NCERT solutions for Class 10 Science chapter 4 - Carbon and its Compounds [Latest edition]

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Solutions for Chapter 4: Carbon and its Compounds

Below listed, you can find solutions for Chapter 4 of CBSE NCERT for Class 10 Science.


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Intext Questions

NCERT solutions for Class 10 Science Chapter 4 Carbon and its Compounds Intext Questions

Intext Questions | Q 16.1

Answer the following question.
What is methane?

Intext Questions | Q 16.2

Answer the following question.
Draw methane electron dot structure.

Intext Questions | Q 16.3

Answer the following question.
Name the type of bonds formed in the methane compound.

Intext Questions | Q 16.4

Answer the following question.
Why are methane compounds have poor conductors of electricity?

Intext Questions | Q 16.4

Answer the following question.
Why are methane compounds have low melting and boiling points?

Intext Questions | Q 16.4

Answer the following question.
What happens when methane compound burns in oxygen?

Intext Questions [Page 61]

NCERT solutions for Class 10 Science Chapter 4 Carbon and its Compounds Intext Questions [Page 61]

Intext Questions | Q 1 | Page 61

What would be the electron dot structure of carbon dioxide which has the formula CO2?

Intext Questions | Q 2 | Page 61

What would be the electron dot structure of a molecule of sulphur which is made up of eight atoms of sulphur? (Hint – the eight atoms of sulphur are joined together in the form of a ring.)

Intext Questions [Pages 68 - 69]

NCERT solutions for Class 10 Science Chapter 4 Carbon and its Compounds Intext Questions [Pages 68 - 69]

Intext Questions | Q 1 | Page 68

 How many structural isomers can you draw for pentane?

Intext Questions | Q 2 | Page 68

What are the two properties of carbon which lead to the huge number of carbon compounds we see around us?

Intext Questions | Q 3 | Page 68

What will be the formula and electron dot structure of cyclopentane?

Intext Questions | Q 4.1 | Page 69

Draw the structures for Ethanoic acid.

Intext Questions | Q 4.2 | Page 69

Draw the structures for Bromopentane*

Intext Questions | Q 4.3 | Page 69

Draw the structures for Butanone

Intext Questions | Q 4.4 | Page 69

Draw the structures for Hexanal

Intext Questions | Q 5.1 | Page 69

 How would you name the compounds?

CH3-CH2-Br

Intext Questions | Q 5.2 | Page 69

 How would you name the following compound?

Intext Questions | Q 5.3 | Page 69

How would you name the following compound?

Intext Questions [Page 71]

NCERT solutions for Class 10 Science Chapter 4 Carbon and its Compounds Intext Questions [Page 71]

Intext Questions | Q 1 | Page 71

 Why is the conversion of ethanol to ethanoic acid an oxidation reaction?

Intext Questions | Q 2 | Page 71

A mixture of oxygen and ethyne is burnt for welding. Can you tell why a mixture of ethyne and air is not used?

Intext Questions [Page 74]

NCERT solutions for Class 10 Science Chapter 4 Carbon and its Compounds Intext Questions [Page 74]

Intext Questions | Q 1 | Page 74

How would you distinguish experimentally between an alcohol and a carboxylic acid?

Intext Questions | Q 2 | Page 74

What are oxidising agents?

Intext Questions [Page 76]

NCERT solutions for Class 10 Science Chapter 4 Carbon and its Compounds Intext Questions [Page 76]

Intext Questions | Q 1 | Page 76

Would you be able to check if water is hard by using a detergent?

Intext Questions | Q 2 | Page 76

 People use a variety of methods to wash clothes. Usually after adding the soap, they ‘beat’ the clothes on a stone, or beat it with a paddle, scrub with a brush or the mixture is agitated in a washing machine. Why is agitation necessary to get clean clothes?

