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LAKSHYA JEE 2025

Hydrocarbon DPP-4

1. Which product is obtained at the anode by the 6. Assertion : Iodination of alkanes is reversible.
electrolysis of sodium butanoate : Reason : The byproduct HI is a strong reducing
(1) Butane + CO2 (2) Pentane + H2 agent, and reduces alkyl iodide.
(3) Hexane + CO2 (4) Hexane + H2 (1) Assertion is correct, reason is correct; reason is
a correct explanation for assertion.
2. In the reaction (2) Assertion is correct, reason is correct; reason is
CH3COONa + H 2O ⎯⎯⎯⎯
electrolysis
→ not a correct explanation for assertion
(3) Assertion is correct, reason is incorrect
Read the statement given below and choose the
(4) Assertion is incorrect, reason is correct.
option containing correct statement -
(a) Gas produced at anode gives lime water test
7. How many monochloro derivatives are possible by
(b) One of the gas produced at cathode gives pop
neopentane?
sound test
(1) 1 (2) 3
(c) The pH of the reaction mixture increases as
(3) 4 (4) 6
reaction progresses.
(d) Alkane produced in this reaction can show
conformational isomerism.
(1) (a), (b), (c) and (d) 8. major product is :
(2) (a), (d)
(3) (b), (c), (d)
(1) (2)
(4) (a), (b), (c)

3. Which of the following statements are correct ? (3) (4)

(i) The rate of reactivity of alkanes with halogens is
F2 > Cl2 > Br2 > I2.
(ii) Rate of replacement of hydrogens of alkanes is
3° > 2º > 1°
9. ⎯⎯⎯
Cl2 /hv
→ Monochloro derivative (X); X
(iii) Fluorination of alkanes is a very slow process. is :
(iv) Iodination of alkanes is too violent to be (1) 6 (2) 7
controlled. (3) 8 (3) 5
(1) (i), (ii) and (iii) (2) (i) and (ii)
(3) (ii) and (iii) (4) (i) and (iv)
10. Decline can be prepared by
Cl
4. No. of required O2 mole for complete combustion of
one mole of propane - (1) ⎯⎯⎯
Na
Ether
→
(1) 7 (2) 5 Cl
(3) 16 (4) 10 COONa
(2) ⎯⎯⎯⎯→
Electrolysis

5. Assertion : CH4 does not react with Cl2 in dark.

Reason : Chlorination of CH4 takes place in sunlight. COONa
(1) Assertion is correct, reason is correct; reason is (3) Cl
a correct explanation for assertion. ⎯⎯⎯⎯
Mg(1eq.)
→
(2) Assertion is correct, reason is correct; reason is
Cl
not a correct explanation for assertion
(3) Assertion is correct, reason is incorrect (4) Cl Cl ⎯⎯⎯⎯
Na/Ether
→
(4) Assertion is incorrect, reason is correct.
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Answer Key
1. (3)
2. (1)
3. (2)
4. (2)
5. (2)
6. (1)
7. (1)
8. (2)
9. (3)
10. (2)

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