Questions Flashcards
Carbon atoms usually… (electrons)
Form 4 covalent bonds
Coke is produced from bituminous coal by…
Destructive distillation
The usual method for preparing CO2 in the laboratory is…
Reacting an acid & a carbonate
What is the precipitate formed when CO2 is bubbled into limewater?
CaCO3
What is the “lead” in the pencil?
Graphite & clay
What is the first & simplest alkane?
Methane
What does a slight oxidation of a primary alcohol give?
An aldehyde
What is the characteristic group of an organic ester?
-COO-
What is the organic acid that can be made from ethanol?
Acetic acid
What reaction can an ester be prepared by?
An alcohol & an organic acid
What compounds that have the same composition but differ in their structural formulas called?
Isomers
Ethene is the first member of…
Alkene series
Unsaturated hydrocarbons
What is the most active nonmetallic element?
Fluorine
What is the order of decreasing activity of the halogens?
F, Cl, Br, I
What formula does a light-sensitive substance used on photographic film have
AgBr
Sulfur dioxide is the anhydride of
Sulfurous acid
The charring action of sulfuric acid is due to it being…
A dehydrating agent
Ammonia is prepared commercially by the…
Combining of hydrogen & nitrogen gases
Haber process
A nitrogen that has a color is…
Nitrogen dioxide
If a student heats a mixture of ammonium chloride & calcium hydroxide in a test tube, he will detect
The odor of ammonia
The difference between ammonia & the ammonium ion is…
A proton
An important ore of iron
Hematite
A reducing agent used in the blast furnace
CO
Carbon monoxide
The metal with the electron shell configuration of [Ar]3d(10)4s(1)
Cu, copper