Organic chemistry trivia

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• Which is the characteristic functional group of the alcohols?Organic chemistry
• Which is the correct general formula for a chain alkane?Organic chemistry
• Which alkene has the molecular formula C₂H₄?Organic chemistry
• What is the molecular formula of propane?Organic chemistry
• Which functional group gives ethanol (C₂H₅OH) its properties?Organic chemistry
• Which of the following is an unsaturated hydrocarbon?Organic chemistry
• Which monomer is polyethylene made from?Organic chemistry
• Which element is the central one that makes up organic compounds?Organic chemistry
• Which pair correctly gives the only elements that make up a hydrocarbon?Organic chemistry
• What is the name of the simplest alcohol, with the molecular formula CH₃OH?Organic chemistry
• Ethanol is an organic compound belonging to the alcohols.Organic chemistry
• Every compound that contains carbon is an organic compound.Organic chemistry
• A polymer is a large molecule made of small unit molecules linked over and over.Organic chemistry
• An alkene has at least one carbon-carbon double bond.Organic chemistry
• A chain alkane always has at least one double bond between its carbons.Organic chemistry
• The functional group of an organic compound plays a major part in setting the properties and reactions of the substance.Organic chemistry
• A saturated hydrocarbon always has a carbon-carbon double bond.Organic chemistry
• The double bond of an alkene can act as the site where an addition reaction takes place.Organic chemistry
• An organic compound means a compound that contains no carbon at all.Organic chemistry
• The molecular formula of methane is C₂H₆.Organic chemistry