Exercises for Ionic Equilibria: Acids and Bases [H3O+]=9.79 x 10-3, % ionization=6.85, and pH=2.

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Instructions: Solve the following questions on a clean white paper or on your notebook. 5. A 625 mL sample of an aqueous solution containing 0.275 mol propionic acid,
Encircle your final answers. CH3CH2CO2H, has [H3O+] = 0.00239 M. What is the value of Ka for the acid?
CH3CH2CO2H + H2O ↔ H3O+ + CH3CH2CO2 – 1
1. Identify the ACIDS and BASES in the following processes (specifying the weak
acids/bases and conjugate acids/bases): Ka= 1.30 x 10-5

(a) HOC6H4NO2 + H2O ↔ H3O+ + -1OC6H4NO2 6. A saturated solution of caproic acid (MM=116.06) contains 11 g/L and has a pH = 2.94.
Calculate the Ka for the acid. Hint: Determine the molar mass of the acid first.
(b) C10H7NH2 + H2O ↔ C10H7NH3+ + OH – 1 HC6H11O2 + H2O ↔ H3O+ + C6H11O2 – 1
(c) -1OC6H4NO2 + H2O ↔ HOC6H4NO2 + OH – 1 Ka= 1.41 x 10-5
2. Calculate the pH and pOH of the following solutions: 7. What are the [H3O+], [OH-1], pH, and pOH of : (a) 0.55 M HClO2 (Ka= 1.1 x 10-2) and (b)
0.386 M C2H5NH2 (Kb= 4.3 x 10 - 4 ) ?
pH pOH

a. 2.50 x 10-2 M NaOH 12.40 1.60 [H3O+] [OH-1] pH pOH

b. 7.50 x 10-3 M HBr 2.12 11.88 (a) 0.55 M HClO2 0.0725 1.38 x 10-13 1.14 12.86

c. 0.0505 M Ca(OH)2 13.00 1.00 (b) 0.386 M C2H5NH2 7.87 x 10-13 0.0127 12.10 1.90

d. 3.80 x 10-4 M HCl 3.42 10.58

8. What mass of benzoic acid, C6H5COOH (MM=122.12), would you dissolve in 350.0 mL of
water to produce a solution with a pH = 2.85 (Ka= 6.3 x 10-5)
3. Calculate the [H3O+] and [OH-1] for each solution: (a) 0.00165 M HNO3 (b) 0.0087 M KOH (c) 0.00213 M Sr(OH) 2
Mass of benzoic acid= 1.41 g
[H3O+] [OH-1]
9. What is the percent ionization of propionic acid in a solution that is 0.45 M propionic acid
(a) 0.00165 M HNO3 0.00165 6.06 x 10-12 (pKa = 4.89)?
(b) 0.0087 M KOH 1.15 x 10-12 0.0089 % ionization = 0.534%
(c) 0.00213 M Sr(OH)2 2.35 x 10-12 4.26 x 10-3 10. What is the molarity of an aqueous ammonia solution that is 4.2% ionized (Kb = 1.8 x 10 -
5
)?

[NH3]= 9.78 x 10-3

4. What are the [H3O+], % ionization, and pH of 0.143 M HNO2? Ka= 7.2 x 10 - 4?