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Hydrocarbons Questions
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1.
Among the following compounds the one that is most reactive towards electrophilic
nitration is [CBSE AIPMT 2012]
(A) Toluene
(B) Benzene
(C) Benzoic Acid
(D) Nitrobenzene
Answer: (A)
2.
Which branched chain isomer of the hydrocarbon with molecular mass 72u gives only
one isomer of mono substituted alkyl halide? [AIEEE 2012]
(A) Tertiary butyl chloride
(B) Neopentane
(C) Isohexane
(D) Neohexane
Answer. (B)
3.
Ethyl benzene CANNOT be prepared by ______.[Karnataka CET 2011]
(A) Clemmensen reduction
(B) Wurtz reaction
(C) Wurtz-Fittig reaction
(D) Friedel-Crafts reaction
Answer: (B)
4.
Identify B and D is the following sequence of reactions.[Karnataka CET 2011]
Answer: (B)
8.
A dibromo derivative of an alkane reacts with sodium metal to form an alicyclic
hydrocarbon. The derivative is ______.[Karnataka CET 2010]
(A) 2, 2-dibromobutane
(B) 1, 1-dibromopropane
(C) 1, 4-dibromobutane
(D) 1, 2-dibromoethane
Answer: (C)
9.
Which one of these is NOT TRUE for benzene? [Karnataka CET 2010]
(A) Heat of hydrogenation of benzene is less than the theoretical value
(B) There are three carbon-carbon single bonds and three carbon-carbon double bonds
(C) It forms only one type of monosubstituted product
(D) The bond angle between carbon-carbon bonds is 120
Answer: (B)
10.
The synthesis of 3-octyne is achieved by adding a bromoalkane into a mixture of sodium
amide and an alkyne. The bromoalkane and alkyne respectively are [IIT JEE 2010]
(A) BrCH2CH2CH2CH2CH3 and CH3CH2C CH
(B) BrCH2CH2CH3 and CH3CH2CH2C CH
(C) BrCH2CH2CH2CH2CH3 and CH3C CH
(D) BrCH2CH2CH2CH3 and CH3CH2C CH
Answer: (D)
11.
One mole of a symmetrical alkene on ozonolysis gives two moles of an aldehyde having a
molecular mass of 44 u. The alkene is [AIEEE 2010]
(A) Ethane
(B) Propene
(C) 1-butene
(D) 2-butene
Answer. (D)
12.
n-propyl bromide on treating with alcoholic KOH produces[Karnataka CET 2008]
(A) propyne
(B) propene
(C) propane
(D) propanol
Answer: (B)
13.
The angle strain in cyclobutane is [Karnataka CET 2008]
(A) 2444
(B) 2916
(C) 1922
(D) 944
Answer: (D)
14.
The overlapping of orbitals in benzene is of the type[Karnataka CET 2008]
(A) sp sp
(B) p p
(C) sp2 sp2
(D) sp3 sp3
Answer: (B, C)
15.
In the following sequence of reactions, the alkene affords the compound 'B'
CH3 CH = CHCH3
The compound B is [AIEEE 2008]
(A) CH3CH2CHO
(B) CH3COCH3
(C) CH3CH2COCH3
(D) CH3CHO
Answer: (D)
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(D) CH4
Benzene reacts with chlorine in sunlight to give a final
Answer: (C)
product[Karnataka CET 2007]
(A) C6H5Cl
(B) C6Cl6
(C) C6H6Cl6
(D) CCl4
The general formula of a cycloalkane is [Karnataka CET
Answer: (C)
2007]
(A) CnH2n+2
(B) CnH2n2
(C) CnH2n
(D) CnHn
Cyclohexene on ozonolysis followed by reaction with zinc
Answer: (A)
dust and water gives compound E. Compound E on further
treatment with aqueous KOH yields compound F. Compound
F is [IIT JEE 2007]
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