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Benzene vs Phenol

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 11mins

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Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is obtained when the compound below is heated with acidified KMnO4?

a)
b)
c)
d)
2.

What is reagent D used in nitration reaction??

a)

KMnO4

b)

conc HNO3, Conc H2SO4

c)

conc HNO2, Conc H2SO4

d)

conc H2SO4

3.

What is reagent B?

a)

CH3CH2Br, AlBr3

b)

CH3Cl, AlCl3

c)

CH3CH2Cl, FeCl3

d)

CH3CH(CH3), AlCl3

4.

What is the product F?

a)
b)
c)
d)
5.

What is product G?

a)
b)
c)
d)
6.

Phenol is stronger acid than water and itself it is

a)

weakly acidic

b)

weakly basic

c)

alkali

d)

strong acid

7.

Bromine reacts with phenol and decolorize orange color and turns it to which of the colored precipitate?

a)

white precipitate

b)

pink precipitate

c)

blue precipitate

d)

black precipitate

8.

Comparing, Phenol reacts readily then the benzene, so it is a

a)

nucleophile

b)

electrophile

c)

protophile

d)

both A and B

9.

Arrange the compounds in the decreasing order of acidic character

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

10.

Phenols produce 2,4,6-trinitro phenol using following reagents

a)

Dil HNO3

b)

Con HNO3

c)

Con HNO3 + Con H2SO4

d)

Con H2SO4

11.

Phenols are more acidic than alcohols because

a)

Phenoxide ion is stablised by resonance

b)

Phenols are more soluble in polar solvents

c)

Phenoxide ion does not exhibit resonance

d)

Alcohols do not lose H atoms at all

12.
What is the molecular formula of Benzene?
a)
C6H12
b)
C6H6
c)
C6H10
d)
C8H8
13.

How many delocalised electrons (pi electrons) are there for each benzene molecule?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

6

d)

12

14.

Select the true statement.

a)

Phenols contain an aromatic ring and an -OH group

b)

Phenols contain an aromatic ring, a carbon side chain, and an -OH group

c)

Phenols contain an -OH group directly bonded to an aromatic ring

d)

Phenols contain an -OH group and at least one halogen

15.

Select the true statement about phenol in water.

a)

Phenol is more soluble than alcohols and partially dissociates

b)

Phenol is less soluble than alcohols and partially dissociates

c)

Phenol is more soluble than alcohols and fully dissociates

d)

Phenol is less soluble than alcohols and fully dissociates

16.

Select the true statement

a)

Phenol reacts with sodium hydroxide but not sodium carbonate

b)

Phenol reacts with sodium carbonate but not with sodium hydroxide

c)

Phenol reacts with neither sodium carbonate nor sodium carbonate

d)

Phenol reacts with both sodium hydroxide and sodium carbonate

17.

Select the true statement

a)

Phenol reacts with both sodium hydroxide and sodium carbonate but carboxylic acids react with neither

b)

Both phenols and carboxylic acids react with sodium carbonate

c)

Carboxylic acids react with sodium hydroxide and sodium carbonate but phenols react with neither

d)

Both phenols and carboxylic acids react with sodium hydroxide

18.

Select the true statement

a)

Phenol is less reactive than benzene because the-OH group donates electron density to the aromatic ring

b)

Phenol is less reactive than benzene because the -OH group removes electron density from the aromatic ring

c)

Phenol is more reactive than benzene because the -OH group removes electron density to the aromatic ring

d)

Phenol is more reactive than benzene because the -OH group donates electron density to the aromatic ring

19.

Select the true statement

a)

Phenol decolourises bromine water only in the presence of a halogen carrier catalyst

b)

Phenol has sufficient electron density in the aromatic ring to polarise bromine molecules

c)

Phenol reacts with dilute nitric acid to form a mixture of 3-nitrophenol and 3,5-dinitrophenol

d)

Phenol reacts with concentrated nitric acid to form 2-nitrophenol and 3-nitrophenol