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Exercise # 1 [Single Correct Choice Type Questions]

1. In the following reaction HC2O4– (aq) + PO43–(aq) HPO42–(aq) + C2O42–(aq), which are the two Bronsted bases?
(A) HC2O4– and PO43– (B) HPO42– and C2O42– (C) HC2O4– and HPO42– (D) PO43– and C2O42–

2. Boric acid H3BO3 is a :

(A) Arrhenius acid (B) Bronsted acid (C) Lewis acid (D) All of these

3. The following equilibrium is established when HClO4 is dissolved in weak acid HF.
HF + HClO4 ClO4– + H2F+
Which of the following is correct set of conjugate acid base pair ?
(A) HF and HClO4 (B) HF and ClO4– (C) HF and H2F+ (D) HClO4 & H2F+

4. Identify the amphoteric species from the following :

(I) H2O (II) NH3 (III) H2PO4– (IV) HCO3–
(A) ,  (B) , IV (C) , ,  (D)V

5. The following equilibrium is established when hydrogen chloride is dissolved in acetic acid
HCl (aq) + CH3COOH (aq) Cl– (aq) + CH3 COOH2+(aq).
The set that characterises the conjugate acid-base pairs is
(A) (HCl, CH3COOH) and (CH3COOH2+, Cl–) (B) (HCl, CH3COOH2+) and (CH3COOH, Cl–)
(C) (CH2COOH2 , HCl) and (Cl , CH3COOH)
+ –
(D) (HCl, Cl–) and (CH3COOH2+, CH3COOH).

6. Which of the following relations is correct ?

(A) Gº = RT ln Keq (B) [H3O+] = 10pH
Kw 2 Hº 1  1 
(C) log Kw = 2.303 R  T  T  (D) [OH–] = 10–7, for pure water at all temperatures.
1  1 2

7. pOH of H2O is 7.0 at 298 K . If water is heated at 350 K, which of the following statement should be true?
(A) pOH will decrease.
(B) pOH will increase.
(C) pOH will remain 7.0.
(D) concentration of H+ ions will increase but that of OH will decrease.

8. Kw of H2O at 373 K is 1 × 10–12. Identify which of the following is incorrect.

(A) pKw of H2O is 12 (B) pH of H2O is 6 (C) H2O is neutral (D) H2O is acidic

9. Which of the following expression is not true ?

(A) [H+] = [OH] = K W for a neutral solution at all temperatures.
(B) [H+] > K W & [OH] < K W for an acidic solution
(C) [H ] < K W & [OH ] > K W for an alkaline solution
+ 

(D) [H+] = [OH] = 107 M for a neutral solution at all temperatures .

10. Which of the following is incorrect ?

(A) Ka (weak acid). Kb (conjugate weak base) = Kw
(B) Ka (strong acid). Kb (conjugate weak base) = Kw
(C) Ka (weak acid). Kb (weak base) = Kw
(D) Ka (weak acid). Kb (conjugate strong base) = Kw

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11. In pure liquid of HCOOH, concentration of HCOO– = 10-3 M at 270C. What is the self ionisation constant
(K = [HCOOH2+] [HCOO–])
(A) 10-3 (B) 103 (C) 106 (D) 10-6
12. Pure water ionise as
2H2O (l) H3O+(aq) + OH– (aq)
At 25°C the pH of pure water is approximately 7.0 At 37°C its pH is :
(A) More than 7.0 (B) Less than 7.0 (C) Equal to 7.0 (D) None of these

13. Ka for the acid HA is 1 × 10–6. The value of K for the reaction A– + H3O+ HA + H2O is
(A) 1 × 10–6 (B) 1 × 1012 (C) 1 × 10–12 (D) 1 × 106

