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Acid base buffer

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

NH3 is:

a)

a Bronsted Lowry base

b)

an Arrhenius base

c)

an acid

d)

both an Arrhenius and a Bronsted Lowry base

2.

a compound that increase  H3O+H_3O^+  concentration in water and making the solution more acidic is called______.

a)

Arrhenius acid

b)

Arrhenius base

c)

Bronsted Lowry acid

d)

Bronsted Lowry base

3.
Which of these pH values would indicate that a solution is a weak base?
a)
4
b)
5.6
c)
8
d)
13
4.

An acid has a pH

a)

higher than 7

b)

lower than 7

c)

7

d)

greater than 14

5.

Zn(OH)2 is an example of a...

a)

acid

b)

base

c)

salt

d)

water

6.

Four substances were tested for pH, lemon juice (pH 2), baking soda (pH 9), bleach (pH 12), and milk (pH 6). Which of the following correctly lists the substances from most basic to acidic?

a)

lemon juice, milk, baking soda, bleach

b)

bleach, baking soda, milk, lemon juice

c)

milk, lemon juice, baking soda, bleach

d)

baking soda, bleach, lemon juice, milk

7.

 NH3+H2ONH4++OHNH_3+H_2O\Longleftrightarrow NH_4^++OH^-  

The equilibrium constant for the above equation is_______.

a)

Ka

b)

Kb

c)

Kc

d)

Kw

8.

HNO3 + H2O → H3O+ + NO31-

NO31- is the conjugate base of

a)

H2O

b)

HNO3

c)

H3O+

d)

none of the above

9.

What is the conjugate base of H2SO4?

a)

SO42-

b)

H2SO3

c)

HSO31-

d)

HSO41-

10.
Which of the following is true about acids and bases?
a)
The lower the pH, the stronger the acid
b)
the higher the pH, the stronger the acid
c)
The lower the pH, the more neutral the acid
d)
The higher the pH, the weaker the base
11.

Which of the following is a conjugate acid/base pair?

a)

HCl/OCl-

b)

H2SO4/SO42-

c)

HPO42-/PO43-

d)

H3O+/OH-

12.

The pH of a solution at 25C in which [OH-] = 3.9 x 10-5M is:

a)

4.41

b)

3.90

c)

9.59

d)

4.80

13.
Calculate the [H+] in a solution that has a pH of 2.73.
a)
5.4 x 10-12 M
b)
1.9 x 10-3 M
c)
2.7 M
d)
11.3 M
14.

Phenol, C6H5OH, has a Ka =1.0 x 10-10. What is the pH of a 0.010 M solution of phenol?

a)

between 3-7

b)

10

c)

2

d)

between 7-10

e)

7

15.

What is the [OH-] if the pH is 4.9?

a)

7.94 x 10-10 M

b)

1.0 x 10-4 M

c)

7.94 x 10-14 M

d)

4.9 x 10-10 M

16.

What is the [OH-] if the [H+] is

1.0 x 10-3 M?

a)

1.0 x 10-3 M

b)

6.02 x 10-23 M

c)

1.0 x 10-14 M

d)

1.0 x 10-11 M

17.

The buffer solution is able to maintain pH by some events, except . . .

a)

The addition of a little acid

b)

The addition of a little base

c)

Addition of water

d)

The addition of excess acid

18.

The pH solution that consists of HA 0.01 M and A- 0.01 M with Ka = 1.0x10-5 is__________.

a)

4

b)

5

c)

6

d)

8

19.
Acidic buffer is made up of
a)
weak acid and weak base
b)
weak acid and its conjugate salt
c)
weak acid and its conjugate base
d)
strong acid and its conjugate base
20.

a buffer solution is made by mixing HA, a weak acid, with salts containing A- ions.


HA ↔ H+ + A-


a formula that can be used for the calculation of the pH of this buffer solution is

a)
b)
c)
d)