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10701.

Hydrogen has three isotopes, the number of possible diatomic molecules will be

A. 2
B. 6
C. 9
D. 12
Answer» C. 9
10702.

When \[S{{O}_{3}}\] is treated with heavy water the product is/are

A. Deuterium and sulphuric acid
B. Deuterium and sulphurous acid
C. Only deuterium
D. Dideuterosulphuric acid
Answer» E.
10703.

The property of hydrogen which distinguishes it from alkali metals is

A. Its electropositive character
B. Its affinity for non-metal
C. Its reducing character
D. Its non-metallic character
Answer» E.
10704.

The composition of tritium is [UGET Manipal 1995]

A. 1 electron, 1 proton, 1 neutron
B. 1 electron, 2 protons, 1 neutron
C. 1 electron, 1 proton, 2 neutrons
D. 1 electron, 1 proton, 3 neutrons
Answer» D. 1 electron, 1 proton, 3 neutrons
10705.

Which is the lightest gas [CPMT 1993]

A. Nitrogen
B. Helium
C. Oxygen
D. Hydrogen
Answer» E.
10706.

During free radical bromination of isobutene, an alkenei is produced as by product via disproportionation of the intermediate alkyl free radical. What is this alkene?

A. 1-butene
B. 2-butene
C. 2-methyl propene
D. Both [b] and [c]
Answer» D. Both [b] and [c]
10707.

Arrange in order of decreasing trend towards electrophilic substitution reactions: Chlorobenzene (I), benzene (II), toluene (III), anilinium chloride (IV)

A. III > II > I > IV
B. IV > I > II > III
C. II > I > IV > III
D. I > II > IV > III
Answer» B. IV > I > II > III
10708.

How is is widely used [MP PET 2002]

A. Insecticide
B. Drug
C. Explosive
D. Dye
Answer» D. Dye
10709.

Iodoform can be used as [NCERT 1981]

A. Anaesthetic
B. Antiseptic
C. Analgesic
D. Antifebrin
Answer» C. Analgesic
10710.

Which is used in the manufacture of plastic

A. \[C{{H}_{2}}=CHCl\]
B. \[CH\equiv CH\]
C. \[C{{H}_{2}}=CH-C{{H}_{2}}I\]
D. \[CC{{l}_{4}}\]
Answer» B. \[CH\equiv CH\]
10711.

When ethyl iodide is heated with silver nitrate, the product obtained is [CPMT 2000]

A. \[{{C}_{2}}{{H}_{5}}Ag\]
B. \[Ag-O-N{{O}_{2}}\]
C. \[{{C}_{2}}{{H}_{5}}O-N{{O}_{2}}\]
D. \[{{C}_{2}}{{H}_{5}}I-N{{O}_{2}}\]
Answer» D. \[{{C}_{2}}{{H}_{5}}I-N{{O}_{2}}\]
10712.

Iodoform on heating with \[KOH\]gives [MP PMT 2000]

A. \[C{{H}_{3}}CHO\]
B. \[C{{H}_{3}}COOK\]
C. \[HCOOK\]
D. \[HCHO\]
Answer» D. \[HCHO\]
10713.

Reduction of acetyl chloride with \[{{H}_{2}}\] in presence of Pd gives [MP PMT 2001]

A. \[C{{H}_{3}}COC{{H}_{3}}\]
B. \[{{C}_{2}}{{H}_{5}}OH\]
C. \[C{{H}_{3}}COOH\]
D. \[C{{H}_{3}}CHO\]
Answer» E.
10714.

In alkaline hydrolysis of a tertiary alkyl halide by aqueous alkali if concentration of alkali is doubled, then the reaction [MH CET 2002]

A. Will be doubled
B. Will be halved
C. Will remain constant
D. Can?t say
Answer» D. Can?t say
10715.

Chloropicrin is [Kurukshetra CET 2002]

A. Trichloro acetaldehyde
B. Nitrochloroform
C. 2, 4, 6-trinitro phenol
D. None of these
Answer» C. 2, 4, 6-trinitro phenol
10716.

