Final Touch (RCC Do / Die Questions)

Final Touch (RCC Do / Die Questions)

Chapter : Ionic Equilibrium
1. In the following
3
 Al(H 2 O)6   HCO 3  [Al(H 2 O)5 OH]2  H 2 CO 3
(P) (q) (r) (s)

Species behaving as Bronsted Lowry acids are

1) (p), (s) 2) (q), (r)
3) (q), (s) 4) (p), (r)
2. Which of the following is a Lewis acid ?
1) CCl4 2) BF3
3) H2O 4) SO42–
3. Which of the following is wrong ?
1) All Bronsted bases are Lewis bases
2) All Lewis acids are Bronsted acids
3) All Arrhenius acids are Bronsted acids
4) All Arrhenius bases are Bronsted bases
4. Fill in the blanks in the given table with the appropriate choice

p q r s t
1) H2CO3 SO42– NH4+ NH2– H3O+
2) HCO3– H2SO3 NH2– NH4+ H3O+
3) H2CO3– HSO4– NH4– NH2– H2O
4) HCO3– H2SO4 NH2+ NH2– OH–

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5. Which equilibrium can be described as an acid-base reaction using the Lewis acid–base definition but
not using the Bronsted-Lowry definition
1) 2NH3 + H2S O4  2 NH 4  SO 24 
2) NH3 + CH3COOH  NH4 CH3 COO–
3) H2O + CH3COOH  H3O+ + CH3 COO–
4) [Cu(H2O)4]2+ + 4NH3  [Cu(NH3)4 ]2+ + 4H2O
6. The OH– ion concentration of a solution is 3.2 × 10–4 M. Then the H+ ion concentration of the same
solution is

1) 3.125  10 11 M 2) 3.2  10 4 M

3) 3.125  10 10 M 4) 1.0  10-7 M

7. Which of the following is relatively stronger acid? Ka values are given in brackets
1) HA (2 × 10–4) 2) HB (3 × 10–5)
3) HC (1.8 × 10–3) 4) HD (9.6 × 10–10)
8. The PH of which of the following solution is relatively high ?
1) 0.01M NaOH 2) 0.01M Ba(OH)2
3) 0.01M H2SO4 4) 0.01M NaCl
9. For which of the following , the PH of the solution is 11 ?
1) 0.001M HCl 2) 0.001M CH3COOH
3) 0.001M KCl 4) 0.001N Ba(OH)2
10. A 0.20 M solution of methanole acid has degree of ionisation 0.032. Its ionisation constant is
1) 2.1 × 10–2 2) 2.1 × 10–4
3) 1.1 × 10–6 4) 9.6 × 10–8
11. A 0.2M solution of formic acid is 3.2% ionised. Its ionisation constant is
1) 9.6 × 10–3 2) 2.1 × 10–4
3) 1.25 × 10–6 4) 4.8 × 10–5
12. When 100 ml of N/10 NaOH are added to 50 ml of N/5 HCl, the PH of the resulting solution is
1) 7 2) greater than 7
3) less than 7 4) Zero
13. Equal volumes of two solutions with PH =3 and PH = 4 are mixed. Then the PH of resulting solution is
1) 3.5 2) 10.5
3) 7 4) 3.26
14. pKa of a weak acid (HA) and pKb of a weak base (BOH) are 3.2 and 3.4 respectively. The pH of their salt
(AB) solution at 25°C is
1) 6.9 2) 7.0
3) 1.0 4) 7.2

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15. A weak acid HX (Ka = 10–5) on reaction with NaOH gives NaX. For 0.1 M aqueous solution of NaX, the
% hydrolysis is
1) 0.001 % 2) 0.01 %
3) 0.15% 4) 1%
16. Which of the following salts will give highest pH in water ?
1) CuSO4 2) KCl
3) Na2CO3 4) NaCl
17. The PH of 0.1M solution of the following compounds increases in the order
1) NaCl < NH4Cl < NaCN < HCl
2) HCl < NH4Cl < NaCl < NaCN
3) NaCN < NH4Cl < NaCl < HCl
4) HCl < NaCl < NH4Cl < NaCN
18. Match the column I with column II and mark the appropriate choice.
Column I Column II
A. CH3COONa i. Almost neutral, pH > 7 or < 7
B. NH4Cl ii. Acidic, Ph < 7
C. NaNO3 iii. Alkaline, pH > 7
D. CH3COONH4 iv. Neutral, pH = 7
1) A-i, B-ii, C-iii, D-iv 2) A-ii, B-iii, C-iv, D-i
3) A-iii, B-ii, C-iv, D-i 4) A-iv, B-i, C-iii, D-ii

19. A buffer solution is prepared by mixing CH3COONa and CH3COOH. The P Ka of acetic acid is 4.74. To
o
H
maintain the P of the buffer solution as 6.04, the concentration ratio of CH3COONa and CH3COOH
to be maintained is
1) 1 : 20 2) 1 : 10
3) 2 : 1 4) 20 : 1
20. An acidic buffer contains 0.06 M salt and 0.02 M acid. The dissociation constant of acid is
10–4. The PH of the buffer solution is
1) 4 2) 10
3) 4.48 4) 9.52
21. 2 g of NaOH per 250 ml of solution is added to a buffer solution of buffer capacity 0.2. Then the change
in PH is
1) 0.5 2) 1
3) 1.5 4) 2.0
22. A solution is prepared by mixing 100 ml of 0.1M NH4OH and 200 ml of 0.2M NH4Cl. Pkb of NH4OH is
4.8. Then the PH of the solution is
1) 9.0 2) 8.0
3) 8.5979 4) 5.4021

