Worksheet -1

1. What are vitamins? Write the classification of vitamins.

2. Why cellulose is not fit for human diet?
3. Why vitamin C cannot be stored in our body?
4. Explain all the reactions to explain open chain structure of glucose.
5. What are anomers?
6. What are the products of hydrolysis of different sugar?
7. Give examples of different types of carbohydrates.
8. Which type of linkage is present in two units of glucose/ carbohydrates?
9. What is peptide linkage?
10. Explain denaturation of protein.
11. What is zwitter ion ?
12. Define iso electric point.
13. Explain the structure of nucleic acid.
14. Diff. between fibrous and globular protein.
15. Diff between nucleotides and nucleosides.
16. How do you explain the amphoteric behaviour of aminoacids?
17. Glucose and sucrose are soluble in water but cyclohexane and benzene are insoluble? Why?
18. What are reducing sugars?
19. Why glucose do not give 2,4-DNP or schiff’s test?
20. What is the full form of DNA and RNA and which base pairs are present in structures?
Worksheet 2
1. Why alkylamines is more basic than ammonia?
2. Aniline is a weaker base than cyclohexylamine. Explain
3. Trimethylamine reacts with BF3 while Triphenylamine does not. Explain.
4. What happens when nitroethane is boiled with HCl?
5. Rearrange the following in deceasing order of basic strength - Aniline, p-nitroaniline, p-toluidine
6. Give reason
a. Acetylation of aniline reduces its activation effect.
b. CH3NH2 is more basic than C6H5NH2.
c. Although NH2 is o/p directing group, yet aniline on nitration gives a significant amount of
m-nitroaniline.
7. o-toluidine is less basic than aniline.
8. Arrange the foillowing:
a. In deceasing order of pKb value-C2H5NH2, C6H5NHCH3, (C2H5)2NH and C6H5NH2
b. In increasing order of basic strength- C6H5NH2, C6H5N(CH3)2, (C2H5)2NH and CH3NH2.
c. In decreasing order of basic strength in gas phase- C2H5NH2, (C2H5)2NH, (C2H5)3N and NH3
d. In increasing order of boiling point: C2H5OH, (CH3)2NH, C2H5NH2
e. In increasing order of solubility in water-
f. C6H5NH2, (C2H5)2NH, C2H5NH2
9. An aromatic compound ‘A’ on treatment with aqueous ammonia and heating forms compound ‘B’
which
on heating with Br2 and KOH forms a compound ‘C’ of molecular formula C6H7N. Write the
structures
and IUPAC names of compound ‘A’, ‘B’ and ‘C’.
10. Give a chemical test to distinguish between-(CH3)2NH and (CH3)3N
11. A compound a has the molecular formula as C3H7NO. It gives the following reactions:
a. Hydrolysis of a gives an amine B and carboxylic acid C.
b. Amines B with Hinsberg Reagent forms water insoluble product. Identify A, B, and C. justify your
answer.
c. Acid C on treatment with Tollen’s reagent gives a positive silver mirror test.
12. Write structures of different isomers corresponding to the molecular formula C3H9N.
Write IUPAC names of the isomers which will liberate nitrogen gas on treatment with nitrous acid.
13. pKb of aniline is more than that of methylamine.
14. Aniline does not undergo friedal craft reaction. Why.’
15.Describe a method of identification of primary, secondary and tertiary amines. Also write equations
of
the reaction involved.
16. Why aromatic amines cannot be prepared by Gabriel pthalimide reaction?
17. Write short notes on
a. Carbylamine reaction
b. Hoffmann’s bromamide reaction
c. Ammonolysis
d. Acetylation
e.Gabriel pthalimide synthesis
18. Give one test to distinguish between
a.Aniline and N-methylaniline
b. Methylamine and dimethylamine
c. Secondary and tertiary amines
d. Ethylamine and aniline
e.Aniline and benzylamine
19. What happens when bromine water is added to the aqueous solution of aniline?
20. Conversions and completion from NCERT book.

Worksheet 3
1. Why formaldehyde cannot be prepared by Rosenmund’s reaction?
2. Benzaldehyde is less reactive towards nucleophilic addition reaction than acetaldehyde. Why/
3. Why aldehydes are more soluble than ketone?
4. Acetaldehyde does not gives Cannizzaro’s reaction, while formaldehyde does.
5. Arrange the following in increasing order of their boiling point- CH3CHO, CH3CH2OH, CH3OCH3,
CH3CH2CH3
6. Out of pentan-2-one and pentan-3-one, which one will give positive iodoform test? Why?
7. Why aromatic carboxylic acids do not undergo friedal craft reaction?
8. pKa value of 4-nitrobenzoic acid is lower than that of benzoic acid.
