Chapter 16

MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.
1) What is the conjugate acid of NH3 ?
A) NH3 +

B) NH4 OH

1)
C) NH2+

D) NH3

E) NH4 +

2) The conjugate base of HSO4 - is

B) H3 SO4 +

2)
C) OH-

D) H2 SO4

E) SO4 2-

3) The conjugate acid of HSO4 - is

B) H+

3)
C) HSO4 +

D) HSO3 +

E) H2SO4

4) What is the conjugate base of OH-?

B) H2 O

4)
C) H3 O+

D) O2-

E) O2

5) What is the pH of an aqueous solution at 25.0 C in which [H+ ] is 0.00250 M?

B) -3.40

C) 2.60

D) 3.40

5)
E) 2.25

6) What is the pH of an aqueous solution at 25.0 C in which [OH-] is 0.00250 M?

B) -2.60

C) +11.4

D) -11.4

6)
E) -2.25

7) What is the pH of an aqueous solution at 25.0 C that contains 3.98 10-9 M hydronium ion?
A) 5.60

B) 7.00

C) 8.40

D) 9.00

E) 3.98

8) What is the pH of an aqueous solution at 25.0 C that contains 3.98 10-9 M hydroxide ion?
A) 5.60

B) 9.00

C) 7.00

D) 3.98

B) 5.22 10-5
C) 1.92 10-10
D) 9.71
E) 1.66 104

8)

E) 8.40

9) What is the concentration (in M) of hydronium ions in a solution at 25.0 C with pH = 4.282?
A) 4.28

7)

9)

10) What is the concentration (in M) of hydroxide ions in a solution at 25.0 C with pH = 4.282?

10)

A) 9.72
B) 1.66 104
C) 5.22 10-5
D) 1.91 10-10
E) 4.28
11) Calculate the pOH of a solution at 25.0 C that contains 1.94 10-10 M hydronium ions.
A) 1.94

B) 7.00

C) 9.71

D) 4.29

11)

E) 14.0

12) Calculate the concentration (in M) of hydronium ions in a solution at 25.0 C with a pOH of 4.223.

12)

A) 5.99 10-19
B) 5.98 10-5
C) 1.00 10-7
D) 1.67 10-10
E) 1.67 104
13) What is the pH of a 0.0150 M aqueous solution of barium hydroxide?
A) 10.4

B) 1.52

C) 12.2

D) 12.5

13)
E) 1.82

14) What is the pOH of a 0.0150 M solution of barium hydroxide?

B) 10.4

C) 1.82

14)
D) 12.5

E) 1.52

15) An aqueous solution contains 0.100 M NaOH at 25.0 C. The pH of the solution is __________.
A) 1.00

B) -1.00

C) 7.00

D) 13.0

15)

E) 0.100

16) HZ is a weak acid. An aqueous solution of HZ is prepared by dissolving 0.020 mol of HZ in

16)

is __________.
A) 9.9 10-2
B) 1.2 10-5
C) 2.8 10-12
D) 6.9 10-9
E) 1.4 10-10
17) The pH of a 0.55 M aqueous solution of hypobromous acid, HBrO, at 25.0 C is 4.48. What is the
value of Ka for HBrO?
A) 1.1 10-9

B) 3.3 10-5

C) 2.0 10-9

D) 3.0 104

E) 6.0 10-5

17)

18) A 0.15 M aqueous solution of the weak acid HA at 25.0 C has a pH of 5.35. The value of Ka for HA

18)

is __________.
A) 3.0 10-5
B) 3.3 104
C) 7.1 10-9
D) 1.4 10-10
E) 1.8 10-5
19) The Ka of hypochlorous acid (HClO) is 3.00 10-8 at 25.0 C. Calculate the pH of a 0.0385 M

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hypochlorous acid solution.

B) 4.47

C) 7.52

D) 1.41

E) -1.41

20) The Ka of hypochlorous acid (HClO) is 3.00 10-8. What is the pH at 25.0 C of an aqueous
solution that is 0.0200 M in HClO?
A) +2.45

B) -2.45

C) -9.22

D) +9.22

E) +4.61

21) The Ka of hydrofluoric acid (HF) at 25.0 C is 6.8 10-4 . What is the pH of a 0.35 M aqueous
solution of HF?
A) 12

B) 3.6

C) 1.8

D) 0.46

20)

21)

E) 3.2

22) The Ka of hydrazoic acid (HN3 ) is 1.9 10-5 at 25.0 C. What is the pH of a 0.35 M aqueous

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solution of HN3 ?
A) 2.4

B) 11

C) 5.2

D) -2.4

E) 2.6

23) The acid-dissociation constants of sulfurous acid (H2SO3) are Ka1 = 1.7 10-2 and

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Ka2 = 6.4 10-8 at 25.0 C. Calculate the pH of a 0.163 M aqueous solution of sulfurous acid.
A) 1.8

