Home Assignment no.

1 Class: XI Chapter: HYDROCARBON DATE:_______________________

1. Write IUPAC names of the following compounds :

2. For the following compounds, write structural formulas and IUPAC names for all possible isomers
having the number of double or triple bond as indicated : (a) C 4H8 (one double bond) (b) C5H8 (one
triple bond)
3. How do you account for the formation of ethane during chlorination of methane?
4. i) Write the structure of different isomer corresponding to molecular formula C5H12O. Give IUPAC name.
ii) Write structures of different chain isomers of alkanes corresponding to the molecular formula C6H14.
Also write their IUPAC names.
5. Arrange the following compound in increasing order of their boiling points.
a. n- Pentane b. 2 – Methylbutane c. 2,2- Dimethylpropane

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Home Assignment no. 2 Class: XI Chapter: HYDROCARBON DATE:_______________

6. Write IUPAC names of the products obtained by the ozonolysis of the following compounds :
(i) Pent-2-ene (ii) 3,4-Dimethylhept-3-ene (iii) 2-Ethylbut-1-ene (iv) 1-Phenylbut-1-ene
7. An alkene ‘A’ on ozonolysis gives a mixture of ethanal and pentan-3- one. Write structure and IUPAC
name of ‘A’.
8. An alkene ‘A’ contains three C – C, eight C – H  bonds and one C – C  bond. ‘A’ on ozonolysis gives two
moles of an aldehyde of molar mass 44 u. Write IUPAC name of ‘A’.
9. Propanal and pentan-3-one are the ozonolysis products of an alkene? What is the structural formula of
the alkene?
10. Write chemical equations for combustion reaction of the following hydrocarbons:
(i) Butane (ii) Pentene (iii) Hexyne (iv) Toluene

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Home Assignment no. 3 Class: XI Chapter: HYDROCARBON DATE:_______________

11. Which of the following compounds will show cis-trans isomerism?

(i) (CH3)2C = CH – C2H5 (ii) CH2 = CBr2 (iii) C6H5CH = CH – CH3 (iv) CH3CH = CCl.CH3
12. Draw the cis- and trans- structures of hex-2-ene. Which isomer will have higher b.p. and why?
13. What are the necessary conditions for any system to be aromatic?
14. Explain why the following systems are not aromatic?

A. B. C.

15. Why is Wurtz reaction not preferred for the preparation of alkanes containing odd number of carbon
atoms? Illustrate your answer by taking one example.
16. Which of the following reacts with KMnO4 but does not react with AgNO3?
(a) C2H6 (b) CH4 (c) C2H4 (d) C2H2
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17. Write structures of all the alkenes which on hydrogenation give 2-methylbutane.
18. Addition of HBr to propene yield 2-bromopropane, while in the presence of benzoyl peroxide, the same
reaction yields 1-bromopropane. Explain and give mechanism.
19. Write down the products of ozonolysis of 1,2-dimethylbenzene (o-xylene). How does the result support
Kekule structure for benzene?
20. Arrange benzene, n-henxane and ethyne in decreasing order of acidic behaviour. Also give reason for
this behaviour
21. Why does benzene undergo electrophilic substitution reaction easily and nucleophilic substitution with
difficulty?

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Home Assignment no. 5 Class: XI Chapter: HYDROCARBON DATE: ______________

22. How will you convert benzene into

(i) p-nitrobromobenzene (iii) m-nitrochlorobenzene
(ii) p-nitrotoluene (iv) acetophenone
23. How would you covert the following compounds into benzene?
(i) Ethyne (ii) Ethene (iii) Henxene (iv) Ethanoic acid
24. Arrange the following set of compounds in order of their decreasing reactivity with an electrophile, E+
(a) Chlorobenzene, 2,4-dinitrochlorobenzene, p-nitrochlorobenzene
(b) Toluene, p– H3C-C6H4-NO2, p-O2N-C6H4-NO2
25. Out of benzene, m–dinitrobenzene and toluene which will undergo nitration most easily and why?
26. Suggest the name of a Lewis acid other than anhydrous aluminium chloride which can be used during
ethylation of benzene.

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Home Assignment no. 6 (5 marks question) Class: XI Chapter: HYDROCARBON DATE: ______________

27. (i) How can you convert the following :

a. Acetylene to nitrobenzene?
b. 2-Bromopropane to 1-Bromopropane
(ii) Give a chemical test to distinguish between ethane and ethane.
(iii) Give a brief account for the following statements:
a. n-pentane has greater boiling point than isopentane.
b. CH4 cannot be synthesized by wurtz reaction.
28. (A) Write suitable reason for the following :
(a) C – C bond length in benzene ring is 139pm which is in between C-C single bond, 154pm and
C=C double bond, 133pm.
(b) Trans-2-butene has higher melting point than cis – isomer.
(B) Give a chemical test to distinguish between but-1-yne and but-1-ene.
(C) How wil you carry out the following conversions:
(i) Ethene to benzene?
(ii) 1-Bromopropane to 2-bromopropane?
29. (i) How can you convert:
(a) Acetylene to toluene? (b) But-2-ene to Ethanal?
(ii) Give a chemical test to distinguish between ethane and ethyne.
(iii) Give a brief account for the following statements:
(a) Trans pent-2-ene is polar while trans but-2-ene is non-polar.
(b) n-pentane has greater boiling point than neo-pentane.
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30. (i) Which isomerism is shown by following pair of compounds: CH3COOH and HCOOCH3
(ii) Give reasons for the following:
(a) Trans-but – 2-ene has higher melting point than cis and but-2-ene.
(b) More substituted alkene is more stable.
(iii) Give main product of the reaction:

(a) + CH3Cl AlCl3

(b) + H2O H+

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(c) + Cl2

31. Complete the following reaction :

i Isobutyl alcohol + Conc. H2SO4 Heat

ii (CH3)2CH=CH–CH3 + HBr Peroxide

iii CH3 – C  C – CH2 – CH3 + O3 Zn/H2O

iv CH3 – C  CH Alkaline KMnO4

CH3COOH/Zn
v
+ O3
(C6H5CO)2O2
vi CH3-CH=CH2 + HBr
32.
i) Depict the Newman’s projjections of ethane.
ii) -NO2 group attached to benzene ring is meta directing whereas –OH group is ortho and para
directing. Explain why?
iii) An alkyl halide (X) of formula C6H13Cl on treatment with alcoholic KOH or potassium tert-
butoxide give two isomeric alkenes (Y) and (Z) (C6H12). Both alkene on hydrogenation give 2,3-
dimethylebutane. Predict the structure of X, Y and Z.