Class 11 Chemistry - Chapter Hydrocarbons NCERT Solutions | Write down the products of ozonolysis of

Addition of HBr to propene yields 2-bromopropane, while in the presence of benzoyl peroxide, the same reaction yields 1-bromopropane. Explain and give mechanism.

An alkene 'A' on ozonolysis gives a mixture of ethanal and pentan-3-one. Write structure and IUPAC name of 'A'.

Write IUPAC names of the products obtained by the ozonolysis of the following compounds:

(i) Pent-2-ene

(ii) 3,4-Dimethyl-hept-3-ene

(iii) 2-Ethylbut-1-ene

(iv) 1-Phenylbut-1-ene

How would you convert the following compounds into benzene?

(i) Ethyne         (ii) Ethene          (iii) Hexane

Why does benzene undergo electrophilic substitution reactions easily and nucleophilic substitutions with difficulty?

Arrange benzene, n-hexane and ethyne in decreasing order of acidic behaviour. Also give reason for this behaviour.

Explain why the following systems are not aromatic?

Why is Wurtz reaction not preferred for the preparation of alkanes containing odd number of carbon atoms? Illustrate your answer by taking one example.

Arrange the following set of compounds in order of their decreasing relative reactivity with an electrophile, E⁺

(a) Chlorobenzene, 2,4-dinitrochlorobenzene, p-nitrochlorobenzene

(b) Toluene, p-H₃C-C₆H₄-NO₂, p-O₂N-C₆H₄-NO₂.

How do you account for the formation of ethane during chlorination of methane?

What are hybridisation states of each carbon atom in the following compounds ?

(i) CH₂=C=O,

(ii) CH₃CH=CH₂,

(iii) (CH₃)₂CO,

(iv) CH₂=CHCN,

(v) C₆H₆

What will be the minimum pressure required to compress 500 dm³ of air at 1 bar to 200 dm³ at 30°C?

What are the common physical and chemical features of alkali metals?

Calculate the molecular mass of the following:
(i) H₂O
(ii) CO₂
(iii) CH₄

Assign oxidation number to the underlined elements in each of the following species:

(a) NaH₂PO₄

(b) NaHSO₄

(c) H₄P₂O₇

(d) K₂MnO₄

(e) CaO₂

(f) NaBH₄

(g) H₂S₂O₇

(h) KAl(SO₄)₂.12 H₂O

What is the basic theme of organisation in the periodic table?

Explain the formation of a chemical bond.

Choose the correct answer. A thermodynamic state function is a quantity
(i) used to determine heat changes
(ii) whose value is independent of path
(iii) used to determine pressure volume work
(iv) whose value depends on temperature only.

A liquid is in equilibrium with its vapour in a sealed container at a fixed temperature. The volume of the container is suddenly increased.
a) What is the initial effect of the change on vapour pressure?
b) How do rates of evaporation and condensation change initially?
c) What happens when equilibrium is restored finally and what will be the final vapour pressure?

Justify the position of hydrogen in the periodic table on the basis of its electronic configuration.

What do you understand by the term “non-stoichiometric hydrides”? Do you expect this type of the hydrides to be formed by alkali metals? Justify your answer.

What is meant by hybridisation of atomic orbitals? Describe the shapes of sp, sp^₂, sp³ hybrid orbitals.

The mass of an electron is 9.1 × 10^–31 kg. If its K.E. is 3.0 × 10^–25 J, calculate its wavelength.

Statues and monuments in India are affected by acid rain. How?

Which one of the following alkali metals gives hydrated salts?

(a) Li (b) Na (c) K (d) Cs

Calculate the number of kJ of heat necessary to raise the temperature of 60.0 g of aluminium from 35°C to 55°C. Molar heat capacity of Al is 24 J mol^–1 K^–1.

Identify the reagents shown in bold in the following equations as nucleophiles or electrophiles:

(a) CH₃COOH  +  HO^-  →   CH₃COO^- + H₂O

(b) CH₃COCH₃  +  C^-N  →  (CH₃)₂ C (CN) (OH)

(c) C₆H₅  +  CH₃C⁺O  →  C₆H₅COCH₃

How many electrons in an atom may have the following quantum numbers?

(a) n = 4,

(b) n = 3, l = 0

Considering the elements B, C, N, F, and Si, the correct order of their non-metallic character is:
(a) B > C > Si > N > F
b) Si > C > B > N > F
(c) F > N > C > B > Si
d) F > N > C > Si > B

If the speed of light is 3.0 × 10⁸ ms^–1, calculate the distance covered by light in 2.00 ns.