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Review: Acids and Bases

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does pH stand for?

a)

potential of Hydroxide

b)

potential of Hydrogen

c)

potential of Hydronium ion

d)

potential of Helium

2.

What is the best course of action when someone accidentally ingested a strong acid?

a)

ask them to vomit

b)

ask them not to do anything

c)

ask them to drink water

d)

ask them to drink a basic substance

3.

Steven used a red cabbage as an indicator for the solution his using in his experiment. He noticed that the solution changed color from purple to bluish-green. Is the solution a neutral, acid, or basic substance?

a)

none of the above

b)

neutral

c)

acid

d)

base

4.

Albert used a pH meter to detect whether a compound is an acidic, neutral, or basic substance. The pH meter showed a 2.35 pH value. Is the compound acidic, basic, or neutral?

a)

acid

b)

base

c)

neutral

d)

none of the above

5.

What is the relationship of the H+ concentration of a solution to its pH value?

a)

directly proportional

b)

inversely proportional

c)

equal

d)

H+ concentration is always lower than pH.

6.

Based on Arrhenius's theory, how is an acid defined?

a)

It is a substance that delivers the H+ ion in a solution.

b)

It is a substance that delivers the OH- ion in a solution.

c)

It is a substance that delivers the NH4+ ion in a solution.

d)

It is a substance that delivers the H2O in a solution.

7.

Based on Arrhenius's theory, how is a base defined?

a)

It is a substance that delivers the H+ ion in a solution.

b)

It is a substance that delivers the OH- ion in a solution.

c)

It is a substance that delivers the NH4+ ion in a solution.

d)

It is a substance that delivers the H2O in a solution.

8.

Based on the following pH scale, which of the following substances is an acid?

a)

coffee

b)

bleach

c)

ammonia

d)

baking soda

9.

Which of the following options is NOT a characteristic of a base substance?

a)

pH > 7

b)

red litmus paper turns blue

c)

tastes sour

d)

reacts with acids producing salt & water

10.

If a substance has a pH value of 14, how will you describe the substance's H+ concentration?

a)

high

b)

low

c)

pH = H+

d)

cannot be described

11.

Based on the following pH scale, which of the following substances is a base?

a)

tomato

b)

soap

c)

lemon

d)

battery

12.

Hanna used a litmus paper as an indicator for the solution she is testing. When she dipped the blue and the red litmus paper in her sample solution, she DID NOT observed any color change from both the blue and the red litmus paper. Is the solution acid, base, or neutral?

a)

acid

b)

base

c)

neutral

d)

none of the above

13.

Which of the following substances is a STRONG ACID?

a)

sulfuric acid

b)

acetic acid

c)

formic acid

d)

nitrous acid

14.

Which of the following substances is a STRONG BASE?

a)

ammonia

b)

pyridine

c)

potassium hydroxide

d)

ammonium hydroxide

15.

Which of the following describes an acid?

a)

proton donor

b)

proton acceptor

c)

pH = 7

d)

pH > 7

16.

Study the following chemical reaction below. What type of acid-base reaction is shown in the example equation?

H2SO4 + 2 NaOH \rightarrow NaSO4 + 2 H2O

a)

acid reacts with metal

b)

base reacts with metal

c)

weak acid-weak base reaction

d)

neutralization reaction

17.

In the following chemical reaction, which compound is the conjugate base?

CH3COOH + H2O \leftrightarrow CH3COO- + H3O+

a)

CH3COOH

b)

H2O

c)

CH3COO-

d)

H3O+

18.

Study the following chemical reaction below. What type of acid-base reaction is shown in the example equation?

Zn (s) + 2 HCl (aq) \rightarrow ZnCl2 (aq) + H2 (g)

a)

acid reacts with metal

b)

base reacts with metal

c)

weak acid-weak base reaction

d)

neutralization reaction

19.

In the following chemical reaction, which compound is the conjugate acid?

CH3COOH + H2O \leftrightarrow CH3COO- + H3O+

a)

CH3COOH

b)

H2O

c)

CH3COO-

d)

H3O+

20.

Which of the following describes a base?

a)

proton donor

b)

proton acceptor

c)

pH < 7

d)

pH = 7