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Focus 6: Reactions
1. All of the following are strong bases in water except

A) NaHCO3 B) CaO C) Na2O D) Na2SO4
Ans: A
2. What is the conjugate acid of O2?

Ans: OH
3. The conjugate acid of HPO42 is

A) HPO42. B) PO43. C) H2PO4. D) H3O+. E) H3PO4.
Ans: C
4. What is the conjugate base of H2PO4 ?

A) HPO42 B) OH C) H3PO4 D) H2PO4 E) PO43
Ans: A
5. The conjugate base of ammonia is

A) NH2OH. B) NH2. C) NH4+. D) NH3. E) OH.
Ans: B
6. The conjugate base of OH is

A) H+. B) OH. C) O2. D) H3O+. E) H2O.
Ans: C
7. In the following reaction

SO2(g) + H2O(l)  H2SO3(aq),
identify the Lewis acid and base.
Ans: Lewis acid, SO2; Lewis base, H2O.
8. When sulfur trioxide dissolves in water, sulfuric acid is produced. An intermediate in

the reaction is H2O-SO3. In the reaction of the intermediate to produce sulfuric acid,
A) water acts both as an acid and a base.
B) water acts as a proton donor only.
C) water acts as a proton acceptor only.
D) the intermediate undergoes an intramolecular rearrangement to form the product.
Ans: A
9. Of the following, which does not have an amphoteric oxide?

A) BeO B) PbO C) SnO D) Al2O3 E) MgO
Ans: E
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Chapter 12: Acids and Bases
10. Write the autoprotolysis reaction for liquid ammonia.

Ans: 2NH3(l) ↔ NH2(solvated) + NH4+(solvated)
11. Calculate the hydrogen ion concentration for an aqueous solution that has a pH of 3.45.
A) 0.54 M B) 3.5  104 M C) 2.8  1011 D) 3.2  102 M E) 1.22 M
Ans: B
12. Calculate the hydroxide ion concentration for an aqueous solution that has a pH of 3.45.
A) 3.2  102 M D) 2.8  1011 M
B) 0.54 M E) 2.6  105 M
C) 3.5  104 M
Ans: D
13. Which of the following is the weakest acid?

A) HCN (pKa = 9.31) D) CH3COOH (pKa = 4.75)
B) HIO3 (pKa = 0.77) E) HNO2 (pKa = 3.37)
C) HF (pKa = 3.45)
Ans: A
14. Which of the following is the strongest base?

A) methylamine (pKb = 3.44) D) ammonia (pKb = 4.75)
B) morphine (pKb = 5.79) E) pyridine (pKb = 8.75)
C) urea (pKb = 13.90)
Ans: A

A) HNO3 B) HBr C) HCl D) HF E) HI
Ans: D
16. Which of the following produces the strongest conjugate base?

A) HF (pKa = 3.45) D) CH3COOH (pKa = 4.75)
B) HClO (pKa = 7.53) E) HIO (pKa = 10.64)
C) HCOOH (pKa = 3.75)
Ans: E
17. What is the pKa of the conjugate acid of hydrazine, given that the pKb of hydrazine is
5.77? Write the formula of the conjugate acid of hydrazine.
Ans: pKa = 8.23 for N2H3+
18. Strong acids are leveled in water to the strength of the acid H3O+. True or false?
Ans: True
19. The pH of a 0.0050 M aqueous solution of calcium hydroxide is

A) 11.40 B) 2.00 C) 12.00 D) 12.70 E) 11.70
Ans: C
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20. In a solution labeled “0.10 M HNO3,” which of the following is correct?

A) [HNO3] = 0.10 M
B) [H3O+] = 0.10 M, [NO3] = 0.10 M
C) [H3O+] = 0.090 M, [NO3] = 0.010 M
D) [HNO3] = 0.050 M, [H3O+] = 0.050 M, [NO3] = 0.050 M
E) [H3O+] = 0.10 M, [OH] = 1.0  107 M
Ans: B
21. If the value of Kb for pyridine is 1.8  109, calculate the equilibrium constant for
C5H5NH+(aq) + H2O(l) ↔ C5H5N(aq) + H3O+(aq)
A) 1.8  109 B) 1.8  1016 C) 5.6  108 D) 1.8  109 E) 5.6  106
Ans: E
22. Which of the following 0.10 M aqueous solutions gives the lowest pH?
A) CCl3COOH (pKa = 0.52)
B) Because all are acids, the pH is the same for all solutions.
C) HF (pKa = 3.45)
D) CH3COOH (pKa = 4.75)
E) H3PO4 (pKa1 = 2.12)
Ans: A
23. In liquid ammonia, the base B is a strong base if it is a stronger proton acceptor than
NH2. True or false?
Ans: True
24. In liquid ammonia, the acid HB is a strong acid if it is a weaker proton donor than NH4+.
True or false?
Ans: False
25. Which of the following is the strongest acid?

A) CH3CH2OH D) CH2ClCOOH
B) CH3COOH E) CCl3COOH
C) CHCl2COOH
Ans: E
26. For the following acids, which has the highest pKa?
A) HIO B) HClO3 C) HClO D) HBrO E) HClO4
Ans: A
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27. Which of the following aqueous solutions gives a pH greater than 7?

A) 108 M NH4Cl
B) None of the solutions gives a pH greater than 7.
C) 108 M CH3COOH
D) 108 M HCl
E) 108 M HCOOH
Ans: B
28. The pH of 0.80 M benzenesulfonic acid is 0.51. What is the percentage ionization of
benzenesulfonic acid?
A) 25% B) 39% C) 51% D) 5.0% E) 64%
Ans: B
29. The pH of 0.010 M aniline(aq) is 8.32. What is the percentage aniline protonated?
A) 2.1% B) 0.69% C) 0.021% D) 0.12% E) 0.21%
Ans: C
30. The pH of 0.800 M aqueous benzenesulfonic acid is 0.51. What is the value of Ka for
benzenesulfonic acid?
A) 0.19 B) 0.12 C) 0.90 D) 0.44 E) 0.51
Ans: A
31. The pH of 0.10 M pyridine(aq) is 9.13. What is the value of Kb for pyridine?
A) 2.7  104 B) 7.4  1010 C) 2.7  105 D) 1.8  1010 E) 1.8  109
Ans: E
32. A flask of 0.25 M HBrO(aq) has what pH? (pKa = 8.69)

A) 5.90 B) 0.60 C) 8.10 D) 4.65 E) 9.30
Ans: D
33. What is the pH of 0.025 M (CH3)3N(aq) (Kb = 6.5  105)?

A) 11.91 B) 12.40 C) 11.11 D) 8.29 E) 9.81
Ans: C
34. For a 0.10 M solution of a weak acid, HA, with pKa = 10, which of the following is
true?
A) [HA]  0 D) [HA] = Ka
B) [HA] = [A] E) [HA]  [H3O+]
+
C) [HA] = [H3O ]
Ans: E
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35. If the pKa of acetic acid is 4.75, the pKa of CH3CH2OH is

A) about 4. D) also 4.75.
B) much less than 4.75. E) about 7.
C) about 16.
Ans: C
36. When CaO(s) is dissolved in water, which of the following is true?

A) The solution contains O2(aq), OH(aq), and Ca2+(aq).
B) The solution contains CaO(aq).
C) CaO(s) does not dissolve in water.
D) The solution contains O2(aq) and Ca2+(aq).
E) The solution contains OH(aq) and Ca2+(aq).
Ans: E
37. Which of the following 0.10 M aqueous solutions has the lowest pH?
A) B(OH)3 B) HIO C) C2H5NH3Cl D) C6H5OH
Ans: A
38. Write the charge balance equation for a dilute aqueous solution of HI.
A) [I] = [OH] + [H3O+] D) [H3O+] = [I] + [OH]
+
B) [H3O ] = [OH ]  E) [HI]initial = [I]
C) [H3O+] = [I]
Ans: D
39. Estimate the pH of 107 M HClO4(aq).

A) 6.8 B) 8.0 C) 1.0 D) 5.0 E) 7.0
Ans: A
40. Write the charge balance equation for a dilute aqueous solution of KOH.
A) [KOH]initial = [K+] D) [K+] = [OH] + [H3O+]
B) [OH] = [H3O+] + [K+] E) [OH] = [K+]
+
C) [H3O ] = [OH ] 
Ans: B
41. Estimate the pH of 107 M KOH(aq).

A) 6.9 B) 9 C) 13 D) 7.2 E) 7.0
Ans: D
42. The Ka of phenol is 1.3  1010. For a solution labeled “1.0  103 M aqueous phenol,”
A) [H3O+] = [H3O+]2/[phenol]initial. D) pH ~ 4.
+
B) [H3O ] << [phenol]initial. E) Kw/[H3O+] >> [phenol]initial.
C) [H3O ] > 10 .
+ 6
Ans: B
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43. The Ka of phenol is 1.3  1010. For a solution labeled “1.0  103 M aqueous phenol,”
A) Kw/[H3O+] >> [phenol]initial. D) pH ~ 4.
B) Kw/[H3O+] << [phenol]initial. E) [H3O+] = [H3O+]2/[phenol]initial.
C) [H3O+] > 106.
Ans: B
44. Write the charge balance equation for a solution that is 0.0010 M phenol(aq). Let phenol
be represented by HA(aq).
A) [H3O+] = [OH] D) Ka = Kw/Kb
+
B) Kw = [H3O ][OH ]  E) 0.0010 = [HA] + [A]
C) [H3O+] = [OH] + [A]
Ans: C
45. A 0.0010 M solution of a weak acid, HA, with Ka = 2  1010 produces [H3O+] < 106
M. Which of the following equations can be used to determine [H3O+]?
A) The acid is so weak that the pH is about 7.
B) [H3O+]2 + Ka [H3O+]  [HA]initialKa = 0
C) [H3O+] = (Kw + Ka[HA]initial)½
D) [H3O+] = [HA]initial
E) [H3O+] = (Ka[HA]initial)½
Ans: C
46. The following 0.1 M aqueous solutions are arranged in order of increasing pH, with the
highest pH on the far right.
Which one of the following 0.10 M aqueous solutions should be placed in the empty
box?
A) NaHSO4 B) KF C) HNO2 D) CH3NH2 E) (CH3)3NHCl
Ans: E
box?
A) CuSO4 B) NaNO2 C) CH3NH2 D) NaHCO3 E) Na2HPO4
Ans: A
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box?
A) NaCN B) CH3COOH C) KNO2 D) NaBr E) NaHSO4
Ans: A
box?
A) NH4Cl B) NaCN C) Al2(SO4)3 D) CH3NH2 E) CH3COOH
Ans: A
box?
A) NaI B) HCOOH C) C6H5NH2 D) CH3NH3Cl E) NaClO
Ans: B
51. The equation that represents Ka2 for sulfurous acid is

A) HSO3(aq) + H2O(l) ↔ H2SO3(aq) + OH(aq).
B) HSO3(aq) + H2O(l) ↔ SO32(aq) + H3O+(aq).
C) H2SO3(aq) + 2H2O(l) ↔ SO32(aq) + 2H3O+(aq).
D) SO32(aq) + H2O(l) ↔ HSO3(aq) + OH(aq).
E) H2SO3(aq) + H2O(l) ↔ HSO3(aq) + H3O+(aq).
Ans: B
52. The equation that represents Ka2 for phosphoric acid is

A) HPO42(aq) + H2O(l) ↔ PO43(aq) + H3O+(aq)
B) H2PO4(aq) + H2O(l) ↔ HPO42(aq) + H3O+(aq).
C) H3PO4(aq) + 2H2O(l) ↔ HPO42(aq) + 2H3O+(aq).
D) HPO42(aq) + H2O(l) ↔ H2PO4(aq) + OH(aq).
E) H3PO4(aq) + H2O(l) ↔ H2PO4(aq) + H3O+(aq).
Ans: B
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53. For a solution labeled “0.10 M H2SO4(aq),”

A) [HSO4] is greater than 0.10 M. D) the pH equals 1.0.
B) the pH is less than 1.0. E) the pH is greater than 1.0.
2
C) [SO4 ] = 0.10 M.
Ans: B
54. For a solution labeled “0.10 M H3PO4(aq),”

A) [H2PO4] is greater than 0.10 M. D) [H+] = 0.10 M.
B) [H+] = 0.30 M. E) [H+] is less than 0.10 M.
3
C) [PO4 ] = 0.10 M.
Ans: E
55. For a solution labeled “0.10 M H2SO3(aq),” pKa1 = 1.81 and pKa2 = 6.91, which of the
following is true?
A) [H+] = 0.2 M. D) The pH is 0.70.
B) The pH is 1.0. E) The pH ~ 4.4.
C) The pH ~1.5.
Ans: C
56. What is the [H+] for a solution labeled “0.0500 M H2SO3(aq)” if pKa1 = 1.81, and pKa2 =
6.91?
A) 0.021 M B) 0.029 M C) 0.015 M D) 0.025 M E) 0.050 M
Ans: A
57. Calculate the equilibrium concentration of sulfurous acid in a solution labeled “0.100 M
H2SO3(aq)” if pKa1 = 1.81, and pKa2 = 6.91.
A) 0.068 M B) 0.015 M C) 0.100 M D) 0.050 M E) 0.032 M
Ans: A
58. If pKa1 and pKa2 for H2CO3 are 6.37 and 10.25, respectively, calculate the equilibrium
constant for the reaction below:
H2CO3(aq) + 2H2O(l) ↔ 2H3O+(aq) + CO32(aq)
A) 4.1  1011 D) 2.3  108
B) 4.3  107 E) 2.4  1017
C) 5.6  10  11
Ans: E
59. If pKa1 and pKa2 for H2S are 6.88 and 14.15, respectively, calculate the equilibrium
constant for the reaction below:
H2S(aq) + 2H2O(l) ↔ 2H3O+(aq) + S2(aq)
A) 1.3  107 B) 1.1  107 C) 7.7  108 D) 9.2  1022 E) 7.1  1015
Ans: D
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60. Calculate the equilibrium constant for the reaction

