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EXERCISE
TOPIC: BUFFER SOLUTION & Ksp
1. (a)(i) Define buffer solution.
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(ii) A mixture of aqueous ammonia, NH3 and aqueous ammonium chloride,
NH4Cl is an example of buffer solution. Using suitable equation, explain how
the buffer solutions functions (works).
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(b)(i) Calculate the pH of 1.0 dm3 of a buffer solution prepared by dissolving
1.0 mole of CH3COOH and 1.0 mole of CH3COONa in a sufficient amount of
water.
[Ka of CH3COOH is 1.8 x 10-5 mol dm-3]
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(ii) Calculate the pH of the buffer solution in (i) above when 0.10 mole of
calcium hydroxide, Ca(OH)2 is added to it. Write an equation for the reaction.
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2. (a)(i) Define saturated solution.

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(ii) Define solubility. State unit of molarity.
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3. (a) (i) Given the reaction below,
SrCrO4(s) Sr2+(q) + Cr042-(aq)
State the expression of the solubility product of SrCrO 4.
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(ii) The solubility of silver sulphate in water is 1.5 x 10 -2 mol dm-3. Calculate
the solubility product of silver sulphate.
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(iii) The solubility of silver chloride in water is 1.44 x 10 -3 g dm-3. Calculate the
Ksp value of silver chloride.
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(b) The Ksp value of calcium fluoride is 1.70 x 10-10 mol3 dm-9. Calculate the
solubility of calcium fluoride in g dm-3.
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4. (a) State the meaning of the expression below. The relationship between ionic
product, Q and solubility product, Ksp.
(i)

Q < Ksp
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(ii)

Q = Ksp
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(iii)

Q > Ksp
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(b) Predict whether a precipitate will be formed in the following experiment.

25.0 cm3 of 1.0 x 10-5 mol dm-3 AgNO3 is mixed with 25.0 cm3 of 1.0 x 10-5 mol
dm NaCl.
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[Ksp AgCl = 1.00 x 10-10 mol2 dm-6]

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