14. The pKa value of NH4 is 9. The pKb value of NH4OH would be :
(A) 9 (B) 5 (C) 7 (D) 8

15. K b1 of N2H4 is 4.0 × 10-6. Then what is the acid dissociation constant of N2H5+ and N2H6+2respectively..
(A) data insufficient, 4 × 10–6 (B) data insufficient, 2.5 × 10–8
(C) 2.5 × 10–9 ,data insufficient (D) 2.5 × 10–9 , 4 × 10–6

Ka
16. Given HF + H O 2 H3O++ F–
– Kb –
F + HO 2 HF+ OH
Which relation is correct.
1 Ka
(A) Kb = Kw (B) Ka . Kb = Kw (C) K b  (D)  Kw
Kw Ka

17. How many moles of NaOH must be removed from one litre of aqueous solution to change its pH from
12 to 11 ?
(A) 0.009 (B) 0.01 (C) 0.02 (D) 0.1

18. Which of the following solution will have a pH exactly equal to 8 ?

(A) 10–8 M HCl solution at 25ºC (B) 10–8 M H+ solution at 25ºC
(C) 2 × 10 M Ba(OH)2 solution at 25ºC
–6
(D) 10–5 M NaOH solution at 25ºC

19. The [OH–] in 100.0 ml of 0.016 M-HCl (aq) is :

(A) 5 × 1012 M (B) 3 × 10–10 M (C) 6.25 × 10–13 M (D) 2.0 × 10–9 M.

20. 0.1mol HCl is dissolved in distilled water of volume V then at lim V  (pH)solution is equal to
(A) zero (B) 1 (C) 7 (D) 14

21. The pH of a solution obtained by mixing 50 ml of 0.4 N HCl and 50 ml of 0.2 N NaOH is :
(A) 13 (B) 12 (C) 1.0 (D) 2.0

22. Which of the following solution will have pH close to 1.0 ?

(A) 100 ml of M/10 HCl + 100 ml of M/10 NaOH (B) 55 ml of M/10 HCl + 45 ml of M/10 NaOH
(C) 10 ml of M/10 HCl + 90 ml of M/10 NaOH (D) 75 ml of M/5 HCl + 25 ml of M/5 NaOH.

23. Concentration of the anion will be 3c. for the following weak electrolytes.
(A) AB2 (B) AB (C) AB3 (D) A3B4

24. Ostwald's dilution law gives satisfactory results with the solution of which electrolyte ?
(A) HCl (B) HNO3 (C) CH3COOH (D) NaOH

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25. Dissociation constant of mono basic acids A, B, C and D are 6 x 10-4, 5 x 10-5, 3.6 x 10-6 and 7 x 10-10respectively. The
pH values of their 0.1M aqueous solution are in the order.
(A) D> C > B > A (B) A > B >C > D (C) D > C > A > B (D) None

26. Which of the following has the highest degree of ionisation ?

(A) 1 M NH3 (B) 0.001 M NH3 (C) 0.1 M NH3 (D) 0.0001 M NH3.

27. At infinite dilution the percentage dissociation of both weak acid and weak base is:
(A) 1% (B) 20% (C) 50% (D) 100%

28. One litre of solution contains 10–5 moles of H+ ions at 25°C. Percentage ionisation of water in solution is :
(A) 1.8 × 10–7 % (B) 1.8 × 10–9 % (C) 3.6 × 10–9 % (D) 1.8 × 10–11 %.
29. Which statement/relationship is correct?
(A) pH of 0.1 M HNO3, 0.1M HCl, 0.1M H is not equal.
1
(B) pH = – log
[H+ ]
(C) At 25°C the pH of pure water is 7.
(D) The value of pKw at 25 °C is 7.

