ACIDS- BASES

1) If pka is more than pkb, the PH of the aqueous solution of the salt formed by the
above acid and base is
1) 7 2) more than 7 3) less than 7 4) 0
Ans: 2
2) Conjugate base of hydrogen molecule is
1) Proton 2) Hydronium ion 3) hydride ion 4) electron.
Ans: 3
3) NH4+ can be defined as
1) Arrhenius acid but not Lewis’s acid 2) Bronsted acid but not Lewis’s acid
3) Lewis acid but not Bronsted acid 4) Bronsted acid but not Arrhenius acid
Ans: 4
4) All metal ions are acids. This is according to the theory of
1) Arrhenius 2) Bronsted 3) Lowry 4) Lewis
Ans: 4
5) One litre of buffer solution has PH of 5. pure water of 2litres is added to it. The PH of
resultant solution is
1) 5 2) 5.3 3) 7 4) 4.7
Ans: 1.
6) PH of K2S solution is
1) above 7 2) below 7 3) 7 4) 0
Ans: 1
7) A halide ion is extremely
1) Weak acid 2) Weak base 3) Strong acid 4) Strong base
Ans: 2
8) PH of water is 7 at 250 C.If water is heated to 700 C the PH
1) Decreases 2) increases
3) remains constant 4) [H+] decreases and [OH -] increases`
Ans: 1
9) The PH of H2 SO4 is 2. Its molar concentration is
1) 0.01 2) 0.005 3) 0.02 4) 0.05
Ans: 4
10) The PH of both ammonium acetate and sodium chloride is 7 due to
1) Hydrolysis in both cases 2) The former hydrolyses and not the latter
3) No hydrolysis in both 4) Hydrolysis of the latter but not the former
Ans: 2
11) The PH of a solution containing X grams of acetic acid and Y grams of sodium acetate
is 4. 100 CC of this solution is taken in one litre flask and diluted up to the mark. The
PH of the diluted solution is
1)3 2) 5 3) 4 4) 7
Ans: 3
12) In two test tubes A and B, 5ml of 0.1 M HCl and 5ml of 0.1 M NaOH are present
respectively. When 2 ml of 1 M HCl is added to each of them, then the PH
value in
1) Both decreases 2) Both increases
 3) A increases, B decreases 4) A decreases, B increases
Ans : 1
13) When a 0.1 M solution of an acid at room temperature has degree of ionization of 10
% , the concentration of hydroxyl ion is
1) 10 –2 2) 10 –12 3) 10 –11 4) 10 –9
Ans:2
14) pkb of NH 4OH is 4.699.The ratio of NH4 OH and HCl to be mixed to prepare the
buffer of pH 9 will be
1) 2: 1 2) 3:2 3) 2:3 4) 1:2
Ans : 2
15) Dissociation constant of NH4 OH and CH3 COOH are respectively 2x10-5and 1.8x10-
5
.The nature of aqueous CH3 COOH is
1) Slightly basic 2) slightly acidic
3) Strongly basic 4) Strongly acidic
Ans : 1
16) The pH of nitric acid solution is 5.002. Number of moles of hydronium ions present
per one litre of this acid is
1)10-2 2) 10-5 3) 10-9 4) 10-12
Ans: 2
17) A salt is formed from a weak acid and a weak base. If pKb < pKa, then pH of that salt
solution is
1) >7 2) =14 3) =7 4) <7
Ans: 4
18) Which of the following produces a basic solution in water
1) Na+ 2) CH3COO - 3) NH4 + 4) Fe3+
Ans: 2
19) Kb value of NH4OH is 2x10 -5.pH value of 0.2 M NH4OH is
1) 2.7 2) 3 3) 11 4) 11.3
Ans: 4
20) Match the following
Indicator Titration
A) methyl orange a) NaOH – CH3COOH
B) methyl red b) NaOH – HCl
C) phenolphthalein c) NH4OH – HCl
d) NH4OH – CH3COOH
1) A – b, B – c, C – a 2) A – d, B – c, C –a
3) A – b, B – b, C – d 4) A – d, B – b, C – a
Ans: 1
21) Water is heated. Then
I) its KW increases II) its [ H+] increases
III) its [ OH ] increases IV) its PH increases
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The correct statements are

1) All 2) only I and II 3) only II and III 4) I,II and III
Ans : 4
22) Which aqueous solution behaves as neutral buffer
1) CH3COONa 2) (NH4)2SO4 3) CH3COONH4 4)KNO3
 Ans: 3
23) The PH range of the titration for the decimolar solutions of acetic acid and caustic
soda is
1) 3,3 – 5.1 2) 4.1 - 6.8 3) 7.5 – 9.6 4) 4.1 – 9.9
Ans: 3
24) The correct order of basic strengths of conjugate bases of H2CO3, H2O, HCN and NH3
is
1) HCO3- < CN- < OH- < NH2- 2) HCO3- < OH- < CN- < NH2-
3) NH2- < OH- < CN- < HCO3- 4) NH2- < CN- < OH- < HCO3-
Ans: 1
25) The molarity of sulphuric acid solution with a pH = 2 is
1) 10 -2 2) 10 -3 3) 5x10 -3 4) 5x10 -2
Ans: 3
26) Which of the following solution has pH = 2
1) 100 ml of M/40HCl + 100 ml of M/200 NaOH
2) 100 ml of M/10HCl + 100 ml of M/10 NaOH
3) 100 ml of M/50HCl + 50 ml of M/50 NaOH
4) 100 ml of M/50HCl + 50 ml of water
Ans: 1
27) 900 ml 0.002M HCl is added to 100 ml of 0.002M HCl solution. The pH of the
resulting solution is
1) 3.6990 2) 2.6990 3) 3 4) 3.3010
Ans: 2
28) 1000 ml of a solution contains 4 g. of NaOH. 50 ml of this solution is mixed with 49.9
ml of 0.1 M HCl solution. The pH of the resulting solution is
1) 4 2) 7 3) 10 4) 13
Ans: 3
29) A solution of a single substance that can act as a neutral buffer solution is
1) HCl 2) CH3COONa 3) CH3COONH4 4) NH4Cl
Ans: 3
30) The value of hydrolysis constant of a salt NaA is 10 -8. The pH of 10 -2 M weak acid
HA is
1) 6 2) 5 3) 4 4) 2
Ans: 3
31) pH of water at 25oC is 7. If water is heated to 70oC
1) pH will decrease and water becomes acidic
2) pH will decrease and water becomes basic
3) pH remains constant
4) pH will decrease but water remains neutral
Ans: 4
32) 50% neutralization of a solution of formic acid ( Ka = 2x10 -4) with NaOH would
result in a buffer solution of pH value
1) 3.7 2) 4 3) 3 4) 4.3
Ans: 1
33) Which of the following is not correct
1) the ionic product of water at 250c is 10 –14 2) Cl –1 is lewis acid
 3) complex ion formation involves lewis neutralization reaction
4) lower value of pKa, more is the acidic strength
Ans: 2
34) Which acts as a lewis acid in the reaction SiF4 + 2HF  H2SiF6
A) SiF4 B) HF C) H2SiF6
1) only A 2) only B 3) only C 4) A and B
Ans: 1
35) At 250c 4.9 g of H2SO4 is present in 1 lit of an aqueous solution. The concentration
of OH – in the solution is
1) 5 x 10 –2 M 2) 1x 10 –1M 3) 2 x 10 –4M 4) 1 x10 –13M
Ans: 4
36) When the temparature of water is raised from 250c to 450c
A) pH decreases B) pOH decreases C) pH increases D) pOH increases
1) All are correct 2) only ‘C’ is correct
3) ‘C’ and ‘D’ are correct 4) ‘A’ and ‘B’ are correct
Ans: 4
37) For a 0.1M weak acid solution HA, the pH value is 4. The dissociation constant of
that weak acid is
1) 10 –3 2) 10 – 4 3) 10 – 6 4) 10 – 7
Ans: 4
38) 1000 ml of the solution contains 4 g of NaOH. 50 ml of this solution is mixed with
49.9 ml of 0.1 M HCl solution. The pH of the resulting solution is
1) 13 2) 10 3) 7 4) 4
Ans: 2
39) The pH of a solution is 3.699. The hydrogen ion concentration will be
1) 5 x 10 – 4M 2) 2 x 10 – 4M 3) 1.96 x 10 – 5M 4) 1.5 x 10 – 5M
Ans: 2
40) The pH of H2SO4 solution whose [ H3O +] is 10 –3M
1) 3.699 2) 3 3) 2.699 4) 2.301
Ans: 2
41) The pH of a resulting solution formed by mixing equal volumes of two solutions
with pH =3 and pH =11 is
1) zero 2) 3.3 3) 7 4) 10.7
Ans: 3
42) A solution is prepared by mixing 20 ml of 1.0 M acetic acid and 40 ml of 0.5M
sodium acetate. This solution is diluted to 100 ml with distilled water. The pKa
of CH3COOH is 4.76. The pH of a diluted solution is
1) 5.459 2) 4.76 3) 4.34 4) 3.061
Ans: 2
43) 1 lit of a buffer solution contains 0.1 mole of each of NH4OH and NH4Cl. The pH
of the solution when 0.01 mole of HCl is added to it [pKb of NH4OH =4.74]
1) 4.74 2) 4.83 3) 9.17 4) 9.26
Ans: 3
44) Assertion (A) : In water HCl and HClO4 have same acidic strengths. But their
acidic strengths are different in glacial acetic acid
Reason ( R) : Acetic acid is more acidic than water
 1) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
2) Both A and R are true and R is not the correct explanation of A
3) A is true but R is false 4) A is false but R is true
Ans: 1
45) Dissociation constants of BOH and HA are respectively 2 x 10 – 6 and 5 x 10 – 7.
Hydrolysis constant of the salt ‘BA’is
1) 2 x 10 –6 2) 1 x 10 –2 3) 5 x 10 –9 4) 2 x 10 –8
Ans: 2
46) 100 ml of a HCl solution of pH =0 is added to 50 ml of NaOH solution of pH= 14 and
then diluted to 1 litre. The pH of the resulting solution is
1) 1.8 2) 1.3 3) 2.1 4) 3.2
Ans: 2
Clue: HCl =50 /1000
47) A few drops of methyl orange is added to 2x10 –5M HCl solution . Then the colour of
the resulting solution is
1) Red 2) Yellow 3) Blue 4) Green
Ans: 2
48) pKa of CH3COOH is 4.6990. An acidic buffer solution of pH = 5.0 can be prepared
by mixing
1) 100 ml of 0.1 M acetic acid + 100 ml of 0.1 M sodium hydroxide
2) 200 ml of 0.1 M acetic acid + 100 ml of 0.1 M sodium hydroxide
3) 300 ml of 0.1 M acetic acid + 100 ml of 0.1 M sodium hydroxide
4) 300 ml of 0.1 M acetic acid + 200 ml of 0.1 M sodium hydroxide
Ans: 4
49) A buffer solution is prepared by mixing 50 ml of 0.1M NH4Cl and 25 ml of 0.2M
NH4OH. The pKb value of NH4OH is 4.8. Then pH of a buffer solution is
1) 9.2 2) 3.8 3) 10.2 4) 4.8
Ans: 1
50) The difference between pH and pKa of an acidic buffer is 0.7. Then the ratio of
concentration of acid and salt in that buffer is
1) 1: 5 2) 1: 1 3) 10 : 1 4) 2 : 3
Ans: 1
51) Identify the wrong match from the following
set – I set – II
A) HCℓ – NaOH 1) Methyl orange
B) HCℓ – NH4OH 2) Methyl red
C) CH3COOH – NaOH 3) Any indicator
D) CH3COOH – NH4OH 4) Phenolphthalein
5) No suitable indicator
The answer is
1) C – 4 2) B – 2 3) A – 1 4) D – 3
Ans: 4
52) Regarding the hydrolysis of salt the correct arrangement is
1) AlCl3 – cationic hydrolysis – pH > 7
2) (NH4)2CO3 – both cationic and anionic hydrolysis – pH is nearly equal to 7
3) CuSO4 – anionic hydrolysis – pH < 7
 4) NaCl – cationic hydrolysis – pH = 7
Ans: 2
53) When few drops of universal indicator is added to a solution, it became green.
Then the pH of the solution is nearly
1) 8 2) 2 3) 6 4) 10
Ans: 1
54) Equal volumes of two solutions with PH values ‘X’ and ‘Y’ are mixed if the
PH of the mixture is ‘Z’, which of the sets of values is not correct
1) X =2, Y =4, Z =2.3 2) X =4, Y =7, Z =4.3
3) X =4, Y =10, Z =7 4) X = 9, Y = 11, Z = 9.3
Ans: 4
55) The substance which does not undergo hydrolysis is
1) Na2CO3 2) NH4Cl 3) (NH4)2CO3 4) KNO3
Ans: 4
56) Which of the following salt does not exist
1) NaH2PO2 2) Na2HPO3 3) Na2HPO4 4) Na2HPO2
Ans: 4
57) Among the aqueous solutions of the following, the one with least PH value is
1) Ammonium chloride 2) Sodium chloride
3) Anilinium chloride 4) Sodium acetate
Ans: 3
58) An acidic buffer has the maximum buffer capacity under the following conditions
[salt ] [ salt ]
1) log ------ = 1 2) log ---------- = 10
[ Acid ] [ Acid ]

