CHEMISTRY FOR EMBALMERS FINAL
STUDY GUIDE EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS- 2024
The ________ for a ketone is R-CO-R - Answer-General Formula
All isomers are in the same class [ex: ketones] - Answer-False
When benzene's carbons lose a hydrogen, the ____ is formed - Answer-methyl radical
An organic compound with 7 carbons in it will be a - Answer-liquid
Open chained hydrocarbons are classified as - Answer-Aliphatic
Which of the following is not a term that refers to benzene - Answer-5 carbon ring
The minimum number of carbons atoms needed to form a closed chain compound is -
Answer-3
Alkenes are the unsaturated hydrocarbons with the general molecular formula CnH2n-2
- Answer-False
The type of hydrocarbon with the fewest number of hydrogen atoms per carbon atom is
the - Answer-alkene
____________ hydrocarbon contain single bonds between carbon atoms - Answer-
saturated
The compound carbon tetrachloride contains _______ chlorine atoms - Answer-4
The hydrocarbon with the general molecular formula CnH2n is the - Answer-Alkene
All saturated hydrocarbons end in the suffix -yne - Answer-false
The type of hydrocarbon with the fewest number of hydrogen atoms per carbon atom is
the - Answer-alkane
The element with a combining capacity of 2 is - Answer-Oxygen
The alkyl group formed when a hydrogen is removed from C3H8 is a _________ radical
- Answer-propyl
______________- compounds are usually flammable - Answer-organic
,________ hydrocarbons contain single bonds between carbon atoms - Answer-
saturated
The functional group -CHO is found in - Answer-aldehydes
The maximum number of bonds that can be used to connect 2 carbon atoms is -
Answer-3
When the alkane hexane loses a hydrogen atom, it forms the alkyl group/radical with
the formula - Answer-C6H13
The _______ formula for formaldehyde is HCHO - Answer-line
A molecular formula expresses the number of atoms of each element found in a
particular compound, as well as the arrangements of those atoms within the compound
- Answer-false
___________________ is produced by the partial oxidation of methanol - Answer-ester
All alcohols have the general formula - Answer-R-OH
Primary alcohols are those where the [-OH] is attached to the carbon located at the end
of the chain - Answer-true
In a neutralization reaction, organic acid and alcohol produce ______________ and
water - Answer-ester
Oxidation is the _______________ of hydrogen atoms from a compound - Answer-
removal
__________________ is the trihydroxy alcohol that can be used for embalming
purposes as a humectant - Answer-glycerol
Tertiary alcohols contain 3 [-OH] groups - Answer-False
The functional group found on all types of alcohols is - Answer--OH
_______________ alcohols contain two hydroxyl groups - Answer-Dihydroxyl
The term primary, secondary, and tertiary refer to both the number and placement of
hydroxyl groups in an alcohol - Answer-false
Which of the following is not a correct function of phenol
fungicide
oxidizing agent
A phenol is the result of an [-OH] group being substituted directly onto the benzene ring
- Answer-true
_______________ are the results of an [-OH] group being substituted onto the side
chain of an aromatic - Answer-Aromatic alcohols
The partial oxidation of formaldehyde results in the production of - Answer-formic acid
Partially oxidizing any __________________ will give you a ketone - Answer-organic
acid
What is the suffix of hydrocarbons that contain the least number of hydrogen atoms per
carbon - Answer-yne
What is the alkene series type formula - Answer-CnH2n
What group of alcohols does pentanol belong to? - Answer-monohydroxyl
What product results when a primary alcohol is fully oxidized - Answer-an organic acid
What is the least number of carbon atoms contained in an unsaturated hydrocarbon -
Answer-2
What type of alcohol has its functional group attached to the carbon at either end of the
chain - Answer-primary
What is another name for carbolic acid - Answer-phenol
Which formula is used to conserve space over the structural formula: as well as being
abbreviations of them - Answer-line formula
When an alkane loses one hydrogen atom it allows for a point of attachment for a -
Answer-functional group
What type of alcohol has its functional group attached to a carbon that is also attached
to three radicals - Answer-tertiary
What is the resulting product of an OH group substituted onto a side chain of an
aromatic hydrocarbon - Answer-an aromatic alcohol
What alcohols are used as antifreeze
1 glycol
2 phenol
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