Organic chemistry trivia

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• Which family of compounds is widely used for fruit scents such as banana and pineapple?Organic chemistry
• In which process does yeast break glucose down into ethanol and carbon dioxide?Organic chemistry
• What is the name of the family of hydrocarbons with a triple bond between carbons?Organic chemistry
• Which gas forms when a hydrocarbon burns where oxygen is scarce, and causes poisoning?Organic chemistry
• Which molecule is the building unit of proteins?Organic chemistry
• What is the name of the alkane in which four carbon atoms are joined by single bonds?Organic chemistry
• Which reaction adds hydrogen to liquid vegetable oil to turn it into a fat that is solid at room temperature?Organic chemistry
• What is the molecular formula of glucose?Organic chemistry
• A fatty acid whose carbon chain carries a double bond is called an unsaturated fatty acid.Organic chemistry
• Which organic solvent is commonly used to remove nail polish?Organic chemistry
• Which carbohydrate is the main component of paper and wood?Organic chemistry
• Methane exists as a liquid at room temperature and ordinary atmospheric pressure.Organic chemistry
• Most of the plastics we use are polymers with a long carbon backbone.Organic chemistry
• Ethanol barely mixes with water and separates into two layers.Organic chemistry
• A polyethylene bag buried in the ground breaks down naturally within a few months.Organic chemistry
• A straight-chain alkane generally boils at a higher temperature as it gains carbon atoms.Organic chemistry
• When an alkene is added to reddish-brown bromine water, the colour disappears.Organic chemistry
• The carbonyl group (C=O) of a ketone sits at the end of the carbon chain.Organic chemistry
• Methanol resembles ethanol in structure, so drinking it is equally safe.Organic chemistry
• A carbon atom can form up to four bonds with other atoms.Organic chemistry
• Which hydrocarbon is unsaturated?Organic chemistry
• A saturated hydrocarbon has a carbon-carbon double bond.Organic chemistry
• An organic compound means a compound that does not contain carbon.Organic chemistry
• A chain alkane has at least one double bond between its carbons.Organic chemistry
• 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 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
• A polymer is a large molecule made of small unit molecules linked over and over.Organic chemistry
• Every compound that contains carbon is an organic compound.Organic chemistry
• An alkene has at least one carbon-carbon double bond.Organic chemistry
• The functional group of an organic compound plays a major part in setting the properties and reactions of the substance.Organic chemistry
• The double bond of an alkene can act as the site where an addition reaction takes place.Organic chemistry
• The molecular formula of methane is C₂H₆.Organic chemistry