Organic Compounds, Assignment

Which are characteristics of carbon? Check all that apply. 1. covalent bonding 2. water soluble 3. generally in nonelectrolytes 4. low melting point 5. rapid reaction rate 6. forms a variety of compounds

1. covalent bonding 3. generally in nonelectrolytes 4. low melting point 6. forms a variety of compounds

What best describes these three molecules? A. They are not isomers. B. They are structural isomers. C. They are geometric isomers. D. They are both structural and geometric isomers.

B. They are structural isomers.

This is the skeletal formula for which molecule? A. C3BrCl B. BrCl C. C3H6BrCl D. C5BrCl

C. C3H6BrCl

What best describes these two molecules? A. They are not isomers. B. They are structural isomers. C. They are geometric isomers. D. They are both structural and geometric isomers.

C. They are geometric isomers.

If you wanted a three-dimensional sense of the shape of a molecule and you were not interested in the internal bonds, which model would you use? A. structural formula B. skeletal formula C. space-filling model D. ball-and-stick model

C. space-filling model

Which chemical formula corresponds to this structural formula? A. H6C6H6H2 B. C14H6 C. C6H6 D. C2H6O

D. C2H6O

Which chemical formula corresponds to this structural formula? A. C6H6H6H2 B. C14H6 C. C6H12 D. C6H14

D. C6H14

Which model is the best for identifying geometric isomers? A. structural formula B. skeletal formula C. space-filling model D. ball-and-stick model

D. ball-and-stick model

List the numbers of each atom in all the formulas above: H = C =

H = 14 C = 6

List the number of each atom in the formulas above: H = O = C =

H = 8 O = 1 C = 3

Define isomers.

Include: compounds with the same chemical formula compounds with different structures chemically identical