Chemistry Alkyl Halide MCQs Chapter 10 Class 12

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Chemistry Ch 10 Class 12 Alkyl Halides and Amines

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Which one the following can act as nucleophile?

Diethyl ether

Anilinium ion

Acylium ion

Dichloro methylene carbine

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Which of the following has the strongest bond?

NUMS 2019 Cancelled
Chemistry
Alkyl Halides and Amines
Elimination Tool:

A) CH3 – F

B) CH3 – I

C) CH3 – Cl

D) CH3 – Br

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Histidine acts as _____ in nature?

NUMS 2019 Cancelled
Chemistry
Alkyl Halides and Amines
Elimination Tool:

A) Acidic

B) Neutral

C) Basic

D) Acidic and Basic

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All amino acids contain the functional group:

NTS 2017
Chemistry
Alkyl Halides and Amines
Elimination Tool:

A) NH2

B) CO2

C) S2-

D) Both A and B

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Markownikoff’s rule is best applicable to the reaction between

NUMS 2018
Chemistry
Alkyl Halides and Amines
Elimination Tool:

A) C3H6+ Br2

B) C2H4+ HCl

C) C3H8+ Br2

D) C3H6+ HBr

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When Grignard reagent reacts with 1120, which of the following is formed

Parent alkane

Alkyl halide c

Alcohol

All are possible

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Elimination from 2 – bromobutane results in:

NUMS 2018
Chemistry
Alkyl Halides and Amines
Elimination Tool:

A) Equimolar mixture of 1 and 2 – butene

B) Predominantly 2 – butene

C) Predominantly 1- butane

D) 2 – butyne

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The reduction of nitrile produced a compound of formula C3H7NH2. Which one of the following compounds would be produced if the same nitrile was hydrolyzed by heating with dilute hydrochloric acid?

NUMS 2016
Chemistry
Alkyl Halides and Amines
Elimination Tool:

A) CH3CONH2

B) CH3CH2NH2

C) (CH3)2CHCO2H

D) CH3CH2CO2H

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Alkyl halides can also be obtained by halogenation of ________.

NUMS 2018
Chemistry
Alkyl Halides and Amines
Elimination Tool:

A) Alcohols

B) Alkenes

C) Alkanes

D) Ketones

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Ninhydrin reacts with an amino acid to form a product that has the colour:

NUMS 2015
Chemistry
Alkyl Halides and Amines
Elimination Tool:

A) Blue

B) Violet

C) Bluish violet

D) Red

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Which of the following is not a nucleophile?

NTS 2010
Chemistry
Alkyl Halides and Amines
Elimination Tool:

A) HO-

B) NH3

C) BF3

D) CN-

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Vithich of the following Alkyl Halide is least reactive?

RI

RCl

RBr

RF

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Which of the following bond has highest bond energy value?

PMC Sample 1
Chemistry
Alkyl Halides and Amines
Elimination Tool:

A) C-I

B) C-H

C) C-Cl

D) C-F

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Reaction by Grignard reagent are mostly

Exothermic

Endothermic

Room temperature

Is highly reactive by both endothermic and exothermic

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If any amino acids contain greater number of NH2, it is:

NUMS 2019 Cancelled
Chemistry
Alkyl Halides and Amines
Elimination Tool:

A) Acidic

B) Neutral

C) Amphoteric

D) Basic

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Alkyl halides involving -C-X bond breakage and -C-Nu bond formation simultaneously would follow the mechanism:

PMC 2020
Chemistry
Alkyl Halides and Amines
Elimination Tool:

A) SN1

B) SN2

C) E1

D) E2

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When Grignard reagent react with water they give as a product

Ether

Amine

Alkane

Alcohol

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RMgX is an organometallic compound, generally known as:

NTS 2012
Chemistry
Alkyl Halides and Amines
Elimination Tool:

A) Grignard's Reagent

B) Baeyer's Reagent

C) Ether

D) Ester

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Which catalyst is used in the preparation of alkyl halide from alcohols?

PMC Sample 2
Chemistry
Alkyl Halides and Amines
Elimination Tool:

A) Zinc chloride

B) Pyridine

C) Sodium chloride

D) Thionyl chloride

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An SN2 reaction at an asymmetric carbon of a compound always gives:

NTS 2014
Chemistry
Alkyl Halides and Amines
Elimination Tool:

A) An metamerism of the substrate

B) A product with opposite optical rotation

C) A mixture of diastereomers

D) A single stereoisomer

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R-X on reaction with alcohols form:

PMC 2020
Chemistry
Alkyl Halides and Amines
Elimination Tool:

A) R-OH

B) ROR

C) R-X-OH

D) RH

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Which of the following Alkyl Halide is most reactive?

