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Punjab College (Phalia)
Exam Final Term (F-24)
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Total Marks 50
Time Allowed 120 Minutes
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Objective
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Question No 1:
Choose the most appropriate option. Overwriting and cutting is not allowed.
1. What does a valley between two peaks in a multi-step energy profile diagram
represent
A) Reactants
B) Products
C) Reaction intermediates
D) Activation energy
2. How does increasing temperature affect the energy profile diagram?
A) Increases the activation energy
B) Lowers the activation energy
C) Increases the number of molecules with energy greater than activation energy
D) Changes the potential energy of reactants
3. How does a transition state differ from a reaction intermediate?
A) A transition state is more stable than an intermediate
B) A transition state has lower energy than an intermediate
C) A transition state exists momentarily, while an intermediate has a finite lifetime
D) A transition state is formed after an intermediate
4. Under what conditions does the Hofmann product dominate over the Zaitsev
product?
A) When a bulky base is used
B) When a strong nucleophile is present
C) When the reaction follows an SN1 mechanism
D) When a weak base is used
5. Which solvent favors an E1 reaction?
A) Nonpolar solvents
B) Polar aprotic solvents
C) Polar protic solvents
D) Dry ether
6. Electrophilic substitution is common in which type of compounds?
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A) Alkanes
B) Alkenes
C) Aromatic compounds
D) Alcohols
7. Which of the following statements is true?
A) SN1 reactions require a strong nucleophile
B) SN2 reactions require a strong nucleophile
C) SN1 and SN2 reactions both require weak nucleophiles
D) SN1 reactions prefer strong bases
8. Which reagent follows anti-Markovnikov addition?
A) HCl
B) HBr with peroxide
C) H₂/Ni
D) Br₂ in CCl₄
9. What happens when Br₂ is added to an alkane in CCl₄?
A) No reaction occurs
B) The solution turns colorless
C) The solution turns blue
D) A white precipitate forms
10. How does a catalyst affect the transition state?
A) It increases the energy of the transition state
B) It provides an alternative pathway with a lower energy transition state
C) It eliminates the transition state
D) It prevents the formation of the transition state
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Subjective
Time Allowed: 110 Minutes Total Marks: ---
Note: Kindly attempt all the questions.
(Provide supporting examples to justify your answers (Where required).
Question No 2: (Mark)
CPS (Advisor Question) (Topic from Course Outline)
Question No 3: (10)
The following reaction is an example of an elimination reaction:
CH₃CH₂Br + KOH → CH₂=CH₂ + KBr + H₂O
This reaction occurs through an E2 mechanism. Answer the following questions related to this
reaction:
(a) What is the name of the reaction, and what type of elimination reaction is it?
(b) Draw the transition state of the reaction, showing the orientation of the leaving group and the
hydrogen atom being eliminated.
(c) Explain why the reaction occurs through an E2 mechanism rather than an E1 mechanism.
(d)Predict the products of the reaction if the substrate is changed to CH₃CH₂Cl.
Question No 4: (10)
Consider the following reaction:
CH₃CH₂Br + OH⁻ → CH₃CH₂OH + Br⁻
Answer the following questions related to the factors that affect the rate of this reaction:
(a) How would the rate of the reaction be affected if the substrate is changed from CH₃CH₂Br
to (CH₃)₃CBr?
(b) What would be the effect on the rate of the reaction if the nucleophile is changed from OH⁻
to CH₃O⁻?
(c) How would the rate of the reaction be affected if the leaving group is changed from Br ⁻ to
I⁻?
(d) What would be the effect on the rate of the reaction if the solvent is changed from water to
dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO)?
Question No 5: (Marks)
(Topic from Course Outline)
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