Acids/Bases Part I no K no Z

____ 1. Which of the following reactions are acid-base reactions according to the Brønsted-Lowry model?

1. NH4+(aq) + H2O NH3(aq) + H3O+(aq)

2. F-(aq) + H2O HF(aq) + OH-(aq)
3. H2PO4 (aq) + OH-(aq)
-
HPO42-(aq) + H2O

a. 1 only
b. 2 only
c. 3 only
d. 1 and 3
e. 1, 2, and 3
____ 2. The species formed when a proton is removed from an acid is called the
a. cation.
b. conjugate base.
c. conjugate acid.
d. buffer.
e. antacid.
____ 3. A species that can either accept or donate a proton is called
a. a Brønsted-Lowry compound.
b. a Lewis base.
c. an Arrhenius acid.
d. amphiprotic.
e. a conjugate pair.
____ 4. What is the conjugate acid of potassium hydrogen phosphate, K2HPO4?
a. H3PO4
b. H2PO4-
c. HPO42-
d. K+
e. OH-
____ 5. If the H+ concentration in a certain tap-water sample is 2.6 x 10-7 M, what is the OH- concentration? (Kw = 1.0
x 10-14)
a. 2.6 x 10-21 M
b. 8.1 x 10-10 M
c. 3.8 x 10-8 M
d. 2.6 x 10-7 M
e. 4.0 x 10-7 M
____ 6. The pH of a human blood sample is 7.30. What is concentration of OH- in blood?
a. 5.01 x 10-8 M
b. 2.0 x 10-7 M
c. 7.3 x 10-7 M
d. 5.01 x 10-5 M
e. 2.0 x 107 M
____ 7. Seawater has a hydroxide ion concentration of 2.0 x 10-6 M. What is the pH of seawater?
a. -8.30
b. 5.70
c. 6.99
d. 7.53
e. 8.30
____ 8. What is the pOH of 0.45 M KOH?
a. 0.15
b. 0.35
c. 4.50
d. 10.00
e. 13.15
____ 9. All of the following species are strong acids EXCEPT
a. HClO4.
b. HBr.
c. H2SO4.
d. HF.
e. HI.
____ 10. All of the following species are strong bases EXCEPT
a. NaOH.
b. KOH.
c. Mg(OH)2.
d. Sr(OH)2.
e. RbOH.
____ 11. Which of the following solutions will have a pH of 11.0?
a. 11 M Sr(OH)2
b. 1 x 10-11 M NH3
c. 1 x 10-11 M HCl
d. 1 x 10-3 M NH4+
e. 1 x 10-3 M NaOH
____ 12. The acid equilibrium constant (Ka) for ammonium chloride refers to which of the following chemical
reactions?
a. NH4+(aq) + H3O+(aq) NH52+(aq) + H2O
+
b. NH4 (aq) + H2O NH3(aq) + H3O+(aq)
+ -
c. NH4 (aq) + OH (aq) NH3(aq) + H2O
d. NH3(aq) + H2O NH4+(aq) + OH-(aq)
e. NH3(aq) + H3O+(aq) NH4+(aq) + H2O
____ 13. The conjugate acid of a weak base is
a. amphiprotic.
b. a weak base.
c. a weak acid.
d. a strong acid.
e. a strong base.
____ 14. The pH of 0.350 M benzoic acid, HC7H5O2, is 2.32. What is the pKa for this acid?
a. 0.350
b. 1.38
c. 1.79
d. 2.32
e. 4.18
____ 15. The pH of 0.400 M sodium nitrite, NaNO2, is 8.42. What is the Kb for this base?
a. 1.7 x 10-11
b. 3.6 x 10-10
c. 3.8 x 10-9
d. 9.5 x 10-9
e. 8.8 x 10-7
____ 16. A 1.00 M solution of NH4Cl has a pH of 4.63. What is the percent ionization of this acid?
a. 0.0023%
b. 0.28%
c. 4.6%
d. 9.3%
e. 36%
____ 17. What is the pH of 0.66 M hypochlorous acid?

