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This document contains a question bank with 56 multiple choice questions related to the topic of haloalkanes and haloarenes from Class 12 chemistry. The questions cover various concepts like IUPAC naming of haloorganic compounds, mechanisms of substitution and elimination reactions, physical properties, reactivity and synthesis. Sample questions are included on Markovnikov's rule, nucleophilic substitution reactions, Grignard reagents and their reactions.

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Haloalkanes and Haloarenes Question Bank

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ZION & ALWIN GROUP OF SCHOOLS

DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY
QUESTION BANK

CLASS: XII
LESSON NO:10 TITLE: HALOALKANES & HALOARENES

1.Which of the following is not correctly matched with its IUPAC name?
(a) CHF2CBrClF : 1-Bromo-1-chIoro-1, 2, 2-trifluoroethane
(b) (CCl3)3CCl : 2-(Trichloromethyl)-1, 1, 2, 3, 3-heptachloropropane
(c) CH3C (p-ClC6H4)2CH(Br)CH3 : 2-Bromo-3, 3-bis (4- chlorophenyl) butane
(d) o-BrC6H4CH (CH3) CH2CH3 : 2-Bromo-l- methylpropylbenzene
Ans: b

2.The negative part of the addendum (the molecule to be added) adds on the carbon
atom of the double bond containing the least number of hydrogen atoms. This rule is
known as
(a) Saytzeffs rule
(b) Peroxide rule
(c) Markovnikov’s rule
(d) van’t hoff rule
Ans: c

3.Which of the following compounds can yield only one monochlorinafed product upon
free radical chlorination?
(a) 2, 2-Dimethylpropane
(b) 2-Methylpropane
(c) 2-Methylbutane
(d) n-Butane
Ans:a
4.The reaction

is an example of
(a) nucleophilic addition
(b) free radical addition
(c) electrophilic addition
(d) electrophilic substitution
Ans:c

5.Halogen acids react with alcohols to form alkyl halides. The reaction follows a
nucleophilic substitution mechanism. What will be the product of the following reaction

(d) CH3CH2CH2CH2CH2Cl
Ans:a

6. Bromination of methane in presence of sunlight is a


(a) nucleophilic substitution
(b) free radical substitution
(c) electrophilic substitution
(d) nucleophilic addition
Ans: b
7. Which of the following reactions follows Markovnikov’s rule?
(a) C2H4 + HBr
(b) C3H6 + Cl6
(c) C3H6 + HBr
(d) C3H6 + Br2
Ans:c

8.The reaction of toluene with chlorine in presence of FeCl3 gives predominantly.


(a) amixture of o-and p-chlorotoluene
(b) benzyl chloride
(c) m-chlorotuluene
(d) benzoyl chloride
Ans:a

9. Which of the following compounds has the highest boiling point?


(a)CH3CH2CH2Cl
(b) CH3CH2CH2CH2Cl
(c) CH3CH(CH3)CH2Cl
(d) (CH3)3CC
Ans:b
10. Which of the following molecules has highest dipole moment?
(a) CH3Cl
(b) CH2Cl2
(c) CHCl5
(d) CCl4
Ans:a
11.Arrange the following compounds in-decreasing order of their boiling points
(i) CH3Br
(ii) CH3CH2Br
(iii) CH3CH2CH2Br
(iv) CH2CH2CH2CH2Br
(a) (i) > (ii) > (iii) > (iv)
(b) (iv) > (iii) > (ii) > (i)
(c) (i) > (iii) > (ii) > (iv)
(d) (iii) > (iv) > (i) > (ii)
Ans:b

12.

X and Y in the reaction are

Ans:a

13.Alkyl halides are immiscible in water though they are polar because
(a) they react with water to give alcohols
(b) they cannot form hydrogen bonds with water
(c) C -X bond cannot be broken easily
(d) they are stable compounds and are not reactive
Ans:b

14.Which one of the following is not correct order of boiling .points of the alkyl/aryl
halides?
(a) CHCl3 > CH2Cl2
(b) CH3(CH2)3CI > CH3(CH2)2Cl
(c) (CH3)3CCl > (CH3)2CHCH2Cl
(d) CH3(CH2)3Cl > CH3CH2CHClCH3
Ans : c

15.Which of the following compounds will have highest melting point?