[salt ] [ salt ]
3) log ------ = 0 4) log ---------- = 1/ 10
[ Acid ] [ Acid ]

Ans: 3
59) Strongest conjugate base among the following is
1) ClO4-1 2) CH3COO -1 3) NH2 -1 4) CN -1
Ans: 4 or 3
60) Methyl orange gives ---------- colour to distilled water at 250C
1) Red 2) Golden yellow 3) No color 4) Pink
Ans: 2
61) 100 ml of 0.1M NH4OH is present in a conical flask. It is titrated with 0.1M
H2SO4. If 25 ml of the acid is added to the contents in the conical flask, the PH of
the contents in the conical flask [ PKb of NH4OH = 4.8 ]
1) 4.8 2) 5.1 3) 8.9 4) 9.2
Ans: 4
62) The PH of deci molar weak acid HA is 3. The PH of milli molar solution of the
same acid HA is
1) 3 2) 4 3) 5 4) 6
Ans: 2
63) An aqueous solution of which of the following can inpart pink colour to
phenolphthalein
1) KCl 2) CH3COONH4 3) Mg( CN )2 4) Na2CO3
Ans: 4
64) Addition of sodium acetate to a solution of acetic acid
1) does not alter the degree of dissociation of acetic acid
2) increases the PH of the solution
3) increases the dissociation of acetic acid
4) decreases the PH of the solution
Ans: 2
65) When 0.2 moles of HCl is added to 400 ml of CH3COOH + CH3COONa buffer
solution then its PH decreases from 4.7 to 4.6. Then its buffer capacity is
1) 6 2) 5 3) 4 4) 3
Ans: 2
66. 3 moles caustic soda and ‘X’ moles of phosphoric acid were used for the
preparation of buffer solution containing equal molar mixture of PO43- and
its conjugate. The value of ‘X’ is
1) 6 2) 3 3) 1.5 4) 1.2
Ans: 4
67. The pH of a buffer solution prepared by mixing 50 ml of 0.2M CH3COOH
and 25 ml CH3COONa is 4.8. If pKa of acetic acid is 4.8, then the strength of
CH3COONa is
1) 0.1M 2) 0.2M 3) 0.3M 4) 0.4M
Ans: 4
68. The dissociation constants of H2S and HS -1 are respectively 10 -7 and 10 -13.
The PH of the aqueous solution containing 0.2 mole of H2S dissolved is
1) 3 2) 4 3) 5 4) 6
Ans: 2
Clue: 10 -7 > 10-13 H+ = K aC = 10 7 X 101
69. A mixture that acts as a buffer solution is
1) 100ml HCℓ + 100ml NH4OH 2) 200ml HCℓ + 100ml NH4OH
3) 200ml HCℓ + 200ml NH4OH 4) 100ml HCℓ + 200ml NH4OH
Ans: 4
70. The hydrogen ion concentration per 100 ml of 10-3 M barium hydroxide
solution is
1) 5 X 10-13 2) 2 X 10-12 3) 2 X 10-10 4) 5 X 10-11
Ans: 1
71. If 0.1M HCN solution is 0.01% ionized, the ionisation constant of HCN is
1) 10 -2 2) 10 -6 3) 10 -8 4) 10 -9
Ans: 4
72. 10 ml of 0.05M H2SO4 and 10ml of 0.2M NaOH solution are mixed and the
mixture solution is diluted to 100ml with water. Then the PH of resulting
solution is
1) 2 2) 12 3) 11.6 4) 2.4
Ans: 2
73. 0.1 mole of NH4OH is added to 1 L of solution containing 0.5 mole of
ammonium chloride. The PH of the solution will be ( Kb of NH4OH = 2 x 10 -5)
1) 1 2) 13 3) 9.8 4) 8.6
Ans: 4
74. The addition of following to 100 ml of dilute HCℓ solution does not change
the PH
1) 100ml of concentrated HCℓ 2) 100ml of distilled water
3) 100ml of dilute NaOH solution 4) 500ml of HCℓ of same concentration
Ans: 4
75. Hydrolysis constant of salt derived from weak acid and strong base is
2 x 10 -5. The ionization constant of the weak acid is
1) 50 x 10 -9 2) 5 x 10 -9 3) 5 x 10 -10 4) 2 x 10 -19
Ans: 3
76. The increasing order of basic strengths of CH3-1, OH-1,F-1and NH2-1 is
1) CH3-1, OH-1, F-1, NH2-1 2) CH3-1, F-1, OH-1, NH2-1
3) CH3-1, F-1, NH2-1, OH-1 4) F-1, OH-1, NH2-1, CH3-1
Ans: 4
77. Ka of weak acid is 10 -5. The PKb of its conjugate base is
1) 5 2) 7 3) 9 4) 11
Ans:: 3
78. The Ka value of three acids A,B and C are 1.8 x 10 -5, 1.5x 10 -4 and 5.2x 10 -8
respectively. Correct order of increasing basic strength of their conjugate
bases is
1) B > A > C 2) A > B > C 3) B < A < C 4) A < B < C
Ans: 3
79. PH of water is 7 at 250C. If water is heated to 700C
1) PH will decrease 2) POH will decrease
H OH
3) Both P and P will decrease 4) PH remain constant
Ans: 3
80. Which of the following acts as both Bronsted acid and Bronsted Base
i) HCOO- ii) NH3 iii) O 2 - iv) HSO41-
1) i, ii 2) ii, iii 3) ii, iv 4) i. iv
Ans: 3
81. The concentration of acetic acid required to get 3.5 x 10 -4 mole/litre of H+ ion
is [ Ka = 1.8 x 10 -5]
1) 6.8 x 10 -3 N 2) 6.8 N 3) 1.94N 4) 19.4 x 10 -3 N
Ans: 1
82. The conjugate acid of S2O8 -2 is
1) H2S2O8 2) H2SO4 3) HSO4-1 4) HS2O8-1
Ans: 4
83. Equal volumes of 0.5 M NaOH and O.3M KOH are mixed in experiment.
Then POH and PH of the resulting solution are respectively
1) 13.6, 0.4 2) 0.4, 13.6 3) 0.7, 13.3 4) 13.3, 0.7
Ans: 2
84. The compound whose aqueous solution has the highest PH
1) NaCl 2) Na2CO3 3) NH4Cl 4) NaHCO3
 Ans: 2
85. A solution with PH = 5 is two times diluted. The PH of the resulting solution is
1) 7 2) 5 3) 5 – 6 4) 4 – 5
Ans: 3
86. The number of gram ions of H+ in 1 ml of the solution having PH = 6.3 is
1) 5 x 10 -7 2) 2 x 10 -7 3) 2 x 10 -10 4) 5 x 10 -10
Ans: 4
87. Match the following
Set – I Set – II
A) 0.1M HCℓ - 0.1M NH4OH 1) In acid medium colourless, in Basic
medium pink colour
B) Litmus 2) Green
C) Phenolpthalein 3) Methyl red
D) Universal indicator added to 4) PH range 5.5 – 7.6
Solution of PH = 8
A B C D A B C D
1) 4 3 2 1 2) 2 1 3 4
3) 1 2 4 3 4) 3 4 1 2
Ans: 4
88. 2 g of NaOH per 250ml of the solution is added to a buffer solution of buffer
capacity 0.2. Then change in PH is
1) 0.5 2) 1 3) 1.5 4) 2
Ans: 2
89. Dissociation constant of water at 1000C is ( Ionic product of water at 1000C is
51.3 x 10 -14)
1) 1.720 x 10 -15 2) 1.009 x 10 -15 3) 9.243 x 10 -15 4) 5.2 x 10 -16
Ans: 3
Clue: KW / 55.55
90. Number of moles of Na2CO3 required to neutralize the acids formed during
complete hydrolysis of one mole of PCl5
1) 1.5 2) 2.5 3) 4 4) 8
Ans: 3
91. When 10ml of 0.2M acid is added to 250ml of a buffer solution its PH changed
from 6.34 to 6.32. The buffer capacity is
1) 0.1 2) 0.2 3) 0.3 4) 0.4
Ans: 4
92. Which of the following ratios of concentration of acid and salt in an acidic
buffer can give a difference between PH and PKa as 0.7
1) 5 : 1 2) 1 : 5 3) 1 : 1 4) 10 : 1
Ans: 2
93. The PH of ‘x’ molar NaOH solution is 12. The PH of H2SO4 of ‘x’ molarity is
1) 1.3 2) 1.7 3) 2 4) 12
Ans: 2
94. Equal volumes two solutions of PH ‘9’ and PH ‘13’ are mixed. The PH of the
resulting solution is
1) 8.7 2) 9.3 3) 12.7 4) 13.3
 Ans: 3
95. 60 ml of 0.1M NH4OH and 30 ml of 0.1M HCℓ solutions are mixed. The PH
of the resultant mixture is [ Given Kb = 1.8 x 10 -5 and log10 1.8 =
0.2553]
1) 4.7447 2) 3.7447 3) 5.7447 4) 9.2553
Ans: 4
96. Which of the following will have same PH of M/10 NaOH solution
1) 100ml of M/10 HCℓ + 100 ml of M/ 10 NaOH
2) 55 ml of M/10 HCℓ + 45 ml of M/10 NaOH
3) 10 ml of M/10 HCℓ + 90 ml of M/10 NaOH
4) 75 ml of M/5 HCℓ + 25 ml of M/5 NaOH
Ans: 3
97. When pure water is heated from 250C to 1000C which of the following values
decreases
OH
1) P and KW 2) [H+] and [OH-1]
3) PH and KW 4) POH and PKw
Ans: 4
98. Which of the following salt solution turns blue litmus to red
1) CuSO4 2) KI 3) NaOCℓ 4) CH3COONH4
Ans: 1
99. The weight of NaOH present in 250 ml of the solution whose PH is 13
1) 1g 2) 2g 3) 3g 4) 5g
Ans: 1
100. Set – I Set – II
A) NH3 1) Salt according to Lewis concept
B) CO2 2) Salt according to Bronsted theory
C) HCO3-1 3) Lewis Base
D) NH4+ 4) Lewis Acid
5) Bronsted acid
The correct match is
A B C D A B C D
1) 1 3 5 2 2) 3 4 5 2
3) 3 4 1 2 4) 3 4 5 1
Ans: 4
101. Assertion ( A): The reaction between NH3 and BF3 is neutralisation
according to Lewis acid base theory
Reason ( R): According to Lewis, formation of co – ordinate covalent bond
is neutralization
Ans: 1
102. Which of the following is not correct
1 1
1) PH =  2) PH = log
log[ H ] [H  ]
3) [H+] = 10-PH 4) PH = - log[H+]
Ans: 1
103. Which one following is not a base
1) N2H4 2) (CH3)3N 3) N3H 4) NH2OH
 Ans: 3
104. Baking soda is -------- salt
1) Acidic 2) Basic 3) Neutral 4) Mixed
Ans: 1
105. When 11.2 g of KOH(S) (Mol. wt= 56) is added to one litre of ‘X’ M H2SO4
solution, the POH of the solution becomes 13.301. Then the value of
‘X’ is ( assume no change in the volume by the addition of KOH(S))
1) 0.4 2) 0.6 3) 0.8 4) 0.2
Ans: 4
106. Which of the following mixture of solution is expected to have high buffer
capacity
1) 100ml of 0.3M CH3COOH + 100ml of 0.1M NaOH
2) 100ml of 0.4M CH3COOH + 100ml of 0.2M NaOH
3) 100ml of 0.5M CH3COOH + 100ml of 0.1M NaOH
4) 200ml of 0.1M CH3COOH + 50ml of 0.1M NaOH
Ans: 2
[ Base]
107. When a graph is plotted between PH on ‘Y’ axis and log on ‘X’ axis
[ Salt ]
for basic buffer , the graph obtained can be
1) 2)

