Chem 126 2014 Summer Common 2

1. Which of the acids in the table is

the weakest acid?
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.

Formic acid
Hydrocyanic acid
Hydrofluoric
Hydrogen sulfate ion
Hydrogen sulfide

2. 20. mL of 0.15 M HNO3 is added to 40. mL of water. What is the pH?

a.
b.
c.
d.
e.

1.30
1.43
1.12
0.82
None of the above

3. 20. mL of 0.15 M HNO3 is mixed with 40. mL of 0.1M KOH and stirred. What is the pH?
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.

1.78
12.40
14
12.22
0

4. A 150.0 mL solution consists of 0.035 M HBr, 0.01 M HF, 0.04 M HNO3, and 0.015 M HCN.
What is the pH?
a. 1.46
b. 1.12
c. 1.05
d. 1.40
e. 1.00
5. What is the approximate pH of a 0.4 M HCN? Ka = 4.9 x 10-10 M.
a. 0.4
b. 2
c. 6
d. 3
e. 5

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6. A 0. 33 M solution of a weak acid, HB, has a pH of 5.35? What is Ka?
a. 1.4x10-5 M
b. 4.5x10-6 M
c. 4.5 x10-10 M
d. 1.4x10-11 M
e. 6.0x10-11 M

7. Which of the following ions is acidic?

a. Co3+
b. Ic. F8.

d. SO42e. K+

A 150 mL solution has 0.95 M HCN and 0.15 M NaCN. What is the pH? Ka = 4.9 x 10-10

a. 9.31
b. 10.11
c. 9.71
d. 8.91
e. 8.51

9. What happens to the equilibrium percent dissociation of hydrocyanic acid,HCN, as HCl gas
is bubbled through a solution of HCN and dissolves. (The fraction dissociated = equilibrium
CN- concentration/initial acid concentration.) HCN(aq) + H2O(aq)
H3O+(aq) + CN-(aq)
a. No change
b. Decreases
c. Increases
d. It cannot be determined
10. Which of the acids is best for preparing a buffer with a pH of 4.5?
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.

HOCN
HCHO2
HCN
HF
HSO4-

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11. Buffers neutralize both acids and bases. When HCl is added to a buffer solution consisting
of potassium formate (KHCOO) and formic acid (HCOOH), which reaction (when completed)
shows the neutralization of the acid?
a. H+(aq) +Cl-(aq)

d. H+(aq) +HCOO-(aq)

b. H+(aq) +K+(aq)

e. None of the above

c. H+(aq) +HCOOH(aq)

12. 40 mL of 0.10 M LiOH is added to 100 mL of a solution containing 0.25 M NaCH3COO and
0.50 M CH3COOH. What is the pH of the resulting solution? (Ka = 1.75 x 10-5 M for acetic acid.)
a. 4.33
b. 4.50
c. 4.56
d. 4.76
e. 4.96

13. Which of the following is the

best answer regarding HPO42 ?
a. It is only an acid.

H 3 PO4 aq H 2O l

H 2 PO4 aq H 3O aq

H 2 PO4 aq H 2O l

HPO42 aq H 3O aq

HPO42 aq H 2O l

PO43 aq H 3O aq

b. It is only a base.
c. It is the conjugate base to H 2 PO4 and is an acid.
d. It is the conjugate base to H 3 PO4 and is an acid.
e. It is the conjugate acid to H 2 PO4 and is a base.

14. Which of the following compounds is NOT soluble in water?

a.
b.
c.
d.

(NH4)2SO4
Na2S
AlPO4
CaCl2

e. Pb(CH3COO)4

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15. Consider the endothermic reaction A g
would not improve the equilibrium yield of B?
a.
b.
c.
d.

B g C g . Which of the following changes

Increasing the volume of the container.

Removing some C from the reaction mixture as it forms.
Increasing the reaction temperature.
None of the above, that is, they all improve the yield.

16. For the reaction: 3BrO aq BrO3 aq 2Br aq , Suppose, the initial concentration of
BrO- is 0.110 M after 5 seconds. Its concentration is 0.030 M after 23 seconds. What is the
approximate average rate of change of Br- concentration?
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.

0.003 M/s
0.002 M/s
0.004 M/s
0.007 M/s
0.005 M/s

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PROBLEMS (12 POINTS EACH)

I. (a) (4 pts) A plot of the inverse of the reactant concentration versus time produces a straight
line. The slope of the line is 3.0 M -1min-1and the y-intercept is 1.4 M -1. What is the
concentration of the reactant after 75 seconds.

(b) (4 pts) You want to prepare a 500mL buffered solution with a pH of 7.3 using the acid
hydrogen sulfide, H2S, and NaHS. You use 0.20 mol of H2S. How many moles of NaHS do you
need? Ka 8.9 x108.

(c) (2 pts) Under each compound label: acid, conjugate acid, base, or conjugate base.
CH3 NH 2 aq H 2O aq

CH3 NH 3 aq OH aq

(d) (2 pts) Rank the following ions from least basic to

most basic: I , CN , F . All must be correct for
credit.
______ < ______ < ______

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II. a. (6 pts) You have a 0.20 M solution of aluminum chloride . At what pH does aluminum
hydroxide start to precipitate?
Al OH 3 s

Al 3 aq 3OH aq Ksp 3x1034 M 4

b. (6 pts total) 35 ml of a weak acid are titrated with 0.13 M NaOH as shown in the graphs.
(b1) (2 pt) What volume of base is added to reach the midpoint? __________
(b2) (2 pt) Clearly indicate on the graph to the
right the region where the buffer equation works
to calculate the pH.

pH pure acid

Volume of NaOH added in mL

(b3) (2 pt) Clearly indicate the region on the

graph to the right where the strong base
approximation works to calculate the pH.

Volume of NaOH added in mL