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Chapter 6 Form 4 : Acid, Base and CLASS :

Salt
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34 Questions

1. Which statement is correct about acid?

The presence of water enables acid Weak acid produces high

A B
to produce hydroxide ions concentration of hydrogen ions

Strong acid ionizes partially in water Acid solution conducts electric

C D
current

2. Which substance is an alkali?

A Potassium hydroxide B Aluminium hydroxide

C Zinc oxide D Magnesium oxide

3. Table above shows the pH values of two solutions

with the same concentration.

Which statement explains the differences in the pH

values?

The concentration of hydrogen ions Q ionizes partially whereas R

A B
in Q is lower than R ionizes completely

The number of mole of hydrogen The degree of ionization of Q is

C D
ions in Q is less than R higher than R
4. Which acid contains the highest number of hydrogen ions?

25 cm3 of 1 mol dm-3 ethanoic acid 25 cm3 of 1 mol dm-3 hydrochloric

A B
acid

C 25 cm3 of 1 mol dm-3 nitric acid D 25 cm3 of 1 mol dm-3 sulphuric acid

5. pH is a measure of

A hydroxide concentration B hydroxide ion concentration

C hydrogen ion concentration D hydrogen concentration

6. Which of the following is the correct sequence in preparation of a solution by

dilution method?

I Transfer the solution into a volumetric flask

II Calculate the volume of solution to be diluted
III Use a pipette to obtain the volume of solution needed
IV Add distilled water to the required volume of solution

A II, I, IV, III B II, III, I, IV

C II, I, III, IV D II, III, IV, I

7. The following equation represents the reaction between hydrochloric acid and
calcium hydroxide solution.

2HCl(aq) + Ca(OH)2(aq) → CaCl2(aq) + H2O(l)

20 cm3 of 0.1 mol dm-3 hydrochloric acid is neutralised by 50 cm3 of calcium

hydroxide solution.
What is the molarity of calcium hydroxide solution?

A 0.04 mol dm-3 B 0.125 mol dm-3

C 0.02 mol dm-3 D 0.25 mol dm-3

 8. Which of the following is correct about weak alkaline solution?

A Partially ionised in water B Solution does not react with acid

C Concentration of the solution is low D Have pH value of 13

9. What is the number of moles in 100 cm3 of 1.5 mol dm-3 of nitric acid?

A 0.150 mol B 1.500 mol

C 0.015 mol D 0.100 mol

10. A standard solution was prepared by dissolving 6.30 g of oxalic acid,

H2C2O4.2H2O in water to make up 250 cm3 of solution. What is the molarity of
the acid solution?

[RAM: H=1, C=12, O=16]

A 0.05 mol dm-3 B 0.10 mol dm-3

C 0.07 mol dm-3 D 0.20 mol dm-3

11. Which of the following substances is a monoprotic acid?

A Propanoic acid, C2H5COOH B Sulphuric acid, H2SO4

C Carbonic acid, H2CO3 D Phosphoric acid, H3PO4

12. A factory worker wants to remove the oxide layer on the surface of the steel
used to make a body car. Which substance is suitable to be used for that
purpose?

A Dilute potassium hydroxide B Sulphur dioxide

C Detergent D Dilute hydrochloric acid

13. Which of the following solution will form brown precipitate which is insoluble in
excess sodium hydroxide solution?

A Magnesium sulphate B Iron (II) sulphate

C Copper (II) sulphate D Iron (III) sulphate

14. A substance can be classified as acid if it can produce

A B

15. Acids

Corrosive Reacts with metals to produce

A B
hydrogen gas

C Tastes bitter D pH value less than 7

16. Alkali

A Corrosive B Tastes sour

C pH value more than 7 D Tastes bitter

17. The pH scale is a range from:

A 1-20 B 1-14

C 1-7 D 0-14
18. A(n) ______ is a substance with a pH less than 7

A Buffer B Base

C Acid D Alkaline

19. A(n) _______ is a substance with a pH greater than 7.

A Acid B Base

C Water D Buffer

20. A solution with a pH of 3.6 would be...

A Acid and Base B Acid

C Neutral D Base

21. A solution with a pH of 8.6 would be...

A Acid B Acid and Base

C Neutral D Base

22. Which pH levels indicated a strong acid?

A 8-11 B 12-14

C 4-6 D 1-3
23. An acid that does not break apart completely.
Range from 4-7 on the pH scale.

A Strong Base B Strong Acid

C Weak Base D Weak Acid

24. What completely ionizes in solution?

A Weak acids B Strong Salts

C Strong acids D Neutral salts

25. Only partially dissociates in water to form OH- ions.

A Strong acid B Weak acid

C Weak alkali D Strong alkali

26. What is the molarity of a solution containing 4 moles

of KCl in 2.5 dm3 of solution?

A 0.63 M B 1.6 M

C 10 M D 2.6 M

27. What is the number of moles of solute in 550 cm3 of a 0.2M solution?

A 0.36mol B 27.5mol

C 0.11mol D 110mol
28. The initial standard solution is called ________

A diluted solution B stock solution

C volumetric solution D unknown solution

29. What are the correct steps in preparing a standard solution of 250.0 cm3 of
ethanedioic acid solution from its solid? (use the number in correct order)

(1) Add distilled water until the bottom of meniscus reaches the graduation
mark.
(2) Dissolve the weighed solids in a beaker using about 100 cm3 of distilled
water.
(3) Stopper the flask and invert the flask several times to mix the contents well.
(4) Weigh a calculated mass of ethanedioic acid solid.
(5) Wash the beaker and the glass rod with distilled water several times and
pour all the washings into the flask.
(6) Add distilled water into the flask until the meniscus of solution if about 2 cm
below the graduation mark.

A 4, 2, 5, 6, 1, 3 B 4, 1, 5, 2, 6, 3

C 4, 2, 6, 5, 1, 3 D 4, 5, 2, 6, 1, 3

30. Which of the following equipment is used for diluting a 0.500 M NaOH solution
to 0.0500 M?

Dropper, volumetric flask, Pipette, volumetric flask, pipette

A B
measuring cylinder filler

Measuring cylinder, glass rod, Pipette filler, pipette, volumetric

C D
volumetric flask, beaker flask, dropper

31. Complete the word equation below:

Acid + alkali --> ............... + water

A gold B salt

C water D metal
32. What method is used to study the neutralisation
reaction between an acid and an alkali?

A Electrolisis B Titration

C Sublimation D Evaporation

33. In a neutralisation reaction, what is the function of the

indicator?

To indicate that the mixture is To indicate that the flask should be

A B
neutral shaken

To indicate that a precipitate is To indicate that hot water should be

C D
formed added

34. 30 cm3 of sodium hydroxide, NaOH is neutralised by

12.3 cm3 of 0.2 mol dm-3 hydrochloric acid, HCl
solution. What is the concentration of the sodium
hydroxide, NaOH solution?

A 0.82 mol dm-3 B 82 mol dm-3

C 0.082 mol dm-3 D 0.49 mol dm-3