SHEET-1-IONIC EQUILIBRIUM

Acid base concept and pH

1. Label following compounds as Lewis acid, Lewis bases, Arrhenius acid, Arrhenius base, Bronsted – Lowery
acid, Bronsted – Lowery base, or none of these.
a) H2O b) CH3OH c) NH3
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d) NH4OH e) NH4 f) Al2O3
g) B(OH)3 h) BF3 i) B2H6
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j) H2SO4 k) CH3 l) CH3

m) CH3 n) OH o) CO2
2+
p) Fe
Note:- There may be species which may fall in more than one category.

2. If dielectric constant of water, ethanol and CCl4 are respectively 80.1, 25.7 and 2.3 then among which solvent
a weak electrolyte will have greatest degree of ionisation.

3. Define electrolyte. Identify the following compounds as strong, weak or moderate electrolyte.
NH4OH, CaCl 2, CaCO3, CuSO4, BaSO4, CH3COOH, HCN, H2CO3, H2O and NaCl

4. Ka for an acid HA is 1 × 10–6. Kb for A– would be ___________.

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5. pH of solution is 2. If its pH is to be changed to 4 then concentration of H will be how many times as
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compared to [H ] of initial solution.

6. A 0.1 M HCN solution is 0.01% ionised, what is the ionisation constant for HCN ?

7. Which of the following is a weak acid according to protonic concept of acids and bases?
– – + 2–
NO3 , ClO4 , NH4 , CO3
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8. i) Kw for H2O is 9.62  10 at 60°C. What is pH of water at 60°C.
ii) What is the nature of solution at 60°C whose
(a) pH = 6.7 (b) pH = 6.35
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9. Calculate the number of H present in one ml of solution whose pH is 13.
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10. At 90°C, pure water has [H ] = 10 M. What is the value of kw at this temperature?
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11. Calculate the number of H present in 1 ml solution whose pH is 13.

12. Calculate pH of following solutions:

(a) 0.1 M HCl
(b) 0.1 M CH3COOH (Ka = 1.8  10–5)
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(c) 0.1 M NH4OH (Kb = 1.8  10 )
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(d) 10 M HCl
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(e) 10 M NaOH
(f) 10–6 M CH3COOH (Ka = 1.8  10–5)
(g) 10–8 M CH3COOH (Ka = 1.8  10–5)

13. If at 25°C, water gives 1  10–7 mole/L H+ as well as OH– then find out the degree of dissociation of water at
25°C.
14. Calculate pH of a solution of 25°C which is twice as alkaline as pure water.
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15. i) Calculate the pH of (i) 10 M HCl and (ii) 10 M HCl at 25°C.
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ii) Calculate the pH of (i) 10 M KOH and (ii) 8  10 M Ca(OH)2 at 25°C.
16. Calculate [H+] and [CHCl2COO] in a solution that is 0.01 M in HCl and 0.01 M in CHCl2COOH. Take (Ka
= 2.55 × 10–2).
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17. Find out the [OH ] in 100 ml 0.015 M HCl (aq.)?

18. 10 ml of H2SO4 is mixed with 40 ml of H2SO4. What is the pH of the resulting solution?
19. 1 ml of 0.1 M HCl is mixed with 999 ml of 0.2 M H2SO4. What is the pH of final solution?
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20. pH of a solution of mixture 0.1 N HCl and 0.1 N CH3COOH (ka = 1.8  10 ) is
21. Calculate pH of following solutions: 0.1 M H2SO4 (50 ml) + 0.4 M HCl 50 (ml)

22. What will be the resultant pH when 200 mL of an aqueous solution of HCl (pH = 2.0) is mixed with 300 mL of
an aqueous solution of NaOH (pH = 12.0)?

ANSWER KEY
SHEET-1-IONIC EQUILIBRIUM
Acid base concept and pH

1.
2. Water
3. S.E = CaCl 2, CuSO4, NaCl
W.E = NH4OH, CaCO3, HCN, H2CO3, CH3COOH
N.E = BaSO4, H2O
4. 10–8

1
5. times
100
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6. 10

8. (i) 6.51
(ii) (a) Basic (b) Acidic
7
9. 6.022  10
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10. 10
7
11. 6.022  10
12. (a) +1 (b) 2.87
(c) 11.13 (d) 6.97
(e) 7 (f) 6.01
(g) 6.97
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13.  = 1.8  10
14. pH = 7.3
15. (i) 6.79 (ii) 6.98
(i) 11 (ii) 11.2
16. [H+] =1.612 × 10-2M, [CHCl2COO–] = 6.126 × 10–3M
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17. 6.7  10 M
18. 2
19. 2.4
20. 1
21. (a) 0.522
22. 11.3010