1) Indicate all the Brnsted-Lowry acids in the following chemical reaction.

HCl(aq) + H
2
O(aq) H
3
O
+
(aq) + Cl
-
(aq)
A) HCl, H
2
O
B) HCl, H
3
O
+
C) HCl, Cl
-
D) HCl, H
2
O, H
3
O
+
Answer: B

2) What are the Brnsted-Lowry bases in the following chemical reaction?
C
5
H
5
N(aq) + H
2
O(l) C
5
H
5
NH+(aq) + OH-(aq)
A) C
5
H
5
N, H
2
O
B) C
5
H
5
N, C
5
H
5
NH
+
C) C
5
H
5
N, OH
-
D) C
5
H
5
N, H
2
O, OH
-
Answer: C


3). Identify the conjugate acid/base pairs present in an aqueous solution of hydrogen sulfate ion,
HSO
4
-
.
A) HSO
4
-
/SO
4
2-
and H
3
O
+
/H
2
O
B) H
2
SO
4
/HSO
4
-
and H
2
O/OH
-
C) HSO
4
-
/H
2
O and H
3
O
+
/SO
4
2-
D) HSO
4
-
/H
2
O and H
2
SO
4
/OH
-
Answer: A

4). What is the conjugate base of the Brnsted-Lowry acid HPO
4
2-
?
A) H
3
PO
4
B) H
2
PO
4
-
C) HPO
4
2-
D) PO
4
3-

5). Write a balanced equation for the dissociation of the Brnsted-Lowry acid HSO
4
-
in water.
A) HSO
4
-
(aq) + H
2
O(l) H
2
SO
4
(aq) + OH
-
(aq)
B) HSO
4
-
(aq) + H
2
O(l) SO
4
2-
(aq) + H
3
O
+
(aq)
C) HSO
4
-
(aq) + H
2
O(l) SO
3
2-
(aq) + OH
-
(aq)
D) HSO
4
-
(aq) + H
2
O(l) SO
3
(g) + OH
-
(aq) + H
2
O(l)
Answer: B



6). Which of the following Brnsted-Lowry acids does not behave as a strong acid when it is
dissolved in water?
A) HBr
B) HCl
C) HNO
2
D) HClO
4
Answer: C

7). Which Brnsted-Lowry acid has the strongest conjugate base?
A) HBr
B) HClO
4
C) HF
D) HI
Answer: C

8). An acidic solution at 25C has
A) [H
3
O
+
] > [OH
-
] > 1 10
-7
M.
B) [H
3
O
+
] > 1 10
-7
M > [OH
-
].
C) [H
3
O
+
] = [OH
-
] > 1 10
-7
M.
D) [H
3
O
+
] < 1 10
-7
M > [OH
-
].
Answer: B

Strong Acids /Bases

9). What is the pH of a 0.020 M Ba(OH)
2
solution?
A) 1.40
B) 1.70
C) 12.30
D) 12.60
Answer: D

10). What is the pH of a solution prepared by diluting 25.00 mL of 0.10 M HCl with enough
water to produce a total volume of 100.00 mL?
A) 1.00
B) 1.60
C) 2.00
D) 3.20
Answer: B







Weak Acids/Bases

11). Determine the acid dissociation constant for a 0.010 M nitrous acid solution that has a pH of
2.70. Nitrous acid is a weak monoprotic acid and the equilibrium equation of interest is
HNO
2
(aq) + H
2
O(l) H
3
O
+
(aq) + NO
2
-
(aq).
A) 8.0 10
-3
B) 2.0 10
-3
C) 5.0 10
-4
D) 4.0 10
-4
Answer: C.

12). A tablet containing 500.0 mg of aspirin (acetylsalicylic acid or HC
9
H
7
O
4
) was dissolved in
enough water to make 100 mL of solution. Given that K
a
= 3.0 10
4
for aspirin, what is the pH
of the solution?
A) 1.57
B) 2.54
C) 3.52
D) 5.08
Answer: B


13) What is the pH of a 0.100 M NH
3
solution that has K
b
= 1.8 10
-5
? The equation for the
dissociation of NH
3
is
NH
3
(aq) + H
2
O(l) NH
4
+
(aq) + OH
-
(aq).
A) 1.87
B) 2.87
C) 11.13
D) 12.13
Answer: C

14) What is the pH of a 0.30 M pyridine solution that has a K
b
= 1.9 10
-9
? The equation for
the dissociation of pyridine is
C
5
H
5
N(aq) + H
2
O(l) C
5
H
5
NH
+
(aq) + OH
-
(aq).
A) 4.62
B) 8.72
C) 9.38
D) 10.38
Answer: C





15) Aniline, (C
6
H
5
NH
2
, K
b
= 4.3 10
-10
at 25C) is an industrially important amine used in
the making of dyes. Determine the pH of an aniline solution made by dissolving 3.90 g of aniline
in enough water to make 100 mL of solution.
A) 4.87
B) 9.13
C) 9.74
D) 10.74
Answer: B

16). Calculate the pH of a 0.100 M NaCH
3
CO
2
solution. K
a
for acetic acid, CH
3
CO
2
H, is
1.8 10
-5
.

A) 2.87
B) 5.13
C) 8.87
D) 11.13
Answer: C

17). Calculate the pH of a 0.100 M CH
3
NH
3
Cl solution. K
b
for methylamine, CH
3
NH
2
, is
3.7 10
-4
.