B) 1.3

C) 1.4

D) 4.5

E) 7.2

24) The acid-dissociation constants of phosphoric acid (H3 PO4) are Ka1 = 7.5 10-3 , Ka2 = 6.2 10-8 ,
and Ka3 = 4.2 10-13 at 25.0 C. What is the pH of a 2.5 M aqueous solution of phosphoric acid?
A) 0.87

B) 0.13

C) 1.8

D) 2.5

E) 0.40

24)

25) The acid-dissociation constants of phosphoric acid (H3 PO4) are Ka1 = 7.5 10-3 , Ka2 = 6.2 10-8 ,

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and Ka3 = 4.2 10-13 at 25.0 C. What is the molar concentration of phosphate ion in a 2.5 M
aqueous solution of phosphoric acid?
A) 0.13
B) 2.5 10-5
C) 8.2 10-9
D) 9.1 10-5
E) 2.0 10-19
26) The acid-dissociation constant for chlorous acid, HClO2 , at 25.0 C is 1.0 10-2 . Calculate the

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concentration of H+ if the initial concentration of acid is 0.10 M.

B) 1.0 10-2

C) 3.7 10-2

D) 2.7 10-2

E) 3.2 10-2

27) The pH of a 0.10 M solution of a weak base is 9.82. What is the Kb for this base?
A) 2.1 10-4

B) 4.3 10-8

C) 6.6 10-4

D) 2.0 10-5

27)
E) 8.8 10-8

28) Calculate the pH of a 0.500 M aqueous solution of NH3 . The Kb of NH3 is 1.77 10-5 .
A) 11.5

B) 2.52

C) 5.05

D) 3.01

28)

E) 8.95

29) Determine the pH of a 0.35 M aqueous solution of CH3 NH2 (methylamine). The Kb of

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methylamine is 4.4 10-4 .

B) 13

C) 1.9

D) 3.8

E) 12

30) An aqueous solution contains 0.050 M of methylamine. The concentration of hydroxide ion in this
solution is ________M. Kb for methylamine is 4.4 10-4 .

30)

A) 4.7 10-3
B) 2.2 10-5
C) 4.5 10-3
D) 0.050
E) -4.9 10-3
31) The acid-dissociation constant, Ka, for gallic acid is 4.57 10-3 . What is the base-dissociation
constant, Kb, for the gallate ion?
A) 7.81 10-6
B) 4.57 10-3
C) 2.19 102
D) 2.19 10-12
E) 5.43 10-5
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32) The base-dissociation constant, Kb, for pyridine, C5 H5 N, is 1.4 10-9. The acid-dissociation

32)

constant, Ka , for the pyridinium ion, C5 H5 NH+ , is __________.

33)

A) 4.9 10-24
B) 2.0 10-5
C) 2.0 109
D) 4.0 10-6
E) 4.9 104
34) Ka for HF is 7.0 10-4 . Kb for the fluoride ion is __________.

34)

A) 7.0 10-4
B) 1.4 10-11
C) 1.4 103
D) 2.0 10-8
E) 7.0 10-18
35) Calculate the pOH of a 0.0827 M aqueous sodium cyanide solution at 25.0 C. Kb for CN- is

35)

4.9 10-10.
A) 5.2

B) 8.8

C) 10

D) 9.3

E) 1.1

36) Determine the pH of a 0.15 M aqueous solution of KF. For hydrofluoric acid, Ka = 7.0 10-4 .
A) 5.8

B) 2.3

C) 6.6

D) 12

36)

E) 8.2

37) Calculate the pH of 0.726 M anilinium hydrochloride (C6 H5NH3 Cl) solution in water, given that

37)

Kb for aniline is 3.83 10-4 .

B) 12.2

C) 8.64

D) 12.4

E) 5.36

38) Kb for NH3 is 1.8 10-5 . What is the pH of a 0.35 M aqueous solution of NH4 Cl at 25.0 C?
A) 9.1

B) 11

C) 4.3

D) 4.9

E) 9.7

38)

39) The Ka for formic acid (HCO2 H) is 1.8 10-4 . What is the pH of a 0.35 M aqueous solution of
sodium formate (NaHCO2 )?
A) 5.4

B) 11

C) 3.3

D) 8.6

E) 4.2

40) Ka for HCN is 4.9 10-10. What is the pH of a 0.068 M aqueous solution of sodium cyanide?
A) 2.9

B) 0.74

C) 7.0

D) 13

B) 6.0

C) 1.9

D) 12

41)
E) 8.0

42) The pH of a 0.15 M aqueous solution of NaZ (the sodium salt of HZ) is 10.7. What is the Ka for HZ?
A) 1.6 10-6
B) 1.3 10-12
C) 6.0 10-9
D) 3.3 10-8
E) 8.9 10-4

40)

E) 11

41) Ka for HX is 7.5 10-12. What is the pH of a 0.15 M aqueous solution of NaX?
A) 7.9

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