HS(aq) + H2O(l) ↔ H2S(aq) + OH(aq),
given Ka1 = 1.3  107 and Ka2 = 7.1  1015 for H2S.
A) 1.3  107 B) 7.7  108 C) 9.2  1022 D) 7.1  1015 E) 1.4
Ans: B
61. Calculate the equilibrium constant for the reaction

S2(aq) + H2O(l) ↔ HS(aq) + OH(aq),
given Ka1 = 1.3  107 and Ka2 = 7.1  1015 for H2S.
A) 1.3  107 B) 9.2  1022 C) 7.7  108 D) 7.1  1015 E) 1.4
Ans: E
62. Estimate the pH of 0.10 M Na2HPO4(aq) given pKa1 = 2.12, pKa2 = 7.21, and pKa3 =
12.68 for phosphoric acid.
A) 12.68 B) 9.94 C) 7.40 D) 4.67 E) 2.12
Ans: B
63. True or false: the pH of 0.10 M and 0.40 M NaHCO3(aq) solutions is 8.31 for both?
Ans: True
64. The pH of 0.010 M H3PO4(aq) is 2.24. Estimate the concentration of HPO42 in the
solution. For H3PO4, the values of Ka1, Ka2, and Ka3 are 7.6  103, 6.2  108, and 2.1 
1013, respectively.
A) 5.8  103 M D) 6.2  108 M
B) 7.6  10 M 3 E) 2.1  1013 M
C) 0.010 M
Ans: D
65. The pH of 0.010 M H3PO4(aq) is 2.24; estimate the concentration of PO43 in the
solution. For H3PO4, the values of Ka1, Ka2, and Ka3 are 7.6  103, 6.2  108, and 2.1 
1013, respectively.
A) 5.8  103 M D) 6.2  108 M
B) 2.1  1013 M E) 2.3  1018 M
C) 7.6  103 M
Ans: E
66. The amino acid alanine, HOOC-CH(CH3)NH3+, has Ka1 = 4.5  103 and Ka2 = 1.4 
1010. Calculate (OOC-CH(CH3)NH3+) at pH 10.
A) 0.42 B) 0.29 C) 1.0 D) 0 E) 0.58
Ans: A
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1010. Calculate (OOC-CH(CH3)NH3+) at pH 3.
A) 0 B) 0.82 C) 0.18 D) 0.29 E) 0.58
Ans: B
1010. Calculate (HOOC-CH(CH3)NH3+) at pH 3.
A) 0 B) 0.82 C) 0.58 D) 0.29 E) 0.18
Ans: E
69. The amino acid methionine, HOOC-CH(CH2CH2SCH3)NH3+, has pKa1 = 2.2 and pKa2 =
9.1. If this amino acid is represented by H2L+, the major species at pH 6 is
A) HL B) H2L+ C) L D) HL and L
Ans: A
70. For a solution of phosphoric acid, write the equation for (HPO42).
A) Ka3/([H3O+]3 + Ka1[H3O+]2 + Ka1Ka2[H3O+] + Ka1Ka2Ka3)
B) [H3O+]/([H3O+]3 + Ka1[H3O+]2 + Ka1Ka2[H3O+] + Ka1Ka2Ka3)
C) Ka1Ka2[H3O+]/([H3O+]3 + Ka1[H3O+]2 + Ka1Ka2[H3O+] + Ka1Ka2Ka3)
D) Ka1Ka2Ka3/([H3O+]3 + Ka1[H3O+]2 + Ka1Ka2[H3O+] + Ka1Ka2Ka3)
E) Ka1[H3O+]2/([H3O+]3 + Ka1[H3O+]2 + Ka1Ka2[H3O+] + Ka1Ka2Ka3)
Ans: C
71. The fractional composition diagram for the amino acid alanine is given below.
Write the structure of the dominant species at pH 1, 6, and 12, respectively.

Ans: HOOC-CH(CH3)NH3+, OOC-CH(CH3)NH3+ and OOC-CH(CH3)NH2.
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72. The fractional composition diagram for the amino acid alanine is shown below.
What do the two points represent where alpha is 0.5?

Ans: pKa1 and pKa2
73. If (HSO3) = 0.83 at pH 2.5, what are (H2SO3) and (SO32) at this pH? For H2SO3,
pKa1 and pKa2 are 1.81 and 6.91, respectively.
A) (H2SO3) ~ 0 and (SO32) = 0.17
B) (H2SO3) = 0.415 and (SO32) ~ 0
C) (H2SO3) = 0.0.085 and (SO32) = 0.085
D) (H2SO3) = 0.17 and (SO32) ~ 0
E) (H2SO3) = 0.17 and (SO32) ~ 1
Ans: D
74. If (HSO3) = 0.45 at pH 7.0, what are (H2SO3) and (SO32) at this pH? For H2SO3,
pKa1 and pKa2 are 1.81 and 6.91, respectively.
A) (H2SO3) = 0.225 and (SO32) = 0.55
B) (H2SO3) = 0.55 and (SO32) ~ 0
C) (H2SO3) ~ 0 and (SO32) = 0.225
D) (H2SO3) ~ 0 and (SO32) = 0.55
E) (H2SO3) = 0.45 and (SO32) = 0.55
Ans: D
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75. The boxes below contain a series of 0.1 M aqueous solutions of increasing pH where A
is the solution of lowest pH and E is the solution of highest pH.
Match each box with the correct compound.

phenol, pKa = 9.89
cyanide ion, pKb = 4.69
pyridine, pKb = 8.75
hydrogen sulfate ion, pKa = 1.92
sodium nitrate
Ans: phenol, pKa = 9.89 (B)
cyanide ion, pKb = 4.69 (E)
pyridine, pKb = 8.75 (D)
hydrogen sulfate ion pKa = 1.92 (A)
sodium nitrate (C)
76. All of the following are Lewis bases except

A) OH B) H2O C) SO3 D) Br
Ans: C
77. Both H2O and OH can act as a Brønsted acid and a Brønsted base but not as a Lewis
acid. True or false?
Ans: True
78. Of the following, which is not a Lewis acid?

A) H3O+ B) SO3 C) NO2 D) BF3 E) None of the above.
Ans: A
79. In a solution labeled “0.0018 M barium hydroxide” what is the molarity of OH?
A) 0.0018 M B) 0.00090 M C) 0.0036 M D) 0.0072 M E) None of the above.
Ans: C
80. All of the following acids have the same strength in water except
A) HNO3 B) HClO3 C) HBr D) HF
Ans: D
81. Bond polarity tends to dominate the trend of acid strengths for binary acids of elements
of the same period. True or false?
Ans: True

A) HNO3 B) HClO4 C) HClO2 D) HClO
Ans: D
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83. All of the following 0.1 M aqueous solutions are acidic except
A) Na2SO4. B) Cr(ClO4)3. C) C6H5OH. D) C2H5NH3Cl.
Ans: A
84. Is a 0.1 M aqueous solution of HPO42 acidic, basic, or neutral? Prove your answer
using the appropriate equilibrium constants.
Ans: basic, Kb (HPO42) = 1.6  107 and Ka (HPO42) = 2.1  1013
85. In a solution that is labeled “0.10 M H3PO4(aq),” [H3O+] = 0.024 M. Match the species
below with their concentrations.
H3PO4 6.2  108
H2PO4 8.0  102
HPO42 5.4  1019
PO4 3
2.4  102

Ans: [H3PO4] = 8.0  102, [H2PO4] = 2.4  102, [HPO42] = 6.2  108, [PO43] = 5.4
 1019
86. Which of the following is the conjugate acid of H2PO4?

A) PO43 B) OH C) H3PO4 D) H2PO4 E) HPO42
Ans: C
87. Which of the following does not have an amphoteric oxide?

A) PbO B) BeO C) SnO D) Al2O3 E) All have amphoteric oxides.
Ans: E
88. Of the following, which is the strongest acid?

A) CH3COOH (pKa = 4.75) D) HCN (pKa = 9.31)
B) HNO2 (pKa = 3.37) E) HIO3 (pKa = 0.77)
C) HF (pKa = 3.45)
Ans: E
89. Which of the following acids has the highest pKa?

A) HClO B) HClO3 C) HClO4 D) HBrO E) HIO
Ans: E
90. HBrO(aq), in a 0.25 M solution, has a pKa = 8.69. What is its pH?
A) 0.60 B) 4.65 C) 5.90 D) 8.10 E) 9.30
Ans: B
91. If the pKa1 = 1.81, and pKa2 = 6.91 for a 0.05 M solution of H2SeO3, what is its [H+]?
A) 0.015 M B) 0.021 M C) 0.025 M D) 0.029 M E) 0.050 M
Ans: B
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92. The pH of 0.10 M solution and 0.35 M solution of NaHCO3(aq) must differ for each
solution. True or false?
Ans: False.
93. Which of the following is not a Lewis acid?

A) H3O+ B) SO3 C) NO2 D) BF3 E) BCl3
Ans: A
94. What is the molarity of OH in a 0.0018 M calcium hydroxide solution?

A) 0.0009 M B) 0.0036 M C) 0.0018 M D) 0.0072 M E) None of the above.
Ans: B
95. When pyridinium chloride is added to C5H5N(aq),

A) the pH of the solution does not change.
B) the pH of the solution increases.
C) the pH of the solution decreases.
D) the Kb increases.
E) the equilibrium concentration of NH3(aq) decreases.
Ans: C
96. When sodium nitrite is added to HNO2(aq),

A) the equilibrium concentration of HCOOH(aq) decreases.
B) the pH of the solution increases.
C) the Ka increases.
D) the pH of the solution does not change.
E) the pH of the solution decreases.
Ans: B
97. What is the pH of an aqueous solution that is 0.011 M HF (Ka = 3.5  104) and 0.015 M
NaF?
A) 1.95 B) 3.46 C) 3.59 D) 5.27 E) 3.33
Ans: C
98. What is the pH of an aqueous solution that is 0.10 M HCOOH (Ka =1.8  104) and 0.10
M NaHCO2?
A) 10.26 B) 3.74 C) 5.74 D) 2.38 E) 5.62
Ans: B
99. What is the pH of an aqueous solution that is 0.20 M HNO2 (Ka = 4.3  104) and 0.20 M
NaNO2?
A) 3.67 B) 2.37 C) 3.37 D) 4.39 E) 10.63
Ans: C
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100. What is the pH of an aqueous solution that is 1.0 M HClO (Ka = 3.0  108) and 0.75 M
NaClO?
A) 7.64 B) 7.40 C) 6.36 D) 7.52 E) 6.60
Ans: B
101. What is the pH of an aqueous solution that is 0.60 (CH3)3N (Kb = 6.5  105) and 0.95 M
(CH3)3NHCl?
A) 4.39 B) 10.01 C) 3.99 D) 9.81 E) 9.61
Ans: E
102. What is the pH of an aqueous solution that is 0.12 M C6H5NH2 (Kb = 4.3  1010) and
0.018 M C6H5NH3Cl?
A) 5.46 B) 10.19 C) 4.63 D) 3.81 E) 8.54
Ans: A
103. What is the pH of an aqueous solution that is 0.018 M C6H5NH2 (Kb = 4.3  1010) and
0.12 M C6H5NH3Cl?
A) 5.46 B) 4.63 C) 3.81 D) 10.19 E) 8.54
Ans: C
104. Calculate the [OH] in an aqueous solution that is 0.125 M NH3 and 0.300 M NH4Cl.
The value of Kb for NH3 is 1.8  105.
A) 0.425 M D) 7.5  106 M
B) 0.125 M E) 4.3  105 M
C) 1.8  105 M
Ans: D
105. Calculate the [OH] in an aqueous solution that is 0.125 M NH3 and 0.125 M NH4Cl.
The value of Kb for NH3 is 1.8  105.
A) 1.8  105 M D) 0.125 M
B) 5.5  1010 M E) 1.5  103 M
C) 6.7  10 M  12
Ans: A
106. Calculate the [H+] in an aqueous solution that is 0.0755 M HF and 0.100 M NaF. The
value of Ka for HF is 3.5  104.
A) 4.6  104 M D) 0.176 M
B) 2.6  104 M E) 0.0755 M
C) 3.5  10 M  4
Ans: B
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107. 100 mL of each of the following solutions is mixed; which one of the mixed solutions is
a buffer?
A) 1.0 M NH3(aq) + 0.6 M KOH(aq)
B) 1.0 M NH4Cl(aq) + 1.0 M KOH(aq)
C) 1.0 M M NH3(aq) + 0.4 M HCl(aq)
D) 1.0 M NH4Cl(aq) + 0.4 M HCl(aq)
E) 1.0 M NH3(aq) + 1.0 M HCl(aq)
Ans: C
108. What is the main factor that directly determines the pH of any buffer?
Ans: The pKa of the acid component of the buffer.
109. A solution is prepared by mixing equal volumes of 0.40 M HF(aq) with 0.20 M
KOH(aq). This solution is a buffer. True or false?
Ans: True
110. A solution is prepared by mixing equal volumes of 0.40 M HF(aq) with 0.40 M
KOH(aq). This solution is a buffer. True or false?
Ans: False
111. The pH of 0.50 M HNO2(aq) is 1.8. Therefore, the pH of a solution that is 0.50 M
HNO2(aq) and 0.10 M KNO2(aq) is greater than 1.8. True or false?
Ans: True
112. The pH of 0.30 M CH3NH2(aq) is 12.0. Therefore, the pH of a solution that is 0.30 M
CH3NH2(aq) and 0.10 M CH3NH3Cl(aq) is greater than 12.0. True or false?
Ans: False
113. Choose the effective pH range of an aniline/anilinium chloride buffer. The value of the
Kb for aniline is 4.3  1010.
A) 3.6–5.6 B) 8.4–10.4 C) 1.1–3.1 D) 5.1–7.1 E) 10.1–12.1
Ans: A
114. Choose the effective pH range of a HF/NaF buffer. For HF, Ka = 3.5  104.
A) 6.0–8.0 B) 9.6–11.6 C) 5.0–7.0 D) 0.7–2.7 E) 2.5–4.5
Ans: E
115. Choose the effective pH range of a pyridine/pyridinium chloride buffer? For pyridine,
the value of Kb is 1.8  109.
A) 9.1–11.1 B) 1.4–3.4 C) 10.3–12.3 D) 7.7–9.7 E) 4.3–6.3
Ans: E
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116. A buffer contains equal concentrations of a weak acid, HA, and its conjugate base, A.
If the value of Ka for HA is 1.0  109, what is the pH of the buffer?
A) 13.0 B) 5.0 C) 7.0 D) 1.0 E) 9.0
Ans: E
117. A buffer contains equal concentrations of NH3(aq) and NH4Cl(aq). What is the pH of
the buffer? (Kb (NH3) = 1.8  105)
A) 9.26 B) 4.74 C) 7.00 D) 13.00
Ans: A
118. For NH3, pKb = 4.74. What is the pH of an aqueous buffer solution that is 0.050 M
NH3(aq) and 0.20 M NH4Cl(aq)?
A) 9.86 B) 5.34 C) 9.26 D) 8.66 E) 4.14
Ans: D
119. For HF, pKa = 3.45. What is the pH of an aqueous buffer solution that is 0.100 M HF(aq)
and 0.300 M KF(aq)?
A) 10.07 B) 2.97 C) 3.45 D) 3.93 E) 11.03
Ans: D
120. For pyridine, pKb = 8.75. What is the pH of an aqueous buffer solution that is 0.300 M
C5H5N(aq) and 0.500 M C5H5NHCl(aq)?
A) 8.53 B) 5.25 C) 8.97 D) 5.47 E) 5.03
Ans: E
121. Which of the following mixtures gives a buffer with a pH greater than 7.0? For HCNO,
Ka = 2.2  104 and for NH3, Kb = 1.8  105.
A) 10 mL of 0.1 M NH3(aq) + 10 mL of 0.1 M HCl(aq)
B) 10 mL of 0.1 M HCNO(aq) + 10 mL 0f 0.1 M NaOH(aq)
C) 10 mL of 0.1 M HCNO(aq) + 5.0 mL of 0.1 M NaOH(aq)
D) 10 mL of 0.1 M NH3(aq) + 10 ml of 0.1 M HCNO(aq)
E) 10 mL of 0.1 M NH3(aq) + 5.0 mL of 0.1 M HCl(aq)
Ans: E
122. Which of the following mixtures gives a buffer with a pH less than 7.0? For acetic acid,
Ka = 1.8  105 and for NH3, Kb = 1.8  105.
A) 10 mL of 0.1 M NH3(aq) + 10 ml of 0.1 M HCl(aq)
B) 10 mL of 0.1 M aqueous acetic acid + 5.0 mL of 0.1 M NaOH(aq)
C) 10 mL of 0.1 M aqueous acetic acid + 10 mL of 0.1 M NaOH(aq)
D) 10 mL of 0.1 M aqueous acetic acid + 10 mL 0f 0.1 M NH3(aq)
E) 10 mL of 0.1 M NH3(aq) + 5.0 mL of 0.1 M HCl(aq)
Ans: B
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123. If a small amount of a strong base is added to buffer made up of a weak acid, HA, and
the sodium salt of its conjugate base, NaA, the pH of the buffer solution does not change
appreciably because
A) the Ka of HA is changed.
B) No reaction occurs.
C) the strong base reacts with A to give HA, which is a weak acid.
D) the strong base reacts with HA to give AOH and H+.
E) the strong base reacts with HA to give A which is a weak base.
Ans: E
124. If a small amount of a strong acid is added to buffer made up of a weak acid, HA, and
the sodium salt of its conjugate base, NaA, the pH of the buffer solution does not change
appreciably because
A) the Ka of HA is changed.
B) the strong acid reacts with A to give HA, which is a weak acid.
C) no reaction occurs.
D) the strong acid reacts with HA to give H2A+.
E) the strong acid reacts with A to give H2A+.
Ans: B
125. The following compounds are available as 0.10 M aqueous solutions.
Which two solutions could be used to prepare a buffer with a pH of ~ 7?

