Chapter 10 Haloalkanes and Haloarenes MCQs for Class 12 Chemistry
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Q 1.: When alkyl halide is heated with dry Ag2O, it produces
(A) Ester
(B) Ether
(C) Ketone
(D) Alcohol
Option – B
Q 2.: A mixture of 1-Chlorobutane and 2-Chlorobutane when treated with alcoholic KOH gives
(A) But-1-ene
(B) But-2-ene
(C) Iso-butylene
(D) Both ‘A’ and ‘B’
Option – D
Q 3.: Which of the following reagents when heated with ethyl chloride, forms ethylene ?
(A) aq. KOH
(B) alc. KOH
(C) Zn/HCl
(D) HI
Option – B
Q 4.: Which one of the following is not true for the hydrolysis of tert-butyl bromide with aqueous NaOH ?
(A) Reaction occurs through the SN1 mechanism
(B) The intermediate formed is a carbocation
(C) Rate of reaction doubles when the concentration of alkali is doubled
(D) Rate of the reaction doubles when the concentration of tert-butyl bromide is doubled
Option – C
Q 5.: To obtain propanenitrile , R – Cl should be
(A) Chloroethane
(B) 1-Chloropropane
(C) Chloromethane
(D) 2-Chloropropane
Option – A
Q 6.: An ethereal solution of alkyl halide is heated with sodium metal. The reaction is known as
(A) Swarts reaction
(B) Sandmeyer’s reaction
(C) Wurtz-fitting reaction
(D) Wurtz reaction
Option – D
Q 7.: The catalyst used in the preparation of an alkyl chloride be the action of dry HCl on an alcohol is
(A) Anhydrous AlCl3
(B) Anhydrous ZnCl2
(C) FeCl2
(D) V2O5
Option – B
Q 8.: Reaction of methyl bromide with aqueous sodium hydroxide involves
(A) Racemisation
(B) SN1 mechanism
(C) SN2 mechanism
(D) Retention of configuration
Option – C
Q 9.: In the group of isomeric alkyl halides, the order of boiling point is
(A) Primary < Secondary < Tertiary
(B) Primary > Secondary > Tertiary
(C) Primary < Tertiary < Secondary
(D) Primary > Tertiary > Secondary
Option – B
Q 10.:
C2H5Cl \( \:\xrightarrow[Ag_{2}O]{Moist}\:A \) \( \:\xrightarrow[Al_{2}O_{3}]{360~^{o}C}\:B \) \( \:\xrightarrow[]{Sn_{2}Cl_{2}}\:C \)
In the above sequence of reaction, identify ‘C’
(A) Mustard gas
(B) Chloretone
(C) Diethyl ether
(D) Ethyl methyl ether
Option – A
Q 11.: The order of reactivities of methyl halide in the formation of Grignard reagent is
(A) CH3Cl < CH3Br < CH3I
(B) CH3Cl > CH3Br > CH3I
(C) CH3Cl > CH3Br < CH3I
(D) CH3Cl < CH3Br > CH3I
Option – A
Q 12.: What are the reagent and reaction conditions used for converting ethyl chloride to ethyl nitrite (as the major product)
(A) AgNO2 , C2H5OH, H2O, ∆
(B) KCN, H2O, ∆
(C) NaNO2 , HCl , 0 0C
(D) KNO2 , C2H5OH, ∆
Option – D
Q 13.: Alkyl halides react with dialkyl copper reagent to give
(A) Alkenyl halides
(B) Alkyl copper halides
(C) Alkenes
(D) Alkanes
Option – D
Q 14.: Ethyl chloride on heating with AgCN forms a compound ‘X’. The functional isomer of ‘X’ is
(A) C2H5NC
(B) C2H5NH2
(C) C2H5CN
(D) None of these
Option – C
Q 15.: Ethyl bromide is industrially prepared from
(A) Ethanol + Br2
(B) Ethanol + HBr
(C) Ethene + Br2
(D) None of these
Option – B
Q 16.: Which of the following compounds will give a yellow precipitate with iodine and alkali ?
