SEMESTER ONE 2023-2024

GRADE 12 SHORT TEST 1

SUBJECT: CHEMISTRY

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Name: ………………………………………..
Date: / / 2023
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Q1. Choose the correct answer [2 marks one mark each]

1. What is the pH of a 1.5 mol dm 3 solution of hydrochloric acid, HCl(aq)

A. 1.50

B. 0.18

C. 0.81

D. 0.03

2. The reaction of ammonia with water can be represented by

NH 3 + H2O ===NH4+ + OH–
What is the acid-conjugate base pair?

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Q2. Answer the following questions [8 marks]

1. A buffer solution was formed by mixing sodium hydroxide solution of

concentration 0.100 mol dm–3 with ethanoic acid of concentration 0.3 mol/dm3.

Making sodium ethanoate(CH3COONa) with concentration of 0.29 mol/dm3

CH3COOH + NaOH → CH3COONa + H2O

a. What is meant by buffer solution? 2M

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b. Calculate the pH of this buffer solution.

[Ka for ethanoic acid = 1.74 × 10–5 mol dm–3] 2M
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c. If a few drops of HCl are added to this buffer solution. Use the equation given

to explain how this buffer works? 2M

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2. Calcium iodate(V), Ca (IO3) 2 , is sparingly soluble in water.

The concentration of its saturated solution is 5.6 × 10 –3 mol dm –3 at 298 K

Calculate the numerical value for Ksp Ca (IO3)2 at 298 K. 2M

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Q1.
a. B 1
b. C 1
Q2.
1. a. A solution that resists the change of pH at the addition od an acid or base 2
b. pH = P ka + log [salt]/[base] 1
pH = -log 1.74 X10-5 + log (0.29 /0.3) 1
= 4.7
c. According to the equation
CH3COOH H+ + CH3COO- 1
Adding more HCl will increase H+ forcing which reacts with CH3COO-
Forcing the reaction to shift backwards, leading to slight change in pH of the
solution 1
2. Ca(IO3)2 Ca+2 + 2 IO3-
X 2x
Ksp = [Ca+2] [IO3-]2 1
= x . (2x)2
= 4 x3
= 4 x(5.6 X10-3)3 1
= 7.03 X10-7 mol3/dm9

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