MAHESHWARI PUBLIC SCHOOL JAWAHAR NAGAR

WORKSHEET /CLASS 10 /CHEMISTRY / TERM2/2021-22

Q1. Which is the hardest variety of carbon?

Q2. Which allotrope of carbon does leave a black mark on paper?

Q3. How does a C-60 molecule look like?

Q4. What type of bonding is present in carbon compounds?

Q5. How many electrons take part in formation of a C=C DOUBLE BOND?

Q6. What type of bond does exist in a N2 molecule?

Q7. How many bonds are present in an ethane molecule?

Q8. Name the property which make carbon atom unique and versatile.

Q9. Discuss the structure of diamond and graphite in detail.

Q10. Name two saturated and unsaturated hydrocarbons.

Q11. What is the role of a functional group in an organic compound?

Q12. Why it is not easy for carbon to take part in the formation of ionic compounds?

Q13. Diamond is a poor conductor of electricity while graphite is a good conductor. Why?

Q14. The general formula of aldehyde or alkanals is CnH2n +1CHO .What is the value of n for
the first two members? Give their common name.

Q15. What is unsaturation in organic compounds?

Q16. Write the formulae of the compounds and name the functional groups present in each
of them.

I) Ethanoic acid
II) Propanone
III) Ethanoic acid
IV) Methanol
V) Ethanol
VI) Carbon tetra chloride
VII) Dichloromethane
VIII) Chloroform
IX) Ethanal
X) Butanal
Q17. Why do covalent compounds have low melting and boiling points?

Q18. What do you understand by the term allotropy? Give a brief account of
allotropes of carbon.

Q19. Draw the electron dot structure of Ethanol, methane, ethanoic acid and
ethyne.

Q20. How many covalent bonds exist in the molecular formula C2H6?

Q21. A hydrocarbon molecule has 3 carbon atoms. Write down its molecular
formula if it is an alkane, alkene and alkyne.

Q22. A hydrocarbon molecule contains 4 hydrogen atoms. Give its molecular

formula, if it is an alkane, alkene and alkyne.

Q23. What are the two properties of carbon which lead to the formation of a large
number of carbon compounds?

Q24. How does graphite act as a lubricant?

Q25. Write the structural formula of propene.

Q26. Write the structural formula of propyne.

Q27. Write the structural formula of butane.

Q28. Write the names of any two isomers represented by the molecular formula
C5H12.

Q29. What is catenation? Write the names and structural formulae of all the
possible isomers of Hexane.

Q30. Why is graphite used for making dry cell electrodes but diamond is not?