Chapter16questions

1.

Whichofthefollowingstatementsdoesnotaccuratelydescribeacharacteristicproperty
ofanArrheniusacid?
a) AnArrheniusacidisasubstancethatincreasestheconcentrationofhydroniumionin
water.
b) AnArrheniusacidreactswithabasetoproduceasaltandwater.
c) AnArrheniusacidturnsredlitmusblue.
d) AnArrheniusacidtastessour.
e) AnArrheniusacidneutralizesabase.

2.

Whichofthefollowingstatementsisincorrect?
a) AnArrheniusbaseisanelectronpairacceptor.
b) AnArrheniusacidincreasestheconcentrationofhydroniumion.
c) ABrnstedLowrybaseisaprotonacceptor.
d) ABrnstedLowryacidisaprotondonor.
e) Acidstendtobesour,andbasestendtobebitter.

3.

WhichofthefollowingstatementsdoesnotdescribeacharacteristicofanArrheniusacid?
a) AnArrheniusacidisanelectrolyte.
b) AnArrheniusacidturnsredlitmusblue.
c) AnArrheniusacidtastessour.
d) AnArrheniusacidreactswithanArrheniusbasetoproduceasalt.
e) AnArrheniusacidreactswithCaCO3toproduceCO2.

4.

WhichofthefollowingspeciesisnotcapableofactingasanArrheniusacid?
a) H2SO3
b) HSO3
c) SO32
d) H2O
e) H3O+

5.

Whichofthefollowingstatementsiscorrectconcerningtheneutralizationofsulfurous
acidbyastrongbase?
2OH(aq)+H2SO3(aq)SO32(aq)+2H2O(l)
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)

6.

H2SO3isanArrheniusacid,butnotaBrnstedLowryacid.
H2SO3isaBrnstedLowryacid,butnotanArrheniusacid.
H2SO3isbothanArrheniusacidandaBrnstedLowryacid.
H2SO3isneitheranArrheniusacidnoraBrnstedLowryacid.
H2SO3isaLewisbase.

WhicharetheBrnstedLowrybasesinthefollowingequilibrium?
HCOOH(aq)+OH(aq)
HCOO(aq)+H2O(l)

a)
b)
c)
d)
e)

HCOOandHCOOH
HCOOandOH
H2OandOH
H2OandHCOOH
H2O,HCOOH,andOH

7.

Whichofthefollowingpairsofspeciesisnotaconjugateacidbasepair?
a) O2,OH
b) H2CO3,HCO3
c) HNO2,NO2+
d) HOCl,OCl
e) HSO4,SO42

8.

Whatisaconjugateacidbasepairforthefollowingequilibrium?
H2O(l)+HPO42(aq)
H2PO4(aq)+OH(aq)
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)

9.

H2OisanacidandOHisitsconjugatebase.
H2OisanacidandHPO42isitsconjugatebase.
HPO42isanacidandOHisitsconjugatebase.
HPO42isanacidandH2PO4isitsconjugatebase.
HPO42isanacidandH2Oisitsconjugatebase.

WhatistheconjugateacidofH2PO4(aq)?
a) H3O+
b) H3PO4
c) HPO42
d) H3P
e) PO43

10. Whatisaconjugateacidbasepairforthefollowingequilibrium?
H2O(l)+NH4+(aq)
NH3(aq)+H3O+(aq)
a) H2OisanacidandH3O+isitsconjugatebase.
b)
c)
d)
e)

b)
c)
d)
e)

NH4+isanacidandNH3isitsconjugatebase.
H2OisanacidandNH3isitsconjugatebase.
H2OisabaseandNH3isitsconjugateacid.
H2OisabaseandNH4+isitsconjugateacid.

11. WhatistheconjugatebaseofH2PO4(aq)?
a) H3O+
b) H3PO4
c) HPO42
d) H3P
e) PO43
12. Whichofthefollowingspeciesisnotamphiprotic?
a) N2H62+
b) N2H5+
c) H2PO4
d) HPO42
e) HSO3
13. WhichofthefollowingspeciescannotactasaLewisbase?
a) S2
b) SH
c) Al3+
d) H2O
e) H2S
14. WhichofthefollowingspeciescannotactasaLewisbase?
a) Be2+
b) O2
c) OH
d) H2O
e) H2O2
15. WhichofthefollowingspeciescannotactasaLewisbase?
a) N3
b) NH2
c) NH2
d) NH3
e) NH4+
16. WhichofthefollowingspeciescannotactasaLewisacid?
a) K+
b) Mg2+
c) Al3+
d) H+
e) H
17. Inthereaction
CuO(s)+SO2(g)CuSO3(s),

a)
b)
c)
d)
e)

Cu2+actsasaLewisacidandSO32actsasaLewisbase.
O2actsasaLewisbaseandSO2actsasaLewisacid.
O2actsasaLewisbaseandCu2+actsasaLewisacid.
CuOistheLewisacidandCuSO3isitsconjugatebase.
SO2istheLewisacidandCuSO3isitsconjugatebase.