Ans: E and H
Which two solutions could be used to prepare a buffer with a pH of ~ 2.5?

Ans: D and E
Which two solutions could be used to prepare a buffer with a pH of ~ 9? More than one
answer may be possible.
Ans: E and F; C and I
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Pick two solutions that could be used to prepare a buffer with a pH of ~ 4.

Ans: A and B
Pick two solutions that could be used to prepare a buffer with a pH of ~ 10.8. More than
one answer may be possible.
Ans: A and E or A and I
130. Calculate the ratio of the molarities of CO32 and HCO3 ions required to achieve
buffering at pH = 9.0. For H2CO3, pKa1 = 6.37, and pKa2 = 10.00.
A) 0.50 B) 3.16 C) 1.65 D) 0.32 E) 0.61
Ans: D
131. Calculate the ratio of the molarities of HPO42 and H2PO4 ions required to achieve
buffering at pH = 7.00. For H3PO4, pKa1 = 2.12, pKa2 = 7.21, and pKa3 = 12.68.
A) 0.81 B) 1.23 C) 0.62 D) 0.21 E) 1.62
Ans: C
132. A buffer solution contains 0.0200 M acetic acid and 0.0200 M sodium acetate. What is
the pH after 2.0 mmol of HCl is added to 1.00 L of this buffer? pKa = 4.75 for acetic
acid.
A) 4.70 B) 4.84 C) 4.75 D) 4.80 E) 4.66
Ans: E
133. A buffer solution contains 0.0200 M acetic acid and 0.0200 M sodium acetate. What is
the pH after 2.0 mmol of NaOH are added to 1.00 L of this buffer? pKa = 4.75 for acetic
acid.
A) 4.75 B) 4.70 C) 4.80 D) 4.84 E) 4.66
Ans: D
134. A buffer solution contains 0.75 mol KH2PO4 and 0.75 mol K2HPO4. What is the pH
after 0.10 mol KOH is added to 1.00 L of this buffer? The pKa of H2PO4 is 7.21.
A) 6.91 B) 6.67 C) 7.21 D) 7.33 E) 7.09
Ans: D
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135. A buffer solution contains 0.25 M NaNO2(aq) and 0.80 M HNO2(aq) (pKa = 3.37). What
is the pH after 0.10 mol HBr are added to 1.00 L of this buffer?
A) 11.41 B) 4.15 C) 2.59 D) 9.85 E) 3.37
Ans: C
136. Calculate the equilibrium constant for the reaction that occurs when nitric acid is added
to the buffer HA(aq)/NaA(aq). The Ka of HA is 1.2  105.
Ans: 8.3  104
137. Calculate the equilibrium constant for the reaction that occurs when sodium hydroxide
is added to the buffer HA(aq)/NaA(aq). The Ka of HA is 4.1  105.
Ans: 4.1  109
138. Calculate the equilibrium constant for the reaction that occurs when perchloric acid is
added to the buffer B(aq)/BHCl(aq). The Kb of B is 3.4  105.
Ans: 3.4  109
139. Calculate the equilibrium constant for the reaction that occurs when sodium hydroxide
is added to the buffer B(aq)/BHCl(aq). The Kb of B is 1.5  105.
Ans: 6.7  104
140. At the stoichiometric point in the titration of 0.130 M HCOOH(aq) with 0.130 M
KOH(aq),
A) the pH is 7.0. D) the pH is greater than 7.
B) [HCOOH] = 0.0650 M. E) the pH is less than 7.
C) [HCO2] = 0.130 M.
Ans: D
141. At the stoichiometric point in the titration of 0.260 M CH3NH2(aq) with 0.260 M
HCl(aq),
A) the pH is less than 7. D) [CH3NH2] = 0.130 M.
B) [CH3NH3+] = 0.260 M. E) the pH is greater than 7.
C) the pH is 7.0.
Ans: A
142. What is the pH at the stoichiometric point for the titration of 0.100 M CH3COOH(aq)
with 0.100 M KOH(aq)? The value of Ka for acetic acid is 1.8  105.
A) 5.28 B) 8.72 C) 7.00 D) 9.26 E) 8.89
Ans: B
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143. The curve for the titration of 50.0 mL of 0.0200 M C6H5COOH(aq) with 0.100 M
NaOH(aq) is given below. What are the main species in the solution after 7.5 mL of
base have been added?
Ans: C6H5COOH(aq) and C6H5COO(aq)
144. What is the pH at the stoichiometric point for the titration of 0.26 M CH3NH2(aq) with
0.26 M HClO4(aq)? For CH3NH2, Kb = 3.6  104.
A) 5.72 B) 7.00 C) 5.57 D) 2.16 E) 2.01
Ans: A
145. What is the pH at the half-stoichiometric point for the titration of 0.22 M HNO2(aq) with
0.10 M KOH(aq)? For HNO2, Ka = 4.3  104.
A) 2.31 B) 7.00 C) 2.01 D) 3.37 E) 2.16
Ans: D
146. What is the pH at the half-stoichiometric point for the titration of 0.88 M HNO2(aq) with
0.10 M KOH(aq)? For HNO2, Ka = 4.3  104.
A) 3.37 B) 2.01 C) 1.86 D) 7.00 E) 1.71
Ans: A
147. What is the concentration of acetate ion at the stoichiometric point in the titration of
0.018 M CH3COOH(aq) with 0.036 M NaOH(aq)? For acetic acid, Ka = 1.8  105.
A) 0.018 M B) 0.0090 M C) 0.024 M D) 0.012 M E) 0.036 M
Ans: D
148. What is the concentration of acetate ion at the stoichiometric point in the titration of
0.018 M CH3COOH(aq) with 0.072 M NaOH(aq)? For acetic acid, Ka = 1.8  105.
A) 0.054 M B) 0.036 M C) 0.018 M D) 0.072 M E) 0.014 M
Ans: E
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149. For the titration of 50.0 mL of 0.020 M aqueous salicylic acid with 0.020 M KOH(aq),
calculate the pH after the addition of 55.0 mL of KOH(aq). For salycylic acid, pKa =
2.97.
A) 10.98 B) 7.00 C) 11.26 D) 12.02 E) 12.30
Ans: A
150. Consider the titration of 10.0 mL of 0.100 M (CH3)3N(aq) with 0.100 M HClO4(aq).
What is the formula of the main species in the solution after the addition of 10.0 mL of
acid?
Ans: CH3)3NH+
151. Consider the titration of 50.0 mL of 0.0200 M HClO(aq) with 0.100 M NaOH(aq). What
is the formula of the main species in the solution after the addition of 10.0 mL of base?
Ans: ClO
152. Consider the titration of 50.0 mL of 0.0200 M C6H5COOH(aq), with 0.100 M

NaOH(aq). What is the formula of the main species in the solution after the addition of
10.0 mL of base? Do not consider spectator ions.
Ans: C6H5COO
153. Which of the following indicators would be most suitable for the titration of 0.10 M
lactic acid with 0.10 M KOH(aq)? For lactic acid, pKa = 3.08.
A) Methyl orange (pKIn = 3.4) D) Bromophenol blue (pKIn = 3.9)
B) Thymol blue (pKIn = 1.7) E) Phenol red (pKIn = 7.9)
C) Alizarin yellow (pKIn = 11.2)
Ans: E
154. Which of the following indicators would be most suitable for the titration of 0.10 M
(CH3)3N(aq) with 0.10 M HClO4(aq)? For trimethyamine, pKb = 4.19.
A) Bromothymol blue (pKIn = 7.1) D) Tthymol blue (pKIn = 1.7)
B) Alizarin yellow (pKIn = 11.2) E) Phenolphthalein (pKIn = 9.4)
C) Bromocresol green (pKIn = 4.7)
Ans: C
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155. The titration curve for the titration of 0.100 M H2SO3(aq) with 0.100 M KOH(aq) is
given below.
Estimate pKa1 and pKa2 of H2SO3.

