CHAPTER # 10 Alkyl Halides MCQs
1.            
What should be the products
when reactants         are alcohol & thionyl chloride in the presence              of
pyridine? 
a) 
RCl+S+HCl            b)
RCl+SO2+HCl 
                                   c)
RCl+SO2+H2O            d)
RCl+S+H2O 
2.            
Which C-X bon has the
highest bond energy  per mole? 
a) 
C-F                        b)
C-Cl 
                                     c)
C-Br                         d)
C-I 
3.            
Which alkyl halides has the
highest reactivity ,  for a particular
alkyl group? 
a) 
R-F                        b)
R-Cl 
                                     c)
R-Br                         d)
R-I 
4.            
2.8 is the
electronegativity of________ 
a) 
F                           b) Cl 
                                  c)
Br                             d)
I 
5.            
Which one is not a
nucleophile? 
a)  C2H5O─                  b)
SCN─ 
                                   c)
NH3                                                      d) H3C+
6.            
The number of molecules
taking part in the  rate determining step
is called_________ 
a) 
Order of reaction     
b) 
Rate or reaction 
c) 
Molecularity of a reaction 
d) 
Extent of a reaction 
7.            
During SN2
mechanism,carbon atom changes  it state
of hybridization from___________ 
a) 
sp→sp2                 b) sp2→sp3 
                                    c)
sp3→sp                    d)
sp3→sp2 
8.            
What will be the order of
reaction of a reaction  whose rate can be
expressed R = K [A] [B]? 
                                            a)
Zero                   b)
One 
                                            c)
Two                     d)
Three 
9.            
Which one among the
following is not a good  
leaving group? 
| 
a) HSO4─  |  | 
b) Cl─  | 
| 
c) OH─   |  | 
d) Br─  | 
10.         
What is the order of
kinetics in the SN1  mechanism? 
| 
a) Zero   |  | 
b) First  | 
| 
c) Second  |  | 
d) Third  | 
11.         
Which alkyl halide out of
the following may  follow both SN1 and
SN2 mechanism? 
a.            
CH3─X 
CH3   H 
                                                                      |         |
b.            
CH3─  C 
─  C ─X 
                                                                      |         |
CH3   H 
                                       CH3 
c.            
 CH
─ X
CH
─ X 
 CH
─ X
CH
─ X 
       CH3 
                                                             CH3
                                                            |
d.            
CH3─ C─ X 
| 
CH3 
12.         
In elimination reaction of
alkyl halide, which  site is more
susceptible for the attack of 
nucleophile? 
| 
a) α-carbon  |  | 
b) β-carbon  | 
| 
c) α-hydrogen  |  | 
d) β-hydrogen  | 
13.         
When two moles of ethyl
chloride react with  moles of sodium in
the presence of ether, what  will be
formed? 
a) 
2 moles of ethane  b) 1 mole of ethane 
                                    c) 2
moles of butane     d) 1 mole of butane 
14.         
Zn-Cu couple and alcohol
generate_______ 
a) 
[H]                                     b)
H2 
                                  c)
[O]                            d)
O2 
15.         
When CO2 is made
to react with ethyl  magnesium iodide,
followed by acid  hydrolysis, the product
formed is_________ 
a) 
Propane                 b) Propanoic acid 
                                    c)
Propanal                   d)
Propanol 
16.         
Grignard reagent is
reactive due to ________ 
a.    
The presence of halogen
atom 
b.   
The presence of magnesium
atom 
c.    
The polarity of C-Mg bond 
d.   
All 
17.         
SN2 reaction can be best
carried out with____ 
a.    
Primary alkyl halide 
b.   
Secondary alkyl halide 
c.    
Tertiary alkyl halide 
d.   
All 
18.         
Elimination bimolecular
reactions involve____ 
a.    
First order kinetics 
b.   
Second order kinetics 
c.    
Third order kinetics 
d.   
Zero order kinetics 
19.         