18. Considerthefollowingreaction:
AgBr(s)+2CN(aq)Ag(CN)2(aq)+Br(aq)
ThespeciesthatareactingasaLewisacidandLewisbase,respectively,are
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)

AgBrandAg(CN)2.
Ag(CN)2andAg+.
Ag+andBr.
BrandCN.
Ag+andCN.

19. Whichofthefollowingisnotanexampleofanacidbasereaction?
a) Al(OH)3(s)+3H+(aq)Al3+(aq)+3H2O
b) Al(OH)3(s)+OH(aq)Al(OH)4(aq)
c) CN(aq)+H2O(l)
HCN(aq)+OH(aq)
d) MgO(s)+CO2(g)MgCO3(s)
e) C2H6(g)C2H4(g)+H2(g)
20. WhichofthefollowingspeciescannotactasaLewisacid?
a) NH4+
b) H+
c) BF3
d) BeCl2
e) Ag+
21. Whichacidhasthestrongestconjugatebase?
a) HNO3
b) HOCl
c) HOI
d) HI
e) H2SO4
22. Whichofthefollowingacidshastheweakestconjugatebase?
a) HF
b) HI
c) CH3COOH
d) HNO2
e) HOCl

23. Whichofthefollowingacidshasthestrongestconjugatebase?
a) HClO4
b) HClO3
c) HClO2
d) HClO
e) HCl
24. TheacidstrengthdecreasesintheseriesHBr>HSO4>CH3COOH>HCN>HCO3.Which
ofthefollowingisthestrongestbase?
a) CO32
b) CN
c) CH3COO
d) SO42
e) Br
25. Whatisthelevelingeffect?
a) Allacidsare100%ionizedinsolventsotherthanwater.
b) Allstrongacidsare100%ionizedinwater.
c) AnacidwithahigherconcentrationinwaterhasalowerpHthananacidwithalower
concentrationinwater.
d) AbasewithahigherconcentrationinwaterhasalowerpHthanabasewithalower
concentrationinwater.
e) Allbasesare100%ionizedinwater.
26. Whichofthefollowingreactionsisnotproductfavored?
a) HCl(aq)+H2O(l)H3O+(aq)+Cl(aq)
b) HClO4(aq)+H2O(l)H3O+(aq)+ClO4(aq)
c) NH3(aq)+H2O(l)NH4+(aq)+OH(aq)
d) NaOH(aq)Na+(aq)+OH(aq)
e) H2SO4(aq)+H2O(l)H3O+(aq)+HSO4(aq)
27. Thereactionofwhichacidwithwaterisproductfavored?
a) nitricacid
b) chloricacid
c) nitrousacid
d) chlorousacid
e) phosphorousacid
28. Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueconcerninganaqueoussolutionoftheweak
baseNH3?
a) NH4+isastrongeracidthanH2O.
b) H2OisastrongeracidthanH3O+.
c) OHisastrongeracidthanNH4+.
d) OHisastrongerbasethanNH3.
e) NH3isaweakerbasethanH2O.

29. Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueconcerninganaqueoussolutionofthestrong
acidHBr?
a) H2OisastrongeracidthanHBr.
b) H3O+isastrongeracidthanHBr.
c) H2OisastrongerbasethanBr.
d) BrisastrongeracidthanH2O.
e) BrisastrongerbasethanOH.
30. Whichisthestrongestacid?
a) BH3
b) CH4
c) NH3
d) H2O
e) HF
31. Whichofthefollowingstatementsisincorrect?
a) OnereasonwhyHClisastrongeracidthanHFisthatClhasalargeratomicradius
thanF.
b) OnereasonwhyHClisastrongeracidthanHFisthattheHClbondisweakerthan
theHFbond.
c) OnereasonwhyHClisastrongeracidthanHFisthatClismoreelectronegativethan
F.
d) TheacidsHBrandHIbothappearequallystronginwater.
e) FisastrongerbasethanCl.
32. WhichsolutionhasthehighestpH?
a) 0.10MHF(aq)
b) 0.10MHCl(aq)
c) 0.10MHBr(aq)
d) 0.10MHI(aq)
e) 0.10MHClO4(aq)
33. Whichofthefollowingisthestrongestacidinaqueoussolution?
a) H3PO4
b) H3AsO4
c) H3PO3
d) H3AsO3
e) H3SbO4
34. Whichofthefollowingisthestrongestacid?
a) HClO4
b) HClO3
c) HClO2
d) HClO
e) HCl

