Acid Base Practice Sheet
Acid Base Practice Sheet
Acid Base Practice Sheet
1.
page 1
According to the Bronsted definition, a acid is a compound that _________ a proton and
a base is a compound that ________ a proton. An acid-base reaction involves transfer of
a proton from the _________ to the ________.
The answers in order are
(a) donates, accepts, base, acid
(c) donates, accepts, acid, base
2.
Which one of the following is a necessary structural feature in a Bronsted base? Choose
the one best answer.
[spring 01, ex1]
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
3.
an OH group
a hydrogen atom in a polar bond
an atom with a lone pair of electrons
a nitrogen atom
a negative charge
Fill in the missing compounds in the following table of conjugate acid/base pairs.
[spring 01, ex1]
CONJ. ACID
CONJ. BASE
H2CO3
CO32!
CH3NH3+
The answers in order (top to bottom) are
(a) HCO3! , HCO3! , CH3NH42+
(c) CO32! , H2CO3, CH3N2!
(e) HCO3, HCO3, CH3NH2
Chem 201
page 2
Consider the following acid-base reaction for the next three questions:
CH3NH2
4.
C6H5CO2H
CH3NH3+
C6H5CO2!
The equilibrium constant, K, for this reaction is 2.4106 at 25 C. Given that, which one
of the following statements is TRUE?
At equilibrium, the reaction mixture contains...
(a) almost all CH3NH3+ and C6H5CO2!
(b) almost all CH3NH2 and C6H5CO2H
(c) significant amounts of CH3NH2, C6H5CO2H, CH3NH3+ and C6H5CO2!
5.
Based on the value of K given in question 9, what can be said about relative acid
strengths?
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
6.
Which of the following diagrams best represents the flow of electrons that occurs as the
reaction goes from left to right?
Chem 201
page 3
Consider the following acid-base reaction for the next three questions:
7.
What are the conjugate acid-base pairs involved in this reaction? [The answer format is
(conjugate acid / conjugate base), in other words, the acid in the conjugate pair is listed
first, followed by its conjugate base.]
(a) (H2PO4! / H3PO4) and (F! / HF)
(c) (H3PO4 / HF) and (H2PO4! / F! )
(e) (H3PO4 / F! ) and (H2PO4! / HF )
8.
Which of the following statements regarding the equilibrium constant, K, for this reaction
is correct? (HINT: Theres a table of Kas and Kbs in the back.....Ka of H3PO4 =
7.510!3; Ka of HF = 3.510!4)
(a) K = 1
9.
(b) K > 1
(c) 0<K<1
(d) K < 0
(e) K = 0
Consider the following generic acid-base equilibria and four statements regarding acidbase strength:
[spring 02, ex1]
HA + B W A! + HB+
1.
2.
3.
4.
(c) 1 and 3
Answers: 1 c, 2 c, 3 d, 4 a, 5 d, 6 d, 7 b, 8 b, 9 d.
(d) 2 and 4
(e) 1 and 4