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DEPARTMENT OF PURE AND APPLIED CHEMISTRY

COLLEGE OF ARTS OF SCIENCES
VISAYAS STATE UNIVERSITY
VISCA, BAYBAY CITY, LEYTE

CHEM 120 – Organic Chemistry (LECTURE)

Midterm Examination Key

NAME: DATE:
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GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS:

 LEAVE NO ITEM UNANSWERED. Use a blue/black ballpoint pen and use the same color throughout.
Write your answers on a clean sheet of paper as instructed.
 AVOID ERASURES. You can use a scratch paper to write unnecessary stuff on. Make sure your
answers are clear and legible.
 STRICTLY NO FORM OF CHEATING IS ALLOWED. Proper and necessary actions may be taken as
the course facilitator may see fit.
 CLARIFICATIONS MAY BE RAISED. All queries may be entertained by the course facilitator only.
Strictly no talking to other people in the exam room.

TEST I. MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the letter of the answer that best fits the question being asked (20 pts).

1. What is true about the solubility of organic compounds?

a. Organic compounds are very soluble in water
b. These compounds tend to dissolve in polar solvents
c. Organic compounds are more soluble than inorganic compounds in water
d. Organic compounds are more soluble in organic solvents

2. Carbon has a strong tendency to form multiple bonds with atoms like:

a. Carbon
b. Sulfur
c. Nitrogen
d. All of these

3. Organic compounds have ____ melting points, while inorganic compounds have _____ melting points:
a. higher; lower
b. higher; higher
c. lower; higher
d. lower; lower

4. ______________ states that the lowest-energy orbitals must be filled up first.

a. Hund's Rule
b. Aufbau Principle
c. Pauli Exclusion Principle
d. Octet Rule

5. Carbon uses three ______ hybrid orbitals and ___________ p orbital when forming a double bond.
a. sp; no unhybridized
b. sp3 ; one unhybridized
c. sp2 ; one unhybridized
d. sp2 ; two unhybridized

6. These bonds are formed a result of the indirect overlap of atomic orbitals.
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a. Double bonds
b. Pi bonds
c. Single bonds
d. Sigma bonds

7. This scientist is considered the father of organic chemistry. He was able to extract an organic
compound from an inorganic compound through heating.
a. Torbern Bergmann
b. Michel-Eugene Chevreul
c. Friedrich Wohler
d. Justus von Liebig

8. What is the property of carbon of self-linking of carbon atoms through covalent bonds to form a long
straight or branched chains and rings of different sizes?
a. Self-linkage
b. Catenation
c. Covalent Bonding
d. Electronegativity

9. The probability of finding an electron at a particular point relative to the atom’s nucleus is described by
the square of the wave function which is also called as ___________.
a. Orbitals
b. Shells
c. Electronic configurations
d. Ground state

10. A carbon atom having sp hybridization is bonded to ____ other atoms.

a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4

11. Organic compounds do not form ions when dissolved in water and are known as _________________.
a. water-soluble
b. non-electrolyte
c. electrolyte
d. insoluble

12. Classify the compound based on the functional group present.

a. Esters
b. Carboxylic acids
c. Ethers
d. Ketones

13. What is the name of the functional group below

a. Esters
b. Ketones
c. Carboxylic acids
d. Ethers

14. Identify the functional group of the organic compound below:

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a. Alkynes
b. Alkanes
c. Arenes
d. Carboxylic acids

15. The following statements are incorrect about carbon except:

a. Carbon can form 4 or more bonds with other atoms
b. The electronic configuration of carbon is 1s22s22p3.
c. Carbon has an electronegative value of 3.0
d. Carbon can bond to other carbon atoms through covalent bonds

16. These electrons are the most important ones when it comes to how organic compounds form bonds.
a. Core electrons
b. Nuclear electrons
c. Inner electrons
d. None of the above

17. All of the substances are organic except one. Which is it?
a. Oil
b. Water
c. Butane
d. Gasoline

18. The following are organic compounds except:

a. CO2
b. C6H12O6
c. CH4
d. CH3OH

19. Ethyl acetate, C4H8O2, is a fragrant substance used both as a solvent and as an aroma enhancer. Its
Lewis structure is:    

What is the hybridization at each carbon atom in the molecule? 

a. sp3 ; sp3 ; sp2 ; sp3

b. sp3 ; sp2 ; sp3 ; sp3
c. sp3 ; sp2 ; sp2 ; sp3
d. sp2 ; sp2 ; sp3 ; sp3

20. What is the correct condensed structure of the Lewis structure below?

a. CH3 OHCHCH3
b. (CH3)2OHCH
c. CH3CH2CH2OH
d. CH3CHOHCH3

TEST II. TRUE OR FALSE. Provide the answer that best fits the description given in each number (15 pts).

1. Compounds of the same molecular formula but of different structures are called isomers. TRUE
2. Catenation is when an element can exist in different physical forms. FALSE
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3. Crystalline allotropes of carbon have no clear shape and form. FALSE

4. Amorphous allotropes of carbon have definite forms. FALSE
5. Graphene is an allotrope of carbon which is considered as a good electrical conductor that is almost
like copper. TRUE
6. A functional group that is characterized by a carbon atom triple bonded to a nitrogen is called an amide.
FALSE
7. Carbon atoms are at their most stable when they have an octet of electrons around them. TRUE
8. Lone pairs are electrons that are involved in the bonding in organic compounds. FALSE
9. Functional group refers to the unique group of atoms or the type of bonds that exhibits predictable
chemical behavior. TRUE
10. A structural representation where single bonds between carbon – hydrogen and carbon – carbon are
omitted and not shown is called condensed structures. TRUE
11. Ammonium cyanate is an inorganic compound derived from an organic compound named ammonia.
FALSE
12. The outermost electrons are called the excited electrons. FALSE
13. The Heisenberg Uncertainty principle states that a maximum of two electrons may be placed in each
orbital but only when the spins of the electrons are paired. FALSE
14. Both organic and inorganic compounds can be natural in origin and can also be artificially synthesized
in the laboratory. TRUE
15. The molecular formula accurately describes the structure of an organic compound. FALSE

TEST III. IDENTIFICATION. Identify the following functional groups (10 pts).

A. ____________ Amine
B. ____________ Alkyl Halide
C. ____________ Alcohol
D. ____________ Alkyne
E. ____________ Amide

TEST IV. APPLICATION. Provide the following data for each organic compound below: (a) Number of
carbons, (b) Number of hydrogens, (c) Number of functional groups (apart from alkanes), (d) Functional groups
present, (e) Hybridization of numbered carbons (10 points each)

1. 2.
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15 carbons; 16 hydrogens; 4 functional groups; 6 carbons; 8 hydrogens; 5 functional groups;

Alcohol, alkyne, ester, alkene; sp2, sp, sp3 amine, ether, aldehyde, alk. halide, alkene
sp2, sp2

TEST V. ESSAY. Answer the following items concisely (10 pts).

1. Carbon is the central atom of organic chemistry because it has a chemical diversity unrivaled by
any other chemical element. Why is this so?

TEST VI. DRAWING. Give what is asked (5 pts).

1. Draw an organic molecule with ten (10) carbon atoms with three (3) double bonds and one (1) triple
bond using Lewis structures/Kekule diagrams. You may place the double and triple bonds
anywhere you wish in the chain.