35. Whichofthefollowingsolutes,dissolvedin1.0kgofwater,wouldbeexpectedtoprovide
thefewestparticlesandtofreezeatthehighesttemperature?
a) 0.10molHClO4
b) 0.10molHClO3
c) 0.10molHClO2
d) 0.10molHClO
e) 0.10molHCl
36. RankH3PO4,H2PO4,andHPO42inorderofincreasingacidstrength.
a) H3PO4<H2PO4<HPO42
b) H2PO4<HPO42<H3PO4
c) HPO42<H2PO4<H3PO4
d) H2PO4<H3PO4<HPO42
e) HPO42<H3PO4<H2PO4
37. Theionizationconstantofwateratatemperatureabove25Cis3.31014.WhatisthepH
ofpurewateratthistemperature?
2H2O(l)
H3O+(aq)+OH(aq)
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)

13.52
6.74
7.00
7.74
5.54

38. Theautoionizationofwater,asrepresentedbytheequationbelow,isknowntobe
endothermic.Whichofthefollowingcorrectlystateswhatoccursasthetemperatureof
waterisraised?
H3O+(aq)+OH(aq)
H2O(l)+H2O(l)
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)

ThepHofthewaterdoesnotchange,andthewaterremainsneutral.
ThepHofthewaterdecreases,andthewaterbecomesmoreacidic.
ThepHofthewaterdecreases,andthewaterremainsneutral.
ThepHofthewaterincreases,andthewaterbecomesmoreacidic.
ThepHofthewaterincreases,andthewaterremainsneutral.

39. Whatistheequilibriumconcentrationofamideion(NH2)inliquidammoniaat25C?
("am"=dissolvedinammonia)
NH4+(am)+NH2(am);Kc=1.81024at25C
2NH3(l)
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)

3.61024M
1.81024M
9.01025M
2.61012M
1.31012M

40. Whatisthehydroniumionconcentrationinasolutionformedbycombining450mLof
0.10MNaOHwith150mLof0.30MHCl?
Ba(OH)2(aq)+2HCl(aq)BaCl2(aq)+2H2O
a) 0.045M
b) b)

0.10M

c) c)
d) d)
e) e)

0.30M
1.0 107M
1.7 1013M

f) 41. At0C,theionproductconstantofwater,Kw,is1.201015.WhatisthepHof
purewaterat0C?
g) a) 7.000
h) b) 7.560
i) c)
6.880
j) d) 7.460
k) e) noneofthese
l) 42. TheconcentrationofH3O+inasolutionis8104Mat25C.Whatisits
hydroxideionconcentration?
m) a) 8104M
n) b) 11010M
o) c)
21010M
p) d) 21010M
q) e) 11011M
r) 46. WhichofthefollowingexpressionsisnotequivalenttopH?
1

[H + (aq)]

s) a)

log

t) b)
u) c)

14.0pOH
log[H+(aq)]

v) d)

log

w) e)

logKw

x) 47.
y) a)
z) b)
aa) c)
bb) d)
cc) e)

AsolutioninwhichthepOHis12.5wouldbedescribedas
veryacidic.
slightlyacidic.
neutral.
verybasic.
slightlybasic.

Kw

[OH ]

48. Asolutionhasahydroxideionconcentrationof0.0050M.WhatisthepOHofthe
solution?
a) 2.3
b) 7.0
c) 11.7
d) 5.3
e) 8.7
49. WhatisthepHofa0.075MHClO4solution?
a) 15.12
b) 1.12
c) 12.88
d) 11.41
e) 2.59
50. WhatisthepOHofa0.047MHIsolution?
a) 15.33
b) 1.33
c) 10.94
d) 12.67
e) 3.06
51. WhatisthepHofthefinalsolutionwhen25mLof0.021MHClhasbeenaddedto35mL
of0.037MHClat25C?
a) 1.9
b) 1.5
c) 3.5
d) 3.3
e) 2.7
52. WhatisthepHofa0.0088Mhydrochloricacidsolution?
a) 9.27
b) 2.06
c) 11.94
d) 4.73
e) 7.00
53. Thehydroniumionconcentrationofasolutionis4.6106M.WhatisthepHofthe
solution?
a) 9.99
b) 5.34
c) 6.55
d) 3.51
e) 2.00
54. At25C,whatisthepHofa10.0MHNO3solution?
a) 1.0
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b)
c)
d)
e)

