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प्रश्न
Fill in the following blank with suitable word:
Carbon compounds have usually ... melting points and boiling points because they are ...... in nature.
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उत्तर
Carbon compounds have usually low melting points and boiling points because they are covalent in nature.
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What is a homologous series?
Write the name and formula of the 2nd member of homologous series having general formula CnH2n.
Write the molecular formula of first two members of homologous series having functional group −Br.
Write the molecular formula of first two members of homologous series having functional group – OH
What is the next higher homologue of methanol (CH3OH)?
Write the names and formulae for the first three members of the homologous series for chloroalkanes.
Give the names and the structural formula of the first three members of the homologous series of alkanes.
Write the name and molecular formula of the first member of the homologous series of alkynes.
Study the different conclusions drawn by students of a class on the basis of observations of preserved/available specimens of plants and animals.
I. Potato and sweet potato are analogous organs in plants.
II. Wings of insects and wings of birds are homologous organs in animals.
III. Wings of insects and wings of bats are analogous organs in animals.
IV. Thorns of citrus and tendrils of cucurbita are analogous organs in plants.
The correct conclusions are:
(A) I, and II
(B) II and IV
(C) I and III
(D) III and IV
Distinguish between homologous organs and analogous organs. In which category would you place wings of a bird and wings of a bat? Justify your answer giving a suitable reason.
Give three points to differentiate between saturated and unsaturated
hydrocarbons.
Assertion (A): In a homologous series of alcohols, the formula for the second member is C2H5OH and the third member is C3H7OH.
Reason (R): The difference between the molecular masses of the two consecutive members of a homologous series is 144.
The general molecular formula for the homologous series of alkynes is _______.
There are different general molecular formula for all members of the homologous series.
Complete the following table for the homologous series of alkanes.
| Name | Molecular formula | Condensed structural formula | Number of carbon atom | Number of -CH2- units | Boiling point °C |
| Methane | CH4 | CH4 | 1 | 1 | -162 |
| Ethane | C2H6 | CH3–CH3 | 2 | 2 | -88.5 |
| Propane | C3H8 | CH3–CH2–CH3 | 3 | 3 | -42 |
| Butane | C4H10 | CH3–CH2–CH2–CH3 | ______ | ______ | 0 |
| Pentane | C5H12 | CH3–CH2–CH2–CH2–CH3 | ______ | ______ | 36 |
| Hexane | C6H14 | CH3–CH2–CH2–CH2–CH2–CH3 | ______ | ______ | 69 |
Observe the structural formula and answer the following questions.

- Write the name of the given hydrocarbon.
- The given hydrocarbon is included in which type of hydrocarbon?
- What is the kind of compounds with the above characteristic structure called?
Successive members of a homologous series vary by how many atomic mass unit?
The first member of alkyne homologous series is
A carbon compound ‘A’ having melting point 156K and boiling point 351K, with molecular formula C2H6O is soluble in water in all proportions.
- Identify ‘A’ and draw its electron dot structure.
- Give the molecular formulae of any two homologues of ‘A’.
Write the chemical formula of two consecutive homologous of organic compounds having functional group - OH.
What happens to the (i) boiling point and (ii) solubility of organic compounds of a homologous series as the molecular mass increases?
