Take Home Exam No.

2 – Analytical Chemistry
Deadline: Sat 22Feb2019 8:00 AM
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1. Which of the ff. acids is not used as a standard solution in laboratory analyses?
a. HCl b. HClO4 c. H2CO3 d. H2SO4
2. Nitric acid is a very strong acid so it is used as a standard solution for laboratory analyses.
a. True c. False, it is not used because of its oxidizing properties.
b. False, nitric acid is a weak acid. d. False, though it is a strong acid, it is relatively unstable in solutions.
3. The stronger the acid, the stronger the conjugate base.
a. True b. False c. Depends upon its nature d. Depends upon the solvent
4. If you add a base in a solution containing solid Al(OH) 3, its solubility of the solid in the solution will:
a. increase b) decrease c) no change d) become infinite
5. Which of the solution containing the ff. salts at the same concentration has the lowest pH?
a. NaBrO3 b. NaCN c. NH4ClO4 d. MgNH4PO4
6. Write the autoprotolysis of methanol (CH3OH)
a. CH3OH + H2O ⇌ CH3O- + H3O+ c. CH3OH + CH3OH ⇌ CH3OH2+ + CH3O-
b. CH3OH + H2O ⇌ CH3OH2 + OH + -
d. CH3OH + CH3OH ⇌ 2 CH3O- + H2
7. Common ion effect causes ___________ in the Ksp of a sparingly soluble salt.
a. an increase b. a decrease c. nothing d. whatever and I don’t care
8. In the reaction H2CO3 + H2O ⇌ HCO3- + H3O+, determine which are the Bronsted acids.
(1) (2) (3) (4)
a. 1 and 3 b. 2 and 4 c. 1 and 4 d. 2 and 3
9. Dilution of a buffer will cause ___________ in its pH.
a. an increase b. a decrease c. no change d. whatever and I don’t care
10. Inductive effect will make the acidity of carboxylic acids
a. increase b. decrease c. no change d. whatever and I don’t care
11. Calculate the pH of the solution made by dissolving 4 g NaOH and then 3 g Ba(OH) 2 in water then dilute to mark in a 250-mL volumetric
flask.
a. 13.67 b. 13.73 c. 12.55 d. 13.13
12. Calculate the pH of the solution made by dissolving 0.4 g NaOH in water then dilute to mark in a 250-mL volumetric flask and then dumped
by 10 g Ca(OH)2.
a. 12.664 b. 12.602 c. 1.336 d. 1.398
13. What is the pH of a solution that is 0.25 M Ba(OAc)2 and 0.66 M HOAc?
a. 4.34 b. 4.64 c. 5.18 d. 4.88
14. Ten (10) grams of barium hydroxide octahydrate is dumped in a 500-mL 0.005 M NaOH solution. Calculate the volume in mL of 0.01 M HCl
solution needed to neutralize 50 mL of the resulting solution.
a. 430.22 b. 235.86 c. 659.26 d. 25
15. What is the pH of a 1 x 10-8 M NaOH solution?
a. 6.96 b. 6.98 c. 7.04 d. 7.02
16. What is the pH of the solution made by mixing 50 mL 0.02 M H 2SO4 and 30 mL 0.12 M NaOH?
a. 1.69897 b. 1.4881 c. 12.301 d. 9.554
17. What is the pH of a solution that is 0.0005 M HCl and 0.005 M HOAc?
a. 3.7570 b. 2.2596 c. 5.7570 d. 3.1977
18. What is the pH change if 30 mL of 0.0131 M of NaOH is added in a 100 mL of 0.01 M NaOAc / 0.02 M HOAc buffer solution.
a. 0.2390 b. -0.4132 c. 0.1889 d. 0.4687
19. What is the pH of a 1 x 10-3 M NaF solution?
a. 3.17 b. 6.92 c. 8.00 d. 7.08
20. A monoprotic acid sample was tested for its Ka. A 5-mL portion is pipeted and diluted to mark in a 250-mL volumetric flask. A 50-mL portion
of the resulting solution required 23.5 mL of 0.11 M NaOH. Then 2 mL of the original sample is added, followed by 50 mL water, and the resulting
pH is 4.45. Calculate the Ka of the acid.
a. 1.867E-5 b. 1.774E-4 c. 1.5927E-6 d. 5.599E-4
21. A hypothetical acid Borboric acid, H 5 Bo , is a pentaprotic acid with K a 1 ,thru K a 5 as 0.0125, 3.445E-4, 4.107E-6, 2.917E-11, and
7.441E-13,respectively. Which species is the most dominant at pH 10?
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a. H 5 Bo
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b. H 4 Bo c. H 3 Bo d. H 2 Bo e. H Bo 4−¿¿ f. B o5−¿¿
22. What is the concentration of a NH4Cl solution that has a pH of 5.477?
a. 0.0195 b. 3.33x10-6 c. 3.00x10-9 d. 1.66 x 10-4
23. If 30 mL of a NaOH solution was added to 100 mL of a HCN solution, the pH is 8.4792. If 250 mL of the NaOH solution was added to 100
mL of the HCN solution, the pH is 10.8625. Calculate the concentration of the NaOH solution.
a. 0.00306 M b. 0.0372 M c. 0.005835 M d. 0.0585 M
24. A mixture contains only BaO and CaO which weighed 2 g. The oxides are converted to corresponding sulfates, which weighed 4 g.