Ans: pKa1 ~ 2.0 and pKa2 ~ 6.9
156. The titration curve for the titration of 0.100 M H2SO3(aq) with 0.100 M KOH(aq) is
given below.
The major species in solution after 75 mL of KOH(aq) has been added are
A) HSO3(aq) and Na+(aq). D) H2SO3(aq), HSO3, and Na+(aq).
B) SO32(aq), and Na+(aq). E) HSO3(aq), SO32(aq), and Na+(aq).
2 
C) SO3 (aq), OH (aq), and Na (aq).+
Ans: E
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157. The titration curve for the titration of 0.100 M Na2CO3(aq) with 0.100 M HClO4(aq) is:
Estimate pKb1.
A) 8.5 B) 6.4 C) 3.7 D) 10.3 E) 7.6
Ans: C
The main species in the solution after the addition of 35 mL of HClO4 are
A) HCO3, H2CO3, Na+, and ClO4. D) CO32, Na+, and ClO4.
B) H2CO3, Na+, and ClO4. E) HCO3, Na+, and ClO4.
C) CO32, HCO3, Na+, and ClO4.
Ans: A
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Estimate pKb2.
A) 7.6 B) 10.3 C) 6.4 D) 8.5 E) 3.7
Ans: A
160. A certain weak acid has a Ka of 2.0  105. What is the equilibrium constant for the
reaction of this acid with a strong base?
Ans: 2.0  109
161. What is the equilibrium constant for the titration reaction involving HClO4(aq) and
Ba(OH)2(aq)?
A) 1.0  1014 B) 2.0  1014 C) 1.0  107 D) 1.0  1014
Ans: A
162. What is the relationship between the solubility in water, s, and Ksp for the ionic solid
Ca3(PO4)2?
A) Ksp = 72s5 B) Ksp = 5s C) Ksp = 6s2 D) Ksp = s5
Ans: A
163. Which of the following water-insoluble salts is more soluble in 1.0 M HClO4(aq)?
A) AgBr B) PbF2 C) Hg2Br2 D) PbI2 E) AgClO4
Ans: B
164. Silver bromide is most soluble in

A) pure H2O(l). D) dilute NH3(aq).
B) dilute HNO3(aq). E) 0.10 M NaCl(aq).
C) 0.10 M AgNO3(aq).
Ans: D
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165. If equal volumes of 0.004 M Pb(NO3)2(aq) and 0.004 M KI(aq) are mixed, what
reaction, if any, occurs? The value of Ksp for PbI2 is 1.4  108.
A) The solution turns purple because of formation of I2.
B) PbI2(s) precipitates.
C) KNO3(s) precipitates.
D) No reaction occurs.
E) The value of Ksp changes to 9  109.
Ans: D
166. Calculate the value of the equilibrium constant for the reaction
AgCl(s) + 2NH3(aq)  Ag(NH3)2+(aq) + Cl(aq)
given Ksp = 1.6  1010 for silver chloride and Kf = 1.6  107 for the ammonia complex
of Ag+ ions, Ag(NH3)2+.
A) 1.0  1017 B) 6.3  109 C) 6.3  108 D) 1.0  1017 E) 2.6  103
Ans: E
167. The Cu2+ ion can be separated from Ag+, Ca2+, and K+ in aqueous solution by
A) precipitation of Cu2+ as CuS(s) at pH-1.
B) precipitation of Cu2+ as Cu(OH)2(s) with 6 M NaOH(aq).
C) precipitation of Cu2+ as CuCl2(s) with 6 M HCl(aq).
D) precipitation of Ag+, Ca2+, and K+ as the carbonates.
E) None of these procedures will separate Cu2+ from the other ions.
Ans: A
168. Calculate the solubility product of calcium hydroxide given that the solubility of
Ca(OH)2(s) in water at 25C is 0.011 M.
A) 1.5  108 B) 1.1  105 C) 2.7  106 D) 5.3  106 E) 1.2  104
Ans: D
169. If you wish to increase the solubility of silver benzoate, a preservative, you would
A) add sodium hydroxide. D) add sodium benzoate.
B) decrease the pH. E) add silver nitrate.
C) add sodium acetate.
Ans: B
170. You have available the following reagents as 0.10 M aqueous solutions: NaOH, HCl,
HCN (pKa = 9.31), aniline (pKb = 9.13), HNO2 (pKa = 3.25), and CH3NH2 (pKb = 3.34).
Which two reagents would you use to make a buffer with a pH of 10.6?
A) NaOH and HCN C) HCl and CH3NH2
B) HCl and aniline D) NaOH and HNO2
Ans: C
171. What is the main factor that determines the pH of any buffer?
Ans: The pKa of the weak acid or conjugate acid.
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172. What is the equilibrium constant for the titration reaction involving CH3NH2(aq) and
HBr(aq)?
A) 1.0  1014 B) 2.8  103 C) 2.8  1011 D) 3.6  1010
Ans: D
173. Consider the titration of 15.0 mL of 0.200 M H3PO4(aq) with 0.200 M NaOH(aq). What
is(are) the major species in solution after the addition of 30.0 mL of base?
A) HPO42(aq)
B) H2PO4(aq)
C) H2PO4(aq) and HPO42(aq)
D) H3PO4(aq) and H2PO4(aq)
E) PO43(aq)
Ans: A
174. Consider the titration of 15.0 mL of 0.200 M H3PO4(aq) with 0.200 M NaOH(aq). What
is/are the major species in solution after the addition of 30.0 mL of base?
A) OH(aq) B) H3PO4(aq) and H2PO4(aq) C) HPO42(aq) D) PO43(aq)
Ans: C
175. If the molar solubility of the compound M2A3 is 7.0  106 M, what is the Ksp for this
compound?
A) 1.7  1026 B) 1.8  1024 C) 2.9  1010 D) 3.5  105
Ans: B
176. The Ksp for mercury(I) iodide is 1.2  1028. What is the solubility of mercury(I) iodide?
A) 3.9  1010 B) 1.1  1014 C) 5.2  108 D) 3.1  1010
Ans: D
177. The solubility of silver bromide is greater in 0.10 M NaBr than in pure water. True or
false?
Ans: False
178. The solubility of silver chloride is greater in 0.01 M NH3(aq) because of formation of
the coordination complex Ag(NH3)2+(aq). True or false?
Ans: True
179. When silver ions form a coordination complex with the thiosulfate ion, the latter acts as
a Lewis acid. True or false?
Ans: False
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180. You have available the following reagents as 0.10 M aqueous solutions:
NaOH, HCl, phenol (pKa = 9.89), aniline (pKb = 9.37), HNO2 (pKa = 3.37), CH3NH2
(pKb = 3.44). Which two reagents would you use to make a buffer with a pH of 10.5?
A) HCl and CH3NH2
B) HCl and aniline
C) NaOH and phenol
D) NaOH and HNO2
E) HCl and phenol
Ans: A
181. If 10.0 mmol of sodium hydroxide is added to 1.00 L of a buffer that is 0.200 M
HClO(aq) and 0.155 M NaHClO(aq), the final concentrations of HClO(aq) and
ClO(aq), respectively, are
A) 0.190 M and 0.155 M.
B) 0.210 M and 0.155 M.
C) 0.210 M and 0.165 M.
D) 0.190 M and 0.165 M.
E) 0.200 M and 0.155 M
Ans: D
182. The weak base, B, has Kb = 3.1 × 104. The pH of a solution in which [B] = [BH+] is
A) 3.51
B) 10.79
C) 7.00
D) 10.49
E) 5.92
Ans: D
183. What is the equilibrium constant for the reaction

HCN(aq) + OH–(aq)  CN–(aq) + H2O(l)
A) Ka/Kw
B) Kb
C) Kw/Ka
D) Kw/Kb
E) Kb/Kw
Ans: A
184. Assuming no volume change on mixing, what mass of ammonium chloride should be
added to 1.00 L of 0.250 M NH3(aq) to produce a buffer of pH 10.10? The molar mass
of ammonium chloride is 53.49 g/mol.
Ans: 1.9 g
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185. How many moles of KOH(s) must be added to 1.00 L of 0.782 M HF(aq) to produce a
buffer with a pH = 4.00?
Ans: 0.610 mol
186. In the titration of 0.300 M CH3NH2(aq) with 0.300 M HCl(aq), what is the formula of
the major species and what is its concentration at the equivalence point?
Ans: CH3NH3+(aq); concentration is 0.150 M
187. In the titration of 0.300 M H3PO4(aq) with 0.300 M NaOH(aq), the first stoichiometric
point occurs at pH < 7 whereas in the titration of 0.300 M HCOOH(aq) with 0.300 M
NaOH(aq) the stoichiometric point occurs at pH > 7. Explain.
Ans: H2PO4 is an acidic anion, whereas HCOO is a basic anion.
188. The solubility of all except which the following compounds increases as the pH of the
solution decreases?
A) CaF2 D) KClO4
B) Na2CO3 E) CuS
C) PbSO3
Ans: D
189. If 50.0 mL of 0.22 M NaCl(aq) is mixed with 50.0 mL of 0.0050 M AgNO3(aq), will
AgCl(s) precipitate? Ksp(AgCl) = 1.6 × 1010.
Ans: Yes, because Q > K, AgCl(s) will precipitate.
190. Given: Cr(OH)3(s)  CrO42(aq), basic solution.

How many electrons appear in the balanced half-reaction?
A) 3 B) 6 C) 5 D) 7 E) 4
Ans: A
191. Given: S2O42(aq)  SO32(aq), basic solution.

A) 3 B) 6 C) 1 D) 4 E) 2
Ans: E
192. How many electrons appear in the balanced half reaction: NO3(aq)  NO(g), in acidic
solution?
A) 2 B) 3 C) 4 D) 6 E) 8
Ans: B
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193. Given: N2H5+(aq)  N2(g).

A) 6 B) 2 C) 1 D) 4 E) 5
Ans: D
194. Given: PH3(g)  P4(s), basic solution.

A) 12 B) 9 C) 6 D) 8 E) 3
Ans: A
195. Given: Zn(s) + OH(aq) + H2O(l) + NO3(aq)  Zn(OH)42(aq) + NH3(g)

If the coefficient of NO3 in the balanced equation is 1, how many electrons are
transferred in the reaction?
A) 10 B) 6 C) 2 D) 4 E) 8
Ans: E
196. In the determination of iron in vitamins, Fe2+ is titrated with permanganate, MnO4, in
acidic solution. The products of the reaction are Fe3+ and Mn2+. In the balanced
equation, the number of electrons transferred is
A) 5 B) 1 C) 10 D) 7
Ans: A
197. For the cell diagram

PtH2(g),H+(aq) m Cu2+(aq)Cu(s)
which reaction occurs at the anode?
A) Cu(s)  Cu2+(aq) + 2e
B) 2H+(aq) + 2e  H2(g)
C) 2H+(aq) + Cu(s)  H2(g) + Cu2+(aq)
D) Cu2+(aq) + 2e  Cu(s)
E) H2(g)  2H+(aq) + 2e
Ans: E
198. When the Ag(s)AgCl(s)Cl(aq) electrode acts as a cathode, the reaction is

A) Ag+(aq) + e  Ag(s).
B) Ag(s) + Cl(aq)  AgCl(s) + e.
C) Ag(s)  Ag+(aq) + e.
D) 2AgCl(s) + 2e  2Ag+(aq) + Cl2(g).
E) AgCl(s) + e  Ag(s) + Cl(aq).
Ans: E
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199. What is the proper cell diagram for the reaction

2AgCl(s) + H2(g)  2Ag(s) + 2H+(aq) + 2Cl(aq)
A) PtCl(aq)H+(aq) m H2(g)AgCl(s)Ag(s)
B) PtH2(g)H+(aq) m Cl(aq)AgCl(s)Ag(s)
C) Ag(s)AgCl(s)Cl(aq) m H+(aq)H2(g)Pt
D) PtH2(g)H+(aq) m Cl(aq)Ag(s)Pt
E) Ag(s)AgCl(s)H+(aq) m Cl(aq)H2(g)Pt
Ans: B
200. In a working electrochemical cell (+ cell voltage), the cations in the salt bridge move
toward the cathode. True or false?
Ans: True
201. In a working electrochemical cell (+ cell voltage), the electrons flow from the anode
through the external circuit to the cathode. True or false?
Ans: True
202. When equilibrium is reached in an electrochemical cell, the voltage reaches its
maximum value. True or false?
Ans: False
203. The standard potential of the Cu2+/Cu electrode is +0.34 V and the standard potential of
the cell
Ag(s)AgCl(s)Cl(aq) m Cu2+(aq)Cu(s)
is +0.12 V. What is the standard potential of the AgCl/Ag,Cl electrode?
A) 0.46 V B) 0.22 V C) +0.24 V D) +0.46 V E) +0.22 V
Ans: E
204. The standard potential of the Cu2+/Cu electrode is +0.34 V and the standard potential of
the cell
Pb(s)Pb2+(aq) m Cu2+(aq)Cu(s)
is +0.47 V. What is the standard potential of the Pb2+/Pb electrode?
A) 0.26 V B) +0.81 V C) 0.81V D) 0.13 V E) +0.13 V
Ans: D
205. If the standard potentials for the couples Cu2+/Cu, Ag+/Ag, and Fe2+/Fe are +0.34,
+0.80, and 0.44 V, respectively, which is the strongest reducing agent?
A) Fe B) Ag C) Ag+ D) Cu E) Fe2+
Ans: A
206. When a sample of an unknown metal is dropped into 1 M H+(aq) under standard
conditions, bubbles are observed. The unknown metal could be silver. True or false?
Ans: False
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207. True or false: A cell that uses bromine to oxidize hydrogen to H+ under standard
conditions at 298 K has a negative potential?
Ans: False
208. A cell that uses bromine to oxidize chloride ion under standard conditions at 298 K has
a positive potential. True or false?
Ans: False
209. If the standard potentials for the couples Fe3+/Fe2+, MnO42,H+/Mn2+,H2O, Zn2+/Zn,
V3+/V2+, and Br2/Br are +0.77, +1.51, 0.76, 0.26, and +1.09 V, respectively, which is
the strongest oxidizing agent?
A) Zn2+ B) Fe3+ C) Mn2+ D) Br2 E) MnO4
Ans: E
210. Which species will reduce Br2 but not V3+?

A) Ce B) Zn C) Cu D) Cr2+ E) Al
Ans: C
211. Which species will oxidize Cr2+ but not Mn2+?

A) Pb4+ B) O3 in acidic medium C) Zn2+ D) Fe2+ E) V3+
Ans: E
212. Which species will reduce Ag+ but not Fe2+?

A) Pt B) Au C) V D) Cr E) H2
Ans: E
213. Which pair of metals will dissolve in nitric acid?

A) Pt, Ag B) Pt, Au C) Ag, Fe D) Ag, Au E) Pt, Fe
Ans: C
214. Which metal will dissolve in hydrochloric acid?

A) All the metals listed will dissolve. B) Fe C) Ag D) Pt E) Au
Ans: B
215. Of the following five ions or molecules, which is the strongest reducing agent?
A) Fe B) Cr2+ C) F- D) H2 E) Co2+
Ans: B
216. Which of the following is the strongest oxidizing agent?

