Chemistry, 11e (Brown/LeMay/Bursten/Murphy)

Chapter 16 Acid-Base Equilibria

16.1 Multiple-Choice and Bimodal Questions.
6) What is the pH of an aqueous solution at 25.0 °C
1) What is the conjugate acid of NH 3 ? in which [OH − ] is 0.0025 M?

A) NH 3 A) +2.60
B) -2.60
B) NH 2 +
C) +11.4
C) NH 3+ D) -11.4
D) NH 4 + E) -2.25
E) NH 4 OH
7) What is the pH of an aqueous solution at 25.0 °C
that contains 3.98 ×10−9 M hydronium ion?
2) The conjugate base of HSO 4 − is __________.
A) 8.400
A) OH − B) 5.600
B) H 2 SO 4 C) 9.000
C) SO 4 2− D) 3.980
E) 7.000
D) HSO 4 +
E) H 3 SO 4 + 8) What is the pH of an aqueous solution at 25.0 °C
that contains 3.98 ×10−9 M hydroxide ion?
3) The conjugate acid of HSO 4 − is __________.
A) 8.40
2−
A) SO 4 B) 5.60
B) H 2 SO 4 C) 9.00
D) 3.98
C) HSO 4 +
E) 7.00
D) H +
E) HSO 3+ 9) What is the concentration (in M) of hydronium
ions in a solution at 25.0 °C with pH = 4.282?
4) What is the conjugate base of OH − ?
A) 4.28
A) O 2 B) 9.71
B) O − C) 1.92 ×10−10
C) H 2 O D) 5.22 ×10−5
E) 1.66 ×104
D) O 2−
E) H 3 O + 10) What is the concentration (in M) of hydroxide
ions in a solution at 25.0 °C with pH = 4.282?
5) What is the pH of an aqueous solution at 25.0 °C
in which [H + ] is 0.0025 M? A) 4.28
B) 9.72
A) 3.40 C) 1.91×10−10
B) 2.60 D) 5.22 ×10−5
C) -2.60 E) 1.66 ×104
D) -3.40
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11) Calculate the pOH of a solution at 25.0 °C that prepared by dissolving 0.020 mol of HZ in
contains 1.94 ×10−10 M hydronium ions. sufficient water to yield 1.0 L of solution. The pH of
the solution was 4.93 at
A) 1.94 25.0 °C. The K a of HZ is __________.
B) 4.29
C) 7.00 A) 1.2 ×10−5
D) 14.0
B) 6.9 ×10−9
E) 9.71
C) 1.4 ×10−10
12) Calculate the concentration (in M) of D) 9.9 ×10−2
hydronium ions in a solution at 25.0 °C with a pOH E) 2.8 ×10−12
of 4.223.
17) The pH of a 0.55 M aqueous solution of
−5
A) 5.98 ×10 hypobromous acid, HBrO, at 25.0 °C is 4.48. What
B) 1.67 ×10−10 is the value of K a for HBrO?
C) 1.67 ×104
D) 5.99 ×10−19 A) 2.0 ×10−9
E) 1.00 ×10−7 B) 1.1×10−9
C) 6.0 ×10−5
13) What is the pH of a 0.015 M aqueous solution of D) 3.3 ×10−5
barium hydroxide? E) 3.0 ×104

A) 12.48 18) A 0.15 M aqueous solution of the weak acid HA

B) 12.25 at 25.0 °C has a pH of 5.35. The value of K a for
C) 1.82
HA is __________.
D) 10.41
E) 1.52
A) 3.0 ×10−5
14) What is the pOH of a 0.0150 M solution of B) 1.8 ×10−5
barium hydroxide? C) 7.1×10−9
D) 1.3 ×10−10
A) 12.2 E) 3.3 ×104
B) 12.5
C) 1.52
19) The K a of hypochlorous acid (HClO) is
D) 1.82
E) 10.4 3.0 ×10−8 at 25.0 °C. Calculate the pH of a
0.0385 M hypochlorous acid solution.
15) An aqueous solution contains 0.100 M NaOH at
25.0 °C. The pH of the solution is __________. A) 1.41
B) 8.94
A) 0.100 C) 4.47
B) 1.00 D) 7.52
C) 13.00 E) -1.41
D) 7.00
E) -1.00 20) The K a of hypochlorous acid (HClO) is
3.00 ×10-8 What is the pH at 25.0 °C of an aqueous
16) HZ is a weak acid. An aqueous solution of HZ is solution that is 0.0200 M in HClO?

