Organic Chemistry I

 

Professor Carl C. Wamser

Chapter 1 Pre-Quiz

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1. The element with the highest electronegativity is

a. H  
b. C  
c. O  
* d. F  
e. Cl  
f. Br  
g. I

2. The best Lewis structure for sulfuric acid (following the octet rule)
would have how many covalent bonds to S ?

a. 2  
b. 3  
* c. 4  
d. 5  
e. 6

3. In an electrostatic potential map, a blue area represents

a. high electron density  
* b. low electron density

4. The strongest acid in the list below is

* a. hydronium ion  
b. hydrogen fluoride  
c. ammonia  
d. phenol  
e. water

5. Which of the following would generate the most basic solution
when dissolved in water (at equivalent concentrations) ?

a. sodium acetate  
b. ammonia  
c. sodium bicarbonate  
* d. sodium carbonate  
e. sodium cyanide