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Class Room Problems

Ex.1 Nicotinic acid (Ka = 1.4 × 10–5) is represented
by the formula HNiC. Calculate its per cent dissociation
in a solution which contains 0.10 moles of nicotinic
acid per 2.0 litre of solution.
Ex.2 Calculate the conc. of fluoroacetic acid when
[H+] = 1.50 × 10–3 M. Ka of acid = 2.6 × 10–3.
Ex.3 A saturated solution of o-nitrophenol, has a pH
equal to 4.53. What is the solubility of o-nitrophenol
in water pKa for o-nitro-phenol is 7.23.
Ex.4 A solution contains 0.1 M H2S and 0.3 M HCl.
Calculate the conc. of S2– and HS– ions in solution.
Given K a1 and K a2 for H2S are 10–7 and 1.3 × 10–13
respectively.
Ex.12 Two buffers (X) and (Y) of pH 4.0 and 6.0
respectively are prepared from acid HA and the salt
NaA. Both the buffers are 0.50 M in HA. What would
be the pH of the solution obtained by mixing equal
volumes of two buffers ? (K HA  1.0  10 5 )
Ex.13 A certain buffer solution contains equal
concentration of X– and HX. Kb for X– is 10–10. Calculate
pH of buffer.
Ex.14 A weak acid HA after treatment with 12 mL
of 0.1 M strong base has a pH of 5. At the end point,
the volume of same base required is 26.6 mL. Calculate
Ka of acid.
Ex.15 The [Ag+] ion in a saturated solution of Ag2CrO4 at 25ºC
is 1.5 × 10–4 M. Determine Ksp of Ag2CrO4 at 25ºC.

Ex.5 K1 and K2 for dissociation of H2A is 4 × 10–3 and Ex.16 Will a precipitate of Mg(OH)2 be formed in a 0.001 M
1 × 10–5. Calculate A 2 concentration in 0.1 M H2A solution of Mg(NO3)2, if the pH of solution is adjusted to 9? Ksp
solution. Also report [H+] and pH. of Mg(OH)2 = 8.9 × 10–12.

Ex.17 Calculate pH of the following mixture. Given that Ka =

Ex.6 Calculate the pH of a solution which contains
1.8 × 10–5 and Kb = 1.8 × 10–5.
9.9 mL of 1 M HCl and 100 mL of 0.1 M NaOH.
(a) 50 mL of 0.1 M NaOH + 50 mL of 0.05 M CH3COOH.
(b) 50 mL of 0.05 M NaOH + 50 mL of 0.10 M CH3COOH.
Ex.7 What will be the resultant pH when 200 mL of an (c) 50 mL of 0.1 M NaOH + 50 mL of 0.10 M CH3COOH.
aqueous solution of HCl (pH = 2.0) is mixed with 300
(d) 50 mL of 0.1 M NH4OH + 50 mL of 0.05 M HCl.
mL of an aqueous solution of NaOH (pH = 12.0) ?
(e) 50 mL of 0.05 M NH4OH + 50 mL of 0.1 M HCl.
(f) 50 mL of 0.10 M NH4OH + 50 mL of 0.1 M HCl.
Ex.8 A solution contains 0.09 M HCl, 0.09 M CHCl2COOH
(g) 50 mL of 0.05 M NH4OH + 50 mL of 0.05 M CH3COOH.
and 0.1 M CH3COOH. The pH of this solution is 1. If Ka
for acetic acid is 10–5, calculate Ka for CHCl2COOH.
Ex.18 Assuming no change in volume, calculate the minimum
+ – – mass of NaCl necessary to dissolve 0.010 mole AgCl in 100
Ex.9 What are [H ], [A ] and [B ] in a solution that is
litre solution. Kf for [AgCl2]– = 3 × 105 and Ksp of AgCl = 1.0 ×
0.03 M HA and 0.1 M HB ? Ka for HA and HB are
10–10
1.38 × 10–4 and 1.05 × 10–10 respectively. Also report
pH of solution.
Ex.19 Calculate the concentration of Fe 2+ in a solution
containing 0.2 M [Fe(CN)6]4– and 0.10 M CN–. Kf for [Fe(CN)6]4–
Ex.10 Calculate the pH of a solution of given
= 1 × 1024
mixtures. (a) (2g CH3COOH + 3g CH3COONa) in 100 mL
of mixture ; Ka = 1.8 × 10–5. (b) 5 mL of 0.1 M NH4OH
+ 250 mL of 0.1 M NH4Cl; Kb = 1.8 × 10–5 (c) (0.25
mole of acid + 0.35 mole of salt) in 500 mL mixture; Ka
= 3.6 × 10–4.

Ex.11 20 mL of 0.2 M NaOH is added to 50 mL of 0.2

M acetic acid. (Ka = 1.8 × 10–5) (a) What is pH of
solution ? (b) Calculate volume of 0.2 M NaOH required
to make the pH of solution 4.74.

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