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Chapter 9 Lesson 2 TEST PREP

Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
1. A basic solution has an increased number of
a. valence electrons.
b. hydroxide ions.

c.
d.

salts.
hydronium ions.

2. Universal indicator dye can give the pH of a solution to what degree of accuracy?
a. None of the above
c. High or precise accuracy
b. Medium or moderate accuracy
d. Low accuracy
3. Which order goes from MOST accurate to LEAST accurate when trying to determine the pH of a solution?
a. pH meter / pH paper or universal
c. pH meter / litmus paper / pH paper or
indicator / litmus paper
universal indicator
b. pH paper or universal indicator / litmus
d. litmus paper / pH paper or universal
paper / pH meter
indicator / pH meter
4. A solution with a pH of 7 would be considered
a. none of the above.
c.
b. a base.
d.

an acid.
neutral.

5. A solution with a pH of 6 would be considered a

a. strong acid
c.
b. strong base
d.

weak base
weak acid

6. A solution that is an acid has a concentration of which type of ion?

a. Hydroxide- OHc. Water- H2O
b. Salt- NaCl
d. Hydronium- H3O+
7. When equal amounts of acids and bases come into contact with each other, they
a. explode.
c. become bitter.
b. make hydroxide.
d. neutralize each other.
8. What is left over as the product when an acid and a base neutralize each other?
a. pH
c. hydronium ions
b. hydrochloric acid
d. water and a salt
9. When a base is added to red litmus paper, the indicator turns
a. orange.
c. purple.
b. blue.
d. red.

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10. A solution with a pH of 13 is a
a. strong acid
b. weak base

.
c.
d.

strong base
weak acid

11. This kind of sustance has a bitter taste and a slippery feel.
a. an organic compound
c. an indicator
b. a base
d. an acid
12. When you change pH by 1 (up or down) on the pH scale, it changes the concentration of the solution by how
much?
a. 100 times more or less concentrated.
c. 1 time more or less concentrated.
b. 10 times more or less concentrated.
d. 1000 times more or less concentrated.
13. Acids have a
a. bitter taste.
b. slippery feel.

c.
d.

soapy feel.
sour taste.

14. A solution that is a base has a concentration of which type of ion?

a. Water- H2O
c. Salt- NaCl
b. Hydronium- H3O+
d. Hydroxide- OH15. Which of the following properties is NOT characteristic of acidic solutions?
a. is corrosive to certain metals
c. has a sour taste
b. conducts electricity
d. feels slippery