The compound formed when acetylene is passed through dilute sulphuric acid in the presence of mercury(II) sulphate is:

1. Ether

2. Ketone

3. Acetic acid

4. Acetaldehyde

Acetylenic hydrogens are acidic because

1. sigma electron density of C-H bond in acetylene is nearer to carbon which has 50% s-character

2. acetylene has only one hydrogen on each carbon

3. acetylene contains least number of hydrogens among the possible hydrocarbons having two carbons

4. acetylene belong to the class of alkynes with molecular formula ${\mathrm{C}}_{\mathrm{n}}{\mathrm{H}}_{2\mathrm{n}-2}$

A compound is treated with ${\mathrm{NaNH}}_2$ to give sodium salt. Identify the compound.

1. ${\mathrm{C}}_2{\mathrm{H}}_2$ 

2. ${\mathrm{C}}_6{\mathrm{H}}_6$

3. ${\mathrm{C}}_2{\mathrm{H}}_6$ 

4. ${\mathrm{C}}_2{\mathrm{H}}_4$

Ethylene forms ethylene chlorohydrin by the action of:

1. dry chlorine gas

2. dry hydrogen chlorine gas

3. solution of chlorine gas in water

4. dilute hydrochloric acid 

Which alkene on ozonolysis gives ${}_{}$
 \(CH_3CH_2CHO\) and  \(CH_3CCH_3\\ ~~~~~~~~||\\ ~~~~~~~~O\) 

1.

2. ${\mathrm{CH}}_3{\mathrm{CH}}_2\mathrm{CH}={\mathrm{CHCH}}_2{\mathrm{CH}}_3$

3. ${\mathrm{CH}}_3{\mathrm{CH}}_2\mathrm{CH}={\mathrm{CHCH}}_3$

4. 

Hydroxylation of propyne in the presence of ${\mathrm{HgSO}}_4/{\mathrm{H}}_2{\mathrm{SO}}_4$ is initiated by the attack of:

1. carbene 

2. free radical

3. electrophile

4. nucleophile

Ozonolysis of buta-1,3-diene gives:

1. HCHO and glyoxal

2. ${\mathrm{CH}}_3\mathrm{CHO}$ and glyoxal

3. ${\mathrm{CO}}_2$ and glyoxal

4. HCHO + glyoxal + ${\mathrm{CH}}_3\mathrm{CHO}$

A mixture of ethane, ethene and ethyne is passed through an ammoniacal ${\mathrm{AgNO}}_3$ solution. The gases that remain unreacted are-

1. Ethane and Ethene 

2. Ethane and Ethyne

3. Ethene and Ethyne 

4. Ethane only

Which is the most suitable reagent among the following to distinguish compound (III) from rest of the compounds?

I. ${\mathrm{CH}}_3-\mathrm{C}\equiv \mathrm{C}-{\mathrm{CH}}_3$

II. ${\mathrm{CH}}_3-{\mathrm{CH}}_2-{\mathrm{CH}}_2-{\mathrm{CH}}_3$

III. ${\mathrm{CH}}_3-{\mathrm{CH}}_2-\mathrm{C}\equiv \mathrm{CH}$

IV. ${\mathrm{CH}}_3-\mathrm{CH}={\mathrm{CH}}_2$

The reaction, 

${\mathrm{C}}_6{\mathrm{H}}_6$ + ${\mathrm{CH}}_3\mathrm{Cl}\underset{{\mathrm{AlCl}}_3}{\overset{\mathrm{Anhydrous}}{\to }}$${\mathrm{C}}_6{\mathrm{H}}_5{\mathrm{CH}}_3$ + HCl

is an example of:

1. Friedel-Crafts reaction

2. Kolbe's synthesis

3. Wurtz's reaction

4. Grignard synthesis