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Subject: Chemistry Examination Period: Final

Descriptive Title: Acid, Bases and Salt Sem./Academic Year: 1st, 2021-2022

DURATION KNOWLEDGE/ APPLICATION/ SYNTHESIS/ NUMBERS

CONTENTS (in hours) COMPREHENSION ANALYSIS EVALUATION OF ITEMS ITEM LOCATION
(20%) 50% (30%)
I. - Properties and 1 hour 1 2 1 4
definition (1) (8-9) (18)
II. - Strong and 1.5 hours 1 2 2 5
weak acid and (2) (10-11) (19-20) K-C (1-7)
bases
III. - Kw, pH, pOH Application/Analysis
- Ka and Kb 2 hours 2 3 2 7 (7-17)
Problem Solving (3-4) (12-14) (21-22)
- Hydrolysis of Synthesis/Evaluation
salt (18-25)
IV. - Indicators
- Neutralization
of acid and 2.5 hours 3 3 3 9
bases (5-7) (15-17) (23-25)
- Buffer Solutions
- Acid Rain
7 hours 7 10 8 25
Prepared by: Checked and Reviewed by: Approved:

HANEY MARIE U. DELOS ARCOS GEMMA A. GRUYAL, PHD ODINAH C. ENTERIA, PHD
Asst. Professor II Program Chair, Science Chair Department of GTT
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Multiple Choice Type of Test

Instruction: Choose the letter of the correct answer.

1. Strong bases are

a. strong electrolytes. c. nonelectrolytes.
b. weak electrolytes. d. also strong acids

2. How many acids from the list below are shown to be weak acids?
HCl, HF, 𝐻2 𝑆𝑂3, 𝐻2 𝑆𝑂4, 𝐻𝑁𝑂3 , 𝐻𝑁𝑂2
a. 2
b. 3
c. 4
d. 5

3. An aqueous solution that contains more hydronium ions than hydroxide ions is a(n)
a. Basic solution
b. Acidic solution
c. Neutral solution
d. Standardize solution

4. The pH scale is
a. Direct
b. Inverse
c. Logarithmic
d. Exponential
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5. Identify the indicator that is blue in solution when 𝐻3 𝑂+ =2.5x10−6

a. Thymol blue
b. Thymolphthalein
c. Bromthymol blue
d. Bromcresol green

6. What is the pH of transition point for an indicator if its 𝐾𝑎 is 7.9x10−3 ?

a. 0.98
b. 2.10
c. 7.00
d. 11.90

7. The reaction with strong base and strong base produce

a. A salt and water
b. A base and an acid
c. A metallic oxide and water
d. A non-metallic oxide and water

8. Bases react with

a. acids to produce salts and water.
b. salts to produce acids and water.
c. water to produce acids and salts.
d. neither acids, salts, nor water.

9. An Arrhenius acid is a substance that

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a. Accept a proton
b. Donates a proton
c. Produces 𝐻 + in solution
d. Produces 𝑂𝐻 −

10. The 0.1 M solution with the greatest electrical conductivity is

a. 𝐻2 𝑆
b. 𝐻2 𝑆𝑂4
c. 𝐻2 𝑆𝑂3
d. 𝐻2 𝐶𝑂3

11. Which of the following is the strongest acid?

a. Acetic
b. Oxalic
c. Benzoic
d. Carbonic

12. The pH of 100 mL of 0.0050 M NaOH solution is

a. 2.30
b. 3.30
c. 10.70
d. 11.70

13. The 𝐾𝑏 expression for HPO2−

4 is
[PO3− +
4 ][𝐻3 𝑂 ]
a. 𝐾𝑏 = [HPO2−
4 ]
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[HPO2− −
4 ][𝑂𝐻 ]
b. 𝐾𝑏 = [𝐻2 𝑃𝑂4− ]

[𝐻2 𝑃𝑂4− ][𝑂𝐻 − ]

c. 𝐾𝑏 = [HPO2−
4 ]

[HPO2− +
4 ][𝐻3 𝑂 ]
d. 𝐾𝑏 = [PO3−
4 ]

14. Which of the following solution has the highest pH?

a. 1.0 M 𝑁𝑎𝐼𝑂3
b. 1.0 M 𝑁𝑎2 𝐶𝑂3
c. 1.0 M 𝑁𝑎3 𝑃𝑂4
d. 1.0 M 𝑁𝑎2 𝑆𝑂4

15. Which of the following chemical reactions represents an acid-base reaction?

a. HBr + KOH  KBr + H2O
b. ZnCl2 + MgSO4  ZnSO4 + MgCl2
c. H2SO4 + CaCl2  CaSO4 + HCl
d. NH4OH + KCl  KOH + NH4Cl

16. The pH at the equivalence point of a strong acid strong base titration
a. Equal to 0.00
b. Less than 7.00
c. Equal to 7.00
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d. Greater than 7.00

17. What is the pH of the solution formed when 0.060 moles NaOH is added to 1.00L of 0.50 M HCl?
a. 2.00
b. 7.00
c. 12.00
d. 12.78

18. Which statement about Arrhenius acids is FALSE?

a. Their water solutions are called aqueous acids.
b. They are molecular compounds with ionizable hydrogen atoms.
c. Their pure aqueous solutions are electrolytes.
d. They increase the concentration of hydroxide ions in aqueous solution

19. Which of the following chemical reactions will produce a precipitate?

a. 3KBr + AlPO4  K3PO4 + AlBr
b. ZnCl2 + MgSO4  ZnSO4 + MgCl2
c. Na2CO3 + CaCl2  CaCO3 + 2NaCl
d. NH4OH + KCl  KOH + NH4C

20. Which of the following is the weakest acid?

a. HCOOH
b. 𝐶6 𝐻5 𝑂𝐻
c. 𝐻3 𝐶6 𝐻5 07
d. 𝐶𝐻3 𝐶𝑂𝑂𝐻
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21. What is the pH when the hydrogen ion concentration is 1 x 10 –3 M

a. 2 b. 2.7 c. 3 d. 3.3 e. 4

22. A solution with a pH of 5.0 _____.

a. is basic
b. has a hydrogen-ion concentration of 5.0M
c. is neutral
d. has a hydroxide-ion concentration of 1 x 10 –9 M

23. Which of the following chemical reactions will this be Li + CaCl  LiCl + Ca?
a. Acid-Base Reaction
b. Precipitate
c. Oxdation-Reduction
d. NH4OH + KCl  KOH + NH4Cl

24. Which of the following will produce a buffer solution when added to 1.0 M NH3?
a. HNO3
b. KNH2
c. NaOH
d. NH4Cl
25. A buffer solution can be prepared from
a. Nitric acid and sodium nitrate
b. Sulphuric acid and sodium hydroxide
c. Hydrocyanic acid and sodium cyanide
d. Sodium hydroxide and sodium chloride.
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Answers Key:
1. D 22. C
2. B 23. A
3. B 24. D
4. C 25. C
5. D
6. B
7. A
8. C
9. C
10. B
11. B
12. D
13. C
14. C
15. C
16. C
17. C
18. D
19. D
20. B
21. C