3) 4)

Ans: 2
108. The dissociation constants of acids HA and HB are 3.2 x 10 -4 and 2 x 10 -5
respectively. The ratio of the strengths HA to HB will be
1) 1 : 4 2) 4 : 1 3) 1 : 16 4) 16 : 1
Ans: 2
109. 10ml of 0.01 M HCℓ is added to 90ml 0f 0.M KCℓ solution. The PH of
resulting solution is
1) 3 2) 7 3) 10 4) 2
Ans: 1
110. The PH of a mixture of 20 ml of 0.1 M H2SO4 and 80 ml of 0.1M NH4OH is
(Kb of NH3 = 2 X 10-5)
1) 4.7 2) 5.7 3) 9.3 4) 10.3
Ans: 3
111. In correct statements of the following is
1) In the equilibrium system, HCℓO4 + H2O �� ��� + -1
� H3O + CℓO4 , H2O acts as
strong base
2) SF4 can acts as both Lewis acid and Lewis base
3) At 900C , PH of water will be less than seven and hence it will be acidic in
nature
4) A mixture of equal volumes of deci molar solutions of H2SO4 and KOH will
be acidic in nature
Ans: 3
112. NH3 + HCℓ →NH4Cℓ. This neutralization reaction can be explained by
1) Arrhenius theory 2) Bronsted theory
3) Lewis theory 4) Both Bronsted and lewis theory
Ans: 4
113. The correct order of acid strength among the following
A) Ka = 2 x 10-10 B) Ka = 1 x 10-5 C) Ka = 2.5 x 10-10 D) Ka = 5 x 10-7
1) A > B > C > D 2) B > D > A > C 3) B > D > C > A 4) A > C > D > B
Ans: 3
114. The strongest base among the following
1) Cℓ-1 2) OH-1 3) CH3COO-1 4) HSO4-1
Ans: 2
115. Consider the following reaction
I) [Al(OH)3 (H20)3] + OH-1 �� ��� -1
� [ Al(OH)4 (H2O)2] + H2O
X
II) [Al(OH)3 (H2O)3] + H3O+ �� ��� +
� [ Al(OH)2 (H2O)4] + H2O
X
The correct statement with regard to ‘X’ is
1) X is an acid in I and base in II 2) X is a base in I and acid in II
3) X is an acid in both I and II 4) X is a base in both I and II
Ans: 1
116. If [H+] of an aqueous solution at some temperature is 1 x 10-7M and KW at this
temperature is 2 x10 -12 mol2 L-2, then the nature of the solution is
1) Neutral 2) Acidic 3) Basic 4) Acidic or Basic
Ans: 3
117. Match the following and identify the correct combination
List – I List – II
A) Bronstead acid I) HC ≡ CH
B) Bronsted base II) CO
C) Lewis acid III) SO2
D) Lewis base IV) CH3-1
V) HCℓ
A B C D A B C D
1) V II III I 2) I IV III II
 3) V I II IV 4) I II V III
Ans: 2
118. At temperature, the H+ ion concentration of pure water is 2 x 10-6 mol L-1. The
KW of water ( in mol2 L-2 ) and the temperature are respectively
1) 1 x 10-14 , 298K 2) 4 x 10 -12 , <298K
-14
3) 1 X 10 , > 298K 4) 4 x 10 -12 , > 298K
Ans: 4
119. At 250C, a base solution contains OH-1 ion concentration 5 x 10-5M. The ionic
product of water is
1) 25 x 10 -10 2) 1 x 10 -14 3) 2.5 x 10 -10 4) 5 x 10 -10
Ans: 2
120. The correct conjugate acid and base pair among the following is
1) H+, HCℓ 2) O-2, H2O 3) N3-1, N3H 4) SO4-2, H2SO4
Ans: 3
121. In a solution if H+ ion concentration is 18.5 x 10-5 gr ion / lit . OH-1 ion
concentration is ( in gr ion / lit)
1) 5 x 10-7 2) 5 x 10-8 3) 5 x 10-10 4) 5 x 10-11
Ans: 4
122. Number of moles of H+ ions present in 1 ml of a solution having PH value of 13
is
1) 1.0 x 10-16 2) 1.0 x 10-13 3) 1.0 x 10-10 4) 1.0 x 104
Ans: 1
123. Which of the following has higher PH
1) Distilled water 2) Water saturated with chlorine
3) Water saturated with SO2 gas 4) Water saturated with SO3 gas
Ans: 1
124. 100 ml of N/10 NaOH solution is mixed with 100ml of HCℓ solution and the
whole volume is made up to one litre. The PH of resulting solution will be
1) 3.3 2) 9.78 3) 4 4) 2
Ans: 4
125. Correct order of acidic strength of the following is
1) HF < CH3COOH < H2CO3 < H2S 2) CH3COOH > HF > H2CO3 > H2S
3) HF > CH3COOH > H2CO3 > H2S 4) HF > H2S > H2CO3 > CH3COOH
Ans: 3
126. HCℓ + H2O �� ��� + -1 +
� H3O + Cℓ . The nature of H3O is with reference to Cl is
-1

1) strong acid 2) strong base 3) weak acid 4) weak base

Ans: 3
127. At certain temperature the [H+] of water is 2 x 10-7M.Then the [OH-1] is
1) 2 x 10-7M 2) 4 x 10-14M 3) 5 x 10-8M 4) 3 x 10-7M
Ans: 1
128. 4 g of NaOH is present in 2 lit of an aqueous solution.The proton concentration
of the resulting solution is
1) 1 x 10-14 2) 5 x 10-7 M 3) 2 x 10-13M 4) 10-9M
Ans: 3
129. Identify the group which contain Lewis bases
1) C2H2, R2O, SCN-1 2) S, SO3-2, SO4-2
 3) R2O, R2NH, BF3 4) FeCl3, C2H4, Ag+
Ans: 1
130. The following reactions are known to occur in the body
CO2 + H2O �� ��� �H2CO3 �� ��� +
� H + HCO3 .
-1

