Chemistry

Hydrocarbons

Question:

How will you distinguish between propene and propane?

Answer:

Pass them through dilute cold KMnO4solution (purple) or Br2 in CCl4 solution (red). Propene will decolourise both the solutions but propane does not react.

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Hydrocarbons

Q 1.

In the alkane, CH3CH2—C(CH3)2—CH2—CH(CH3)2, identify 1 °, 2 °, 3 ° carbon atoms and give the number of H-atoms bonded to each one of these.

Q 2.

What is the hybridisation of central carbon in 1,2-propadiene (CH2=C=CH2)?

Q 3.

Convert ethylene to ethane.

Q 4.

Nucleophiles and electrophiles are reaction intermediates having electron rich and electron deficient centres respectively. Hence, they tend to attack electron deficient and electron rich centres respectively. Classify the following species as electrophiles and nucleophiles.
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Q 5.

What happens when ethanol is heated with cone. H2SO4?

Q 6.

Explain the term aromaticity. What are the necessary conditions for any compound to show aromaticity?

Q 7.

The molecules having dipole moment are________ .
(a) 2,2-Dimethylpropane                                            
(b) trans-Pent-2-ene
(c) cw-Hex-3-ene            
(d) 2,2,3,3-Tetramethylbutane

Q 8.

What are conformations?

Q 9.

Which is more acidic: ethene or ethyne and why?

Q 10.

For the following compounds, write structural formulas and IUPAC names for all possible isomers having the number of double or triple bond as indicated:
(a) C4H8 (one double bond) (b) C5H8 (one triple bond)

Q 11.

The relative reactivity of 1 °, 2 ° and 3 ° hydrogens towards chlorination is 1: 3.8 : 5. Calculate the percentages of all monochlorinated products obtained from 2-methylbutane.
 

Q 12.

Arrange the following: HCl, HBr, HI, HF in order of decreasing reactivity towards alkenes.

Q 13.

Write the IUPAC names of the following compounds.
(i) (CH3)CCH2C(CH3)3    (ii) (CH3)2C(C2H5)2

Q 14.

Which of the following are correct?
(a) CH3 – O – CH+2 is more stable than CH3 – CH+2
(b) (CH3)2CH+ is less stable than CH3 – CH2 – CH+2
(c) CH2 = CH – CH+2 is more stable than CH3 – CH2 – CH+2
(d) CH2 = CH+ is more stable than CH3 – CH+2
 

Q 15.

What is polymerization? Give an example.

Q 16.

Arrange the following carbanions in order of their decreasing stability.
(A) H3C-C ≡ C                                                                                
(B) H-C ≡ C
(C) H3C – CH2
(a) A>B>C
(b) B>A>C
(c) C>B>A
(d) C>A>B

Q 17.

Why does the presence of a nitro group-make the benzene ring less reactive in comparison to the unsubstituted benzene ring? Explain.

Q 18.

How will you distinguish between propene and propane?

Q 19.

How will you demonstrate that double bonds of benzene are somewhat different from that of olefins?

Q 20.

What are Arenes ?

Q 21.

What happens when benzene is treated with excess of Cl2 in presence of sunlight? Give chemical reaction.

Q 22.

Although benzene is highly unsaturated it does not undergo addition reactions. Why?

Q 23.

What happens when benzene is treated with acetyl chloride in presence of AlCl3?

Q 24.

Explain the following with examples:
(i) Wurtz reaction
(ii) Hydrogenation.

Q 25.

Discuss the shape of methane and ethane.

Q 26.

Out of benzene, m-dinitrobenzene and toluene which will undergo nitration most easily and why?

Q 27.

Suggest the name of another Lewis acid instead of anhydrous aluminium chloride which can be used during ethylation of benzene.

Q 28.

What do you mean by pyrolysis?

Q 29.

Define resonance energy. What is resonance energy of benzene?

Q 30.

(a) Why are alkenes called unsaturated hydrocarbons?
(b) How will you test the presence of double bond in an alkene?
(c) Name the products formed when propene is subjected to ozonolysis.

Q 31.

Why is benzene extra-ordinarily stable though it contains three double bonds?

Q 32.

Write down the products ofozonolysis ofl, 2-dimethylbenzene (o-xylene). How does the result support Kekule structure of benzene?

Q 33.

Why does benzene undergo electrophilic substitution reactions easily and nucleophilic substitutions with difficulty?

Q 34.

What is Lindlar’s catalyst? Give its use.

Q 35.

Write structures of all the alkenes which on hydrogeneration give 2-methylbutane.

Q 36.

What is decarboxylation ? Give an example.

Q 37.

Why are alkanes called paraffins?

Q 38.

How will you distinguish between acetylene and ethylene?

Q 39.

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Q 40.

What is Huckel rule?

Q 41.

(a) What effect the branching of an alkane has on its melting point?
(b) Which of the following has highest boiling point?
(i) 2-methyl pentane
(ii) 2, 3-diethyl butane
(iii) 2, 2-dimethyl butane

Q 42.

How will you separate propene from propyne?

Q 43.

Classify the following compounds into (i) alkanes (ii) alkenes (iii) alkynes (iv) arenes.  (a) C6H6 (b) C4H8 (C) C8H8 (d) C5H8 (e) C6H14

Q 44.

Which are the correct IUPAC names of the following compound
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(a) 5-(2′,2′-Dimethylpropyl)decane
(b) 4-Butyl-2,2-dimethylnonane
(c) 2,2-Dimethyl-4-pentyloctane
(d) 5-neo-Pentyldecane

Q 45.

What will be the product obtained as a result of the following reaction and why?

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Q 46.

Draw the cis- and trans-structures for hex-2-ene. Which iosmer will have higher b.p. and why?

Q 47.

Arrange benzene, n-hexane and ethyne in decreasing order of acidic behaviour. Also give reason for this behaviour.

Q 48.

Arrange the following set of compounds in order of their decreasing relative reactivity with an electrophile, E+.
(a) Chlorobenzene, 2, 4-dinitrochlorobenzene, p-nitrochlorobenzene
(b) Toluene,p—H3C—C6H4—NO2, p—O2N—C6H4—NO2.

Q 49.

Discuss the preparation of alkanes by Wurtz reaction. What is the limitaHon of the reaction?

Q 50.

What effect does branching of an alkane chain has on its boiling point?