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B) 0.40
A) +2.45 C) 2.51
B) -2.45 D) 0.88
C) -9.22 E) 0.13
D) +9.22
E) +4.61 25) The pH of a 0.10 M solution of a weak base is
9.82. What is the K b for this base?
21) The K a of hydrofluoric acid (HF) at 25.0 °C is
6.8 ×10-4 . What is the pH of a A) 2.1×10−4
0.35 M aqueous solution of HF? B) 4.4 ×10−8
C) 8.8 ×10−8
A) 3.25
D) 6.6 ×10−4
B) 1.81
C) 3.64 E) 2.0 ×10−5
D) 0.46
E) 1.22 26) Calculate the pH of a 0.500 M aqueous solution
of NH 3 . The K b of NH 3 is 1.77 ×10−5 .
22) The K a of hydrazoic acid (HN 3 ) is
A) 8.95
1.9 ×10−5 at 25.0 °C. What is the pH of a 0.35 M
B) 11.47
aqueous solution of HN 3 ?
C) 2.52
D) 5.05
A) 1.14 E) 3.01
B) 2.41
C) 5.23 27) Determine the pH of a 0.35 M aqueous solution
D) 2.59 of CH 3 NH 2 (methylamine). The K b of
E) -2.46
methylamine is 4.4 ×10−4 .
23) The acid-dissociation constants of sulfurous
A) 10.00
acid (H 2 SO 3 ) are K a1= 1.7 ×10−2 and
B) 3.86
K=a2 6.4 ×10−8 at 25.0 °C. Calculate the pH of a C) 12.09
0.163 M aqueous solution of sulfurous acid. D) 1.96
E) 13.24
A) 4.53
B) 1.30 28) An aqueous solution contains 0.050 M of
C) 1.86 methylamine. The concentration of hydroxide ion
D) 6.21 in this solution is __________ M. K b for
E) 1.93 methylamine is 4.4 × 10−4 .
24) The acid-dissociation constants of phosphoric A) 0.050
acid (H 3 PO 4 ) are K a1= 7.5 ×10−3 , B) 2.2 × 10−5
−8 −13
K=a2 6.2 ×10 and K a3= 4.2 ×10 at 25.0 °C. C) 2.9 × 10−3
What is the pH of a 2.5 M aqueous solution of D) 4.5 × 10−3
phosphoric acid? E) 4.7 × 10−3
A) 1.82 29) The acid-dissociation constant, K a , for gallic

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acid is 4.57 ×10−3 What is the base-dissociation
constant, K b , for the gallate ion? A) 9.33
B) 10.00
C) 5.20
A) 4.57 ×10−3 D) 1.17
B) 2.19 ×10−12 E) 8.89
C) 5.43 ×10−5
D) 7.81×10−6 34) Determine the pH of a 0.15 M aqueous solution
E) 2.91×102 of KF. For hydrofluoric acid, K=
a 7.0 ×10−4

30) The base-dissociation constant, K b , for A) 12.01

−9
pyridine, C 5 H 5 N , is 1.4 ×10 The B) 5.85
C) 8.17
acid-dissociation constant, K a , for the pyridinium D) 2.32
ion, C 5 H 5 NH + is __________. E) 6.68

A) 1.0 ×10−7 35) Calculate the pH of 0.726 M anilinium

hydrochloride (C6 H 5 NH 3 Cl) solution in water,
B) 1.4 ×10−23
C) 7.1×10−4 given that K b for aniline is 3.83 ×10−4 .
D) 1.4 ×10−5
E) 7.1×10−6 A) 1.77
B) 12.2
C) 5.36
31) The K a for HCN is 4.9 ×10−10 . What is the
D) 8.64
value of K b for CN − ? E) 12.4

A) 2.0 ×10−5 36) K b for NH 3 is 1.8 ×10−5 What is the pH of a

B) 4.0 ×10−6 0.35 M aqueous solution of NH 4 Cl at 25.0 °C?
C) 4.9 ×104
D) 4.9 ×10−24 A) 9.76
E) 2.0 ×109 B) 4.35
C) 9.11
32) K a for HF is 7.0 ×10−4 . K b for the fluoride ion D) 4.86
E) 11.23
is __________.
37) The K a for formic acid (HCO 2 H) is 1.8 ×10−4
A) 2.0 ×10−8
What is the pH of a 0.35 M aqueous solution of
B) 1.4 ×10−11
sodium formate (NaHCO 2 ) ?
C) 7.0 ×10−18
D) 7.0 ×10−4 A) 11.64
E) 1.4 ×103 B) 5.42
C) 3.39
33) Calculate the pOH of a 0.0827 M aqueous D) 8.64
sodium cyanide solution at 25.0 °C. K b for CN − is E) 4.26
4.49 ×10−10