(A) Acetophenone
(B) Methyl acetate
(C) Acetamide
(D) 2-Hydroxy propane
Option – D
Q 17.: Hydrolysis of trichloromethane with aqueous KOH gives
(A) Methanol
(B) Formic acid
(C) Acetic acid
(D) Formaldehyde
Option – B
Q 18.: If 1,3-Dibromopropane reacts with zinc and NaI, the product obtained is
(A) Cyclopropane
(B) Propane
(C) Propene
(D) Hexane
Option – A
Q 19.: Reaction of chloroform with KOH in the presence of a primary aromatic amine is called
(A) Stephan reduction
(B) Kolb’s reaction
(C) Carbylamine reaction
(D) HVZ reaction
Option – C
Q 20.: Freon used as refrigerant is
(A) CH2F2
(B) CCl2F2
(C) CF4
(D) CF2=CF2
Option – B
Q 21.: A dihaloalkane ‘X’, having formula C3H6Cl2, on hydrolysis gives a compound, that can reduce Tollen’s reagent. The compound ‘X’ is
(A) 1,2-Dichloropropane
(B) 1,1-Dichloropropane
(C) 1,3-Dichloropropane
(D) 2,2-Dichloropropane
Option – B
Q 22.: The chemical formula of ‘Tear gas’ is
(A) COCl2
(B) CO2
(C) Cl2
(D) CCl3NO2
Option – D
Q 23.: AgNO3 does not give precipitate with CHCl3 because
(A) CHCl3 does not ionise in water
(B) AgNO3 is chemically inert
(C) CHCl3 is chemically inert
(D) Both ‘A’ and ‘C’
Option – A
Q 24.: Chloropicrin is obtained by the reaction of
(A) Steam on carbon tetrachloride
(B) Nitric acid on chlorobenzene
(C) Chlorine on picric acid
(D) Nitric acid on chloroform
Option – D
Q 25.: 1,2-Dibromoethane reacts with alcoholic KOH to yield a product ‘X’. The hybridisation state of the carbons present in ‘X’ respectively are :
(A) sp2 , sp
(B) sp , sp
(C) sp3 , sp2
(D) sp3 , sp3
Option – B
Q 26.: Chlorobenzene on treatment with sodium in dry ether gives diphenyl. The name of the reaction is
(A) Wurtz reaction
(B) Wurtz-fitting reaction
(C) Fitting reaction
(D) Gattermann reaction
Option – C
Q 27.: Toluene is nitrated and the resulting product is reduced with tin and hydrochloric acid. The product so obtained is diazotised and then heated with cuprous bromide. The reaction mixture so formed contains
(A) Mixture of o- and p-bromotoluenes
(B) Mixture of o- and p-bromobenzenes
(C) Mixture of o- and p-bromoaniline
(D) None of These
Option – A
Q 28.: Chlorobenzene reacts with Mg in dry ether to give compound ‘A’, which further reacts with ethanol to give
(A) Phenol
(B) Benzene
(C) Ethyl benzene
(D) Phenyl ether
Option – B
Q 29.: Which one of the following is not formed when a mixture of methyl bromide and bromobenzene is heated with sodium metal in the presence of dry ether ?
(A) Diphenyl
(B) Toluene
(C) Ethane
(D) Propane
Option – D
Q 30.: In Dow’s process, the starting raw material is
(A) Phenol
(B) Aniline
(C) Toluene
(D) Chlorobenzene
Option – D
Q 31.: Chlorination of toluene in the presence of light and heat followed by treatment with aqueous KOH gives
(A) o-Cresol
(B) m-Cresol
(C) p-Cresol
(D) Benzyl alcohol
Option – D
Q 32.: Among the following, which one has the weakest carbon-halogen bond ?
(A) Bromobenzene
(B) Benzyl bromide
(C) Vinyl bromide
(D) Benzyl chloride
Option – B
Q 33.: Which of the following compounds contain maximum number of π-bonds ?
(A) Bromobenzene
(B) 1, 3-Dibromobenzene
(C) 1, 3, 5-Tribromobenzene
(D) All compounds given have same number of π-bonds.
Option – D
Q 34.: The hybridization of carbon attached to chlorine in benzyl chloride is _____
(A) sp
(B) sp2
(C) sp3
(D) sp3d1
Option – C
Q 35.: Which of the following is an example of a germinal Halide ?
(A) 1,1-Dichloropropane
(B) 1,2-Dichloropropane
(C) 1.3-Dichloropropane
(D) 2-Chlorobutane
Option – A
Q 36.: Which one is not a type of stereo chemistry ?
(A) Conformational isomers
(B) Functional isomers
(C) Optical isomers
(D) Geometrical isomers
Option – B
Q 37.: The optically active substances which rotate the plane of polarised light towards right hand side are called ____
(A) Levo-rotatory
(B) Dextro-rotatory
(C) Racemic mixture
(D) Asymmetric carbon
Option – B
Q 38.: Which device is used to measure the magnitude of rotation of the plane of polarised light ?
(A) Spectrometer
(B) Potentiometer
(C) Polarimeter
(D) pH meter
Option – C
Q 39.: The compounds which possess equal mixture of dextro-rotatory (+) and levo-rotatory (-) isomers are called ____
(A) Equimolar mixture
(B) Racemic mixture
(C) Homogenous mixture
(D) Hybrid mixture
Option – B
Q 40.: For which diseases, haloalkanes and haloarenes are used
(A) Malaria
(B) Typhoid
(C) Both ‘A’ and ‘B’
(D) None to these
Option – C
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