GREEN PARK INTERNATIONAL SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL, NAMAKKAL

XII* (CBSE) – CHEMISTRY – ASSIGNMENT – 3

PHENOLS
Choose the correct answer :
1. Match the following two columns and find the 1) Chlorobenzene, Cl2, HCl
correct option. 2) Nitro benzene, O2, HCl
IUPAC Name Common Name 3) Benzene Diazonium chloride, Phenol, N2
(i) Benzene 1, 3 diol P) Quinol 4) Nitro Benzene, N2, HCl
(ii) Methyl phenol Q) Catechol 6.
O
Isopropyl Benzene  H
→ A 
2
⊕
→ phenol + B
H O 2
(iii) Benzene 1, 2diol R) Resorcinol
Oxidation number of oxygen in A & B
(iv) Benzene1, 4 diol S) Cresol
respectively
1) (i) – Q, (ii) – P, (iii) – R, (iv) – S
1) -2, -2 2) -1, -2
2) (i) – P, (ii) – Q, (iii) – S, (iv) – R
3) -1, -1 4) +1, -2
3) (i) – R, (ii) – S, (iii) – Q, (iv) – P
4) (i) – P, (ii) – Q, (iii) – R, (iv) – S 7. Correct order of ease of protonation on the
2. Assertion (A) : C-O Bond length in phenol following compounds.
slightly less than that in methanol. Water (P), Ethanol (Q) & Phenol (R) is
Reason (R) : C-O Bond in methanol have 1) P > Q > R 2) R > Q > P
partial double bond character. 3) R > P > Q 4) Q > P > R
1) Both ‘A’ and ‘R’ are true.
8. Assertion (A) : Boiling point of phenol is
2) Both ‘A’ and ‘R’ are true but ‘R’ is the not
higher than hydrocarbons & haloarenes of
correct explanation ‘A’
comparable molecular masses
3) ‘A’ is true but ‘R’ is false
Reason (R) : Phenols have intramolecular
4) ‘A’ is false but ‘R’ is true
Cl hydrogen bond.
1) Both ‘A’ and ‘R’ are true.
623k
3. + NaOH  → A. A contains
300atm
2) Both ‘A’ and ‘R’ are true but ‘R’ is the not
correct explanation ‘A’
i) π Bond ii) σ Bond
3) ‘A’ is true but ‘R’ is false
iii) dative bond iv) ionic Bond
4) ‘A’ is false but ‘R’ is true
1) i, ii, iii only 2) iii, iv only
3) i, ii & iv only 4) ii, iii, iv only 9. Match the following two columns and find the
4. Correct sequence of phenol preparation from correct option.
Benzene Compound PKa
P) Reaction with sodium hydroxide
(i) m-cresol P) 8.3
Q) Acidification
R) Reaction with oleum (ii) Phenol Q) 10.1
1) P→Q→R 2) R→P→Q (iii) Ethanol R) 15.9
3) P→R→Q 4) Q→R→P (iv) m-Nitrophenol S) 10
1) (i) – R, (ii) – P, (iii) –Q, (iv) – S
5.
NaNO
+ → H O
A 
2
→B + C + D
2 2) (i) – P, (ii) – R, (iii) – S, (iv) – Q
HCl water Diatomic Hydracid
gas 3) (i) – S, (ii) – Q, (iii) – P, (iv) –R
A, B & C are respectively 4) (i) – Q, (ii) – S, (iii) – R, (iv) – P
10. Assertion (A) : OH group on benzene is 16. Oxidation of phenol with chromic acid, gives
ortho, para directing & activating group 1) Conjugated diol
Reason (R) : Lone pair of ‘Oxygen’ increases 2) Conjugated dial
electron density on benzene ring at ortho, para 3) Conjugated dicarboxylic acid
positions due to +R effect. 4) Conjugated dione
1) Both ‘A’ and ‘R’ are true.
2) Both ‘A’ and ‘R’ are true but ‘R’ is the not
correct explanation ‘A’
17.
3) ‘A’ is true but ‘R’ is false
4) ‘A’ is false but ‘R’ is true
Correct statements about P, Q, R are
11. Aspirin posses
1) P, Q, R are position isomers
1) analgesic properties
2) P, Q & R functional isomers
2) anti inflammatory properties
3) P & Q are position isomers
3) antipyretic properties
4) P & Q are functional isomers
4) all of the above
18. In preparation of salicylic aldehyde from
12. In following reaction phenol, reaction intermediate involved is
ArOH + RCOCl ⇌ ArOCOR + HCl
1) ⊕
CHCl 2) ⊕
CCl
2 3
pyridine is used to
1) Increase rate of reaction 3) ⊕ 4) :CCl2
CHO
2) shifts reaction towards right side
3) shifts reaction towards left side CO ⊕ CH COCl
19. NaOH → 
 H → 
2 →  3
→
4) stops reaction Py
13. Chemical name of aspirin is P. product ‘p’ is
1) Acetyl Salicylic aldehyde 1) Salicylic acid
2) Aceto Salicylic aldehyde 2) Acetyl salicylic acid
3) Acetyl Salicylic acid 3) salicylaldehyde
4) Aceto Salicylate 4) Phthalic acid
14. In ortho-nitro phenol, intra molecular 20. Major product(s) of mononitration of 3-methyl
hydrogen-bond forms ________ membered phenol
ring and contains _____ oxygens _____
carbons respectively.
1) 6, 1, 2 2) 6, 2, 2
1) 2)
3) 6, 2, 1 4) 5, 1, 2
15. Total number of lone pairs and π-bonds in
picric acid respectively.
1) 14, 3 2) 17, 3 3) 4) Both 1 & 3
3) 14, 6 4) 17, 6
Answer Key
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
3 3 3 2 3 2 4 3 4 2
11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
4 2 3 2 4 4 3 4 2 4