9. Benzoic acid do not undergo friedal craft reaction. Why?
10. pKa value of chloroacetic acid is lower than pKa of acetic acid. Why?
11. Carboxylic acid has higher boiling point than alcohols. Why?
12. Acetone is soluble in water but benzophenone is not.
13. An organic compound A (C7H6Cl2) on treatment with NaOH solution gives another compound B
(C7H6O). B on oxidation gives an acid C (C7H6O2) which on treatment with a mixture of conc.
HNO3 and H2SO4 gives compound D (C7H5NO4). B on treatment with conc. NaOH gives a
compound E (C7H8O) and C6H5COONa.Deduce the structures of A, B, C,D and E
14. A, B and C are three non cyclic functional isomers of a carbonyl compound with molecular formula
C4H8O. Isomers A and C give positive tollen’s test whereas isomer B does not give Tollen’s test but
gives positive iodoform test. Isomers A and B on reduction with Zn(Hg)/ conc. HCl give same
product D.
15. An organic compound A having molecular formula C3H6O, gives iodoform reaction and forms a
compound B. B on heating with Ag powder, gives compound C. C reacts with dil H2SO4 and
Mercuric sulphate to obtain compound D. Compound D undergoes aldol condensation. Write down
the names and structures of all the compounds starting from A to D with the help of chemical
reaction.
16. Write short notes on-
a. Cyanohydrin
b. Hemiacetals
c. 2,4-DNP derivatives
d. Acetals
e. Oximes
f. Schiff’s base
g. Semicarbazone
h. Ketaks
 i. Aldol
j. Imines
17. How will you prepare following compounds from benzene? You may use any inorganic reagent and
any organic reagent having not more than one carbon atom.
a. Methyl benzoate
b. P-nitrobenzoic acid
c. P-nitrobenzaldehyde
d. M-nitrobenzoic acid
e. Phenylacetic acid
18. Although phenoxide ion has more number of resonating structures than carboxylate ions, carboxylic
acid is a stronger acid than phenol. Why?
19. Arrange the following compound in increasing oredre of their reactivity in nucleophilic addition
reactions-
a. Ethanal, propanal, propanone, butanone
b. Benzaldehyde, p-tolualdehyde, p- nitrobenzaldehyde, Acetophenone
20. An organic compound A having molecular formula C4H8O gives orange red ppt with 2,4-DNP reagent.
It does not reduce Tollen’s reagent but gives yellow ppt of iodoform oh heating with NaOH and I2.
compound a on reduction with NaBH4 gives compound B which undergoes dehydration reaction on
heating with conc. H2SO4 to form compound C. Compound C on ozonolysis gives two molecules of
ethanal.
Identify A, B and C and write their structures. Write the reactions of compound A with (a) NaOH/I2 and
B. NaBH4
21. Alpha Hydrogen of aldehydes and ketones are acidic in nature.Explain.
22. Give chemical test to distinguish between-
a. Acetone and acetic acid
b. Phenol and propanoic acid
c. Formic acid and benzoic acid
d. Benzaldehyde and benzoic acid
e. Acetophenone and benzaldehyde
f. Propanal and propanone.
g. Pentan-2-one and pentan-3-one
Worksheet 4- Halolalkanes and haloarenes
1. What happens when benzal chloride is boiled with aqueous sodium hydroxide solution?
2. Haloarenes are less reactive than haloalkanes . Explain.
3. What is meant by chirality of a compound? Give an example.
4. Why is chloroform kept in dark or coloured bottles?
5. Out of CH3CH(CH3)CH2Cl and CH3CH(CH3)Cl which is more reactive towards SN1 mechanism and
why?
