Carbon and Its Compounds

CARBON AND ITS COMPOUND

Short Answer Types Question (SAQ) 1. Write the chemical equations of the reaction of ethanoic acid with the following...

2. What is hydrogenation? What is its industrial application? Answer : Hydrogenation is when hydrogen is added to...

3. What is an oxidising agent? What happens when an oxidising agent is added to Propanol? Explain with the help of a che...

4. Explain the nature of the covalent bond using the bond formation in CH3Cl. Answer : Carbon has 4 valence electro...

5. State the meaning of functional group in an organic compound. Write the formula of the functional group present in al...

6. Answer the following questions: (i) What name is given to the reaction which take place when ethanoic acid reacts wit...

7. Explain the following: (i) CH3COOH is a weak acid. (ii) Propene undergoes addition reaction. (iii) The gas stoves hav...

8. List any two tests for experimentally distinguishing between an alcohol and a carboxylic acid and describe how these...

7. Write the name and molecular formula of an organic compound having its name suffixed with 'ol' and having two carbon...

8. Answer the following questions: (i) Write the chemical names of CH3COCH3 and C2H2COOH. (ii) What happens when aceti...

9. Write the chemical equations for the following chemical reactions and name the carbonic compound obtained. (i) Reacti...

10. An organic compound 'P' is a constituent of wine. 'P' on reacting with acidified K2Cr2O7 forms another compound 'Q'....

11. Carbon has the unique property to form bonds with other carbon atoms: (i) Name the unique property of carbon. (ii)...

12. What are covalent compounds? Why are they different from ionic compounds? List their three characteristics propertie...

13. Answer the following questions: (i) Write the name of the following compounds: (a) HCOOH (b) CH3COCH2CH3. (ii) Expla...

14. What is combustion? Answer : It is the process of burning of a substance in the presence of oxygen to produce...

15. List two chemical properties on the basis of which ethanol and ethanoic acid may be differentiated and explain how....

16. Answer the following questions: (i) Give a test that can be used to differentiate chemically between butter and cook...

17. With the help of an example, explain the process of hydrogenation. Mention the essential condition for the reaction...

18. Answer the following questions: (i) Explain the formation of scum when hard water is treated with soap. (ii) Peopl...

19. What is the difference between the molecules of soaps and detergents, chemically? Explain the cleansing action of so...

20. What is a homologous series? Explain with an example. Answer : A homologous series is a group of carbon compo...

21. Write the name and general formula of a chain of hydrocarbons in which an addition reaction with hydrogen can take p...

22. Explain the mechanism of the cleansing action of soaps. Answer : Soap molecules have two ends: one likes water (...

23. Answer the following questions: (i) What are the two properties of carbon which lead to the huge number of carbon co...

24. An aldehyde as well as ketone can be represented by the same molecular formula, say C2H2O. Write the structures and...

25. What happens when ethanol reacts with (i) sodium, (ii) potassium permanganate solution. Answer : (i) When sodiu...

26. Answer the following questions: (i) What is homologous series of carbon compounds? (ii) Write the name and formula...

27. Complete the following chemical equations: (i) CH3COOC2H5 + NaOH (ii) CH3COOH + NaOH (iii) C2H5OH + CH2COOH An...

28. When ethanol react with ethanoic acid in the presence of conc. H2SO4, a substance with fruity smell is produced. An...

29. Unsaturated hydrocarbons contain multiple bonds between two carbon atoms and these compounds show addition reactions...

30. Unsaturated hydrocarbons contain multiple bonds between the two C-atoms and show addition reactions. Give the test t...

31. Give the names of the following functional groups: (i) -CHO (ii) -C = O (iii) -OH (iv) -COOH Answer : (i) Aldeh...

LONG ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS (LAQ)

1. What is methane? Draw its electron dot structure. Name the type of bonds formed in this compound. Whey are such compo...

2. Answer the following questions: (i) Explain the process of preparation of soap in laboratory. (ii) Why is common salt...

3. Write the balanced chemical equation for the following : (i) Methane is burned in sufficient air. (ii) Ethanol is tr...

4. What are detergents chemically? List two merits and two demerits of using detergents for cleansing. State the reason...

5. What is the difference between the chemical composition of soaps and detergents ? State in brief the action of soaps...

6. Explain why carbon forms compounds mainly by covalent bond. Explain in brief two main reasons for carbon forming a la...

7. Element forming ionic compounds attain noble gas configuration by either gaining or losing electrons from their vale...

8. Answer the following questions: (i) What is meant by a functional group? Explain with an example. (ii) Write three c...

9. Write the chemical formula and name of the compound which is the active ingredient of all alcoholic drinks. List its...

10. State the reason why carbon can neither form C4+ cations nor C4- anions, but forms covalent compounds. Also state re...

11. An organic compound A is widely used as a preservative in pickles and has a molecular formula C2H4O2. This compound...

12. Answer the following questions: (i) State any three physical property of carbon compounds. (ii) Carbon is a versatil...

13. A carbon compound 'P' on heating with excess of Conc. H2SO4 forms another carbon compound Q which on addition of hy...

14. Answer the following questions: (i) Give a chemical test to distinguish between saturated and unsaturated hydrocarbo...

15. Why certain compounds are called hydrocarbons? Write the general formula for homologous series of alkanes, alkenes a...

16. Explain the given reactions with the examples: (i) Hydrogenation reaction (ii) Oxidation reaction (iii) Substitution...

17. Answer the following questions: (i) How can we convert unsaturated hydrocarbon into saturated hydrocarbon? (ii) How...

18. What are micelles? Why does it form when soap is added to water? Will a micelle be formed in other solvents such as...

NCERT SOLUTION

Page No: 61 1. What would be the electron dot structure of carbon dioxide, which has the formula CO 2?...

Page No. 68 1. How many structural isomers can you draw for pentane? Answer : We can draw three different ways that...

Page No. 68 2. What are the two properties of carbon which lead to the huge number of c...

Page No. 69 4. Draw the structures for the following compounds. (a) Ethanoic acid (b) Bromopenta...

Page No. 69 How would you name the following compounds? (i) Answer: This is Bromoethane. The Br (bromine)...

Page No. 74 1. How would you distinguish experimentally between an alcohol and a carbo...

Page No. 76 1. Would you be able to check if the water is hard by using a detergent?...

Exercise (Page 77) 1. Ethane, with the molecular formula C 2...

Exercise (Page 77) How can ethanol and ethanoic acid be differentiated on the basis of their p...

Exercise (Page 77) 8. Why does micelle formation take place when soap is added to water...