Chem 1120 Quiz 1

Instructions: This quiz is open-book. You may use any book, magazine, or other printed or web-based materials you feel are helpful. You may discuss this quiz with other members of this immediate class and section. You may not discuss, receive help on, or work on this quiz with tutors, friends, family members, or any one outside of class without my explicit permission. Violation of this stipulation is academic misconduct and is grounds for dismissal from class. You must work the quiz in its entirety by yourself before meeting in groups to compile a group quiz. I will award extra credit (5 pts) to those who work in groups of 2-5 and who submit a group quiz. You must show all your work for full credit, or to receive partial credit if you make a mistake.

Show all of your work and answers for this quiz on a separate sheet of paper stapled to this page. I do not require your work to be typed, but neatness and legibility do count.

  1. (5 pts) Assign the following compounds to their proper familes.
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  2. (5 pts) For the following molecule, number the backbone from left to right. Describe the hybridization and geometry of each non-hydrogen atom in the molecule
  3. (9 pts) 2-methylheptane has 18 constitutional isomers. Provide skeletal structures and names for all of them. Neatly draw, label, and number your work or you will not receive credit.
  4. (6 pts) Provide a balanced equation for the complete combustion of 3-ethyl-2,6-dimethyloctane.