CHEMISTRY FOR EMBALMERS
MIDTERM EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS
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
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