Acids and Bases HW

PSI Chemistry

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1) According to the Arrhenius concept, an acid is a substance that __________.

A) is capable of donating one or more H+
B) causes an increase in the concentration of H + in aqueous solutions
C) can accept a pair of electrons to form a coordinate covalent bond
D) reacts with the solvent to form the cation formed by autoionization of that solvent
E) tastes bitter
2) A Bronsted-Lowry base is defined as a substance that __________.
A) increases [H+] when placed in H2O
B) decreases [H+] when placed in H2O
C) increases [OH-] when placed in H2O
D) acts as a proton acceptor
E) acts as a proton donor
3) A Bronsted-Lowry acid is defined as a substance that __________.
A) increases Ka when placed in H2O
B) decreases [H+] when placed in H2O
C) increases [OH-] when placed in H2O
D) acts as a proton acceptor
E) acts as a proton donor
4) A substance that is capable of acting as both an acid and as a base is __________.
A) autosomal
B) conjugated
C) amphoteric
D) saturated
E) miscible
5) What is the conjugate acid of NH3?
A) NH3
B) NH2+
C) NH3+
D) NH4+
E) NH4OH
6) The conjugate base of HSO4 - is __________.
A) OHB) H2SO4
C) SO4 2D) HSO4+
E) H3SO4+
7) The conjugate acid of HSO4 - is __________.
A) H+
B) H2SO4
C) SO4 2D) HSO4+
E) HSO3+

8) What is the conjugate base of OH-?

A) O2
B) OC) H2O
D) O2E) H3O+
9) Which one of the following is a Bronsted-Lowry acid?
A) (CH3)3NH+
B) CH3COOH
C) HF
D) HNO2
E) all of the above
10) Which of the following compounds could never act as an acid?
A) SO42B) HSO4 C) H2SO4
D) NH3
E)CH3COOH
11) What is an acid, according to Bronsted-Lowry?
A) anything that donates hydrogen atoms
B) anything that donates hydrogen ions
C) anything that accepts hydrogen ions
D) anything that dissolves metal
E) anything that donates hydronium ions
12) What is a base, according to Bronsted-Lowry?
A) anything that accepts hydrogen ions
B) anything that accepts hydroxide ions
C) anything that donates hydroxide ions
D) anything that can be used to clean drains
E) anything with a bitter taste
13) According to the following reaction, which molecule is acting as an acid?
H2O + H2SO4 H3O+ + HSO4A) H2SO4
B) H20
C) H3O+
D) HSO4E) None of the above
14) According to the following reaction, which molecule is acting as base?
H2O + H2SO4 H3O+ + HSO4-

A) H2SO4
B) H20
C) H3O+
D) HSO4E) None of the above
15) According to the following reaction, which molecule is acting as an acid?
H3O+ + HSO4- H2O + H2SO4
A) H2SO4
B) H20
C) H3O+
D) HSO4E) None of the above
16) According to the following reaction, which molecule is acting as a base?
H3O+ + HSO4- H2O + H2SO4
A) H2SO4
B) H20
C) H3O+
D) HSO4E) None of the above
17) According to the following reaction, which molecule is acting as a base?
H2O + NH3 OH- + NH4+
A) H2O
B) NH3
C) OHD) NH4+
E) None of the above
18) According to the following reaction, which molecule is acting as an acid?
H2O + NH3 OH- + NH4+
A) H2O
B) NH3

C) OHD) NH4+
E) None of the above
19) According to the following reaction, which molecule is acting as an acid?
OH- + NH4+ H2O + NH3
A) H2O
B) NH3
C) OHD) NH4+
E) None of the above
20) According to the following reaction, which molecule is acting as a base?
OH- + NH4+ H2O + NH3
A) H2O
B) NH3
C) OHD) NH4+
E) None of the above
21) In the below reaction, what does the double arrow symbol mean?
OH- + NH4+ H2O + NH3
A) The forward and backwards reactions are happening at the same time
B) The reaction cant decide which way to go
C) The forward reaction does not progress
D)The backward reaction happens as fast as the forward reaction so the proton
is not transferred
E) None of the above
22) For the following reaction, identify whether the compound in bold is behaving
as an acid or a base.
H3PO4 + H2O H2PO4- + H3O+
A) Acid
B) Base
C) Neither
D) Both
E) None of the above
23) For the following reaction, identify whether the compound in bold is behaving

as an acid or a base.
H3PO4 + H2O H2PO4- + H3O+
A) Acid
B) Base
C) Neither
D) Both
E) None of the above
24) For the following reaction, identify whether the compound in bold is behaving
as an acid or a base.
H3PO4 + H2O H2PO4- + H3O+
A) Acid
B) Base
C) Neither
D) Both
E) None of the above
25) For the following reaction, identify whether the compound in bold is behaving
as an acid or a base.
H3PO4 + H2O H2PO4- + H3O+
A) Acid
B) Base
C) Neither
D) Both
E) None of the above
26) A substance that is capable of acting as both an acid and as a base is
__________.
A) autosomal
B) conjugated
C) amphoteric
D) saturated
E) miscible

B Autoionization of water and pH

27) The molar concentration of hydronium ion in pure water at 25 C is
__________.
A) 0.00
B) 1.0x10-7
C) 1.0x10-14
D) 1.00
E) 7.00
28) The molar concentration of hydroxide ion in pure water at 25 C is
__________.
A) 1.00

B) 0.00
C) 1.0x10-14
D) 1.0x10-7
E) 7.00
indicates that __________.
Kw
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
29) The magnitude of

30) In basic solution, __________.