If CO2 escapes from the system, then

1) PH will decreases
2) Hydrogen ion concentration will diminish
3) H2CO3 concentration will be unaltered
4) The forward reaction will be promoted
Ans: 2
131. The [H3O+] in the rain water of PH = 4.35 is
1) 4.5 x 10-5 M 2) 6.5 x 10-5M
3) 9.5 x 10-5 M 4) 12.5 x 10-5 M
Ans: 1
132. 10 ml of 10-6M HCℓ solution is mixed with 90 ml of water. PH will change
approximately
1) by 0.1 unit 2) by 0.3 unit 3) by 0.96 unit 4) by 1.0 unit
Ans: 3
133. If dilute HCℓ and HF are in flask ‘X’ and dilute NaOH and KOH are in
flask ‘Y’. then what happens when concentrated HCℓ is added to both
flasks
1) PH of X will decre 2) PH of both flasks will decrease
H
3) P of X will increase 4) PH of X will increase and PH of Y will increase
Ans: 2
134. Ka for HCN is 5 x 10-10 at 250C.For maintaining a constant PH = 9, the
volume of 5 M KCN solution required to be added to 10 ml of 2M HCN
solution is
1) 4ml 2) 7.95ml 3) 2 ml 4) 9.3 ml
Ans: 3
135. An acid – base indicator has Ka = 3 x 10-5. The acid form of indicator is red
and the basic form is blue. The [H+] required to change the indicator from
75% red to 75% blue is
1) 8 x 10-5 2) 9 x 10-5 3) 10-5 4) 3 x 10-4
Ans: 1
136. PH of 10-3 M NH4OH is
1) 11 2) < 11 3) > 11 4) 7
Ans: 3
137. The PH range of indicator is 5.5 – 7.5. The dissociation constant of that
indicator is nearly(log of 3.162 = 0.5)
1) 2 x 105 2) 3.162 x 10-7 3) 3.162 x 10-4 4) 5 x 10-4
Ans: 2
Clue: PKin = 6.5
138. The hydrogen ion concentration and PH of the solution made by mixing
100ml of 0.8M HNO3 with 100ml of 1.0M KOH are
1) [H+] = 0.1M, PH = 1 2) [H+] = 0.01M, PH = 2
+ -13 H
3) [H ] = 1 x 10 M, P = 13 4) [H+] = 1 x 10-12M, PH = 12
 Ans: 3
139. A certain buffer solution contains equal concentration of X-1 and HX. The
Kb of X-1 is 10-10. The PH of the buffer is
1) 10 2) 7 3) 4 4) 14
Ans: 3
140. The ‘PKb’ value of ammonium hydroxide is 4.75. An aqueous solution of
ammonium hydroxide is titrated with HCl. The PH of the solution at the
point where half of ammonium hydroxide has neutralized will be
1) 9.25 2) 6.5 3) 7.5 4) 4.75
Ans: 1
141. For four indicators A, B, C and D the KIn values are 10-3, 10-4, 2 x10-5 and 8x
10-10. The suitable indicator for the titration of acetic acid solution with
aqueous KOH solution is
1) A 2) B 3) C 4) D
Ans: 4
142. Assertion(A): PH of a solution changes 6.5 to 7.5 when diluted by 10 times
Reason(R): If [H+] decreases by 10 times, PH increases by one unit
Ans: 4 A is true but R is false
143. A mono protic acid in a 0.1M solution ionizes to 0.001%. Its ionization
constant is
1) 1 x 10-3 2) 1 x 10-6 3) 1 x 10-8 4) 1 x 10-11
Ans: 4
144. Dissociation constant of water at 250 C is
1) 1.008 x 10-14M2 2) 1.008 x 10-14M 3) 1.816 x 10-16M2 4) 1.816 x 10-16M
Ans: 4
145. Ozone is assumed to be formed between ‘O2’ and ‘O’. Here ‘O’ acts as
1) Lewis acid 2) Lewis base 3) Lowry’s acid 4) Lowry’s base
Ans: 1
146. Assertion(A): Hydrogen chloride acts as a weak acid in glacial acetic acid
Reason(R): Ability to accept proton is poor by acetic acid
Ans: 1
147. A. Ammonia acts as Lewis base B. Ammonia acts as Bronstead base
C. Bromide ion acts as Lewis base D. Bromide ion acts as Bronstead base
1) Only A and B are correct 2) only C and D are correct
3) Only A and C are correct 4) only are correct
Ans: 4
148. Assertion(A): PH of an aqueous solution of NH4OH remain unchanged by
the addition of ammonium chloride
Reason(R): Dissociation of NH4OH is suppressed by the addition of
ammonium chloride due to common ion effect
Ans: 4 A is false but R is true
149. PH of buffer solution is 4.8. Its [H+] is increased by 10 times. PH of resulting
solution is
1) 4.8 2) 5.8 3) 3.8 4) 10.2
Ans: 3
150. A buffer solution contains 1 mole each of CH3COOH and CH3COONa.
Addition of 0.1 mole of which of the following causes greater change in PH
of the buffer
1) NaOH 2) HCl 3) CH3COONa 4) CH3COOH
Ans: 1
151. The PH range of certain indicator is 6.8 to 8.4. The indicator is
1) Phenol red 2) Methyl orange 3) Methyl red 4) Thymol blue
Ans: 1
152. An aqueous solution with the PH value gives green colour with universal
indicator
1) 4 2) 6 3) 8 4) 10
Ans: 3
153. PH of an aqueous solution is 4.3. The [OH-] of the solution is
(Anti log of 0.3 = 2)
1) 5 x 10-4 2) 2 x 10-10 3) 3 x 10-8 4) 4 x 10-7
Ans: 2
154. At 250C, 1litre of IM NaCl aqueous solution is diluted to 100 litres with
distilled water. The change in the PH is
1) 3 2) 2 3) 1 4) 0
Ans: 4
155. Ka of HCN is 2 x10-6 and Kb of NH4OH is 1 x10-5. The PH oa an aqueous
solution of NH4CN is
1) 7 2) 0 3) slightly >7 4) slightly < 7
Ans: 3
156. 50 ml of 0.05M NH4OH and 25ml of 1M NH4Cl are mixed to form a buffer.
If PKb of NH4OH is 4.75, the PH of buffer is
1) 2.8 2) 5.8 3) 8.25 4) 14
Ans: 3
157. In the titration of 0.1M HCl with 0.1M NH4OH the suitable indicator is
1) Phenolpthalein 2) Phenol red 3) Methyl red 4) Universal indicator
Ans: 3
158. CH3COOH does not act as acid in the presence of
A) Liquid HCl B) liquid NH3 C) H2O D) C6H6
1) All are correct 2) A and D are correct
3) A and B are correct 4) C and D are correct
Ans: 2
159. 0.1825% (w/v) aqueous solution of HCl would have a PH of
1) 1.3010 2) 1.6990 3) 2.32 4) 3.2
Ans: 1
160. PH of an aqueous solution of H2O2 is 6.0. If some chlorine is bubbled through
this solution, the PH of resulting solution is
1) 6 2) 7 3) < 6 4) > 6
Ans: 3
161. In which of the following salt solution cationic hydrolysis takes place
1) Borax 2) Chili salt petre 3) salt petre 4) Carnalite
Ans: 4
162. 20 ml of 0.1M mono basic acid when added to 500ml of a buffer solution
changed its PH from 5.24 to 5.22. the buffer capacity of the solution is
1) 0.4 2) 0.3 4) 0.2 4) 0.1
Ans: 3
163. The PKb of NH4OH is 4.75. Aqueous solution of NH4OH is titrated with HCl.
The PH of the solution at the point where half of NH4OH has been
neutralized is
1) 9.25 2) 8.25 3) 7.5 4) 4.75
Ans: 1
164. The [H+] of a solution containing 0.1M HCN and 0.2M KCN will be(Ka of
HCN = 6.2 x 10-10)
1) 3.1 x 1010 2) 6.2 x 105 3) 6.2 x 10-10 4) 3.1 x 10-10
Ans: 4
165. 0.01 mole of BaO is dissolved in 100 cm3 of solution. The PH of the solution is
1) 13 2) 13.3 3) 12.3 4) 12
Ans: 2
166. The dissociation constant of conjugate base of weak acid HX is 10-5. The PH
of 0.1M aqueous solution of HX is
1) 4.5 2) 5 3) 7 4) 9
Ans: 2
167. A certain buffer solution contains equal concentration of X- and HX. The Kb
of X- is 10-10. The PH of the buffer is
1) 4 2) 7 3) 10 4) 14
Ans: 1
168. 4.9g H2SO4 and 6.3g HNO3 are mixed and dissolved in water to get one litre
solution. To this solution, 4g NaOH is added. The pH of the resultant
solution is
1) 1 2) 2 3) 2.7 4) 12.3
Ans: 1
169. When 1ml of HCl is added to 999ml of water at 25˚C
1) Kw decreases 2) Kw increases 3) pKw increases
Kw
4) p , Kw remains constant
Ans: 4
170. Arhenius theory fails to explain the acidic nature of
1) HCl 2) H2SO4 3) CH3COOH 4) CO2
Ans: 4
171. The pH of H2SO4 aqueous solution whose [H3O+] = 10-3M is
1) 3 2) 3 – log 2 3) 3 + log 2 4) 6
Ans: 1
172. The pH of the solution which gives yellow colour by adding commonly used
universal indicator is
1) 2 2) 4 3) 6 4) 8
Ans: 3
173. Match the following and identify the correct combination
List – I (Salt) List – II (Type of hydrolysis)
A) NH4Cl 1) Anionic hydrolysis
 B) KCl 2) Cationic hydrolysis
C) Na2CO3 3) No hydrolysis
D) NH4CN 4) Both anionic and cationic hydrolysis
A B C D A B C D
1) 2 3 4 1 2) 3 4 1 2
3) 2 3 1 4 4) 1 2 3 4
Ans: 1
174. When 11.2g of KOH(s) (MW = 56) is added to one litre of ‘X’M H2SO4, the
pOH of the solution becomes 13.301. Then the value of ‘X” is (Assume no
change in the volume by the addition of KOH(s))
1) 0.4 2) 0.6 3) 0.8 4) 0.2
Ans: 4
175. The following process is considered as neutralization according to Lewis
theory but not according to Browsted theory
1) C6H5NH2 + HCl  C6H5NH3Cl 2) B2H6 + 2CO  2[H3B  CO]
3) NaOH + HCl  NaCl + H2O
4) formation of oxonium salts by ethers with acids
Ans: 2
176. At constant temperature, 1 lit of 1M NaCl solution is diluted by 10 times.
The pH of NaCl solution changes by ….. units
1) zero 2) 1 3) 10 4) 5
Ans: 1
177. Which of the following indicators can not be used to exactly locate the end
point in the titration between 0.1M HCl and 0.1M NaOH?
1) Thymol blue (acid) 2) Phenolphthalein
3) Methyl red 4) Litmus
Ans: 1
178. Assertion (A): Acetic acid releases CO2 from NaHCO3
Reason (R): Ka of CH3COOH is greater than that of H2CO3
Ans: 1
179. Oxidation states of carbon in its two oxides A and B are +2 and +4. Then
1) ‘A’ acts as Lewis base while ‘B’ acts as Lewis acid
2) ‘A’ acts as Bronsted acid while ‘B’ acts as Lewis base
3) ‘A’ acts as Lewis acid while ‘B’ acts as Lewis base
4) Both ‘A’ and ‘B’ act as Lewis base as well as Lewis acid
Ans: 1
180. The pH value of an aqueous solution of sulphuric acid is 3. The molar
concentration of the acid is
1) 1.5 mol dm-3 2) 1 X 10-3 mol dm-3
3) 2 X 10-3 mol dm-3 4) 5 X 10-4 mol dm-3
Ans: 4
181. Correct statement among these
1) pH of 10-7M HCl aqueous solution is 7
2) pH of 10-3M CH3COOH solution is greater than 3
3) pH of 10-8M NaOH aqueous solution is 8
4) pH of the mixture of 49.9ml of pH = 1and 50ml of pH = 13 is 7
 Ans: 2
182. 2 litres of H2SO4 solution of PH = 2 requires ------- g of NaOH for complete
neutralization
1) 0.4g 2) 0.8g 3) 4g 4) 8g
Ans: 2
183. The PH of buffer solution prepared by mixing 50ml of 0.2M CH3COOH and
25 ml of CH3COONa is 4.8. then the concentration of CH3COONa is (PKa of
CH3COOH is 4.8)
1) 0.4M 2) 0.2M 3) 0.04M 4) 0.002M
Ans: 1
184. Which of the following is strongest Lewis base?
1) CH3- 2) F- 3) NH2- 4) OH-
Ans: 1
185. 4 gm of NaOH is dissolved in 2 litre solution. 50 ml of this solution is taken
in 250 ml flask and water is added up to mark. 20 ml of this solution exactly
neutralizes 40 ml of H2SO4 solution. pH of given solution is
1) 2 2) 2.3 3) 2.7 4) 1.903
Ans: 3
186. Statement – I: FeCl3, TeF4 and Cl2O7 are Lewis acids
Statement – II: CO, NO are Lewis bases
Statement – III: N2O, NO are neutral oxides
Correct statements is/are
1) Only I 2) Only II 3) Only I, II 4) I, II & III
Ans: 4
187. The pH of 100ml of aqueous solution containing ‘X’g of dissolved NaOH is
14, then ‘X’ is
1) 0 2) 1 3) 3 4) 4
Ans: 4
188. Among the following the stronger conjugate base
1) OH-1 2) HS-1 3) HSe-1 4) HTe-1
Ans: 1
189. The pH of 10-3 M CH3COOH is [Ka of CH3COOH = 4 X 10-3]
1) 3.7 2) 4.7 3) 5.7 4) 6.7
Ans: 1
190. The strong conjugate base results from
1) Formic acid 2) Acetic acid 3) Acetylene 4) Benzoic acid
Ans: 3
191. 1 lit of deci molar H2SO4 solution is mixed with 4 lit of centi normal NaOH
solution, approximate PH value of the resulting solution is
1) 1.52 2) 3.30 3) 4.69 4) 12.10
192. When 20 ml of o.1M NH4OH is added to 20ml of 1M NH4Cl solution, the PH
of the buffer solution formed is 8.3. the dissociation constant of NH4OH is
1) 4.7 2) 2 x 10-5 3) 5.7 4) 2 x 10-4
Ans: 2
193. The dissociation constants of a CH3COOH and NH4OH are same. If 0.01M
solution of CH3COOH has PH = 4.0, then PH of 0.01m NH4OH will be
 1. 4 2.10 3.7 4.14
H
194. The P of a 250ml NaOH is 12. The amount of H2SO4 to be added to make
PH of this solution as 7 is
1.0.1225g 2.0.245g 3.0.06125g 4.0.49g
195. The PH of this solution 4.301. To 50 ml of this solution 200ml of water is
added. Then the PH of the resulting solution is
1. 4.9 2.5.301 3.5 4.5.7
196. The PH of a di basic acid is 3.699. Its molarity is
1. 10-3M 2.10-4M 3.2 X10-4M 4. 4 X 10-4M
197. The solubility of AgCl in 0.1M NaCl is (KSP of AgCl = 1.2 x 10-10)
1. 1.2 x10-9 2.1.2 x 10-4 3.1.2 4. 0.012
198. The solubility product of BaSO4 is 10-10. The solubility of BaSO4 in water is
(Molecular weight of BaSO4= 233)
1. 10-3 2.2.33 x 10-3 3.10-10 4. 1.33 x 10-3
199. Equal volumes of 0.5MNaOH and 0.3M KOH are mixed. Then the PH of the
resulting solution is
1. 1.36 2. 0.4 3.13.6 4.13.2
200. A buffers solution contains a weak base (Kb = 8 x 10-4) and its salt. The
buffer capacity is maximum when PH of the solution is equal to
1. 4.1 2. 10.9 3.7 4. 14
201. The hydrolysis constant of a salt MX obtained from a weak base HX and
weak base MOH is (Given Kb of MOH is 2 x 10-6 and Ka of HX is 5 x 10-7)
1.10-2 2.102 3.10-3 4.103
202.If the solubility product of MOH is 1 x10 mol2dm-2. Then the PH of its
-10

