CHEM 1020 Practice Test Questions with Correct Answers

CHEM 1020 Practice Test Questions with Correct Answers what is a major difference between organic and inorganic compounds? - ANSWER organic contain carbon what is the reason why there are so many organic compounds? - ANSWER carbon atoms can form stable covalent bonds with other carbon atoms the vast number of organic compounds is due to the unique chemistry of carbon. this chemistry involves - ANSWER formation of long chains& isomerism Which applies to the manner in which carbon bonds in alkanes? - ANSWER the bonds are formed with carbon using an sp3 configuration functional groups are - ANSWER to organic chem as polyatomic ions are to inorganic chem, are chemically bound to each other in order to develop larger molecules the alkanes represent one family of organic compounds - ANSWER that is composed of carbon and hydrogen formulas of organic compounds - ANSWER CH3CH2COOH, CH3CH2OH, CH3CH3CH3 which is an alcohol - ANSWER CH3CH2OH what is meant by the term "saturated" when describing hydrocarbons - ANSWER they are saturated with hydrogen and only have single bonds between carbons correct statements on the naming of organic compounds - ANSWER many compounds have been known long enough to have common names, the naming system of organic compounds is set by IUPAC rules, & the naming system requires that the longest carbon chain must always be found