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Acid-Base Titrations & Buffers Review Packet - KEY

1. What combination of substances will give a buffered solution that has a pH of 5.05? (Assume
each pair of substances is dissolved in 5.0 L of water.
(K
b
for !H
"
# 1.$ 10
%5
& K
b
for '
5
H
5
! # 1.( 10
%)

a 1.0 mole !H
"
and 1.5 mole !H
*
'l
b 1.5 mole !H
"
and 1.0 mole !H
*
'l
c) 1! "o#e $
%
&
%
N and 1% "o#e $
%
&
%
N&$#
d 1.5 mole '
5
H
5
! and 1.0 mole '
5
H
5
!H'l
e none of these
+. ,ou have solutions of 0.+00 - H!.
+
and 0.+00 - /!.
+
(K
a
for H!.
+
# *.00 10
%*
. A buffer
of pH ".000 is needed. What volumes of H!.
+
and /!.
+
are re0uired to ma1e
1 liter of buffered solution?
a 500 mL of each d) '1( ") &N*
+
, +-. ") KN*
+
b +$2 mL H!.
+
& (1* mL /!.
+
e 5$( mL H!.
+
& *1" mL /!.
+
c *1" mL H!.
+
& 5$( mL /!.
+
". 15.0 mL of 0.50 - H'l is added to a 100.3mL sample of 0.+00 - H!.
+
(K
a
for H!.
+
# *.0
10
%1*
. What is the e0uilibrium concentration of !.
+
%
ions?
a) 11 1!
/10
M b 2.5 10
%1+
- c (.5 10
%1*
-
d 1.( 10
%11
- e none of these
*. A solution contains 0.+50 - HA (K
a
# 1.0 4 10
32
and 0.*5 - !aA. What is the pH after 0.10
mole of H'l is added to 1.00 L of this solution?
a ".1( b ".+" c) .!! d 10.(( e 10.$"
5. A wea1 acid5 H65 is in solution with dissolved sodium fluoride5 !a6. 7f H'l is added5 which ion
will react with the e4tra h8drogen ions from the H'l to 1eep the pH from changing?
a .H
%
b !a
9
c) 1
/
d !a
%
e none of these
2. Which of the following is true for a buffered solution?
a :he solution resists change in its ;H
9
<.
b :he solution will not change its pH ver8 much even if a concentrated acid is added.
c :he solution will not change its pH ver8 much even if a strong base is added.
d An8 H
9
ions will react with a con=ugate base of a wea1 acid alread8 in solution.
e) a## of t2ese
(. A 1.03liter solution contains 0.+5 - H6 and 0.20 - !a6 (K
a
for H6 is (.+ 10
%*
What is the pH
of this solution?
a 1.*0 3) 0%+ c *.2" d +.$1 e 0.)*
$. 'alculate the ;H
9
< in a solution that is 0.10 - in !a6 and 0.+0 in H6. (K
a
# (.+ 10
%*

a 0.+0 - b (.0 10
%*
- c) 1( 1!
/0
M
d ".5 10
%*
- e none of these
). Which of the following will not produce a buffered solution?
a 100 mL of 0.1 - !a
+
'.
"
and 50 mL of 0.1 - H'l
b 100 mL of 0.1 - !aH'.
"
and +5 mL of 0.+ - H'l
c 100 mL of 0.1 - !a
+
'.
"
and (5 mL of 0.+ - H'l
d 50 mL of 0.+ - !a
+
'.
"
and 5 mL of 1.0 - H'l
e) 1!! ") of !1 M Na
+
$*
0
and %! ") of !1 M Na*&
10. How man8 moles of H'l need to be added to 150.0 mL of 0.50- !a> to have a solution with a
pH of 2.50? (K
a
of H> is +." 4 10
35
. Assume negligible volume of the H'l.
a 2.$ 4 10
3"
b (.5 4 10
3+
c 5.0 4 10
31
d) 1! 4 1!
-0
e none of these
11. 'alculate the pH of a solution that is 0.50 - in H6 (K
a
# (.+ 10
%*
and 0.20 - in !a6.
a 1.(+ 3) 0++ c ".** d 5.5" e $.*2
1+. ?iven 100.0 mL of a buffer that is 0.50 - in H.'l and 0.*0 - in !a.'l5 what is the pH after
10.0 mL of 1.0 - !a.H has been added? (K
a
for H.'l # ".5 10
%$

