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Select the organic compounds aliphatic in nature but burn with smoky flame :
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Correct option: D
Both (a) and (b)
Option D (Both (a) and (b)) is correct because both carbon tetrachloride () and chloroform () are aliphatic compounds that burn with a smoky flame due to incomplete combustion.
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The compound that will react most readily with gaseous bromine has the formula:
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Correct option: D
Option A (C2H4) is correct because alkenes react most readily with bromine due to the presence of a pi bond, which is more reactive than sigma bonds in alkanes.
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Acetylenic hydrogens are acidic because
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Correct option: A
Sigma electron density of bond in acetylene is nearer to carbon, which has -character
Option A is correct because the sigma electron density of the C-H bond in acetylene is closer to the carbon, which has 50% s-character, making the hydrogen relatively acidic.
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Lindlar’s catalyst is:
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Correct option: A
deactivated by lead acetate
Option A ( deactivated by lead acetate) is the correct definition of Lindlar's catalyst, used for the partial hydrogenation of alkynes to alkenes.
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Which among the following are used as catalyst in cracking?
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Correct option: D
All of these
Option D (All of these) is correct because oxides of Al, Cr, and Mo can be used as catalysts in cracking.
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The product obtained at anode upon Kolbe's electrolysis of sodium ethanoate is
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Correct option: B
Option B () is correct because the product obtained at the anode during Kolbe's electrolysis of sodium ethanoate is ethane.
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Compound 'X' on treatment with followed by gives methanal and cyclohexyl methanal. The compound 'X' is:
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Correct option: D
3-cyclohexyl-1-propene
Option D (3-cyclohexyl-1-propene) is correct because its ozonolysis followed by reductive workup yields methanal and cyclohexyl methanal.
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Consider the following statements : A hydrocarbon of molecular formula is a
I. monosubstituted alkene
II. disubstituted alkene
III. trisubstituted alkene
Which of the following statement(s) is(are) correct?
I. monosubstituted alkene
II. disubstituted alkene
III. trisubstituted alkene
Which of the following statement(s) is(are) correct?
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Correct option: A
I, II and III
Option A (I, II and III) is correct because a hydrocarbon with the formula can be mono-, di-, or trisubstituted.
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The olefin which on ozonolysis gives is:
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Correct option: D
2-pentene
Option D (2-pentene) is correct because ozonolysis of 2-pentene yields propanal (CH3CH2CHO) and acetaldehyde (CH3CHO).
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An isomer of forms three monochloro derivatives. The isomer may be (Excluding stereo isomer)
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Correct option: B
-hexane
The correct answer is C (2, 3-dimethylbutane) because it forms three monochloro derivatives due to its symmetry.
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Assertion :- In the following reaction
reaction is always in forward direction
Reason :-Ethene is stronger acid than ammonia.
reaction is always in forward direction
Reason :-Ethene is stronger acid than ammonia.
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Correct option: D
If both Assertion & Reason are false
Option D (If both Assertion & Reason are false) is correct because ethene is a weaker acid than ammonia, and the reaction is not always in the forward direction.
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The compound reacts with alcoholic KOH to give the following alkene:
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Correct option: D
The correct answer is D. The major product is determined by Saytzeff's rule, which favors the more substituted alkene.
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Butyne-2 contains:
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Correct option: D
Both and hybridised carbon atoms
Option D (Both and hybridised carbon atoms) is correct because Butyne-2 has two hybridized carbons (the ones in the triple bond) and two hybridized carbons (the methyl groups).
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Which of the following compounds will show cis-trans isomerism?
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Correct option: C
Option C () is correct because for cis-trans isomerism to occur, each carbon of the double bond must have two different groups attached to it.
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Which of the following statement is incorrect regarding nitration of aromatic compounds?
I. The rate of nitration of benzene decreases at 323-333 K.
II. The rate of nitration of toluene is greater than that of benzene.
III. The rate of nitration of chlorobenzene is greater than that of benzene.
IV. Nitration is an electrophilic substitution reaction. Choose the incorrect statement.
I. The rate of nitration of benzene decreases at 323-333 K.
II. The rate of nitration of toluene is greater than that of benzene.
III. The rate of nitration of chlorobenzene is greater than that of benzene.
IV. Nitration is an electrophilic substitution reaction. Choose the incorrect statement.
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Correct option: B
Both I and III
Option B (Both I and III) is correct because the rate of nitration of benzene increases with temperature, and the rate of nitration of chlorobenzene is lower than that of benzene due to the -I effect of chlorine.