6. In the following pairs of halogen compounds, which would undergo SN 2 reaction faster?

7. What is racemic mixture? Give an example.

8. What happens when-
(i) Methyl chloride is treated with aqueous KCN.
(ii) Ethyl chloride is treated with alcoholic KOH.
(iii) n-butyl chloride is treated with alcoholic KOH.
(iv) Bromobenzene is treated with Mg in the presence of dry ether.
(v) Methyl bromide is treated with sodium in the presence of dry ether.
9. The following compounds are given to you:
2-Bromopentane, 2-Bromo-2-methylbutane, 1-Bromopentane.
(i) Write the compound which is most reactive towards SN2 reaction.
(ii) Write the compound which is optically active.
(iii) Write the compound which is most reactive towards β-elimination reaction.
10. Give the chemical formula of Freon-12 and DDT. Suggest some of the substitutes to FREON -12.
11. Which compounds in each of the following pair will react faster in SN2 reaction with OH—?
(i) CH3Br or CH3I (ii) (CH3)3CCl or CH3Cl
12. Out of C6H5CH2Cl and C6H5CHClC6H5, which is more easily hydrolysed by aqueous KOH?
13. The treatment of alkyl chlorides with aqueous KOH leads to the formation of alcohols but in the
presence of alcoholic KOH, alkenes are major products. Explain.
14. Explain why?
(i) The dipole moment of chlorobenzene is lower than that of cyclohexyl chlorides?
(ii) Alkyl halides, though polar are immiscible with water.
(iii) Grignard reagent should be prepared under anhydrous condition?
15. Arrange the compounds of each set inorder of reactivity towards SN2 displacement:
(i) 2-bromo-2-methylbutane, 1-bromopentane, 2-bromopentane
(ii) 1-bromo-3-methylbutane, 2-bromo-2-methylbutane, 3-bromo-2-methylbutane.
(iii) 1-bromobutane, 1-bromo-2,2-dimethylpropane, 3-bromo-2-methylbutane
16. Primary alkyl halide C4H9Br(A) reacted with alcoholic KOH to give compound (B). Compound (B) is
reacted with HBr to give compound (C) which is an isomer of (A). When (A) is reacted with sodium
metal it gives compound (D), C8H18 which is different from the compound formed when
n-butylbromide is reacted with sodium. Give the structural formula of (A) and write the equations
for all the reactions.
Worksheet-5 : Alcohol, phenol and ether
1. Explain the function of ZnCl2 in lucas test?
2. Why are boiling points of ethers lower than those of alcohols of comparable molecular mass.
3. Alcohols are comparatively more soluble in water than hydrocarbons of comparable molecular
masses. Explain this fact.
4. While separating a mixture of ortho and para nitrophenols by steam distillation, name the isomer
which will be steam volatile. Give reason.
5. Accounts for the following-
(i) Phenols give a light yellow precipitate with bromine water.
(ii) Sec-butyl alcohol gives positive iodoform test but n-butyl alcohol does not.
6. Arrange the following compounds in the increasing order of their acidic strength:
P-cresol, p-nitrophenol, phenol
7. (i)Is aspirin derived from phenol/ Write chemical formula of aspirin.
(ii) How is aspirin used in medicines?
(iii) Is phenol used in polymer industry? Name few.
(iv) Name precautions taken before prescribing aspirin.
(v) Name one azo dye derived from phenol.
8. What happens when:
(i) Diethyl ether is treated with HI at 373 K.
(ii) Sodium salicylate is heated with soda lime.
(iii) Ethanol is heated with conc. H2SO4 at 443 K.
9. Write reaction for secondary alcohol when passed through copper at 573 K.
10. Write chemical reaction for the preparation of phenol from chlorobenzene.
11. What is meant by hydroboration-oxidation reaction? Illustrate it with an example.
12. State a test to distinguish between -
(i) methanol and ethanol.
(ii) Phenol and ethanol
(iii) Isopropyl alcohol and ethanol
(iv) Phenol and cyclohexanol.
(v) Propan-2-ol and benzyl alcohol.
13. Write the mechanism of hydration of ethene to yield ethanol.
14. Write the mechanism of acid catalyst dehydration reaction of ethanol to yield ethene.
15. Write the mechanism of the reaction of HI with methoxymethane.
16. Conversions from NCERT book
Worksheet -6 -d and f block elements
1. Which metal in the first series of transition metals exhibits +1 oxidation state most frequently and
why?
