CHE 221 TUTORIAL QUESTIONS
1. Suppose that you are presented with two solutions, one being 0.10 mol L−1 HA(aq) and the
other is 0.10 mol L−1 HB(aq). You are told that one is a strong acid and the other is a weak
acid. How could you identify by standard laboratory tests which one is the strong acid?
2. A student makes the statement that “because HX(aq) is a weak acid, this means that HX(aq)
must then be a strong base”.
Correct this statement and explain your reasoning.
3. What is the pH of neutral water at 25oC?
4. What is the pH of 0.0024 mol L−1 H2SO4(aq) assuming it is 100% ionised at 25oC?
5. Consider a 0.00562 mol L−1 solution of NaOH(aq), a strong base. What is the pH of this
NaOH(aq) solution?
6. Consider a 0.0600 mol L−1 solution of the weak acid HNO2(aq) which is known to be only
21.0% ionised. What is the pH of this HNO2(aq) solution?
7. If a 0.00346 mol L−1 solution of the monoprotic acid HX(aq) has a pH of 3.78, what is the
% dissociation of this acid? Is it strong or weak?
8. What is the molarity of an aqueous solution of the monoprotic acid acetic acid (HX(aq))
which is only 3.15% dissociated and gives a pH of 3.32?
9. Ba(OH)2(s) is a strong base and you are required to prepare 150 mL of a solution that has
a pH of 12.5. What mass of Ba(OH)2(s) needs to be dissolved in the 150 mL of solution?
10. What is the % dissociation of the acid HX(aq) given that a 0.200 mol L−1 solution of
HX(aq) has a pH of 2.10? is this acid strong or it is weak acid. Explain briefly.
11. Consider the following two acidic solutions
SOLUTION #1 is a solution of acid HA(aq) and has a pH of 4.0
SOLUTION #2 is a solution of acid HB(aq) and has a pH of 1.0
Why is it NOT correct to say that on the basis of this information alone, acid HB is stronger
than acid HA?
12. A 0.500 mol L−1 solution of the weak acid HB(aq) has a pH of 1.90 at 25oC. What is KA
for HB(aq) at 25oC?
13. What is the pH of a 0.250 mol L−1 solution of the monoprotic acid acetic acid given that it
has a KA(CH3COOH(aq)) = 1.80 x 10−5
14. What is the pH of 0.500 M NH3(aq)?
15. The pH of a 0.164 M aqueous solution of dimethylamine is 11.98. What are the values of
Kb and pKb?
16. Is NH4I(aq) acidic, basic, or neutral? (b) What conclusion can you draw from the
equilibrium constants for the hydrolysis reactions in CH3COONH4(aq)?
17. Calculate the pH of a 0.500 M solution of KCN. Ka for HCN is 5.8 x 10-10. What are the
possibilities for the dominant reaction? Which reaction controls the pH? Why?
18. What is the molarity of an NH4NO3(aq) solution that has a pH = 4.80?