For which mechanisms, the
first step involved  is the same? 
a) 
E1+E2                   b) E2+SN2 
                                    c)
S1+SN1                    d)
SN1+SN2 
20.         
The rate of E1 reaction
depends  upon____________ 
a.    
The concentration of
substrate 
b.   
The concentration of
nucleophile 
c.    
The concentration of
substrate as well as nucleophile 
d.   
No dependence 
21.         
Alkyl halides are
considered to be very  reactive compounds
towards nucleophile  
because___________ 
a.    
They have an electrophilic
carbon 
b.   
They have an electrophilic
carbon & a good leaving group 
c.    
They have an electrophilic
carbon & a bad leaving group 
d.   
They have a nucleophilic
carbon & a good leaving group 
22.         
Which one of the following
species in not an  electrophile? 
a) 
NH3                                               b)
Br+ 
                                    c) H+
                                                         d)
BF3 
23.    Which one of the following reactants will be  required to form ethane from ethyl chloride? 
                                    a)
Alcoholic KOH           b) Aqueous KOH 
                                    c)
Alkaline KMnO4                   d)
Aqueous NaOH 
24.    Which one of the following alcohols will be  formed when ethyl magnesium bromide
reacts  with acetone? 
| 
a) Primary alcohol  | 
b) Secondary
  alcohol  | 
| 
c) Tertiary alcohol  | 
d) Dihydric alcohol  | 
25.    Which one of the following molecules does not  form alcohol when reacts with Grignard  reagent? 
| 
a) Formaldehyde  | 
b)
  Acetaldehyde  | 
| 
c) Propanone      | 
d) CO2  | 
26.    In primary alkyl halides, the halogen atom is  attached to a carbon which is further
attached to how many carbons atoms 
                                     a)Two                            b)
Three 
                                    c)
One                          d)
Four 
27.    The reactivity order of alkyl halides for a  particular alkyl group is. 
(A) 
Flouride > chloride >
Bromide > Iodide 
(B) 
Chloride > Bromide >
Flouride > Iodide 
(C) 
Iodide > Bromide >
Chloride > Flouride 
(D) 
Bromide > Iodide >
Chloride > Flouride 
28.    When CO2 is made to react with ethyl  magnesium iodide, followed by acid
hydrogen,  the product formed is. 
(A) 
Propane                     (B) Propanoic acid 
(C) Propanal                    (D) Propanol 
29.    Grignard reagent is reactive to. 
(A) 
The presence of halogen
atom 
(B) 
The presence of Mg atom 
(C) 
The polarity of C-Mg atom 
(D) 
None of the above 
               30.       SN2
reactions can be lest carried out with 
(A) 
Primary alkyl halides 
(B) 
Secondary alkyl halides 
(C) 
Tertiary alkyl halides 
(D) 
All of these 
               31.       Elimination
bimolecular reactions involve. 
(A) 
First order kinetics 
(B) 
Second order kinetics 
(C) 
Third order kinetics 
(D) 
Zero order kinetics 
                           32.     For
which mechanism the 1st step involved in 
the same. 
(A) El and E2                       (B) E2 and SN2 
(C) El and E2                        (D) El and SN1 
                           33.     Alkyl
halides are considered to be very 
reactive compounds towards nucleophilies 
because. 
(A) They have an electrophilic carbon (B) They have an
electrophilic carbon and a         good leaving group 
(C)  They have an electrophilic carbon and a        bad leaving group 
(D)  They have a nucleophilic carbon and a  
      good leaving group 
                    34.       The
rate of E, reaction depends upon 
(A) 
The concentration of
substrate. 
(B) 
The concentration of
nucleophile 
(C) 
The concentration of
substratc as well as        uncleophile 
(D) 
None of the above 
               35.
