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Acids and Bases

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  • 10 cm3 of 0.01 mol dm–3 nitric acid (HNO3 ) is diluted with 90 cm3 of water. What is the pH of the resulting solution?
    3
  • The pH of a popular soft drink is 3.4; what is its hydronium ion concentration?
    4.0 x 10 ^(-4)
  • Define the term buffer solution.
    a solution that resists pH change/maintains a (nearly) constant pH; when small amounts of acid or alkali are added
  • Ammonia (NH3) acts as a weak base in aqueous solution. What is the acid that reacts with this base when ammonia is dissolved in water?
    H2O
  • In the Brønsted–Lowry definition of acids and bases, an acid __________
    is the proton donor
  • What is the pH of a 0.010 M solution of acetic acid? Ka for acetic acid is 1.8 × 10–5
    3.37
  • What is the conjugate base of the HSO4 – (aq) ion?
    SO4 2-
  • The pH of a solution is 2. If its pH is increased to 6, how many times greater is the [H+ ] of the original solution?
    10000
  • The indicator bromophenol blue, HIn(aq), has a form that is yellow and an In– (aq) form that is blue. Write an equation to show how bromophenol blue acts as an indicator.
    HIn(aq) = H + (aq) + In– (aq)
  • Draw the titration curve that shows how the pH changes when a weak base is added to a strong acid
    (start low; eq point below 7; end just above 7)
  • If the pH of a solution increases by 2 units (e.g., from 1 to 3), then the ratio of the new to the original hydronium ion concentration is __________
    1/100
  • The conjugate acid of the hydrogen phosphate ion, HPO4 2– is?
    H2PO4 –
  • In the following reaction in aqueous solution CH3COOH + NH3 = CH3COO- + NH4+, the acid reactant is __________ and its conjugate base product is __________.
    CH3COOH; CH3COO-
  • Suggest one method, other than measuring pH, which could be used to distinguish between solutions of a strong acid and a weak acid of the same concentration. State the expected results.
    measure electrical conductivity; strong acids are good conductors/weak acids are poor conductors (other relevant answers)
  • A solution with an [OH– ] concentration of 1.20 × 10–7 M has a pOH and pH of __________
    6.92; 7.08
  • A solution with a pOH of 4.3 has a [H+ ] of __________
    2.0 x 10 ^(-10)
  • The first disinfectant used by Joseph Lister was called carbolic acid. This substance now is known as phenol, C6H5OH (pKa = 10.0). What is the pH of a 0.10 M solution of phenol?
    5.5
  • In the following reaction in aqueous solution CH3NH2 + HSO4- = CH3NH3+ + SO4 2–, the acid reactant is __________, and its conjugate base product is __________.
    HSO4– ; SO4 2–
  • A solution with pH of 9.50 has a pOH of __________
    4.5
  • Vinegar has a pH of approximately 3 and some detergents have a pH of approximately 8. State and explain which of these has the higher concentration of H+ and by what factor.
    Vinegar; factor of 100000
  • When [H+ ] = 4.0 × 10–9 M in water at 25°C, then pH = __________
    8.40
  • The pKa values of four acids are as follows. (W 4.87; X 4.82; Y 4.86; Z 4.85). What is the correct order when these acids are arranged in order of increasing acid strength?
    W < Y < Z < X
  • Boric acid frequently is used as an eyewash to treat eye infections. The pH of a 0.050 M solution of boric acid is 5.28. What is the value of the boric acid ionization constant, Ka?
    5.51 × 10 ^(-10)