CHEMICAL AND IONIC EQUILIBRIUM

1. The equilibrium constant of a reaction is 300. If the volume of

reaction flask is tripled, the equilibrium constant is
a 300 b 600 c) 900 d 100
) ) )
2. The oxoacid of SO 2 is:
a b d None of these
c) H S O
) H 2 S O3 ) H2 S O4 2 2 8 )
3. The solubility of Ca F 2 in pure water is 2.3 ×10−6 mol d m−3. Its solubility
product will be
a b d
−18 −18 c) 4.9 × 10−11 −15
) 4.8 × 10 ) 48.66 × 10 ) 48.66 × 10
4. pH value of which one of the following is not equal to one?
a b
) 0.1 M HN O 3 ) 0.05 M H 2 S O 4
d
c) 0.1 M C H COOH 3 3
3 ) 50 c m of 0.4 M HCl+50 c m of 0.2 M NaOH
5. 50 mL of 2 N acetic mixed with 10 mL of 1 N sodium acetate solution will have
an approximate pH of ( K a=10 ):
−5

a4 b5 c) 6 d7
) ) )
6. The solubility of AgCl∈0.2 M NaCl is
−10
(K sp of AgCl=1.8 ×10 )

M
a b d
−11 −10 c) 6.5 ×10−12 M −11
) 1.8 ×10 M ) 9 ×10 M ) 5.6 ×10
7. The dissociation of water at 25 ℃ is 1.9 ×10−7 percent and the density of
water is 1.0 g/cm3 . The ionisation constant of water is:
a b d
−6 −8 c) −14 −16
) 3.42 ×10 ) 3.42 ×10 1.00 ×10 ) 2.00 ×10
8. N 2 +3 H 2 ⇌2 N H 3 +heat . What is the effect of the increase of temperature
on the equilibrium of the reaction?
a Equilibrium is shifted to the left b Equilibrium is shifted to the right
) )
c) Equilibrium is unaltered d Reaction rate does not change
)
9. The expression for the solubility product of A g2 C O3 will be
 a b d
2 3 c) K 27 s 4
) K sp s ) K sp 4 s sp ) K sp s
10. The solubility of AgCl in 0.2 M NaCl solution is
10

b 0.2 M
[ K sp of AgCl 1.2 10 ]

) 6.0 10 M 1.2 10 M ) 0.2 10 M

a d
10 c) 10 10
)
11. Which of the following will not function as a buffer solution?
(i) NaCl and NaOH
(ii) NaOH and N H 4 OH
(iii)C H 3 COON H 4 and HCl
(iv) Borax and boric acid
a (i), (ii), (iii) b (ii), (iii), (iv) c) (i), (iii), (iv) d (i), (ii), (iii), (iv)
) ) )
12. K SP of salts AB , A B2 and A3 B are 4.0 × 10−8 , 3.2× 10−14 and 2.7 ×10−15
respectively at temperature T . The solubility order of these salts in water at
temperature T (in mol litre−1) is:
a b d
c) A B > A B> AB
) AB> A B 2> A 3 B ) A3 B > A B 2> AB 2 3 ) AB> A 3 B> A B2
13. Which does not act as Bronsted acid?
a b d
+¿¿ −¿¿ c) HCO−¿ ¿ −¿¿
) NH 4 ) CH 3 CO O 3 ) HSO 3
14. Which of the following solutions will have pH=9 at 298 K?
a b
−9 −5
) 1 ×10 M HCl solution ) 1 ×10 M NaOH solution
d Both (a) and (b)
c) 1 ×10−9 M KOH solution
)
15. Acidosis is diagnosed when blood pH :.
c) Both (a) and (b) d None of these
) Falls below 7.35 ) Rises above 7.45
a b
)
16. Which statement is false? (Assume complete dissociation in each
case)
a If 2.0 L of a solution of H 2 S O 4 contains 0.1 mole, then pH of the
solution is 2
)