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A fuel contains 25% -heptane and 75% iso-octane. Its octane number is:
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Correct option: B
75
Option B (75) is correct because the octane number is defined as the percentage of iso-octane in the fuel mixture.
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The number of isomeric xylenes is:
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Correct option: B
3
Option B (3) is correct because there are three possible isomers of xylene: ortho-xylene, meta-xylene, and para-xylene.
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2-Hexyne can be converted into trans-2-hexene
by the action of:
by the action of:
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Correct option: B
Na in liq.
Option B (Na in liq. ) is correct because sodium in liquid ammonia reduces alkynes to trans-alkenes.
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The alkane that gives only one mono-chloro product on chlorination with in presence of diffused sunlight is
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Correct option: B
Ethane
Option B (Ethane) is correct because ethane () has only one type of hydrogen atom, leading to only one monochloro product upon chlorination.
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Pure methane can be produced by
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Correct option: C
Soda lime decarboxylation
Option C (Soda lime decarboxylation) is correct because it's the only method listed that directly produces methane from sodium acetate.
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Which of the following does not decolourise bromine solution in carbon disulphide?
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Correct option: C
Ethane
Option C (Ethane) is correct because it is a saturated compound with no pi bonds and therefore does not react with bromine solution.
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Statement I : The boiling point of alkanes increases steadily with increase in size of chain
Statement II : Greater the length of the chain, greater is the surface area and hence, larger the vander Waal's attractive forces
Statement II : Greater the length of the chain, greater is the surface area and hence, larger the vander Waal's attractive forces
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Correct option: C
Both statements are true
Option C is correct because both statements are true regarding the boiling point of alkanes and the influence of chain length on van der Waals forces.
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Product is:
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Correct option: A
Option A () is correct because the reaction of acetylene with in forms copper acetylide.
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The electrophile involved in chlorination of benzene is
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Correct option: B
chloronium ion
Option B (chloronium ion) is correct because the chlorination of benzene involves the electrophilic attack of the chloronium ion () on the benzene ring.
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The alkyne which gives pyruvic acid on oxidation with alk. is:
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Correct option: B
Option B (CH₃C≡CH) is correct because terminal alkynes with a methyl group adjacent to the triple bond yield pyruvic acid upon oxidation with alkaline KMnO₄.
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Assertion (A): In the electrophilic substitution of aryl halides, the incoming electrophile gets attached to the meta position.
Reason (R): Aryl halides are moderately deactivating.
Reason (R): Aryl halides are moderately deactivating.
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Correct option: D
R is correct; A is incorrect
Option D is correct because aryl halides are ortho/para directing due to resonance, not meta directing, and the reason that aryl halides are moderately deactivating is correct.
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on addition of HBr in presence and in absence of peroxide gives some product.
It is :
It is :
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Correct option: D
All of these
Option D is correct because can be hexene-3 or 2,3-dimethylbut-2-ene (symmetrical alkenes), and addition of HBr can give different products depending on the presence or absence of peroxide.
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(A): Ethene is more reactive than ethane
(R): bond energy in ethene is more than that in ethane
(R): bond energy in ethene is more than that in ethane
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Correct option: B
Both A and R are correct, R is not the correct explanation of A
Option B (Both A and R are correct, R is not the correct explanation of A) is correct because ethene is indeed more reactive than ethane, but the reason is due to the presence of the pi bond, not the overall bond energy.
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A chlorohydrocarbon, named chlorodane is used especially as:
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Correct option: D
Anti-termite
Option D (Anti-termite) is correct because chlorodane is a chlorohydrocarbon specifically used as an anti-termite agent.
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Propyne does not react with
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Correct option: D
NaOH
Option D (NaOH) is correct because propyne, being a weak acid, does not react with a strong base like NaOH as the reverse reaction is favored.
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