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23. Match the column I with column II and mark the appropriate choice
Column I Column II
A. Fe(OH)3 i. Ksp = s2
B. Ag2CrO4 ii. Ksp = 27s4
C. CH3COOAg iii. Ksp = 108 s5
D. Ca3(PO4)2 iv. Ksp = 4s3
1) A-iii, B-ii, C-iv, D-i 2) A-ii, B-iv, C-i, D-iii
3) A-i, B-iii, C-ii, D-iv 4) A-iv, B-i, C-iii, D-ii
24. Let the solubilities of AgCl in H2O, 0.01M CaCl2, 0.01M NaCl and 0.05M AgNO3 be S1, S2, S3 and S4
respectively. What is the correct relationship between these quantities ?
1) S1 > S2 > S3 > S4 2) S1 > S2 = S3 > S4
3) S1 > S3 > S2 > S4 4) S4 > S2 > S3 > S1
25. The solubility of CaF2 is 2 × 10–4 mole/litre. Its solubility product is
1) 2.0 × 10–4 2) 4.0 × 10–8
3) 4 × 8.0 × 10–12 4) 3.2 × 10–4
26. The solubility of AgCl in 0.1M NaCl is (Kspof AgCl = 1.2 × 10–10)
1) 0.1M 2) 1.2 × 10–5
3) 1.095 × 10–5 4) 1.2 × 10–9
27. The solubility of PbSO4 in 0.01M Na2SO4 solution is (Ksp of PbSO4 is 1.25 × 10–9)
1) 1.25 × 10–7 M 2) 1.25 × 10–9 M
3) 1.25 × 10–10 M 4) 0.1 M
28. Three sparingly soluble salts M2X, MX and MX3 have the same solubility product. Their solubilities
will be in the order
1) MX3 > MX > M2X 2) MX3 > M2X > MX
3) MX > MX3 > M2X 4) MX > M2X > MX3
29. Match the column I with column II and mark the appropriate choice.
Column I Column II
(A) Liquid  Vapour (i) Saturated solution

(B) Solid  Liquid (ii) Boiling point

(C) Solid  Vapour (iii) Sublimation point

(D) solute(s)  solutesolution (iv) Melting point

1) A-i, B-iii, C-ii, D-iv 2) A-ii, B-iv, C-iii, D-i
3) A-iv, B-ii, C-i, D-iii 4) A-iii, B-iv, C-ii, D-i
30. Which of the following is an example of homogeneous equilibrium ?
1) 2SO2(g) + O2(g)  2SO3(g) 2) C(s) + H2O(g)  CO(g) + H2(g)

3) CaCO3(s)  CaO(s) + CO2(g) 4) NH4HS(s)  NH3(g) + H2S(g)

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31. The solubility product (Ksp) of AgCl is 1.8×10–10. Precipitation of AgCl will occur only when equal
volumes of solutions of
1) 10–4M Ag+ and 10–4 M Cl– are mixed 2) 10–7M Ag+ and 10–7 M Cl– are mixed
3) 10–5M Ag+ and 10–5 M Cl– are mixed 4) 10–10M Ag+ and 10–10 M Cl– are mixed
32. pH of a mixture of equal volume of each of 0.01 M H2SO4, 0.01 M HCl and 0.10 M HNO3 is
1) 0.92 2) 1.36
3) 2.0 4) 1.0
33. 20 cm3 of xM solution of HCl is exactly neutralised by 40 cm3 of 0.05 M NaOH solution, the pH of HCl
solution is
1) 1.0 2) 3
3) 1.6 4) 2.6
34. A buffer solution contains 100 mL of 0.01 M CH3COOH and 200 mL of 0.02 M CH3COONa. 700 mL of
water is added then pH before and after dilution are (pKa = 4.74) respectively,
1) 5.04, 5.04 2) 5.04, 0.504
3) 5.04, 1.54 4) 5.34, 5.34

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Chapter : Ionic Equilibrium (Solutions)

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1. (1) 8. (2)

2. (2) BF3 is electron ddeficient molecule and vacant p-

orbital present in ‘B’ atom
3. (2) All lewis theory fialed to relative strength of
acidsand dbases.

4. (1)

9. (4)

5. (4) 10. (2)

11. (2)

6. (1)

7. (3) 12. (1)

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13. (4) 17. (2)

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18. (3)

19. (4)

14. (1)

15. (2) 20. (3)

16. (3)
21. (2)

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22. (3) 28. (4)

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23. (2) 29. (2)
30. (1)
31. (1) K1P > Ksp – ppt
24. (3) 32. (2)

33. (1)

25. (3)

26. (4)

34. (4) Dilution has no effect on pH of buffer.

27. (1)

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