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Acids, Bases, Salts Review

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 2hrs 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following values would represent the pH of a strong base?

a)

1

b)

8

c)

7

d)

13

2.

Which of the following values would represent the pH of a strong acid?

a)

1

b)

6

c)

7

d)

13

3.

What happens when an acid and a base mix?

a)

Optimization of Ions

b)

Equalization of Charges

c)

Neutralization Reaction

d)

Law of Neutral Hydrogen Ions

4.

What range of values on the pH scale represent solutions with a higher ratio of hydronium (H3O+) ions?

a)

0-14

b)

below 7

c)

7

d)

above 7

5.

What range of values on the pH scale represent solutions with a higher ratio of hydroxide (OH-) ions?

a)

below 7

b)

7

c)

above 7

d)

0-14

6.

When found in food, acids often taste ________.

a)

Sour

b)

Bitter

c)

Salty

d)

Slippery

7.

When found in food, bases often taste _______.

a)

Sour

b)

Bitter

c)

Salty

d)

Soggy

8.

When you place blue litmus paper into an unknown clear solution, the blue litmus paper turns red.

Which of the following represents the most logical conclusion?

a)

The substance has a pH value of "2".

b)

The substance is a base.

c)

The substance has a pH value of "7".

d)

The substance is acidic.

9.

Ocean water has a pH value near "8". It would be classified as...

a)

slightly acidic

b)

a strong base

c)

a neutral substance

d)

slightly basic (alkaline)

10.

Four solutions are tested and found to have the following pH values. Which of these substances would be considered the weakest acid?

a)

Lemon Juice - pH=2

b)

Apple Juice - pH=4.5

c)

Shower Cleaner - pH=5.5

d)

Hydrogen Peroxide - pH=7

11.

Many cleaning solutions are bases. Which of the following is a common property among basic (alkaline) solutions?

a)

slippery feel

b)

white color

c)

salty taste

d)

sour taste

12.

The products of a neutralization reaction are usually...

a)

salt and water

b)

an acid and a base

c)

a neutral solution

d)

carbon dioxide and oxygen

13.

Which indicator is blue in a solution that has a pH of 5.6?

a)

bromcresol green

b)

bromthymol blue

c)

thymol blue

d)

methyl orange

14.

Based on the results of testing colorless solutions with indicators, which solution is most acidic?

a)

solution where bromthymol blue is blue

b)

solution where bromcresol green is blue

c)

solution where phenolphthalein is pink

d)

solution where methyl orange is red

15.

Which indicator is yellow in a solution with a pH of 9.8?

a)

methyl orange

b)

bromthymol blue

c)

bromcresol green

d)

thymol blue

16.

In which solution will thymol blue indicator appear blue?

a)

0.1 M CH3COOH

b)

0.1 M KOH

c)

0.1 M HCl

d)

0.1 M H2SO4

17.

According to reference table M, what is the color of the indicator methyl orange in a solution that has a pH of 2?

a)

blue

b)

yellow

c)

orange

d)

red

18.

Three samples of the same solution are tested, each with a different indicator. All three indicators, bromthymol blue, thymol blue and bromcresol green appear blue if the pH of the solution is

a)

4.7

b)

6.0

c)

7.8

d)

9.9

19.
A neutralization reaction will (almost) always produce...
a)
water & salt
b)
water
c)
salt
d)
water & carbon
20.
Identify the salt in the following equation:
Zn(OH)2 + HNO3   ---> H2O  + Zn(NO3)2
a)
Zn(OH)2
b)
HNO3
c)
H2O
d)
Zn(NO3)2
21.

Complete the following reaction:

HCl + Mg(OH)2 -->

a)

MgCl2 + H2O

b)

Mg +H2O

c)

MgCl2 + H2

d)

MgCl2 + H2O + CO2

22.

