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Question 1
Which term describes an alcohol with two hydroxyl groups?
- Glycol
- Ester
- Amide
- Aldehyde
Question 2
What is the common name for methanal?
- Formaldehyde
- Acetaldehyde
- Acetone
- Methanol
Question 3
In carbonyl chemistry, the carbon adjacent to the carbonyl carbon is called the _____ carbon.
Fill in the blank
Question 4
What suffix replaces '-oic acid' in the IUPAC name of an ester?
- -oate
- -amide
- -al
- -one
Question 5
What IUPAC prefix is used for a carboxylic acid group when it appears as a substituent?
- carboxy-
- hydroxy-
- oxo-
- alkoxycarbonyl-
Question 6
Electrons are roughly 2000 times lighter than protons.
- True
- False
Question 7
Which principle states that electrons fill the lowest-energy orbitals before filling higher-energy orbitals?
- Aufbau principle
- Pauli exclusion principle
- Hund's rule
- Heisenberg uncertainty principle
Question 8
The azimuthal quantum number determines what property of an electron?
- The shape and subshell of the orbital
- The energy level
- The spin orientation
- The exact position in space
Question 9
What is the maximum number of electrons in a shell with principal quantum number n?
- 2n^2
- 4l + 2
- 2n + 2
- n^2
Question 10
The Lyman series of hydrogen corresponds to transitions to the n=1 level and lies in the ultraviolet region.
- True
- False
Question 11
Which pair of elements is well known for being exceptions to the expected electron-filling order?
- Chromium and copper
- Hydrogen and helium
- Carbon and nitrogen
- Oxygen and fluorine
Question 12
Atoms with unpaired electrons that are attracted to a magnetic field are described as ____.
- Paramagnetic
- Diamagnetic
- Ferromagnetic
- Nonmagnetic
Question 13
A geminal diol is also called a:
- hydrate
- carbinol
- acetal
- enolate
Question 14
True or False: Geminal diols are frequently isolated because they are very stable.
- True
- False
Question 15
The common name of methanal is ______.
Fill in the blank
Question 16
Which common name corresponds to propanone?
- acetone
- formaldehyde
- acetaldehyde
- propionaldehyde
Question 17
What are the carbon atoms directly adjacent to a carbonyl carbon called?
- alpha carbons
- beta carbons
- carbonyl carbons
- carboxyl carbons
Question 18
True or False: An alkoxy group is an -OR group and is part of an ester.
- True
- False
Question 19
In ester nomenclature, what does the first term of the name represent?
- The alkyl name of the esterifying group, which describes the R group
- The parent acid name
- The number of carbonyl carbons
- The position of the hydroxyl group
Question 20
In ester nomenclature, the second term of the name is the name of the ______.
Fill in the blank
Question 21
Substituents attached to the nitrogen of an amide are labeled with which prefix?
- N-
- alpha-
- iso-
- tert-
Question 22
True or False: In an amide, the nitrogen can have 0, 1, or 2 alkyl groups attached.
- True
- False
Question 23
How is an acid anhydride formed?
- By removing a water molecule and forming a bond between two carboxylic acid molecules
- By adding water to an ester
- By replacing a hydroxyl group with an amino group
- By oxidizing an aldehyde
Question 24
When an anhydride is unsymmetrical, what is named before the word 'anhydride'?
- The names of both carboxylic acids
- The alkyl groups on each side
- Only the parent acid suffix
- The nitrogen substituents
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