saturated aqueous solution will be

1. 12 2.9 3.6 4.8
203. The PH of a solution is 6. Its[ H3O+] is decreased by 1000 times. Its PH will be
1. 9 2.6.96 3.7.04 4.8
204. A buffer solution contains a weak acid HA and A-1. When small quantity of
NaOH is added to keep PH as constant, which of the following reaction will
takes place
1. HA �� � H+ + A-1 2. H+ + A-1 �� � HA
-1 -1 -1
3. HA + OH �� � H2O + A 4. A + H2O �� � HA + OH-1
205. 400ml of HCl solution of PH = 2 is added to 600ml of NaOH solution of PH =
12. The PH of the resultant solution after the addition if 1litre water is
1. 3 2.11 3.11.7 4.10
-12
206. The solubility product of Ag2CrO4 is 32 X 10 . The molar solubility of the
salt is
1. 2 x 10-4M 2.1 x 10-4M 3.2 x 10-8M 4. 1 x 10-6M
207. The solubility product of Mg(OH)2 is 3.2 x 10-11 moles3/ lit3. Then its
solubility is
1. 2 x 10-2M 2.2 X10-4M 3.2 X10-7M 4. 4 X10-10M
208. Conjugate base of the complex ion [Al(OH)4(H2O)2]- is
1. [Al(OH)5(H3O)]- 2. [Al(OH)3(H2O)3]
3. [Al(OH)5(H2O)]-2 4. [Al(OH)4(H2O2)]+
 209. 50ml of each of the following solutions are mixed. The mixture with highest
PH is
1. 0.1M CH3COOH, 0.1M HNO3 2.0.1M HNO3, 0.1M KOH
3. 0.1M KOH, 0.1M NH4OH 4.0.1M NH4OH, 0.1M CH3COOH
210. At 298K, the [H3O+] of a solution is 2 x 10-9M. The nature of the solution is
1. Acidic 2.Basic 3.Neutral 4.Can not be predicted
211. If the ionic product of water is 1.96 x 10-14 at 350C. Its value at 100C is
1. 1.96 x 10 -14 2. 3.92 x 10-14 3.2.95 x 10-15 4.1.96 x 10-3
212. At certain temperature, the solubility product of AgCl is 10-12M2. At the
same temperature if 10-3 mole NaCl is added to AgCl, its solubility product
is
1. 10-9M2 2.10-15M2 3.10-12M2 4.10-18M2
Clue: sol.product is eq.const and it is independent of temparature
213. The PH of a 0.1M weak monobasic acid solution is 4. The percentage
dissociation of the acid is
1.1 x 10-1 2.5 x 10-4 3.2 x10-5 4.1 x 10-3
+
Clue: [H ] = C x % of dissociation / 100
214. The buffer capacity of acidic buffer solution is maximum when
a. PKa = PH b.[Salt] = [Acid] c. PKa = 7 d.[H+] = PKa
1. All are correct 2. b, c, a are correct
3. a & b are correct 4.c &d are correct
215. The solubility product of Ag2CrO4 is 1.35 x 10-11mol3/ lit3. The solubility
of it is
1. 1.5 x 10-4 M 2. 1.45 x10-3M 3.3.2x 10-5M 4.5 x 10-4M
216. Assertion (A): Hydrogen chloride is not acidic in benzene
Reason (R): Benzene does not accept proton
1. A is true, R is true and R is correct explanation of A
2. A is true, R is true and R is not correct explanation of A
3. A is true, R is false 4. A is false, R is true
217. The PH of a solution prepared by mixing 2 ml of strong acid(HCl) solution of
PH = 3 and 3ml of a strong base(NaOH) of PH = 10 is
1. 2.5 2.3.5 3.4.5 4.6.5
N V  N bVb
Clue: NaVa = NbVb P =  log a a
H

Va  Vb
218. At certain temperature, the value of Pkw is 13.4 and the measured PH of
solution is 7. the solution is
1. Acidic 2.Basic 3.Neutral 4. Unpredictable
219. Assertion (A): HCl is not acidic in benzene
Reason (R): Benzene is an aprotic solvent
1. A is true, R is true and R is correct explanation of A
2. A is true, R is true and R is not correct explanation of A
3. A is true, R is false 4. A is false, R is true
-7
220. One litre of water contains 10 moles of ions. The percentager of ionization
of water is
1. 1.8 x 10-9 2.1.8 x 10-7 3.3.6 x10-7 4.3.6 x10-9
H
221. Which of the following solutions have P between 6 & 7
 I. 2 X10-4M NaOH II. 10-7M HCl
III. 10-8M HCl IV. 10-13M NaOH
1.I, II 2.II, III 3. III, IV 4. II, III, IV
222. If the following reactions proceed in the right direction
HNO3 + HF �� ��� +
� H2F + NO2
-

CH3COOH + HF �� ��� -
� F + CH3COOH2
+

CH3COOH + H2O �� ��� +

� H3O +CH3COO
-

Then the increasing order of acid strength is

1. HNO2 < HF < CH3COOH < H2O 2. HNO2 < HF < H2O < CH3COOH
3. H2O < CH3COOH < HF < HNO2 4. HNO2 < CH3COOH < HF < H2O
223. Equal volumes of 0.4M NaOH & 0.6M KOH are mixed. Then the POH of
resulting solution is
1. 0.301 2. 13.699 3. 12.7 4.1.301
224. If the solubility of lithium sodium hexa fluoro aluminate, Li3Na3(AlF6)2 is ‘s’
mol L-1.Its solubility product is equal to
1. s8 2.12s3 3. 18 s3 4.2916s8
225. The solubility of Al(OH)3, KSP = 1 x 10 , in a buffer solution having PH = 8 is
-33

nearly to
1.10-3M 2.10-6M 3.10-15M 4.10-10M
Clue: 27s4 = 1x 10-33 s = ?
226. Why only As+3 gets precipitated as As2S3 and not Zn+2 as ZnS when H2S is
passed through an acidic solution containing As+3 and Zn+2
1. Solubility product of As2S3 is less than that of ZnS
2. Enough As+3 are present in acidic medium
3. Zinc salt does not ionize in acidic medium
4. Solubility product changes in presence of an acid
227. SET – 1 (aq .solution) SET – II (type of hydrolysis)
A. Common alum 1. Cationic
B. Borax 2. Anionic
C. Triple super phosphate 3. Cationic and anionic
D. Rock salt 4. Neither cationic and anionic
The correct match is
A B C D A B C D
1. 1 2 3 4 2. 2 1 4 3
3. 2 1 3 4 4. 1 2 4 3
228. KSP of a substance XY is 10-2 mol2L-2. Molecular mass of the substance is 100.
Its solubility would be
1. 100 g L-1 2.1g L-1 3.10 g L-1 4.10-1 g L-1
+ -6
229. [H ] for water at certain temperature is 2 x 10 . The dissociation constant at
the same temperature would be
1. 3.6 x 10-14 2.1.8 x 10-15 3.7.2 x 10-14 4. 4 x10-12
Clue: [H+] = K a x C
230. The [OH-] in 10-10M solution of NaOH in water would be approximately
1.10-10M 2.1010M 3.10-8M 4.10-7M
231. The solubility product is maximum for
 1. NaOH 2.RbOH 3.KOH 4.CsOH
232. A saturated solution is prepared by dissolving CaF2(s) in water has [Ca+2] = 3.3
x 10-4M. The value of KSP of CaF2 is
1. 1.44 x 10-12 2. (3.3 x 10-4) ( 6.6 x 10-4)
3. 1.44 x 10-10 4. (3.3 x 10-4)2 ( 6.6 x 10-4)
H
233. The P of dibasic acid is 3.699. Its molarity is
1. 2 x 10-4 2.4 x 10-4 3.1 x 10-4 4. 2 x10-3
234. Dissociation constant of water at 100 C is (KW at 100 C = 51.3 x 10-14)
0 0