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38) K a for HCN is 4.9 ×10−10 What is the pH of a A) increases [H +] when placed in H 2 O
0.068 M aqueous solution of sodium cyanide? B) decreases [H +] when placed in H 2 O
C) increases [OH − ] when placed in H 2 O
A) 0.74
B) 2.96 D) acts as a proton acceptor
C) 11.07 E) acts as a proton donor
D) 13.24
E) 7.00 3) A Br φ nsted-Lowry acid is defined as a substance
that __________.
39) K a for HX is 7.5 ×10−12 . What is the pH of a
A) increases K a when placed in H 2 O
0.15 M aqueous solution of NaX?
B) decreases [H + ] when placed in H 2 O
A) 7.97 C) increases [OH − ] when placed in H 2 O
B) 1.96
D) acts as a proton acceptor
C) 6.00
E) acts as a proton donor
D) 8.04
E) 12.10
4) A substance that is capable of acting as both an
acid and as a base is __________.
40) The pH of a 0.15 M aqueous solution of NaZ
(the sodium salt of HZ) is 10.7. What is the K a for A) autosomal
HZ? B) conjugated
C) amphoteric
A) 1.6 ×10−6 D) saturated
B) 6.0 ×10−9 E) miscible
C) 8.9 ×10−4
5) The molar concentration of hydronium ion in
D) 1.3 ×10−12
pure water at 25 °C is __________.
E) 3.3 ×10−8
A) 0.00
B) 1.0 ×10−7
16.2 Multiple-Choice Questions
C) 1.0 ×10−14
1) According to the Arrhenius concept, an acid is a D) 1.00
substance that __________. E) 7.00

6) The molar concentration of hydroxide ion in pure

A) is capable of donating one or more H +
water at 25 °C is __________.
B) causes an increase in the concentration of H + in
aqueous solutions A) 1.00
C) can accept a pair of electrons to form a B) 0.00
coordinate covalent bond
D) reacts with the solvent to form the cation formed C) 1.0 ×10−14
by autoionization of that solvent D) 1.0 ×10−7
E) tastes bitter E) 7.00

2) A Br φ nsted-Lowry base is defined as a 7) The magnitude of K w indicates that

substance that __________. __________.

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A) water autoionizes very slowly The solution is __________.
B) water autoionizes very quickly
C) water autoionizes only to a very small extent A) very dilute
D) the autoionization of water is exothermic B) highly colored
C) basic
8) In basic solution, __________. D) neutral
E) acidic
A) [H 3 O + ] = [OH − ]
13) Nitric acid is a strong acid. This means that
B) [H 3 O + ] > [OH − ]
__________.
C) [H 3 O + ] < [OH − ]
D) [H 3 O + ] = 0M A) aqueous solutions of HNO3 contain equal
E) [OH − ] > 7.00 concentrations of H + (aq) and OH − (aq)
B) HNO3 does not dissociate at all when it is
9) Which solution below has the highest dissolved in water
concentration of hydroxide ions? C) HNO3 dissociates completely to H + (aq) and

A) pH = 3.21 NO3− (aq) when it dissolves in water

B) pH = 12.6 D) HNO3 produces a gaseous product when it is
C) pH = 7.93 neutralized
D) pH = 9.82 E) HNO3 cannot be neutralized by a weak base
E) pH = 7.00
14) Of the following acids, __________ is not a
10) Which one of the following statements
strong acid.
regarding K w is false?
A) HNO 2
A) pK w is 14.00 at 25 °C
B) H 2 SO 4
B) The value of K w is always 1.0 × 10-14. C) HNO 3
C) K w changes with temperature. D) HClO 4
D) The value of K w shows that water is a weak E) HCl
acid.
E) K w is known as the ion product of water. 15) Of the following, __________ is a weak acid.

