CHAPTER#08

Class: XI
ACIDS, BASES & SALTS CHEMSITRY

1. Aqueous solution of NaCl is:

A. Acidic B. Basic C. Neutral D.Amphoteric
2. Indicators are:
A. Weak acids B. Strong acids C. Weak bases D.Weak acids or weak bases
3. Phenolphthalein indicator is used for:
A. Weak acid weak base C. Weak acid strong base
B. Strong acid strong base D.Strong acid weak base
4. Phenolphthalein in ionized form has colour: HPh ⇌ H+ + Ph-
A. No colour B. Pink C. Purple D.Orange
5. Which one is not a strong acid?
A. H2S B. CH3COOH C. H2CO3 D.All of these
6. Which one is strongest acid?
A. Hydrocyanic acid B. Choloracetic acid C. Formic acid D.Acetic acid
7. “A base is a proton acceptor “ this is according to:
A. Arrhenius theory C. Lewis theory
B. Bronsted Lowry theory D.SHAB principle
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8. The [OH ] of a solution is 10 mol/dm . Its pH is:
A. 4 B. 3 C. 10 D.11
9. pH of blood is:
A. 7.0 B. 6.6 C. 7.35 D.8.1
10. [H+] of distilled water at 250C is:
A. 10-6 B. 10-7 C. 10-10 D.10-14
11. Methyl orange indictor is used for:
A. Strong acid weak base C. Weak acid and weak base
B. Strong acid strong base D.Weak acid and strong base
12. A solution which maintains the pH is called as:
A. Universal solution C. Buffer solution
B. Isotonic solution D.Hypertonic solution
13. Buffer solution is a mixture of:
A. Strong acid and its salt with weak base C. Weak acid and its salt with strong
B. Weak base and its salt with strong acid base
D.Both B & C
14. Buffer in blood is:
A. H2CO3 + Na2CO3 C. H2CO3 +protein molecules
B. H2CO3 + NaHCO3 D.H2CO3 +(NH4)2CO3
15. The pH of 0.004 mol/dm3 HCl is:
A. 4 B. 3 C. 2.40 D.3.5
16. Buffer solution of acetic acid contains:
A. CH3COOH + CH3COONH4 C. CH3COOH + CH3COONa
B. CH3COOH +(CH3COO)2Pb D.CH3COOH + (CH3COO)2Mg
17. Salt formed by partial neutralization of acid with base is:
A. Acidic salt B. Basic salt C. Neutral salt D.Normal salt
18. Salt formed by the incomplete neutralization of Mg(OH)2 with NHO3 is:
A. Acidic salt B. Basic salt C. Neutral salt D.Normal salt
19. Hydration energy for ions Mg+2, Na+1, Be+2 & F-1 is in order?
A. Be+2>Mg+2>F- >Na+ C. Mg+2 > Be+2 >Na+ > F- E. Na+ > F- > Mg+2 > Be+2
+2 +2 + - - + +2 +2
B. Be >Mg > Na > F D.F > Na > Mg > Be
20. In hydrated MgCl2, Mg+2 ion is surrounded by _________ water molecules in
_______________ fashion.
A. Four, tetrahedral C. Six, hexagonal E. Three, trigonal
B. Four, square planar D.Six, octahedral planar
21. Hydrolysis of which salt results in the pH of solution more than 7?
A. NH4Cl B. NaCl C. Na2SO4 D.Na2CO3 E. (NH4)2SO4

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22. Hydrolysis is not given by:
A. NaNO3 B. NH4NO3 C. CH3COONa D.NaCl
23. In the aqueous solution of CH3COONa:
A. Blue litmus turns red C. Phenolphthalein is colorless E. Red litmus turns
B. Red litmus turns blue D.Methyl orange is red purple
24. Correct equation for ionization of H3PO4 is;
A. H3PO4 ⇌ 3H+3 + C. H3PO4 ⇌ 3H+ + E. H3PO4 ⇌ H+ +
B. H3PO4 ⇌ 3H+ + D.H3PO4 ⇌ H+3 +
25. When equal volumes of 0.1M CH3COOH & 0.1M NaOH are mixed. If methyl
orange indicator is added to the solution, colour appeared will be?
A. Yellow B. Red C. Orange D. Purple E. Pink
26. Colour of litmus in neutral solution is:
A. Orange B. Green C. Red D. Purple E. Yellow
27. Phenolphthalein indicator is suitable for which acid-base pair titration of
the following:
A. HCl, NH4OH C. CH3COOH, Be(OH)2 E. H2S, NH4OH
B. CH3COOH, KOH D. H3PO4, Mg(OH)2
28. Dissociation constant (Ka) for the reaction; (HCl + H2O → H3O+ + Cl-) is:
[ ][ ] [ ][ ] C. [ ][ ] [ ] [ ][ ]
A. B. [ ][ ]
D. E.
[ ][ ] [ ] [ ]
29. pH of 0.56g/dm3 solution of KOH is:
A. 2 B. 12 C. 0.78 D. 10-2 E. 10-12
30. pH of 0.05M H2X acid is:
A. 1.3 B. 1.0 C. 2.0 D. 1.5 E. 2.5
31. Values of dissociation constants of some acids at 25℃ are given below. The
strongest acid in water is;
A. 1.6x10-4 B. 4.4 x10-4 C. 1.4 x10-2 D. 4.4 x10-7 E. 2x10-12
32. The compound whose 0.1M solution is basic is:
A. CH3COONH4 B. NH4Cl C. (NH4)2SO4 D. CH3COONa E. NaNO3
33. The pOH of a solution is 4. The [H+] of the solution is;
A. 4 mol/L B. 10-4 mol/L C. 10-10 mol/L D. 0.4 mol/L E. 4x10-4 mol/L
34. The pH of blood is:
A. Acidic B. Basic C. Slightly acidic D. Slightly basic E. Neutral
35. Equation for the pH of solution containing weak acid & its salt is:
[ ] [ ] E. Both A & C
A. pH = pKa+log C. pH = pKa– log
[ ] [ ]
[ ] [ ]
B. pH = pKa+log D. pH = Ka+log
[ ] [ ]
36. Which of the following statement is incorrect?
A. At 25℃, pKw = 7 C. At 25℃, pH of H2O is 7 E. None of These
B. pH = log D. pH of 10-3M HCl is 3
[ ]
37. If H+ ion concentration of water is 10-3M, pKw is equal to:
A. 10-11 B. 3 C. 11 D. 14 E. 10-3
38. Colour of universal indicator in 1M HCl solution is:
A. Red B. Blue C. Purple D. Green E. Yellow
39. Volume of 0.5M NaOH required to neutralize 200ml of 0.1M H2SO4 is?
A. 80ml B. 40ml C. 20ml D. 100ml E. 50ml
40. pH of 0.004M HCl solution is:
A. 3.6 B. 2.4 C. 11.6 D. 10.4 E. 8.5
41. Which one of the following pairs can act as buffer solution:
A. H2CO3 + (NH4)2CO3 C. KOH + K2CO3
B. NH4OH + NH4NO3 D. NaOH + Na2CO3
42. Which of the following is a Bronsted base as well as Lewis base?

