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Acids and Bases Basics

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the conjugate acid in the following equation?
a)
PO43- 
b)
HNO3 
c)
NO3- 
d)
HPO42-
2.
What is the conjugate base in the following reaction?
a)
HCO3- 
b)
HCl
c)
 H2CO3 
d)
Cl-
3.
What is the conjugate base of HCO3-?
a)
HCO3-
b)
H2CO3-
c)
H2CO3
d)
CO32-
4.
When a hydroxide ion is released what does the solution become?
a)
Basic
b)
Acidic
c)
Amphoteric
d)
Proton
5.

When a hydronium ion is released what does the solution become?

a)

Basic

b)

Acidic

c)

Amphoteric

d)

Proton

6.
Which accepts protons?
a)
Brønsted-Lowry Acids
b)
Brønsted-Lowry Bases
c)
Arrhenius Acids
d)
Arrhenius Bases
7.
Which donates protons?
a)
Brønsted-Lowry Acids
b)
Brønsted-Lowry Bases
c)
Arrhenius Acids
d)
Arrhenius Bases
8.

If I add more chicken soup to this setup, what will happen to the pH?

a)

It will increase and get closer to 7

b)

It will decrease and get closer to 0

c)

It will stay the same and not change

9.

If I add more water to this setup, what will happen to the pH?

a)

It will increase and get closer to 7

b)

It will decrease and get closert to 0

c)

It will stay the same and not change

10.

Which of the following are properties of acids?

a)

They conduct electricity when dissolved in water

b)

They taste sour

c)

They react with metals to produce hydrogen gas

d)

All of the answer choices are correct

11.
Holly has an unknown substance in a beaker. She wants to determine the relative pH of the unknown substance. She places a piece of blue litmus paper into the substance, and the litmus paper stays blue.
The substance in the beaker
a)
is a base.
b)
has a neutral pH.
c)
is an acid.
d)
does not have a pH.
12.
Pure water has a pH of 7. Pure water _______.
a)
is a base
b)
is a neutral substance
c)
could be either an acid or a base
d)
is an acid
13.

In pure water, the concentration of OH- is __________ the concentration of H3O+

a)

greater than

b)

smaller than

c)

the same as

d)

unrelated to

14.

The pH of a solution is near 13. Therefore the molarity of _________ is greater than _________.

a)

H3O+, OH-

b)

OH-, H3O+

15.

In this type of reaction, a substance ionizes when one molecule of the substance reacts with another molecule of the same substance.

a)

Autoionization

b)

Base Ionization

c)

Acid Ionization

d)

Water Ionization

16.

They are substances that ionize (break off) in an aqueous solution to produce hydroxide (OH-) ions in solution according to _____.

a)

Acid - Bronsted Lowry

b)

Base - Bronsted Lowery

c)

Acid - Arrhenius

d)

Base - Arrhenius

e)

Acid - Lewis

17.
A solution with a higher concentration of hydrogen ions than hydroxide ions
[H+] > [OH-]
a)
Acid
b)
Base
c)
Neutral
d)
Distilled Water
18.

Check all of the following that are properties of bases:

a)

They are slippery

b)

They taste sour

c)

They conduct electricity

d)

They have a pH higher than 7

e)

They react with metals to produce hydrogen gas

19.

Check all that apply: According to the Arrhenius definition:

a)

An acid contains H and releases H+ ions in solution

b)

An acid contains OH and releases OH- in solution

c)

A base contains OH and releases OH- in solution

d)

A base contains H and releases H+ ions in solution

20.
The lower the pH, the greater the concentration of :
a)
OH-
b)
H+
21.

The magnitude of Kw indicates that ______________.

a)

water autoionizes very slowly

b)

water autoionizes very quickly

c)

water autoionizes only to a very small extent

d)

the autoionization of water is exothermic

22.
The greater the pOH, the smaller the concentration of 
a)
OH-
b)
H+
23.
A  pH and a pOH will add up to:
a)
0
b)
7
c)
14
d)
1.0 x 10-14
24.

Which of the following is the correct definition for a strong acid?

a)

Partially dissociates into ions when dissolved in water and the change is not reversible

b)

Fully dissociates into ions when dissolved in water and the change is not reversible

c)

Fully dissociates into ions when dissolved in water and the change is reversible

d)

Partially dissociates into ions when dissolved in water and the change is reversible

25.

Which of the following is the correct balanced equation showing the dissociation of sulfuric acid into ions?

a)

H2SO4 (aq) → H+ (aq) + SO4(aq)

b)

H2SO4 (aq) ⇌ 2H+ (aq) + SO42- (aq)

c)

HSO4 (aq) → H+(aq) + SO4(aq)

d)

H2SO4 (aq) → 2H+ (aq) + SO42- (aq)

26.
Strong acids and bases...
a)
do not break apart into ions (non-electrolyte)
b)
partially break apart into ions (weak electrolyte)
c)
completely break apart into ions (non-electrolyte)
d)
completely break apart into ions (strong electrolyte)
27.

Which of the following is NOT a strong acid? Check ALL that apply.

a)

HF

b)

HCl

c)

HI

28.

Which of the following is a strong base? Check ALL that apply.

a)

LiOH

b)

CuOH

c)

Ca(OH)2

d)

NH4OH

29.

Which property is not associated with acids?

a)

Sour taste

b)

strong acids can burn you

c)

turns litmus paper blue

d)

reacts with metals

30.

Ammonia has a pH of 11. Ammonia is __________.

a)

an acid

b)

a base

c)

an element

d)

a metal