11) The hydride ion, H − , is a stronger base than the A) HF

B) HCl
hydroxide ion, OH − . The product(s) of the reaction
C) HBr
of hydride ion with water is/ are __________.
D) HNO 3
A) H 3 O + (aq) E) HClO 4
B) OH − (aq) + H 2 (g)
16) Which one of the following is the weakest acid?
C) OH − (aq) + 2H + (aq)
D) no reaction occurs A) HF (K=
a 6.8 ×10−4 )
E) H 2 O 2 (aq)
B) HClO (K=
a 3.0 ×10−8 )

12) An aqueous solution contains 0.10 M NaOH. C) HNO 2 (K=

a 4.5 ×10−4 )

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D) HCN (K= a 4.9 ×10−10 ) C) 0.01 M HF ( K=
a 6.8 ×10−4 )
E) Acetic acid ( K=
a 1.8 ×10−5 ) D) 0.01 M HClO ( K= a 3.0 ×10−8 )
E) These will all exhibit the same percentage
17) Of the acids in the table below, __________ is ionization.
the strongest acid.
21) Classify the following compounds as weak
acids (W) or strong acids (S):
benzoic acid nitric acid acetic acid

A) W W W
B) S S S
C) S W W
A) HOAc D) W S S
B) HCHO 2 E) W S W
C) HClO
D) HF 22) Classify the following compounds as weak
E) HOAc and HCHO 2 acids (W) or strong acids (S):

18) The K a of hypochlorous acid (HClO) is hydrocyanic acid hydrofluroic acid phenol
3.0 ×10−8 at 25.0 °C . What is the % ionization of A) W W W
hypochlorous acid in a 0.015M aqueous solution B) S S S
of HClO at 25.0 °C? C) S W W
D) W S S
A) 4.5 ×10−8 E) W S W
B) 14
C) 2.1×10−5 23) Classify the following compounds as weak
D) 0.14 acids (W) or strong acids (S):
E) 1.4 ×10−3
nitrous acid hydrochloric acid hydrofluoric acid
19) Which one of the following is a
Br φ nsted-Lowry acid? A) W W W
B) S S S
C) S W W
A) (CH 3 ) 3 NH +
D) W S S
B) CH 3 COOH E) W S W
C) HF
D) HNO 2 24) Classify the following compounds as weak
E) all of the above acids (W) or strong acids (S):

20) In which of the following aqueous solutions hypochlorous acid perchloric acid chloric acid
does the weak acid exhibit the highest percentage
ionization? A) W S S
B) S S S
C) S W W
A) 0.01 M HC 2 H 3 O 2 ( K= 1.8 ×10−5 )
a D) W W W
B) 0.01 M HNO 2 ( K=
a 4.5 ×10−4 ) E) W S W

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A) W W S
25) Ammonia is a __________. B) S S S
C) S W W
A) weak acid D) W S S
B) strong base E) W S W
C) weak base
D) strong acid 30) Using the data in the table, which of the
E) salt conjugate bases below is the strongest base?

26) HA is a weak acid. Which equilibrium

corresponds to the equilibrium constant K for
b
−
A ?

 H 2 A + (aq) + OH − (aq)

A) HA(aq) + H 2 O (l) 
A) OAc −
 HA(aq) + H 2 O(l)
B) A − (aq) + H 3 O + (aq) 
B) C 7 H 5 O 2 −
 H 2 O(l) + H + (aq)
C) HA(aq) + OH − (aq) 
C) NO 2 −
 HA(aq) + OH − (aq)
D) A − (aq) + H 2 O(l)  D) F−
 HOA 2 − (aq)
E) A − (aq) + OH − (aq)  E) OAc − and C 7 H 5 O 2 −

27) A- is a weak base. Which equilibrium 31) Using the data in the table, which of the
corresponds to the equilibrium constant K a for conjugate bases below is the weakest base?
HA?

 H 2 A + (aq) + OH − (aq)

A) HA(aq) + H 2 O(l) 
 HA(aq) + H 2 O(l)
B) A − (aq) + H 3 O + (aq) 
 H 3 O + (aq) + A − (aq)
C) HA(aq) + H 2 O(l) 
 HA(aq) + OH − (aq)
D) A − (aq) + H 2 O(l) 
 HOA 2 − (aq) A) OAc −
E) A − (aq) + OH − (aq) 
B) C 7 H 5 O 2 −
28) Classify the following compounds as weak C) NO 2 −
bases (W) or strong bases (S): D) F−
ammonia flouride ion sodium hydroxide E) OAc − and C 7 H 5 O 2 −
A) W W S
32) Using the data in the table, which of the
B) S S S
conjugate bases below is the strongest base?
C) S W W
D) W S S
E) W S W

29) Classify the following compounds as weak

bases (W) or strong bases (S):
methylamine carbonate ion potassium hydroxide

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A) OAc − A) HClO
B) CHO 2 − B) HCO3−
C) ClO − C) H 2S
D) F− D) NH 3CH 3+
E) OAc − and CHO 2 − E) H 2S and HClO

33) Using the data in the table, which of the 36) Using the data in the table, which of the
conjugate bases below is the weakest base? conjugate acids below is the strongest acid?

