CHEMISTRY 1131

Dr. Hendrickson

HOUR EXAM 1
February 11

Spring 2010

PLEASE READ THIS COVER PAGE AND FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS.

DO NOT OPEN THE EXAM UNTIL YOU ARE TOLD TO DO SO.
On the computer graded answer sheet in the appropriate boxes, enter your:
1. name
2. student identification number
3. lab section (In the four columns at the upper left of the sheet. Use a zero before the
lab section number. Ex., section 231 is written as 0231.)
Then fill in the corresponding bubbles below your name, ID number, and lab section.
Answer all questions on the computer graded answer sheets by filling in the proper bubble with
a No. 2 pencil. If you change an answer, erase the undesired mark thoroughly. Mark only the
best answer to each question. Programmable calculators are not permitted during the exam.
A Periodic Table with atomic numbers and masses is printed on the back of this cover sheet.
There are 4 exam pages (double-sided) with 20 questions. When you are instructed to begin
the exam, please check that you have all pages. Scratch paper is attached to the back of the
exam. Good luck!

Note: Kas and Kbs are given with each question as needed.
Strong Acids: HCl, HBr, HI, HNO3, HClO4, H2SO4 (1st proton only)

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1. Which of the following statements is FALSE?

A) Fe3+ is a Lewis acid.
B) NH3 is an Arrhenius base.
C) ClO4 is a Bronsted-Lowry base.
D) HCl is an Arrhenius acid.
E) NH4+ is an Bronsted-Lowry acid.
2. When 25.0 mL of 0.14 M Ba(OH)2 is diluted to a total volume of 100.0 mL, what is the pH of
the resulting solution?
A) 1.15
B) 1.46
C) 7.00
D) 12.54
E) 12.85
3. Which of the following 0.10 M solutions will have a pH closest to 7.00 at 25C?
A) Potassium bromide (KBr)
B) Sodium cyanide (NaCN)
C) Ammonia (NH3)
D) Lithium fluoride (LiF)
E) Ammonium nitrate (NH4NO3)
4. Which of the following acids will have the strongest conjugate base?
A) HNO2, Ka = 7.1 x 104
B) HCl, Ka >> 1
C) CH3COOH, Ka = 1.8 x 105
D) HCN, Ka = 6.2 x 1010
E) HF, Ka = 6.8 x 104
5. When the weak acid HX (Ka = 2.6 x 105) is dissolved in pure water, which of the following
molecular views best depicts the resulting solution? (Water molecules and their dissociated
ions are not shown for clarity.)

= HX
= X

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6. Which of the following lists the acids from strongest to weakest?

A) HBrO > HBrO2 > HClO2 > HClO3
B) HClO2 > HClO3 > HBrO > HBrO2
C) HClO3 > HBrO2 > HClO2 >HBrO
D) HBrO > HClO2 > HBrO2 > HClO3
E) HClO3 > HClO2 > HBrO2 >HBrO
7. Two bases are dissolved in water; the initial and equilibrated states are illustrated below.
(Water molecules and their dissociated ions are not shown for clarity).
= Aniline
= H+

= Pyridine
= H+

Which of the following statement(s) is/are TRUE?

I.
II.
III.
IV.

Aniline has a larger pKb than pyridine.

[OH]Aniline > [OH]Pyridine
The conjugate acid of aniline is a stronger acid than the conjugate acid of pyridine.
A reaction between aniline and the conjugate acid of pyridine would favor products.

A) II and IV

B) I and III

C) II only

D) I and II

E) All are true.

