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51.

IUPAC name of \[C{{H}_{3}}-\underset{N{{H}_{2}}\,}{\mathop{\underset{|\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,}{\mathop{CH-}}\,}}\,C{{H}_{3}}\] is [MH CET 2004]

A. Dimethyl amine
B. 2-aminopropane
C. Isopropylamine
D. 2-propanamine
Answer» C. Isopropylamine
52.

Dumas method involves the determination of nitrogen content in the organic compound in the form of  [BHU 2005]

A. NH3
B. N2
C. NaCN
D. (NH4)2SO4
Answer» C. NaCN
53.

A mixture of camphor and benzoic acid can be separated by  [BHU 2005]

A. Chemical method
B. Sublimation
C. Fractional distillation
D. Extraction with a solvent
Answer» B. Sublimation
54.

How will you separate a solution (miscible) of benzene \[+CHC{{l}_{3}}\] [AFMC 2005]

A. Sublimation
B. Filtration
C. Distillation
D. Crystallisation
Answer» D. Crystallisation
55.

Which kind of fission is favoured by sunlight [CPMT 2004]

A. Heterolytic fission
B. Homolytic fission
C. Both A and B
D. None of these
Answer» C. Both A and B
56.

Quantitative measurement of nitrogen in an organic compounds is done by the method [CPMT2004]

A. Berthelot method
B. Belstein method
C. Lassaigne test
D. Kjheldahl's method
Answer» E.
57.

The latest technique for the purification of organic compounds is [Pb. CET 2001]

A. Fractional distillation
B. Chromatography
C. Vacuum distillation
D. Crystallisation
Answer» C. Vacuum distillation
58.

Nitrating mixture is [MHCET 2004]

A. Fuming nitric acid
B. Mixture of conc. \[{{H}_{2}}S{{O}_{4}}\] and conc. \[HN{{O}_{3}}\]
C. Mixture of nitric acid and anhydrous zinc chloride
D. None of these
Answer» C. Mixture of nitric acid and anhydrous zinc chloride
59.

Which of the following compounds is used as a refrigerants [Bihar CEE 1995]

A. \[N{{H}_{3}}\]
B. \[C{{H}_{2}}{{F}_{2}}\]
C. \[CC{{l}_{4}}\]
D. \[C{{H}_{3}}COON{{H}_{4}}\]
Answer» B. \[C{{H}_{2}}{{F}_{2}}\]
60.

The decomposition of organic compounds in the presence of oxygen and without formation of odoriferous substances, is called [CBSE PMT 1999]

A. Decay
B. \[{{N}_{2}}\] fixation
C. Nitrification
D. Denitrification
Answer» B. \[{{N}_{2}}\] fixation
61.

Which one of the following reagents is used for detection of unsaturation in alkenes [EAMCET 2003]

A. \[NaOH+CaO\]
B. Cold dilute alkaline \[KMn{{O}_{4}}\]
C. \[C{{l}_{2}}/hv\]
D. \[KOH/{{C}_{2}}{{H}_{5}}OH\]
Answer» C. \[C{{l}_{2}}/hv\]
62.

If we want to study relative arrangement of atoms in a molecule we study [Orissa JEE 2003]

A. Empirical formula
B. Molecular formula
C. Structural formula
D. None of these
Answer» D. None of these
63.

In Victor Mayer?s method 0.2 gm of an organic substance displaced 56 ml of air at STP the molecular weight of the compound [Kerala (Med.) 2003]

A. 56
B. 112
C. 80
D. 28
Answer» D. 28
64.

Chromatography is used for the purification of [KCET 2002]

A. Solids
B. liquids
C. Gases
D. All of these
Answer» E.
65.

To differentiate between carbon-12, carbon-13 and carbon-14, the instrument that you would use in [Kerala (Engg.) 2002]

A. Infra-red spectrometer
B. Atomic absorption spectrometer
C. Mass spectrometer
D. Ultraviolet spectrometer
Answer» D. Ultraviolet spectrometer
66.

Chromatography is a valuable method for the separation, isolation, purification and identification of the constituents of a mixture and it is based on general principle of[Kerala (Med.) 2002]

A. Phase rule
B. Phase distribution
C. Interphase separation
D. Phase operation
Answer» B. Phase distribution
67.

In kjeldahl?s method, \[CuS{{O}_{4}}\] acts as [AFMC 2001]

A. Oxidising agent
B. Reducing agent
C. Hydrolysing agent
D. Catalytic agent
Answer» E.
68.

0.2595g of an organic substance in a quantitative analysis yielded 0.35 g of the barium sulphate. The percentage of sulphur in the substance is[CPMT 2000; AFMC 2001; Pb. CET 2000]

A. 18.52g
B. 182.2 g
C. 17. 5 g
D. 175.2g
Answer» B. 182.2 g
69.

An organic compound has % of C and % of H in the ratio 6 : 1 and % of C and % of O in the ratio 3 : 4. The compound is [Roorkee 1999]

A. \[HCHO\]
B. \[C{{H}_{3}}OH\]
C. \[C{{H}_{3}}C{{H}_{2}}OH\]
D. \[{{H}_{2}}\to {{H}^{\bullet }}+{{H}^{\bullet }}\]
Answer» B. \[C{{H}_{3}}OH\]
70.

