Organic Chemistry 354 Quiz - September 10, 1999
Dr. Sundin
- 1. Consider the drawing below:
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a. Is the chlorine in front of the paper, behind the paper,
or in the plane of the paper? Answer
- b. Is the fluorine in front of the paper, behind the paper,
or in the plane of the paper? Answer
c. Is the bromine in front of the paper, behind the paper,
or in the plane of the paper? Answer
d. Is the molecule polar or nonpolar?
Answer
- 2. Give the hybridization of each carbon atom in the following:
Answer
- 3. Given: acetone, C3H6O (pKa = 19);
2,4-pentanedione, C5H8O2 (pKa = 9);
and water, H2O (pKa = 15.7).
- a. Which one of the following reactions occurs to the greater extent?
Answer
- b. Give the formula of the stronger acid in the first reaction.
Answer
- c. Give the formula of the stronger base in the first reaction.
Answer
- d. Give the formula of the stronger acid in the second reaction.
Answer
- e. Give the formula of the stronger base in the second reaction.
Answer
- 4. Explain how CO2 can have polar bonds and still be a
nonpolar molecule. Answer
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