CBSE

Class 11 Chemistry
Practice Paper
Chapter-12 Organic Chemistry Some Basic Principle and Techniques

General Instruction: All Questions are compulsory.

1. Write IUPAC names of the following:

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

2. Write IUPAC names of the following organic compounds:

a.

b.

c.

d.

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f.

g.

h.

i.

j. HO - CH2 CH = CH - CH2CN

3. How many and bonds are present in the following organic compounds:

a.

b. H2C = CH - CH = CH - C CH

c. N C-CH=CH-C N

d.

e.

4. Draw the structures of the following organic compounds:

a. 2,2-dimethylhexane
b. 4-methylpentanal
c. 2-methylpropan-2-ol
d. cyclohexylcarbaldehyde
e. pent-3-enoic acid
f. 4-initrobeInzoic acid
g. ethylproponoate

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 h. ethoxybenzene
i. 4-hydroxybutanenitrile
j. 4-phenylbut-1-ene
5. Mention the states of hybridisation of each carbon atom in the following compounds
a. CH2 =C=O

b. CH3 - C=CH

c.

d. C6H6

e. H2C=CH-CH2 -C CH

6. Define the following terms with suitable examples:

a. Nucleophile
b. Electrophile
c. Free radicals
d. Carbocation
e. Carbanion
7. Identify the reagents shown in bold in the following equations as nucleophiles or
electrophiles:

a. CH3COOH + HO → CH3COO- + H2O

b. CH3 COCH3 +CN → (CH3)2 C(CN)(O-)

c.

d.

e.

8. Classify the following carbocations as 1°, 2°, 3", benzylic allylic or vinyls

a.

b.

c.

d.

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 e.

Arrange the above carbocations in the decreasing order of their stability,

9. Explain the following technique of separation of organic compounds with suitable
examples:
a. Crystallization
b. Distillation
c. Sublimation
d. Chromatography
e. Differential extraction
10. Discuss the chemistry of Lassaigne's test. Explain the reason for the fusion of an organic
compound with metallic sodium for testing nitrogen, sulphur and halogens.
11. Name a suitable technique of separation of the components from a mixture of:
a. calcium sulphate and camphor
b. Water and aniline
c. a mixture of dyes
d. copper Sulphate and sodium chloride
e. a mixture of amino acids
f. glycerol and spentlye in Soap industry
12. Explain the terms inductive effect and electromeric effect. Arrange the following
compounds in the increasing order of their acidic and basic strength:
a. CICH2COOH, Cl2 CCOOH and Cl2CHCOOH

b. CH3CH2COOH, (CH3)2CHCOOH and (CH3)3CCOOH

c. CH3NH2, CH3NHCH3, (CH3)3N, C6H5NHCH3

13. Write the isomerism among the following compounds :

a. CH3CH2CH2CH2CH3,

b. CH3CH2CH2OH and

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 c. CH3CH2CHO and

d. CH3 - O - CH2CH2CH2CH3 and CH3CH2OCH2CH2CH3

e. and

14. An organic compound was found to contain C = 39.13%, H = 8.64% and remaining is
oxygen. Calculate the empirical formula of the compound.
15. An organic compound gave the following results on analysis :
C = 17.39%, H = 1.45%, BI = 57.97%, O = 23.19%. Molar Mass of the compound was found
to be 276 g mol. Calculate its molecular formula.
16. 0.185g of an organic compound when treated with concentrated nitric acid and then
silver nitrate in Carius method gave 0.320g of silver bromide. Calculate the percentage of
bromine in the compound.
17. A sample of 0.50g of an organic compound was treated by K jeldahl's method. The
ammonia evolved was absorbed in 50 mL of 0.5MHSO. The residual acid required 60mL
of 0.5M. NaOH for neutralisation. Find the percentage composition of nitrogen in the
compound.
18. Explain the following terms with suitable examples
a. Hyperconjugation
b. Electronic effect
c. Resonance effect

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