In: Chemistry
1. Which of the following observations was troublesome to 19th century chemists?
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 a.  | 
 Benzene contains more hydrogen atoms than expected.  | 
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 b.  | 
 Benzene does not undergo combustion.  | 
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 c.  | 
 Benzene does not react similarly to alkenes.  | 
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 d.  | 
 Benzene reacts similarly to alkenes.  | 
2. Which of the following is an appropriate definition of an aromatic compound?
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 a.  | 
 Any compound that contains one or more benzene-like rings  | 
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 b.  | 
 Any compound that contains one or more 6-membered rings.  | 
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 c.  | 
 Any compound that contains a double bond within a 6-membered ring.  | 
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 d.  | 
 Any compound with a pleasant odor.  | 
3. Which of the following is true of the reactivity of benzene?
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 a.  | 
 It reacts readily with bromine to form 1,2-dibromobenzene.  | 
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 b.  | 
 It can be readily hydrogenated with H2/Pd.  | 
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 c.  | 
 It reacts readily with HBr to form bromobenzene.  | 
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 d.  | 
 None of the above is true.  | 
4. Which of the following statements about the structure of benzene is true?
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 a.  | 
 All the C—C bonds in benzene are longer than a typical C=C.  | 
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 b.  | 
 All the C—H bonds in benzene are longer than a typical C—H bond.  | 
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 c.  | 
 The benzene molecule contains alternating double and single bonds.  | 
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 d.  | 
 Benzene is a 1:1 mixture of two equilibrating structures.  | 
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 a.  | 
 o-dimethylbenzene  | 
 c.  | 
 p-diethylbenzene  | 
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 b.  | 
 m-dimethyllbenzene  | 
 d.  | 
 m-diethylbenzene  | 
11. What is produced when benzene reacts with chlorine in the presence of an iron catalyst?
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 a.  | 
 only chlorobenzene  | 
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 b.  | 
 chlorobenzene and chlorine atoms  | 
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 c.  | 
 chlorobenzene and hydrogen chloride  | 
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 d.  | 
 chlorobenzene and water  | 
12. What reagents are used to convert nitrobenzene to aniline?
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 a.  | 
 H2 in the presence of a Ni catalyst  | 
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 b.  | 
 sulfuric acid  | 
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 c.  | 
 nitric acid in the presence of sulfuric acid  | 
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 d.  | 
 Ni in the presence of sulfuric acid  | 
13. The conversion of nitrobenzene to aniline is an example of which of the following?
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 a.  | 
 reduction  | 
 c.  | 
 substitution  | 
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 b.  | 
 oxidation  | 
 d.  | 
 none of these  |