Which isomer of cyclohexane hexachloride is a very strong insecticide [MP PET 2003]

A. \[\alpha \]
B. \[\beta \]
C. \[\gamma \]
D. \[\delta \]
Answer» D. \[\delta \]
10717.

\[{{C}_{2}}{{H}_{5}}Cl+KCN\xrightarrow{{}}X\xrightarrow{\text{Hydrolysis}}Y.\] 'X' and 'Y' are [MP PET 1995]

A. \[{{C}_{2}}{{H}_{6}}\] and \[{{C}_{2}}{{H}_{5}}CN\]
B. \[C{{H}_{3}}C{{H}_{2}}C{{H}_{2}}OH,\] and \[C{{H}_{3}}-CHOH-C{{H}_{3}}\]
C. \[C{{H}_{3}}-C(C{{H}_{3}})(OH)-C{{H}_{3}}\] and \[{{C}_{2}}{{H}_{5}}C{{H}_{2}}N{{H}_{2}}\]
D. \[{{C}_{2}}{{H}_{5}}CN\] and \[{{C}_{2}}{{H}_{5}}COOH\]
Answer» E.
10718.

Which of the following statements is incorrect [CPMT 1977]

A. \[{{C}_{2}}{{H}_{5}}Br\] reacts with alco. KOH to form \[{{C}_{2}}{{H}_{5}}OH\]
B. \[{{C}_{2}}{{H}_{5}}Br\] when treated with metallic sodium gives ethane
C. \[{{C}_{2}}{{H}_{5}}Br\] when treated with sodium ethoxide forms diethyl ether
D. \[{{C}_{2}}{{H}_{5}}Br\] with AgCN forms ethyl isocyanide
Answer» B. \[{{C}_{2}}{{H}_{5}}Br\] when treated with metallic sodium gives ethane
10719.

When ethyl amine is heated with chloroform and alcoholic KOH, a compound with offensive smell is obtained. This compound is [CPMT 1983, 84; RPMT 2002]

A. A secondary amine
B. An isocyanide
C. A cyanide
D. An acid
Answer» C. A cyanide
10720.

\[CC{{l}_{4}}\] cannot give precipitate with \[AgN{{O}_{3}}\] due to [CPMT 1979]

A. Formation of complex with \[AgN{{O}_{3}}\]
B. Evolution of \[C{{l}_{2}}\] gas
C. Chloride ion is not formed
D. \[AgN{{O}_{3}}\] does not give silver ion
Answer» D. \[AgN{{O}_{3}}\] does not give silver ion
10721.

Ethyl bromide can be converted into ethyl alcohol by [KCET 1989]

A. Heating with dilute hydrochloric acid and zinc
B. Boiling with an alcoholic solution of KOH
C. The action of moist silver oxide
D. Refluxing methanol
Answer» D. Refluxing methanol
10722.

The bad smelling substance formed by the action of alcoholic caustic potash on chloroform and aniline is [MP PMT 1971, 92, 2001; CPMT 1971, 86; AFMC 2002; RPMT 1999]

A. Phenyl isocyanide
B. Nitrobenzene
C. Phenyl cyanide
D. Phenyl isocyanate
Answer» B. Nitrobenzene
10723.

Carbylamine is liberated when..... is heated with chloroform and alcoholic potash [KCET 1992]

A. An aldehyde
B. A primary amine
C. A secondary amine
D. A phenol
Answer» C. A secondary amine
10724.

Which of the following is liquid at room temperature [AFMC 2005]

A. \[C{{H}_{3}}I\]
B. \[C{{H}_{3}}Br\]
C. \[{{C}_{2}}{{H}_{5}}Cl\]
D. \[C{{H}_{3}}F\]
Answer» B. \[C{{H}_{3}}Br\]
10725.

DDT is

A. A solid
B. A liquid
C. A gas
D. A solution
Answer» B. A liquid
10726.

In Wurtz reaction alkyl halide react with [MH CET 2004]

A. Sodium in ether
B. Sodium in dry ether
C. Sodium only
D. Alkyl halide in ether
Answer» B. Sodium in dry ether
10727.

At normal temperature iodoform is [MP PET 2004]

A. Thick viscous liquid
B. Gas
C. Volatile liquid
D. Solid
Answer» E.
10728.

In which case formation of butane nitrile is possible [Orissa JEE 2004]

A. \[{{C}_{3}}{{H}_{7}}Br+KCN\]
B. \[{{C}_{4}}{{H}_{9}}Br+KCN\]
C. \[{{C}_{3}}{{H}_{7}}OH+KCN\]
D. \[{{C}_{4}}{{H}_{9}}OH+KCN\]
Answer» B. \[{{C}_{4}}{{H}_{9}}Br+KCN\]
10729.

