Chemistry Worksheet (Class XII)– 1

Haloalkanes and haloarenes

1. Write the IUPAC name of all isomers and one method of preparation of
sec-butyl chloride.

2. Suggest one convenient method for the synthesis of sec-propyl bromide

from isobutyric acid.

3. Haloalkanes undergo nucleophilic substitutions whereas haloarenes

undergo electrophilic substitutions. Explain.

4. Give the structures of the major organic products from 3-ethylpent-2-ene

under each of the following condition:

(i) HBr in the presence of peroxide

(ii) Br2 / H2O

5. Although chlorine is an electron withdrawing group, yet it is ortho- and

para- directing in electrophilic aromatic substitution reactions. Why?

6. The reaction of C6H5CH2CHClC6H5 with alcoholic KOH on heating gives

two products. Write the structures of the products.

7. CHF3 is less acidic than CHCl3. Explain.

8. Identify and indicate the centre of chirality, if any, in the following

molecules:

(i) 2- Aminobutane

(ii) 3-Bromopent-1-ene

(iii) 1,2- Dichloropropane.

9. Draw the structures of following compounds:

(i) 1-Chloro-1-phenylmethane

(ii) 1-Bromo-4-ethylbenzene
(iii) Perfluorobenzene

(iv) 4-tert.butyl-2-iodoheptane

Worksheet-2

Alcohols, Phenols and Ethers

1. Explain why anisole is less reactive than phenol towards electrophilic

substitution reaction.

2. Arrange the following alcohols in order of increasing reactivity

towards Lucas reagent: Butan-2-ol, Butan-1-ol and 2-Methylpropan-2-
ol.

3. Alcohols react with halogen acids or phosphorus halides to form

haloalkanes but phenol does not form halobenzenes. Explain.

4. Write the IUPAC name of the following:

(i) (CH3)3CCH2OH

(ii) (CH3)2CHCH2CH(OH)CH(CH2OH)CH3

(iii) C6H5CH2CH2CH2OH

(iv) CH3OCH2CH(CH3)CH2CH3

5. Carry out the following conversions:

(i) Ethanol to ethoxyethane

(ii) Benzene to phenol

(iii) Propanone to 2-methylpropan-2-ol

6. What happens when ethanol is heated with concentrated sulphuric acid

at 443K? Explain the mechanism of the reaction.

7. Give two methods of preparation of picric acid.

8. Acid catalyzed dehydration of t-butanol is faster than that of n-

butanol. Give reason.

9. Identify the product of the following reaction :

 (CH3)3CCH2Br on reaction with EtOH along with heating.

Worksheet – 3

Solutions

1. Under what condition do non-ideal solutions show negative deviations?

2. How is molecular mass of a solute related to the elevation in boiling point
of the solution?
3. Two liquids A and B boil at 110oC and 130oC respectively. Which one of
them has higher vapour pressure at 50oC?
4. Calculate the boiling point of a solution containing 0.456g of camphor
(mol. Mass = 152) dissolved in 31.4g of acetone (b.p.= 56.30 oC), if the
molecular elevation constant per 100g of acetone is17.2 oC.
5. A solution containing 36g of solute dissolved in one litre of water gave an
osmotic pressure of 6.75 atmosphere at 27 oC. The molal elevation
constant of water is 0.52 oC. Calculate the boiling point of the solution.
6. A solution obtained by mixing of 300g of 25% and 400g of 40% solution
by mass. Calculate the mass percentage of the resulting solution?
7. Explain along with diagram why some of the non-ideal solutions show
positive deviations while some other negative deviations from ideal
solutions.
8. If vapour pressure of liquid A is greater than the vapour pressure of liquid
B at 25 oC, then the boiling point of liquid A is lower than the boiling
point of liquid B. Explain.
9. The vapour pressure of pure water at 25 oC is 23.62mm. What will be the
vapour pressure of a solution of 1.5g of urea in 50g of water?
10.The freezing point depression of 0.1 molal solution of acetic acid in
benzene is 0.256 K. Kf for benzene is 5.12 K kg mol-1. What conclusion
can you draw about the molecular state of acetic acid in benzene?
 Worksheet - 4
p-Block Elements

1. PH3 has lower boiling point than NH3. Why?

2. What is laughing gas? How it is prepared?
3. Why hydride of oxygen is a liquid whereas hydride of sulphur is a
gas?
4. Iodine forms I3- but F2 does not form F3 - ions. Why?
5. Give the principle of manufacturing of sulphuric acid by contact
process.
6. Give the preparation and properties of phosphorus trichloride and
phosphorus pentachloride.
7. How is HCl prepared in laboratory write balanced chemical equations
for the reaction of HCl with (i) KMnO4 (ii) K2Cr2O7 (iii) PbO2
8. Discuss the allotropy of sulphur.
9. What are interhalogen compounds? Why they are more reactive than
halogen compounds?
10.How are xenon fluorides prepared? Discuss their important properties.
Discuss briefly the structures of fluorides of xenon.