CHAPTER 14 - ALKENES

1. General formula of alkene is __________. 8. Which of the following will NOT show
(A) CaH2n (B) CnH2n2 geometrical isomerism?
(C) CnH2n+2 (D) CnH2n1

2. The IUPAC name of the following molecules

is __________.

(A) 5,6-Dimethylhept-2-ene
(B) 2,3-Dimethylhept-5-ene
(C) 5,6-Dimethylhept-3-ene
(D) 5-Isopropylhex-2-ene

3. The shape of ethylene molecule is ________.

(A) Square planar
(B) Furan
(C) Trigonal planar 9. Which of the following compounds will
(D) Tetrahedral exhibit geometrical isomerism?
(A) 1-Phenylbut-2-ene
4. 1,3-butadiene has ______.
(B) 3-Phenylbut-1-ene
(A) sp and sp2 hybrdizied C-atoms
(C) 2-Phenylbut-1-ene
(B) sp, sp2 and sp3 hybrdizied C-atoms
(D) 1,1-Diphenyl-1-propane
(C) Only sp2 hybrdizied C-atoms
(D) Only sp hybrdizied C-atoms 10. What is the maximum number of open chain
structures possible for C4H8?
5. The types of hybridization present in
(A) 2 (B) 3
1,2-butadiene are __________.
(C) 4 (D) 1
(A) sp, sp2 and sp3
(B) sp2 and sp3 11. The total number of isomers formed by C5H10
(C) sp2 and sp is _________.
(D) sp and sp3 (A) 2 (B) 3
(C) 4 (D) 5
6. The total number of -bond electrons in the
following structure is __________. 12. CH3  CH2  Cl ———
alc.KOH
A, the product is
_______.
(A) CH3CH2OK
(B) CH3CHO
(C) CH3CH2OCH2CH3
(A) 4 (B) 8 (D) CH2 = CH2
(C) 12 (D) 16
13. The dehydrohalogenation of neopentyl
7. Geometrical isomerism is shown by ______. bromide with alcoholic KOH mainly gives
(A) 2-butene (B) 2-butyne __________.
(C) 2-butanol (D) Butanal (A) 2-methyl-1-butene
(B) 2-methyl-2-butene

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 (C) 2,2-dimethyl-1-butene (C) (ii) as minor (i) and (iii) as major
(D) 2-butene products
(D) (i) and (ii) as minor and (iii) as major
14. In the following reaction :
products
CH3  CH  CH 2  CH3 Conc.H SO
2 4

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OH 19. The intermediate during the addition of HBr
to propene in the presence of peroxide is
(A) CH3CH = CHCH3 predominates
_______.
(B) CH2 = CHCH2CH3 predominates
(A) CH3CHCH2 Br
(C) Both are formed in equal amounts
(D) The products formed depends on the 
(B) CH3CHCH3
nature of catalyst
(C) CH3CH2 CH2
15. Electrolysis of cold concentrated aqueous

solution of potassium succinate yields (D) CH3CH2 CH 2
_________.
(A) Ethane 20. Isobutene + HBr ——— Peroxide
the products
(B) Ethyne formed are _________.
(C) Ethene (A) Isobutyl bromide and Tertiary butyl
(D) Ethane-1,2-diol bromide.
(B) Tertiary butyl alcohol and Isobutyl
16. Ethylene reacts with bromine to form
alcohol.
________.
(C) Tertiary butyl bromide and Isobutyl
(A) Br  CH2  CH3
alcohol.
(B) CH3  CBR3
(D) Isobutyl bromide and Tertiary butyl
(C) Br  CH2  CH2Br
alcohol.
(d) CHBr2
21. The name of the product obtained by the
17. A reagent used to test for unsaturation in
addition of HI to propene in presence of
alkenes is _________.
peroxide catalyst is __________.
(A) Conc. H2SO4
(A) Isopropyl iodide
(B) Ammonical Cu2Cl2
(B) 2-Iodopropene
(C) Ammonical AgNO3
(C) 2-Iodopropane
(D) Solution of Br2 in CCl4
(D) 1-Iodopropane
18. The addition of HBr to 1-butene gives a
22. Anti-Markownikoff’s addition of HBr is NOT
mixture of products i, ii and ii
observed for __________.
(A) Propene
(B) But-I-ene
(C) But-2-ene
(D) Pent-2-ene

23. Arrange the following hydrogen halides in

CH3  CH2  CH2  CH2  Br
order of their decreasing reactivity with
(iii)
propene.
The mixture consists of _______
(A) HCI > HBr > HI
(A) (i) and (ii) as major and (iii) as minor
(B) HBr > HI > HCl
products
(C) HI > HBr > HCl
(B) (ii) and (i) as major and (iii) as minor
(D) HCI > HI > HBr
products

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24. Acid catalyzed hydration of propene leads to 28. A hydrocarbon containing one double bond
the formation of_______ gave on reductive ozonolysis, ethanal and
(A) secondary alcohols. propanone. The name of the hydrocarbon is
(B) primary alcohols. ______.
(C) tertiary alcohols. (A) pent-2-ene
(D) none of these. (B) 2-methylbut-l-ene
(C) 2-methylbut-2-ene
25. Alkenes on ozonolysis and subsequent
(D) 3-methylbut-l-ene
hydrolysis lead to the product ____________.
(A) Alcohols 29. Baeyer’s reagent is :
(B) Carboxylic acids (A) Alkaline KMnO4 solution
(C) Aldehydes or Ketones (B) Acidic KMnO4 solution
(D) Esters (C) Neutral KMnO4 solution
(D) Aqueous bromine solution
26. A single compound of the structure:
30. Which of the following gases does NOT give
a precipitate with ammonical solution of silver
nitrate but decolourizes KMnO4(neutral or
slightly alkaline)?
is obtainable from ozonlysis of which of the (A) Ethane (B) Methane
following cyclic compounds? (C) Ethene (D) Actylene

31. I-Butene may be converted to butane by

reaction with _______.
(A) ZnHCl (B) SnHCl
(C) ZnHg (D) Pd/H2

32. In the reaction with HCl, an alkene reacts in

accordance with the Markownikoff’s rule, to
give a product 1-chloro-1-methylchlohexane.
The possible alkene is __________.

27. Ethylene on ozonolysis gives ______.

(A) HCHO
(B) C2H5OH
(C) CH3COOH
(D) CH3CHO

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32. Which of the following compound is 34. Which compound would give 5-keto-2-
produced with CH2 = CH(CH2)2COOH reacts methylhexanal upon ozonolysis?
with HBr in presence of peroxides
(A) CH3CH(CH2)3COOH
(B) BrCH2CH2(CH2)5COOH
(C) CH3CH2 CH2(CH2)5COOH
(D) CH3CH2BrCH2CH2COOH

33. Arrange the following alkyl halides in

decreasing order of the rate of -elimination
reaction with alcoholic KOH.
H
|
(i) CH3  C  CH 2 Br
|
CH3
(ii) CH3  CH2  Br
(iii) CH3  CH2  CH2  Br
(A) (i) > (ii) > (iii)
(B) (iii) > (ii) > (i)
(C) (ii) > (iii) > (i)
(D) (i) > (iii) > (ii)

HHH

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