3 7 12
30. In a solution of 0.1 M H3PO4 acid, (given K a 2  10 , K a 2  10 , K a 3  10 )
(i) Concentration of H3PO4 is :
(A) 0.01 (B) 0.09 (C) 0.05 (D) 0.1
–
(ii) Concentration of H2PO4 is :
(A) 0.01 (B) 0.09 (C) 0.02 (D) 0.04
(iii) Concentration of H2PO42– is :
(A) 10–7 (B) 10–8 (C) 10–3 (D) 10–4
(iv) Concentration of PO43– is :
(A) 10–20 (B) 10–17 (C) 10–15 (D) 10–12
(v) pH of solution is :
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 4 (D) 5

31. For ortho phosphoric acid,

H3PO4 (aq) + H2O (aq) H3O+ (aq) + H2 PO4 (aq) ; Ka
2
H2PO4 (aq) + H2O (aq) H3O (aq) + HPO
+
4
(aq) ; Ka
2

HPO24 (aq) + H2O (aq) H3O+ (aq) + PO34 (aq) ; Ka

3
The correct order of Ka values is :
(A) K a1 > K a 2 < K a3 (B) K a1 < K a 2 < K a3 (C) K a1 > K a 2 > K a3 (D) K a1 < K a 2 > K a3

32. Approximate pH of 0.1 M aqueous H2S solution when K1 and K2 for H2S at 25oC are 1×10–7 and 1.3 × 10–13
respectively :
(A) 4 (B) 5 (C) 6 (D) 8
33. Consider an aqueous solution, 0.1 M each in HOCN, HCOOH, (COOH)2 and H3PO4, for HOCN, we can write
[H+ ][OCN- ]
Ka(HOCN) = . [H+] in this expression refers to
[HOCN]
(A) H+ ions released by HOCN
(B) Sum of H+ ions released by all monoprotic acids
(C) Sum of H+ ions released only the first dissociation of all the acids.
(D) Overall H+ ion concentration in the solution.

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34. The dissociation constant of acetic acid at a given temperature is 1.69 × 10–5. The degree of dissociation of 0.01 M
acetic acid in the presence of 0.01 M HCl is equal to
(A) 0.41 (B) 0.13 (C) 1.69 × 10–3 (D) 0.013.

35. The pH of a solution obtained by mixing 100 ml of 0.2 M CH3COOH with 100 ml of 0.2 M NaOH would be :
(pKa for CH3COOH = 4.74)
(A) 4.74 (B) 8.87 (C) 9.10 (D) 8.57

36. pH of 0.1M Na2HPO4 and 0.2M NaH2PO4 are respectively : pKa for H3PO4 are 2.2, 7.2 and 12.0.
(A) 4.7, 9.6 (B) 9.6, 4.7 (C) 4.7, 5.6 (D) 5.6, 4.7

37. The pH of 0.1 M solution of the following salts increases in the order : [JEE-1999]
(A) NaCl < NH4Cl < NaCN < HCl (B) HCl < NH4Cl < NaCl < NaCN
(C) NaCN < NH4Cl < NaCl < HCl (D) HCl < NaCl < NaCN < NH4Cl

38. A pair of salts are given in a solution each in 0.1M concentration. Which solution has a higher pH ?
(A) NaCN and NaOBr (B) NaF and NaOCl (C) NaF and NaOBr (D) NaCN and NaOCl

39. Which of the following salts undergoes anionic hydrolysis?

(A) CuSO4 (B) NH4Cl (C) AlCl3 (D) K2CO3.

40. The sodium salt of a certain weak monobasic organic acid is hydrolysed to an extent of 3% in its 0.1M solution at
250C. Given that the ionic product of water is 1014 at this temperature, what is the dissociation constant of the acid?
(A)  1 x 1010 (B)  1 x 109 (C) 3.33 x 109 (D) 3.33 x 1010

41. Consider following statements :

I : CH3COOH (a weak acid) behaves as a strong acid in NH3.
II : HNO3 (strong acid) behaves as a base in HF (anhydrous).
III : H2SO4 dissociates to a very small extent in glacial CH3COOH.
Select correct alternate for these statements.
(A) I, III (B) II, III (C) I, II (D) I, II, III

42. When 0.1 mole solid NaOH is added in 1lt of 0.1 M NH 3 (aq) then which statement is wrong?
(Kb = 2 × 10–5, log 2 = 0.3)
(A) degree of dissociation of NH3 approaches to zero.
(B) change in pH by adding NaOH would be 1.85
(C) In solution, [Na+] = 0.1 M, [NH3] = 0.1 M, [OH–] = 0.2 M.
(D) on addition of OH–, Kb of NH3 does not changes.

