Naming Organic Compounds (Cambridge O Level Chemistry)

Exam Questions

32 mins11 questions
11 mark

Which one of the following structures is correctly named?

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    21 mark

    Organic compounds can have names that have the suffixes of -ane, -ene, -ol or -oic acid.

    How many of these have at least one double bond in their structure

    • 1

    • 2

    • 3

    • 4

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    31 mark

    The diagram below represents the molecule of a compound.

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    What is the name of this compound?

    • Ethane

    • Ethanol

    • Ethanoic acid

    • Ethene

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    41 mark

    An ester has the formula C2H5COOC2H5.

    Which pair of compounds would react together to form this ester?

    • ethanoic acid and ethanol

    • ethanol and propanoic acid

    • propanoic acid and propanol

    • propanol and ethanoic acid

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    51 mark

    The diagrams show the structures of five hydrocarbons.

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    Which three hydrocarbons are isomers of each other?

    • 1, 2 and 4

    • 2, 3 and 5

    • 2, 3 and 4

    • 3, 4 and 5

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    61 mark

    A carboxylic acid with molecular formula C4H8O2 reacts with an alcohol with molecular formula C3H8O to form an ester.

    What is the formula of the ester formed?

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      11 mark


      The diagram below shows some simple hydrocarbons and the products of two reactions.

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      Which of these structures are named correctly?

         Structure 1 Structure 2 Structure 3
      A x ✔ ✔
      B ✔ ✔ ✔
      C x ✔ x
      D ✔ x ✔

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        21 mark


        The diagram below shows a reaction scheme. What are the names of all of the compounds?

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          P Q R S
        A ethene ethane ethanoic acid ethanol
        B ethane ethene ethanol ethanoic acid
        C ethene ethane ethanol ethanoic acid
        D ethane ethene ethanoic acid ethanol

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