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pH and buffers, solubility

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 3600secs

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Class
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1.

What would be the result when 50 mL of distilled water are added to an ethanoic acid/ sodium ethanoate buffer?

a)

The H+ ions in water would react with the sodium ethanoate in the buffer

b)

None of the responses

c)

The buffer capacity will be exceeded

d)

The OH- ions in water would react with the ethanoic acid in the buffer.

2.

What will be observed when the following solutions are mixed: 1 M NaCl (aq) and 1 M AgNO3 (aq)?

a)

Effervescence will be seen

b)

An acidic solution will be obtained

c)

A precipitate will form

d)

A misty gas is evolved

3.

A saturated solution of magnesium hydroxide, Mg(OH)2 is prepared at 25°C and the hydroxide ion concentration of the solution is found to be 0.014 M. Calculate the Ksp for Mg(OH)2 at this temperature.

a)

5.55 x 10-10 M3

b)

2.30 x 10-8 M3

c)

1.37 x 10-6 M3

d)

7.61 x 10-11 M3

4.

A sample of silver chloride, AgCl(s) is added to some distilled water and a few drops of concentrated ammonia, NH3 are then added to the mixture. Which of the following will be observed?

a)

The amount of AgCl that dissolves in water is unaffected by the addition of ammonia

b)

Less AgCl goes into solution after the ammonia is added

c)

More AgCl solid dissolves after the ammonia is added

d)

AgCl is neutralized by the ammonia

5.

Arrange the following bases from weakest to strongest:

(CH3)2NH (pKb = 3.27); NH2OH (pKb = 8.06); NH3 (pKb = 4.75); C5H5N (pKb = 8.77)

a)

NH3 <(CH3)2NH < NH2OH < C5H5N

b)

C5H5N < NH2OH < (CH3)2NH < NH3

c)

(CH3)2NH < NH3 < NH2OH < C5H5N

d)

C5H5N < NH2OH < NH3 < (CH3)2NH

6.

Which of the following equations is correct?

I. H2SO3 (aq) + H2O ⇌ HSO2(aq) + H3O+ (aq)

II. H2PO4- (aq) + NH3 (aq) ⇌ NH4+ (aq) + HPO42-(aq)

III. CH3CH2COOH(aq) + OH-(aq) ⇌ CH3CH2COO-(aq) + H3O+(aq)

IV. NH4+ (aq) + CN- (aq) ⇌ HCN (aq) + NH2 (aq)

a)

I

b)

IV

c)

II

d)

III

7.

Calculate the molar solubility of calcium carbonate CaCO3 if its solubility product is 5 x 10-9

a)

7.07 x 10-5 mol L-1

b)

1.11 x 10-4 mol L-1

c)

9.43 x 10-7 mol L-1

d)

3.02 x 10-7 mol L-1

8.

Which of the following statements are true?

I. When a base is added to a solution the pOH of that solution increases.

II. Water molecules are amphiprotic

III. The ammonium cation can produce hydrogen ions in aqueous solution

IV. Up to three protons can be produced from phosphoric acid.

a)

II, III & IV

b)

I, II, III & IV

c)

II & III

d)

I, II & IV

9.

Which of the following indicators is most suitable for the titration between ascorbic acid (vitamin C) and sodium hydroxide.

a)

Phenolphthalein

b)

Bromoscresol blue

c)

Methyl orange

d)

Bromocreso green

10.

What concentration of cyanide anion, CN- must be present if a buffer of pH 8.7 is to be formed with 1.7 mol dm-3 of hydrocyanic acid, HCN? The pKa of hydrocyanic acid is 9.21.

a)

4.1 mol dm-3

b)

0.2 mol dm-3

c)

3.2 mol dm-3

d)

0.53 mol dm-3

11.

Which of the following represents the Ksp expression for iron phosphate, Fe3(PO4)2?

a)

[Fe2+][2PO4-]2

b)

[Fe2+]3[PO43-]2

c)

[Fe3+]3[PO42-]

d)

[Fe3+][2PO42-]

12.

The pH of a 0.10 M solution of histidine, C6H9N3O2, a weak organic base was measured at equilibrium and found to be 8.33. Calculate the hydroxide ion concentration in this solution.

a)

1.40 x 10-5 M

b)

9.90 x 10-2 M

c)

2.14 x 10-6 M

d)

8.93 x 10-5 M

13.

A solution contains anions with the following concentrations:

0.20 M CO32-and 0.01 M Cl-

If a dilute AgNO3 solution is added to this solution, which is the first compound to precipitate.

a)

AgCl (Ksp = 1.8 x 10-10)

b)

Ag2CO3 (Ksp = 1.2 x 10-12)

c)

None of the responses

d)

Both compounds will precipitate at the same time

14.

Which of the following is true regarding a C2H5COOH/C2H5COO- buffer?

a)

The buffer is comprised of a weak base and its conjugate

b)

It is an acidic buffer

c)

Aqueous ammonia can be neutralized by the anion in the buffer

d)

A pH of 8.45 can be maintained by this buffer

15.

Which of the following titration curves is most likely to result if a titration was done by adding sulfuric acid to aqueous ammonia?

a)

d

b)

a

c)

b

d)

c

16.

Given that the pKa of the ammonia ion is 9.24, what is the pH of a buffer mixture composed of equal concentrations of NH4Cl and NH3?

a)

9.24

b)

10.80

c)

6.56

d)

7.50

17.

Which of the following best defines a Lewis acid?

a)

Any substance that can act as an electron or an electron-pair acceptor

b)

Any substance that can donate a proton to another substance

c)

Any substance that can act as an electron or an electron-pair donor

d)

A substance that produces hydrogen ions in aqueous solution.

18.

The average normal concentration of Ca2+ in urine is 5.33 g L-1. What concentration of oxalate is needed to precipitate calcium oxalate to initiate formation of a kidney stone?

CaC2O4 (s) Ca2+ (aq) + C2O42- (aq)

Ksp of CaC2O4 = 2.3 x 10-9 Ca = 40 g

a)

2.35 x 10-5 M

b)

1.73 x 10-8 M

c)

5.52 x 10-7 M

d)

1.01 x 10-4 M

19.

Consider the following solubility equilibrium in a saturated solution:

Ag2CO3(s) 2Ag+(aq) + CO32-(aq)

If excess aqueous ammonia is added to the solution what will be the result?

a)

The concentration of carbonate ions remains constant

b)

The carbonate ions are neutralized by ammonia

c)

The solubility equilibrium remains unchanged

d)

The position of equilibrium shifts to the right

20.

Which of the following is false about the reaction quotient, Q, as applied to solubility product equilibria and the solubility product constant, Ksp?

a)

If Q < Ksp, a precipitate will form

b)

If Q = Ksp, the system is at equilibrium

c)

If Q < Ksp, no precipitate will form

d)

If Q = Ksp, the solution is saturated