Organic Compounds

Question 1

Match the structural formula to the chemical formula for this substance.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

C2H6O

Question 2

2. Shows chemical composition but no structure:

Revolt · Accepted Answer

molecular

Question 3

3. Is used most for hydrocarbons; shows lines and functional groups only:

Revolt · Accepted Answer

skeletal

Question 4

Match the structural formula to the chemical formula for this substance.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

C2H6O2

Question 5

Match the structural formula to the chemical formula for this substance.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

HOCOOH

Question 6

Use the drop-down menus to select the organic compound model being described.1. Shows valence electrons:

Revolt · Accepted Answer

Lewis structure

Question 7

4. Shows each line represented as a pair of shared electrons but is not truly three-dimensional:

Revolt · Accepted Answer

structural

Question 8

Which descriptions apply to isomers? Check all that apply.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

same molecular formula; different structural formula; same number of each kind of atom

Question 9

Which descriptions apply to these two compounds? Check all that apply.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

are isomers of each other; have same molecular formula; are both hydrocarbons; have same number of each kind of atom

Question 10

Which best describes the substances represented by these two diagrams?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

They are isomers of each other, but since they have different arrangements, they are not the same compound.

Organic Compounds Answers