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Chemistry · Topic 26

Isomerism and stereochemistry

Sub-topic 1 2026 · National Preliminary Free

Constitutional isomers of a haloalkane (c5h11cl) with an alkyl substituent

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Sub-topic 2 2026 · National Preliminary Premium

Constitutional isomers of a haloalkane (c5h11cl) with an alkyl substituent

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Sub-topic 3 2026 · National Quarterfinal Premium

Systematic name of the alkane isomer with the shortest possible parent chain

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Sub-topic 4 2026 · National One-Eighth Premium

Counting structural isomers of an alkane

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Sub-topic 5 2024 · National One-Eighth Premium

Problem of the day: naming structural isomers of a bromo-substituted alkene

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Sub-topic 6 2024 · National One-Eighth Premium

Systematic name of an alkyl-substituted bromoalkane isomer

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Sub-topic 7 2026 · National Preliminary Premium

Systematic name for a structural isomer of butane (2-methylpropane)

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Systematic name for a structural isomer of butane (2-methylpropane)

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Sub-topic 9 2026 · National Preliminary Premium

Systematic name for a structural isomer of butane (2-methylpropane)

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Sub-topic 10 2013 · National Quarterfinal Premium

Cis-trans isomerism is a form of stereoisomerism (true/false)

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Sub-topic 11 2013 · National Quarterfinal Premium

Mirror-image compounds are generally enantiomers (true/false)

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Sub-topic 12 2013 · National Quarterfinal Premium

Cis-trans isomerism is not a form of positional isomerism (true/false)

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Sub-topic 13 2013 · National Semifinal Premium

Restricted rotation about a c=c bond enabling cis/trans stereoisomers

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Sub-topic 14 2014 · National Quarterfinal Premium

Cis/trans stereoisomers of 2-pentene

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Sub-topic 15 2022 · National Preliminary Premium

True or false: c4h8 has only two isomers (but-1-ene and but-2-ene)

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Sub-topic 16 2022 · National Preliminary Premium

True or false: c4h8 has 4-bromobutane as an isomer

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Sub-topic 17 2022 · National Preliminary Premium

True or false: c4h8 has 2-bromo-2-methylbutane as an isomer

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Sub-topic 18 2023 · National Preliminary Premium

Identifying a carbonyl-containing isomer of c4h8o

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Sub-topic 19 2023 · National One-Eighth Premium

Problem of the day: five optically-active isomers of c6h13br

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