A) OAc − A) NH 4 +
B) CHO 2 −
B) C5 H 5 NH +
−
C) ClO
C) H 3 NOH +
D) F−
E) OAc − and CHO 2 − D) NH 3CH 3+
E) NH 4 + and NH 3CH 3+
34) Using the data in the table, which of the
conjugate acids below is the strongest acid? 37) Using the data in the table, which of the
conjugate acids below is the weakest acid?

A) HClO
B) HCO3− A) NH 4 +
C) H 2S B) C5 H 5 NH +
D) NH 3CH 3+ C) H 3 NOH +
+
E) H 2S and HClO D) NH 3CH 3
E) NH 4 + and NH 3CH 3+
35) Using the data in the table, which of the
conjugate acids below is the weakest acid? 38) Which of the following ions will act as a weak
base in water?

A) OH −
B) Cl−
C) NO 3−
D) ClO −

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E) None of the above will act as a weak base in B) KHCO 3 NaHS
water. C) NaF only
D) NaF, KHCO 3
39) Which of the following ions will act as a weak
base in water? E) NaHS, KHCO3 and NaF

A) HS− 44) Of the following substances, an aqueous

solution of __________ will form basic solutions.
B) F−
NH 4 Cl Cu(NO 3 ) 2 K 2 CO 3 NaF
C) NO 2 −
D) ClO − A) NH 4 Cl , Cu(NO 3 ) 2
E) All of the above will act as a weak base in water.
B) K 2 CO 3 , NH 4 Cl
40) Which of the following aqueous solutions has C) NaF only
the highest [OH − ] ? D) NaF , K 2 CO 3
E) NH 4 Cl only
A) a solution with a pH of 3.0
B) a 1×10−4 M solution of HNO 3 45) A 0.1 M aqueous solution of __________ will
C) a solution with a pOH of 12.0 have a pH of 7.0 at 25.0 °C.
D) pure water NaOCl KCl NH 4 Cl Ca(OAc) 2
E) a 1×10−3 M solution of NH 4 Cl
A) NaOCl
41) Which of the following aqueous solutions has B) KCl
the lowest [OH − ] ? C) NH 4 Cl
D) Ca(OAc) 2
A) a solution with a pH of 3.0 E) KCl and NH 4 Cl
B) a 1×10−4 M M solution of HNO 3
C) a solution with a pOH of 12.0 46) Of the compounds below, a 0.1 M aqueous
D) pure water solution of __________ will have the highest pH.
E) a 1×10−3 M solution of NH 4 Cl
= 4.0 ×10−10
A) KCN , K a of HCN
42) A 0.0035 M aqueous solution of a particular B) NH 4 NO 3 , K b of NH=3 1.8 ×10−5
compound has pH = 2.46. The compound is
= 1.8 ×10−5
C) NaOAc , K a of HOAc
__________.
= 3.2 ×10−8
D) NaClO , K a of HClO
−
A) a weak base E) NaHS , K b of HS= 1.8 ×10−7
B) a weak acid
C) a strong acid
47) A 0.1 M solution of _________ has a pH of 7.0.
D) a strong base
E) a salt
A) Na 2 S
43) Of the following substances, an aqueous B) KF
solution of __________ will form basic solutions. C) NaNO 3
NaHS Cu(NO 3 ) 2 KHCO 3 NaF D) NH 4 Cl
E) NaF
A) NaHS , Cu(NO 3 ) 2

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48) An aqueous solution of __________ will as a(n) __________ base but not as a(n)
produce a basic solution. __________ base.