Exercises [Pages 77 - 78]

NCERT solutions for Class 10 Science Chapter 4 Carbon and its Compounds Exercises [Pages 77 - 78]

Exercises | Q 1 | Page 77

Ethane, with the molecular formula C2H6 has

  • 6 covalent bonds.

  • 7 covalent bonds.

  • 8 covalent bonds.

  • 9 covalent bonds.

Exercises | Q 2 | Page 77

Butanone is a four-carbon compound with the functional group

  • carboxylic acid.

  • aldehyde.

  • ketone.

  • alcohol.

Exercises | Q 3 | Page 77

While cooking, if the bottom of the vessel is getting blackened on the outside, it means that

  • the food is not cooked completely.

  • the fuel is not burning completely.

  • the fuel is wet.

  • the fuel is burning completely.

Exercises | Q 4 | Page 78

Explain the nature of the covalent bond using the bond formation in CH3Cl.

Exercises | Q 5.1 | Page 78

Draw the electron dot structures for ethanoic acid

Exercises | Q 5.3 | Page 78

 Draw the electron dot structures for propanone

Exercises | Q 5.3 | Page 78

Draw the electron dot structures for H2S.

Exercises | Q 5.4 | Page 78

Draw the electron dot structures for  F2

Exercises | Q 6 | Page 78

What is a homologous series?

Exercises | Q 7 | Page 78

How can ethanol and ethanoic acid be differentiated on the basis of their physical and chemical properties?

Exercises | Q 8 | Page 78

Why does micelle formation take place when soap is added to water? Will a micelle be formed in other solvents such as ethanol also?

Exercises | Q 9 | Page 78

Why are carbon and its compounds used as fuels for most applications?

Exercises | Q 10 | Page 78

Explain the formation of scum when hard water is treated with soap.

Exercises | Q 11 | Page 78

What change will you observe if you test soap with litmus paper (red and blue)?

Exercises | Q 12 | Page 78

Explain hydrogenation with the help of a chemical equation. State the role of this reaction in industry.

Exercises | Q 13 | Page 78

Which of the following hydrocarbons undergo addition reactions:
C2, H6, C3H8, C3H6, C2H2 and CH4.

Exercises | Q 14 | Page 78

 Give a test that can be used to differentiate chemically between butter and cooking oil.

Exercises | Q 15 | Page 78

Describe in brief the cleansing action of soap.

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Solutions for Chapter 4: Carbon and its Compounds

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NCERT solutions for Class 10 Science chapter 4 - Carbon and its Compounds - Shaalaa.com

NCERT solutions for Class 10 Science chapter 4 - Carbon and its Compounds

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Concepts covered in Class 10 Science chapter 4 Carbon and its Compounds are Carbon: a Versatile Element, The Covalent Bond, Saturated and Unsaturated Carbon Compounds, Nomenclature of Organic Compounds (IUPAC), Chains, Branches and Rings of Carbon Compound, Homologous Series of Carbon Compound, Chemical Properties of Carbon Compound, Ethanol, Ethanoic Acid, Soap, Allotropy and Allotropes of Carbon, Crystalline Allotropes of Carbon: Diamond, Crystalline Allotropes of Carbon: Graphite, Crystalline Allotropes of Carbon: Fullerene, Functional Groups in Carbon Compounds, Detergents, Cleansing Action of Soap, Carbon: a Versatile Element, The Covalent Bond, Saturated and Unsaturated Carbon Compounds, Nomenclature of Organic Compounds (IUPAC), Chains, Branches and Rings of Carbon Compound, Homologous Series of Carbon Compound, Chemical Properties of Carbon Compound, Ethanol, Ethanoic Acid, Soap, Allotropy and Allotropes of Carbon, Crystalline Allotropes of Carbon: Diamond, Crystalline Allotropes of Carbon: Graphite, Crystalline Allotropes of Carbon: Fullerene, Functional Groups in Carbon Compounds, Detergents, Cleansing Action of Soap.

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