FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OTUOKE

FACULTY OF SCIENCE
DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY

SECOND SEMESTER EXAMINATIONS 2021/2022/2023 ACADEMIC SESSION

COURSE TITLE: Introductory Organic Chemistry
CODE: CHM 102 (3 Units) TIME ALLOWED: 1 hr
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1. _________ fission results in the formation of free radicals (A) Nuclear (B) Homolytic. (C) Heterolytic (D) Ionic
2. The presence of nitrogen, sulphur and halogens in organic compounds is determined using ______________ test
(A) sodium fusion (B) basic fusion (C) homolytic fission (D) acid fusion
3. Alkenes can be prepared by _____________ (A) dehydration of alcohols. (B) sulphonation of alkanes.
(C) halogenation of alkanes. (D) hydration of alkenes
4. ___________ is the occurrence of compounds with the same molecular formula but different structural formula
(A) Isomerism (B) isotopy (C) allotropy (D) Diamagnetism
5. Butane and 2-methylpropane are ______(A) chain isomers (B) functional isomers (C) tautomers (D) metamers
6. The molecular formula of glucose is _________ (A) C12H22O11 (B) C12H20O11 (C) C6H12O6 (D) C10H20O10.
7. Which one of the following is a unique property of carbon? (A) Isotopy (B) allotropy (C) catenation (D) none of the options
8. What is responsible for the higher boiling points of carboxylic acids compared to other hydrocarbons of similar molecular
weight? (A) The electrophilic carbonyl carbon (B) Hydrogen bonding (C) Acidity (D). Nucleophilicity
9. In ethyne, a member of the alkyne series, the carbon atoms are? (A) Sp 3hybridised (B) Sp2 hybridized (C) Sp hybridized
3 2
(D) Sp d hybridized
10.The electronic transmission of electrons through a sigma (single) bond is known as? (A) steric effect (B) inductive effect (C)
hyperconjugative effect (D) mesomeric effect
11.Which of the following is not a nucleophile? (A) CH3OH (B) CH3NH2(C)BH3 (D) H2C=CH2
12.What was the vital force theory? (A) The belief that carbon is essential in many reactions; (B)the notion that organic matter
could only be formed by living organisms (C) the idea that there is a force that governs all reactions (D) the notion that
organic matter is essential to our survival.
13. Which of the following electronic configurations is the best description of carbon in its ground state? (A) 1s 2 2s2 2p2 (B) 1s2
2s2 2px2(C) 1s2 2s1 2px1 2py1 2pz1(D) 1s2 2s2 2px1 2py1
14. What is the percentage composition of H in an organic compound X whose molecular formula is C 6H12O6? (A) 40 (B) 30
(C) 20 (D) 7. [C= 12, H= 1, O = 16].
15. Which one of these is not an isomer of pentane? (A) 2-methylpentane (B) n-pentane (C) 2-methylbutane
(D) 2,2-dimethylpropane.
16. An organic reaction in which an atom or group migrates from one site to another within the same molecule is called
_______ reaction. (A) elimination (B) substitution (C) rearrangement (D) addition.
17.The carbon atoms in ____________ are sp3 hybridized (A) Methane (B) Ethyne (C) Ethene (D) Butane
18. Which of the following electronic configurations best describe carbon in its excited state? (A) 1s 2 2s2 2p1
(B) 1s2 2s2 2px1 2py1 (C) 1s2 2s2 2px2 (D) 1s2 2s1 2px1 2py1 2pz1
19.Open chained hydrocarbons are generally referred to as _________ (A) Alicyrene (B) alicyclic (C) Aliphatics
(D) aromatics
20. Alkynes are hydrocarbons with ________ geometry, ________ hybridized and _____ bond angle?
(A) tetrahedral, sp3 and 109.5o (B) trigonal planar, sp2 and 120o (C) linear, sp and 180o (D). Octahedral,
sp3d2 and 60o
21. A triple bond contains ___ sigma bond(s) and ___ pi bond(s). (A) 0, 3 (B) 3, 0 (C) 2, 1 (D) 1, 2.
22.Which of the following three compounds can have cis-trans isomers? (1) 2-pentene (2) 2-butene (3) Propene
(A) 3 (B) 1 and 2 (C) 2 and 3 (D) All the three compounds.
23.Which of the following carbon compounds are linked by a single bond between carbon atoms? (A) Saturated compounds (B)