A) [H3O+] = [OH-]
B) H3O+] > [OH-]
C) [H3O+] < [OH-]
D) [H3O+] = 0M
E) [OH-] >7.0
31) An aqueous solution contains 0.10 M NaOH. The solution is __________.
A) very dilute
B) highly colored
C) basic
D) neutral
E) acidic
32) Nitric acid is a strong acid. This means that __________.
A) aqueous solutions of HNO3 contain equal concentrations of H+ (aq) and OH(aq)
B)
does not ionize at all when it is dissolved in water
HNO3
C) HNO3 ionize completely to H+ (aq) and NO3- (aq) when it dissolves in water
D) HNO3 produces a gaseous product when it is neutralized
E) HNO3 cannot be neutralized by a weak base
33) Which of the following solutions is the most acidic?
A) a solution with pH = 3
B) a solution with pH = 5
C) a solution with pH = 7
D) a solution with pH = 10
E) all of the solutions are basic
34) If you had a 1.0 M solution of a strong acid, what would be a reasonable pH?
A) 1
B) 6
C) 7

D) 8
E) 13
35) If you had a 1.0 M solution of a weak acid, what would be a reasonable pH?
A) 1
B) 6
C) 7
D)8
E) 13
36) If you had a 1.0 M solution of a weak base, what would be a reasonable pH?
A) 1
B) 6
C) 7
D) 8
E) 13
37) If you had a 1.0 M solution of a strong base, what would be a reasonable
pH?
A) 1
B) 6
C) 7
D) 8
E) 13
38) Which solution below has the highest concentration of hydroxide ions?
A) pH = 3.21
B) pH = 12.6
C) pH = 7.93
D) pH = 9.82
E) pH = 7.00
39) As the pH increases, the hydroxide ion concentration __________.
A) decreases
B) increases
C) starts to affect the [H+]
D) stays constant
40) If the pH of a solution is 10, what is the hydronium ion concentration?
A) 4
B) 10
C) 1 x 10-4
D) 1 x 10-7
E) 1 x 10-10
41) If the pH of a solution was 7 and you were to increase the hydroxide ion
concentration, what would the pH be?
A) 1
B) 5
C) 7

D) 9
E) 1 x 10-5
42) If the pH of a solution was 7 and you were to increase the hydronium ion
concentration 1000x, what would the pH be?
A) 4
B) 7
C) 143
D) 7000
E) 1 x 10-4
43) An aqueous solution at 25.0 C contains [H +] =0.099M. What is the pH of the
solution?
A) 1.00
B) -1.00
C) 13.0
D) 0.0990
E)1.00x10-13
44) The pH of an aqueous solution at 25.0 C is 10.66. What is the molarity of
in this solution?
H
A) 2.2x10-11 B) 4.6 x10-4 C) 3.3 D) 1.1x10-13 E) 4.6x1010
45) What is the pH of an aqueous solution at 25.0 C in which [H] + is 0.0025 M?
A) 3.40
B) 2.60
C) -2.60
D) -3.40
E) 2.25
46) What is the pH of an aqueous solution at 25.0C that contains 3.98x10 -9 M
hydronium ion?
A) 8.400
B) 5.600
C) 9.000
D) 3.980
E) 7.000
47) What is the concentration (in M) of hydronium ions in a solution at 25.0 C
with pH = 4.282?
A) 4.28
B) 9.71
C)1.92x10-10
D) 5.22x10-5
E)1.66x104
Practice problems:

1.

If the H+ concentration is 0.0001 mol/L , what is the p H?

2.

If the H+ concentration is 0.00000001 mol/L , what is the p H?

3.

If the H+ concentration is 0.00024 mol/L , what is the pH?

4.

If the H+ concentration is 0.089 mol/L , what is the pH?

5.

If the H+ concentration is 8.4 x10-11mol/L , what is the pH?

6.

If the H+ concentration is 2.1 x 10-4 mol/L , what is the pH?

7.

If the H+ concentration is 6.7 x10-8 mol/L , what is the pH?

8.

If the pH is 2, what is the H+ concentration ?

9.

If the pH is 10, what is the H+ concentration ?

10.

If the pH is 4.3, what is the H+ concentration ?

11.

If the pH is 9.1, what is the H+ concentration ?

12.

If the pH is 6.34, what is the H+ concentration ?

13.

If the pH is 3.89, what is the H+ concentration ?

14.

If the pH is 5.712, what is the H+ concentration ?

Answers:
1. 4
2. 8
3. 3.62
4. 1.05
5. 10.08
6. 3.68
7. 7.17
8. 0.01
9. 1 x10-10
10. 5.01 x10-5
11. 7.94 x10-10
12. 4.57 x10-7
13. 1.29 x10-4
14. 1.94 x 10-6

ANSWERS
A
1) B
2) D
3) E
4) C
5) D
6) C
7) B
8) D
9) E
10) A
11) B
12) A
13) A
14) B
15) C
16) D
17) B

18) A
19) D
20) C
21) A
22) A
23) B
24) B
25) A
26) C
B
27) B
28) D
29) D
30) C
31) C
32) C
33) A
34) A

35) B
36) D
37) E
38) B
39) B
40) E
41) D
42) A
43) A
44) A
45) B
46) A
47) D