43. At what molar concentration of HCl will its aqueous solution have an [H+] to which equal contributions come from
HCl and H2O.
(A) 60 × 10–7 M (B) 50 × 10–8 M (C) 40 × 10–9 M (D) 30 × 10–8

44. The correct relationship between the pH of isomolar solutions of Na2O (pH1), Na2S (pH2) Na2Se(pH3) and Na2Te(pH4)
is:
(A) pH1 > pH2 > pH3 > pH4 (B) pH1 < pH2 < pH3 < pH4
(C) pH1 < pH2 < pH3 = pH4 (D) pH1 > pH2 = pH3 > pH4

45. The pH of which salt is independent of its concentration :

1. (CH3COO)C5H5NH 2. NaH2PO4 3. Na2HPO4 4.NH4CN
(A) 1, 2, 3, 4 (B) 1, 4 (C) 2, 3 (D) 1, 2, 3

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46. A certain mixture of HCl and CH3COOH is 0.1 M in each of the acids. 20 ml of this solution is titrated against 0.1M
NaOH. By how many units does the pH change from the start to the stage when the HCl is almost completely
neutralised and acidic acid remains unreacted ? Ka for acetic acid = 2 x 105.
(A) 1.5 (B) 3 (C) 2 (D) 3.25
47. For a weak electrolyte (HA) dissociation as lim c0, then:
(A) Electrolyte is assumed to be 100% ionised
(B) Its dissociation constant remains same
(C) The interionic attractions diminishe to zero
(D) All of these

48. An acid with molelcular formula C7H6O3 forms three types of sodium salts. i.e., C7H5O3Na, C7H4O3Na2 and C7H3O3Na3.
The basicity of the acid:
(A) One (B) Two (C) Three (D) Four

49. In water, the acid HCIO4. HCI, H2SO4 and HNO3 exhibit the same strength as they are completely ionised in water (a
base). This is called.......of the solvent water.
(A) Strength (B) Capacity (C) Buffer effect (D) Levelling effect

50. The conjugate base of [AI(H2O)3(OH)3] is :

(A) [AI(H2O)3(OH)2]+ (B) [AI(H2O)3(OH)2O]– (C) [AI(H2O)3(OH)3]– (D) [AI(H2O)2(OH)4]–

51. Which of the following is not correct :

(A) [H+] = [OH–] = K w for a neutral solution at all temperatures
(B) [H+] = [OH–] = 10–7 for a neutral solution at all temperatures
(C) [H+] > K w and [OH–] < K w for an acidic solution

(D) [H+] < K w and [OH–] > K w for an alkaline solution

52. Which of the following correctly explains the nature of boric acid in aqueous medium:
H2O 2H2 O
(A) H3BO3  H3 O + H2BO3– (B) H3BO3   2H3 O + HBO32 

(C) H3BO3   3H3 O + BO33 

3H 2 O H2O
(D) H3BO3  B(OH)4– + H+

53. pH for the solution of salt undergoing anionic hydrolysis (say CH3COONa) is given by:
(A) pH = 1/2 [pKw + pKa + logC] (B) pH = 1/2 [pKw + pKa – logC]
(C) pH = 1/2 [pKw + pKb – logC] (D) None of these

54. The pH of 0.1 M solution of the following salts increases in the order:
(A) NaCI < NH4CI < NaCN < HCI (B) HCI < NH4CI < NaCI < NaCN
(C) NaCN < NH4CI < NaCI < HCI (D) HCI < NaCI < NaCN < NH4CI