(a) Chlorobenzene
(b) o-Dichlorobenzene
(c) m-Dichlorobenzene
(d) P-Dichlorobenzene
Ans:d

16.Ethyl alcohol is obtained when ethyl chloride is boiled with


(a) alcoholic KOH
(b) aqueous KOH
(c) water
(d) aqueous KMnO4
Ans:b
17.Which of the following alkyl halides undergoes hydrolysis with aqueous KOH at the
fastest rate
(a) CH3CH2CH2Cl
(b) CH3CH2Cl
(C) CH3CH2CH2CH2Cl
(d) CH3CH2CH(Br)CH
Ans:d

18.Butane nitrile can be prepard by heating.


(a) propyl alcohol with KCN
(b) butyl chloride with KCN
(c) butyl alcohol with KCN
(d) propyl chloride with KCN
Ans:d
19. Which of the following reactions will give the major and minor products

(a) (a) is major product and (b) is minor product


(b) (a) is minor product and (b) is major product
(c) Both (a) and (b) are major products
(d) Only (b) is formed and (a) is not formed
Ans:a

20.
The final product in the reaction is
(a) CH3OH
(b) HCOOH
(c) CH3OH
(d) CH3COOH
Ans:d
21.The end product (Q) is in the following sequence of reaction

Ans:c

22.Methyl bromide reacts with AgF to give methyl fluoride and silver bromide. This
reaction is called
(a) Fittig reaction
(b) Swarts reaction
(c) Wurtz reaction
(d) Finkelstein reaction
Ans:b

23.The alkyl halide is converted into an alcohol by


(a) elimination
(b) dehydrohalogenation
(c) addition
(d) substitution
Ans:d

24.A mixture of 1-chloropropane and 2-chloropropane when treated with alcoholic KOH
gives
(a) prop-1-ene
(b) prop-2-ene
(c) a mixture of prop-1 -ene and prop-2-ene
(d) propano
Ans:a

25.An alkyl halide, RX reacts with KCN to given propane nitrile, RX is


(a) C3H7Br
(b) C4H9Br
(c) C2H5Br
(d) C5H11Br
Ans:c

26.In SN2 reactions with the sequence of bond breaking and bond formation is as
follows
(a) bond breaking is followed by formation
(b) bond formation is followed by breaking
(c) bond breaking and formation are simultaneously
(d) bond breaking and formation take place randoml
Ans:c

27.Grignard reagents are formed by the reaction of alkyl halides by warming


(a) with alcoholic solution
(b) with MgCl2
(c) Mg in presence of dry ether
(d) with MgCO
Ans:c

28.Which of the following is the most reactive towards nucleophilic substitution


reaction?
(a) ClCH2– CH = CH2
(b) CH2 = CH-Cl
(c) CH3CH = CH-Cl
(d) C6H6Cl
Ans:a

29. SN1 reaction of alkyl halides lead to


(a) Retention of configuration
(b) Racemisation
(c) Inversion of configuration
(d) None of these
Ans:b

30.p-dichlorobenzene has higher melting point than its o- and m- isomers because
(a) p-dichlorobenzene is more polar than o- and m- isomer.
(b) p-isomer has a symmetrical crystalline structure.
(c) boiling point of p-isomer is more than o- and m-isomer.
(d) All of these are correct reasons
Ans:b

31.Fitting reaction can be used to prepare


(a) Toluene
(b) Acetophenon
(c) Diphenyl
(d) Chlorobenzene
Ans:c

32. Identify the end product (C) in the following sequence:

Ans:c
33.

In the above reaction, the product D is


(a) Propane
(b) 2, 3-Dimethylbutane
(c) Hexane
(d) Allyl bromide
Ans: b

34. Identify X and Y in the following sequence

(a) X = KCN, Y = LiAlH4


(b) X = KCN, Y = H3O+
(c) X = CH3Cl, Y = AlCl3 HCl
(d) X = CH3NH2, Y = HNO2
Ans:a
35. In the following sequence of reactions:

(a) n-propylamine
(b) isopropylamine
(c) ethylamine
(d) ethylmethylamine
Ans:d
36.