Which one of the following is not a nucleophile 
(A) H2O                 (B) H2S 
(C) BF3                  (D) NH3 
                    36)       Which
Monohaloalkane can not be obtained by the direct action of halogen and alkane? 
a)     RCl 
b)    RBr 
c)     RI 
d)    None of these 
37)  For the preparation of RX, by the reaction of
Alcohol and Thionyl Chloride requires the presence of a solvent 
a)     Ether 
b)    Water 
c)     Pyridine 
d)    Acetone 
38)         
The reaction of Sodium
metal with alkyl halide in the presence of Ether is called  
                                     a)
Wurtz’s reaction         b) Sabatier reaction  
c) Frankland’s reaction  d) None of these 
39)         
Carbon carrying negative
charge is known as  
                                     a)
Carbonium ion           b) Carbon ion  
                                    c)
Oxonium ion              d) Oxide ion 
40)         
Formation of alkane by the
action of Zinc on alkyl halide is called 
                                     a)
Wurtz’s reaction         b) Sabatier
reaction  
c) Frankland’s reaction  d) Kolbe’s reaction  
41)         
Which of the following is
an electrophile? 

                                a)
O
H                         b)
NH3 
                                 c)
ROH                         d)
BF3 
42)         
Alkyl halides give
reactions 
a)     Electrophilic substitution 
b)    Nucleophilic substitution 
c)     Electrophilic addition  
d)    Nucleophilic addition  
43)         
When Ammonia reacts with
excess of alkyl halides gives 
                                     a)
Primary amine           b) Secondary amine
                                     c)
Tertiary amine           d) Mixture of
amines 
44)         
Nucleophilic substitution
reactions are represented by  
                                    a) E1
                           b)
SN 
                                     c)
ROH                          d)
RCHO 
45)         
SN reactions are classified
into types 
                                    a) 4                              b)
3 
                                    c) 2                              d)
1 
46)         
SN2 reactions occur in  
a)     Primary alkyl halide 
b)    Secondary alkyl halide 
c)     Tertiary alkyl halide 
d)    All of these 
47)         
Which SN reaction occurs in
two steps? 
                                    a)
SN1                          b)
SN2 
                                    c)
Both                         d)
None of these 
48)         
In SN2 reactions, two
reactants are involved in the rate determining step while these reactions occur
in  
                                    a)
Two steps                 b)
Three steps 
                                    c)
One step                   d)
Four steps 
49)         
Which one of them is
organometallic compound? 
                                    a)
RMgX                       b)
RX 
                                     c)
ROH                          d)
RCHO 
50)         
When Grignard reagent
reacts with formaldehyde to yield 
                                     a)
CH3OH                       b)
C2H5OH 
                                     c)
CH3COCH3                                 d)
C3H8 
51)         
The chemical reaction in
which HX is removed from two adjacent carbon atoms of an organic molecule is
called  
a)     Dehydrogenation   
b)    Dehydrohalogenation  
c)     Dehydration  
d)    Dehalogenation  
52)         
Reaction of RX with Ammonia
is called  
a)     Wurtz’s reaction     
b)    Frankland’s reaction  
c)     Hoffmann’s reaction  
d)    Friedal Craft reaction  
53)         
A nucleophile is a  
                                    a)
Lewis acid                 b)
Lewis base 
                                    c)
Arrhenius acid           d) Arrhenius base
54)         
An electrophile is a  
                                    a)
Lewis acid                 b)
Lewis base 
                                    c)
Arrhenius acid           d) Arrhenius base
55)         
Rate determining steps in
SN1 reaction is always the  
                                    a)
Slow step                  b)
Fast step 
                                     c)
Intermediate              d) None of these 
56)         
Which one of the organic
compound is without oxygen? 