55. The pH of the solution obtanied by mixing 10 mL of 10–1 N HCI and 10 mL of 10–1 N NaOH is:
(A) 8 (B) 2 (C) 7 (D) None of these

56. pH of water is 7.0 at 25oC. If water is heated to 70oC, the:

(A) pH will decrease and solution becomes acidic
(B) pH will increase
(C) pH will remain constant as 7
(D) pH will decrease but solution will be neutral

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57. The ratio of dissociation constant of two weak acids HA and HB is 4. At what moar concentration ratio, the two acids
will have same pH in separate solutions:
(A) 2 (B) 0.5 (C) 4 (D) 0.25

58. The reverse process of neutralisation is:

(A) Hydrolysis (B) Decomposition (C) Dehydration (D) Synthesis

59. 10–6 M HCI is diluted to 100 times. Its pH is:

(A) 6.0 (B) 8.0 (C) 6.95 (D) 9.5

60. Which solution will have pH closer to 1.0:

(A) 100 mL of (M/10) HCI + 100 mL of (M/10) NaOH
(B) 55 mL of (M/10) HCI + 45 mL of (M/10) NaOH
(C) 10 mL of (M/10) HCI + 90 mL of (M/10) NaOH
(D) 75 mL of (M/5) HCI + 25 mL of (M/5) NaOH

61. Ca3(PO4)2 is insoluble in water. On adding a few drops of HCI to solid Ca3(PO4)2 in contact with water, the solid
dissolves. The reason is:
(A) The solvent becomes more polar on adding HCI
(B) Ca3(PO4)2 combines with HCI to form soluble CaCI2 and H3PO4
(C) Ca(H2PO4)2 is formed, which dissolves
(D) H3PO4, a weak acid is formed and the solubility product of Ca3(PO4)2 decrease

62. A certain weak acid has a dissociation contant 1.0 × 10–4 . The equilibrium constant for its reaction with a strong
base is:
(A) 1.0 × 10–4 (B) 1.0 × 10–10 (C) 1 × 10–10 (D) 1.0 × 10–14

63. Ka for the acid HA is 1 × 10–6. The value of K for the reaction A– + H3O+ HA + H2O is
(A) 1 × 10–6 (B) 1 × 1012 (C) 1 × 10–12 (D) 1 × 106

64. The degree of hydrolysis of a salt of weak acid and weak base in its 0.1 M solution is found to be 50%. If the molarity
of the solution is 0.2M, the percentage hydrolysis of the salt should be:
(A) 100 % (B) 50 % (C) 25 % (D) None of these

65. Precentage ionisation of weak acid can be calculated using the formula:

Ka 100
(A) 100 (B) (C) Both (A) and (B) (D) None of these
C 1  10 ( pK a pH)

66. pH of 0.01 M HS– will be:

pK a log C pK a log C
(A) pH = 7 +  (B) pH = 7 – 
2 2 2 2

pK 1  pK 2  pK a  pK b 
(C) pH = 7 + (D) pH = 7 +  
2  2 

67. 10 mL of 10–6 M HCI solution is mixed with 90 mL H2O. pH will change approximately:
(A) By one unit (B) By 0.3 unit (C) By 0.7 unit (D) By 0.1 unit

68. Number of H+ ions present in 10 mL of solution of pH = 3 are:

(A) 1013 (B) 6.02 × 1018 (C) 6.02 × 1013 (D) 6.02 × 1010

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69. For pure water :

(A) pH increases and pOH decreases with rise in temperature
(B) pH decreases and pOH increases with rise in temperature
(C) Both pH and pOH increase with rise in temperature
(D) Both pH and pOH decrease with rise in temperature

70. The self ionisation constant for pure formic acid, K = [HCOO H2 ][HCOO–] has been estimated as 10–6 at room
temperature. The density of formic acid is 1.15 g/cm3.The percentage of formic acid molecules in pure fomic acid are
converted to formate ion:
(A) 0.002% (B) 0.004% (C) 0.006% (D) 0.008%

