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Class XII
Chemistry
Investigatory projects can make the study of chemistry exciting, enjoyable and educational. Project
work develops scientific and cooperative attitude and self confidence. Keeping these objectives in
view investigations work is included in holiday homework of Chemistry. A list of projects is given
to students and may take up or select any one project for investigation.
2. You are living in a grouping Housing society of 150 families. Lay out a plan to recycle the waste
water.
1. In each of the following pairs of organic compound identify the compound which will undergo
3. Explain why thionyl chloride method is preferred for preparing alkyl chlorides from alcohols.
12. What product is obtained when ethyl benzene is oxidized with alkaline KMn O4?
17. For an amine RHN2, write the expression for Kb to indicate base strength.
2. Account for the fact that it is difficult to prepare pure amines by ammonolysis of alkyl
halides.
4. Describe chemical tests to distinguish between secondary amine and tertiary amine.
6. a) Aqueous solution of methylamine reacts with iron (III) chloride to precipitate iron (III)
hydroxides. b) Aniline reacts with bromine to give 2, 4, 6 tribromoaniline. +
7. Amines are more basic than alcohols. (Hint: RNH3 is more stable than + R-OH2)
10. Why diazotisation of aniline takes place in ice cold conditions. (Hint: At higher temp.
aniline changes to phenol)
11. Why primary aromatic amines cant be prepared by Gabriel phthalimide synthesis?
12. What organic compounds are used in artificial flavouring and perfuming?
13. Carboxylic acids do not give characteristic reactions of carbonyl group. Why?
14. How will you differentiate between a) Phenol & benzoic acid b) Propanone and ethanol
c) Acetaldehyde and acetone.
d) Benzamide to toluene
e) Benzye chloride to 2-phenylethanamine
17. Although phenoxide ion has more number of resonating structures than carboxylate ion,
carboxylic acid is a stronger acid than phenol. Why?
1. Di-tert butyl ketone does not give a precipterte with NaHSO3 whereas acetone does. Why?
2. Dialkyl cadmium is considered superior to Grignard’s reagent for the preparation of a ketone
from an acid chloride.
4. Write structural formulae and names of the four possible aldol condensation products from
propanal and butanal. In each case indicate which aldeyhyde served as electrophile and which as
nucleophile.
5. Write the structures of the major products expected from the following reactions.
a) Mononitration of 3-methylphenol
b) Dinitration of 3-nmethylphenol
c) Mononitration of phenylmethanoate.
b) Mention a chemical property in which methoanoic acid differs form acetic acid.
c) Highly branched carboxylic acids are less acidic then unbranched acids.
d) How does a carbonyl group differ from an ethylenic bond?
e) How is CO converted into methanol?
k) Cumene to phenol
l) Ehtanol from But-2-ene