CBSE Class 12 Chemistry 2023 Delhi Set 1 Solved Paper

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Give reasons for any 3 of the following observations:
(a) Penta-acetate of glucose does not react with hydroxylamine.
(b) Amino acids behave like salts.
(c) Water soluble vitamins must be taken regularly in diet.
(d) The two strands in DNA are complimentary to each other.
(a)
(b) In a solution, amino acids for Zwitter ions
H3N+
C
|
R
H
COOH
H3N+
H
|
C
|
R
COO
H2N
H
|
C
|
R
COO

Because of (+) and (-) charge they exist as solids and form salts.
(c) Water soluble vitamins can not retain in body for longer time. If someone take high diet of vitamin B and C they would not be harmful as they dissolve in water and excrete outside of body.
(d) Two DNA strands are complementary because they are connected with each other through base pair C,G,T by hydrogen bonding and run parallel to each other.
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