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What will happen if the pressure is increased in the following reaction mixture at equilibrium?

CO2 (g) + H2O (l) ⇌ H+ (aq) + HCO3− (aq)

A. The equilibrium will shift to the right and pH will decrease.

B. The equilibrium will shift to the right and pH will increase.

C. The equilibrium will shift to the left and pH will increase.

D. The equilibrium will shift to the left and pH will decrease.

Which classification is correct for the reaction?

H2PO4−(aq) + H2O(l) → HPO42−(aq) + H3O+(aq)

Which two species act as Brønsted–Lowry acids in the reaction?

H2PO4− (aq) + OH− (aq) ⇌ HPO42− (aq) + H2O (l)

A. HPO42− (aq) and OH− (aq)

B. H2PO4− (aq) and HPO42− (aq)

C. HPO42− (aq) and H2O (l)

D. H2PO4− (aq) and H2O (l)

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CH3 COCH3 (aq)+I2 (aq)→ CH3 COCH2 I (aq)+H+ (aq)+I− (aq)


I. A pH meter
II. A gas syringe
III. A colorimeter

A. I and II only

B. I and III only

C. II and III only

D. I, II and III

Which is not a source of oxides of sulfur and nitrogen?

A. burning coal

B. internal combustion engines

C. burning methane

D. volcanic eruptions

What is the major reason why the pH of unpolluted rain is less than 7?

A. methane

B. carbon dioxide

C. nitrogen oxides

D. sulfur dioxide

Activity series of selected elements:

K, Ca, Al, Fe, H, Cu, Ag, Au


greatest activity ←−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−− least activity

Which react with dilute sulfuric acid?

I. Cu

II. CuO

III. CuCO3

A. I and II only

B. I and III only

C. II and III only

D. I, II and III

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Which statement is correct?

A. A strong acid is a good proton donor and has a strong conjugate base.

B. A weak acid is a poor proton acceptor and has a strong conjugate base.

C. A strong acid is a good proton donor and has a weak conjugate base.

D. A strong base is a good proton donor and has a weak conjugate acid.

Which 0.01 mol dm–3 aqueous solution has the highest pH?

A. HCl

B. H2SO4

C. NaOH

D. NH3

A student carried out a titration to determine the concentration of an acid and found that his value had good precision but poor accuracy. Which process

explains this outcome?

A. Consistently overshooting the volume of solution from the burette into the flask.

B. Collection of insufficient titration data.

C. Reading the meniscus in the burette at a different angle each time.

D. Forgetting to rinse the flask after one of the titrations.

What is the order of increasing pH for the following solutions of the same concentration?

A. HCl (aq) < NH3 (aq) < NaOH (aq) < CH3COOH (aq)

B. CH3COOH (aq) < HCl (aq) < NH3 (aq) < NaOH (aq)

C. HCl (aq) < CH3COOH (aq) < NH3 (aq) < NaOH (aq)

D. NaOH (aq) < NH3 (aq) < CH3COOH (aq) < HCl (aq)

Which solution is basic at 25 °C?

Kw = 1.0 × 10−14

A. [H+] = 1.0 × 10−3 mol dm−3

B. [OH−] = 1.0 × 10−13 mol dm−3

C. solution of pH = 4.00

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D. [H3O+] = 1.0 × 10−13 mol dm−3
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What is the conjugate acid of HS−?

A. H2S

B. S2−

C. H2SO3

D. H2SO4

20 cm3 of 1 mol dm−3 sulfuric acid was added dropwise to 20 cm3 of 1 mol dm−3 barium hydroxide producing a precipitate of barium sulfate.

H2SO4 (aq) + Ba(OH)2 (aq) → 2H2O (l) + BaSO4 (s)

Which graph represents a plot of conductivity against volume of acid added?

Which cannot act as a Brønsted–Lowry base?

A. HPO42−

B. H2O

C. CH4

D. NH3
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What occurs when solid sodium hydrogen carbonate reacts with aqueous sulfuric acid?

A. Bubbles of sulfur dioxide form.

B. Bubbles of both hydrogen and carbon dioxide form.

C. Bubbles of hydrogen form.

D. Bubbles of carbon dioxide form.

Which of these acids has the weakest conjugate base?

A. HCl

B. CH3 COOH

C. NH4 Cl

D. C6 H5 COOH

What is the pH of 0.001 mol dm−3 NaOH (aq)?

A. 1

B. 3

C. 11

D. 13

Which causes acid deposition?

A. SO2

B. SiO2

C. SrO

D. CO2

What are the products of the reaction between sulfuric acid and sodium hydrogen carbonate?

A. NaSO4 + H2O + CO2

B. Na2SO4 + CO2

C. Na2SO4 + H2O + CO2

D. NaSO4 + H2CO3

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What is the strongest acid in the equation below?

H3AsO4 + H2O ⇌ H2AsO4− + H3O+ Kc = 4.5 × 10−4

A. H3AsO4

B. H2O

C. H2AsO4−

D. H3O+

Which of the following is correct?

A. A weak acid is a proton donor and its aqueous solution shows good conductivity.

B. A weak acid is a proton donor and its aqueous solution shows poor conductivity.

C. A weak acid is a proton acceptor and its aqueous solution shows good conductivity.

D. A weak acid is a proton acceptor and its aqueous solution shows poor conductivity.

Which is an example of an amphiprotic species?

A. Al2O3

B. CO32−

C. P4O10

D. HPO42−

Which substance will not produce copper(II) chloride when added to dilute hydrochloric acid?

A. Cu (s)

B. Cu(OH)2 (s)

C. CuCO3 (s)

D. CuO (s)

Which is an acid-base conjugate pair?

A. H3O+ / OH–

B. H2SO4 / SO42–

C. CH3COOH / H3O+

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D. CH3NH3+ / CH3NH2
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What is the difference between a conjugate Brønsted–Lowry acid–base pair?

A. Electron pair

B. Positive charge

C. Proton

D. Hydrogen atom

Which of the 0.001 mol dm−3 solutions is most likely to have a pH of 11.3?

A. Ca(OH)2 (aq)

B. H3PO4 (aq)

C. NaOH (aq)

D. NH4OH (aq)

Which ions are present in an aqueous solution of Na2CO3?

I. HCO3−
II. OH−
III. CO32−

A. I and II only

B. I and III only

C. II and III only

D. I, II and III

Which statement is incorrect for a 0.10 mol dm–3 HCOOH solution?

A. pH = 1

B. [H+] << 0.10 mol dm–3

C. [HCOO–] is approximately equal to [H+]

D. HCOOH is partially ionized

10.0 cm3 of an aqueous solution of sodium hydroxide of pH = 10 is mixed with 990.0 cm3 of distilled water. What is the pH of the resulting solution?

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B. 9

C. 11

D. 12

Which species behave as Brønsted–Lowry bases in the following reaction?

H2SO4 + HNO3 H2NO3+ + HSO4-

A. HNO3 and HSO4-

B. HNO3 and H2NO3+

C. H2SO4 and HSO4-

D. H2NO3+ and HSO4-

Which solution has a pH of 9?

A. 1.0 × 10−9 mol dm−3 HCl (aq)

B. 1.0 × 10−5 mol dm−3 KOH (aq)

C. 1.0 × 10−9 mol dm−3 KOH (aq)

D. 1.0 × 10−5 mol dm−3 HCl (aq)

Which 1.0 mol dm–3 solution has the highest pH?

A. Ammonium chloride

B. Sulfuric acid

C. Sodium chloride

D. Ammonia

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