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Chapter 16A and 16B quiz (acids and bases)

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Pure water has a pH of 7. Pure water _______.
a)

is a base

b)

is a neutral substance

c)

could never be an acid

d)

is an acid

2.

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

3.

Which type of ion does an acid produce when it is dissolved in water?

a)

oxide

b)

oxygen, O2

c)

hydronium, H3O+

d)

hydroxide, OH-

4.

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 turns red.

The substance in the beaker

a)

is a base.

b)

has a neutral pH.

c)

is an acid.

d)

does not have a pH.

5.

Which of the following statements is correct?

a)

Blue litmus paper turns red when placed in a base.

b)

Red litmus paper turns blue when placed in a base.

c)

Blue litmus paper stays blue when placed in an acid.

d)

Red litmus paper stays red when placed in a base.

6.
Human blood has a pH between 7.35 and 7.45. Which of the following best describes human blood?
a)
strongly acidic
b)
slightly acidic
c)
strongly basic
d)
slightly basic
7.

Which of the following are the characteristics of a BASE? (Choose 2 of these.)

a)

Very bitter in taste

b)

Liberate OH- ions when dissolved in water

c)

Have pH of less than 7

d)

Turns blue litmus red

8.

According to the pH range given in the image,which substance is more acidic than lemon juice?

a)

Hydrochloric acid

b)

Cabbage

c)

Milk

d)

Milk Of Magnesia

9.

Which among the following is NOT a base? It's an acid.

a)

NH3

b)

KOH

c)

HCl

d)

NH4OH

10.

What is the pH of a solution that has a [H+] of 2.5 x 10-5?

a)

4.6

b)

2.5

c)

5.0

d)

7.0

11.

What is the [H+] if the pH is 4.0?

a)

1.0 x 10-10 M

b)

1.0 x 10-14 M

c)

1.0 x 10-4 M

d)

1.0 x 10-7 M

12.

Find the pH (not pOH) of a solution with [OH-] = 8.41 x 10-4.

Find pOH then pH. Which is the pH?

a)

3.08

b)

10.92

c)

9.88

d)

11.2

13.

If the [H3O+] of a solution is 9.30 x 10-3 M, the pOH of the solution will be... more than one step. Find the pH then the pOH.

a)

2.03

b)

1.02

c)

12.00

d)

11.97

14.

The hydroxide ion (OH) concentration in a soft drink is 5.00 x 10-12 M.  Find the pH not the pOH. More than one step.

a)
0.002
b)
2.7
c)
11.3
d)
14
15.

What is the conjugate acid in the following equation? Conjugates are on the product side.

a)
PO43- 
b)
HNO3 
c)
NO3- 
d)
HPO42-
16.

What is the conjugate base in the following reaction? Conjugates are on the product side.

a)
HCO3- 
b)
HCl
c)
 H2CO3 
d)
Cl-
17.

Which of the following is an Arrhenius Acid?

a)

LiOH

b)

CO32-

c)

OH-

d)

H3PO4

18.

Reacts with metals to release hydrogen gas

a)

Acid

b)

Base

c)

water

19.

Draw the 3 circles with the 3 different definitions of acids and bases. Use it to answer questions.

A Bronsted-Lowry base is always a Lewis base.

a)

true

b)

false

20.

A Lewis acid is always an Arrhenius acid.

a)

true

b)

false

21.

Ammonia (NH3) is an Arrhenius base.

a)

true

b)

false

22.

What is the conjugate acid?

HPO4-2 + H2O -> OH- + H2PO4-1

a)

HPO4-2

b)

H2O

c)

OH-

d)

H2PO4-1

23.

What is the conjugate base?

OH- + HCN -> H2O +CN-

a)

OH-

b)

HCN

c)

H2O

d)

CN-

24.

What is the acid? Not the conjugate acid.

HPO4-2 + H2O -> OH- + H2PO4-1

a)

HPO4-2

b)

H2O

c)

OH-

d)

H2PO4-1

25.

Match carefully

a)

Arrhenius acid

1.

release H+ and are aqueous

b)

Arrhenius base

2.

release OH-

and are aqueous

c)

Bronsted Lowry Acid

3.

proton donors

d)

Bronsted Lowry Base

4.

Proton Acceptors

e)

Lewis Acid

5.

Electron acceptors