a 2.*5 b 2.2* c (."2 d (.*5 e) '%%

1". 'onsider a solution consisting of the following two buffer s8stems@
H
+
'.
"
H'.
"
%
9 H
9
pK
a
# 2.*
H
+
A.
*
%
HA.
*
+%
9 H
9
pK
a
# (.+
At pH 2.*5 which one of the following is true of the relative amounts of acid and con=ugate base
present?
a ;H
+
'.
"
< B ;H'.
"
%
< and ;H
+
A.
*
%
< B ;HA.
*
+%
<
3) 5&
+
$*
0
6 7 5&$*
0
/
6 and 5&
+
P*
(
/
6 8 5&P*
(
+/
6
c ;H
+
'.
"
< # ;H'.
"
%
< and ;HA.
*
+%
< B ;H
+
A.
*
%
<
d ;H'.
"
%
< B ;H
+
'.
"
< and ;HA.
*
+%
< B ;H
+
A.
*
%
<
e ;H
+
'.
"
< B ;H'.
"
%
< and ;HA.
*
+%
< B ;H
+
A.
*
%
<
1*. 6or a solution e0uimolar in H'! and !a'!5 which statement is false?
a :his is an e4ample of the common ion effect.
3) T2e 5&
9
6 is #ar:er t2an it wou#d 3e if on#; t2e &$N was in so#ution
c :he ;H
9
< is e0ual to the K
a
.
d Addition of more !a'! will shift the acid dissociation e0uilibrium of H'! to the left.
e Addition of !a.H will increase ;'!
%
< and decrease ;H'!<.
15. How man8 moles of solid !a6 would have to be added to 1.0 L of 1.)0 - H6 solution to achieve
a buffer of pH "."5? Assume there is no volume change. (K
a
for H6 # (.+ 10
%*

a) 01 b +." c 1.2 d 1.0 e *.)

12. What is the pH of a solution that results when 0.010 mol H!.
"
is added to 500. mL of a solution
that is 0.10 - in a0ueous ammonia and 0.+0 - in ammonium nitrate. Assume no volume change.
(:he K
b
for !H
"
# 1.$ 10
%5
.
a $.00 b $.)5 c 5.05 d) --+ e +.00
1(. How man8 mmoles of H'l must be added to 100 mL of a 0.100 - solution of meth8lamine (pK
b

# "."2 to give a buffer having a pH of 10.0?
a) -1 b 1$.( c +0.0 d *1.5 e 1+.(
1$. A solution contains 0.500 - HA (K
a
# 1.0 10
%$
and 0.+50 - !aA. What is the ;H
9
< after 0.10
mole of H'l(g is added to 1.00 L of this solution?
a 1.* 10
%$
- b +.0 10
%$
- c +.5 10
%)
-
d) (! 1!
/-
M e none of these
1). 'onsider a solution of +.0 - H'! and 1.0 - !a'! (/
a
for H'! # 2.+ 4 10
310
. Which of the
following statements is true?
a :he solution is not a buffer because ;H'!< is not e0ual to ;'!
3
<.
b :he pH will be below (.00 because the concentration of the acid is greater than that of the
base.
c) 5*&
-
6 8 5&
9
6
d :he buffer will be more resistant to pH changes from addition of strong acid than of strong
base.
e All of the above are false.
+0. Which of the following solutions will be the best buffer at a pH of ).+2? (K
a
for H'
+
H
"
.
+
is 1.$ 4
10
35
5 K
b
for !H
"
is 1.$ 4 10
35
.
a 0.10 - H'
+
H
"
.
+

and 0.10 - !a '
+
H
"
.
+
d 0.10 - !H
"