0.0
1.0
10.0
14.0

55. WhatistheapproximatepHofa0.1MNH3(aq)solution?
a) 1
b) 3
c) 7
d) 11
e) 13
56. WhatpHshouldasolutionhaveifitspHisaboutthesameasthatofvinegar?
a) about1
b) about3
c) about6
d) about8
e) about11
57. AsolutionhasapHvalueof3.36.WhatisthepOHforthissolution?
a) 10.64
b) 4.17
c) 7.00
d) 3.36
e) 4.37
58. WhichsolutionhasthehighestpH?
a) 0.1MHCl
b) 0.1MBa(OH)2
c) 0.1MNH3
d) 0.1MCH3COOH
e) 0.1MNaOH
59. ThepOHofasolutionis5.24.WhatisthepHofthesolution?
a) 7.00
b) 8.76
c) 2.67
d) 5.24
e) 5.75
60. WhatisthepHofa0.0041MBa(OH)2solution?
a) 2.09
b) 11.61
c) 2.39
d) 9.20
e) 11.91
61. WhatisthepOHofa0.0029MBa(OH)2solution?
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a)
b)
c)
d)
e)

2.24
11.46
2.54
8.85
11.76

62. Asolutionhasahydroniumionconcentrationof0.0080M.WhatisitspOH?
a) 4.83
b) 2.10
c) 16.10
d) 11.90
e) 9.17
63. Asolutionhasahydroxideionconcentrationof0.026M.WhatisitspH?
a) 12.41
b) 17.65
c) 15.59
d) 1.59
e) 7.00
64. WhatisthepOHofa0.024MHNO3solution?
a) 15.62
b) 1.62
c) 12.38
d) 10.27
e) 3.73
65. WhatisthepHofa0.0074MLiOHsolution?
a) 4.91
b) 16.13
c) 2.13
d) 11.87
e) 9.09
66. WhatisthepOHofa0.0042MLiOHsolution?
a) 5.47
b) 16.38
c) 2.38
d) 11.62
e) 8.53
67. WhatisthepHofasolutionpreparedbydissolving0.832gofNaOH(s)in6.50Lofwater?
a) 2.495
b) 12.318
c) 1.682
d) 7.000
e) 11.505
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68. WhatisthepOHofasolutionpreparedbydissolving0.578gofKOH(s)in6.00Lofwater?
a) 2.765
b) 12.013
c) 1.987
d) 7.000
e) 11.235
69. WhatisthepHofasolutionpreparedbydissolving0.300LofHCl(g),measuredatSTP,in
enoughwatersuchthatthetotalvolumeofthesolutionis2.50L?(R=0.0821Latm/(K
mol))
a) 12.127
b) 2.271
c) 11.729
d) 7.000
e) 1.873
70. WhatisthepOHofasolutionpreparedbydissolving0.664LofHCl(g),measuredatSTP,in
enoughwatersuchthatthetotalvolumeofthesolutionis6.00L?(R=0.0821Latm/(K
mol))
a) 12.472
b) 2.306
c) 11.694
d) 7.000
e) 1.528
71. Whichofthefollowingsolutionshasthehighesthydroxideionconcentration?
a) 0.1MHCl
b) 0.1MH2SO4
c) abuffersolutionwithpH=5
d) abuffersolutionwithpOH=12
e) purewater
72. AsolutionhasapHof10.7at25C.Whatisthehydroxideionconcentrationat25C?
a) 1.0107M
b) 5.0104M
c) 2.01011M
d) 3.7102M
e) 3.3M
73. AsolutionhasapOHof5.44.Whatisitshydroxideionconcentration?
a) 1.9104M
b) 4.3103M
c) 2.8109M
d) 3.6106M
e) 5.4M
74. ThepOHofasolutionis5.30.Whatisitshydroniumionconcentration?
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a)
b)
c)
d)
e)

5.30M
5.0106M
2.0109M
5.0103M
2.0105M

75. ThepHofasolutionofastrongbaseis10.38at25C.Whatisitshydroniumion
concentration?
a) 1.3102M
b) 3.4103M
c) 2.4104M
d) 1.9104M
e) 4.21011M
76. Whatisthehydroxideionconcentrationinasolutionformedbycombining200.mLof
0.16MHClwith300.mLof0.091MNaOHat25C?
HCl(aq)+NaOH(aq)NaCl(aq)+H2O(l)
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)

1.1 1012M
1.6 1013M
1.0 107M
0.055M
0.091M

77. Whichsolutionwouldcausebluelitmustoturnred?
a) asolutionofpH10
b) asolutionofpOH4
c) asolutionof0.10MNaOH
d) asolutionof0.01MNH3
e) asolutionof0.005MCH3COOH

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