Calculate %Ca in the sample.
a) 94.52 b) 54.78 c) 37.67 d) 35.147
25. A 0.611-g sample of an alloy containing Al and Mg is dissolved and treated to prevent interferences by the alloy’s other constituents.
Aluminum and magnesium are precipitated using 8-hydroxyquinoline, providing a mixed precipitate of Al(C 9H6NO)3 and Mg(C9H6NO)2 that weighs
7.815 g. Igniting the precipitate converts it to a mixture of Al 2O3 and MgO that weighs 1.002 g. Calculate the %w/w Al and %w/w Mg in the alloy.
a) 3.47 b) 94.93 c) 58.00 d) 21.22
26. A sample containing only aluminum bromide and calcium bromide weighs 253.02 mg. The sample was dissolved in water and treated with
excess AgNO3 and the precipitate was found to weigh 504.37 mg. Calculate the % aluminum bromide in the sample?
a) 49.21 b) 16.74 c) 23.66 d) 55.21
27. The iron in an organometallic compound was determined by treating a 0.4873-g sample with HNO 3 and heating to volatilize the organic
material. After ignition, the residue of Fe2O3 weighed 0.2091 g. The carbon and hydrogen in a second sample of the compound were determined
 by a combustion analysis. When a 0.5123-g sample was carried through the analysis, 1.2119 g of CO 2 and 0.2482 g of H2O were collected. What
are the %w/w C in this compoundl formula?
a) 64.57 b) 5.38 c) 26.19 d) 1.21
28. An ultrapure compound that serves as the reference material for titrimetric method of analysis.
a) primary standard b) secondary standard c) standard solution d) secondary standard solution
29. The substance to be determined in a chemical analysis.
a) sample b) analyte c) titer d) titrant
30. Weight molarity of a solution has a unit of:
a) g solute/L solution b) mol solute/L solution c) mol solute/ kg solvent d) mol solute/ kg solution
31. What type of indicator is thymol blue?
a) base-range b) acid-range c) both acid and base-range d) not an indicator
32. The process of determining the concentration of a solution by titrating it with a primary standard or standard solution.
a) neutralization b) titration c) standardization d) titrimetry
33. Devarda’s alloy is:
a) 50%Cu, 40%Al, 10%Mg b) 60%Cu, 40%Mg c) 50%Zn, 40%Cu, 10%Zn d) 50%Cu, 45%Al, 5%Zn
34. The Winkler method is for:
a) neutralization titration b) replacement titration c) compatible mixtures titration d) determination of inorganic nitrogen
35. A type of indirect titration wherein the analyte was made to react with an excess reagent to produce a species which is to be
determined by titration.
a) back-titration b) replacement titration c) displacement titration d) double titration
36. Reagents which have been analyzed by the manufacturer and the analysis are given on the labels of the containers.
a) Technical Grade b) USP Grade c) C.P. Grade d) Reagent Grade
37. The molecular weight of acid or base divided by the number of H+ or OH- replaceable.
a) number of equivalence b) equivalent weight c) normality d) Reagent Grade
38. The process of removing a gas from a solution by bubbling an inert gas through the solution.
a) standardization b) saponification c) sparging d) diffusion
39. The method by which the sample was combusted and the gas was passed through a stream of hot cupper to reduce oxides of
nitrogen to elemental nitrogen. The resulting solution was made to absorb in KOH, to determine the amount of nitrogen produced.
a) Winkler b) Dumas c) Kjeldahl d) revised Kjeldahl
40. Which of the nitrogen-containing group will be reduced to NH4+ by the Kjeldahl Method?
a) nitro b) amino c) azo d) azoxy
41. Which of the following do not belong to the group?
a) oxalic acid b) KHP c) THAM d) KH(IO3)2
42. KH(IO3)2 is often used as a primary standard in standardizing bases than benzoic acid. Which of the following is not a reason for
the above statement?
a) it is a stronger acid than benzoic acid. c) it is more stable than benzoic acid
b) it is more soluble in water than benzoic acid. d) none of the above
43. In the standardization of an acid solution with sodium or calcium carbonate, which of the following is not a reason why is it
necessary to boil the solution before completing the titration?
a) to eliminate the reaction product, CO2 and H2CO3. c) to make the reaction faster
b) to destroy the buffering action of the resulting solution d) to achieve a sharper endpoint due to the large decrease in pH
due to the presence of H2CO3 and unreacted HCO3-
44. In the modification imposed by Skoog in the treatment of compatible mixtures of NaOH, Na 2CO3 and NaHCO3, if Vo→ph > ½
Vo→MR, the solution contains:
a) Na2CO3 only b) NaHCO3 only c) NaOH and Na2CO3 d) Na2CO3 and NaHCO3
45. A mixture containing only BaCO3 and Li2CO3 weigh 0.150 g. If 25 mL of 0.120 M HCl is required for complete neutralization, what
is the %BaCO3 in the sample?