71. 10 mL, of a strong acid solution of pH = 2.000 are mixed with 990 mL of another strong acid solution of pH = 4.000.
The pH of the resulting solution will be:
(A) 4.002 (B) 4.000 (C) 4.200 (D) 3.7

72. At infinite dilution the percentage dissociation of both weak acid and weak base is:
(A) 1% (B) 20% (C) 50% (D) 100%

73. An acid solution with pH = 6 at 25oC is diluted by 102 times. The pH of solution will:
(A) Decrease by 2 (B) Increase by 2
(C) Decrease by 0.95 approximately (D) Increase by 0.95 approximately

74. When 0.1 mole solid NaOH is added in 1lt of 0.1M NH3(aq) then which statement is going to wrong?
(Kb = 2 × 10–5, log 2 = 0.3)
(A) degree of dissociation of NH3 approaches to zero.
(B) change in pH would be 1.85
(C) conc of [Na+] = 0.1M, [NH3] = 0.1M, [OH–] = 0.2M
(D) on addition of OH–, Kb of NH3 does not changes.

75. Match list I (Solutions of salts of ...) with list II (pH of the solution is given by) and select the correct answer using
the codes given below the lists:
List I List II
1
(A) Weak acid and strong base 1. pKw
2
1
(B) Strong acid and weak base 2. (pKw – pKb + pKa)
2
1
(C) Weak acid and weak base 3. (pKw – pKb – log C)
2
1
(D) Strong acid and strong base 4. (pKw + pKa + log C)
2

Code : A B C D A B C D
(A) 1 2 3 4 (B) 4 3 2 1
(C) 4 3 1 2 (D) 3 4 2 1

76. Which of the following is true

(A) pKb for OH¯ is – 1.74 at 25°C
(B) The equilibrium constant for the reaction between HA (pKa = 4) and NaOH at 25°C will be equal to 1010.
(C) The pH of a solution containing 0.1 M HCOOH (Ka = 1.8 × 10–4) and 0.1 M HOCN.
(Ka = 3.2 × 10–4) will be nearly (3 – log 7).
(D) all the above are correct.

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77. Ka for formic acid and acetic acid are 2.1 × 10–4 and 1.1 × 10–5 respectively. The relative strenth of acids is:
(A) 19 : 1 (B) 2.3 : 1 (C) 1 : 2.1 (D) 4.37 : 1

78. At 25oC Kb for BOH = 1.0 × 10–12 . 0.01 M solution of BOH has [OH–]:
(A) 1.0 × 10–6 M (B) 1.0 × 10–7 M (C) 1.0 × 10–5 M (D) 2.0 × 10–6 M

79. Ka for HCN is 5 × 10–10 at 25°C. For maintaining a constant pH of 9, the volume of 5 M KCN solution required to be
added to 10 ml of 2M HCN solution is (log 2 = 0.3)
(A) 4 ml (B) 8 ml (C) 2 ml (D) 10 ml

80. A buffer solution is prepared by mixing 'a' moles of CH3COONa and 'b' moles of CH3COOH such that
(a + b) = 1, into water to make 1L buffer solution. If the instantaneous (differantial) buffer capacity of this buffer
solution is plotted against moles of salt CH3COONa (A) then the plot obtained will be (to the scale) approximately.
(As shown in figure in options)

0.55
0.50
0.25
Buffer capacity

0.45
0.20 Buffer capacity
(A) (B) 0.40
0.15
0.35
0.10
0.0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.0 0.30
a 0.0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.0
a
0.55
0.50 0.25
Buffer capacity

Buffer capacity

0.45
0.20
(C) 0.40 (D) 0.15
0.35
0.10
0.30 0.0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.0
0.0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.0 a
a

81. What % of the carbon in the H2CO3 – HCO3– buffer should be in the form of HCO3– so as to have a neutral solution?
(Ka = 4 × 10–7)
(A) 20 % (B) 40 % (C) 60 % (D) 80%

82. Buffer capacity of a buffer solution is x, the volume of 1 M NaOH added to 100 mL of this solution if change the pH
by 1 is
(A) 0.1 x mL (B) 10 x mL (C) 100 x mL (D) x mL
83. A solution is 0.1 M CH3COOH and 0.1 M CH3COONa. Which of the following solution will change its pH significantly?
(A) Addition of water
(B) Addition of small amount of CH3COONa with out change in volume
(C) Addition of small amount of CH3COOH with out change in volume
(D) None will change the pH significantly.