2. Assign reason for the following:
(i) Transition metals generally form coloured compounds.
(ii) Manganese exhibits highest oxidation state of +7 among 3d series.
3. Why zinc, cadmium and mercury are not regarded as transition metals?
4. Which of the 3d series of the transition metals exhibit the largest number of oxidation states and
why?
5. Size of zinc atom is slightly larger than copper. Why?
6. Which is more stable CuCl2 or Cu2Cl2 and why?
7. The +3 oxidation state is common for all lanthanoids, but cerium shows +4 oxidation state in
general. Why?
8. It is very difficult to separate the Zr of the 4d series from the Hf of 5d series. Why?
9. Account for the following:
(i) ZnO yellow when hot and white when cold.
(ii) Cu2O is red and Cu2S is black but Cu+ is colourless ion.
10. Which of the following cations are coloured in aqueous solution and why?
Sc3+, V3+, Ti4+, Mn2+
11. Why are Mn2+ compounds more stable than Fe2+ towards oxidation to their +3 states?
12. In the series Sc(Z=21) to Zn(Z=30), the enthalpy of atomization of zinc is lowest i.e. 126 kJmol-1.
Why?
13. Explain why Cu+ ion is not stable in aqueous solutions?
14. Which is stronger reducing agent Cr2+ or Fe2+ and why?
15. Answer the following questions:
(i) What happens when potassium permanganate is heated?
(ii) What is baeyer’s reagent? State its one use.
(iii) What are the other common use of KMnO4?
16. Explain why:
(i) Europium (II) is more stable than cerium (ii).
(ii) Transition elements form interstitial compounds.
17. Give examples and suggest reason for the following features of the transition metal chemistry:
(i) The lowest oxide of transition metal is basic, the highest is amphoteric or acidic.
(ii) A transition metal exhibit oxidation state in oxides and fluorides.
(ii) The highest oxidation state is exhibited in oxoanions of a metal.
18. Following ions are given: Cr2+, Cu2+, Cu+, Fe2+, Fe3+, Mn3+
(i) A strong reducing agent
(ii) Unstable in aqueous solution.
19. Account for the following:
(i) Transition metals show variable oxidation states.
(ii) Zn, Cd and Hg are soft metals.
(iii) E0 value for Mn3+/Mn2+ couple is highly positive (+1.57 V) as compared to Cr3+/Cr2+.
20. Complete the following equations:
(i) 2MnO4–-+ 16H+ +5S-2
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(ii) KMnO4
21. What can be inferred from the magnetic moment values of the following complex species?
K4[Mn(CN)6] and magnetic moment (BM) =2.2
[Fe(H2O)6]2+ and magnetic moment (BM) = 5.3
K2[MnCl4] and magnetic moment (BM) = 5.9
22. Explain by giving reasons:
(i) transition metals and many of their compounds show paramagmnetic behaviour.
(ii) The enthalpies of atomization of the transition metals are high.
(iii) The transition metals generally form coloured compounds.
(iv) transition metals and their many compounds act as a good catalyst.
23. Orange colour of Cr2O72- ion changes to yellow when treated with an alkali. Why?
24. What is lanthanoid contraction? What are the consequences of lanthanoid contraction?
25. Differentiate between lanthanoids and actinoids.
26. Complete the following:
(i) Na2CrO4 + H2SO4
(ii)MnO2 + KOH + O2
27. Answer the following questions:
(i) Draw the structure of dichromate ion.
(ii) Mn3+ is a good oxidizing agent. Explain.
(iii) potassium permangante is thermally unstable at 513 K. Explain.
28. Complete the following reactions:
(i)Cr2O72- + H2S + H+
(ii)MnO4– + S2O32- + H2O
(iii) MnO4– + I– + H2O
(iv) Cr2O72- + Sn2+ + H+
(v) MnO4– + Fe2+ + H+
29. Describe the oxidizing action of potassium dichromate and write its ionic equations for its reaction
with: (i) iodide (ii) iron(II) solution (iii) H2s
Worksheet 7- Coordination compounds
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