MINISTRY OF SECONDARY ACADEMIC YEAR: 2023/2024

EDUCATION
« LE PRESTIGE » BILINGUAL Evaluation No: 1
COLLEGE
NKOLO I NKOL-AFAMBA Coefficient: 2
B.P. 615 OCTOBER 2023
Motto: Work – Success – Joy
Matricule: 5JL2GSBD113222120
CHEMISTRY
UPPER SIXTH
Full Name:
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Number on Class List: ______________ Duration: 1h
SCORE:
SECTION A SECTION B SECTION C TOTAL

USS-ORGANIC
1.Identify the product formed in the following reaction: CH3-CH2-CH2Cl alc. KOH
A) CH3-CH2-CH2-OH B) CH3-CH(OH)-CH3 C) CH3-CH=CH2 D) CH3-C≡CH
2. The specie formed as an intermediate in an SN1 reaction mechanism is
A) carbocation B) carbanion C) free radicals D) mesomere
3. Which one of the following has the lowest boiling point ?
A)CH3Cl B)C2H5Cl C) C2H5Br D)C2H5I
4.Which of the following reagent cannot be used to prepare an alkylchloride from an alcohol
A) PCl5 B) SOCl2 C)NaCl D) PCl3
5. Ethyl chloride,C2H5Cl on heating with silver cyanide forms
A)C2H5NC B)H3C-NH-CH3 C)C2H5CN D)C2H5NH2
6. The IUPAC name of (CH3)2CHCH2Br is
A) 1-bromo-2-methylpropane C) 2-bromo-2-methylpropane
B) 1-bromo-1-methylpropane D) 2-bromo-1-methylpropane
7. Which of the following reagents will be able to distinguish between 1-butyne and 2-butyne?
(a) AgNO3/NH3 (b) HCl (c) CHCl/ZnCl2 (d) Br2/CCl4
8.

A and B are geometrical isomers (R–CH = CH–R) –

(A) A is trans, B is cis (B) A and B both are cis
(C) A and B both are trans (D) A is cis, B is trans

9. In the mechanism for the nitration of benzene, what is the function of H2SO4?
A) to act solely as a solvent B) to donate a proton to HNO3
C) to accept a proton from HNO3 D) to generate heat for reaction to occur
10. Which of the following reacts with benzene under suitable conditions to form C6H5COC6H5?
A) C6H5CHO B) C6H5COOHC) C6H5CH2OH D) C6H5COCl
STRUCTURAL QUESTIONS
1. 2-Bromobutane exhibit optical isomerism.
a)What is optical isomerism?
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b)Draw the optical isomers of 2-bromobutane
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c) 2-Bromobutane reacts with NaOH(aq) and NaOH/ethanol.State the product and the type of
reaction that occurs
Product Type of reaction
NaOH(aq)

NaOH/ethanol

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d)Explain why alkylhalide are polar but are insoluble in water and soluble in benzene
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e)Describe a chemical test to distinguish between bromoethane and iodoethane

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f) Identify X,Y,Z in the following reaction sequence
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2.The following is the flow chart for benzene

a)Name compound A and the reaction that forms A from benzene

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b)Identify E and F, B and C

E……………………………………………………………. F………………………………………………………………………………….

B……………………………………………… C…………………………………………………………………………………..

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c)Write out the mechanism for the conversion of benzene to nitrobenzene

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d)Explain why benzene readily undergoes electrophilic substitution but not addition reactions:
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