MCQ
The amount of energy required to break a bond is same as the amount of energy released when the same bond is formed. In gaseous state, the energy required for homolytic cleavage of a bond is called Bond Dissociation Energy ($BDE$) or Bond Strength. BDE is affected by s-character of the bond and the stability of the radicals formed. Shorter bonds are typically stronger bonds. BDEs for some bonds are given below :

$\begin{array}{l} Cl - Cl ( g ) \longrightarrow Cl ^*( g )+ Cl ^*( g ) \Delta H ^{\circ}=58 kcal mol ^{-1} \\ H _3 C - Cl ( g ) \longrightarrow H _3 C ^*( g )+ Cl ^{\circ}( g ) \Delta H ^{\circ}=85 kcal mol ^{-1} \\ H - Cl ( g ) \quad \longrightarrow H ^*( g ) \quad+ Cl ^*( g ) \Delta H ^{\circ}=103 kcal mol ^{-1} \\\end{array}$

($1$) Correct match of the $C - H$ bonds (shown in bold) in Column $J$ with their BDE in Column $K$ is

Column $J$ Molecule

Column $K$ $\operatorname{BDE}( kcal mol -1)$

$(P)$ $H - C H \left( CH _3\right)_2$ ${ (i) } 132$
$(Q)$ $H - CH _2 Ph$ ${ (ii) } 110$
$(R)$ $H - C H = CH _2$ ${ (iii) } 95$
$(S)$ $H - C \equiv CH$ ${ (iv) } 88$

$(A)$ $P - iii, Q - iv, R - ii, S - i$

$(B)$ $P - i, Q - ii, R - iii, S - iv$

$(C)$ $P - iii, Q - ii, R - i, S - iv$

$(D)$ $P - ii, Q - i, R - iv, S - iii$

($2$) For the following reaction

$CH _4( g )+ Cl _2( g ) \xrightarrow{\text { light }} CH _3 Cl ( g )+ HCl ( g )$

the correct statement is

$(A)$ Initiation step is exothermic with $\Delta H ^{\circ}=-58 kcal mol ^{-1}$

$(B)$ Propagation step involving ${ }^{\circ} CH _3$ formation is exothermic with $\Delta H ^{\circ}=-2 kcal mol ^{-1}$.

$(C)$ Propagation step involving $CH _3 Cl$ formation is endothermic with $\Delta H ^{\circ}=+27 kcal mol ^{-1}$.

$(D)$ The reaction is exothermic with $\Delta H ^{\circ}=-25 kcal mol ^{-1}$.

  • A
    $A,B$
  • $A,D$
  • C
    $A,C$
  • D
    $A,B,C$

Answer

Correct option: B.
$A,D$
b
Most stability of radical, less is the bond energy

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Initiation step is endothermic hence option $( A )$ is wrong.

Propagation step involving ${ }^{\circ} CH _3$ formation is endothermic hence option (B) iswrong.

Propagation step involving $CH _3 Cl$ formation is exothermic hence option (C) is wrong.

Reaction

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