The first antiseptic used in operation theatre was

  • alcohol
  • alkane
  • acid
  • phenol

Which of the following is used in the preparation of polymers like PVC?

  • ethylene
  • acetylene
  • phenol
  • methanol

What is the term used for hydrocarbons containing carbon-carbon multiple bonds?

  • saturated hydrocarbons
  • unsaturated hydrocarbons
  • alkanes
  • none of above

The organic compound used for artificial ripening of fruits is

  • methane
  • ethane
  • propane
  • acetylene

The reaction rates of organic compounds are often slow due to

  • hydrogen atoms
  • carbon atoms
  • ionic bonding
  • covalent bonding

What is the functional group of an organic acid called?

  • aldehydes
  • ketones
  • carboxylic acids
  • ethers

The general formula for amines is

  • R-OH
  • R-O-R
  • R-COOH
  • R-NH2

What is the term used for the self-linking ability of carbon?

  • catenation
  • isomerism
  • Bessemerization
  • carbonation

What is the other term used for saturated hydrocarbons?

  • alkenes
  • alkynes
  • alkanes
  • none of above

An alkane with molecular formula C9H20 is called

  • butane
  • octane
  • Nonane
  • Decane

What is the major starting material for the manufacture of organic chemicals and products such as plastic?

  • ethylene
  • acetylene
  • phenol
  • methanol

Additional atoms or group of atoms attached to hydrocarbons is

  • functional group
  • non functional group
  • alkaline group
  • alkene group

In destructive distillation, coal is converted to

  • coal gas, coal tar and coke
  • petrol and methane
  • natural gas and coke
  • coal tar and petrol

Nature of organic compounds is

  • ionic
  • amphoteric
  • covalent
  • coordinate covalent

How many bonds are formed by carbon with other atoms?

  • two
  • three
  • four
  • five

Simple alkanes (saturated hydrocarbons) are

  • straight chain hydrocarbons
  • branched chain hydrocarbons
  • no chain hydrocarbons
  • none of above

Groups of atoms that can occur within organic molecules are called

  • cyclic compounds
  • functional groups
  • homologous series
  • none of above

Compounds that have the same molecular formula but a different arrangement of atoms in their molecules are called

  • isotopes
  • isomers
  • hydrocarbons
  • organic compounds

Considering alkyl radicals, what is the term used for the group obtained by removing terminal hydrogen atom?

  • Iso-propyl
  • n-propyl
  • neo-propyl
  • propyl

Commercial sources of alkanes include

  • coal
  • natural gas
  • petroleum
  • all of above
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