Quiz 14

 Question 1
The pH of a cup of coffee (at 25°C) was found to be 5.12. What is the hydronium-ion (H3O+)
concentration?
Answers: A. 5.12 x102
B. 7.59 x10-6
C. 5.12
D. 7.59 x102
 Question 2
Fill-in the blank:

Theory Acids Bases

H+ donor in aqueous OH- donor in aqueous solution
solution
Proton (H+) donor in Proton (H+) acceptor in
aqueous solution aqueous solution
e- pair acceptor e- pair donor
Answers: A. Arrhenius/Lewis/ Bronsted-Lowry
B. Arrhenius/Bronsted-Lowry/Lewis
C. Lewis/Arrhenius/Bronsted-Lowry
D. None of the above
 Question 3
The addition of hydrofluoric acid and __________ to water produces a buffer solution.
Answers: A. NaBr
B. HCl
C. NaF
D. NaCl
 Question 4
What is the pH of an aqueous solution at 25.0 °C in which is 0.0025 M?
Answers: A. 11.4
B. 10.4
C. 9.60
D. 2.60
 Question 5
Of the species below, only __________ is not an electrolyte.

Answers: A. Rb2SO4
B. Ar
C. KOH
D. HCl
 Question 6
What is the pH of a solution in which 150 mL of 0.10 M NaOH is added to 250 mL of 0.10 M
HCl?

Answers: A. 1.0
B. 13
C. 1.6
D. 2.0
 Question 7
How many moles of sodium acetate must be added to 2.0 L of 0.25 M acetic acid to give a
solution that has a pH equal to 5.00? Ignore the volume change due to the addition of sodium
acetate. The value of Ka of acetic acid is 1.76 x10-5

Answers: A. 0.44
B. 1.10
C. 0.88
D. 0.22
 Question 8
Given three compounds in water as below, which compound is strongest electrolyte? (For
simplicity water molecules are not shown)?
 Answers: A. A
B. Inadequate information to conclude
C. C
D. B
 Question 9
Which salt will produce an acidic solution upon dissolving?

Answers: A. Ba(CH3COO)2
B. NH4Cl
C. NaCl
D. KNO3
 Question 10
Acrylic acid, whose formula is HC3H3O2 or HO2CCH=CH2, is used in the manufacture of
plastics. A 0.15M aqueous solution of acrylic acid has a pH of 2.6. What is Ka for acrylic
acid?
Answers: A. 2.5x10-3
B. 5.6 x10-5
C. 0.71
D. 4.3 x10-5
 Question 11
Identify electrolyte(s) among AgCl, BaSO4, NaCl (table salt), Mg(NO3)2, C12H22O11 (sugar),
C6H6
Answers: A. NaCl, Mg(NO3)2
B. BaSO4, C12H22O11, NaCl
C. Mg(NO3)2, C12H22O11, AgCl
 D. NaCl, Mg(NO3)2, C6H6
 Question 12
Which one of the following is the weakest acid

Answers: A. HNO2 (Ka = 4.5 x 10-4)

B. HClO (Ka = 3.0 x 10-8)
C. HF (Ka = 6.8 x 10-4)
D. HCN (Ka = 4.9 x 10-10)

 Question 13
A detergent solution has a pH of 10.93 at 25°C. What is the hydroxide-ion concentration (OH-)?
Answers: A. 1.175 x10-11
B. 1.276 x10-4
C. 8.511 x10-4
D. 2.375 x10-4
 Question 14
Give the conjugate base to HPO42- regarded as acid.
Answers: A. H2PO4-
B. HPO4-
C. PO43-
D. H3PO4
 Question 15
In a solution, when the concentrations of a weak acid and its conjugate base are equal

Answers: A.the -log of the [H+] and the -log of the Ka are equal.
B. the buffering capacity is significantly decreased.
C. the system is not at equilibrium
D. all of the above are true.
 Question 16
What is the base-dissociation constant, Kb, for quinoline? Quinoline has a Ka = 1.2 x 10-5.
Answers: A. 1.0 x 10-14
 B. 1.2 x 10-5
C. 4.92
D. 8.3 x 10-10
 Question 17
An artificial fruit beverage contains 30.0 g of tartaric acid, H2C4H4O6, and 18.8 g of its salt,
potassium hydrogen tartrate, per liter. What is the pH of the beverage? Ka1 = 1.0 x10-3
Answers: A. 3.57
B. 2.02 x10-3
C. 2.69
D. 11.31
 Question 18
What is the pKa for aniline if the Kb is 4.3 x 10-10?

Answers: A. 9.36
B. 4.63
C. 1.8 x 10-5
D. 2.3 x 10-5
 Question 19
Given lemon juice (pH 2.2-2.4), beer (pH 4.0-4.5), milk (pH 6.4), baking soda (pH 8.4),
identify acidic solution.
Answers: A. Beer, milk, banking soda
B. All
C. Lemon juice, beer, baking soda
D. Lemon juice, beer, milk
 Question 20
A buffer is prepared by adding 115 mL of 0.37 M NH3 to 145 mL of 0.25 M NH4NO3. What is
the pH of the final solution? The value of Kb is 1.8 x10-5
Answers: A. 4.7
B. 5.3
C. 9.3
D. 8.7