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____ 1. Which of the following is a conjugate acid/base pair? A) HCl/OCl D) H3O+/OH B) H2SO4/SO42 E) none of these C) NH4+/NH3 ____ 2. For the stepwise dissociation of aqueous H3PO4, which of the following is not a conjugate acid-base pair? A) HPO42 and PO43 D) H2PO4 and PO43 B) H3PO4 and H2PO4 C) H2PO4 and HPO42 E) H3O+ and H2O

____ 3. What is the equilibrium constant for the following reaction? The Ka value for HN3 = 1.9 x 105. A) 5.3 x 1010 B) 1.9 x 109

C) 1.9 x 105

D) 5.3 x 104

E) 1.9 x 109

____ 4. The hydrogen sulfate or bisulfate ion HSO4 can act as either an acid or a base in water solution. In which of the following equations does HSO4 act as an acid? A) HSO4 + H2O < H2SO4 + OH B) HSO4 + H3O+ < SO3 + 2H2O C) HSO4 + OH < H2SO4 + O2 D) HSO4 + H2O < E) none of these SO42 + H3O+

____ 5. Using the following Ka values, indicate the correct order of base strength. HNO2 Ka = 4.0 x104 Ka = 7.2 x 104 HCN Ka = 6.2 x 1010 A) CN > NO2 > F > H2O > Cl B) Cl > H2O > F > NO2 > CN HF C) CN > F > NO2 > Cl > H2O

D) H2O > CN > NO2 > F > Cl E) none of these

____ 6. Calculate the [H+] in a solution that has a pH of 11.70. A) 2.3 M D) 2.0 x 1012 M B) 11.7 M E) none of these C) 5.0 x103 M

____ 7. The pH of a solution at 25C in which [OH] = 3.4 x 105 M is: A) 4.5 B) 10.5 C) 9.5 D) 6.3 E) none of these ____ 8. Which of the following indicates the most acidic solution? A) [OH] = 0.5 M D) pH = 1.2 B) [H+] = 0.3 M E) [H+] = 1 x 104 M C) pOH = 5.9

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____ 9. Calculate the pH of a 10.0 M solution of HNO3. A) 10 B) 1.0 C) 0 D) 1.0 E) none of these

____ 10. For nitrous acid, HNO2, Ka = 4.0 x104. Calculate the pH of 0.25 M HNO2. A) 2.00 B) 2.30 C) 2.70 D) 3.70 E) none of these

____ 11. Determine the molarity of a solution of the weak acid HClO2 (Ka = 1.10 x 102) if it has a pH of 1.25. A) 0.287 M B) 1.23 M C) 0.819 M D) 3.17 M E) 1.52 M Use the following to answer questions 12-13: The following questions refer to a solution that contains 2.00 M chlorus acid, HClO2 (Ka = 1.10 x 102), and 2.00 M formic acid, HCOOH (Ka = 1.78 x 104). ____ 12. What is the pH of this mixture of weak acids? A) 0.0189 B) 0.257 C) 0.781 D) 0.590

E) 1.72

____ 13. Determine the [COOH] at equilibrium. A) 8.56 x102 B) 1.38 x 103 C) 0.974

D) 6.93 x 105 E) none of these

____ 14. In a solution prepared by dissolving 0.100 mole of propionic acid in enough water to make 1.00 L of solution, the pH is observed to be 1.35. The Ka for propionic acid (HC3H5O2) is: A) 2.0 x102 D) 5.0 x 1012 B) 3.6 x 102 E) none of these C) 4.5 x 102 ____ 15. A solution of 8.0 M formic acid (HCOOH) is 0.47% ionized. What is the Ka of formic acid? A) 3.4 x 108 D) 3.8 x 102 B) 1.8 x104 E) need more data C) 6.9 x106 ____ 16. A monoprotic weak acid when dissolved in water is 0.92% dissociated and produces a solution with a pH of 3.42. Calculate the Ka of the acid. A) 1.4 x 107 B) 2.8 x 103 C) 3.5 x106 D) Need to know the initial concentration of the acid. E) None of these.

____ 17. The pKa of HOCl is 7.5. Calculate the pH of a 0.5 M solution of HOCl. A) 7.5 B) 6.5 C) 3.9 D) 10.1 E) 0.3 ____ 18. Approximately how much water should be added to 10.0 mL of 12.0 M HCl so that it has the same pH as

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0.90 M acetic acid (Ka = 1.8 105)? A) 30 mL B) 300 mL C) 3 L

D) 30 L

E) 300 L

____ 19. Which of the following reactions is associated with the definition of Kb? A) B) C) D) E) none of these

____ 20. Calculate the pOH of a 0.10 M solution of Ba(OH)2. A) 13.30 B) 0.70 C) 1.00 D) 13.00 E) none of these

____ 21. Calculate the pH of a 0.10 M solution of KOH. A) 14.00 B) 13.00 C) 1.00 D) 0.10

E) none of these

____ 22. The [OH] in a 0.50 M pyridine (C5H5N; Kb = 1.7 x 109) solution is A) 0.50 M D) 3.3x 1010 M B) 2.9 x105 M E) none of these C) 1.8 x109 M ____ 23. Calculate the pH of a 0.10 M solution of pyridine (C5H5N; Kb = 1.7 x 109): A) 8.15 B) 5.88 C) 9.12 D) none of these Use the following to answer questions 24-27: Calculate the pH of the following aqueous solutions. Choose your answer from the following pH ranges: a) pH 0.00-2.99 b) pH 3.00-5.99 c) pH 6.00-8.99 d) pH 9.00 -10.99 e) pH 11.00-14.00 24. 0.5 M NaF (pKa for HF = 3.14)

25. 0.5 m NH4Cl (pKb for NH3 = 4.74) 26. 0.5 M H2S (pKa1 = 7.00; pKa2 = 12.89)

27. 0.5 M H2CO3 (pKa1 = 6.37; pKa2 = 10.25) ____ 28. Which of the following is the correct order for increasing pHs for HNO3, KCl, NH4Cl, KOH, and NaC2H3O2? (Ka for HC2H3O2 is 1.80 x105, Ka for NH4+ is 5.56 x 1010).

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A) B) C) D) E)

KCl, NH4Cl, HNO3, KOH, NaC2H3O2 HNO3, KCl, NH4Cl, KOH, NaC2H3O2 NH4Cl, HNO3, KCl, KOH, NaC2H3O2 HNO3, NH4Cl, KCl, NaC2H3O2, KOH none of these

____ 29. What is the pH of a 0.45 M KCl solution? A) 10.5 B) 7.0 C) 9.2 D) 1.4

E) 4.5

Use the following to answer questions 30-34: If the following substance is dissolved in pure water, will the solution be acidic, neutral, or basic? a) acidic b) neutral c) basic 30. solid sodium nitrate (NaNO3)

31. solid silver chloride (AgCl) 32. solid sodium carbonate (Na2CO3)

33. solid ammonium acetate (NH4C2H3O2) For NH4+, Ka = 5.6 x1010; for C2H3O2, Kb = 5.6x 1010. 34. solid ammonium perchlorate (NH4ClO4) For NH4+, Ka = 5.6 x 1010; for ClO4, Kb 1021.

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Answer Key Acid Base Practice 1 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. 34. C D D D A D C B D A A D B B B C C D C B B B C c) pH 6.00-8.99 b) pH 3.00-5.99 b) pH 3.00-5.99 b) pH 3.00-5.99 D B b) neutral b) neutral c) basic b) neutral a) acidic