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Benzene and its compound

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

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1.

All of the following react with benzene except:

a)

Water

b)

Nitric acid

c)

Bromine

d)

Sulfuric acid

e)

Methyl chloride

2.
What is the molecular formula of Benzene?
a)
C6H12
b)
C6H6
c)
C6H10
d)
C8H8
3.

Benzene is ......

a)

trigonal planar

b)

tetrahedral

c)

planar

d)

hexagonal

4.

What is true about C-C bond lengths in benzene?

a)

Alternative longer and shorter length

b)

All the same length

c)

All different length

d)

Two are the same length and the third one is different

5.
Which mechanism an aromatic compounds react by?
a)
Electrophilic addition
b)
Electrophilic substitution
c)
Nucleophilic addition
d)
Nucleophilic substitution
6.

What is the other name of aromatic hydrocarbons?

a)

Arsenes

b)

Alkynes

c)

Arenes

d)

Albumenes

7.

What is reagent D used in nitration reaction??

a)

KMnO4

b)

conc HNO3, Conc H2SO4

c)

conc HNO2, Conc H2SO4

d)

conc H2SO4

8.

What did Kekulé suggest as a structure for benzene?

a)

A long, long chain of carbons and hydrogens with alternating single and double bonds between the carbons

b)

A 3D cage of carbons with a complex system of bonds between them, with one hydrogen attached to each carbon

c)

A ring of six carbons with alternating single and double bonds between the carbons, with one hydrogen atom bonded to each carbon

d)

A ring of six carbon atoms with a stable, delocalised system of s-electrons forming bonds between the carbons and the single hydrogen atom bonded to each carbon

9.
What is the accepted current view of the model for bonding in benzene?
a)
Delocalised model
b)
Kekule structure
c)
Resonance structure
d)
Arrhenius structure
10.

Identify phenol from the structures below.

a)
b)
c)
d)
11.
a)

56 – 60 ℃

b)

50 – 55 ℃

c)

Heated

d)

Cold diluted

12.

During the nitration of benzene, the two acids involved react to form a cation. The formula of this positive ion is NO2+, but, what is the name of this?

a)

Nitrilium

b)

Nitroglycerin

c)

Nitroxyl

d)

Nitronium

13.

Identify the product for the following reaction (R) ?

a)
b)
c)
d)
14.

An example of the electrophilic substitution reactions of benzene is halogenation. Which of the following chemical elements could be the substitute of the hydrogen that is lost during the reaction?

a)

Tungsten

b)

Chlorine

c)

Krypton

d)

Sodium

15.

Which of these reactions will not happen?

a)

Phenol + Sodium Carbonate

b)

Phenol + Bromine water

c)

Phenol + Dilute nitric acid

d)

Phenol + Concentrated nitric acid