The hydrolysis of esters in base is called ________.

A) the Fischer esterification
B) the Hunsdiecker reaction
C) the Dieckmann condensation
D) transesterification
E) saponification

A carbon-hydrogen bond in ethane (CH₃CH₃) is best described a ________.

A) highly polar
B) essentially nonpolar
C) ionic
D) a multiple bond
E) resonance stabilized

A molecule of acetylene (C₂H₂) has a ________ geometry and a molecular dipole moment that is ________.

A) tetrahedral; nonzero
B) bent; nonzero
C) bent; zero
D) linear; nonzero
E) linear; zero