20 QUESTIONS · 5 TOPICS · MOLECULE BUILDER · ABOUT 15 MINUTES

One element builds millions of different molecules.

Carbon can form four bonds and chain with itself almost endlessly, which is why organic chemistry covers fuels, plastics, medicines and every molecule in your body. Twenty questions, each explained, then build molecules and see how small changes alter what they are. No sign-up, nothing saved.

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PropaneC₃H₈ · camping gas
OH
EthanolC₂H₅OH · in every drink
O
PropanoneC₃H₆O · nail-polish remover
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Alkanes contain only…

MOLECULE BUILDER

Build a molecule, get its name

Organic names are a code: the start counts the carbons and the ending names the functional group. Pick a chain length and a group, and the skeletal formula, name and molecular formula update together. Each corner of the zigzag is a carbon; hydrogens are left out.

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2
OH
IUPAC NAMEEthanoleth- = 2 C-ol = an –OH group
C₂H₆Omolecular formula
46.1molar mass, g/mol
Ethanol:the alcohol in drinks, also used as a fuel and disinfectant.

What this organic chemistry test covers, in short

Twenty multiple-choice questions at upper-secondary to first-year university level, four on each of five topics: hydrocarbons, functional groups, naming, isomers, and reactions and polymers.

New to chemistry? The general chemistry test covers bonding and moles first. This test is our own and not normed.

By What's Your IQ · Reviewed 5 Oct 2026
Format
20 multiple-choice questions
Level
A-level / AP to first-year
Bonus
Molecule builder: 6 groups, up to 10 carbons
Milestone
Wöhler's 1828 urea synthesis

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