Velammal Bodhi Campus
R & D department
Anna Nagar
Class 10
Subject:Chemistry
Chapter: Carbon and its compounds
CBQ worksheet
1. On undergoing complete combustion in an adequate supply of oxygen, an organic
compound produces only carbon dioxide and water vapour as the products.
Based on this information, which of the following homologous series could the
compound belong to?
P) alkanes
Q) alcohols
R) Aldehydes
(i) only p
(ii) only P or Q
(iii) Only Q or R
(iv) any P, Q or R
2. A compound with which of the following functional groups is most likely to cause the
decomposition of baking soda to produce carbon dioxide?
(i) P
(ii) Q
(iii) R
(iv) S
3. 1 mole of ethene and 1 mole of ethyne are separately made to completely undergo an
addition reaction to form the respective saturated compound. Which of the following will
be different for the two reactions?
p) the number of moles of the saturated compound formed
(Q) the number of moles of the hydrogen consumed
(i) only P
(ii) only Q
(iii) both P and Q
(iv) neither P nor Q
4. Two statements are given - one labelled Assertion (A) and the other labelled Reason ®.
Read the statements carefully and choose the option that correctly describes statements
A and R.
Assertion (A): Vegetable oils are healthier than animal fats.
Reason ®:Vegetable oils generally have long unsaturated carbon chains while animal
fats have saturated carbon chains.
1. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation for A.
2. Both A and R are true and R is not the correct explanation for A.
3. A is true but R is false.
4. A is false but R is true.
5. Alkanes are saturated compounds of carbon and hydrogen that can be represented by the
general formula Cn H2n+2 where ‘n’ is the number of carbon atoms. An example of such a
compound is ethane C2H6.
Maya has a compound of carbon and hydrogen whose formula is C3H4.
(i) what is true about the type of flame this compound will give on combustion>
(ii) Draw all the possible straight chain structures of this compound.
6. Bromine water is a reddish solution of bromine (Br2) in water. When shaken with an
unsaturated hydrocarbon, the red colour of the bromine water disappears because the bromine
is used up in an addition reaction.
Kohli has three test tubes containing hexane, hexene and hexyne respectively. Which of the
three compounds can be identified using the bromine water test? Give a reason for your
answer?
7. A carbon compound of molecular formula C5H10O contains a ketone functional group. Draw
the structures of three isomers of this compound having a ketone group.
8. Ethanol, C2H5OH is heated with alkaline potassium permanganate to give a compound x.
C2H5OH in the presence of alkaline KMnO4 + heat gives X
(a) How many carbon atoms will compound X contain?
(b) Compound X is now reacted with ethanol in the presence of an acid catalyst to give a
compound y.
(i) Name the type of compound formed in the above reaction with respect to the
functional group it contains.
(ii) State one characteristic property of compounds of the type of compound Y.
(iii) State one use of compounds of this type.
9. Compounds with identical molecular formula but different structures are called
structural isomers.
(a) In the case of saturated hydrocarbons, what is the MINIMUM number of carbon
atoms needed in a molecule for it to have a structural isomer?
(b) Draw the structural isomers of the saturated hydrocarbon having the minimum
number of carbon atoms mentioned in (a).
10. An open chain hydrocarbon X having the general formula of Cn H2n-2 is hydrogenated in the
presence of a catalyst.
(a) State the number of moles of hydrogen required to completely saturate 1 mole of
compound X.
(b) The hydrocarbon X contains carbon-carbon single bonds. Apart from the single bonds,
state the number and the type of other carbon-carbon bonds that could possibly be
present in the compound X.
11. Shown below are the structural formulae of four carbon compounds.
(a) Two of these compounds are more likely to have similar chemical properties. Identify
these two compounds. Give a reason for your answer.
(b) Identify which of these compounds are likely to have the same boiling point. Justify your
answer.
12. Heating an alcohol with concentrated sulphuric acid results in the dehydration of the alcohol
to give the alkene as shown by the reaction of ethanol to give ethene.
Pramila heated 2-butanol (shown below) with concentrated sulphuric acid.
Write the structural formulae of all the possible products of the reaction.
13.Ethyl propanoate is a colourless compound with a pineapple-like smell. It is present naturally
in some fruits such as kiwis and strawberries.
The structural formula of ethyl propanoate is given below.
(a) Write the names of the carboxylic acid and the alcohol from which this compound is
formed.
(b) Apart from mixing the carboxylic acid and the alcohol, what should be done to form this
compound?
14. An alkane has 11 carbon atoms arranged within ring structures as shown below.
What is the molecular formula of the alkene?
15.Manasi wrote the names of four compounds as the first members of their respective
homologous series.
-methanol
-methanal
-methanone
-methanoic acid
(a) Which name has she written incorrectly? Justify your answer.
(b) What name should she have written instead?
16. Organic compounds belonging to different homologous series can be isomer.For example,
propanal and propanone are isomers. Can an alkane and an alcohol be isomers? Why or why
not?
17. Home-made vinegar is produced from wine. The wine is taken in a clean glass jar and
shaken well to aerate it. Some water is added to the jar and then it is kept undisturbed in a dark
place at room temperature to undergo fermentation. After 3-4 weeks, the vinegar would be
ready to use.
(a) Name the functional groups of the MAIN organic compounds present in wine and
vinegar.
(b) Based on the atoms getting added/removed when wine is converted to vinegar, name
the type of reaction that happens.
(c) Name any chemical reagent that would be used for the same reaction if it is carried out
in the laboratory.
18. Polythene is a plastic made from ethene (CH2 = CH2). When ethene is subjected to high
pressure and moderately high temperatures, ethene molecules react with each other to form
large molecules hundreds of times bigger, forming the plastic. Which property of carbon atoms
is instrumental in the formation of polythene?
19. Study the following information given and answer the questions that follow.
Ethanol is a renewable biofuel because it is made from biomass. Ethanol is clear, colourless
alcohol made from a variety of biomass materials. Ethanol producers mostly use food grains
and crops with high starch and sugar content such as corn, sorghum, barley, sugar cane, and
sugar beets. The most common ethanol production processes today use yeast to ferment the
starch and sugars in corn, sugar cane, and sugar beets.
(a) What is the chemical formula for ethanol?
(b) What other compound is obtained as a by - product when ethanol is obtained from
sugar?
(c) What would be the products formed when ethanol undergoes complete combustion?
Support your answer with a balanced chemical equation?
20.
1. Which molecule has the strongest bond between its atoms?
A. Hydrogen
B. Carbon
C. Nitrogen
D. Oxygen
2. What is this type of bond between atoms known as?
3. Which of these is another way of representing the bonds between the atoms of a
nitrogen molecule?
4. Which of these statements is true about carbon compounds? Circle ‘Yes’ or ‘No’ for the
correct response.
21.
1. How many oxygen atoms can combine with the second carbon atom to complete the
structure?
(a). One
(b) Two
© Three
(d) Four
2. Which of these molecules contains a double bond?
(a) CH4
(b) C2H4
(c) C3H8
(d) C4H10
A part of an homologous series is shown below.
3. Which of these compounds is a part of the series shown above?
23.
1. What can be concluded from the four reactions? Circle ‘Yes’ or ‘No’ for the correct
response.
2. Which reaction shows the combustion of a type of alcohol?
1. Which allotrope is harder? Explain your answer
