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Unit Test Chapter 8 HL Question

The document contains 15 multiple choice and calculation questions about acid-base chemistry concepts including pH, Ka, acid-base reactions and titrations, buffer solutions, and acid rain. Key topics covered include strong vs weak acids, conjugate acid-base pairs, pH calculations, and titration curves.

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Unit Test Chapter 8 HL Question

The document contains 15 multiple choice and calculation questions about acid-base chemistry concepts including pH, Ka, acid-base reactions and titrations, buffer solutions, and acid rain. Key topics covered include strong vs weak acids, conjugate acid-base pairs, pH calculations, and titration curves.

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Unit Test Chapter 8 HL [24 

marks]
1. [1 mark]
10.0 cm3 of an aqueous solution of sodium hydroxide of pH = 10 is mixed with 990.0 cm3 of
distilled water. What is the pH of the resulting solution?
A. 8
B. 9
C. 11
D. 12
2. [1 mark]
Which statement is incorrect for a 0.10 mol dm–3 HCOOH solution?
A. pH = 1
B. [H+] << 0.10 mol dm–3
C. [HCOO–] is approximately equal to [H+]
D. HCOOH is partially ionized
3. [1 mark]
Which species behave as Brønsted–Lowry bases in the following reaction? 

H2SO4 + HNO3  H2NO3+ + HSO4- 


A. HNO3 and HSO4- 
B. HNO3 and H2NO3+ 
C. H2SO4 and HSO4- 
D. H2NO3+ and HSO4-
4. [1 mark]
Which of the following gases does not result in acid deposition?
A.  CO2
B.  NO2
C.  NO
D.  SO2
5. [1 mark]
Which gas in the atmosphere causes the pH of unpolluted rain to be approximately 6?
A.     Carbon dioxide
B.     Sulfur dioxide
C.     Oxygen
D.     Nitrogen
6. [1 mark]
Which compound is a strong acid?
A.     𝑁𝐻3

B.     𝐻𝑁𝑂3

C.     𝐻2𝐶𝑂3

D.     𝐶𝐻3𝐶𝑂𝑂𝐻

7. [1 mark]
Which species is a Lewis acid but not a Brønsted–Lowry acid?
2+
A.  𝐶𝑢

+
B.  𝑁𝐻4

C.  𝐶𝑢

D.  𝐶𝐻3𝐶𝑂𝑂𝐻

8. [1 mark]
−
[
What is the pH of an ammonia solution that has 𝑂𝐻 ] = 1 × 10−4𝑚𝑜𝑙𝑑𝑚−3?
A.  4. 0

B.  8. 0

C.  10. 0
D.  12. 0
9. [1 mark]
Which has the strongest conjugate base?
A. HCOOH (Ka = 1.8 × 10−4)
B. HNO2 (Ka = 7.2 × 10−4)
C. HCN (Ka = 6.2 × 10−10)
D. HIO3 (Ka = 1.7 × 10−1)
10. [1 mark]
Where is the buffer region for the titration of a weak acid with a strong base?

11. [1 mark]
An indicator, HIn, has a pKa of 5.1.
HIn (aq) ⇌ H+ (aq) + In− (aq)
colour A                      colour B
Which statement is correct?
 
A.   At pH = 7, colour B would be observed
B.   At pH = 3, colour B would be observed
C.   At pH = 7, [HIn] = [In−]
D.   At pH = 3, [HIn] < [In−]
12. [1 mark]
Which combination of acid and base is most likely to have a pH of 8.5 at the equivalence
point in a titration?
A.     Hydrochloric acid and sodium hydroxide
B.     Hydrochloric acid and ammonia
C.     Nitric acid and ammonia
D.     Methanoic acid and sodium hydroxide

13a. [2 marks]
Butanoic acid, CH3CH2CH2COOH, is a weak acid and ethylamine, CH3CH2NH2, is a weak base.
State the equation for the reaction of each substance with water.

13b. [1 mark]
A 0.250 mol dm−3 aqueous solution of butanoic acid has a concentration of hydrogen ions,
[H+], of 0.00192 mol dm−3. Calculate the concentration of hydroxide ions, [OH−], in the
solution at 298 K.
13c. [3 marks]
Determine the pH of a 0.250 mol dm−3 aqueous solution of ethylamine at 298 K, using
section 21 of the data booklet.

14. [2 marks] Deduce the pH of the resulting solution obtained at 25 oC when 25.0 cm3 of
0.100 mol dm-3 potassium hydroxide solution has been added to 50.0 cm3 of 0.100 mol dm-3
methanoic acid solution, HCOOH(aq). pKa of methanoic acid = 3.75 at 25 oC.

15. [4 marks] Calculate the pH of the resulting solution at 25 oC when 49.1 cm3 of 0.100 mol
dm-3 sodium hydroxide solution has been added to 50.0 cm3 of
(a) 0.100 mol dm-3 hydrochloric acid solution and
(b) 0.100 mol dm-3 ethanoic acid solution. pKa of ethanoic acid = 4.76 at 25 oC.

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