8. Which of the following solutions would NOT require the quadratic formula to calculate the pH
without a substantial error? (For which of the following solutions is the 5% rule valid?)
A) 2.4 x 103 M HC2H3O2 (pKa = 4.74)
B) 1.8 x 102 M HClO2 (pKa = 1.96)
C) 1.3 x 102 M HClO (pKa = 7.54)
D) 8.2 x 102 M C3H7NH2 (pKb = 3.46)
E) 7.8 x 104 M NH3 (pKb = 4.75)
9. A 0.15 M weak monoprotic acid (HA) solution has a pH of 4.76. Calculate the pKa for HA.
A) 10.06
B) 5.30
C) 3.94
D) 8.70
E) Not enough information is given.
10. Calculate the pH of an aqueous 0.043 M trimethylamine (Kb = 6.3 x 105) solution.
A) 8.43
B) 5.57
C) 11.22
D) 2.78
E) Not enough information is given.

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11. When 10.0 mL of 0.076 M HF is added to 20.0 mL of 0.062 M NaF, what is the pH of the
resulting solution? The pKa of HF is 3.17.
A) 3.47
B) 3.38
C) 3.26
D) 2.96
E) 3.08
12. A buffer consisting of NH4Cl and NH3 has a pH = 9.00. Which of the following will cause the
pH of this buffer to decrease?
I.
II.
III.
IV.
A) II only

Dissolving a small amount of solid sodium chloride.

Adding a small amount of dilute hydrochloric acid solution.
Adding a small amount of dilute sodium hydroxide solution.
Adding a small amount of dilute ammonia solution.
B) III only

C) I and II

D) III and IV

E) I, III and IV

13. When strong acid is added to a HCO3/CO32 buffer, what is the correct net ionic equation
for this reaction?
A) HCO3 + H3O+ H2CO3 + H2O
B) HCO3 + H2O CO32 + H3O+
C) HCO3 + H2O H2CO3 + OH
D) CO32 + H3O+ HCO3 + H2O
E) CO32 + H2O HCO3 + OH
14. When 5.0 mL of 0.12 M NaOH is added to 50.0 mL of a buffer that consists of 0.14 M HClO
and 0.18 M NaClO, what is the resulting pH? The pKa of HClO is 7.54.
A) 7.65
B) 7.58
C) 7.72
D) 7.36
E) 7.47
15. Which of the following mixtures will NOT be a buffer when dissolved in one liter of water?
A) 15 mmol HBr and 30 mmol KNO3
B) 22 mmol HClO3 and 18 mmol KClO3
C) 100 mmol HBrO and 50 mmol NaOH
D) 40 mmol HCl and 80 mmol LiC2H3O2
E) 30 mmol CH3NH3Cl and 30 mmol CH3NH2

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16. Which of the following could be the titration curve when 10.0 mL of 0.20 M NH3 (pKb = 4.75)
is titrated with 0.10 M HCl?
14
12
10
pH 8
6
4
2
0

14
12
10
pH 8
6
4
2
0
5 10 15 20 25
mL titrant
added

14
12
10
pH 8
6
4
2
0
5 10 15 20 25
mL titrant
added

14
12
10
pH 8
6
4
2
0
5 10 15 20 25
mL titrant
added

14
12
10
pH 8
6
4
2
0
5 10 15 20 25
mL titrant
added

5 10 15 20 25
mL titrant
added

17. When 25.00 mL of a sodium hydrogen sulfate (NaHSO4) solution of unknown concentration
was titrated with a 0.1062 M sodium hydroxide (NaOH) solution, 19.65 mL were required to
reach the equivalence point. What is the initial concentration of the NaHSO4 solution?
A) 0.1351 M
B) 4.248 x 103 M
C) 0.05946 M
D) 0.04674 M
E) 0.08347 M
For questions 18 20, consider the titration of 25.0 mL of 0.35 M HCOOH (Ka = 1.77 x 104)
with 0.25 M KOH.
18. What is the pH of the solution before any titrant has been added?
A) 2.10
B) 3.60
C) 3.75
D) 3.90
E) 2.25
19. What is the pH of the solution when 35.0 mL of titrant have been added?
A) 3.75
B) 4.65
C) 5.54
D) 8.46
E) 9.35
20. What is the pH of the solution when 40.0 mL of titrant have been added?
A) 1.72
B) 5.56
C) 10.19
D) 8.44
E) 12.28