The vapour density of the methyl ester of an organic monocarboxylic acid is 37. What is the molecular weight of the acid

A. 46
B. 60
C. 70
D. 74
Answer» E.
71.

64 gm of an organic compound contains 24 gm of carbon, 8 gm of hydrogen and the rest oxygen. The empirical formula of the compound is [MP PMT 1996]

A. \[C{{H}_{2}}O\]
B. \[{{C}_{2}}{{H}_{4}}O\]
C. \[C{{H}_{4}}O\]
D. \[{{C}_{2}}{{H}_{8}}{{O}_{2}}\]
Answer» D. \[{{C}_{2}}{{H}_{8}}{{O}_{2}}\]
72.

An organic compound contains C, H and O in the proportion of 6 : 1 : 8 by weight, respectively. Its vapour density is 30. Its molecular formula will be

A. \[{{C}_{2}}{{H}_{4}}{{O}_{2}}\]
B. \[C{{H}_{4}}O\]
C. \[C{{H}_{2}}O\]
D. \[{{C}_{3}}HO\]
Answer» B. \[C{{H}_{4}}O\]
73.

An organic compound gave the following results \[C=53.3%,\text{ }H=15.6,\text{ }N=31.1%,\] mol. wt. = 45, What is molecular formula of the compound?

A. \[{{C}_{2}}{{H}_{5}}{{N}_{2}}\]
B. \[{{C}_{2}}{{H}_{5}}N\]
C. \[{{C}_{2}}{{H}_{7}}N\]
D. \[{{C}_{2}}{{H}_{6}}N\]
Answer» D. \[{{C}_{2}}{{H}_{6}}N\]
74.

An organic compound gave C = 92.31% and \[H=7.69%\]. If molecular weight of the compound is 78, its molecular formula is

A. \[{{C}_{6}}{{H}_{6}}\]
B. \[{{C}_{7}}{{H}_{7}}\]
C. \[{{C}_{6}}{{H}_{18}}\]
D. \[{{C}_{8}}{{H}_{20}}\]
Answer» B. \[{{C}_{7}}{{H}_{7}}\]
75.

An organic compound on analysis gave the following results : C = 54.5%, O = 36.4%, H = 9.1%. The Empirical formula of the compound is [CPMT 1977; KCET 1998; MP PET 2003; UPSEAT 2004;  IIT-JEE (Screening) 2004]

A. \[C{{H}_{3}}O\]
B. \[{{C}_{2}}{{H}_{4}}O\]
C. \[{{C}_{3}}{{H}_{4}}O\]
D. \[{{C}_{4}}{{H}_{8}}O\]
Answer» C. \[{{C}_{3}}{{H}_{4}}O\]
76.

A compound contains \[C=90%\] and \[H=10%\]. Empirical formula of the compound is [NCERT 1976; EAMCET 1978]

A. \[{{C}_{3}}{{H}_{10}}\]
B. \[C{{H}_{2}}\]
C. \[{{C}_{3}}{{H}_{2}}\]
D. \[{{C}_{3}}{{H}_{4}}\]
Answer» E.
77.

Actual number of atoms of different elements present in a molecule of a compound is given by

A. Molecular formula
B. Structural formula
C. Empirical formula
D. None of these
Answer» B. Structural formula
78.

Formula which represents a simple ratio of atoms of different elements present in a molecule of the substance is called

A. Molecular formula
B. Empirical formula
C. Structural formula
D. Condensed formula
Answer» C. Structural formula
79.

In Kjeldahl's method for the estimation of nitrogen, the formula used is

A. \[%N=\frac{1.4\text{ }V\text{ }W}{N}\]
B. \[%N=\frac{1.4\text{ }N\text{ }W}{V}\]
C. \[%N=\frac{V\text{ }N\text{ }W}{1.8}\]
D. \[%N=\frac{1.4\text{ }V\text{ }N}{W}\]
Answer» E.
80.

An organic compound contains \[C=38.8%,\] \[H=16%\] and \[N=45.2%\]. Empirical formula of the compound is [CPMT 1973, 83]

A. \[C{{H}_{3}}N{{H}_{2}}\]
B. \[C{{H}_{3}}CN\]
C. \[{{C}_{2}}{{H}_{5}}CN\]
D. \[C{{H}_{2}}{{(NH)}_{2}}\]
Answer» B. \[C{{H}_{3}}CN\]
81.

60 g of a compound on analysis gave \[C=24\text{ }g,\] \[H=4\text{ }g\] and O = 32 g. Its Empirical formula is [CPMT 1971, 81]

A. \[{{C}_{2}}{{H}_{4}}{{O}_{2}}\]
B. \[{{C}_{2}}{{H}_{2}}O\]
C. \[C{{H}_{2}}{{O}_{2}}\]
D. \[C{{H}_{2}}O\]
Answer» E.
82.

In Carius method 0.099 g organic compound gave 0.287 g \[AgCl\]. The percentage of chlorine in the compound will be

A. 28.6
B. 71.7
C. 35.4
D. 64.2
Answer» C. 35.4
83.

0.24 g of an organic compound gave 0.22 g \[C{{O}_{2}}\] on complete combustion. If it contains 1.66 % hydrogen, then the percentage of C and O will be [MP PET 1986]

A. 12.5 and 36.6
B. 25 and 75
C. 25 and 36.6
D. 25 and 80
Answer» C. 25 and 36.6
84.

In the estimation of sulphur organic compound on treating with conc. \[HN{{O}_{3}}\] is converted to

A. \[S{{O}_{2}}\]
B. \[{{H}_{2}}S\]
C. \[{{H}_{2}}S{{O}_{4}}\]
D. \[S{{O}_{3}}\]
Answer» D. \[S{{O}_{3}}\]