EXERCISE 12-1 Acids and Bases, pH

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1 In the reaction,
HNO3(aq) + H2O(l) = H3O+ + NO3-
the water is a:
Brönsted acid
Brönsted base
conjugate acid
conjugate base
None of the previous answers.

2 In the reaction,
HNO3(aq) + H2O(l) = H3O+ + NO3-
the nitrate is the:
Brönsted acid
Brönsted base
conjugate acid
conjugate base
None of the previous answers.

3 In the reaction,
NH3(aq) + H2O(l) = NH4+ + OH-
the water is a:
Brönsted acid
Brönsted base
conjugate acid
conjugate base
None of the previous answers.

4 In the reaction,
NH3(aq) + H2O(l) = NH4+ + OH-
the ammonium ion is the:
Brönsted acid
Brönsted base
conjugate acid
conjugate base
None of the previous answers.

5 In the reaction,
CO32- + H2O(l) = HCO3- + OH-
water is a:
Brönsted acid
Brönsted base
conjugate acid
conjugate base
None of the previous answers.

6 In the reaction,
CO32- + H2O(l) = HCO3- + OH-
the bicarbonate ion is the:
Brönsted acid
Brönsted base
conjugate acid
conjugate base
None of the previous answers.

7 In the reaction,
H2PO4- + H2O(l) = H3O+ + HPO42-
the dihydrogen phosphate ion is a:
Brönsted acid
Brönsted base
conjugate acid
conjugate base
None of the previous answers.

8 In the reaction,
H2PO4- + H2O(l) = H3O+ + HPO42-
the hydrogen phosphate ion is the:
Brönsted acid
Brönsted base
conjugate acid
conjugate base
None of the previous answers.

9 For the next several questions, remember that p = -log10 thus pH = -log10[H+] where [H+] is the hydrogen ion concentration. Also in aqueous solution [H+][OH-] = 1x10-14 and derivable from the last equation pH + pOH = 14.
What is the approximate pH of a 1x10-4 M HCl solution?
1
4
10
7
None of the previous answers.

10 What is the approximate pH of a solution that has a 1x10-8 M H+ concentration?
8
6
7
1x10-8
None of the previous answers.

11 What is the approximate pH of a 1x10-3 M NaOH solution?
3
11
7
1x10-11
None of the previous answers.

12 What is the approximate [H+] in a solution with pH = 2?
1x10-12 M
12 M
1x10-7 M
1x10-2 M
None of the previous answers.

13 What is the approximate [OH-] in a solution with pH = 9?
1x10-9 M
5
1x10-5 M
1x10-7 M
None of the previous answers.

14 A solution with pH = 2 has how many times more hydrogen ion concentration than one with pH = 4?
2
100
20
1/100
None of the previous answers.

15 What is the approximate pH of a 5x10-3 M HCl solution?
2.3
3.3
11.7
None of the previous answers.

16 What is the approximate [H+] in a solution with pH = 4.7?
5x104 M
5x10-10 M
2x10-5 M
None of the previous answers.

17 0.7120 grams of a primary standard acid (potassium hydrogen phthalate, molecular mass = 204.23 g/mol) requres 21.68 mL of a sodium hydroxide solution of unknown concentration to reach the end point. What is the molarity of the sodium hydroxide solution?
32.84 M
0.1608 M
1.608x10-4 M
13.23 M
None of the previous answers.

18 If 17.0 mL of a 0.123 M barium hydroxide solution are required to neutralize 25.0 mL of a hydrochloric acid solution, what is the concentration of the hydrochloric acid solution?
0.167 M
0.0836 M
0.0418 M
0.362 M
None of the previous answers.

19 If 24.7 mL of a 0.120 M sodium hydroxide solution are required to neutralize 0.462 grams of an unknown monoprotic acid, what is the molecular mass of the acid?
6.42x10-3 g/mol
2.24 g/mol
6.42 g/mol
156 g/mol
None of the previous answers.

20 Write the net ionic equation for the reaction of sodium hydroxide with hydrochloric acid.
Na+ + Cl- = NaCl
Na+ + Cl- + H+ + OH- = NaCl + H2O(l)
H+ + OH- = H2O(l)
None of the previous answers.


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