Unit Test II 2020

Class XII
Time- 1 Hour                                    Max Marks- 20

Question 1 Choose the correct option from the choices given below: [5]
1. Silver mirror test is given by
a) formic acid
b) acetic acid
c) benzoic acid
d) acetone.
2. The Half Life period of first order reaction is 20 minutes, the time required for the concentration of the
reaction to change from 0.16 M to 0.02 M is
a) 80 minutes
b) 60 minutes
c) 40 minutes
d) 20 minutes.
3. Calcium formate on dry heating yields
a) Acetone
b) formaldehyde
c) acetic acid
d) acetophenone.
4. The minimum energy required for the molecules to enter into the chemical reaction is called
a) Kinetic energy
b) potential energy
c) threshold energy
d) activation energy.
5. Formic acid can be distinguished from formaldehyde by using
a) Tollen’s Reagent
b) Fehling's solution
c) mercuric solution
d) sodium carbonate solution.

Question 2

(a) Give the balanced equation for the following name reaction: [3]
1. Aldol condensation
2. HVZ reaction
3. Clemmensen’s reduction
(b) A substance decomposes by first order reaction. If 50% of the compound is decomposed in 120 minutes. How
long will it take for 90% of the compound to decompose. [2]

Question 3 Answer the following questions: [5]

1. Benzoic acid is a stronger acid than Acetic Acid but weaker acid than formic acid why?
2. What are the differences (2) between order and molecularity of reaction?
3. Name an aldehyde which does not give Fehling’s solution test.

Question 4 [5]
(a) The slope of the line in the graph of log k (rate constant) versus 1/T is -5841 calculate the activation energy of
a reaction.
(b) The rate constant of a first order reaction becomes 5 times when the temperature is raised from 350 to 400
Kelvin, calculate the activation energy for the reaction.