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Ch-9: Hydrocarbons 30 Questions

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1. What is the general formula of open-chain alkanes?

  • A. CₙH₂ₙ₊₂
  • B. CₙH₂ₙ
  • C. CₙH₂ₙ₋₂
  • D. CₙH₂ₙ₋₆

2. Wurtz reaction involves heating an alkyl halide with sodium metal in dry ether to form:

  • A. Higher alkane containing even number of carbon atoms
  • B. Alkenes
  • C. Alkynes
  • D. Alcohols

3. Which of the following alkanes cannot be prepared in good yield by Wurtz reaction?

  • A. Methane (CH₄)
  • B. Ethane (C₂H₆)
  • C. n-Butane (C₄H₁₀)
  • D. n-Hexane (C₆H₁₄)

4. Heating sodium ethanoate (CH₃COONa) with soda lime (NaOH + CaO) produces:

  • A. Methane
  • B. Ethane
  • C. Propane
  • D. Ethene

5. According to Markovnikov's rule, addition of unsymmetrical reagent (like HBr) to unsymmetrical alkene adds the negative part to:

  • A. Carbon atom with fewer hydrogen atoms
  • B. Carbon atom with more hydrogen atoms
  • C. Any carbon atom randomly
  • D. Oxygen atom

6. Anti-Markovnikov addition of HBr to alkenes occurs in the presence of:

  • A. Organic Peroxides
  • B. Anhydrous AlCl₃
  • C. Concentrated H₂SO₄
  • D. Nickel catalyst

7. Ozonolysis of ethene followed by reduction with Zn/H₂O yields:

  • A. Methanal (Formaldehyde)
  • B. Ethanal (Acetaldehyde)
  • C. Methanol
  • D. Formic acid

8. What is the geometry around double-bonded carbon atoms in alkenes?

  • A. Trigonal planar
  • B. Tetrahedral
  • C. Linear
  • D. Octahedral

9. Which of the following hydro-carbons displays acidic hydrogens capable of reacting with sodium metal?

  • A. Ethyne (Acetylene)
  • B. Ethane
  • C. Ethene
  • D. Benzene

10. Cyclic polymerization of ethyne (C₂H₂) by passing through a red-hot iron tube at 873 K forms:

  • A. Benzene
  • B. Cyclohexane
  • C. Toluene
  • D. Cyclooctatetraene

11. According to Huckel's rule, a planar monocyclic conjugated ring system is aromatic if it contains:

  • A. (4n + 2) π electrons
  • B. 4n π electrons
  • C. (2n + 2) π electrons
  • D. (n + 2) π electrons

12. Benzene reacts with CH₃Cl in the presence of anhydrous AlCl₃ to form toluene. This reaction is known as:

  • A. Friedel-Crafts Alkylation
  • B. Friedel-Crafts Acylation
  • C. Wurtz-Fittig Reaction
  • D. Reimer-Tiemann Reaction

13. What catalyst is used in Nitration of Benzene alongside concentrated HNO₃?

  • A. Concentrated H₂SO₄
  • B. Anhydrous AlCl₃
  • C. FeCl₃
  • D. Pt catalyst

14. Which functional group is ortho- and para-directing in aromatic electrophilic substitution?

  • A. -OH group
  • B. -NO₂ group
  • C. -COOH group
  • D. -CHO group

15. Which substituent is strongly meta-directing and deactivating on a benzene ring?

  • A. -NO₂
  • B. -CH₃
  • C. -NH₂
  • D. -OCH₃

16. Conformations of ethane which have maximum and minimum potential energy are respectively:

  • A. Eclipsed and Staggered
  • B. Staggered and Eclipsed
  • C. Skew and Eclipsed
  • D. Chair and Boat

17. Addition of water to ethyne in the presence of H₂SO₄ and HgSO₄ at 333 K yields:

  • A. Ethanal (Acetaldehyde)
  • B. Ethanol
  • C. Methanal
  • D. Ethanoic acid

18. Lindlar's catalyst used for partial hydrogenation of alkynes to cis-alkenes is:

  • A. Palladised charcoal deactivated with BaSO₄ or quinoline
  • B. Sodium in liquid ammonia
  • C. Raney Nickel
  • D. Pt in acidic medium

19. Reduction of alkynes with Sodium in liquid Ammonia (Birch reduction) produces:

  • A. trans-Alkenes
  • B. cis-Alkenes
  • C. Alkanes
  • D. Aromatic compounds

20. Ozonolysis of propene followed by Zn/H₂O gives:

  • A. Ethanal and Methanal
  • B. Two molecules of Ethanal
  • C. Propanone and Methanal
  • D. Propanal and Water

21. The chemical test used to distinguish between alkanes and alkenes is:

  • A. Bromine water test
  • B. Tollen's test
  • C. Fehling's test
  • D. Biuret test

22. What product is formed when Benzene is treated with excess Cl₂ in presence of anhydrous AlCl₃ in dark?

  • A. Hexachlorobenzene (C₆Cl₆)
  • B. Benzene hexachloride (BHC)
  • C. Chlorobenzene
  • D. Dichlorobenzene

23. Gammaxane (Lindane) is chemically known as:

  • A. Benzene hexachloride (1,2,3,4,5,6-hexachlorocyclohexane)
  • B. Hexachlorobenzene
  • C. Chlorobenzene
  • D. DDT

24. What is the major product of Dehydrohalogenation of 2-bromobutane with alcoholic KOH?

  • A. But-2-ene
  • B. But-1-ene
  • C. Butan-2-ol
  • D. Butane

25. Kolbe's electrolytic method of sodium acetate solution yields which gas at the anode?

  • A. Ethane and CO₂
  • B. Methane and O₂
  • C. Hydrogen only
  • D. Ethene and CO

26. Which conformer of cyclohexane is the most stable?

  • A. Chair form
  • B. Boat form
  • C. Twist-boat form
  • D. Half-chair form

27. What is the number of sigma (σ) and pi (π) bonds present in a Benzene molecule?

  • A. 12 σ and 3 π
  • B. 6 σ and 3 π
  • C. 9 σ and 3 π
  • D. 12 σ and 6 π

28. Which gas is liberated when calcium carbide (CaC₂) reacts with water?

  • A. Ethyne
  • B. Ethene
  • C. Methane
  • D. Ethane

29. Complete combustion of any hydrocarbon produces:

  • A. CO₂ and H₂O
  • B. CO and H₂
  • C. Carbon black and H₂O
  • D. CH₄ and O₂

30. Friedel-Crafts Acylation of benzene with acetyl chloride (CH₃COCl) in presence of AlCl₃ forms:

  • A. Acetophenone
  • B. Toluene
  • C. Benzoic acid
  • D. Chlorobenzene

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Topics in this chapter: Alkanes: Structure, Nomenclature, Preparation, Reactions & ConformationsAlkenes & Alkynes: Preparation, Geometrical Isomerism, Addition Reactions & OzonolysisAromatic Hydrocarbons: Benzene, Aromaticity (Hückel's Rule) & Electrophilic SubstitutionDirective Influence of Groups, Carcinogenicity & Toxicity