1. 9.243 x10-15 2.1.816 x10-16 3.5.130 x10-17 4. 2.540 x10-17

235. Which of the following acts as a buffer solution
1. 0.01M HCOOH + 0.01M Ba(OH)2 2. 0.01M Mg(OH)2 + 0.01MHCl
3. 0.02M CH3COOH + 0.01M Ba(OH)2 4. 0.02M NH4OH +0.01M NaCl
236. The salt that does not undergo hydrolysis is
1. Potassium formate 2.Barium phosphate
3. Magnesium chloride 4.Potassium chlorate
237. The solubility product of Zn(OH)2 is 1.08 x 10-16mol3 / lit3. The solubility of
Zn(OH)2 at the same temperature is (mol / lit)
1. 3 x 10-5 2.10.5 x 10-9 3.10.5 x10-8 4.3 x10-6
238. In which of the following salts only cations undergo hydrolysis
1. CH3COOK 2.(NH4)2SO4 3. CH3COONH4 4.Ba(NO3)2
239. The PH of a sample of H2SO4 is 2. The number of H3O+ ions present in 10 ml of
solution is
1. 10-2 2.5 x 10-2 3.6.023 x 1019 4. 3.0125 x 1020
-10 2 2
240. The solubility product of AgCl is 1.6 x 10 mole / L . The solubility of AgCl is
1. 1.3 x 10-5mole/ L 2. 1.6 x 10-5mole/ L
-5
3. 2 x 10 mole/ L 4. 1.3 x 10-10mole/ L
241. HNO3 + H2O �� ��� +
� H3O + NO3
-

In this reaction water acts as

1. Strong acid 2. Strong base 3.Weak acid 4.Weak base
+ -
242. C2H5 – O – C2H5 + HBr �� � (C2H5)2 OH Br
In this reaction ethoxy ethane acts as
1. Arrhenius base 2. Bronstead base
3. Lewis base 4. Both Bronstead & lewis base
-1
243. In the following reaction H3BO3 + OH �� � [B(OH)4]-1. H3BO3 can act as
1.Arrhenius acid 2.Bronstead acid 3.Lewis acid 4. Lewis base
244. The number of H3O+ ions present in 1ml of solution whose PH is 13
1.6.023 x1010 2.6.023 x 1013 3.6.023 x1016 4.6.023 x 107
245. 100ml of 0.1N FeSO4 solution is completely oxidized by ‘x’ g rams of K2Cr2O7 in
acidic medium (Mol.Wt = 294). The value of ‘X’ is
1. 4.9 2. 2.94 3.0.49 4.1.47
246. 50 ml of 0.2 N H2SO4 is mixed with 100ml of 0.4N KOH solution and 1.85 litre
of distilled water is added. The PH of resulting solution is
1. 13.301 2.0.699 3.1.824 4. 12.176
-15
247. Ionisation constant of water is 1.8 x 10 at certain temperature. Then ionic
product of eater at the same temperature is
1. 1.0 x10-13 2.1.0 x10-14 3. 1.0 x 10-15 4.1.8 x10-14
248. A buffer solution contains weak base and its salt with strong acid in 20:1
concentration ratio. If the dissociation constant of weak base is 2 x10-5 then the
PH of solution is
1. 6 2. 8 3.10.6 4.3.4
249. PH of HCl solution is 1. The amount of NaOH to be added to 100ml HCl
solution to get PH of 7 is
1. 4g 2.0.4g 3.4 x 10-3g 4.4 x 10-2g
H
250. P of 0.025M H2SO4 solution is
1. 1.301 2.1.5229 3.1.3979 4.1.699
251. The PH of a buffer solution is prepared by mixing 20ml of 0.1M NH4OH and
20ml of NH4Cl is 8.2.The PKb of NH4OH is
1.5.8 2.9.2 3.4.8 4.8.2
-2
252. In a saturated solution Ag2SO4 has solubility 2.5 x10 M. The value of its
solubility product is
1.62.5 x 10-4 2.15.625 x 10-10 3.6.25 x 10-5 4.3.125 x 10-6
253. In a saturated solution of the sparingly soluble electrolyte AgIO3(molecular
weight= 283), the equilibrium is 1.0 x 10-8, the mass of AgIO3 dissolved in
100ml of its saturated solution is
1. 2.83 x 10-3g 2.1.0 x 10-7g 3.1.0 x 10-4g 4.2.83 x 10-6g
254. Of the following the correct statement are
A. KW value increases by the addition of an acid at 250C
B. [OH]- of the boiling water < 10-7 mole/ lit
C. For 0.1M H2SO4 solution at 250C, PH +POH = 14
D. The solution with PH = 2 is 50 more acidic than the solution with PH = 3.6990
1. A, B 2.B, C 3. C, D 4.A, D
H
255. The concentration of hydronium ion, if the P of an aqueous solution is 3.7 at
250C
1. 2 x 10-4M 2.2 x 10-3M 3.3 x 10-7M 4.7 x 10-3M
256. The PH of 500ml aqueous caustic soda solution is 13. The weight of solute in
grams present in the solution is
1. 1 2.2 3.4 4.8
257. Deci mole of which of the following provides highest number of hydroxyl ions in
aqueous solutions
1. Na2CO3 2. CuSO4 3.CH3COONH4 4.NaI
258. Which of the following is precipitated as sulphide in acidic solutions
1.Cu2+ 2.Zn+2 3.Ni2+ 4. Mn+2
-17 3
259. Solubulity product of Zn(OH)2 is 4.5 x 10 M .Its solubility is approximately
1. 2.5 x 10-4M 2.2.5 x 10-6M 3.2.5 x 10-8M 4. 2.5 x 10-10M
260. Thiosulphate is assumed to be formed between sulphite and sulphur. Here
atomic sulphur acts as
1. Lewis base 2.Lewis acid 3.Lowry’s base 4. Lowry’s acid
0 -14 2 -2 0
261. The ionic product of water at 25 C is 1 x 10 M Lt . At 25 C. The equilibrium
constant of auto ionization of water is
1. 1 x 10-14M2 2.1 x 10-14M 3.1.8 x 10-16M2 4. 1.8 x 10-16M
262. Equal volumes of two potash solution with PH = 10 and PH = 13 are mixed. The
PH of the mixture is
 1. 2.5 2.between 10 & 11 3.11.5 4.between 12 & 13
263. 10ml of 0.1 M acetic acid is added with 990 ml of water. The change in PH is
1. Increases by 2 units 2. Increases by 1 unit
3. Decreases by 2 units 4. Decreases by 1 unit
264. 0.1 mole of which of the following in water has more number of hydroxyl ions
1. NaCN 2.NH4NO3 3.NH4CN 4.NaNO3
265. The solubility of AgCl would be maximum in
1. 0.1M NaCl 2.0.1M MgCl2 3.0.1M AlCl3 4.Water
266. At 90 C, KW of water is 10 M . The nature of an aqueous solution having PH =
0 -12 2

7, at 900C is
1. Acidic 2.Basic 3.Neutral 4.Amphoteric
267. 100ml of 0.4M CH3COOH is mixed with 100ml of 0.2M NaOH. If Ka of
CH3COOH is 1.8 x 10-5, the H3O+ concentration in the mixture is
1. 1.8 x 10-6 2.1.8 x 10-7 3.1.8 x 10 -5 4. 1.8 x 10-4
268. When an aqueous solution of 0.001M HCl is mixed with an equal volume of
water, PH increases by
1. 0.041 2.0.6990 3.0.301 4.0.602
269. 50ml of 0.1M NaOH is added to 75ml of 0.1M NH4Cl to make a basic buffer. If
PKa of NH4+ is 9.26, then the PH is
1. 4.74 2. 9.56 3. 9.26 4. 4.44
270. SO3 is
1. Lewis acid 2.Lewis base 3.Bronstead base 4.Both Lewis acid &Lewis base

271. Glycine exists as the zwitter ion N H  CH  COO _ . Its conjugate base is
3 2

1. N H  CH  COO H 2. N H  CH  COO 
2 2 2 2
 
3. N H  CH  COOH 4. N H  CH  COO H
3 2 3 2
272. Which of the following is lewis base
1.C2H4 2.SiF4 3.SnCl4 4.PCl3
273. Some statements are given. The correct statements are
a) The PH of pure water at 370C is less than 7
b) The PH of10-3M NaCl aqueous solution is 7
c) The PH of 10 -3M aqueous solution of NH4Cl is less than 7
1. All 2.Only a, c 3. Only b, c 4.Only c
274. At 25 C the solubility of CH3COOAg is 3.34g/ lit. Then its KSP is (in moles2 / lit2)
0

1. 10-4 2.4 x10-4 3.5 x10-2 4.2 x10-6

275. At 25 C, H ion concentration of an aqueous solution is 100 times of its OH- ion
0 +

concentration. The PH of the solution is

1. 8 2. 6 3.10 4.4
Clue: [H ] [OH ] = 10 Given[H ] =100 [OH ]; 100 [OH ] = 10-14; [OH-] = 10-6
+ - 14 + - - 2