A) O3 B) MnO4 C) Cr2O72 D) Cl2
Ans: A
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217. Given: Ag+(aq) + e  Ag(s) E° = 0.80 V

Fe3+(aq) + e  Fe2+(aq) E = 0.77 V
Cu2+(aq) + 2e  Cu(s) E = 0.34 V
Which is the strongest reducing agent?
A) Ag B) Cu2+ C) Cu D) Ag+ E) Fe2+
Ans: C
218. Which of the following occurs when HNO3(aq), Cu(s), and Pt(s) are mixed under
standard conditions?
A) Pt(s) dissolves. D) Pt(s) dissolves and H2(g) is formed.
B) No reaction takes place. E) Cu(s) dissolves and H2(g) is formed.
C) Cu(s) dissolves.
Ans: C
219. Which of the following occurs when HCl(aq), Cu(s), and Fe(s) are mixed under
standard conditions?
A) O2(g) is formed. D) No reaction takes place.
B) Cu(s) dissolves. E) Fe(s) dissolves.
C) Cl2(g) is formed.
Ans: E
220. Consider the reaction:

2Ag+(aq) + Cu(s)  Cu2+(aq) + 2Ag(s)
If the standard potentials of Ag+ and Cu2+ are +0.80 V and +0.34 V, respectively,
calculate the value of E for the given reaction.
A) +1.48 V B) 1.26 V C) 0.46 V D) +1.26 V E) +0.46 V
Ans: E
221. Consider the following reaction:

2Cu+(aq)  Cu(s) + Cu2+(aq)
If the standard potentials of Cu2+ and Cu+ are +0.34 and +0.52 V, respectively, calculate
the value of E for the given reaction.
A) +0.86 V B) +0.70 V C) +0.18 V D) 0.18 V E) 0.70 V
Ans: C
222. Calculate E for the following cell.

Zn(s)Zn2+(aq) m Cl(aq)AgCl(s)Ag(s)
A) +0.54 V B) +1.20 V C) 1.20 V D) +0.98 V E) 0.54 V
Ans: D
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223. The standard potential of the cell

Ag(s)AgCl(s) m Cl(aq)Cu2+(aq)Cu(s)
is +0.12 V at 25C. If the standard potential of the Cu2+/Cu couple is +0.34 V, calculate
the standard potential of the AgCl/Ag,Cl couple.
A) 0.12 V B) 0.46 V C) +0.46 V D) 0.22 V E) +0.22 V
Ans: E
224. If the standard free energy change for combustion of 1 mole of CH4(g) is 818 kJmol1,
calculate the standard voltage that could be obtained from a fuel cell using this reaction.
A) 1.06 V B) +0.53 V C) +4.24 V D) +8.48 V E) +1.06 V
Ans: E
225. Consider the following cell at standard conditions:

Zn(s)Zn2+(aq) m Fe2+(aq)Fe(s)
Calculate the value of Gr for the reaction that occurs when current is drawn from this
cell.
A) 62 kJmol1 D) +230 kJmol1
B) 230 kJmol1 E) 31 kJmol1
C) +62 kJmol1
Ans: A
226. If the standard potential for Tl3+(aq)/Tl+(aq) is 1.21 V and the standard potential for
Tl+(aq)/Tl(s) is 0.34 V, calculate the standard potential for
Tl3+(aq) + 3e  Tl(s).
A) 0.69 V B) 0.87 V C) 1.55 V D) 0.09 V E) 0.29 V
Ans: A
227. If the standard potential for Ti3+(aq)/Ti2+(aq) is 0.37 V and the standard potential for
Ti2+(aq)/Ti(s) is 1.63 V, calculate the standard potential for
Ti3+(aq) + 3e  Ti(s).
A) 1.19 V B) 0.40 V C) 2.00 V D) 1.26 V E) 1.21 V
Ans: E
228. If the standard potential for Cu2+(aq)/Cu+(aq) is 0.15 V and the standard potential for
Cu2+(aq)/Cu(s) is 0.34 V, calculate the standard potential for
Cu+(aq) + e  Cu(s).
A) +0.32 V B) +0.64 V C) +0.53 V D) +0.83 V E) +0.49 V
Ans: C
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Pb(s)PbSO4(s)SO42(aq) m Pb2+(aq)Pb(s)
is +0.23 V at 25C. Calculate the equilibrium constant for the reaction of 1 M Pb2+(aq)
with 1M SO42(aq).
A) 3.7  1016 B) 8.0  1017 C) 6.0  107 D) 1.7  108 E) 7.7  103
Ans: C

Pb(s)PbSO4(s)SO42(aq) m Pb2+(aq)Pb(s)
is +0.23 V at 25C. Calculate the Ksp of PbSO4.
A) 1.3  1018 B) 1.7  108 C) 1.3  104 D) 2.7  1017 E) 6.0  107
Ans: B
231. The equilibrium constant for the reaction

2Hg(l) + 2Cl(aq) + Ni2+(aq)  Ni(s) + Hg2Cl2(s)
is 5.6  1020 at 25C. Calculate the value of E for a cell utilizing this reaction.
A) +0.57 V B) 0.25 V C) +1.14 V D) 1.14 V E) 0.57 V
Ans: E
232. If E for the disproportionation of Cu+(aq) to Cu2+(aq) and Cu(s) is +0.18 V at 25C,
calculate the equilibrium constant for the reaction.
A) 1.2  106 B) 3.9  1074 C) 2.5  1014 D) 35.7 E) 3.3  1012
Ans: A
233. The standard voltage of the cell

PtH2(g)H+(aq) m Cl(aq)AgCl(s)Ag(s)
is +0.22 V at 25C. Calculate the equilibrium constant for the reaction below.
2AgCl(s) + H2(g)  2Ag(s) + 2H+(aq) + 2Cl(aq)
A) 3.7 B) 7.4 C) 5.2  103 D) 1.7  103 E) 2.7  107
Ans: E

Ag(s)AgBr(s)Br(aq) m Ag+(aq)Ag(s)
is +0.73 V at 25C. Calculate the Ksp for AgBr.
A) 3.9  1029 D) 5.1  1014
B) 2.2  10 12 E) 4.6  1013
C) 2.0  1015
Ans: E
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Ag(s)AgBr(s)Br(aq) m Ag+(aq)Ag(s)
is +0.73 V at 25C. Calculate the equilibrium constant for the cell reaction.
A) 5.1  1014 D) 4.6  1013
B) 2.0  1015 E) 3.9  1029
C) 2.2  10 12
Ans: C
236. If E for the following cell is 0.36 V at 25C

Pb(s)PbSO4(s)SO42(aq, 0.60 M) m H+(aq, 0.70 M)H2(g, 192.5 kPa)Pt
How is the Nernst equation for the cell properly expressed at this temperature?
A) E = 0.36  0.01285ln[1.90/{(0.70)2(0.60)}]
B) E = 0.36  0.02569ln[192.5/{(0.70)2(0.60)}]
C) E = 0.36 + 0.01285ln[192.5/{(0.70)2(0.60)}]
D) E = 0.36 + 0.01285ln[1.90/{(0.70)2(0.60)}]
E) E = 0.36  0.01285ln[1.90/{(0.70)(0.60)}]
Ans: A
237. Consider the following cell:

Ag(s)Ag+(aq, 0.100 M)mAg+(aq, 0.100 M)Ag(s)
What is the voltage of this cell?
A) 0 B) +0.0592 V C) +0.0296 V D) +0.80 V
Ans: A

PtFe2+(aq, 0.50 M),Fe3+(aq, 0.30 M) m Fe3+(aq, 0.035 M),Fe2+(aq, 0.010)Pt
The standard potential for the Fe3+/Fe2+ couple is +0.77 V. Calculate the cell voltage at
25C.
Ans: +0.045 V
239. Calculate E for the half-reaction below.

2H+(aq, 1.00  105 M) + 2e  H2(g, 1.00 atm)
A) 0 V B) +0.592 V C) 0.592 V D) 0.296 V E) +0.296 V
Ans: D
240. What is the value of E for the following reaction?

2H+(aq, 1.00 M) + 2e  H2(g, 1.00 atm)
Ans: 0 V
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PtH2(g, 1 atm)H+(aq, ? M) m Ag+(aq, 1.0 M)Ag(s)
If the voltage of this cell is 1.04 V at 25C and the standard potential of the Ag+/Ag
couple is +0.80 V, calculate the hydrogen ion concentration in the anode compartment.
A) 4.6  1010 M D) 1.0 M
B) 8.8  10 M  5 E) 3.7  108 M
C) 9.4  103 M
Ans: B

Zn(s)Zn2+(aq, 0.100 M) m Cl(aq, ? M)Cl2(g, 0.500 atm)Pt
For this cell, E = 2.12 V and E = 2.27 V at 25C. Calculate the Cl(aq) concentration in
the cathode compartment.
A) 1.2  101 M D) 1.5  103 M
B) 4.3  10 M 5 E) 6.5  103 M
C) 2.9  103 M
Ans: E

Zn(s)Zn2+(aq, 0.200 M) m H+(aq, ?)H2(g, 1.00 atm)Pt
If E = +0.66 V and E = +0.76 V at 25C, calculate the concentration of H+ in the
cathode cell compartment.
A) 2.1  102 M D) 9.2  103 M
B) 4.0  101 M E) 4.0  103 M
C) 8.4  10 M  5
Ans: D
Use the following to answer questions 55-58:
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244. The galvanic cell shown above uses the half-cells Mg2+/Mg and Zn2+/Zn, and a salt
bridge containing KCl(aq). The voltmeter gives a positive voltage reading. Identify A
and write the half-reaction that occurs in that compartment. Does the size of the
electrode A increase or decrease during operation of the cell? What is the voltmeter
reading?
Ans: A is Mg(s); Mg(s)  Mg2+(aq) + 2e; A decreases in size; +1.60 V
245. The galvanic cell shown above uses the half-cells Pb2+/Pb and Zn2+/Zn, and a salt bridge
containing KCl(aq). The voltmeter gives a positive voltage reading. Identify A and
write the half-reaction that occurs in that compartment. Does the size of the electrode A
increase or decrease during operation of the cell? What is the voltmeter reading?
Ans: A is Zn(s); Zn(s)  Zn2+(aq) +2e; A decreases in size; +0.63 V
containing KCl(aq). The voltmeter gives a positive voltage reading. The electrode B
could be inert platinum metal or lead. True or false?
Ans: True
containing KCl(aq). The voltmeter gives a positive voltage reading. The electrode B
could be inert platinum metal or zinc. True or false?
Ans: False
Use the following diagram of a cell to answer questions 59-64:
248. In the cell shown above, A is a standard Zn2+/Zn electrode connected to a standard
hydrogen electrode (SHE). If the voltmeter reading is 0.76 V, which half-reaction
occurs in the left-hand cell compartment?
A) Zn2+(aq) + 2e  Zn(s) B) Zn(s)  Zn2+(aq) + 2e
Ans: B
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hydrogen electrode (SHE). If the voltmeter reading is 0.76 V, what is the equation for
the cell reaction?
A) Zn2+(aq) + H2(g)  Zn(s) + 2H+(aq) B) Zn(s) + 2H+(aq)  Zn2+(aq) + H2(g)
Ans: B
250. Using the cell shown above, A is a standard Ag+/Ag electrode connected to a standard
hydrogen electrode (SHE). When the voltmeter reading is 0.80 V, which half-reaction
occurs in the left-hand cell compartment?
A) Ag(s)  Ag+(aq) + e B) Ag+(aq) + e  Ag(s)
Ans: A
251. In the cell shown above, A is a standard Ag+/Ag electrode connected to a standard
hydrogen electrode (SHE). If the voltmeter reading is +0.80 V, what is the equation for
the cell reaction?
A) Ag(s) + H+(aq)  Ag+(aq) + ½H2(g)
B) Ag+(aq) + ½H2(g)  Ag(s) + H+(aq)
Ans: B
hydrogen electrode (SHE). If the voltmeter reading is 0.76 V, which electrode is
negative?
Ans: A
253. In the cell shown above, A is a standard Ag+/Ag electrode connected to a standard
hydrogen electrode (SHE). If the voltmeter reading is +0.80 V, which electrode is
negative?
Ans: SHE
254. Of the following metals, which metal would be suitable to provide an iron bridge with
cathodic protection from corrosion?
A) Ni B) Cu C) Pb D) Sn E) None of the metals listed is suitable.
Ans: E
255. The products of the electrolysis of CuSO4(aq) are

A) H2(g) and H2SO3(aq). D) Cu(s) and O2(g).
B) H2SO3(aq) and O2(g). E) H2(g) and O2(g).
C) Cu(s) and H2SO3(aq).
Ans: D
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256. Sodium is produced by electrolysis of molten sodium chloride. What are the products at
the anode and cathode, respectively?
A) Na(l) and O2(g) D) O2(g) and Na(l)

B) Cl (aq) and Na2O(l) E) Cl2(g) and Na(l)
C) Cl2(g) and Na2O(l)
Ans: E
257. How many moles of O2(g) are produced by electrolysis of Na2SO4(aq) if 0.120 A is
passed through the solution for 65.0 min?
A) 0.001 21 mol D) 0.004 85 mol
B) 0.000 080 8 mol E) 0.000 020 2 mol
C) 0.002 42 mol
Ans: A
258. If 8686 C of charge is passed through molten magnesium chloride, calculate the number
of moles of Mg(l) produced.
A) 0.0225 mol D) 0.0110 mol
B) 0.0450 mol E) 0.0900 mol
C) 2.00 mol
Ans: B
259. How long will it take to deposit 0.00235 moles of gold by electrolysis of KAuCl4(aq)
using a current of 0.214 amperes?
A) 17.7 min B) 26.5 min C) 70.7 min D) 106 min E) 53.0 min
Ans: E
260. How many moles of Cl2(g) are produced by the electrolysis of concentrated sodium
chloride if 2.00 A are passed through the solution for 4.00 hours? The equation for this
process, the “chloralkali” process, is
2NaCl(aq) + 2H2O(l)  2NaOH(aq) + H2(g) + Cl2(g)
A) 0.0745 mol D) 0.00248 mol
B) 0.149 mol E) 0.298 mol
C) 0.447 mol
Ans: B
261. The half-reaction that occurs at cathode when 1 M AgNO3(aq) is electrolyzed is