HOCl(aq) + H2O OCl-(aq) + H3O+(aq) Ka = 2.8 x 10-8

a. 3.87
b. 4.02
c. 6.51
d. 7.55
e. 7.73
____ 18. Determine the equilibrium constant for the reaction

HF(aq) + NH3(aq) F-(aq) + NH4+(aq)

given the equilibrium constants for the following reactions.

HF(aq) + H2O(l) F-(aq) + H3O+(aq) Ka = 6.9 x 10-4

NH3(aq) + H2O(l) NH4+(aq) + OH-(aq) Kb = 1.8 x 10-5
2H2O OH (aq) + H3O+(aq)
-
Kw = 1.0 x 10-14

a. 1.2 10-8
b. 1.2 106
c. 8.1 107
d. 1.0 1014
e. 3.8 1015
____ 19. A salt solution can be acidic, basic, or neutral. When dissolved in water, which of the following salts will
make the solution acidic: NaCl, Al2(SO4)3, LiNO3, Na2CO3, KF, and NH4Br?
a. Al2(SO4)3 and NH4Br
b. Al2(SO4)3, Na2CO3 and NH4Br
c. Al2(SO4)3 and LiNO3
d. NaCl, LiNO3 and NH4Br
e. Na2CO3, KF, and NH4Br
____ 20. In this reaction
NH3(aq) + H2O(l) NH4+(aq) + OH-(aq)
a. NH3 acts as a base and OH- as an acid.
b. H2O acts as an acid and OH- as a base.
c. H2O acts as a base and NH4+ as an acid.
d. H2O acts as an acid and NH4+ as a base.
e. NH3 acts as an acid and OH- as a base.
____ 21. Which of the following can act as a Bronsted-Lowry base, but not as a Bronsted-Lowry acid?
a. HPO42-
b. H2O
c. NH4+
d. PO43-
e. HSO4-
____ 22. Which of the following is a conjugate acid-base pair?
a. CH3COO- and H2O
b. H3O+ and OH-
c. CH3COOH and CH3COO-
d. CH3COOH and H3O+
e. CH3COOH and OH-
____ 23. An acidic solution is diluted until [H3O+] is exactly half as much as before. The pH of the solution is now
_________ than before.
a. 2.00 higher
b. 0.69 higher
c. 0.30 higher
d. 0.30 lower
e. 2.00 lower
____ 24. Ammonia is a weak base and perchloric acid is a strong acid. Which statement is true of a solution of
ammonium perchlorate?
a. It is strongly acidic.
b. It is weakly acidic.
c. It is neutral.
d. It is weakly basic.
e. We cannot predict its acid-base properties without more information.

____ 25. Calculate the pH of a 0.051 M solution of sodium lactate. The Ka for lactic acid is 1.4 ´ 10-4.
a. 1.29
b. 2.57
c. 8.28
d. 11.43
e. 12.71
Acids/Bases Part I no K no Z
Answer Section

MULTIPLE CHOICE

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3. ANS: D PTS: 1
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7. ANS: E PTS: 1
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10. ANS: C PTS: 1
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18. ANS: B PTS: 1
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20. ANS: B PTS: 1 OBJ: 16.1 The Bronsted-Lowry Concept of Acids and Bases
21. ANS: D PTS: 1 OBJ: 16.1 The Bronsted-Lowry Concept of Acids and Bases
22. ANS: C PTS: 1 OBJ: 16.1 The Bronsted-Lowry Concept of Acids and Bases
23. ANS: D PTS: 1 OBJ: 16.4 The pH Scale
24. ANS: B PTS: 1 OBJ: 16.8 Acid-Base Reactions of Salts
25. ANS: C PTS: 1 OBJ: 16.8 Acid-Base Reactions of Salts