RF

RCL

RBr

RI

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Which one of the following is NOT a nucleophile?

NTS 2019
Chemistry
Alkyl Halides and Amines
Elimination Tool:

A) H2S

B) BF3

C) NH3

D) CN-

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The term “Nucleophile” means:

Nucleus Loving

Nucleus hating

Amphiphilic

None of these

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Grignard’s reagent on hydrolysis give

) Lower hydrocarbon

Higher hydrocarbon

Alcohols

Alkyl halides

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Ethylamine can be prepared by the action of bromine and caustic potash on:

NUMS 2017
Chemistry
Alkyl Halides and Amines
Elimination Tool:

A) Acetamide

B) Propionamide

C) Formaide

D) Methyl cyanide

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Which alkyl halide has the lowest reactivity for a particular alkyl group?

NTS 2018
Chemistry
Alkyl Halides and Amines
Elimination Tool:

A) R-CI

B) R-F

C) R-Br

D) R-I

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Order of reactivity of halogens towards alkanes is:

NUMS 2019 Reconduct
Chemistry
Alkyl Halides and Amines
Elimination Tool:

A) F2> I2> Br2> Cl2

B) F2> Br2> Cl2> I2

C) F2> Cl2> Br2> I2

D) F2> Cl2> I2> Br2

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In alkyl halide, the halide ion has charge on it when attached to C-atom.

Positive

Negative

Partial positive

Partial negative

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What substrates are required to add a NO2 group to benzene?

NTS 2013
Chemistry
Alkyl Halides and Amines
Elimination Tool:

A) Concentrated HNO3/Concentrated H2SO4/100˚C

B) Concentrated HNO3/Concentrated H2SO4/50˚C

C) Concentrated HNO3/50˚C

D) Concentrated HNO3/100˚C

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Which type of alkyl halides gives SN2 mechanism?

NUMS 2019 Reconduct
Chemistry
Alkyl Halides and Amines
Elimination Tool:

A) Secondary alkyl halides

B) Tertiary alkyl halides

C) Vinyl halides

D) Primary alkyl halides

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The only o, p−directing group which is deactivating in nature is:

NTS 2014
Chemistry
Alkyl Halides and Amines
Elimination Tool:

A) -NH2

B) -OH

C) -X (halogens)

D) -R (alkyl groups)

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Grignard reagent when added to dry ice gives:

Primary Alcohol

Alkyl Halide

Tertiary Alcohol

Carboxylic Acid

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In general formula of alkyl halide RX, X represents ________

PMC Sample 2
Chemistry
Alkyl Halides and Amines
Elimination Tool:

A) Noble gases

B) Halogens

C) Metals

D) Metalloids

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Reaction of CH3CH2MgBr with ethylene epoxide gives:

NUMS 2019 Reconduct
Chemistry
Alkyl Halides and Amines
Elimination Tool:

A) Ethanal

B) 1 – butanol

C) 2 – butanol

D) Butane

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Pick correct pair about the difference between E1 and E2 mechanism of methyl bromide forming an alkene.

NUMS 2019 Cancelled
Chemistry
Alkyl Halides and Amines
Elimination Tool:

A) E1 mechanism- strong base and alkyl halide, E2 Mechanism- weak base and alkyl halide

B) E1 mechanism- weak base and alkyl halide, E2 mechanism- strong base and alkyl halide

C) E1 mechanism- strong base and alkyl halide, E2 mechanism- strong base and alkyl halide

D) E1 mechanism- weak base and alkyl halide, E2 mechanism- weak base and alkyl halide

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(NI13) is a:

Nucleophile

Neutrophile

Electrophile

Electrolyte

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Zwitter ion is formed when proton goes from:

NTS 2018
Chemistry
Alkyl Halides and Amines
Elimination Tool:

A) Amino to the carboxyl group

B) Carboxyl to an amino group

C) Carboxyl group only

D) Amino group only

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In a Beta elimination reaction, the nucleophile attacks a\an:

NUMS 2015
Chemistry
Alkyl Halides and Amines
Elimination Tool:

A) Alpha hydrogen

B) Beta hydrogen

C) Hydrogen

D) Alpha carbon

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atalyst used in the preparation of alkyl halide from alcohol

Platinum/charcoal

LiH4

Rock salt

ZnCl2

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The reaction 2RX + 2Na -> RR + 2NaX is an example of:

NUMS 2017
Chemistry
Alkyl Halides and Amines
Elimination Tool:

A) Cannizaro’s reaction

B) Kolbe’s reaction

C) Sabatier & Senderen’s reaction

D) Wurtz reaction

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Ethyl iodide and n-propyl iodide are allowed to undergo Wurtz reaction. The alkane which will not be obtained in this reaction is:

NUMS 2016
Chemistry
Alkyl Halides and Amines
Elimination Tool:

A) butane

B) propane

C) pentane

D) hexane

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SN2 reactions can be best carried out with:

NTS 2019
Chemistry
Alkyl Halides and Amines
Elimination Tool:

A) Primary alkyl halides

B) Secondary alkyl halides

C) Tertiary alkyl halides

D) Both primary and tertiary alkyl halides

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Alcbhols react with aqueous acid to produce alkyl halides in presence of

ZnCl2

SO2

Pyridine

KOH

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If products of a reaction act as a catalyst, such process is called:

NTS 2014
Chemistry
Alkyl Halides and Amines
Elimination Tool:

A) Positive catalyst

B) Negative catalyst

C) Auto catalyst

D) Both A and B

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SN2 can be best carried out with:

NUMS 2015
Chemistry
Alkyl Halides and Amines
Elimination Tool:

A) Primary alkyl halide

B) Secondary alkyl halide

C) Tertiary alkyl halide

D) All of the above

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Order of the reactivity of halogens during halogenation of alkanes is:

NUMS 2019 Reconduct
Chemistry
Alkyl Halides and Amines
Elimination Tool:

A) Cl2 > I2 > Br2

B) Br2 > I2 > Cl2

C) I2 > Cl2 > Br2

D) Cl2 > Br2 > I2

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How would an ammonium group affect the benzene ring for subsequent reactions?

NTS 2017
Chemistry
Alkyl Halides and Amines
Elimination Tool:

A) Deactivate the ring; meta directing

B) Activate the ring; ortho-para directing

C) Deactivate the ring; ortho-para directing

D) Activate the ring; meta directing

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Which gases are produced when alcohol reacts with thionyl chloride?

PMC Sample 1
Chemistry
Alkyl Halides and Amines
Elimination Tool:

A) Sulphuric acid and carbon dioxide

B) Sulphur dioxide and hydrogen chloride

C) Sulphur chloride and hydrogen dioxide

D) Sulphuric acid and hydrogen chloride

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In general formula of alkyl halide RX, X represents ________

PMC Sample 1
Chemistry
Alkyl Halides and Amines
Elimination Tool:

A) Noble gases

B) Halogens

C) Metals

D) Metalloids

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Tertiary alkyl hallides follow which of the following mechanism when attacked by a Nucleophile?

SN1

SN2

Both

None

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A compound X (C4H9Br) undergoes the following reactions:

C4H9Br NaOH(aq)/heat > C4H10O Cr2O7(2-), H+(aq)/ heat> C4H8O.

What is X?

NUMS 2018
Chemistry
Alkyl Halides and Amines
Elimination Tool:

A) 1 – Bromobutane

B) 2 – Bromobutane

C) 1-bromo-2-methylpropane

D) 2 – Bromo – 2 – Methylpropane

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Alkyl Halides that go through SN1 reactions are

Primary

Secondary

Tertiary

All of these

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In the reaction of m- chlorotoluene with KNH2 in liquid NH3, the major product is:

NUMS 2016
Chemistry
Alkyl Halides and Amines
Elimination Tool:

A) O – toluidine

B) M – toluidine

C) P – toluidine

D) P – chloroanzr

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The order of reactivities of the following alkyl halides for an SN2 reaction is:

NUMS 2016
Chemistry
Alkyl Halides and Amines
Elimination Tool:

A) RF > RCl > RBr > RI

B) RF > RBR > RCl > RI

C) RCl > RBr > RF > RI

D) RI > RBr > RCl > RF

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NH3 (amine) is an example of:

NTS 2015 DUHS and JSMU
Chemistry
Alkyl Halides and Amines
Elimination Tool:

A) Negative ligand

B) Anionic ligand

C) Neutral ligand

D) Organic ligand

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Catalyst used in reaction CHCl3+ ½ O2→ COCl2+ HCl is ________ and its nature is _______.

NTS 2014
Chemistry
Alkyl Halides and Amines
Elimination Tool:

A) 5% methyl alcohol … negative

B) 2% Ethyl alcohol … negative

C) V2O5… positive

D) Al2O3….. negative

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Which of the following is true about SN2 reactions:

They follow a two-step bimolecular mechanism

they do not undergo rearrangements

Methyl and primary substrates react faster than secondary and tertiary substrates

the rate of the reactions depend on both the substrate and nucleophile concentration

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