Class X Assignment: Carbon and its Compounds
This assignment covers the key concepts from the NCERT textbook chapter on Carbon
and its Compounds and includes questions from previous years' examination papers
(PYQ).
Section A: Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)
Instructions: Choose the correct option for each question. (1 Mark each)
1. The property of carbon that allows it to form a large number of compounds is: a)
Tetravalency b) Catenation c) Small size d) Both (a) and (b)
2. Buckyball is an allotrope of carbon with the formula: a) C60 b) C70 c) Diamond d)
Graphite
3. The functional group present in propanone is: a) Alcohol b) Aldehyde c) Ketone d)
Carboxylic acid
4. Which of the following compounds contains a triple bond? (PYQ) a) Propane b)
Propene c) Propyne d) Butane
5. Soaps are generally: a) Sodium or potassium salts of long-chain carboxylic
acids. b) Sodium or potassium salts of long-chain alcohols. c) Esters of fatty
acids. d) Glycerol salts.
Section B: Short Answer Questions (2 Marks each)
6. Define catenation. Why does carbon exhibit this property to a large extent?
7. Draw the electron dot structure for Ethane(C2H6).
8. What is the main difference between saturated and unsaturated
hydrocarbons? Give one example of each.
9. Draw the structures of the following compounds: a) Butanoic acid b) Propanal
10. What is a homologous series? Write the molecular formula for the second and
third members of the alkyne series.
Section C: Long Answer Questions (3 Marks each)
11. Explain the mechanism of the cleansing action of soap. Why is the tail of the
soap molecule called hydrophobic and the head hydrophilic?
12. Differentiate between ethanol and ethanoic acid based on the following
chemical properties (write balanced chemical equations where required): (PYQ)
a) Reaction with Sodium metal. b) Reaction with Sodium Carbonate.
13. Define isomerism. Draw the structures and name the two possible isomers of
butane (C4H10).
14. What are allotropes of carbon? Describe the structure and one application of
Diamond.
15. State the functional group of the following: a) Pentan-2-one b) Butanol c)
Propene
Section D: HOTS and PYQ (5 Marks)
16. (PYQ) An organic compound 'A' is an essential constituent of wine and beer.
Oxidation of 'A' yields another organic compound 'B' which has a sour taste. 'A'
reacts with 'B' in the presence of a concentrated acid to form a sweet-smelling
compound 'C'. a) Identify the compounds A,B, and C. b) Write the chemical
equation for the conversion of A to B. c) Write the chemical equation for the
reaction of A with B to form C. d) What is the process of forming C called?