CHEMISTRY DPP # 2

Chapter : Heterolysis, Carbocation, Carbanion

Direction 1 to 5 Short Answer Type
Q1. What is Heterolysis of covalent bonds.

Q2. Gives favourable conditions for Heterolysis.

Q3. What is hybridization, Geometry and electronic nature of carbocation.

Q4. Give factors which affecting stability of carbocation.

Q5. How EN affects stability of anion.

Direction 6 to 10 True / False

Q6. Polar solvent is favourable medium for Heterolysis. (T/F)

Q7. Carbanion have pyramidal geometry like Ammonia. (T/F)

Q8. Hyperconjugation increase stability of Carbanion. (T/F)

Q9. Cyclopentadienyl anion is Aromatic in nature. (T/F)

Q10. Carbocation is paramagnetic and nucleophile. (T/F)

Direction 11 to 20 Objective Type

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Q11. The number of electrons present in the valence shell of carbon of CH3CH2 ion bearing +ve
charge :

(A) 8

(B) 7

(C) 6

(D) 4

Q12. Heterolytic fission of carbon-chlorine bond produces -

(A) two free radicals

(B) two carbonium ions

(C) two carbonions

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(D) one cation and one anion

Q13. In CH3CH2OH, the bond that undergoes heterolytic cleavage most readily is -

(A) C—C

(B) C—O

(C) C—H

(D) O—H

Q14. The hybridisation of saturated carbanion is -

(A) sp3

(B) sp2

(C) sp

(D) dsp3

Q15. Carbanion of CH3 CH2 has geometry -

(A) Planar

(B) Pyramidal

(C) Square bipyramidal

(D) Linear

Q16. Which of the following reaction intermediates is not electrophilic in character -

(A) Carbocation (B) Carbanion

(C) Free radicals (D) Carbenes

(A) Only b

(B) a and c

(C) a, c and d

(D) a, b, c and d

Q17. Which of the following is most stable -


(A) CH3

(B) CH3–CH2

(C) CH3–CH –CH3

(D) CH2=CH–CH2

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Q18. Least stable Carbanion is -

(A) HC≡C

(B)
(C) CH2=CH
(D) CH3–CH2

Q19. Which of the following statement is correct about arrow headed 'C' of
(A) Negative charge is delocalised due to sp2 hybridisation
(B) sp2 hybridised but negative charge charge is localised.
(C) sp3 hybridised and negative charge charge is not delocalised.
(D) sp3 hybridised and negative charge charge is delocalized

Q20. Which is most stable carbanion -

(A)

CH2

(B)

(C)

(D) CH2=CH–CH –CH=CH2

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Answer Key & Solutions

Short Answer Type Questions
1.

Sol. Unequal distribution of shared electron while bond breaking is known as hetrolysis.

A- B ⎯⎯
→ A  B

2.

Sol. (i) low temperature

(ii) Polar solvent

(iii) Difference in electro negativity

3.

+
C
Sol. , sp2 hybridization. Planner geometry and carbocation is electrophile.

4.

Sol. (i) +M effect

(ii) +I effect

(iii) +H effect

(iv) Low electro negativity

5.

Sol. Stability of carbocation  EN

True / False

6. T
7. T
8. F
9. T
10. F

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Single Option Correct Questions

11.

Sol. (C) carbocation has 6 electron in valence shell.

12.

Sol. → CH 3 + Cl
CH3Cl ⎯⎯

cation anion

13.

Sol. O-H bond readily undergoes heterolytic fission due to more difference in electro negativity.

14.

-
C
Sol. 3 + 1 l.p. = sp3 (hybridization)
15.

Sol. Carbanion has sp3 hybridization which has pyramidal shape.

16.

Sol. Carbocation, free radical and carbene are electron deficient which are electrophilic in nature.

17.
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Sol. CH2=CH–CH2 is most stable due to resonance.
18.
Sol. CH3–CH2 is least stable due to low electro negativity.
19.
Sol. Negative charge is localized and hybridization of carbon is sp 2.

20.

Sol. is most stable carbanion due to arematicity.