__________________.
Ans: Ag(s)
262. When a lead-acid battery discharges, sulfuric acid is produced. True or false?
Ans: False
263. What current is required to produce 91.6 g of chromium meta from chromium(VI) oxide
in 12.4 hours?
Ans: 22.8 A
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264. How many seconds are required to produce 4.99 mg of chromium metal from an acidic
solution of potassium dichromate, using a current of 0.234 A?
Ans: 237 s
265. In order to convert hydrazine, N2H4, to nitric acid,

A) an oxidizing agent is required. B) a reducing agent is required.
Ans: A
266. In the Daniell cell, the anode is zinc metal and the cathode is copper metal. When the
cell operates, the anode gets smaller and the cathode gets larger. True or false?
Ans: True
267. For the reduction of Cu2+ by Zn, Go = 212 kJ/mol and Eo = +1.10 V. If the
coefficients in the chemical equation for this reaction are multiplied by 2, Go = 424
kJ/mol. This means Eo = +2.20 V. True or false?
Ans: False
268. When KI(aq) is electrolyzed at a concentration of 1 M, the product at the anode is I2.
True or false?
Ans: False
269. Galvanized iron is protected from corrosion because zinc reduces any Fe2+ formed. True
or false?
Ans: True

PtH2(g)H+(aq) mCo3+(aq), Co2+(aq)Pt
write the reaction that occurs at the cathode.
Ans: Co3+(aq) + e  Co2+(aq)
271. What reaction occurs at the cathode in the following cell diagram?
Cd(s)CdSO4(aq)Hg2SO4Hg(l)
Ans: Hg2SO4(s) + 2e  2Hg(l) + SO42(aq)
272. All galvanic cells require a salt bridge in order to operate. True or false?
Ans: False

Zn(s)Zn2+(aq, 0.10 M) mCu2+(aq, 0.10 M)Cu(s)
At equilibrium, what is the concentration of Zn2+(aq)?
Ans: 0.20 M
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Zn(s)Zn2+(aq, 0.10 M) m Cu2+(aq, 0.10 M)Cu(s)
At equilibrium, what is the concentration of Cu2+(aq)?
Ans: 1.3  1038 M
275. Given the half reaction: NO3(aq)  NO(g), in acidic solution, how many electrons
appear in the half-reaction when it is properly balanced?
A) 3 B) 4 C) 6 D) 8 E) None of the above.
Ans: A
276. Write the proper cell diagram for the following reaction:
2AuCl(s) + H2(g)  2Au(s) + 2H+(aq) + 2Cl(aq)
A) PtCl(aq)H+(aq) m H2(g)AuCl(s)Au(s)
B) Au(s)AuCl(s)Cl(aq) m H+(aq)H2(g)Pt
C) PtH2(g)H+(aq) m Cl(aq)AuCl(s)Au(s)
D) PtH2(g)H+(aq) m Cl(aq)Au(s)Pt
E) Au(s)AuCl(s)H+(aq) m Cl(aq)H2(g)Pt
Ans: C
277. What potential does a cell have that uses bromine to oxidize hydrogen to H+ under
standard conditions at 298 K?
A) Negative
B) 0
C) Positive
D) Negative at elevated pressure
E) None of the above
Ans: C
278. Which of the following is the strongest reducing agent?

A) F
B) Co2+
C) Fe2+
D) H2
E) Cr2+
Ans: E
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279. Use the following:

Pb(s)PbSO4(s)SO42(aq, 0.60 M) m H+(aq, 0.70 M)H2(g, 192.5 kPa)Pt
In this cell, if E is 0.36 V at 25C, what is the Nernst equation for the cell at this
temperature?
A) E = 0.36  0.012 85 ln[1.90/{(0.70)2(0.60)}]
B) E = 0.36 + 0.012 85 ln[1.90/{(0.70)2(0.60)}]
C) E = 0.36 + 0.012 85 ln[192.5/{(0.70)2(0.60)}]
D) E = 0.36  0.025 69 ln[192.5/{(0.70)2(0.60)}]
E) E = 0.36  0.012 85 ln[1.90/{(0.70)(0.60)}]
Ans: A
280. What is E for the half-reaction below?

H2(g, 1.00 atm)  2H+(aq, 1.00 M) + 2e
Ans: 0 V
281. What are the products of the electrolytic reduction of copper from aqueous CuSO4?
A) H2(g) and H2SO3(aq). D) Cu(s) and H2SO3(aq).
B) Cu(s) and O2(g). E) H2(g) and O2(g).
C) H2SO3(aq) and O2(g).
Ans: B
282. Which of the following metals would be suitable to provide cathodic protection from
corrosion for an iron bridge?
A) Cu
B) Ni
C) Zn
D) Sn
E) Pb
Ans: C

Cd(s)CdSO4(aq)Hg2SO4Hg(l)
what reaction occurs at the cathode?
A) CdSO4(s) + 2e  2Cd(s) + SO42(aq)
B) 2Hg(l) + SO42(aq)  Hg2SO4(s) + 2e
C) 2Cd(s) + SO42(aq)  CdSO4(s) + 2e
D) Hg2SO4(s) + 2e  2Hg(l) + SO42(aq)
E) None of the above.
Ans: D
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284. What do the six strong acids have in common in all reactions?
A) Each can fully dissociate one or two protons, depending on the reaction.
B) They each produce a reaction solution possessing a pH less than 7.
C) They each dissociate 100% in solution.
D) Nothing, other than being strong, they do not all dissociate the same in all reactions.
Ans: C
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features in the case; the fever was peculiar. It might have been
produced by certain conditions and localities. It might be contagious,
it might not be, he could not say; but of one thing he was certain,
there would be no protracted struggle, the crisis would arrive very
soon. She would either be better or beyond help in a few days, and it
was more than likely that she would never recover consciousness.
He would do all he could to save her, and he knew Madame Jozain
was an excellent nurse; she had nursed with him through an
epidemic. The invalid could not be in better hands. Then he wrote a
prescription, and while he was giving madame some general
directions, he patted kindly the golden head of the lovely child, who
leaned over the bed with her large, solemn eyes fixed on her
mother’s face, while her little hands caressed the tangled hair and
burning cheeks.
“Her child?” he asked, looking sadly at the little creature.
“Yes, the only one. She takes it hard. I really don’t know what to do
with her.”
“Poor lamb, poor lamb!” he muttered, as madame hurried him to
the door.
Shortly after the doctor left, there was a little ripple of excitement,
which entered even into the sick-room—the sound of wheels, and
Raste giving orders in a subdued voice, while two large, handsome
trunks were brought in and placed in the corner of the back
apartment. These two immense boxes looked strangely out of place
amid their humble surroundings; and when madame looked at them
she almost trembled, thinking of the difficulty of getting rid of such
witnesses should a day of reckoning ever come. When the little
green door closed on them, it seemed as if the small house had
swallowed up every trace of the mother and child, and that their
identity was lost forever.
For several days the doctor continued his visits, in a more or less
lucid condition, and every day he departed with a more dejected
expression on his haggard face. He saw almost from the first that the
case was hopeless; and his heart (for he still had one) ached for the
child, whose wide eyes seemed to haunt him with their intense
misery. Every day he saw her sitting by her mother’s side, pale and
quiet, with such a pitiful look of age on her little face, such repressed
suffering in every line and expression as she watched him for some
gleam of hope, that the thought of it tortured him and forced him to
affect a cheerfulness and confidence which he did not feel. But, in
spite of every effort to deceive her, she was not comforted. She
seemed to see deeper than the surface. Her mother had never
recognized her, never spoken to her, since that dreadful night, and,
in one respect, she seemed already dead to her. Sometimes she
seemed unable to control herself, and would break out into sharp,
passionate cries, and implore her mother, with kisses and caresses,
to speak to her—to her darling, her baby. “Wake up, mama, wake up!
It’s Lady Jane! It’s darling! Oh, mama, wake up and speak to me!”
she would cry almost fiercely.
Then, when madame would tell her that she must be quiet, or her
mother would never get well, it was touching to witness her efforts at
self-control. She would sit for hours silent and passive, with her
mother’s hand clasped in hers, and her lips pressed to the feeble
fingers that had no power to return her tender caress.
Whatever was good in Madame Jozain showed itself in
compassion for the suffering little one, and no one could have been
more faithful than she in her care of both the mother and child; she
felt such pity for them, that she soon began to think she was acting
in a noble and disinterested spirit by keeping them with her, and
nursing the unfortunate mother so faithfully. She even began to
identify herself with them; they were hers by virtue of their
friendlessness; they belonged to no one else, therefore they
belonged to her; and, in her self-satisfaction, she imagined that she
was not influenced by any unworthy motive in her treatment of them.
One day, only a little more than a week after the arrival of the
strangers, a modest funeral wended its way through the narrow
streets of Gretna toward the ferry, and the passers stopped to stare
at Adraste Jozain, dressed in his best suit, sitting with much dignity
beside Dr. Debrot in the only carriage that followed the hearse.
“It’s a stranger, a relative of Madame Jozain,” said one who knew.
“She came from Texas with her little girl, less than two weeks ago,
and yesterday she died, and last night the child was taken down with
the same fever, and they say she’s unconscious to-day, so madame
couldn’t leave her to go to the funeral. No one will go to the house,
because that old doctor from the other side says it may be catching.”
That day the Bergeron tomb in the old St. Louis cemetery was
opened for the first time since Madame Jozain’s father was placed
there, and the lovely young widow was laid amongst those who were
neither kith nor kin.
When Raste returned from the funeral, he found his mother sitting
beside the child, who lay in the same heavy stupor that marked the
first days of the mother’s illness. The pretty golden hair was spread
over the pillow; under the dark lashes were deep violet shadows,
and the little cheeks glowed with the crimson hue of fever.
Madame was dressed in her best black gown, and she had been
weeping freely. At the sight of Raste in the door, she started up and
burst into heart-breaking sobs.
“Oh, mon cher, oh, mon ami, we are doomed. Was ever any one
so unfortunate? Was ever any one so punished for a good deed?
I’ve taken a sick stranger into my house, and nursed her as if she
were my own, and buried her in my family tomb, and now the child’s
taken down, and Doctor Debrot says it is a contagious fever, and we
may both take it and die. That’s what one gets in this world for trying
to do good!”
“Nonsense, mum, don’t look on the dark side; old Debrot don’t
know. I’m the one that gave it out that the fever was catching. I didn’t
want to have people prying about here, finding out everything. The
child’ll be better or worse in a few days, and then we’ll clear out from
this place, raise some money on the things, and start fresh
somewhere else.”
“Well,” said madame, wiping away her tears, much comforted by
Raste’s cheerful view of the situation, “no one can say that I haven’t
done my duty to the poor thing, and I mean to be kind to the child,
and nurse her through the fever whether it’s catching or not. It’s hard
to be tied to a sick bed this hot weather; but I’m almost thankful the
little thing’s taken down, and isn’t conscious, for it was dreadful to
see the way she mourned for her mother. Poor woman, she was so
young and pretty, and had such gentle ways. I wish I knew who she
was, especially now I’ve put her in the Bergeron tomb.”
CHAPTER VI
PEPSIE
E VERY one about that part of Good Children Street knew Pepsie.
She had been a cripple from infancy, and her mother, Madelon,
or “Bonnie Praline,” as she was called, was also quite a noted figure
in the neighborhood. They lived in a tiny, single cottage, wedged in
between the pharmacist, on the corner, and M. Fernandez, the
tobacconist, on the other side. There was a narrow green door, and
one long window, with an ornamental iron railing across it, through
which the interior of the little room was visible from the outside. It
was a very neat little place, and less ugly than one would expect it to
be. A huge four-post bed, with red tester and lace-covered pillows,
almost filled one side of the room; opposite the bed a small fireplace
was hung with pink paper, and the mantel over it was decorated with
a clock, two vases of bright paper flowers, a blue bottle, and a green
plaster parrot; a small armoire, a table above which hung a crucifix
and a highly colored lithograph of the Bleeding Heart, and a few
chairs completed the furniture of the quaint little interior; while the
floor, the doorsteps, and even the sidewalk were painted red with
powdered brick-dust, which harmonized very well with the faded
yellow stucco of the walls and the dingy green of the door and batten
shutter.
Behind this one little front room was a tiny kitchen and yard, where
Madelon made her pralines and cakes, and where Tite Souris, a half-
grown darky, instead of a “little mouse,” washed, cooked, and
scrubbed, and “waited on Miss Peps” during Madelon’s absence; for
Madelon was a merchant. She had a stand for cakes and pralines
upon Bourbon Street, near the French Opera House, and thither she
went every morning, with her basket and pans of fresh pralines,
sugared pecans, and calas tout chaud, a very tempting array of
dainties, which she was sure to dispose of before she returned at
night; while Pepsie, her only child, and the treasure of her life,
remained at home, sitting in her high chair by the window, behind the
iron railing.
And Pepsie sitting at her window was as much a part of the street
as were the queer little houses, the tiny shops, the old vegetable
woman, the cobbler on the banquette, the wine merchant, or the
grocer. Every one knew her: her long, sallow face with flashing dark
eyes, wide mouth with large white teeth, which were always visible in
a broad smile, and the shock of heavy black hair twisted into a quaint
knot on top of her head, which was abnormally large, and set close
to the narrow, distorted shoulders, were always visible, “from early
morn till dewy eve,” at the window; while her body below the
shoulders was quite hidden by a high table drawn forward over her
lap. On this table Pepsie shelled the pecans, placing them in three
separate piles, the perfect halves in one pile, those broken by
accident in another, and those slightly shriveled, and a little rancid, in
still another. The first were used to make the sugared pecans for
which Madelon was justly famous; the second to manufacture into
pralines, so good that they had given her the sobriquet of “Bonne
Praline”; and the third pile, which she disdained to use in her
business, nothing imperfect ever entering into her concoctions, were
swept into a box, and disposed of to merchants who had less
principle and less patronage.
All day long Pepsie sat her window, wielding her little iron
nutcracker with much dexterity. While the beautiful clean halves fell
nearly always unbroken on their especial pile, she saw everything
that went on in the street, her bright eyes flashed glances of
recognition up and down, her broad smile greeted in cordial welcome
those who stopped at her window to chat, and there was nearly
always some one at Pepsie’s window. She was so happy, so bright,
and so amiable that every one loved her, and she was the idol of all
the children in the neighborhood—not, however, because she was
liberal with pecans. Oh, no; with Pepsie, business was business, and
pecans cost money, and every ten sugared pecans meant a nickel
for her mother; but they loved to stand around the window, outside
the iron railing, and watch Pepsie at her work. They liked to see her
with her pile of nuts and bowl of foaming sugar before her. It seemed
like magic, the way she would sugar them, and stick them together,
and spread them out to dry on the clean white paper. She did it so
rapidly that her long white fingers fairly flashed between the bowl of
sugar, the pile of nuts, and the paper. And there always seemed just
enough of each, therefore her just discrimination was a constant
wonder.
When she finished her task, as she often did before dark, Tite
Souris took away the bowl and the tray of sugared nuts, after Pepsie
had counted them and put the number down in a little book, as much
to protect herself against Tite Souris’s depredations as to know the
exact amount of their stock in trade; then she would open the little
drawer in the table, and take out a prayer-book, a piece of
needlework, and a pack of cards.
She was very pious, and read her prayers several times a day;
after she put her prayer-book aside she usually devoted some time
to her needlework, for which she had real talent; then, when she
thought she had earned her recreation, she put away her work,
spread out her cards, and indulged in an intricate game of solitaire.
This was her passion; she was very systematic, and very
conscientious; but if she ever purloined any time from her duties, it
was that she might engage in that fascinating game. She decided
everything by it; whatever she wished to know, two games out of
three would give her the answer, for or against.
Sometimes she looked like a little witch during a wicked
incantation, as she hovered over the rows of cards, her face dark
and brooding, her long, thin fingers darting here and there, silent,
absorbed, almost breathless under the fatal spell of chance.
In this way she passed day after day, always industrious, always
contented, and always happy. She was very comfortable in her snug
little room, which was warm in winter and cool in summer, owing to
the two high buildings adjoining; and although she was a cripple, and
her lower limbs useless, she suffered little pain, unless she was
moved roughly, or jarred in some way; and no one could be more
carefully protected from discomfort than she was, for although she
was over twelve, Madelon still treated her as if she were a baby.
Every morning, before she left for the Rue Bourbon, she bathed and
dressed the girl, and lifted her tenderly, with her strong arms, into her
wheeled chair, where she drank her coffee, and ate her roll, as
dainty as a little princess, for she was always exquisitely clean. In
the summer she wore pretty little white sacks, with a bright bow of
ribbon at the neck, and in winter her shrunken figure was clothed in
warm, soft woolen.
Madelon did not sit out all day in rain and shine on Bourbon Street,
and make cakes and pralines half the night, for anything else but to
provide this crippled mite with every comfort. As I said before, the girl
was her idol, and she had toiled day and night to gratify her every
wish; and, as far as she knew, there was but one desire unsatisfied,
and for the accomplishment of that she was working and saving little
by little.
Once Pepsie had said that she would like to live in the country. All
she knew of the country was what she had read in books, and what
her mother, who had once seen the country, had told her. Often she
closed her eyes to shut out the hot, narrow street, and thought of
green valleys, with rivers running through them, and hills almost
touching the sky, and broad fields shaded by great trees, and
covered with waving grass and flowers. That was her one unrealized
ideal,—her “Carcassonne,” which she feared she was never to
reach, except in imagination.
CHAPTER VII
THE ARRIVAL
O N the other side of Good Children Street, and almost directly

