CAIE IGCSE Chemistry 11 Organic Chemistry Questions

Practise organic chemistry through formulae, functional groups, homologous series, naming, fuels, reactions and polymers.

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11.1 Formulae, functional groups and terminology 11.2 Naming organic compounds 11.3 Fuels 11.4 Alkanes 11.5 Alkenes 11.6 Alcohols 11.7 Carboxylic acids 11.8 Polymers

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The structure of glycine is shown.

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Which row is correct?

formula of glycine

number of different

elements in glycine

$\mathrm{CH}_{5} \mathrm{O}_{2} \mathrm{~N}$

$\mathrm{C}_{2} \mathrm{H}_{5} \mathrm{O}_{2} \mathrm{~N}$

$\mathrm{H}_{2} \mathrm{NCHCOOH}$

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Which formula represents ethanol?

$\mathrm{CH}_{3} \mathrm{CH}_{3}$

$\mathrm{CH}_{2} \mathrm{CH}_{2}$

$\mathrm{CH}_{3} \mathrm{CH}_{2} \mathrm{OH}$

$\mathrm{CH}_{3} \mathrm{COOH}$

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Which molecule contains only single covalent bonds?

propane

propanoic acid

propene

propyl propanoate

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38 P, Q, R and S are four organic compounds.
P is an unsaturated hydrocarbon.
Q burns but otherwise is unreactive.
R contains a C-C single bond and a C=C double bond.
S undergoes addition polymerisation.
Which compounds are alkenes?

P and R only

P, R and S

P, Q and S

Q, R and S

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