                                    a)
Ether                        b)
Ester 
                                    c)
Alkyl halides             d) Carboxylic acid 
57)         
Methyl iodide reacts with
silver acetate to yield 
                                     a)
Methyl acetate          b) Methyl ester 
                                    c)
Methylol phenol         d) Acetyl halide 
58)         
Grignard reagent reacts
with formaldehyde to form 
                                    a)
Primary alcohol         b) Tertiary
alcohol 
                                    c)
Acetic acid                d)
Ketone 
59)         
Both methane ethane may be
prepared in one step reaction from  
                                     a) C2H4                                                   b)
CH3l 
                                     c)
CH3OH                       d)
C2H5OH 
60)         
RMgX reacts with PCl3
giving 
                                    a)
Methyl phosphate      b)Trimethyl
phosphate 
c) Dimethyl phosphate d) None of
these 
61)         
Ethyl iodide on its
interaction with silver nitrate to yield 
                                    a)
Ethyl nitrate               b) Ethyl nitrite 
                                     c)
Nitro methane           d) None of these 
62)         
Elimination reactions are
the reverse of  
a)     Electrophilic substitution reaction  
b)    Nucleophilic substitution reaction  
c)     Addition reaction  
d)    Oxidation reaction  
63)         
In electron pair donor is a
strong base  

(OH,OR) then the dominant
reactions will be  
a)     SN2 and E2 is a side reaction 
b)    E2 and SN2 is side reaction 
c)     E1 and SN2 is side reaction 
d)    All of these 
64)         
E1 reactions occur in  
                                     a)
RCH2X                      b)
R2CHX 
                                    c) R3CX
                       d)
All of these 
65)         
The removal of hydrogen
from that beta carbon which has fewer H – atoms is called  
                                     a)
Wurtz’s rule               b) Markownikoff’s rule 
                                    c)
Saytzeef’s rule          d) Hoffmann’s
rule 
66)         
Which of them is
organometallic compound? 
                                    a)
RMgX                        b)
TEL 
                                    c)
TML                          d)
All of these 
67)         
Formula of Thionyl chloride
is _______ 
                                a)
SOCl2                        b)
ZnCl2 
                                 c)
CH3Cl                       d)
None 
68)         
When metallic sodium in
ether is heated with  
                                an
alkyl halide, a higher alkane is formed. It is 
                                 called
______ 
                                a)
Sulphonation                  b) Wurtz’s
reaction  
                                c)
Friedel-Crafts reacton     d) None  
69)         
Which molecule has a zero
dipole moment? 
                                 a)
CH3Cl                        b)
CCl4 
                                 c)
CH2Cl2                      d)
CHCl3 
70)         
Grignard’s reagent reacts
with alkyl halide to  
                                form
________ 
                                a)
Alkanes                    b)
Alkynes 
                                c)
Alkenes                    d)
Alcohols 
71)         
On passing CO2
through Grignard reagent   ______ is
formed.  
                                a)
Methanoic acid          b) Ethanoic acid 
                                c)
Alkyl sodium halide   d) None of these 
72)         
The hydrolysis of alkyl
halides by heating with             aqueous alkali is a _______
substitution            reaction.  
                                a)
Electrophilic              b) Nucleophilic 
                                c)
Both a & b                d) None 
73)         
Ethyl bromide can be
converted into ethyl  
                                alcohol
by heating with, 
                                    a)
Aqueous KOH           b) Ethanoic KOH 
                                    c)
Moist silver oxide      d) Both a & c 
74)         
The major product obtained
by treating 2 –      chlorobutane with alcoholic KOH is 
                                a)
1 – Butyne                b)
2 – Butyne 
                                c)
1 – Butene                d)
2 – Butene 
75)         
Which of the following is a
vic – dihalide? 
                                  a)
ClCH2CH2Cl           
b) CH3CHCl2 
                                  c)
BrCH2CH2CH2Br      d) BrCH2CH2CH2CH2Br
76)         
3 – Bromohexane can be
converted into          hexane using  
                                a)
Zn, H+                      b)
Cu I 
                                 c)
(CH3)2CuLi                 d)
Na 
77)         
SN2 reaction proceeds via
the formation of  
                                a)
Carbonation              b) Transition sate 
                                c)
Free radical               d) Carbanion 
78)         
Which of the following
alkyl halide reacts         fastest with AgNO3? 
                                 a)
(CH3)3C – Cl               b) (CH3)2 CH
Cl 
                                 c)
CH3CH2CH2Cl             d)
(CH3)2CCH2-Cl 
  

 
 
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