) The concentration of O H mol/L

b −12
−¿∈0.005 M HN O is2.0 × 10
3 ¿

c) The pH of 0.01 M KOH is12

) In a 0.001 M solution of NaOH the concentration of H mol/L

d −3
+¿is 10 ¿

17. 10 mL of a solution contains 0.1 M NH 4 Cl+ 0.01 M NH 4 OH . Which addition

would not change the pH of the solution?
 ) Adding 1 mL water
a

) Adding 5 mL of 0.1 M NH 4 Cl
b

c) Adding 5 mL of 0.1 M NH OH
4

) Adding10 mL of 0.1 M NH 4 Cl
d

18. Arrhenius theory of acid-base is not valid for:

a Aqueous solution
)
b In presence of water
)
c) Non-aqueous solution
d None of these
)
19. The solubility in water of a sparingly soluble salt A B2 is 1 ×10−5 mol L−1 .
Its solubility product number will be
a b d
−15 −10 c) 1 ×10−15 −10
) 4 ×10 ) 4 ×10 ) 1 ×10
20. The equilibrium constant (K p ) for the reaction, PC l 5 ( g ) → PC l3 ( g ) +C l 2 (g) is
16. If the volume of the container is reduced to one half its original volume,
the value of K p for the reaction at the same temperature will be
a8 b 16 c) 32 d 64
) ) )
21. The indicators used in the titration of iodine against sodium thiosulphate is
a Starch b d Potassium
c) K Cr O
) ) K 3 Fe (CN )6 2 4 )
22. For the reaction,
2 HI ( g ) ⇌ H 2 ( g )+ I 2 ( g )−Q kJ , the equilibrium constant depends upon
a Temperature b Pressure c) Catalyst d Volume
) ) )
23. In the dissociation of 2 HI ⇌ H 2 + I 2 , the degree of dissociation will be
influenced by the:
a Addition of inert gas at constant volume
)
b Addition of inert gas at constant pressure
)
c) Increase of temperature
 d Increase of pressure
)
24. If pressure increases then its effect on given equilibrium
2 NO ( g ) ⇌ N 2 ( g ) +O2 (g) is shift in
a Forward direction b Backward direction
) )
c) No effect d None of these
)
25. Which one of the molecular hydride acts as Lewis acid?
a b d
c) B H
) N H3 ) H2 O 2 6 ) C H4
26. For the reversible reaction, N 2 ( g ) +3 H 2 (g)⇌ 2 NH 3 ( g )at 500 ℃ , the value of K p
is 1.44 × 10−5 when partial pressure is measured in atmospheres. The
corresponding value of K c with concentration in mol L−1, is
a 1.44 ×10−5 b 1.44 ×10−5 −5 d 1.44 ×10−5
c) 1.44 ×10
) −2 ) 2 −2 ) −2
( 0.082× 773 ) ( 0.082× 773 ) ( 8.314 ×773 ) ( 0.082× 500 )
27. The compound that does not act as Lewis acid, is:
a b d
c) NH
) AlCl3 ) BF 3 3 ) FeCl3
28. For the following reaction in gaseous phase

CO ( g )+ O2 (g) ⟶C O2(g) K p / K c is
1
2
a b d
1 /2 −1/ 2 c) (RT ) −1
) ( RT ) ) ( RT ) ) ( RT )
29. For the reaction H 2 ( g )+ I 2 ( g)⇌ 2 HI (g), the equilibrium constants
expressed in terms of concentrations K c and in terms of partial
pressure K p , are related as
a b d
2 −2 c) K =K
) K p=K c ( RT ) ) K p=K c ( RT ) p c ) K c =K p (RT )
30. In the titration of N a2 C O3∧HCl , the indicator used is
a Methyl orange b Methylene blue c) Phenolphthalei d Litmus
) ) n )
2−¿ +H O ¿

31. HS O−¿+O H
2
−¿→S O4 ¿
¿

Which is correct about conjugate acid base pair?

