SUBJECT: JEE-CHEMISTRY TOPIC: Structural Isomerism

1. How many dibromobenzenes are possible?

(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4
2. The number of all the possible isomers of chlorobutane is :
(A) 2 (B) 4 (C) 6 (D) 5

3.

Relation between A and B

(A) chain isomers (B) positional isomers
(C) functional isomers (D) metamers
4. Which of the following pairs of structures does not represent isomers?

(A) (B)

(C) (D)

5. How many distinct terminal alkynes are possible for a compound having molecular formula
C6H10?
(A) 3 (B) 4 (C) 5 (D) 6
6. How many distinct terminal alkenes are possible for a compound having molecular formula
C6H12?
(A) 3 (B) 4 (C) 5 (D) 6
7. How many distinct terminal alkynes are possible for a compound having molecular formula
C5H8?
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4
8. How many distinct internal alkynes may exist with a molecular formula of C6H10 ?
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4
9. The molecular formula of diphenyl methane is C13H12

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 How many structural isomers are possible when one of the hydrogen is replaced by a chalorine
atom?
(A) 4 (B) 6 (C) 7 (D) 8
10. The number of ether metamers represented by the molecular formula C4H10O is:
(A) 2 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4

11. How many positional isomers are possible for ?

(A) 2 (B) 3 (C) 4 (D) 5

12. How many positional isomers are possible for ?

(A) 2 (B) 3 (C) 4 (D) 5

13. Number of positional isomers for the compound given are:

(A) 4 (B) 5 (C) 6 (D) 7

14. (A) and (B) are

(A) chain isomers (B) positional isomers

(C) metamers (D) functional isomers

15. (A) and (B) are

(A) chain isomers (B) positional isomers

(C) metamers (D) functional isomers

16. ; (A) and (B) are

(A) chain isomers (B) positional isomers

(C) metamers (D) functional isomers

17. ; (A) and (B) are

(A) chain isomers (B) positional isomers

(C) functional isomers (D) metamers

18. ; (A) and (B) are

(A) chain isomers (B) functional isomers

(C) metamers (D) positional isomers
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19. ; (A) and (B) are

(A) chain isomers (B) functional isomers

(C) metamers (D) positional isomers

20. ; (A) and (B) are

(A) chain isomers (B) functional isomers

(C) metamers (D) homologues
21. Which of the following pairs represent isomers?
(A) CH3-CH3, CH3-CH2-CH3 (B) H2C = CH – OH, CH3 – O – CH3
(C) (D) All of these

22. Which of the following represent a pair of chain isomers?

(A) n-pentane, Iso-pentane (B) n-pentane, Neo-pentane
(C) Iso-pentane, Neo-pentane (D) All of these
23. Total number of stereoisomers for 2,3-dichlorobutane is:
(A) 3 (B) 4 (C) 5 (D) 6

24.

Relation between (A) and (B) is :

(A) chain isomers (B) positional isomers
(C) functional isomers (D) metamers
25. Total number of stereoisomers possible for 2 – Bromo – 3 – chlorobutane is:
(A) 3 (B) 4 (C) 5 (D) 6
26. Molecule of C13H28 with the shortest possible parent carbon chain will contains:
(A) 5 carbon atoms (B) 6 carbon atoms (C) 7 carbon atoms (D) 8 carbon atoms
27. How many cyclic structural isomers are possible for C5H10 ?
(A) Chain isomers (B) positional isomers
(C) functional isomers (D) metamers
28. How many structural isomers of C9H18 may have a six-membered ring and are tri-substituted?
(A) 4 (B) 5 (C) 6 (D) 7
29. How many structural isomers of C9H18 may contain 3-membered ring?
(A) 5 (B) 6 (C) 7 (D) 8
30. How many structural isomer of C6H12 may contain 4-membered ring ?
(A) 4 (B) 5 (C) 6 (D) 7
31. How many structural isomer of C6H12 may contain 4-membered ring ?
(A) 3 (B) 4 (C) 5 (D) 6
32. How many structural isomers are possible for molecular formula C3H6 BrCI?
(A) 4 (B) 5 (C) 6 (D) 7
33. How many structural isomers are possible for C8H16 that have a six-member ring ?
(A) 4 (B) 5 (C) 6 (D) 7

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34. How many structural isomers of C4H8 contain one -bond?
(A) 2 (B) 3 (C) 4 (D) 5

35. How many positional isomers are possible for ?

(A) 3 (B) 5 (C) 6 (D) 8

36. How many ketones are possible with molecular formula C 6H12O ?
(A) 5 (B) 6 (C) 7 (D) 8
37. How many aldehydes are possible with molecular formula C4H8O?
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4
38. There are 8 isomers that have the molecular formula C5H11Br. Among these, how many are tertiary
alkyl bromides?
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) 3
39. What type of isomers CH3CH2OCH3 and CH3CH2CH2OH are?
(A) Constitutional (B) Symmetrical (C) Configurational (D) Conformational

ANSWER KEY
1. C 2. D 3. C 4. D 5. B 6. D 7. B 8. C
9. A 10. C 11. B 12. B 13. C 14. A 15. B 16. B
17. A 18. D 19. B 20. D 21. C 22. D 23. A 24. A
25. B 26. A 27. D 28. B 29. B 30. C 31. B 32. B
33. B 34. B 35. A 36. B 37. B 39. B 39. A

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