and 0.10 - !H
*
'l
b 5.0 - H'
+
H
"
.
+

and 5.0 - !a '
+
H
"
.
+
e) %! M N&
0

and %! M N&
(
$#
c 5.0 - H'
+
H
"
.
+

and 5.0 - !H
"
+1. What is the molarit8 of a sodium h8dro4ide solution if +5.0 mL of this solution reacts e4actl8
with ++."0 mL of 0.+5" - sulfuric acid?
a 0.11" - b 0.++2 - c 0.+$* - d) !(%1 M e 0.52( -
++. 7f +5.0 mL of 0.*51 - !a.H solution is titrated with 0.+5" - H
+
C.
*
5 the flas1 at the endpoint
will contain (besides the indicator phenolphthalein as the principal components@
a sodium h8dro4ide5 sulfuric acid5 and water
3) disso#ved sodiu" su#fate and water
c sodium h8dro4ide5 sodium sulfate5 and water
d dissolved sodium sulfate5 sulfuric acid5 and water
e precipitated sodium sulfate and water
+". 7f +5 mL of 0.(50 - H'l are added to 100. mL of 0.+50 - !a.H5 what is the final pH?
a) 1+'! b 1+.$0 c 1."0 d 1.+0 e (.00
+*. A 50.003mL sample of 0.100 - /.H is titrated with 0.100 - H!.
"
. 'alculate the pH of the
solution after the 5+.00 mL of H!.
"
is added.
a 2.50 b ".01 c) +'1 d +.*1 e none of these
+5. A solution of h8drochloric acid of un1nown concentration was titrated with 0.10 - !a.H. 7f a
100.3mL sample of the H'l solution re0uired e4actl8 10. mL of the !a.H solution to reach the
e0uivalence point5 what was the pH of the H'l solution?
a 1.0 3) +! c 0.0 d 1+.0 e %1.0
+2%+$. 'onsider the titration of "00.0 mL of 0.500 - !H
"
(K
b
# 1.$ 10
%5
with 0.500 - H!.
"
.
+2. After 150.0 mL of 0.500 - H!.
"
have been added5 the pH of the solution is@
a *.(* b 11.*$ c +.5+ d) <+. e none of these
+(. How man8 milliliters of 0.500 - H!.
"
are re0uired to reach the stoichiometric point of the
reaction?
a 100. mL b 150. mL c +00. mL d) 0!! ") e none of these
+$. At the stoichiometric endpoint of this titration5 the pH is@
a +.2( b 11."+ c) (<0 d ).0( e (.00
+). 'onsider the titration of 500.0 mL of 0.+00 - !a.H with 0.$00 - H'l. How man8 milliliters of
0.$00 - H'l must be added to reach a pH of 1".000?
a) %%. ") b +*.2 mL c 1$.5 mL d 1+.) mL e *."+ mL
"0. A 50.03mL sample of 0.10 - H!.
+
(K
a
# *.0 10
%*
is titrated with 0.10 - !a.H. :he pH after
+5.0 mL of !a.H have been added is
a (.00 b 1.00 c 1+.50 d) 0(! e none of these
"1. :he pH at the e0uivalence point of the titration of a strong acid with a strong base is@
a ".) b *.5 c) '! d $.+ e none of these
"+. :he pH at the e0uivalence point of a titration of a wea1 acid with a strong base will be
a D (.00. b e0ual to (.00. c) 8 '!! d 7mpossible to determine.
"". A (5.03mL sample of 0.0500 - H'! (K
a
# 2.+ 10
%10
is titrated with 0.500 - !a.H. What
volume of 0.500 - !a.H is re0uired to reach the stoichiometric point?
a (5.0 mL 3) '%! ") c (50. mL
d cannot determine without 1nowing the pH at the stoichiometric point
e none of these
"*. A 50.03mL sample of a 1.50 - !a.H solution is titrated with a +.00 - H'l solution. What will
be the final volume of solution when the !a.H has been completel8 neutraliEed b8 the H'l?
a) -'% ") b 100.0 mL c )0.0 mL d )(.5 mL e $).0 mL
"5. ,ou have (5.0 mL of 0.10 - HA. After adding "0.0 mL of 0.10 - !a.H5 the pH is 5.50. What
is the K
a
value of HA?
a 1.0 4 10
310
3) +1 4 1!
-.
c 1.0 4 10
3*
d 1." 4 10
32
e none of these
"2. 'onsider the titration of 100.0 mL of 0.+50 - aniline (K
b
# ".$ 10
%10
with 0.500 - H'l.
'alculate the pH of the solution at the stoichiometric point.
a %0.$5 b $.(0 c) +.- d 11.2+ e none of these
"(. A 100.03mL sample of 0.+ - ('H
"