4

a HS O−¿¿ is conjugate acid of baseb HS O4 is conjugate base of base

−¿¿
4
) 2−¿¿ ) 2−¿¿

d None of the above

S O4 S O4
2−¿¿
c) S O 4 is conjugate acid of acid
−¿¿ )
HS O4
32. In the reaction, A2 ( g ) +4 B2 ( g ) ⇌ 2 AB 4 ( g ) , ∆ H < 0 , the formation of A B4 will be
 favoured at
a Low temperature, high pressure b High temperature, low pressure
) )
c) Low temperature, low pressure d High temperature, high pressure
)
33. On applying pressure to the equilibrium,
ice ⇌ water
Which phenomenon will happen?
a More ice will be formed
)
b More water will be formed
)
c) Equilibrium will not be disturbed
d Water will evaporate
)
34. A saturated solution of A g2 S O 4 is 2.5 ×10−2 M . The value of its solubility
product is
a b d
−6 −4 c) 15.625 ×10−6 −6
) 62.5 ×10 ) 6.25 ×10 ) 3.125 ×10
35. Aqueous solutions of two acids having same concentrations of common ion ¿
are called:
a Isohydric b Isotonic c) Isomeric d Hypotonic
) solutions ) solutions solutions ) solutions
36. The hydrolysis constant of a salt of weak acid and weak base is
inversely proportional to
a Ionic product of water
)
b Dissociation constant of both weak acid and weak base
)
c) Dissociation constant of weak acid
d Dissociation constant of weak base
)
37. If in the reaction N 2 O 4 ⇌ 2 N O 2, x is that part of N 2 O 4 which dissociates,
then the number of molecules at equilibrium will be
a1 b3 d
c) 1+ x 2
) ) ) ( 1+ x )
38. The p K a of a weak acid ( H A ) is 4.5. The pOH of an aqueous buffered
solution of H A in which 50% of the acid ionised is
a 4.5 b 2.5 c) 9.5 d 7.0
) ) )
39. Number of H +¿¿ ions present in 10 mL of a solution of pH=3 is:
 a b d
13 18 c) 6.02 ×1013 10
) 10 ) 6.02 ×10 ) 6.02 ×10
40. The pH of gastric juice is normally:

) Greater than 1.5 and less than 1.2

a

) Less than 1.5

b

c) Greater than 1 and less than 3

d Less than 1 and greater than zero
)
41. With reference to protonic acids, the correct statement is:

) PH 3 is more basic than NH 3

a

) PH 3 is less basic than NH 3

b

c) PH is amphoteric while NH is basic

d None of the above
3 3

)
42. In a 500 mL flask, the degree of dissociation of PC l 5 at equilibrium is
40% and the initial amount is 5 moles. The value of equilibrium
constant in mol L−1 for the decomposition of PC l 5 is
a 2.33 b 2.66 c) 5.32 d 4.66
) ) )
43. The unit of ionic product of water (K w ) is:
a b d
−1 −1 −1 −2 c) mo l−2 litr e−1 2 −2
) mo l litr e ) mo l litr e ) mo l litr e
44. In a reversible reaction two substance are in equilibrium. If the
concentration each one is doubled, the equilibrium constant will be
a Reduced to one fourth of itsb Reduced to half of its original
) original value ) value
c) Constant d Doubled
)
45. Le-Chatelier principle is applicable only to a
a System in equilibrium b System not in equilibrium
) )
c) Homogeneous reaction d Heterogeneous reaction
)
46. The dissociation constant of a substituted benzoic acid at
25 ℃ is1.0 × 10 . The pH of 0.01 M solution of its sodium salt is
a3 b7 d6
−4

c) 8
) ) )
47. A mixture of sodium oxide and calcium oxide are dissolved in water
and saturated with excess carbon dioxide gas. The resulting solution
is ….. .It contains

) Basic; NaOH ∧Ca ( OH )2 ) Neutral; N a2 C O3∧CaC O 3

a b

c) Basic; N a C O ∧CaC O
) Acidic; NaOH ∧CaC O3
d
2 3 3

48. Conjugate acid of H F−¿¿

2 is
a +¿¿ b d
c) F−¿¿
) H ) HF 2 ) H2 F2
49. Consider the reaction, CH3COOH + C2H5OH ⇌ CH3COOC2H5 + H2O. One
mole each of CH3COOH and C2H5OH are heated in the presence of little
concentrated H2SO4. On equilibrium:
a 1 mole of ethyl acetate is formed
)
b 2 mole of ethyl acetate are formed
)
c) 1/2 mole of ethyl acetate is formed

) 2/3mole of ethyl acetate is formed

d

50. K b for the hydrolysis reaction,

is 1.0 ×10−6 , the hydrolysis constant of the salt is:
+ ¿¿
+¿+H O ⇌ BOH +H ¿
B 2

a b d
−6 −7 c) 10−8 −9
) 10 ) 10 ) 10

KEY SHEET

371) a 372) a
373) b 374) c 375) a 376) b
377) d 378) a 379) b 380) a
381) a 382) d 383) b 384) b
385) a 386) d 387) a 388) c
389) a 390) b 391) a 392) a
393) c 394) c 395) c 396) a
397) c 398) b 399) c 400) a
401) a 402) a 403) b 404) a
405) a 406) b 407) c 408) c
409) b 410) c 411) b 412) b
413) d 414) c 415) a 416) c
417) c 418) d 419) d 420) c