Complete the following reaction:

H3PO4 + NaOH -->

a)

Na3PO4 + H2O

b)

Na +H2O

c)

Na3PO4 + H2

d)

Na3PO4 + H2O + CO2

23.
What is the range of pH values in an acidic solution?
a)
0-7
b)
7-14
c)
15-239058204958
d)
pH = 7
24.
What is the range of pH values in a basic solution?
a)
0-7
b)
7-14
c)
7
25.
phosphorous acid
a)
H3PO4
b)
H2PO4
c)
H3P
d)
H3PO3
26.
hydrochloric acid
a)
HCl
b)
HClO
c)
H3ClO3
d)
HClO3
27.
sulfuric acid
a)
HSO3
b)
H2SO3
c)
H2SO4
d)
H3SO4
28.
Mg(OH)2
a)
magnesium hydroxide acid
b)
hydromagnesium acid
c)
magnesium oxygen hydride
d)
magnesium hydroxide
29.
 H3PO4
a)
hydrophosphoric acid
b)
phosphorous acid
c)
phosphoric acid
d)
phosphoric hydroxide
30.
Barium hydroxide
a)
BaOH
b)
Ba2OH
c)
Ba(OH)2
31.
Hydroiodic acid
a)
H2I2
b)
H1I1
c)
HI
32.

What does pH measure?

a)

Concentration of H+

b)

Concentration of OH-

c)

The amount of liquid in the test tube.

d)

The Concentration of H3O+

33.

Neutral solutions have a pH of

a)

pH of 2

b)

pH of 0

c)

pH of 7

d)

A neutral solution does not have a pH

34.

What is true when acids and bases neutralize each other.

a)

The concentration of H+ and OH- is the same

b)

Salt Water is produced

c)

[H+] = [OH-]

d)

[H+] > [OH-]

35.

A base is a substance

a)

That releases OH- ions when dissolved in water

b)

That releases H+ ions when dissolved in water

c)

Does not release any ions when dissolved in water

d)

None of the above

36.

Phenolphthalein in acidic solution is

a)

Colorless

b)

turns pink

c)

turns Yellow

d)

turns green

37.
What is the conjugate acid in the following equation?
a)
PO43- 
b)
HNO3 
c)
NO3- 
d)
HPO42-
38.
What is the conjugate base in the following reaction?
a)
HCO3- 
b)
HCl
c)
 H2CO3 
d)
Cl-
39.
HSO4-(aq)+H2O(l)             H3O+(aq)+SO42-(aq)
Identify the Acid in the above reaction.
a)
HSO4-
b)
H2O
c)
H3O+
d)
SO42-
40.
A compound that donates H+ ions is 
a)
A Bronsted-Lowry Acid
b)
An Arrhenius Acid
c)
A Bronsted-Lowry Base
d)
An Arrhenius Base
41.

The table shows the molar concentrations of hydronium ions in four different solutions. Which solution has the highest pH?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

42.

A solution with a pH of 4.0 has a hydronium ion concentration a thousand times greater than a solution with a pH of

a)

1.0

b)

2.0

c)

6.0

d)

7.0

43.

Compared to a solution with a pH value of 8, a solution with a hundred times lower hydronium ion concentration has a pH value of

a)

6

b)

7

c)

9

d)

10

44.

As the pH of a solution changes from 3 to 4, the concentration of hydronium ions

a)

decreases by a factor of 1

b)

decreases by a factor of 10

c)

increases by a factor of 10

d)

increases by a factor of 1

45.

As the pH of a solution is changed from 13 to 11, the concentration of hydronium ions

a)

decreases by a factor of 100

b)

decreases by a factor of 20

c)

increases by a factor of 20

d)

increases by a factor of 100

46.
I am titrating 1M HCl with 1M NaOH.  I have 25mL of HCl. How much NaOH will I need?
a)
2.5mL
b)
5mL
c)
25mL
d)
50mL
47.
I have 25mL of 1M HCl which neutralises 20mL of NaOH. What is the concentration of the NaOH?
a)
0.8 M
b)
1 M
c)
1.25 M
48.
How many moles of Ca(OH)2 are needed to neutralize three moles of HCl? 
a)
8
b)
1.5
c)
6
d)
3
49.

What is the main purpose of acid-base titrations?

a)

To test if reactants react.

b)

To calculate the concentration of unknown acid or base.

c)

To test quality of reactants.

50.
The following neutralization reaction occurs in the classroom.
HCl  +  KOH  -->  H2O  +  KCl
If a student uses 25.0 mL of a 0.5M solution of KOH, what is the molarity of the acid if the is 15.0mL of acid neutralized?
a)
0.8M
b)
1.2M
c)
12.5M