A) NH 4 ClO 4
B) KBr
C) NaCl
D) NaHSO 4
E) Na 2 SO 3 A) Arrhenius, Br φ nsted-Lowry
B) Br φ nsted-Lowry, Lewis
49) Of the following, which is the strongest acid?
C) Lewis, Arrhenius
D) Lewis, Br φ nsted-Lowry
A) HIO
E) Arrhenius, Lewis
B) HIO 4
C) HIO 2 16.3 Short Answer Questions.
D) HIO 3
E) The acid strength of all of the above is the same. 1) A solution of acetic acid is 2.0% dissociated at
25.0 °C. What was the original concentration (in M)
50) Of the following, which is the weakest acid? of the acetic acid solution? The K a at 25.0 °C for
acetic acid is 1.8 × 10−5 .
A) HIO
B) HIO 4 2) A solution of formic acid is 3.0% dissociated at
C) HIO 2 25.0 °C. What is the original concentration (in M)
of the formic acid solution? The K a at 25.0 °C for
D) HIO 3
E) The acid strength of all of the above is the same. formic acid is 1.8 × 10−4 .

51) Which of the following acids will be the 3) A solution of ammonia is 2.0% ionized at 25.0 °C.
strongest? What was the original concentration (in M) of the
ammonia solution? The K b at 25.0 °C for ammonia
A) H 2 SO 4 is 1.8 × 10−5 .
B) HSO 4 −
C) H 2 SO 3 4) What is the pH of a sodium acetate solution
prepared by adding 0.820 grams of sodium acetate
D) H 2 SeO 4 to 100.0 ml of water at 25.0 °C? The K a at 25.0 °C
E) HSO 3− for acetic acid is 1.8 × 10−5 .
52) Of the following, which is the strongest acid? 5) What is the pH of a sodium formate solution
prepared by adding 0.680 grams of sodium formate
A) HClO
to 100.0 ml of water at 25.0 °C? The K a at 25.0 °C
B) HClO 3
for formic acid is 1.8 × 10−4 .
C) HClO 2
D) HClO 4 16.4 True/False Questions.
E) HIO
1) An acid containing the COOH group is called a
53) In the gas phase reaction below, NH 3 is acting carbo-oxy acid.

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2) In the reaction A) 12.15

− −
BF 3 + F → BF 4 B) 1.85
BF 3 acts as a Br φ nsted-Lowry acid. C) 1.4 × 10−2 
D) 7.1 × 10−13 
3) The simplest amino acid is glycine. E) 11.85

4) When the proton in the COOH group in an amino 5) The acid-dissociation constant at 25.0 °C for
acid is transferred to the NH 2 group of that same hypochlorous acid (HClO) is 3.0 ×10−8 . At
amino acid molecule, a zwitterion is formed. equilibrium, the molarity of H 3 O + in a 0.010 M
solution of HClO is __________.
5) A Lewis acid is an electron-pair acceptor, and a
Lewis base is an electron-pair donor. A) 1.7 ×10−5
B) 0.010
16.5 Algorithmic Questions C) 5.8 ×10−10
D) 4.76
1) An aqueous solution at 25.0 °C contains E) 2.00
[H + ]=0.099 M . What is the pH of the solution?
6) The base-dissociation constant of ethylamine
A) 1.00 (C 2 H 5 NH 2 ) is 6.4 ×10−4 at 25.0 °C. The [H + ] in a
B) -1.00 1.6 ×10−2 M solution of ethylamine is ________ M.
C) 13.0
D) 0.0990
A) 3.5 ×10−12
E) 1.00 ×10−13
B) 2.9 ×10−3
2) The pH of an aqueous solution at 25.0 °C is 10.66. C) 3.1×10−12
What is the molarity of H + in this solution? D) 3.2 ×10−3
E) 11.46
A) 2.2 × 10−11 
7) The acid-dissociation constant of hydrocyanic
B) 4.6 × 10−4 
C) 3.3 acid (HCN) at 25.0 °C is 4.9 ×10−10 . What is the pH
of an aqueous solution of 0.080 M sodium cyanide
D) 1.1 × 10−13 
(NaCN)?
E) 4.6 × 1010 
A) 11.11
3) Calculate the molarity of hydroxide ion in an B) 2.89
aqueous solution that has a pOH of 5.33.
C) 1.3 × 10−3 
D) 7.8 × 10−12
A) 4.7 × 10−6 
B) 8.67 E) 3.9 × 10−11
C) 2.1 × 10−9 
D) 5.3 ×10−14
E) 8.7 × 10−14 

4) A 7.0 × 10−3 M aqueous solution of Ca(OH) 2

at 25.0 °C has a pH of __________.

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