Class 12 Chemistry - Chapter Biomolecules NCERT Solutions | What are enzymes?

What happens when D-glucose is treated with the following reagents? (i)HI (ii)Bromine water (iii)HNO₃

How do you explain the absence of aldehyde group in the pentaacetate of D-glucose?

Glucose or sucrose are soluble in water but cyclohexane or benzene (simple six membered ring compounds) are insoluble in water. Explain.

The melting points and solubility in water of amino acids are generally higher than that of the corresponding halo acids. Explain.

Define the following as related to proteins 

(i) Peptide linkage  (ii) Primary structure  (iii) Denaturation.

What products would be formed when a nucleotide from DNA containing thymine is hydrolysed?

The two strands in DNA are not identical but are complementary. Explain.

What are nucleic acids? Mention their two important functions.

Enumerate the reactions of D-glucose which cannot be explained by its open chain structure.

Where does the water present in the egg go after boiling the egg?

For the reaction R → P, the concentration of a reactant changes from 0.03 M to 0.02 M in 25 minutes. Calculate the average rate of reaction using units of time both in minutes and seconds.

Write the formulas for the following coordination compounds:

(i) Tetraamminediaquacobalt (III) chloride

(ii) Potassium tetracyanonickelate(II)

(iii) Tris(ethane-1,2-diamine) chromium(III) chloride

(iv) Amminebromidochloridonitrito-N-platinate(II)

(v) Dichloridobis(ethane-1,2-diamine)platinum(IV) nitrate

(vi) Iron(III) hexacyanoferrate(II)

(i) Write structures of different isomeric amines corresponding to the molecular formula, C4H11N

(ii) Write IUPAC names of all the isomers.

(iii) What type of isomerism is exhibited by different pairs of amines?

Why are solids rigid?

Write any two characteristics of Chemisorption.

Write the structures of the following compounds.

(i) α-Methoxypropionaldehyde

(ii) 3-Hydroxybutanal

(iii) 2-Hydroxycyclopentane carbaldehyde

(iv) 4-Oxopentanal

(v) Di-sec-butyl ketone

(vi) 4-Fluoroacetophenone

Which of the ores mentioned in Table 6.1 can be concentrated by magnetic separation method?

Why are pentahalides more covalent than trihalides?

Silver atom has completely filled d orbitals (4d10) in its ground state. How can you say that it is a transition element?

Write structures of the following compounds:

(i) 2-Chloro-3-methylpentane

(ii) 1-Chloro-4-ethylcyclohexane

(iii) 4-tert. Butyl-3-iodoheptane

(iv) 1,4-Dibromobut-2-ene

(v) 1-Bromo-4-sec. butyl-2-methylbenzene

Give the structures of A, B and C in the following reactions:

(i)

(ii)

(iii)

(iv)

(v)

(vi)

Using the standard electrode potentials given in Table 3.1, predict if the reaction between the following is feasible:

(i) Fe³⁺(aq) and I^-(aq)

(ii) Ag⁺ (aq) and Cu(s)

(iii) Fe³⁺ (aq) and Br^- (aq)

(iv) Ag(s) and Fe³⁺ (aq)

(v) Br₂ (aq) and Fe²⁺ (aq).

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.

(i) Write structures of different isomeric amines corresponding to the molecular formula, C4H11N

(ii) Write IUPAC names of all the isomers.

(iii) What type of isomerism is exhibited by different pairs of amines?

Why do we need to classify drugs in different ways?

Explain the bonding in coordination compounds in terms of Werner’s postulates.

Write equations of the following reactions:

(i) Friedel-Crafts reaction-alkylation of anisole.

(ii) Nitration of anisole.

(iii) Bromination of anisole in ethanoic acid medium.

(iv) Friedel-Craft's acetylation of anisole.

Calculate the mass of a non-volatile solute (molar mass 40 g mol^-1) which should be dissolved in 114 g octane to reduce its vapour pressure to 80%.

What do you understand by activation of adsorbent? How is it achieved?

Explain the following terms:

(i) Electrophoresis

(ii) Coagulation

(iii) Dialysis

(iv) Tyndall effect.