, to answer the following question(s).




8. Refer to Exhibit 1-2. Fill in any non-bonding valence electrons that are missing from the line-bond structure.



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, Chapter 01 - Structure and Bonding
ANSWER:
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a. 3
sp hybridized
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9. Refer to Exhibit 1-2. The carbon atom in urea is:


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c. sp hybridized
d. not hybridized
ANSWER: b
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10. Refer to Exhibit 1-2. The predicted NH2−C=O bond angle in urea is:

a. 109.5°
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120°
180°
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Exhibit 1-3
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Determine the hybridization for the indicated atoms in each structure below.
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11. Refer to Exhibit 1-3. The hybridization of this oxygen atom (A) is ______.
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sp
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12. Refer to Exhibit 1-3. The hybridization of this oxygen atom (B) is ______.
ANSWER: sp3
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13. Refer to Exhibit 1-3. The hybridization of this carbon atom (C) is ______.
ANSWER: sp3
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14. Refer to Exhibit 1-3. The hybridization of this carbon atom (D) is ______.
ANSWER: sp
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