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Organic chemistry begins with carbon compounds classified by carbon skeleton, saturation and functional group. Work includes identifying groups such as hydroxyl, carbonyl, carboxyl and amino, applying basic nomenclature, and distinguishing structural, geometric and optical isomers, where the same molecular formula does not necessarily mean the same structure or properties.

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  • A. 1
  • B. 2
  • C. 3
  • D. 6

Explanation: in C-C triple bond 3 pairs of electrons are shared between the 2 C atoms to fullfill the valency hence the option 6 is correct.

Correct answer: 6
  • A. Sp³
  • B. Sp²
  • C. Sp
  • D. dsp³

Explanation: Hybridization is the concept of mixing atomic orbitals to form new hybrid orbitals that are optimized for bonding.

Correct answer: Sp³
  • A. Thiophene
  • B. Anthracene
  • C. Furan
  • D. Pyrrol

Explanation: Anthracene, on the other hand, is a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon consisting of three fused benzene rings.

Correct answer: Anthracene
  • A. Two sigma bonds
  • B. One sigma, One pi bond
  • C. One sigma and two pi bond
  • D. Two pi bonds

Explanation: As the first bond between any two atoms is always a sigma bond and the second and so on are pi bonds formed by the parallel overlap of…

Correct answer: One sigma, One pi bond
  • A. Sp
  • B. Sp²
  • C. Sp³
  • D. S-sp³

Explanation: S-SP3 hybridization is not a commonly recognized hybridization state. It is possible that it refers to a hybridization state that is a…

Correct answer: Sp³
  • A. Sp³
  • B. Sp²
  • C. Sp
  • D. S-sp²

Explanation: In a primary amine, such as CH3NH2, the nitrogen atom forms three sigma bonds with three hydrogen atoms and one sigma bond with a carbon…

Correct answer: Sp³
  • A. Structural isomer
  • B. Functional group isomer
  • C. Position isomer
  • D. Octane number

Explanation: Position isomers are molecules with the same molecular formula but different positions of functional groups or substituents.

Correct answer: Position isomer
  • A. Alcohol
  • B. Aldehyde
  • C. Ester
  • D. Ether

Explanation: carbonyl functional group is in the group ketone and aldehyde

Correct answer: Aldehyde
  • A. -OH
  • B. -COOH
  • C. -NH2
  • D. -CHO

Explanation: The functional group of carboxylic acid is -COOH

Correct answer: -COOH
  • A. Carbon
  • B. Nitrogen
  • C. Hydrogen
  • D. Sulfur

Explanation: The compounds in which the ring consists of atoms of more than one kind arecalled heterocyclic compounds or heterocycles.

Correct answer: Carbon
  • A. 1
  • B. 2
  • C. 3
  • D. 4

Explanation: Two optically active stereoisomers are possible for butane-2,3-diol. This is because there are two chiral centers in the molecule.

Correct answer: 2
  • A. 4
  • B. 5
  • C. 6
  • D. 7

Explanation: C6H14 is a saturated hydrocarbon of the alkane family, with the molecular formula CnH2n+2, where n = 6.

Correct answer: 5
  • A. Configurational isomers
  • B. Conformational isomers
  • C. Metamerism
  • D. Geometrical isomers

Explanation: In summary, the stereo isomers which can be interconverted by rotation of a single bond are called conformational isomers

Correct answer: Conformational isomers
  • A. Epimers
  • B. Conformers
  • C. Diastereomers
  • D. None of these

Explanation: Diastereomers Diastereomers are the stereoisomers that are non identical,do not have mirror images,and hence are non-superimposable on…

Correct answer: Diastereomers
  • A. Cis
  • B. Trans
  • C. Eclipsed
  • D. Staggered

Explanation: The isomer in which similar atoms are present on the same side of the double bond is snown as cis isomer.

Correct answer: Cis
  • A. 2
  • B. 5
  • C. 3
  • D. 4

Explanation: Correct Answer: A) 2 There are two primary types off isomerism,which can further be categorized into different types.These primary types…

Correct answer: 2
  • A. Stereoisomerism
  • B. Metamerism
  • C. Positional isomerism
  • D. Tautomerism

Explanation: Tautomerism Acetaldehyde and ethanol shows tautomerism.This type of isomerism arises due to shifting of proton from one atom to other in…

Correct answer: Tautomerism
  • A. Diastereomers
  • B. Enantiomers
  • C. Geometric isomers
  • D. Constitutional isomers

Explanation: Cis and trans isomers are types of geometric isomers,where the functional group is placed differently with regards to the double bond.In…

Correct answer: Geometric isomers
  • A. CH3CH2CH2OH
  • B. CH3CH(OH)CH3
  • C. CH3CH2CH2CHO
  • D. none of the above

Explanation: 1-butanol CH3CH2CH2CH2-OH has 4 C atoms. Whereas CH3CH2CH2-OH and CH3CH(OH)CH3 have 3 C atoms only.

Correct answer: none of the above
  • A. 5
  • B. 6
  • C. 7
  • D. 8

Explanation: 8 structural isomers are possible for the given compound. Reference:google

Correct answer: 8