For a given alkyl group the densities of the halides follow the order [MP PMT 1997]

A. \[RI<RBr<RCl\]
B. \[RI<RCl<RBr\]
C. \[RBr<RI<RCl\]
D. \[RCl<RBr<RI\]
Answer» E.
10730.

\[CHC{{l}_{3}}\] and HF lead to the formation of a compound of fluorine of molecular weight 70. The compound is [RPET 2000]

A. Fluoroform
B. Fluorine monoxide
C. Fluorine dioxide
D. Fluromethanol
Answer» B. Fluorine monoxide
10731.

Which of the following organic compounds will give a mixture of 1-chlorobutane and 2-chlorobutane on chlorination [CPMT 2001]

A. \[C{{H}_{3}}-\underset{C{{H}_{3}}\,\,\,\,\,\,\,}{\mathop{\underset{|\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,}{\mathop{CH-CH}}\,}}\,=C{{H}_{2}}\]
B. \[HC\equiv C-\overset{H\,\,}{\mathop{\overset{|\,\,\,\,\,\,}{\mathop{C=}}\,}}\,C{{H}_{2}}\]
C. \[C{{H}_{2}}=CH-CH=C{{H}_{2}}\]
D. \[C{{H}_{2}}=CH-C{{H}_{2}}-C{{H}_{3}}\]
Answer» C. \[C{{H}_{2}}=CH-CH=C{{H}_{2}}\]
10732.

Which of the following compounds gives trichloromethane on distilling with bleaching powder [KCET 2004; EAMCET 1986]

A. Methanal
B. Phenol
C. Ethanol
D. Methanol
Answer» D. Methanol
10733.

Ethyl benzoate reacts with \[PC{{l}_{5}}\]to give [KCET 2003]

A. \[{{C}_{2}}{{H}_{5}}Cl+{{C}_{6}}{{H}_{5}}COCl+POC{{l}_{3}}+HCl\]
B. \[{{C}_{2}}{{H}_{5}}Cl+{{C}_{6}}{{H}_{5}}COCl+POC{{l}_{3}}\]
C. \[C{{H}_{3}}COCl+{{C}_{6}}{{H}_{5}}COCl+POC{{l}_{3}}\]
D. \[{{C}_{2}}{{H}_{5}}Cl+{{C}_{6}}{{H}_{5}}COOH+POC{{l}_{3}}\]
Answer» C. \[C{{H}_{3}}COCl+{{C}_{6}}{{H}_{5}}COCl+POC{{l}_{3}}\]
10734.

Acetone reacts with \[{{I}_{2}}\] in presence of \[NaOH\] to form [MP PMT 1992]

A. \[{{C}_{2}}{{H}_{5}}I\]
B. \[{{C}_{2}}{{H}_{4}}{{I}_{2}}\]
C. \[CH{{I}_{3}}\]
D. \[C{{H}_{3}}I\]
Answer» D. \[C{{H}_{3}}I\]
10735.

Lucas reagent is [MP PMT 1996; MP PET 1992, 95; CPMT 1986, 89; AIIMS 1980; Kurukshetra CEE 2002]

A. Concentrated \[HCl+\text{anhydrous }ZnC{{l}_{2}}\]
B. Dilute \[HCl+\text{ hydrated }ZnC{{l}_{2}}\]
C. Concentrated \[HN{{O}_{3}}+\text{ anhydrous }ZnC{{l}_{2}}\]
D. Concentrated \[HCl+\text{ anhydrous }MgC{{l}_{2}}\]
Answer» B. Dilute \[HCl+\text{ hydrated }ZnC{{l}_{2}}\]
10736.

Which one of the following processes does not occur during formation of \[CHC{{l}_{3}}\] from \[{{C}_{2}}{{H}_{5}}OH\] and bleaching powder [DPMT 1984]

A. Hydrolysis
B. Oxidation
C. Reduction
D. Chlorination
Answer» D. Chlorination
10737.

The product of the following reaction : \[C{{H}_{2}}=CH-CC{{l}_{3}}+HBr\] [RPET 2000]

A. \[C{{H}_{3}}-CH(Br)-CC{{l}_{3}}\]
B. \[C{{H}_{2}}(Br)-C{{H}_{2}}-CC{{l}_{3}}\]
C. \[BrC{{H}_{2}}-CHCl-CHC{{l}_{2}}\]
D. \[C{{H}_{3}}-C{{H}_{2}}-CC{{l}_{3}}\]
Answer» C. \[BrC{{H}_{2}}-CHCl-CHC{{l}_{2}}\]
10738.

The following reaction is known as \[{{C}_{2}}{{H}_{5}}OH+SOC{{l}_{2}}\xrightarrow{\text{Pyridine}}{{C}_{2}}{{H}_{5}}Cl+S{{O}_{2}}+HCl\] [AIIMS 2002]

A. Kharasch effect
B. Darzen's procedure
C. Williamson's synthesis
D. Hunsdiecker synthesis reaction
Answer» C. Williamson's synthesis
10739.

