JEE Advanced levelNumerical answerDifficulty 3 of 3o4071
A 30.2 g sample (0.200 mol, M = 151 g/mol) of 2-bromo-2-methylbutane is subjected to two separate E2 runs. In run (i), (CHX3)X3COK/(CHX3)X3COH converts 95 percent of the bromide to alkenes, of which 72 percent is 2-methylbut-1-ene. In run (ii), NaOEt/ethanol converts 80 percent of the bromide to alkenes, of which 30 percent is 2-methylbut-1-ene. By how many grams does the mass of 2-methylbut-1-ene (M = 70 g/mol) in run (i) exceed that in run (ii)? Give the answer to two decimal places.
Numerical answer type, tolerance 0.05.
Answer: 6.22
Run (i): 0.200×0.95×0.72=0.1368 mol of 2-methylbut-1-ene, which is 9.576 g. Run (ii): 0.200×0.80×0.30=0.048 mol, which is 3.360 g. The difference is 9.576−3.360=6.216 g, i.e. 6.22 g.