Class 12 Chemistry - Chapter Biomolecules NCERT Solutions | How are vitamins classified? Name the vi

What happens when D-glucose is treated with the following reagents? (i)HI (ii)Bromine water (iii)HNO₃

How do you explain the absence of aldehyde group in the pentaacetate of D-glucose?

Glucose or sucrose are soluble in water but cyclohexane or benzene (simple six membered ring compounds) are insoluble in water. Explain.

The melting points and solubility in water of amino acids are generally higher than that of the corresponding halo acids. Explain.

Define the following as related to proteins 

(i) Peptide linkage  (ii) Primary structure  (iii) Denaturation.

What products would be formed when a nucleotide from DNA containing thymine is hydrolysed?

The two strands in DNA are not identical but are complementary. Explain.

Enumerate the reactions of D-glucose which cannot be explained by its open chain structure.

What are nucleic acids? Mention their two important functions.

Where does the water present in the egg go after boiling the egg?

For the reaction R → P, the concentration of a reactant changes from 0.03 M to 0.02 M in 25 minutes. Calculate the average rate of reaction using units of time both in minutes and seconds.

Write the formulas for the following coordination compounds:

(i) Tetraamminediaquacobalt (III) chloride

(ii) Potassium tetracyanonickelate(II)

(iii) Tris(ethane-1,2-diamine) chromium(III) chloride

(iv) Amminebromidochloridonitrito-N-platinate(II)

(v) Dichloridobis(ethane-1,2-diamine)platinum(IV) nitrate

(vi) Iron(III) hexacyanoferrate(II)

(i) Write structures of different isomeric amines corresponding to the molecular formula, C4H11N

(ii) Write IUPAC names of all the isomers.

(iii) What type of isomerism is exhibited by different pairs of amines?

Why are solids rigid?

Write any two characteristics of Chemisorption.

Write the structures of the following compounds.

(i) α-Methoxypropionaldehyde

(ii) 3-Hydroxybutanal

(iii) 2-Hydroxycyclopentane carbaldehyde

(iv) 4-Oxopentanal

(v) Di-sec-butyl ketone

(vi) 4-Fluoroacetophenone

Which of the ores mentioned in Table 6.1 can be concentrated by magnetic separation method?

Why are pentahalides more covalent than trihalides?

Silver atom has completely filled d orbitals (4d10) in its ground state. How can you say that it is a transition element?

Write structures of the following compounds:

(i) 2-Chloro-3-methylpentane

(ii) 1-Chloro-4-ethylcyclohexane

(iii) 4-tert. Butyl-3-iodoheptane

(iv) 1,4-Dibromobut-2-ene

(v) 1-Bromo-4-sec. butyl-2-methylbenzene

The decomposition of NH₃on platinum surface is zero order reaction. What are the rates of production of N₂and H₂if k = 2.5 x 10^-4mol^-1L s^-1?

A solution of [Ni(H₂O)₆]²⁺ is green but a solution of [Ni(CN)₄]^2- is colourless. Explain.

Write the order of thermal stability of the hydrides of Group 16 elements.

Why copper matte is put in silica lined converter?

Explain briefly how +2 state becomes more and more stable in the first half of the first row transition elements with increasing atomic number?

Amongst the following ions which one has the highest magnetic moment value?

(i) [Cr(H₂O)₆]³⁺

(ii) [Fe(H₂O)₆]²⁺

(iii) [Zn(H₂O)₆]²⁺

Specify the oxidation numbers of the metals in the following coordination entities:

(i) [Co(H₂O)(CN)(en)₂]²⁺

(ii) [CoBr₂(en)₂]⁺

(iii) [PtCl₄]^2-

(iv) K₃[Fe(CN)₆]

(v) [Cr(NH₃)₃Cl₃]

Q1 : Write down the electronic configuration of:

(i) Cr³⁺    (iii) Cu⁺    (v) Co²⁺    (vii) Mn²⁺ 

(ii) Pm³⁺  (iv) Ce⁴⁺  (vi) Lu²⁺   (viii) Th⁴⁺

Give the IUPAC names of the following compounds:

(i) PhCH₂CH₂COOH         (ii) (CH₃)₂C=CHCOOH

(iii)             (iv)

Mention the factors that affect the rate of a chemical reaction.