A) 2.22
B) 5.78
C) 8.22
D) 11.78
Answer: B


18). Which one of the following salts, when dissolved in water, produces the solution with the
highest pH?
A) RbI
B) RbBr
C) RbCl
D) RbF
Answer: D











The Common-Ion Effect

19) What is the hydronium ion concentration in a solution prepared by mixing 50.00 mL of 0.10
M HCN with 50.00 mL of NaCN? Assume that the volumes of the solutions are
additive and that K
a
= 4.9 10
-10
for HCN.
A) 2.4 10
-10
M
B) 4.9 10
-10
M
C) 9.8 10
-10
M
D) 7.0 10
-6
M
Answer: C

20) What is the pH of a solution prepared by mixing 25.00 mL of 0.10 M CH
3
CO
2
H with 25.00
mL of 0.050 M CH
3
CO
2
Na? Assume that the volume of the solutions are additive and that K
a
=
1.8 10
-5
for CH
3
CO
2
H.
A) 2.87
B) 4.44
C) 4.74
D) 5.05
Answer: B


Buffers and Titration Problems: (To be covered after the spring break)

1) When equal molar amounts of the following sets of compounds are mixed in water, which will
not form a buffer solution?
A) NaH
2
PO
4
with Na
2
HPO
4
B) NH
3
with NH
4
Cl
C) CH
3
CO
2
H with NaCH
3
CO
2
D) HNO
3
with NaNO
3
Answer: D

2) Which of the following combinations of chemicals could be used to make a buffer solution?
A) HCl/NaOH
B) HCl/NH
3
C) HCl/H
3
PO
4
D) NaOH/NH
3
Answer: B




3) Which statement about buffers is true?
A) Buffers have a pH = 7.
B) Buffers consist of a strong acid and its conjugate base.
C) A buffer does not change pH on addition of a strong acid or strong base.
D) Buffers resist change in pH upon addition of small amounts of strong acid or strong base.
Answer: D


4) What is the pH of a buffered system made by dissolving 17.42 g of KH
2
PO
4
and 20.41 g of
K
2
HPO
4
in water to give a volume of 200.0 mL? The K
a2
for dihydrogen phosphate is 6.2 10
-
8
and the equilibrium reaction of interest is
H
2
PO
4
-
(aq) + H
2
O(l) H
3
O
+
(aq) + HPO
4
-
(aq).
A) 7.03
B) 7.17
C) 7.38
D) 7.58
Answer: B


5). What is the [CH
3
CO
2
-
]/[CH
3
CO
2
H] ratio necessary to make a buffer solution with a pH of
4.44? K
a
= 1.8 10
-5
for CH
3
CO
2
H.
A) 0.50:1
B) 0.94:1
C) 1.1:1
D) 2.0:1
Answer: A

6). A buffer solution is prepared by dissolving 0.200 mol of NaH
2
PO
4
and 0.100 mol of NaOH
in enough water to make 1.00 L of solution. What is the pH of the H
2
PO
4
-
/HPO
4
2-
buffer if the
K
a2
= 6.2 10
-8
?
A) 6.91
B) 7.21
C) 7.51
D) 7.71
Answer: B

7). What is the magnitude of the change in pH when 0.005 moles of HCl is added to 0.100 L of a
buffer solution that is 0.100 M in CH
3
CO
2
H and 0.100 M NaCH
3
CO
2
? The K
a
for acetic acid
is1.8 10
-5
.

A) 0.00
B) 0.20
C) 0.47
D) 1.30 Answer: C
Titrations:


8). What volume of 5.00 10
3
M HNO
3
is needed to titrate 100.00 mL of 5.00 10
3
M
Ca(OH)
2
to the equivalence point?
A) 12.5 mL
B) 50.0 mL
C) 100. mL
D) 200. mL
Answer: D
Topic: Strong Acid - Strong Base Titrations

9) What is the pH of a solution made by mixing 30.00 mL of 0.10 M HCl with 40.00 mL of 0.10
M KOH? Assume that the volumes of the solutions are additive.
A) 0.85
B) 1.85
C) 12.15
D) 13.15
Answer: C

10) Which of the following titrations result in a basic solution at the equivalence point?
A) HI titrated with NaCH
3
CO
2
B) HOCl titrated with NaOH
C) HBr titrated with KOH
D) Pb(NO
3
)
2
titrated with NaI
Answer: B
Topic: Weak Acid Strong Base Titrations

11) What is the pH at the equivalence point of a weak acid-strong base titration?
A) pH < 7
B) pH = 7
C) pH > 7
D) pH = 14.00
Answer: C

12) What is the approximate pH at the equivalence point of a weak acid-strong base titration if
25 mL of aqueous hydrofluoric acid requires 30.00 mL of 0.400 M NaOH? K
a
= 6.76 10
-4
for
HF.
A) 1.74
B) 5.75
C) 8.25
D) 12.26
Answer: C



13). What is the pH of the resulting solution if 30.00 mL of 0.10 M acetic acid is added to 10.00
mL of 0.10 M NaOH? Assume that the volumes of the solutions are additive. K
a
= 1.8 10
-5
for
CH
3
CO
2
H.
A) 9.56
B) 8.95
C) 5.05
D) 4.44
Answer: D

14) Formic acid (HCO
2
H, K
a
= 1.8 10
-4
) is the principal component in the venom of stinging
ants. What is the molarity of a formic acid solution if 25.00 mL of the formic acid solution
requires 29.80 mL of 0.0567 M NaOH to reach the equivalence point?
A) 0.0134 M
B) 0.0476 M
C) 0.0567 M
D) 0.0676 M
Answer: D


15). What is the pH at the equivalence point of a weak base-strong acid titration if 20.00 mL of
NaOCl requires 28.30 mL of 0.50 M HCl? K
a
= 3.0 10
-8
for HOCl.
A) 0.30
B) 3.18
C) 3.76
D) 4.03
Answer: D