84. The best indicator for the detection of end point in titration of a weak acid and a strong base is :
(A) Methyl orange (3 to 4) (B) Methyl red (5 to 6)
(C) Bromothymol blue (6 to 7.5) (D) Phenolphthalein (8 to 9.6).

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85. What fraction of an indicator HIn is in basic form at a pH of 6 if the pKa of the indicator is 5 ?
1 1 10 1
(A) (B) (C) (D)
2 11 11 10

86. A certain indicator (an organic dye) has pKa = 5. For which of the following titrations may it be suitable.
(A) acetic acid against NaOH (B) aniline hydrochloride against NaOH
(C) sodium carbonate against HCl (D) barium hydroxide against oxalic acid

87. Which is/are correct statements :

a
(i) In any strong acid’s solution, the concentration of [OH–] will be zero.
(ii) If Gº of a reaction is positive, then the reaction will not proceed at all, in the b
forward direction for any concentrations of reactants and products. pH
b
(iii) Titration curves are drawn for (about the figure shown)
(a) 1M HCl (50 mL) with 1 M NaOH and a
(b) 0.01 M HCl (50 mL) with 0.01 M NaOH on the same graph paper they look like:
VNaOH

(A) i & ii (B) iii only (C) ii only (D) i & iii

88. Which is/are correct statements :

(a) When 100 ml of 0.1 M NaCN solution is titrated with 0.1 M HCl solution pH
the variation of pH of solution with volume of HCl added will be (as shown
in figure):

volume of HCl added

(b) Variation of degree of dissociation  with concentration for a weak

electrolyte at a particular temperature is best represented by
(as shown in figure) :

(c) 0.1 M acetic acid solution is titrated against 0.1 M NaOH solution. The difference in pH between 1/4 and
3/4 stages of neutralization of acid will be 2 log 3.
(A) a & c (B) b & c (C) a, b & c (D) b only

89. If 50 ml of 0.2 M KOH is added to 40 ml of 0.5 M HCOOH. the pH of the resulting solution is:
(Ka = 1.8 × 10–4, log 18 = 1.26)
(A) 3.74 (B) 5.64 (C) 7.57 (D) 3.42
90. When 100 ml of 0.4 M CH3COOH are mixed with 100 ml of 0.2 M NaOH, the [H3O+] in the solution is
approximately : [Ka(CH3COOH) = 1.8 × 10–5]
(A) 1.8 × 10–6 M (B) 1.8 × 10–5 M (C) 9 × 10–6 M (D) 9 × 10–5 M.
91. Which of the following solutions would have same pH?
(A) 100 ml of 0.2 M HCl + 100 ml of 0.4 M NH3 (B) 50 ml of 0.1 M HCl + 50 ml of 0.2 M NH3
(C) 100 ml of 0.3 M HCl + 100 ml of 0.6 M NH3 (D) All will have same pH.