"
! (K
b
# 5." 10
%5
is titrated with 0.+ - H'l. What is the
pH at the e0uivalence point?
a ).) b ".1 c 10." d) %( e (.0
"$. 'alculate the pH at the e0uivalence point for the titration of 1.0 - eth8lamine5 '
+
H
5
!H
+
5 b8 1.0
- perchloric acid5 H'l.
*
. (pK
b
for '
+
H
5
!H
+
# ".+5
a 2.05 b +.+* c) %%0 d +.0) e 5."$
")%*+. 'onsider the following information about the diprotic acid ascorbic acid (H
+
As for short (molar
mass # 1(2.1.
K
a1
pK
a
H
+
As HAs
%
(.) 10
%5
*.10
HAs H
9
9 As
+%
1.2 10
%1+
11.()
:he titration curve for disodium ascorbate5 !a
+
As5 with standard H'l is shown below@
"). What ma=or species is (are present at point 777?
a As
+%
and HAs
%
b HAs
%
onl8 c) &As
/
and &
+
As
d H
+
As onl8 e H
+
As and H
9
*0. What is the pH at point 7 (F
1
G+ H'l added?
a *.10 b (.)5 c) 11'< d 1+.") e none of these
*1. What is the pH at point 777?
a) (1! b (.)5 c 11.() d 1+.") e none of these
*+. Which of the following is a ma=or species present at point 7F?
a) &
+
As b HAs
%
c As
+%
d H
9
e none of these
*". Which of the following is the net ionic e0uation for the reaction that occurs during the titration of
nitrous acid with potassium h8dro4ide?
a H!.
+
9 /
9
.H
%
/!.
+
9 H
+
. d H!.
+
9 H
+
. !.
+
%
9 H
"
.
9
b H!.
+
9 /.H /
9
9 !.
+
%
9 H
+
. e) &N*
+
9 *&
/
N*
+
/
9 &
+
*
c H
9
9 .H
%
H
+
.
**. A 100. mL sample of 0.10 - H'l is mi4ed with 50. mL of 0.10 - !H
"
. What is the resulting
pH? (K
b
for !H
"
# 1.$ 10
%5

a 1+.5+ b ".$( c 1."0 d (.$5 e) 1(-

*5. 7n the titration of a wea1 acid HA with 0.100 - !a.H the stoichiometric point is 1nown to occur
at a pH value of appro4imatel8 10. Which of the following indicator acids would be best to use to
mar1 the endpoint of this titration?
a indicator A5 K
a
# 10
%1*
3) indicator B= K
a
7 1!
/11
c indicator '5 K
a
# 10
%$
d indicator H5 K
a
# 10
%2
e none of these
*2. 7n the titration of a wea1 acid HA with 0.100 - !a.H5 the stoichiometric point is 1nown to
occur at a pH value of appro4imatel8 11. Which of the following indicators would be best to use to mar1
the endpoint of this titration?
a an indicator with K
a
# 10
%10
d an indicator with K
a
# 10
%$
b an indicator with K
a
# 10
%1*
e an indicator with K
a
# 10
%11
c) an indicator wit2 K
a
7 1!
/1+

*(%*$. :he following 0uestions refer to a +.03liter buffered solution created from 0."1 - !H
"

