1. The pH of a solution at 25°C in which [OH-] = 4.0 × 10-5 M is:
4.40
9.60
4.00
4.80
None of these choices are correct.
2. Calculate the pOH of a 6.0 M solution of HCl.
-0.78
0.78
13.22
-0.90
14.78
3. What volume of water must be added to 14.5 mL of a pH 2.0 solution of HNO3 in order to change the pH to 4.0?
4.40
9.60
4.00
4.80
None of these choices are correct.
4. For nitrous acid, HNO2, Ka = 4*10^-4. Calculate the pH of 0.72 M HNO2.
1.77
0.14
3.54
12.23
None of these choices are correct.
5. Determine the concentration of a solution of the weak acid HClO2 (Ka = 1.10 × 10-2) if it has a pH of 2.000.
4.40
9.60
4.00
4.80
None of these choices are correct.
6. What concentration of acetic acid (Ka = 1.80 × 10-5) has the same pH as that of 6.30 × 10-3 M HCl?
6.30 × 10-3 M
M
11.8 M
2.21 M
None of these choices are correct.
7. Saccharin is a monoprotic acid. If the pH of a 5.20 × 10-3 M solution of this acid is 2.53, what is the Ka of saccharin?
1.7 × 10-3
3.9 × 10-3
8.7 × 10-6
2.9 × 10-3
None of these choices are correct.
8. A monoprotic weak acid when dissolved in water is 1.35% dissociated and produces a solution with a pH of 3.85. Calculate the Ka of the acid.
Need to know the initial concentration of the acid.
1.4 × 10-2
1.9 × 10-6
× 10-2
None of these choices are correct.
9. Calculate the pH of the following aqueous solution:
0.90 M aniline (pKb = 9.42)
9.27
4.53
4.73
9.47
None of these choices are correct.
10. Given that the Ka for HOCl is 3.45 × 10-8, calculate the K value for the reaction of HOCl with OH-.
3.45 × 10-22
2.90 × 10-7
2.90 × 1021
3.45 × 106
3.45
11. Calculate the Ka for an unknown monoprotic acid HX, given that a solution of 1.20 M LiX has a pH of 8.90.
4.40
9.60
4.00
4.80
None of these choices are correct.
12. Ka for benzoic acid, C6H5COOH, is 6.30×10-5. Ka for hypochlorous acid, HClO, is 3.50×10-8. Ka for hydrocyanic acid, HCN, is 4.00×10-10. What is the formula for the weakest acid?
13. Calculate the [H+] in a solution that is 0.19 M in NaF and 0.25 M in HF. (Ka = 7.2 × 10-4)
9.5 × 10-4 M
7.2 × 10-4 M
0.20 M
5.5 × 10-4 M
1.3 M
14. 15.0 mL of 0.50 M HCl is added to a 100.-mL sample of 0.480 M HNO2 (Ka for HNO2 = 4.0 × 10-4). What is the equilibrium concentration of NO2- ions?
2.6 × 10-3 M
4.2 × 10-1 M
5.1 × 10-2 M
1.7 × 10-4 M
None of these choices are correct
15. The following question refers to a 2.0-liter buffered solution created from 1.30 M NH3 (Kb = 1.8 × 10-5) and 0.26 M NH4F. When 0.10 mol of H+ ions is added to the solution what is the pH?
5.35
8.56
4.14
9.86
9.85
16. You have solutions of 0.200 M HNO2 and 0.200 M KNO2 (Ka for HNO2 = 4.00 × 10-4). A buffer of pH 3.000 is needed. What volumes of HNO2 and KNO2 are required to make 1 liter of buffered solution?
286 mL HNO2; 714 mL KNO2
714 mL HNO2; 286 mL KNO2
500 mL of each
587 mL HNO2; 413 mL KNO2
413 mL HNO2; 587 mL KNO2
17. The following question refers to the following system: A 1.0-liter solution contains 0.25 M HF and 1.30 M NaF (Ka for HF is 7.2 × 10-4). If one adds 0.30 liters of 0.020 M KOH to the solution, what will be the change in pH?
0.73
-0.08
3.87
0.01
-0.19
18. Consider the titration of 300.0 mL of 1.400 M NH3 (Kb = 1.8 × 10-5) with 0.500 M HNO3. After 150.0 mL of 0.500 M HNO3 have been added, the pH of the solution is:
11.92
9.92
4.08
6.92
None of these choices are correct.
19. A 75.0-mL sample of 0.0500 M HCN (Ka = 6.2 × 10-10) is titrated with 0.420 M NaOH. What is the [H+] in the solution after 3.0 mL of 0.420 M NaOH have been added?
2.0 M
× 10-7 M
1.2 × 10-9 M
8.2 × 10-6 M
None of these choices are correct.
20. Assume an indicator works best when the equivalence point of a titration comes in the middle of the indicator range. Which indicator would be best for the following titration?
0.100 M HF (Ka = 7.2 × 10-4) + 0.100 M NaOH
cresol red (7.0 - 8.8)
crystal violet (0.2 - 1.8)
phenolphthalien (8.2 - 10.0)
bromothymol blue (6.0 - 7.6)
erythosin B (2.2 - 3.5)
21. An aqueous solution contains 0.33 M nitrous acid. One Liter of this solution could be converted into a buffer by the addition of:
(Assume that the volume remains constant as each substance is added.)
0.166 mol KOH
0.34 mol NaNO2
0.17 mol HI
0.33 mol NaI
0.34 mol HI