CHM 204 SAMPLE QUESTIONS
1. In sp2 hybridization, which of the following orbitals is unhybridized orbital?
A.2s orbital
B.2py orbital
C.2pz orbital
D.2pxorbital
2. Why do the four hybrid orbitals in sp3 hybridization arranged themselves in the four
corners of tetrahedron?
A.To minimize electronic repulsion
B.To maximize isomerisation
C. To form strong covalent bonds
D.To increase the polarization
3.Which atomic orbitals are used in C-C bond of ethylene?
A. sp3, sp3
B. p,p
C. sp3, sp2
D. sp2, s
4.In which of the compound given below contains more than one kind of hybridization(sp,
sp2,sp3)
A.CH3CH2CH2CH3
B.CH3-CH=CH-CH3
C.CH2=CH-CH=CH2
D.H-CH=CH-CH=CH2
5.On hybridization of one s and one p-orbitals, we get:
A.Two mutually perpendicular orbitals
B.Two orbitals at 180o
C.Four orbitals directed tetrahydrally
D.Three orbitals in the plane
6.In which molecule is the central atom sp3 hybridized?
A.CH4
B.NH3
C.H2O
D. All of these
7.Which compound has the shortest carbon-carbon bond(s)?
A.CH3CH3
B.CH2=CH2
C.C-C triple bond
D.CH3CH2CH3
8.Which of the following contains an sp2- hybridized carbon?
A.CH4
B.CH3:-
C.CH3CH3
D.CH3+
9. Which of the following alkyl halides would you expect to undergo SN1
reaction most rapidly ?
A.CH3CH2CH2CH2CH2Br
B.CH3CH2CH2CHBrCH3
C.CH3CH2C(CH3)2Br
D. They react at the same rate
10.The carbon atom presents the following types of hybridization in its
combination:
A.sp3
B.sp2, sp3
C.sp3, sp2, sp
D.sp
11.Which of the following compounds presents only primary carbon atoms in
its structure?
A. methane
B. acetylene
C. methylcyclohexane
D.ethene
12. How many secondary carbon atoms contain the following hydrocarbon
chain? (CH3)3CC(CH3)2C(CH3)2C(CH3)2C(CH3)3
A.n=5
B. n=3
C. n=2
D. n=6
13.Which of the following statements regarding E1 mechanism is wrong?
A. Reactions by the E1 mechanism are unimolecular in the rate determining
step
B. Reactions by the E1 mechanism are generally first order
C. Reactions by the E1 mechanism usually occur in one step
D. Reactions by the E1 mechanism are mult-step reactions
14. Which of the following statements regarding E2 mechanism is wrong?
A. Reactions by the E2 mechanism are always bimolecular
B. Reactions by the E2 mechanism are generally second order
C. Reactions by the E2 mechanism usually occur in one step
D. Reactions by the E2 mechanism occur in two steps
15.Which of the following reacts by E1 mechanism in ethanol most readily?
A.CH3CH2CH2CH2Br
B.(CH3)2CHCH2Br
C. (CH3)3CBr
D.CH3CH2CHBrCH3
16. Which of the following statements regarding mechanisms of elimination
reaction is wrong?
A. The E1 mechanism does not require a base
B. The E2 mechanism generally occurs under highly basic conditions
C. The E2 mechanism is stereospecipic
D. The E1 mechanism are unimolecular in the rate determining step but leads
to a second order rate law
17. Given the molecular formula of C4H6OCl2, The compound can contain:
A. two double bonds.
B. one double bond and one ring.
C. two triple bonds.
D. one double bond or one ring but not both.
18. . Which of the following statement is NOT true for ethylene (CH2=CH2)
molecule ?
A. Both carbons are sp2 hybridized.
B. C=C bond length is shorter than the C-C length in ethane.
C.The two bonds in C=C are equally strong. (one is pi and the other is sigma)
D.The entire molecule has a planar geometry.
19. Which of the following alkyl halides would undergo SN2 reaction most
rapidly?
A. CH3CH2-Br
B. CH3CH2- Cl
C. CH3CH2-I
D. CH3CH2-F
20. Which of the following alkyl halides would you expect to give the highest
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yield of substitution product (SN2) with CH3CH2O Na+ ?
A.CH3CH2CH2CH2CH2Br
B.CH3CH2CH2CHBrCH3
C.CH3CH2C(CH3)2Br
D. They will give same yield of substitution products