opposite Madelon’s tiny cottage, was a double house of more
pretentious appearance than those just around it. It was a little
higher, the door was wider, and a good-sized window on each side
had a small balcony, more for ornament than use, as it was scarcely
wide enough to stand on. The roof projected well over the sidewalk,
and there was some attempt at ornamentation in the brackets that
supported it. At one side was a narrow yard with a stunted fig-tree,
and a ragged rose-bush straggled up the posts of a small side-
gallery.
This house had been closed for some time. The former tenant
having died, his family, who were respectable, pleasant people, were
obliged to leave it, much to Pepsie’s sorrow, for she was always
interested in her neighbors, and she had taken a great deal of
pleasure in observing the ways of this household. Therefore she was
very tired of looking at the closed doors and windows, and was
constantly wishing that some one would take it. At last, greatly to her
gratification, one pleasant morning, late in August, a middle-aged
woman, very well dressed in black, who was lame and walked with a
stick, a young man, and a lovely little girl, appeared on the scene,
stopped before the empty house, and after looking at it with much
interest mounted the steps, unlocked the door, and entered.
The child interested Pepsie at once. Although she had seen very
few high-bred children in her short life, she noticed that this little one
was different from the small inhabitants of Good Children Street. Her
white frock, black sash, and wide black hat had a certain grace
uncommon in that quarter, and every movement and step had an
elegant ease, very unlike the good-natured little creoles who played
around Pepsie’s window.
However, it was not only the child’s beauty, her tasteful, pretty
dress, and high-bred air that interested Pepsie; it was the pale,
mournful little face, and the frail little figure, looking so wan and ill.
The woman held her by the hand, and she walked very slowly and
feebly; the robust, black-eyed young man carried a small basket,
which the child watched constantly.
Pepsie could not remove her eyes from the house, so anxious was
she to see the child again; but, instead of coming out, as she
expected they would after they had looked at the house, much to her
joy she saw the young man flinging open the shutters and doors,
with quite an air of ownership; then she saw the woman take off her
bonnet and veil, and the child’s hat, and hang them on a hook near
the window. Presently, the little girl came out on the small side-
gallery with something in her arms. Pepsie strained her eyes, and
leaned forward as far as her lameness would allow her in order to
see what the child had.
“It’s a cat; no, it’s a dog; no, it isn’t. Why, it must be a bird. I can
see it flutter its wings. Yes, it’s a bird, a large, strange-looking bird. I
wonder what it is!” And Pepsie, in her excitement and undue
curiosity, almost tipped out of her chair, while the child looked around
her with a listless, uninterested air, and then sat down on the steps,
hugging the bird closely and stroking its feathers.
“Certainly, they’ve come to stay,” said Pepsie to herself, “or they
wouldn’t open all the windows, and take off their things. Oh, I wonder
if they have; I’ll just get my cards, and find out.”
But Pepsie’s oracle was doomed to remain silent, for, before she
got them spread on the table, there was a rumbling of wheels in the
street, and a furniture-wagon, pretty well loaded, drove up to the
door. Pepsie swept her cards into the drawer, and watched it unload
with great satisfaction.
At the same moment, the active Tite Souris entered like a
whirlwind, her braids of wool sticking up, and her face all eyes and
teeth. She had been out on the banquette, and was bursting with
news.
“Oh, Miss Peps’, Miss Peps’, sum un’s done tuk dat house ov’
yon’er, an’ is a-movin’ in dis ver’ minit. It’s a woman an’ a boy, an’ a
littl’ yaller gal. I means a littl’ gal wid yaller ha’r all ove’ her, an’ she
got a littl’ long-legged goslin’, a-huggin’ it up like she awful fond uv
it.”
“Oh, stop, Tite; go away to your work,” cried Pepsie, too busy to
listen to her voluble handmaid. “Don’t I see them without your telling
me? You’d better finish scouring your kitchen, or mama’ll get after
you when she comes home.”
“Shore ’nuff, I’se a-scourin’, Miss Peps’, an’ I’se jes a dyin tu git
out on dat banquette; dat banquette’s a-spilin’ might’ bad ter be
cleaned. Let me do dat banquette right now, Miss Peps’, an’ I’s
gwine scour lak fury bymeby.”
“Very well, Tite; go and do the banquette,” returned Pepsie, smiling
indulgently. “But mind what I say about the kitchen, when mama
comes.”
Such an event as some one moving in Good Children Street was
very uncommon. Pepsie thought every one had lived there since the
flood, and she didn’t blame Tite Souris to want to be out with the
other idle loungers to see what was going on, although she
understood the banquette ruse perfectly.
At last all the furniture was carried in, and with it two trunks, so
large for that quarter as to cause no little comment.
“Par exemple!” said Monsieur Fernandez, “what a size for a trunk!
That madame yonder must have traveled much in the North. I’ve
heard they use them there for ladies’ toilets.”
And, straightway, madame acquired greater importance from the
conclusion that she had traveled extensively.
Then the wagon went away, the door was discreetly “bowed,” and
the loungers dispersed; but Pepsie, from her coign of vantage, still
watched every movement of the new-comers. She saw Raste come
out with a basket, and she was sure that he had gone to market. She
saw madame putting up a pretty lace curtain at one window, and she
was curious to know if she intended to have a parlor. Only one blind
was thrown open; the other was “bowed” all day, yet she was
positive that some one was working behind it. “That must be
madame’s room,” she thought; “that big boy will have the back room
next to the kitchen, and the little girl will sleep with madame, so the
room on this side, with the pretty curtain, will be the parlor. I wonder
if she will have a carpet, and a console, with vases of wax-flowers on
it, and a cabinet full of shells, and a sofa.” This was Pepsie’s idea of
a parlor; she had seen a parlor once long ago, and it was like this.
So she wondered and speculated all day; and all day the pale,
sorrowful child sat alone on the side-gallery, holding her bird in her
arms; and when night came, Pepsie had not sugared her pecans,
neither had she read her prayers, nor even played one game of
solitaire; but Madelon did not complain of her idleness. It was seldom
the child had such a treat, and even Tite Souris escaped a scolding,
in consideration of the great event.
The next morning Pepsie was awake very early, and so anxious
was she to get to the window that she could hardly wait to be
dressed. When she first looked across the street, the doors and
shutters were closed, but some one had been stirring; and Tite
Souris informed her, when she brought her coffee, that madame had
been out at “sun up,” and had cleaned and “bricked” the banquette
her own self.
“Then I’m afraid she isn’t rich,” said Pepsie, “because if she was
rich, she’d keep a servant, and perhaps after all she won’t have a
parlor.”
Presently there was a little flutter behind the bowed blind, and lo! it
was suddenly flung open, and there, right in the middle of the
window, hung a very tasty gilt frame, surrounding a white center, on
which was printed, in red and gilt letters, “Blanchisseuse de fin, et
confections de toute sorte,” and underneath, written in Raste’s
boldest hand and best English, “Fin Washun dun hear, an notuns of
al sort,” and behind the sign Pepsie could plainly see a flutter of
laces and muslins, children’s dainty little frocks and aprons, ladies’
collars, cuffs, and neckties, handkerchiefs and sacks, and various
other articles for feminine use and adornment; and on a table, close
to the window, were boxes of spools, bunches of tape, cards of
buttons, skeins of wool, rolls of ribbons; in short, an assortment of
small wares, which presented quite an attractive appearance; and,
hovering about them, madame could be discerned, in her black skirt
and fresh white sack, while, as smiling and self-satisfied as ever, she
arranged her stock to the best advantage, and waited complacently
for the customers who she was sure would come.
For the first time since the death of the young widow in Gretna,
she breathed freely, for she began to feel some security in her new
possessions. At last, everything had turned out as Raste predicted,
and she had worked her plans well. The young mother, sleeping in
the Bergeron tomb, could never testify against her, and the child was
too young to give any but the most sketchy information about herself.
She did not even know the name of her parents, and since her
recovery from the fever she seemed to have forgotten a great deal
that she knew before. Her illness had left her in a pitiable condition;
she was weak and dull, and did not appear to care for anything but
the blue heron, which was her constant companion. Whether she
was conscious of her great loss, and was mourning for her mother,
madame could not decide. At first, she had asked constantly for her,
and madame had told her kindly, and with caresses, which were not
returned, that her mother had gone away for a while, and had left her
with her Tante Pauline; and that she must be a good little girl, and
love her Tante Pauline, while her mother was away.
Lady Jane looked at madame’s bland face with such solemnly
scrutinizing eyes, that she almost made her blush for the falsehood
she was telling, but said nothing; her little thoughts and memories
were very busy, and very far away; she had not forgotten as much as
madame fancied she had, neither did she believe as much as
madame thought she did. Whatever of doubt or regret passed
through her little brain, she made no sign, but remained quiet and
docile; she never laughed, and seldom cried; she was very little
trouble, and scarcely noticed anything that was going on around her.
In fact, she was stupefied and subdued, by the sudden misfortunes
that had come upon her, until she seemed a very different being from
the bright, spirited child of a few weeks before.
CHAPTER VIII
LADY JANE FINDS A FRIEND
F ROM the first, madame had insisted that the stranger’s property
should not be meddled with until a certain time had passed.
“We must wait,” she said to the eager and impulsive Raste, “to see
if she is missed, and advertised for. A person of her position must
have friends somewhere, and it would be rather bad for us if she was
traced here, and it was found out that she died in our house; we
might even be suspected of killing her to get her money. Detectives
are capable of anything, and it isn’t best to get in their clutches; but if
we don’t touch her things, they can’t accuse us, and Dr. Debrot
knows she died of fever, so I would be considered a kind-hearted
Christian woman, and I’d be paid well for all my trouble, if it should
come out that she died here.”
These arguments had their weight with Raste, who, though
thoroughly unscrupulous, was careful about getting into the toils of
the law, his father’s fate serving as an example to him of the difficulty
of escaping from those toils when they once close upon a victim.
If at that time they had noticed the advertisement in the journals
signed “Blue Heron” it would have given them a terrible fright; but
they seldom read the papers, and before they thought of looking for
a notice of the missing woman and child, it had been withdrawn.
For several weeks Raste went regular to the grocery on the levee,
and searched over the daily papers until his eyes ached; but in vain;
among all the singular advertisements and “personals,” there was
nothing that referred in any way to the subject that interested him.
Therefore, after some six weeks had passed, madame deemed
that it was safe to begin to cover her tracks, as Raste had advised
with more force than elegance. The first thing to do was to move into
another neighborhood; for that reason, she selected the house in
Good Children Street, it being as far away from her present
residence as she could possibly get, without leaving the city
altogether.
At first she was tempted to give up work, and live like a lady for a
while; then she considered that her sudden wealth might arouse
suspicion, and she decided to carry on her present business, with
the addition of a small stock of fancy articles to sell on which she
could make a snug little profit, and at the same time give greater
importance and respectability to her humble calling.
Among the dead woman’s effects was the pocket-book, containing
five hundred dollars, which she had secreted from Raste. From the
money in the traveling bag she had paid the humble funeral
expenses, and Dr. Debrot’s modest bill, and there still remained
some for other demands; but besides the money there were many
valuables, the silver toilet articles, jewelry, laces, embroideries, and
the handsome wardrobe of both mother and child. In one of the
trunks she found a writing-case full of letters written in English. From
these letters she could have learned all that it was necessary to
know; but she could not read English readily, especially writing; she
was afraid to show them, and she feared to keep them; therefore she
thought it best to destroy them. So one night, when she was alone,
she burned them all in the kitchen stove; not, however, without some
misgivings and some qualms of conscience, for at the moment when
she saw them crumbling to white ashes the gentle face of the dead
woman seemed to come before her, and her blue eyes to look at her
sadly and reproachfully.
Then she thought of Father Ducros, so stern and severe; he had
but little mercy or charity for those who sinned deliberately and
wilfully, as she was doing. She would never dare to go to him, and
what would become of her soul? Already she was beginning to feel
that the way of the transgressor is hard; but she silenced the striving
of conscience with specious arguments. She had not sought the
temptation,—it had come to her, in the form of a dying woman; she
had done her best by her, and now the child was thrown on her and
must be cared for. She did not know the child’s name, so she could
not restore her to her friends, even if she had any; it was not likely
that she had, or they would have advertised for her; and she meant
to be good to the little thing. She would take care of her, and bring
her up well. She would be a daughter to her. Surely that was better
than sending her to a home for foundlings, as another would do. In
this way she persuaded herself that she was really an honest,
charitable woman, who was doing what was best for the child by
appropriating her mother’s property, and destroying every proof of
her identity.
From the child’s wardrobe she selected the plainest and most
useful articles for daily wear, laying aside the finest and daintiest to
dispose of as her business might offer opportunity; and from the
mother’s clothes she also made a selection, taking for her own use
what she considered plain enough to wear with propriety, while the
beautiful linen, fine laces, and pretty little trifles went a long way in
furnishing her show-window handsomely.
Notwithstanding her assurance, she felt some misgivings when
she placed those pretty, dainty articles in the broad light of day
before an observing public,—and not only the public terrified her, but
the child also; suppose she should recognize her mother’s property,
and make a scene. Therefore it was with no little anxiety that she
waited the first morning for Lady Jane’s appearance in the little shop.
After a while she came in, heavy-edged, pale, listless, and
carelessly dressed, her long silken hair uncombed, her little feet and
legs bare, and her whole manner that of a sorrowful, neglected child.
She carried her bird in her arms, as usual, and was passing out of
the side-door to the little yard, without as much as a glance, when
madame, who was watching her furtively, said to her in rather a
fretful tone:
“Come here, child, and let me button your clothes. And you haven’t
brushed your hair; now this won’t do; you’re old enough to dress
yourself, and you must do it; I can’t wait on you every minute, I’ve
got something else to do.” Then she asked in a softer tone, while she
smoothed the golden hair, “See my pretty window. Don’t you think it
looks very handsome?”
Lady Jane turned her heavy eyes toward the laces and fluttering
things above her, then they slowly fell to the table, and suddenly,
with a piercing cry, she seized a little jewel-box, an odd, pretty silver
trinket that madame had displayed among her small wares, and
exclaimed passionately: “That’s my mama’s; it’s mama’s, and you
sha’n’t have it,” and turning, she rushed into madame’s room,
leaving Tony to flutter from her arms, while she held the little box
tightly clasped to her bosom.
Madame did not notice her outbreak, neither did she attempt to
take the box from her, so she carried it about with her all day; but at
night, after the little one had fallen asleep, madame unclosed the
fingers that still clung to it, and without a pang consigned it to
obscurity.
“I mustn’t let her see that again,” she said to herself. “Dear me,
what should I do, if she should act like that before a customer? I’ll
never feel safe until everything is sold, and out of the way.”
“Well, I declare, if that isn’t the fifth customer Madame Jozain has
had this morning,” said Pepsie to Tite Souris, a few days after the
new arrival. “She must be doing a good business, for they all buy; at
least they all come out with paper parcels.”
“An’ jes’ see dem chil’ren crowd ’roun’ dat do. Lor’, dey doant cum
ter yer winner eny mo’, Miss Peps’,” said Tite, with an accent of
disgust, as she brushed the pecan-shells from Pepsie’s table. “Dey
jes stan’ ober dar ter git a glimge uv dat dar goslin’ de littl’ gal holes
all day. Po chile! she might’ lunsum, setten dar all ’lone.”
“Tite, oh, Tite, can’t you coax her across the street? I want to see
her near,” cried Pepsie eagerly; “I want to see what kind of a bird that
is.”
“Dem chil’ren say how it’s a herin’. I doant believe dat—hit ain’t no
ways lak dem herin’s in de sto, what dey has in pickl’. Sho! dat ain’t
no herin’, hit’s a goslin’; I’se done see goslin’s on de plantashun, an’
hit’s a goslin’, shore nuff.”
“Well, I want to see for myself, Tite. Go there to the fence, and ask
her to come here; tell her I’ll give her some pecans.”
Tite went on her mission, and lingered so long, staring with the
others, that her mistress had to call her back. She returned alone.
Lady Jane declined to accept the invitation.
“’T ain’t no use,” said Tite energetically. “She wunt cum. She on’
hugs dat dar long-legged bird, an’ looks at yer solum, lak a owel; ’t
ain’t no use, she wunt cum. She might’ stuck up, Miss Peps’. She
say she doan’t want peccuns. Ain’t dat cur’ous? Oh, Lor, doan’t want
peccuns! Well, white chil’ren is der beatenes’ chil’ren!’ and Tite went
to her work, muttering her surprise at the “cur-ousness” of white
children in general, and Lady Jane in particular.
All day long Pepsie watched, hoping that the little girl might
change her mind, and decide to be more neighborly; but she was
doomed to disappointment. Near night, feeling that it was useless to
hope, and noticing that madame’s customers were dropping off, she
sought consolation in a game of solitaire.
Just as she was at the most exciting point, a slight rustling sound
attracted her attention, and, looking up, she saw a little figure in a
soiled white frock, with long yellow hair falling over her shoulders,
and a thick, neglected bang almost touching her eyebrows. The little
face was pale and sorrowful; but a faint smile dimpled the lips, and
the eyes were bright and earnest. Lady Jane was holding the bird up
in both hands over the iron railing, and when she caught Pepsie’s
surprised glance she said very politely and very sweetly:
“Would you like to see Tony?”
And that was the way in which Lady Jane and Pepsie first became
acquainted.
CHAPTER IX
THE FIRST VISIT TO PEPSIE
W HEN Pepsie first looked at Lady Jane, standing before her

