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History of Organic Chemistry

Organic Chemistry

Key historical milestones and discoveries in the field of organic chemistry.

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10 Questions Easy Ages 5+ Aug 29, 2026

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1 Which scientist is credited with synthesizing urea in 1828, effectively challenging the theory of vitalism?

A Friedrich Wöhler
B Antoine Lavoisier
C Dmitri Mendeleev
D John Dalton

2 In 1856, William Henry Perkin accidentally discovered the first synthetic organic dye, known as what?

A Indigo
B Mauveine
C Alizarin
D Congo Red

3 August Kekulé proposed the cyclic structure of which organic molecule in 1865?

A Methane
B Ethane
C Benzene
D Propane

4 Who is considered the 'father of modern chemistry' and authored the first textbook of chemistry in 1789?

A Robert Boyle
B Joseph Priestley
C Antoine Lavoisier
D Jöns Jacob Berzelius

5 The term 'organic chemistry' was first coined in 1807 by which Swedish chemist?

A Jöns Jacob Berzelius
B Carl Wilhelm Scheele
C Svante Arrhenius
D Alfred Nobel

6 In 1874, Jacobus Henricus van 't Hoff and Joseph Le Bel independently proposed that carbon atoms have what geometry?

A Linear
B Planar
C Tetrahedral
D Octahedral

7 Who developed the process for the industrial synthesis of ammonia, which is crucial for modern organic fertilizer production?

A Fritz Haber
B Linus Pauling
C Louis Pasteur
D Marie Curie

8 The first synthetic plastic, Celluloid, was developed in 1869 by whom?

A John Wesley Hyatt
B Leo Baekeland
C Wallace Carothers
D Charles Goodyear

9 What is the name of the theory, later disproven by Wöhler's synthesis of urea, that claimed organic compounds could only be produced by living organisms?

A Atomic theory
B Vitalism
C Phlogiston theory
D Molecular theory

10 In 1907, Leo Baekeland created the first fully synthetic plastic, which was named what?

A Nylon
B Teflon
C Bakelite
D Polyester

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