Ans: a
37.Identify Z in the series

(a) C2H5I
(b) C2H5OH
(c) CHI3
(d) CH3CHO
Ans:c
38. Which of the following undergoes nucleophilic substitution exclusively by S N1
mechanism?
a. Benzyl Chloride
b. Ethyl chloride
c. Chlorobenzene
d. Isopropyl chloride
Ans:a
39.The increasing order of nucleophilicity would be?
a. Cl– < Br– < I–
b. I– < Cl– < Br–
c. Br– < Cl– < F–
d. I– < Br– < Cl–
Ans: a

40.Which of the following is most reactive towards SN1 reaction?


a. C6H5C(CH3)C6H5Br
b. C8H5CH2Br
c. C6H5CH(C6H5)Br
d. C6H5CH(CH3)B
Ans: a
41.CH3CH2CH2Br + NaCN → CH3CH2CH2CN + NaBr, will be fastest in
a. ethanol
b. methanol
c. N, N-dimethylformamide
d. Water
Ans:c
42.A Grignard reagent may be made by reacting magnesium with
a. Methyl amine
b. Diethyl ether
c. Ethyl iodide
d. Ethyl alcohol
Ans :c

43.C-Cl bond of chlorobenzene in comparison to C-Cl bond in methyl chloride is


a. Longer and weaker
b. Shorter and weaker
c. Shorter and stronger
d. Longer and stronger
Ans: c

44.A solution of (+) 2-chloro-2-phenylethane in toluene racemises slowly in the


presence of a small amount of SbCl5, due to the formation of
a. carbanion
b. carbene
c. free radical
d. carbocation
Ans:d
45.The decreasing order of boiling points of alkyl halides is
a. RF > RCl > RBr > RI
b. RBr > RCl > RCl > RF
c. RI > RBr > RCl > RF
d. RCl > RF > RI > RBr
Ans:c
46.Phosgene is commonly known as
a. thionyl chloride
b. carbonyl chloride
c. carbon dioxide and phosphine
d. phosphoryl chloride
Ans: b

47.The reaction of tert butyl bromide with sodium methoxide produces mainly
a. isobutane
b. isobutylene
c. tert-butyl methyl ether
d. sodium tert butoxide
Ans: b

48.

Ans:a
49.The correct order of increasing the reactivity of C—X bond towards nucleophile in
following compounds

(a) IV < III < I < II


(c) I < II < IV < III
(b) III < II < I < IV
(d) II < III < I < IV
Ans: a

50.
Ans: d

51.A dihalogen derivative ‘X’ of a hydrocarbon with three carbon atoms react with ale.
KOH and produces hydrocarbon which forms red ppt. with ammonical Cu 2Cl2. ‘X’ gives
an aldehyde on reaction with aq. KOH. The compound ‘X’ is
(a) 1, 3-Dichloropropane
(b) 1, 2-Dichloropropane
(c) 2, 2-Dichloropropane
(d) 1, 1-Dichloropropane
Ans: d
52.The synthesis of alkyl fluoride is best accomplished by
(a) Finkelstein reaction
(b) Swartz reaction
(c) Free radical fluorination
(d) Sandmeyers reaction
Ans:b

53.How many chiral compounds are possible on monochlorination of 2-methyl butane?


(a) 2
(b) 4
(c) 6
(d) 8
Ans: a
54.The increasing order of reactivity towards SN1 mechanism is

(a) III < II < I


(b) II < I < III
(c) I < III < II
(d) II < III < I
Ans:b
55.Arrange the following compounds in the increasing order of their densities.

(a) (i) < (ii) < (iii) < (iv)


(b) (i) < (iii) < (iv) < (ii)
(c) (iv) < (iii) < (ii) < (i)
(d) (ii) < (iv) < (iii) < (i)
Ans:a
56. What is ‘A’ in the following reaction?

Ans:c

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