CHEMISTRY 202-NYB

Winter 2007
Instructor: Michael Lautman
Section 07
Class Test 3 – Salmon

NAME:

1. Consider the titration of a weak base (NH3) with a strong acid (HCl).

a. List the major and minor species at the following points: initially, at the half-
equivalence point, at the equivalence point and after 60.0 mL of acid have
been added. (5 MARKS)
b. On the graph, sketch the curve for the titration of a weak acid with a strong
base. (1 MARK)

c. Explain why the indicator methyl red is better suited for the titration in part a
than phenolphthalein. (4 MARKS)
2. You are required to make 150.0 mL of a buffer of pH = 7.77. Choose the components
from the list below and calculate the volume of each required. (20 MARKS)
i) 0.100 M acetic acid (Ka = 1.8 x 10-5)
ii)0.075 M potassium phosphate
iii) 0.144 M barium acetate
iv) 0.100 potassium hydrogen phosphate (Ka = 6.3 x 10-8)

b. What will the resulting pH be when 15.0 mL of 0.100 HNO3(aq) are added.
3. A small lake has a surface area of 4.32 x 103 m2. 4.22 cm of rain of pH 3.22 falls on
the lake, ignoring runoff from the surrounding land. (Assume that the acidity of the rain
is due to a strong monoprotic acid).
HINT: 1 m2 = 1x 104 cm2
1 cm3 = 1 mL = 1 L
a) How many moles of H3O+ are in the rain falling on the lake? (5 MARKS)

b) If the lake is unbuffered with pH = 7.00, and the average depth is 2.0 m (before the
rain), find the pH of the lake after the rain has fallen. (10 MARKS)
HINT: The total volume of the lake (before the rain falls) is 8640 m3.
1 m3 = 1 x 106 cm3
c) If the lake contains hydrogen carbonate (HCO3 ), what mass of this ion would
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neutralize the acid in the rain? (5 MARKS)

HINT: Assume that neutralization occurs at equivalence.

4. A microbiologist prepares a phosphate buffer from 0.5 M KH2PO4 and 0.5 M K2HPO4.
At 25 oC, the pH of the buffer is 8.23. At 37 oC the pH of the buffer is 7.83. Explain.
Calculate the Ka at 37 oC. (KH2PO4 Ka (25 oC) = 6.3 x 10-8) (10 MARKS)
5. 75.5 mL 0.155 M hydrocyanic acid (HCN, Ka = 6.2 x 10-10) is titrated with 0.0100
M potassium hydroxide solution.
a. What is the initial pH of the solution? (5 MARKS)

b. What is the pH of the solution at the equivalence point? (5 MARKS)