ECAT Pre Engineering Chemistry Chapter 21 MCQ Test With Answer

Alkyl halides in which a halogen atom is bonded to that carbon atom which directly bonded with one hydrogen atom is called

• Primary alkyl halides A
• Secondary alkyl halides B
• Tertiary alkyl halides C
• Quaternary alkyl halides D

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

• Ca A
• Na B
• Mg C
• Zn D

Which one of the following is not a nuclelphile

• H₂O A
• H₂S B
• BF₃ C
• NH₃ 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

Alkanes may be prepared by the reaction of alkyl halides with

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

• 2-bromo-3-methylbutane A
• 3-methyl-2-bromobutane B
• 2-methyl-3-bromobutane C
• All of these D

Alkyl halides are reactive :

• High A
• Medium B
• Less C
• Least D

Grignad reagent is reactive due to

• The presence of halogen atom A
• The presence of Mg atom B
• The polarity of C - Mg bond C
• None of above 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

A carbon atom carrying a postitive charge and attached to three other atoms of groups is called

• Caronium ion A
• Carbanion B
• Oconium ion C
• Carba ion D

E₁mechanism is generally shown by

• 1° - RX A
• 2° - RX B
• 3° - RX C
• None of these D

Allyl chloride on dehydrochlorination gives

• Propadiene A
• Propylene B
• Allyl alcohol C
• Acetone D

What happens when CCl₄is treated with AgNO₃solution?

• NO₂will be evolved A
• A white ppt. of AgCl will form B
• CCl₄will dissolve in AgNO₃solution C
• Nothing will happen D

Alkyle magnesium halides are known as

• Simon-smith reagent A
• Tollen's reagent B
• Grignard's reagent C
• Barford's reagent D

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

Alkyl halides on treatment with metallic Na give

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

Iodoethane reacts with sodium in ether, the product formed is

• Pentene A
• Propyne B
• Butene C
• Butane D

In a primary alkyl halide, the halogen atom is attached to a carbon which is further attached to

• Only one carbon atom A
• Two carbon atoms B
• Three carbon atoms C
• one or no carbon atom D

Which of the following reagent cannot be used for preparing alkyl chloride from alcohol?

• HCl + anhyd. Zncl₂ A
• NaCl B
• PCl₅ C
• SOCl₂ D

If Grignard reagent is allowed to react with another alkyl halide the main product is

• An alkane A
• Cyclo alkane B
• Alkyne C
• An alkene D

Aryl halides are less reactive towards nucleophilic substitution reactions as compared to alkyl halides due to

• The formation of less stable carbonium ion A
• Resonance stabilization B
• Larger carbon-halogen bond C
• The inductive effect D

Alkyl halides react with lithium dialkyl copper reagents to give

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

The rate of E₁reaction depends upon:

• The concentration of substrate A
• The concentration of nucleophile B
• The concentration of substrate as well as nucleophile C
• None of these D

Catalyst in the reaction ROH + SOCl₂-------> RCL+SO₂+HCl is:

• ZnCl₂ A
• Pyridine B
• H₂SO₄ C
• Either D

Which of the following with aqueous KOH will give acetaldehyde?

• 1, 2-Dichloroethane A
• 1,1-Dichloroethane B
• Chloracetic acid C
• Ethyl chloride D

Which represents nucleophilic aromatic substitution reaction?

• Reaction of benzene with Cl₂in sunlight A
• Benzyl bromide hydrolysis with water B
• Reaction of NaOH with dintrofluoro benzene C
• Sulphonation of benzene 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

Which of the following undergoes uncleophilic substitution exclusively by S_N1 mechanism?

• Benzyl chloride A
• Ethyl chloride B
• Chlorobenzene C
• Isopropyl choride D

DDT is formed from

• Benzene and Chlorobenzene A
• Chloral and Chlorobenzene B
• Chloral and Benzene C
• Chlorobenzene and chlorine D

Thre rate of S_N2 reaction depends upon the

• Concentration of alkyl halides A
• Concentration of nucleophile B
• Concentration of alkyl halides and nucleophile C
• None of the above D