TEST BANK FOR ORGANIC CHEMISTRY WADE 8TH EDITION

Organic Chemistry, 8e (Wade) Chapter 1 Introduction and Review 1) While you were up late one night studying organic chemistry, you happened to see the last 5 minutes of an infomercial on TV. The spokesperson claimed that their brand of automobile tires were superior to all other brands on the market because they were made by using only natural rubber, isolated from the resin of rubber trees. How could a chemist test her claims that no petroleum products went into the manufacture of her brand of tires? Answer: Compounds synthesized from petroleum products have a lower content of 14C. Plant-derived compounds are recently synthesized from CO2 in the air and have a higher 14C content. Diff: 2 Section: 1.1 2) The atomic number of boron is 5. The correct electronic configuration of boron is: A) 1s22s3 B) 1s22p3 C) 1s22s22p1 D) 2s22p3 E) 1s22s23s1 Answer: C Diff: 1 Section: 1.2 3) How many distinct p orbitals exist in the second electron shell, where n = 2? A) 2 B) 3 C) 4 D) 5 E) 6 Answer: B Diff: 1 Section: 1.2 4) The ________ tells us that each orbital can hold a maximum of 2 electrons. A) aufbau principle B) Pauli exclusion principle C) Hund's rule principle D) LeChatelier principle E) uncertainty principle Answer: B Diff: 1 Section: 1.2