ECAT Pre Engineering Chemistry Chapter 21 MCQ Test With Answer

When CO₂is made to react with ethyl magnesium iodide, followed by acid hydrolysis, the product formed is

• Propane A
• Propanoic acid B
• Propanal C
• Propanol D

How many monochlorobutanes will be possible on chlorination of n-butane?

• 1 A
• 2 B
• 3 C
• 5 D

Alkyl halides ae considered to be very reactive compounds towards nucleophiles because

• They have an electrophilic carbon A
• They have an electrophilic carbon and a good leaving group B
• They have an electrophilic carbon and a bad leaving group C
• They have a nucleophilic carbon and a good leaving group D

Metal used in the preparation of Grignard's reagent is:

• Ca A
• Na B
• Mg C
• Zn D

Alkanes may be prepared by the reaction of alkyl halides with

• Alcohol A
• Carboxylic acid B
• Grignard reagents C
• None of these D

When alkyl halide is heated with aqueous solution of ammonia at 100°C the major product is

• Primary amine A
• Secondary amine B
• Tertiary amine C
• Mixture of amines and salt D

When an alcohol reacts with SOCI₂an alkyl halide is formed. What are two other products

• SO₂and HCI A
• SI₂and H₂O B
• HCI and H₂O C
• H₂S and HCI D

Ethyl bromide on treatment with alcoholic KOH gives

• Ethylene A
• Ethanol B
• Acetic Acid C
• Ethane D

Elimination bimolecular reactions involve:

• First order Kinetics A
• Third order kinetics B
• Zero order kinetics C

SN₂ reaction has order of reaction :

• First A
• Second B
• Third C
• Zero D

Replacement of Cl of Chlorobenzene to give phenol requires drastic conditions but chlorine of 2, 4-Dinitrochlorobenzene is readily replaced because

• NO₂makes the electron rich ring at ortho and para positions A
• NO₂withdraws electrons at metaposition B
• NO₂donate electrons at m-position C
• NO₂withdraws electrons at ortho and para position D

Alkyl halides react with lithium dialkyl copper reagents to give

• Alkenes A
• Alkyl copper halides B
• Alkanes C
• Alkenyl halides D

Best medhod of preparation of alkyl halide from alcohals is by its reaction with:

• HX A
• SOCl₂ B
• Px₅ and PX₃ C
• All D

Electronegativity order of alkyl halides is:

• Rl > RBr > RCl > RF A
• Rbr > RCl > RF >Rl B
• RCl > RF >Rl > RBr C
• RF >Ri > RBr >RII D

Cl₂reacts with CS₂in presence of AlCl₃to form

• CHCl₃ A
• CCl₄ B
• C₂H₅Cl C
• C₂H₆ D

• Condensation A
• Electrophilic substitution B
• Free radical substitution C
• Nucleophilic substitution D

Ammonia like water also reacts with Grignard's reagent to give

• Alkane A
• Alkene B
• Alkyne C
• Amide D

The compounds or species in search of electrons are called

• Elctrophiles A
• Nucleophile B
• Nitrities C
• Bases D

Grignard's reagent on treatment with chloramine give

• Acetamide A
• Primary amice B
• Secondary amice C
• Urea D

The reaction between primary amine-chloroform and alcoholic caustic potash is called

• Wurtz reaction A
• Frankland reaction B
• Cannizzaro's reaction C
• Carbylamine reaction D

Which of the following compounds could be prepared by reacting bromoethane with KCN and then reducing the product

• CH₃CH₃ A
• CH₃CH₂NH₂ B
• CH₃CH₂CH₂NH₂ C
• CH₃CH₂CH₃ D

CFCs undergo homolytic fission by uv light in the stratosphere which radical could result from this irradiations of CHCICF₂Cl.

• CHF Cl C FCl A
• CH Cl CF₂Cl B
• CHF CF₂Cl C
• C FCl CF₂Cl D

Which halide among the following is used as methylating agent?

• CH₃l A
• C₂H₅Cl B
• C₂H₅Br C
• C₆H₅Cl D

Each of the following compounds is effective as a refrigerant. The release of which one of these causes the greatest depletion of the ozone layer

• CCl₂F₂ A
• CH₃OCH₃ B
• CH₃CHF₂ C
• CH₃CH₂CH₃ D

The reactivity order of alkyl halides for a particular alkyl group is:

• F >Cl>Br>I A
• Cl>Br>F>l B
• l>Br>Cl>F C
• Br>l>Cl>F D

When alkyl halides are heated with aqueous solution of ammonia at about 100°C, amines are formed. This reaction is known as

• Williamsons synthesis A
• GHoffmans reaction B
• Wurtz reaction C
• Clemensen reaction D

Alkyl halides on treatment with metallic Na give

• Alkynes A
• Alkenes B
• Alkanes C
• Alcohols D

The order of reactivity for a given halogen in Grignard's reagent is:

• CH₃X > C₂H₅X > C₃H₄X > C₄H₄X A
• C₂H₅X > C₃H₇X > C₄H₅X > CH₄X B
• C₃H₇X > C₄H₇X > CH₃X > C₂H₅X C
• C₄H₄X > C₃H₇X > C₂H₅X > CH₄X D

Which of the following compounds on oxidation gives benzoic acid?

• Chlorophenol A
• Chlorotoluene B
• Chlorobenzene C
• Benzyl chloride D

The most reactive compound for electrophilic nitration will be

• Benzyl chloride A
• Benzoic acid B
• Nitrobenzene C
• Chlorobenzene D