(K
b
# 1.$ 10
%5
and 0.+2 - !H
*
6.
*(. What is the pH of this solution?
a $.*0 3) <00 c ).51 d ).+" e ).(0
*$. When 0.10 mol of H
9
ions is added to the solution what is the pH?
a $.*0 b ).2" c ).*1 d) <1- e ).(+
*). -eth8l orange is an indicator with a K
a
of 1 10
%*
. 7ts acid form5 H7n5 is red5 while its base form5
7n
%
5 is 8ellow. At pH 2.05 the indicator will be
a red. b orange. c) ;e##ow d blue. e not enough information
50. How man8 of the following will raise the pH of a wea1 acid HA in a0ueous solution?
7. Addition of water.I
77. -a1ing a buffered solution b8 adding !aA (s.I
777. Addition of !a'l (s.
7F. Addition of H!.".
F. :itrating with /.H.I
a1 b + c) 0 d * e 5
51. How does the pH of a 0.+0 - solution of !aH'.
"
compare to that of a 0.10 - solution of
!aH'.
"
?
a 7t is + times as high. b 7t is half as much. c) >t is t2e sa"e
d cannot be determined without the K
a
values e none of these
5+%55. ,ou have a +50.03mL sample of 1.00 - acetic acid (K
a
# 1.$ 10
%5
.
5+. Assuming no volume change5 how much !a.H must be added to ma1e the best buffer?
a) %! : b 10.0 g c 15.0 g d +0.0 g e none of these
5". 'alculate the pH of the best buffer.
a (.00 3) ('( c ".1* d +."( e none of these
5*. 'alculate the pH after adding 0.0050 mol of !a.H to 1.0 liter of the best buffer.
a (.05 b +.*1 c ".5* d) ('- e none of these
55. 'alculate the pH after adding 0.00*0 mol H'l to 1.0 liter of the best buffer.
a) ('+ b +."5 c ".1+ d 2.)$ e none of these
52%5(. ,ou have two buffered solutions. Juffered solution 1 consists of 5.0 - H.Ac and 5.0 -
!a.Ac& buffered solution + is made of 0.050 - H.Ac and 0.050 - !a.Ac.
52. How do the pHs of the buffered solutions compare?
a :he pH of buffered solution 1 is greater than that of buffered solution +.
b :he pH of buffered solution + is greater than that of buffered solution 1.
c) T2e ?& of 3uffered so#ution 1 is e@ua# to t2at of 3uffered so#ution +
d 'annot be determined without the K
a
values.
e !one of these (a3d.
5(. :rue or false@ Juffered solution 1 has a greater buffering capacit8 than buffered solution +.
ANA: True
5$. 7n titrating 100 mL of 0.10 - H'l (a0 with 0.10 - !a.H5 the pH does not change a great deal
initiall8. Wh8 is this?
a :he amount of .H
3
has no affect on the pH of a0ueous solutions.
b :he H
9
from the H'l (a0 acts li1e a buffer.
c :he ma=or species when the acid and base are mi4ed form a buffered solution.
d :he statement K7n titrating 100 mL of 0.10 - H'l (a0 with 0.10 - !a.H5 the pH does not
change a great deal initiall8.L is not true.
e) None of t2ese
5). ,ou have 100.0 mL of 0.100 - a0ueous solutions of each of the following acids@ H'!5 H65 H'l5
and H'+H".+. ,ou titrate each with 0.100 - !a.H (a0. Man1 the pHNs of each of the solutions
when each are titrated to the e0uivalence point5 from highest to lowest pH.
/a for H'! # 2.+ 4 10
310
/a for H6 # (.+ 4 10
3*
/a for H'+H".+ # 1.$ 4 10
35
a) &$N= &$ +&0*+= &1= &$# d H'l5 H65 H'!5 H'+H".+
b H65 H'!5 H'+H".+5 H'l e H'+H".+5 H'l5 H'!5 H6
c !one of these
20. Which of the following solid salts is more soluble in 1.0 - H
9
than in pure water?
a !a'l 3) $a$*
0
c /'l d Ag'l e /!.
"
21. Which of the following solid salts is more soluble in 1.0 - H
9
than in pure water?
a !a'l b /'l c) 1eP*
(
d Ag'l e /!.
"
2+. :he K
sp
for -n(.H
+
is +.0 10
%1"
. At what pH will -n(.H
+
begin to precipitate from a
solution in which the initial concentration of -n
+9
is 0.10 -?
a 2.*( b 1"." c 5.$5 d (.0" e) -1%
2". :he K
sp
of Al(.H
"
is + 10
%"+
. At what pH will a 0.+ - Al
"9
solution begin to show
precipitation of Al(.H
"
?
a) 0' b 1.0 c 5.2 d 10." e $.*