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. Topic 10: Organic Chemistry
12. Alcohols: Recalling concept facts and definitions
Recognizing names and formulas of alcohols
1. Which IUPAC name ending is common for all alcohol compounds?
1) –al 2) –yl 3) –ol 4) -ioc
2. Which functional group is found in all alcohols?
1) –OH 2) – COOH 3) –CHO 4) - O –
3. The general formula that represents members of alcohol compounds is
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1) 2) 3) 4)
4. Which compound is an alcohol?
1) Methanal 2) Methanoic 3) Octonone 4) Octanol
5. Which IUPAC name is of an alcohol?
1) Ethanediol 2) Chloroethane 3) Propanone 4) Propaneamine
6. Which is a primary alcohol?
1) Propanol 2) Pentanal 3) 2- butanol 4) 1,1, ethanediol
7. Which is an IUPAC name of a secondary alcohol? 3) 1,2,3-propanetriol 4) 2-butanol
2) Propanol
1) 1,2,-ethandiol
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8. The formula of which compound represents an alcohol? 4) CH3COOCH3
2) CH3CH2OH
1) CH3CHO
3) CH3COOH
9. Which structure represents an alcohol?
1) 2) 3) 4)
10. Which structure represents a secondary alcohol?
1) 2) 3) 4)
11. An alcohol compound contains one –OH group that is bonded to an end carbon in a hydrocarbon
chain. This alcohol should be classified as a 3) Trihydroxy alcohol
1) Secondary alcohol
2) Primary alcohol 4) Dihydroxy alcohol
12. An alcohol that contains two –OH functional groups is classified as a
1) Primary alcohol
3) Dihydroxy alcohol
2) Monohydroxy alcohol 4) Secondary alcohol
13. To be classified as a tertiary alcohol, the functional group –OH is bonded to a carbon that must
be bonded to how many other carbon atoms?
1) 1 2) 2 3) 3 4) 4
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12. Alcohols: Recalling concept facts and definitions
Recognizing names and formulas of alcohols
1. Which IUPAC name ending is common for all alcohol compounds?
1) –al 2) –yl 3) –ol 4) -ioc
2. Which functional group is found in all alcohols?
1) –OH 2) – COOH 3) –CHO 4) - O –
3. The general formula that represents members of alcohol compounds is
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1) 2) 3) 4)
4. Which compound is an alcohol?
1) Methanal 2) Methanoic 3) Octonone 4) Octanol
5. Which IUPAC name is of an alcohol?
1) Ethanediol 2) Chloroethane 3) Propanone 4) Propaneamine
6. Which is a primary alcohol?
1) Propanol 2) Pentanal 3) 2- butanol 4) 1,1, ethanediol
7. Which is an IUPAC name of a secondary alcohol? 3) 1,2,3-propanetriol 4) 2-butanol
2) Propanol
1) 1,2,-ethandiol
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8. The formula of which compound represents an alcohol? 4) CH3COOCH3
2) CH3CH2OH
1) CH3CHO
3) CH3COOH
9. Which structure represents an alcohol?
1) 2) 3) 4)
10. Which structure represents a secondary alcohol?
1) 2) 3) 4)
11. An alcohol compound contains one –OH group that is bonded to an end carbon in a hydrocarbon
chain. This alcohol should be classified as a 3) Trihydroxy alcohol
1) Secondary alcohol
2) Primary alcohol 4) Dihydroxy alcohol
12. An alcohol that contains two –OH functional groups is classified as a
1) Primary alcohol
3) Dihydroxy alcohol
2) Monohydroxy alcohol 4) Secondary alcohol
13. To be classified as a tertiary alcohol, the functional group –OH is bonded to a carbon that must
be bonded to how many other carbon atoms?
1) 1 2) 2 3) 3 4) 4
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