Tutorial CHM 138 Chapter 3 : Concepts of acid-base neutralization

CHAPTER 3 : Concepts of acid-base neutralization

1. Select the a) best and b) poorest electrical conductors from the following solutions. Explain
the reasons for your choices.

0.10 M H2SO4 0.10 M NH3

0.10 M CH3COOH (ethanoic acid) 0.10 M C6H12O6 (glucose)

2. How many grams of potassium hydroxide, KOH, are required to prepare 2.00 L of
0.250 M solution?

3. a) 15 ml of KOH are required to neutralize 25 ml of a 0.267 M monoprotic acid solution,

i) Give an example of an acid that is involved in this reaction,
ii) Write a balanced equation for this reaction,
iii) What is the concentration of the KOH solution?
iv) Label the titration curve for the above neutralization reaction.

e c

f
0.0
d b

b) Calculate the quantity indicated by the letters a-d.

[H+] (moles/L) [OH-] (moles/L) pH pOH

2.5 x10-3 a
1 x1 0-4 b
c 9.7
d 12.5

4. Given 6.23 X 1022 molecules of C6H12O6, determine

a) the number of H atoms in the compound.

b) molarity of C6H12O6 if dissolved in 150 mL of distilled water.

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Tutorial CHM 138 Chapter 3 : Concepts of acid-base neutralization

5. Calculate the pH of
i) 0.32 M NaOH
ii) 0.250 MH2S04
4. Draw the titration curve for the reaction between 25.00 mL of 0.35 M NaOH and 0.25 M
hydrochloric acid solution. Label all important information.

6. Aqueous solutions of calcium hydroxide, Ca(OH)2, and phosphoric acid, H3PO4, react to give
calcium phosphate, Ca3(P04)2, and water. The calcium phosphate precipitates from solution.
Write a balanced overall chemical equation for this reaction.

7. a) State the Bronsted-Lowry definition for acid and base.

b) Identify the acid-conjugate base pairs in the equation below.

- +
H2CO3 + NH3  HCO3 + NH4
8. a) 25.0 cm 0.1 mol dm , H2SO4 is titrated with 0.1 mol dm-3 KOH.
3 -3

i) Write a balanced equation for the above acid-base reaction.

ii) What is the pH of the solution before KOH was added.
iii) Calculate number of moles of base used in the above titration.
iv) Sketch a titration curve for the above reaction and label any significant points.

b) Define the following and give one example for each:

i) Electrolyte,
ii) Nonelectrolyte.

9. Calculate the pH of the following solutions:

a) 0.051 M Ba(OH)2
b) 0.22 M HNO3
10. To determine the molar mass of a strong acid, HA, 1.056 g of HA was dissolved in
25.00 mL of distilled water and was titrated with NaOH.

i) Calculate the molar mass of HA if the acid, HA, reacts with 33.78 mL of 0.256M NaOH.
ii) Calculate the molarity of the strong acid, HA.
iii) Draw the titration curve for the above reaction.

11. What is the molarity of 1.55 g KMnO4 dissolved in a 500 mL flask?

12. A solution is prepared by dissolving 24.5 g of H 2SO4 in enough water to make 800.0 mL of
solution.
i) Calculate the molarity of H2SO4 in the solution.
ii) If 20.0 mL of the acid solution was transferred in a conical flask and was titrated with
KOH, calculate the molarity of the KOH solution if 30.15 mL of the KOH(aq) was needed
to reach the equivalence point.
iii) Sketch the titration curve for the reaction in question (ii).
iv) If 50.0 mL of the H2SO4 solution is mixed with 100 mL of H2O, what would be the
molarity and the pH of H2SO4 in the diluted solution?