Meso-tartaric acid is [BHU 2001]

A. Optically inactive
B. Optically active because of molecular symmetry
C. Optically inactive due to external compensation
D. Optically active because of asymmetric carbon atom
Answer» B. Optically active because of molecular symmetry
10740.

Which of the following statements is not true about enantiomers [DCE 2001]

A. They have same physical properties
B. They have different biological properties
C. They have same chemical properties towards chiral compounds
D. None of these
Answer» B. They have different biological properties
10741.

An organic compound \[^{1}C{{H}_{3}}{{-}^{2}}C{{H}_{2}}{{-}^{3}}C{{H}_{2}}{{-}^{4}}C{{H}_{2}}{{-}^{5}}C{{H}_{2}}{{-}^{6}}C{{H}_{2}}{{-}^{7}}C{{H}_{3}}\] To make it chiral compound the attack should be on which carbon atom [DCE 2001]

A. 1
B. 3
C. 4
D. 7
Answer» C. 4
10742.

Glucose has optical isomers [DCE 2001]

A. 8
B. 12
C. 16
D. Cannot be predicted
Answer» D. Cannot be predicted
10743.

What is the maximum number of open chain structures possible for \[{{C}_{4}}{{H}_{8}}\] [MP PET 2001]

A. 2
B. 3
C. 4
D. 1
Answer» C. 4
10744.

Stereoisomers which are not the mirror images of one another are called [RPMT 2000]

A. Enantiomers
B. Mesomers
C. Tautomers
D. Diasteroisomers
Answer» E.
10745.

Which of the following will show geometrical isomerism [CPMT 2001; BHU 2005]

A. \[C{{H}_{3}}CH=CHC{{H}_{3}}\]
B. \[{{(C{{H}_{3}})}_{2}}C=C\,{{(C{{H}_{3}})}_{2}}\]
C. \[{{N}_{2}}O.FeS{{O}_{4}}\]
D. \[C{{H}_{3}}-CH=C\,{{(C{{H}_{3}})}_{2}}\]
Answer» B. \[{{(C{{H}_{3}})}_{2}}C=C\,{{(C{{H}_{3}})}_{2}}\]
10746.

Reason for geometrical isomerism by 2-butene is [CBSE PMT 2000]

A. Chiral carbon
B. Free rotation about single bond
C. Free rotation about double bond
D. Restricted rotation about double bond
Answer» E.
10747.

Which of the following will not lose asymmetry on reduction with \[LiAl{{H}_{4}}\] [Roorkee 2000]

A. \[HO{{H}_{2}}C\begin{matrix} \,\,\,CHO\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\, \\ +C{{H}_{2}}C{{H}_{3}} \\ \,\,\,\,\,\,CH=C{{H}_{2}}\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\, \\ \end{matrix}\]
B. \[{{H}_{2}}C=HCO\,\,\,+\,\,\,\begin{matrix} \,\,\,\,C{{H}_{3}}\,\,\,\,\,\,\, \\ \,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,CHO \\ \,\,\,\,C{{H}_{2}}C{{H}_{3}} \\ \end{matrix}\]
C. \[HO{{H}_{2}}C+\begin{matrix} C{{H}_{3}}\,\,\,\,\,\, \\ \,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,COOH \\ C\equiv CH\,\,\, \\ \end{matrix}\]
D. \[{{H}_{3}}C+\begin{matrix} CHO\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\, \\ \,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,C\equiv N \\ C{{H}_{2}}N{{H}_{2}} \\ \end{matrix}\]
Answer» C. \[HO{{H}_{2}}C+\begin{matrix} C{{H}_{3}}\,\,\,\,\,\, \\ \,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,COOH \\ C\equiv CH\,\,\, \\ \end{matrix}\]
10748.

Which compound is optically active [DCE 1999]

A. 4-chloro, 1 hydroxy butane
B. \[{{3}^{o}}\]-butyl alcohol
C. Secondary butyl amine
D. n-butyl alcohol
Answer» D. n-butyl alcohol
10749.

Choose the pair of chain isomer [RPMT 2000]

A. \[C{{H}_{3}}CHB{{r}_{2}}\] and \[C{{H}_{2}}BrC{{H}_{2}}Br\]
B. 1-propanol and 2-propanol
C. Neo-pentane and isopentane
D. Diethyl ether and methyl-n-propyl ether
Answer» D. Diethyl ether and methyl-n-propyl ether
10750.

Optical isomerism arises due to the presence of [RPMT 2000]

A. An asymmetric carbon atom
B. Centre of symmetry
C. Axis of symmetry
D. Plane of symmetry
Answer» B. Centre of symmetry