a) b) c) d)
46. Determine the molar concentration of concentrated HNO 3 solution where 5 mL was diluted to 50 mL and standardized using
0.350 g Na2CO3 requiring 11.5 mL of the solution to reach the methyl red endpoint.
a) b) c) d)
47. A sample consisting of Na2CO3, NaHCO3 and inerts weigh 1.179 g. It is titrated with 0.100 M HCl with phenolphthalein as the
indicator, and the solution became colorless after the addition of 24.00 mL. Another duplicate sample of the acid was titrated with the HCl using
methyl red as indicator. It required 50.25 mL of the acid for the color change. Calculate the % Na 2CO3 and %NaHCO3 in the sample.
a) b) c) d)
48. The carbon dioxide evolved on heating a 2.407-g sample of steel in a closed system was swept into a flask containing 50 mL of
0.05081 M barium hydroxide. After filtering the solution to remove the precipitated barium carbonate, the remaining base consumed 14.87 mL of
0.1125 M HCl for titration to the phenolphthalein end point. Calculate the percentage of carbon in steel.
a) b) c) d)
49. Which of the following is not used for the direct determination of halides?
a) Volhard b) Mohr c) Fajans d) d) none of the above
50. The titrant for the Volhard Method
a) Na2CrO4 b) KSCN c) AgNO3 d) Feric Alum
51. Which of the following is a requirement for a successful precipitation titration?
a) Very high ksp of the resulting precipitate c) Very high concentration of the analyte
b) Very low ksp of the resulting precipitate d) Very high concentration of the titrant

52. Which of the following is not a correct analytical method-titrant pair?

a) Mohr-AgNO3 b) Fajans- AgNO3 c) Volhard- AgNO3 d) Leibig- AgNO3
53. What is the color of the fluoriceinate ion?
a) red b) white c) yellow green d) blue
54. The Volhard titration requires:
a) Acidic medium b) Basic medium c) Neutral Medium d) Any medium
55. Reagents that are capable of removing and inactivating metal ions to prevent air oxidation.
 a) Chelating agents b) Complexing agents c) Sequestering agents d) Ligands
56. The αM values indicates:
a) The fraction of total metal concentration, including in MY (n-4)+, that exists as Mn+ c) The fraction of total metal concentration, including in all
complexes, that exists as Mn+
b) The fraction of total metal concentration outside MY (n-4)+ that exists as Mn+ d) nothing
57. What is the coordination number of silver?
a) 2 b)3 c) 6 d) 8
58. What symbol indicates the total concentration of EDTA uncomplexed?
a) αM b) α4 c) cT d) cM
Situationer: refer to this problem: In the titration of 50 mL of 0.01 M Ca 3(PO4)2, with 0.03 M EDTA solution, the solution is buffered at pH 10.0. K CaY is
5.0 x 1010.
59. What is the pCa after addition of 10 mL of the EDTA?
a) 2.54 b) 10.24 c) 1.89 d) 2.08
60. What is the pCa after addition of 50 mL of the EDTA?
a) 6.03 b) 10.54 c) 5.03 d) 4.03
61. What is the pCa after addition of 70 mL of the EDTA?
a) 10.74 b) 9.85 c) 10.27 d) 10.32
62. It is added so that insoluble hydrous oxides will not be formed.
a) Auxiliary complexing agent b) Masking Agent c) Demasking Agent d) Buffer solution
63. The Zn in a 0.7457-g sample of foot powder was titrated with 22.57 mL of 0.01639 M EDTA. Calculate the percent Zn in this
sample. [Zn]=65.38
a) 2.43 b) 3.24 c) 24.30 d) 16.18
64. The formation constant of the metal-EDTA complex should be _________ than the formation constant of the metal-indicator
complex.
a) lower b) higher c) the same d) not a big issue
65. The higher the Ligand-Metal ratio, as indicated by the number of step-wise reactions until the coordination number of metal M is
assumed, is
a) Better to be used in titration c) not an important factor to be considered
b) the more it is not suitable for titration d) indicative of faster reaction rates
66. The trivalent state of a metal is more satisfactory to be used in a complexometric titration than their divalent states.
a) True b) False c) Partly true d) Partly false
67. From which of the ff. is EDTA is normally prepared from?
a) Na2Y ▪ 2H2O b) Na2H2Y ▪ 2H2O c) Na2H2Y d) Na2Y
68. In the determination of hydrogen cyanide impurity in acrylonitrile used in the production of acrylic fibers, what is added to
determine the quantity of the impurity?
a) Hg(NO3)2 b) AgNO3 c) NiSO4 d) KSCN
69. 100-mL solution that is 0.05 M I- and 0.03 M Br- is titrated with 0.1 M M AgNO 3. What is the pAg when we add 25 mL of the
AgNO3 solution? Ksp AgI=8.3x10-17, Ksp AgBr=5.2x10-13.
a) 14.48 b) 13.48 c) 13.38 d) 14.38
70. From the previous problem, what is the pAg when the AgBr begins to precipitate?
a) 10.28 b) 8.47 c) 5.20 d) 2.04