276. Standard hydrogen electrode is constructed using ‘X’ M H2SO4 solution. If

10ml of this acid is exactly neutralized by 100ml of NaOH the P H of NaOH
solution is
1. 1 2.10 3.13 4.14
+
Clue: SHE [H ] = 1M = 0.5M H2SO4 ; V1N1 = V2N2 10 x 1 = 100 x n2 n2 = 0.1
 POH = 1; PH = 13
277. KSP (AB) = 1 x 10-10 if [A+] = 1 X 10-5 M which of the following solutions of [B-]
cannot precipitate AB
1. 5 x 10-4M 2.5 x 10-6M 3.2 x 10-5M 4. 5 x 10-5M
Clue: pptation takes place if conc is greater than KSP
278. One litre of a buffer solution contains 0.05 mole each of NH4OH and NH4Cl. If
PH of buffer solution is 9.3, Kb value of NH4OH is
1. 5 x10-2 2. 2x 10-5 3.2 x10-4 4.2 x10-9
279. Assertion (A): The PH of 0.1M CH3COOH is less than 0.1M CH3CH2COOH
Reason (R): The Ka of acetic acid is less than propionic acid
1. A is true, R is true and R is correct explanation of A
2. A is true, R is true and R is not correct explanation of A
3. A is true, R is false 4. A is false, R is true
280. Some HCl is added to basic buffer containing NH4OH and NH4Cl. Then the
reaction involved is
1. H+ + Cl- �� � HCl 2. NH4+ + OH- �� � NH4OH
+ + + -
3. NH4OH + H �� � NH4 + H2O 4. NH4 + Cl �� � NH4Cl
H
281. The mass of NaOH present in 500ml of a solution of P 12 is
1. 2g 2.6g 3.0.3g 4.0.2g
282. 0.005M monobasic acid has PH 5. The degree of dissociation is
1.0.2% 2.20% 3.0.01% 4.0.5%
H
283. 5moles of monobasic acid is required to change the P of 2 litre buffer solution
by 2 units. Buffer capacity is
1. 1.25 2.2.5 3.3.5 4.4
284. Which of the following can acts as both bronstead acid and base
1. H2CO3 2.O-2 3.HClO4 4.HCO3-
285. The dissociation constants of weak acid HA and weak base BOH are 2 x 10-5
and 5 x10-6 respectively. The equilibrium constant for the neutralization
reaction of the two is
1. 10-13 2.104 3.1012 4.10-10
286. Among the salts AB, AB2, AB3 and AB4 which has maximum solubility if KSP for
all the salts is 10-10
1.AB2 2.AB4 3.AB3 4.AB
287. The PH at which Mg(OH)2 begins to precipitate from a solution containing 0.1M
Mg+2 ions is (KSP of Mg(OH)2 is 1 x10-11)
1. 9 2.5 3.13 4.10
-2
288. The solubility of Ag2CrO4 is 2.2 x 10 g/ lt. The solubility product is ( molar
mass of Ag2CrO4 is332g)
1. 4 x 10-13 2. 2.5 x 10-10 3.4.5 x 10-12 4.1.15 x 10-12
289. The third group radicals are precipitated as hydroxides by means of NH4OH in
presence of NH4Cl because
1. NH4OH activates NH4Cl 2. NH4Cl decreases the ionization of NH4OH
3. NH4Cl increases the ionization of NH4OH
4. KSP of NH4OH is more than that ofNH4Cl
290. Lewis acid among the following is
1. C2H4 2.TeF4 3.C2H2 4.Pyridine
291. Some statements are given below. Identify the incorrect match
I. PH of an acidic buffer decreases is the salt is added
II. In an unsaturated solution the prduct of concentrations of the ions of a salt
is equal to its solubility product
III. PH of 10-8 M HCl is less than ‘7’
IV. The ionic product of II group sulphides like CuS are more than the IV
group sulphides like ZnS
1. I, II and III 2.II, III and IV 3. I, II and IV 4.All are correct
H
292. The P of a solution is 12.699. The amount of acetic acid required to react with
2 lit of this solution is (Acetic acid is completely ionized)
1. 3g 2.6g 3.9g 4.1.8g

293. Glycine exists as the Zwitter ion N H 3CH 2COO  .Its conjugate base is
1. NH 2CH 2COOH 2. NH 2CH 2COO 
 
3. N H 3CH 2COOH 4. NH 3CH 2COO H
294. PH of limca is 3.82. [H+] in it is (antilog of 1.8 = 1.5)
1. 1.5 x 10-2M 2.1.5 x 10-4M 3.1.96 x 10-3M 4. 1.8 x 10-4M
295. KSP values of AgBr, AgCl, AgI are 5 x10 M , 2 x 10 M , 8 x 10-17M2
-13 2 -10 2

respectively. Then the order of solubilities are

1. AgCl > AgBr > AgI 2. AgI > AgBr > AgCl
3. AgCl > AgI > AgBr 4. AgI > AgCl > AgBr
296. The compound whose 0.1M solution has PH < 7 are
a) Potassium oxalate b) Ammonium chloride
c) Ammnoium sulphate d) Sodium acetate
1. a, b 2.a, d 3.a, b, d 4. b, c
297. When 200 ml of 0.3M HCl is mixed with 300ml of 0.4M NaOH and the solution
is diluted to one litre. The PH of the solution is
1. 1.2218 2. 1. 3010 3.12.2218 4.12.6990
298. Which of the following is stronger lewis base
1. HO-1 2.C2H5O-1 3.C6H5O-1 4. HSO4-1
299. 49.9 ml of 0.1M HCl is added to 50ml of 0.1M NaOH solution. PH of the
resultant solution is
1. 4 2.7 3.10 4.13
300. Which of the following is Lewis base
1. AlCl3 2.SO3 3.C2H6 4.C2H2
301. Which of the following is a buffer solution
1.100ml of 0.1M CH3COOH + 100ml of 0.1M NaOH
2. 125ml of 0.2M HCOOH + 250ml of 0.1M KOH
3. 125ml of 0.1M NH4OH + 50ml of 0.1M HCl
4. 25ml of 0.1M NH4OH + 50ml of 0.1M HCl
302. The PH of a saturated solution of Ba(OH)2 is X. If KSP of Ba(OH)2 and
concentration of Ba+2 in the solution are 5 x 10-13 M and 5 x 10-5M respectively.
Then ‘X’ is
1. 2 2. 4 3.8 4.10
303. PKb of NH4OH is 4.699 in order to prepare a buffer of PH equal to ‘9’. The molar
ratio of salt and base to be mixed to prepare the buffer
 1. 2 : 1 2.3: 1 3.1: 2 4. 1: 3
304. 40ml of 0.15M NaOH solution on mixing with 160ml of solution of H2SO4 gave
a solution of PH = 2. Then the molarity of H2SO4 solution taken is
1. 0.05M 2.0.025M 3.0.3M 4.0.4M
305. 20ml of acetic acid is mixed with 50ml of potassium acetate, Ka of aceticacid is
1.8 x10-5. The concentration of potassium acetate if the PH of the mixture is 4.8
(log 1.8 = 0.2)
1. 0.1M 2.0.04M 3.0.3M 4.0.02M
H 0 K 0
306. The P of water at 50 C is given P w = 13.26 at 50 C
1. 6.0 2.7.0 3.6.63 4.13.26
-5 0 H
307. 10 M HCl solution at 25 C is diluted 1000 times. The P of the solution will be
1. be equal to 8 2.lie between 7 and 8 3. Lie between 6 and 7 4.remain unchanged
308. The molar solubility of PbI2 in 0.2M Pb(NO3)2 solution in terms of solubility
product KSP
1/ 2 1/ 2 1/ 2 1/ 3
�K SP � �K SP � �K SP � �K SP �
1. � � 2. � � 3. � � 4. � �
�0.2 � �0.4 � �0.8 � �0.8 �
+2 +2
309. A solution contains 0.01M Zn and 0.01M Cu ions. The solution is saturated
by passing H2S gas in the solution. The sulphide ion concentration is
8.1x 10-21M. KSP for ZnS and CuS are 3 x10-22 and 8 x10-36 respectively. which of
the following will occur in solution
1. CuS gets precipitated 2. ZnS get precipitated
3. Both CuS and ZnS gat precipitated
4. Both Cu+2 and Zn+2 ions remain in the solution
310. The weight of CaC2O4 required to prepare 1 litre of its saturated solution in
distilled water KSP for CaC2O4 = 2.5 x 10-9 mol2 L-2
1. 0.0064g 2.0.1028g 3.0.1280g 4.0.2056g
311. The solubility of CaF2 ( mol.wt = 78) is 1.56 x10-2 g L-1.Its solubility product is
1. 2 x10-4 2. 4 x10-8 3.32 x10-12 4.3.2 x 10-10
312. Dissociation of CH3COOH is suppressed by adding
1. HCl 2.H2SO4 3.CH3COONa 4. any of these
313. Solid Ba(NO3)2 is gradually dissolved in a 1 x 10-4M Na2CO3 solution. The
concentration at which Ba+2 will be begin to precipitate
(KSP for BaCO3 = 5.1 x 10-9)
1.4.1 x 10-5M 2.5.1 x10-5M 3. 8.1 x 10-8M 4.8.1 x10-7M
314. In the reaction CaO(s) + SO2(g) �� � CaSO3(s) which of the following species acts
as a Lewis base
1. SO2 2.SO3-2 3.O-2 4.CaCO3
315. H2CO3 ionises in two stages as represented below
H2CO3 + H2O �� � H3O+ + HCO3-1
HCO3-1 + H2O �� � H3O+ + CO3-2
The number of conjugate acid – base pairs in the above reaction are
1. 2 2.3 3.4 4.5
316. The PH of a weak mono basic acid is 3. the degree of dissociation of acid in 0.1M
solution is
1.10-4 2.10-3 3.10-2 4.10-1
317. PH of 0.5M CH3COOH which is 4% ionized is
1.1.7 2.3.7 3.4.3 4.2.3
318. At certain temperature the ionic product of water is 10-12 M2, then nature of
aqueous solution when PH = 6.5 is
1. acidic 2.Neutral 3.Basic 4.Amphoteric
g
319. Assertion (A): Dichloro carbene ( gCCl2 ) is a Lewis base
Reason (R): Species with lone pair of electrons on central atom are Lewis bases
1. A is true, R is true and R is correct explanation of A
2. A is true, R is true and R is not correct explanation of A
3. A is true, R is false 4. A is false, R is true
320. Identify Bronsted – Lowry acids in the following reaction
HCl + CH3COOH �� ��� � CH3COOH2 + Cl
+ -1