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A. NH3 B. NH4OH C. KOH D. BF3 E. H2S
43. Correct relation among following is:
A. pKw = 14 C. pH = log [H+] E. Both A & D
B. pH = -log [ ] D. Kw = [H3O+] [OH-]
44. “A base is a hydroxide ion [OH-] donor” This statement is according to:
A. Arrhenius concept C. Lewis concept E. None of these
B. Bronsted-Lowry concept D. Both A & D
45. Hydroxide ion concentration in a 0.001M solution of HCl is:
A. 10-3 B. 10-11 C. 10-2 D. 10-14 E. 10-10
46. pH of a solution is 2. Its pH is to be changed to 4. Then the H+
concentration of original solution has to be?
A. Halved C. Increased 100 times E. Increased 10 times
B. Doubled D.Decreased 100 times
47. [H+] of a solution is 0.0004M. pH of solution will be:
A. 4 B. 10-4 C. 4.3 D.3.3 E. 10-3
+
48. Which of the following [H ] is possible for acidic solutions?
A. 10-7 M B. 10-9 M C. 10-12 M D.10-2 M E. 10-10 M
49. Hydroxide ion concentration of a solution having pH 4 will be:
A. 10-4 M B. 10-10 M C. 10-14 M D.10-8 M E. 10-7 M
50. The pH of a buffer solution of mixture of CH3COOH & CH3COONa is:
A. 0 B. 7 C. 14 D.Less than 7 E. Greater than 7
51. Most suitable indicator for titration of NaOH & H2CO3 is:
A. Methyl orange C. Methyl red E. Anyone can be used
B. Phenolphthalein D.Bromothymol blue
52. Most suitable indicator for the titration of HCl & NH4OH is:
A. Litmus C. Methyl orange E. No one is suitable
B. Phenolphthalein D.Any one of these can be used
53. pH of sea water is:
A. Strongly acidic B. Weakly acidic C. Strongly basic D.Weakly basic E. Neutral
54. Salt formed by the partial neutralization of acid by a base is:
A. Basic salt B. Acidic salt C. Normal salt D.Neutral salt E. Both C & D
55. Color of universal indicator in equeous solution of NaCl is;
A. Green B. Yellow C. Red D.Blue E. Orange
56. Lowest value of pH is given by:
A. 0.1M HCl C. 0.1M NaOH E. 0.005M H2SO4
B. 0.01M HCl D.0.01M NaOH
57. Which of the following salt will produce hydrolysis when dissolved in water?
A. NH4NO3 B. KNO3 C. NaCl D.Na2SO4 E. (NH4)2CO3
-3
58. The pOH of a 10 M HCl solution is:
A. 3 B. 11 C. -3 D.-11 E. 14
59. At 100oC pure water has [H3O+] 10-6M. Value of Kw at 100oC is:
A. 6 B. −6 C. 12 D.14 E. 10-12
+
60. Hydrogen ion concentration [H ] of a solution of pH 5.4 will be?
A. 3.8x10-4 B. 3.9x10-5 C. 4x10-6 D.3.8x10-7 E. 3.8x10-6
61. Hydroxide ion concentration [OH-] of a solution of pH 5 is:
A. 105 B. 10-5 C. 109 D.10-9 E. 10-14
62. For titration of CH3COOH & NH4OH indicator can be used is:
A. Phenolphthalein C. Methyl red E. No one is suitable
B. Methyl orange D.Anyone can be used
63. Universal indicator displays colour in acidic & basis solutions respectively:
A. Purple, red C. Red, yellow E. Red, purple
B. Purple, green D.Yellow, green

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ANSWER KEY
1. C 21. D 41. B 61. C
2. D 22. A&D 42. A 62. D
3. C 23. B 43. E 63. E
4. B 24. B 44. A
5. D 25. A 45. B
6. B 26. D 46. D
7. B 27. B 47.

8. B 28. E 48. D
9. C 29. B 49. D
10. B 30. B 50. B
11. A 31. C 51. D
12. C 32. D 52. B
13. D 33. C 53. C
14. B 34. D 54. D
15. B 35. B 55. B
16. C 36. A 56. A
17. A 37. D 57. A
18. B 38. A 58. A
19. B 39. A 59. B
20. D 40. B 60. E

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