Carboxylic Acids - General Organic and Biochemistry

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Biochemistry

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Set 1: Matter, Energy, and Measurement

Set 2: Atoms

Set 3: Chemical Bonds

Set 4: Chemical Reactions

Set 5: Gases, Liquids, and Solids

Set 6: Solutions and Colloids

Set 7: Reaction Rates and Chemical Equilibrium

Set 8: Acids and Bases

Set 9: Nuclear Chemistry

Set 10: Organic Chemistry

Set 11: Alkanes

Set 12: Alkenes, Alkynes, and Aromatic Compounds

Set 13: Alcohols, Ethers, and Thiols

Set 14: Chirality: the Handedness of Molecules

Set 15: Amines

Set 16: Aldehydes and Ketones

Set 17: Carboxylic Acids

Set 18: Carboxylic Anhydrides, Esters, and Amides

Set 19: Carbohydrates

Set 20: Lipids

Set 21: Proteins

Set 22: Enzymes

Set 23: Chemical Communications: Neurotransmitters and Hormones

Set 24: Nucleotides, Nucleic Acids, and Heredity

Set 25: Gene Expression and Protein Synthesis

Set 26: Bioenergetics: How the Body Converts Food to Energy

Set 27: Specific Catabolic Pathways: Carbohydrate, Lipid, and Protein Metabolism

Set 28: Biosynthetic Pathways

Set 29: Nutrition

Set 30: Immunochemistry

Set 31: Body Fluids

Set 17 Carboxylic Acids

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Set 17 Carboxylic Acids

Question 1

(Multiple Choice)

Free

Which of the following is not a real compound?

A) 1-hydroxybutanoic acid
B) 2-hydroxybutanoic acid
C) 3-hydroxybutanoic acid
D) none of these

Answer

Question 2

(Multiple Choice)

Free

Which of the following is a major component of kidney stones?

A) calcium glutarate
B) calcium malate
C) calcium oxalate
D) calcium succinate

Answer

Question 3

(Multiple Choice)

Free

Which is the correct IUPAC name of the carboxylic acid that contains five carbon atoms?

A) 1-methyl-1-butanoic acid
B) 1,1-dimethylpropanoic acid
C) 1,2-dimethylpropanoic acid
D) 2-methylbutanoic acid

Answer