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Questionnaire : Comprehending chemical structures

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 20mins

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Class
Date
1.

Which of the following shows optical activity ?

a)

CH3CHBrCH3

b)

CH2BrCHBrCH3

c)

CH2BrCH2CH2Br

d)

CH2BrCHBrCH2Br

2.

Which of the following does NOT exhibit geometrical isomerism ?

a)

4-octene

b)

2-pentene

c)

3-hexene

d)

2-hexene

e)

1-hexene

3.

Stereocentre is a -

(P) Carbon attached to similar groups

(Q) Carbon attached to four different groups

(R) Carbon where interchange of groups give isomers

(S) Carbon having restricted rotation

a)

P, S

b)

Q, S

c)

P, R

d)

Q, R

4.

Enantiomers will have -

(P) Same physical properties

(Q) Same chemical properties

(R) Different physical properties

(S) Different chemical properties

a)

P, R

b)

Q, S

c)

R, S

d)

P, Q

5.

All of the following are true regarding enantiomers EXCEPT

a)

Mirror images

b)

Non-superimposable

c)

Form racemic mixture

d)

One maybe optically inactive

6.

How many optical isomers are possible for the given structure?

a)

2

b)

4

c)

3

d)

8

7.

Which of the following structure permits cis-trans isomerism?

a)

X2C=CY2

b)

XYC=CZ2

c)

X2C=CXY

d)

XYC=CXY

8.

Which of the following best describes conformational isomers?

a)

Molecules with different functional groups.

b)

Molecules with same molecular formula but different arrangements of atoms in space.

c)

Molecules with the same molecular formula but different number of atoms.

d)

Molecules with the same molecular formula and the same arrangement of atoms in space.

9.

Which of the following statements concerning conformations is/are TRUE?

  1. 1. Ethane has an infinite number of conformations.

  2. 2. The eclipsed conformation of a molecule is slightly more stable and energetically favored than the staggered conformation.

  3. 3. A conformation is one specific geometry of a molecule.

a)

1 only

b)

2 only

c)

1 and 2

d)

2 and 3

e)

1 and 3

10.

Identify the type of isomers (I) and (II) in the given image.

a)

cis-trans

b)

Enantiomers

c)

Conformers

d)

Diastereomers