A B C D
1. A, C 2.B, C 3.A, B 4.A, D
321.Incorrect statement among the following is
1. At any temperature, water is neutral but PH = 7 (or) > 7 (or) < 7
2. PH + POH = PKW at any temperature for water or any aqueous solution
3. PH of 0.001M acetic acid is >3 but less than 7
4. A solution with PH = 5 is 100 times more acidic than a solution with PH = 3
322. The number of types of conjugate acid base pairs in the aqueous solution of
ortho phosphorous acid
1. 2 2.3 3.5 4.4
323. A.CO2 B.C2H4 C.SnCl4 D.CO E. NH4+ F. BF4-1
The correct combination is
1. A, C, E – Lewis acids 2.B, F – Lewis bases
3. B, D – Lewis bases 4.A, C, D – Lewis acids
324. 0.2 moles of barium hydroxide is added to two litre buffer solution the change
the PH by 0.2 units. Buffer capacity is
1. 1 2.0.5 3.2 4.4
325. A solution contains one mole of each of ammonium hydroxide and ammonium
sulphate. POH of the solution is (PKa of NH4OH = 4.74)
1. 4.74 2. 9.56 3.8.96 4.5.04
326. Which of the following statements are true
A. Solubility product increases with increase in concentration of salt
B. NaCl can be precipitated by passing HCl through a solution of NaCl
C. The reagent used to identify Zn+2 ion in a solution is HCl + H2S
D. Dissolution of AgCl is more in H2O than in NH3
Incorrect statements are
1.A, C, D 2.C only 3.A, B 4. C, D
327. PH of 10-3 M weak mono protic acid is 4. it is diluted by hundred times.PH of the
resultive solution is _______
1. 5 2.6 3.7 4.2
328. Hydronium ion concentration of a solution is 10-8M. PH of the solution at 250C is
1. 6.96 2.6 3.7.04 4.8
329. Dissociation constant of weak base (BOH) is 10-4.Equilibrium constant for the
reaction of BOH with strong acid at 250C is
 1. 10-10 2.1010 3.104 4.10-4
330. Assertion (A): HF is weak acid in H2O and strong acid in aniline
Reason (R): Aniline is a better proton acceptor than water
1. A is true, R is true and R is correct explanation of A
2. A is true, R is true and R is not correct explanation of A
3. A is true, R is false 4. A is false, R is true
*331. PH of a weak acid solution is 3.25. If 990ml of water is added to 10ml of the
given acid solution, the PH of the resultant solution is
1.4.25 2.5.25 3.2.25 4.1.25
332. The correct representation regarding a nuetral solution under all conditions is
1. [H+ ] = 10-7 M 2. PH = 7 3.[OH-1] = KW 4.All
-10 2
333. At certain temeprature KSP of AgCl = 10 M .Then the solubility of AgCl in
10-2M NaCl solution at the same temperature is
1. 10-10 mole/ L 2. 10-8 mole/ L 3. 10-7 mole/ L 4. 10-6 mole/ L
334. In qualitative analysis for the identification of second group cations seperately
from other group cations H2S is used to precipitate them as sulphides. The PH
of the solution where the second group cations only precipitated would be
1. 4 2.9 3.11 4.either 4 or 9 or 11
335. Strongest conjugate base among the following is
1. CH3COO-1 2. Cl-1 3.HSO4-1 4.CN-1
336. Incorrect pair among the following
1.SO2 – Lewis acid as well as lewis base
2.H2PO3-1 – Bronstead base as well as bronstead base
3. Cl-1 – Lewis base as well as Bronstead base
4. CO – Lewis base as well as bronstead base
337. 60ml of solution with PH = 12 is mixed with 40ml of solution with PH = 2. The
PH of the resulting solution is
1. 2.699 2. 7.0 3.10.699 4.11.301
338. The amount of NaOH to be added to 100ml of HCl solution with PH = 1to get
solution of PH = 7 is
1. 0.4g 2.4g 3.40mg 4.0.4mg
339. Assertion (A): The PH of a solution changes 5 to 8 when solution is diluted by
1000 times
Reason (R): When the concentration of H+ ion decreases by 10 times the PH of
the solution increases by one unit
1. A is true, R is true and R is correct explanation of A
2. A is true, R is true and R is not correct explanation of A
3. A is true, R is false 4. A is false, R is true
340. Which among the following increases with increase of temperature
i. PH ii. [OH-] iii. KW iv. PKW
1.i & iv 2. ii & iii 3.ii, iii & iv 4. i, ii, iii, iv
H 0
341. The P of an aqueous NaCl solution at 70 C should be
1.7 2. > 7 3.<7 4. 0
342. The ka of an acid is 10-3. The PKb of its conjugate base is
1. 3 2.7 3.11 4.14
343. Equal volumes of 0.05M H2SO4 and 0.1M HNO3 are mixed. The PH of the
mixture is
1.1 2.2 3.2.301 4.3
344. If the solubility of Ca(OH)2 is 3 , then its solubility product is
1. 3 2.3 3 3.27 4.12 3
345. To a NH4OH + NH4Cl buffer a few drops of strong alkali is added. The PH of the
solution do not change because OH-1 ions are removed by
1. NH4+ 2.H+ 3.Strong alkali it self 4.Cl-1 ions
346. Conjugate base of [Cu(NH3)4]+2 is
1.[Cu(NH3)3NH2]+ 2.[Cu(NH3)3NH2]- 3.[Cu(NH3)2(NH2)2]+ 4.[Cu(NH3)(NH2)3]+2
347. Which of the following acts as lewis acid in the following reaction
SnCl4 + 2Cl-1 �� � [SnCl6]-2
1.Cl-1 2. [SnCl6]-2 3.SnCl4 4.2Cl-1
348. Which of the following is most soluble
1. Bi2S3 (Ksp = 1 x 10-17) 2. MnS (Ksp = 7 x 10-16)
3. CuS (Ksp = 8 x 10-37) 4. Ag2S (Ksp = 6 x 10-51)
H
349. The P of dibasic acid is 4.699. Its molarity is
1.2 x10-4M 2.1 x10-5M 3.2 x10-3M 4.1 x10-4M
350. The dissociation constant of weak base is 10-6 at 250C. Then PH of 0.01M of that
weak base at 250C is
1. 8 2.12 3.10 4.13
351. A buffer solution contains a weak acid ( Ka = 4 x10-3) and its salt. Then the
buffer capacity is maximum when the solution has
1. PH = 7 2. PH = 4.301 3. PH = 4.699 4. PH = 4.40
352. Which of the following is wrong
1.All Bronsted bases are Lewis bases 2. All Lewis acids are Bronsted acids
3.All Arrhenius acids are Bronstead acids 4.All arrhenius bases are Bronsted bases
353. Among the following correct statements are
a. On dilution, the PH of an acid increases
b. A solution with PH = 5 is 100 times more basic than a solution with PH= 3
c. A solution with PH = 8 is 1000 times less basic than a solution with PH= 11
d. The PH of 10-9 M KOH is slightly greater than 7
1. All are correct 2.a,d are only correct 3.a,b,c are only correct 4.All are wrong
354. The solubility of silver acetate is 8.35gms per litre. KSP of silver acetate is
1.2.5 x10-4 2.8.35 3.0.05 4.2.5 x 10-3
355. When 0.05mole of NaOH is added to half litre of a buffer solution, the PH of the
buffer increases by 0.1. the buffer capacity is
1.10 2.1 3.0.01 4.100
356. The correct order of the strengths of the bases OH-1, O-2, H-1, CH3-1 and NH2-1 is
1. O-2 < CH3-1 < NH2-1 < H-1 < OH-1 2.OH-1 < H-1 < NH2-1 < O-2 < CH3-1
3. OH-1 < NH2-1 < O-2 < H-1 < CH3-1 4.CH3-1 < O-2 < OH-1 < NH2-1 < H-1
357. 0.2molar solution of formic acid is 3.2% ionized. Its ionization constant is
1. 9.6 x10-3 2.2.1 x10-4 3.1.25 x10-6 4.4.8 x10-5
358. Incorrect statement among the following
1.Depression in F.pt is more for an aqueous solution of calcium nitrate than for
potassium chloride solution
 2. Addition of NH4Cl to NH4OH results in decrease in PH
3. PH of 10-10 M HCl is 10 4. Acetylene acts as a Lewis base
359. When 20ml of 0.1M NH4OH and 20 ml of 1M NH4Cl solution are mixed the PH
of buffer solution is found to be 8.2. the PKb of NH4OH is
1. 8.2 2.4.8 3.5.8 4.7.2
salt
Clue: POH = 14-8.2 = 5.8 P = P  log ; 5.8 = P Kb  1
OH Kb

base
360. Which pair will show common ion effect
1. BaCl2 + Ba(NO3)2 2.NaCl + HCl 3.NH4OH + NH4Cl 4.Na2SO4+H2SO4
361. If the hydrolysis constant (Kh) for anilinium ion is 2.4 x10-5 then Kb for aniline
will be
1. 4.1 x1010 2.2.4 x109 3.4.1 x10-10 4.2.4 x10-9
362. At certain temperature, solubility product of AgCl is 1.0 x10-10 when 1 mole of
MCl is added to a litre saturated solution of AgCl then the solubility of AgCl is
(KSP of MCl is 10-6)
1.10-7 2.10-6 3.10-8 4.10-5
2 -6 -3 + -7
clue: MCl = s = 10 , s = 10 [Ag ] = 10
363. Which of the following is not a Lewis acid – base reaction
1.BrF3 + F-1 �� � [BrF4]-1 3. NH3 + BF3 �� � NH3.BF3
-1 -1
3. I2 + I �� � I3 4. KH + H2O �� � KOH + H2
364. Calculate the molar solubility of Fe(OH)2 at a PH of 8 [KSP of Fe(OH)2=1.6x 10-14]
1. 0.06 2.0.016 3.0.01 4.0.16
*365. At certain temperature solubility product of AgCl is 1.0 x10-10 when one mole
of MCl is added to a litre saturated solution of AgCl , then the solubility of
AgCl is (KSP of MCl is 10-6)
1.10-7 2.10-6 3.10-8 4.10-5
Clue: MCl = x2 = 10-6 , x = 10-3. AgCl = s x 10-3 = 10-10
366. The ionic product of water at certain temperature is 10-12. PH of 0.1M NaOH
solution is
1. 13 2.12 3.11 4.10
367. Number of amphoteric ions are present in the aqueous solutions of ortho
phosphoric acid are
1. 2 2.3 3.4 4.1
368. When 0.002 moles of an acid are added to 100ml of buffer solution, its PH
decreases by 0.04 units. Its buffer capacity is
1.0.05 2.0.5 3.2 4.20
369. The Ka values of three acids A, B and C are 1.4 x 10-5, 1.1 x10-4and 3.2 x10-8
respectively. correct order of increasing basic character of their conjugate
bases are
1. B- > A- > C- 2.A- > B- > C- 3.B- < A- < C- 4.A- < B- < C-
370. The solubility of AgCl in 0.05M CaCl2 is (KSP of AgCl = 1.6 x10-10 mole2 / litre2)
1. 4 x 10-5 moles / litre 2. 2 x10-6 moles / litre
-9
3. 1.6 x 10 moles / litre 4. 1.6 x 10-11 moles / litre
371. Which of the following has the lowest value of Ksp at 250C
1.Mg(OH)2 2.Ca(OH)2 3.Ba(OH)2 4.Be(OH)2
372. Which pair will show common ion effect
 1.BaCl2 + Ba(NO3)2 2. NaCl + HCl 3.NH4OH + NH4Cl 4.NaCN + KCN
373. In the following reaction
[Cu(H2O)3 (OH)]+ + [Al(H2O)6]+3 �� ��� +2
�[Cu(H2O)4] + [Al(H2O)5 (OH)]
+2

(A) (B) (C) (D)

1. A is an acid and B is base 2.C is base and D is an acid
3. C is conjugate acid of A and D is the conjugate base of B
4. C is conjugate base of A and D is the conjugate acid of B
374. Solubility of calcium phosphate (molecular mass = M) in water is ‘ w ’ g per100
ml at 250C.Its solubility product at 250C will be approximately
5 5 5 5
�w � �w � �w � �w �
1. 109 � � 2. 107 � � 3. 105 � � 4. 103 � �
� M� �M� �M� �M �
375. The number of grams of NaOH that must be dissolved in one litre of the
solution to give PH value of 12 is
1. 0.1g 2.0.4g 3.0.01g 4.2g
376. 10-6M HCl is diluted to 100 times, its PH becomes
1.8 2.7.8 3.6.96 4.5.69
H
377. The P of a 0.1M solution of weak acid, HA is 3. The degree of ionization of this
acid is
1.0.01 2.0.02 3.0.1 4.0.2
378. HA is weak acid( Ka = 10-4) and BOH is a weak base (Kb = 10-4) .BA is the salt
formed from them. In aqueous solution of BA
1.[H+] > 10-7M 2.PH < 7 3.Kh = 10-5 4.All of these
379. Which of the following is amphiprotic
1. H2PO2-1 2.C2H5O-1 3. NH4+ 4.HCO3-1
H
*380. The P of solution containing 0.15M NH4OH and 0.075M (NH4)2SO4 is
(PKb of NH4OH = 4.74)
1.8.44 2.9.26 3.9.56 4.7.96
381. Which of the following has the lowest solubility product
1.MnS 2.ZnS 3.CuS 4.NiS
382.