92. To a 200 ml of 0.1 M weak acid HA solution 90 ml of 0.1 M solution of NaOH be added. Now, what volume of 0.1 M
NaOH be added into above solution so that pH of resulting solution be 5. [(Ka(HA) = 10–5]
(A) 2 ml (B) 20 ml (C) 10 ml (D) 15 ml

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93. 50 mL of 0.1 M NaOH is added to 60 mL of 0.15 M H3PO4 solution (K1, K2 and K3 for H3PO4 are 10–3, 10–8 and 10–13
respectively). The pH of the mixture would be about (log 2 = 0.3)
(A) 3.1 (B) 5.5 (C) 4.1 (D) 6.5

94. 100 mL of 0.02 M benzoic acid (pKa = 4.2) is titrated using 0.02 M NaOH. pH after 50 mL and 100 mL of NaOH have
been added are
(A) 3.50, 7 (B) 4.2, 7 (C) 4.2, 8.1 (D) 4.2, 8.25

95. Aniline behaves as a weak base. When 0.1 M, 50 ml solution of aniline was mixed with 0.1 M, 25 ml solution of HCl
the pH of resulting solution was 8. Then the pH of 0.01 M solution of aniliniumchloride will be
(Kw = 10–14)
(A) 6 (B) 6.5 (C) 5 (D) 5.5

96. 1 M benzoic acid (pKa = 4.20) and 1M C6H5 COONa solutions are given separately. What is the volume of benzoic
acid required to prepare a 300 ml buffer solution of pH = 4.5 ? [log 2 = 0.3]
(A) 200 ml (B) 150 ml (C) 100 ml (D) 50 ml

97. To prepare a buffer of pH 8.26 amount of (NH4)2 SO4 to be added to 500 mL of 0.01 M NH4OH solution
[pKa (NH4+) = 9.26] is
(A) 0.05 mole (B) 0.025 mole (C) 0.10 mole (D) 0.005 mole

98. Pure water is added into the following solutions causing a 10% increase in volume of each. The greatest % change
in pH would be observed in which case (A), (B), (C) or (D) ?
(A) 0.1 M NaHCO3 (B) 0.2 M NaOH
(C) 0.3 M NH3 – 0.2 M NH4+ system (D) 0.4 M CH3COONH4

99. An acid-base indicator which is a weak acid has a pKIn value = 5.45. At what cocentration ratio of sodium acetate to
acetic acid would the indicator show a colour half-way between those of its acid and conjugate base forms? [pKa
of acetic acid = 4.75, log 2 = 0.3]
(A) 4 : 1 (B) 6 : 1 (C) 5 : 1 (D) 3 : 1

100. What will be the pH at the equivalence point during the titration of a 100 mL 0.2 M solution of CH3COONa with
0.2 M solution of HCl ? Ka = 2 × 10–5.
(A) 3 – log 2 (B) 3 + log 2 (C) 3 – log 2 (D) 3 + log 2

101. 20 mL of a weak monobasic acid (HA) requires 20 mL 0.2 M NaOH for complete titration. If pH of solution upon
addition of 10 mL of this alkali to 25 mL of the above solution of HA is 5.8. The pKa of the weak acid is
(A) 6.1 (B) 5.8 (C) 5.98 (D) 5.58

102. What is the difference in pH for 1/3 and 2/3 stages of neutralisation of 0.1 M CH3COOH with 0.1 M NaOH.
(A) 2 log 3 (B) 2 log (1/4) (C) 2 log (2/3) (D) 2 log 2

103. A weak acid (HA) after treatment with 12 mL of 0.1 M strong base (BOH) has a pH of 5. At the end point, the volume
of same base required is 27 mL. Ka of acid is (log2 = 0.3)
(A) 1.8 × 10–5 (B) 8 × 10–6 (C) 1.8 × 10–6 (D) 8 × 10–5
104. A buffer solution contains 1 mole of (NH4)2SO4 and 1 mole of NH4OH (Kb = 10 ). The pH of solution will be :
–5

(A) 5 (B) 9 (C) 5.3 (D) 8.7

105. The total number of different kind of buffers obtained during the titration of H3PO4 with NaOH are:
(A) 3 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) Zero

106. Which may be added to one litre of water to act a buffer:

(A) One mole of CH3COOH and one mole of HCI (B) One mole of NH4OH and one mole of NaOH
(C) One mole of NH4CI and one mole of HCI (D) One mole of CH3COOH and 0.5 mole of NaOH

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