Unsaturated compounds(C) Inorganic compounds (D) Organic compounds.
24.How many hydrogen atoms are there in an alkene with four carbon atoms? (A) 14 (B) 8 (C) 6 (D) 4
25.Reaction of carboxylic acid with an alcohol in the presence of acid catalysts is known as _________ (A) esterification
(B) Oxidation (C) polymerization (D) reduction.
26. A ____ mixture contain equal amounts of (+)- and (-) enantiomers.
(A) monomeric. (B) isomeric. (C) racemic (D) allotropic
27. The term 'organic' means __________ (A) death. (B) compound (C) sun. (D) life
28. ________ are mirror images of each other (A) Isotopes (B) Diastereomers (C) Geostereomers (D) Enantiomers
29. ________ discovered that organic compounds could be synthesized in the laboratory.
(A) Berzelius. (B) Wohler. (C) Lavoisier. (D) Faraday
30._____________ is the intermixing of orbitals of the same atom but having slightly different energies to form a
degenerated new type of orbitals (A) Rearrangement (B) Remixing. (C) Hybridization (D) Optometry
31. Heating alcohols with concentrated sulphuric acid will yield ________ (A) ethers (B) esters (C) alcohols (D) alkenes.
32. Which of the following is a ketone? (A) CH3COCH3 (B) CH3CH2OH (C) CH3CH2OCH3 (D) CH3CH2CHO.
33. Alkaline hydrolysis of natural fats and oils is known as _______ (A) esterification (B) alkylation (C)hydrogenolysis
(D) saponification.
34. The products of complete combustion of methane are _________ and ____________ (A) CO and H2 (B) CO and
H2O (C) CO2 and H2O (D) C2H2 and CO2
35. Which of the following is not true of a homologous series? (A) gradation in physical properties (B) Compounds
in the series have same functional group (C) successive members differ by a CH 2 group (D) different chemical
properties
36. The products of combustion of methane are _________ (A) methanal and methanoic acid (B) Propene and
carbon (iv) oxide (C) Carbon (iv) oxide and water. (D) Producer gas and water.
37. __________ reaction leads to the formation of a more saturated compound (A)Addition (B) Substitution
(C) Elimination (D) Rearrangement
38. The ability of carbon to form long chains with itself is called _______ (A) tetravalency (B) covalency
(C) catenation. d) elimination
39.The major product formed when 2-butanol is dehydrated is _____ (A) 1-butene (B) 2-butene (C)3-butene
(D) butane
40.The polarization of a sigma (σ) bond due to electron withdrawing or electron donating effect of adjacent groups or
atoms is referred to as ______ effect (A) inductive (B) mesomeric (C) steric (D) supersonic
41. Methanol and sugar are soluble in water because of the formation of ______________ between their molecules
and water. A) Nitrogen bonds (B) Covalent bonds (C) hydrogen bonds (D) methyl bonds
42.What is the correct IUPAC name of the compound, CH 3CH2CH(CH3)CH2CH2CH3? (A) 4-ethylpent-3-ene (B)
2-ethylpent-2-ene (C) 3-methylhexane (D) 4-methylhex-3-ene
43. Electron-deficient and electron-rich species involved in polar reactions, are called ___________ , respectively.
(A) nucleophile and electrophile (B) electrophile and nucleophile. (C) polar and non-polar (D) active and inert
44. Which of the following shows negative (- I) inductive effect? (A) C(CH3)3 (B) CH(CH3)2 (C) CH2CH3 (D) Cl
45. A sp hybridized orbital has ____% p-character (A) 25 (B) 50. (C) 66.67 (D) 33.33
46. One of the following hydrocarbons is saturated (A) C4H6 (B) C3H8. (C) C2H4. (D) C4H10
47. One of the following would readily undergo substitution reactions (A) CH4. (B) C3H6 (C) C2H4. (D) C3H8
48. One of the following is an isomer of pentane (A) 2,2-dimethylpropane (B) 2-methylpentane
(C) 2-methylpropane. d) propane
49. One of the following would exhibit geometric isomerism (A) C4H10. (B) C5H12 (C) C3H8. (D) C4H8
50. Chlorination of methane follows the ___________ mechanism (A) free radical (B) populative. (C) reactive
(D) ionic