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Carbon & its Compounds - 2 - Question 1

Which of the following represents the saponification reaction ?

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Hydrolysis of an ester with alkali is called saponification reaction.

Carbon & its Compounds - 2 - Question 2

Ethanol, on heating at 443 K with conc H2S04 gives

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When ethanol is heated with concentrated sulphuric acid at 443 K, dehydration takes place and ethene is formed. In this reaction concentrated sulphuric acid acts as a dehydrating agent.
CH3-CH2-OH → (H2SO4 + heat) → CH2=CH2 + H2O

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Carbon & its Compounds - 2 - Question 3

Which among the following are unsaturated hydrocarbons ?
(i) H3C -CH2-CH2-CH
(ii) H3C -C = C-CH
(iii) 
(iv) 

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Compounds of carbon and hydrogen containing double or triple bonds in the molecule are called unsaturated hydrocarbons.

Carbon & its Compounds - 2 - Question 4

The blindness and death is caused by consuming adulterated liquor contains.

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Methanol causes blindness and even death. It is also known as denatured alcohol.

Carbon & its Compounds - 2 - Question 5

The first member of alkyne homologous series is

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The smallest alkyne contains two carbon atoms with a triple bond between them.

Carbon & its Compounds - 2 - Question 6

The alcoholic drinks contain

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CH3CH2OH is present in alcoholic drinks. It is known as ethanol which is prepared by fermentation of sugar (molasses).

Carbon & its Compounds - 2 - Question 7

Which of the following is not a straight chain hydrocarbon ?

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Compounds (a), (b) and (c) can be written as straight chain compounds but compound (d) is really a branched chain compound

Carbon & its Compounds - 2 - Question 8

Ethanol reacts with Na metal to form

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C2H5OH + 2Na → C2H5ONa + H2

Carbon & its Compounds - 2 - Question 9

Which of the following does not belong to the same homologous series ?

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Compounds (a), (b) and (c) are saturated hydrocarbons but compound (d) is unsaturated. Compounds of the same homologous series have the same general formula.

Carbon & its Compounds - 2 - Question 10

The heteroatoms present in
CH3—CH2—O—CH2—CH2Cl are
(i) oxygen
(ii) carbon
(iii) hydrogen
(iv) chlorine

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The atoms other than hydrogen and carbon are called heteroatoms.

Carbon & its Compounds - 2 - Question 11

The correct electron dot structure of a water molecule is

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Oxygen atom has 6 valence electrons out of which 2 are involved in bonding with the 2 hydrogen atoms. Therefore water molecules has 2 bond pair of electrons and 2 lone pair(non bonded) of electrons and the correct electronic structure is (C).

Carbon & its Compounds - 2 - Question 12

Carbon forms four covalent bonds by sharing its four valence electrons with four univalent atoms, e.g., hydrogen. After the formation of four bonds, carbon attains the electronic configuration of

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After sharing four electrons with four univalent atoms, carbon has 6 + 4 = 10 electrons.
Neon also contains 10 electrons

Carbon & its Compounds - 2 - Question 13

Vinegar is a solution of

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Vinegar is a diluted solution of acetic acid in water. It’s composition is 5% - 8% of acetic acid in water.

Carbon & its Compounds - 2 - Question 14

The name of the compound CH3 - CH2 - CHO is

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It contains a total of three carbon atoms with an aldehyde group. Propane + al = propanal.

Carbon & its Compounds - 2 - Question 15

Ethanol reacts with sodium and forms two products. These are

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The equation for the reaction between sodium and ethanol can be written as:


2CH3​CH2​OH+2Na→2CH3​CH2​ONa+H2​


Therefore, the products formed are sodium ethoxide and hydrogen

Carbon & its Compounds - 2 - Question 16

Mineral acids are stronger acids than carboxylic acids because
(i) mineral acids are completely ionised.
(ii) carboxylic acids are completely ionised.
(iii) mineral acids are partially ionised.
(iv) carboxylic acids are partially ionised.

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It is well known that mineral acids are completely ionised while carboxylic acids are partially ionised

Carbon & its Compounds - 2 - Question 17

Pentane has the molecular formula C5H12. It has

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Carbon & its Compounds - 2 - Question 18

Most carbon compounds

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Organic compounds have covalent bonding in their molecules. Such compounds are poor conductors of electricity and have low boiling points.

Carbon & its Compounds - 2 - Question 19

Chlorine reacts with saturated hydrocarbons at room temperature in the

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Chlorine reacts with saturated hydrocarbons at room temperature in the presence of sunlight.

  • Chlorine is a highly reactive element that readily reacts with unsaturated hydrocarbons, such as alkenes and alkynes, to form addition products.

  • However, when it comes to saturated hydrocarbons, chlorine can only react in the presence of sunlight.

  • When chlorine reacts with saturated hydrocarbons, a substitution reaction takes place.

  • The reaction involves the replacement of one or more hydrogen atoms in the hydrocarbon molecule with chlorine atoms.

  • The presence of sunlight is essential for this reaction to occur because it provides the necessary energy to break the chlorine molecule into highly reactive chlorine radicals.

  • These chlorine radicals then react with the saturated hydrocarbon, breaking one or more carbon-hydrogen bonds and replacing the hydrogen atoms with chlorine atoms.

  • This reaction is known as photochemical chlorination.

  • In the absence of sunlight, chlorine does not have sufficient energy to undergo homolytic cleavage and form chlorine radicals, thus preventing the reaction with saturated hydrocarbons.


Therefore, the correct answer is (B) presence of sunlight.
Carbon & its Compounds - 2 - Question 20

Ethane with the molecular formula C2H6 has

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  There are 7 covalent bonds in the compound.

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