holding up the bird, with the light of the sunset on her yellow
hair, and her lips parted in a smile that made even the solemn eyes
bright, she felt as if she saw a visitor from another world.
For a moment, she could only look at her; then she found voice to
say:
“I was afraid you wouldn’t come. Tite said you wouldn’t. We looked
for you all day.”
“I came to show Tony to you before I go to bed. I’ll hold him so you
can see him.” And Lady Jane stretched up on the tips of her little
white toes to reach the bird above the railing.
“Wait a moment, I’ll have Tite open the door for you. Won’t you
come in?”
Tite, who heard Pepsie talking, was peeping through the kitchen-
door, and in an instant she had pushed the bolt aside, and Lady
Jane stood in the little room, and was looking around her with
pleased surprise.
“Why, how nice!” she said, with a little sigh of content; “I’m glad I
came. Have you got a kitty?”
“A kitty? you mean a little cat?” asked Pepsie, her face one broad
smile over the child and bird. “No, I haven’t one, and I’m sorry.”
Lady Jane had dropped Tony on the floor, holding him with a long
string fastened to the leather band on his leg, while she looked over
Pepsie’s little, distorted figure with mingled curiosity and pity.
In the mean time, Pepsie and Tite were watching the bird with the
closest attention, while he hopped about, not very gracefully, picking
grains of brick-dust from the cracks of the floor.
At last Tite, unable to control her wonder and admiration, broke
forth:
“Miss Peps’, jes look at he. Ain’t he the cur’ousest bird y’ ever
seed? An’ he ain’t no goslin’, shore nuff; jes look at he tail feaders;
jes lak dem feaders on Mam’selle Marie’s hat.”
“And he knows when I speak to him,” said Lady Jane, lifting her
lovely eyes to Pepsie. “Now I’ll call him, and you’ll see him come.”
Then she chirruped softly, and called “Tony, Tony.” The bird turned
his bright eyes on her, and with a fluttering run he hurried to her.
“Oh, oh!” cried Pepsie, quite overcome with surprise. “Isn’t he
knowing! I never saw such a bird. Is he a wild bird?”
“No, he’s very tame, or he’d fly away,” replied Lady Jane, looking
at him fondly. “He’s a blue heron; no one has a bird like him.”
“A blue heron!” repeated Pepsie wonderingly. “I never heard of
such a bird.”
“Didn’t I done tole yer dem chil’ren say he a herin’, an’ he ain’t no
herin’?” interrupted Tite, determined to support her assertion as to
her knowledge of the difference between fish and fowl. “I tole yer,
Miss Peps’, how herin’s fish, an’ he a bird, shore nuff.” And, unable
to repress her mirth at the oddity of the name, she burst into a loud
laugh of derision.
Lady Jane looked hurt and surprised, and, stooping for Tony, she
gathered him up and turned toward the door.
“Oh, don’t go, please don’t!” pleaded Pepsie. “Tite, stop laughing,
and put a chair for the little girl, and then go to your work.”
Tite obeyed reluctantly, with many a grin and backward look, and
Lady Jane, after lingering a moment at the door, shy and undecided,
put Tony down again, and climbed into the chair on the opposite side
of the table.
“Now that darky’s gone,” said Pepsie, with a gaiety that was
reassuring, “we can talk sense. Do you understand me, everything I

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1. All of the following are strong bases in water except

2. What is the conjugate acid of O2?

3. The conjugate acid of HPO42 is

4. What is the conjugate base of H2PO4 ?

5. The conjugate base of ammonia is

6. The conjugate base of OH is

7. In the following reaction

8. When sulfur trioxide dissolves in water, sulfuric acid is produced. An intermediate in

9. Of the following, which does not have an amphoteric oxide?

10. Write the autoprotolysis reaction for liquid ammonia.

13. Which of the following is the weakest acid?

14. Which of the following is the strongest base?

15. Which of the following is the weakest acid?

16. Which of the following produces the strongest conjugate base?

19. The pH of a 0.0050 M aqueous solution of calcium hydroxide is

20. In a solution labeled “0.10 M HNO3,” which of the following is correct?

25. Which of the following is the strongest acid?

27. Which of the following aqueous solutions gives a pH greater than 7?

32. A flask of 0.25 M HBrO(aq) has what pH? (pKa = 8.69)

33. What is the pH of 0.025 M (CH3)3N(aq) (Kb = 6.5  105)?

35. If the pKa of acetic acid is 4.75, the pKa of CH3CH2OH is

36. When CaO(s) is dissolved in water, which of the following is true?

39. Estimate the pH of 107 M HClO4(aq).

41. Estimate the pH of 107 M KOH(aq).

51. The equation that represents Ka2 for sulfurous acid is

52. The equation that represents Ka2 for phosphoric acid is

53. For a solution labeled “0.10 M H2SO4(aq),”

54. For a solution labeled “0.10 M H3PO4(aq),”

60. Calculate the equilibrium constant for the reaction

61. Calculate the equilibrium constant for the reaction

Write the structure of the dominant species at pH 1, 6, and 12, respectively.

What do the two points represent where alpha is 0.5?

Match each box with the correct compound.

76. All of the following are Lewis bases except

78. Of the following, which is not a Lewis acid?

82. Which of the following is the weakest acid?

86. Which of the following is the conjugate acid of H2PO4?

87. Which of the following does not have an amphoteric oxide?

88. Of the following, which is the strongest acid?

89. Which of the following acids has the highest pKa?

93. Which of the following is not a Lewis acid?

94. What is the molarity of OH in a 0.0018 M calcium hydroxide solution?

95. When pyridinium chloride is added to C5H5N(aq),

96. When sodium nitrite is added to HNO2(aq),

125. The following compounds are available as 0.10 M aqueous solutions.

Which two solutions could be used to prepare a buffer with a pH of ~ 7?

126. The following compounds are available as 0.10 M aqueous solutions.

Which two solutions could be used to prepare a buffer with a pH of ~ 2.5?

127. The following compounds are available as 0.10 M aqueous solutions.

128. The following compounds are available as 0.10 M aqueous solutions.

Pick two solutions that could be used to prepare a buffer with a pH of ~ 4.

129. The following compounds are available as 0.10 M aqueous solutions.

Ans: C6H5COOH(aq) and C6H5COO(aq)

152. Consider the titration of 50.0 mL of 0.0200 M C6H5COOH(aq), with 0.100 M

Estimate pKa1 and pKa2 of H2SO3.

164. Silver bromide is most soluble in

183. What is the equilibrium constant for the reaction

190. Given: Cr(OH)3(s)  CrO42(aq), basic solution.

191. Given: S2O42(aq)  SO32(aq), basic solution.

193. Given: N2H5+(aq)  N2(g).

194. Given: PH3(g)  P4(s), basic solution.