Q1: Choose the correct answer for the following statements :

1- The Pka of the weak acid HNO2 is 4.0, what is the Pkb of its conjugate
base,NO2?
a.) 8.0
b.) 10.0
c.) 14.0
d.) 4.0
2- consider the following indicator equilibrium:
HIn(aq) (colorless) < ---> H+(aq) + In- (blue)
If HCl is added to a blue sample of this indicator, what color change will occur
a.) Blue color enhanced.
b.) Colorless
c.) Orange
d.) Blue
3- The volume of 0.1M Ba (OH)2 required to neutralize 20 ml of 0.2 M HCl is
a.) 10 ml
b.) 20ml
c.) 40 ml
d.) 80 ml
4- For which type of titration will the PH be acidic at equivalence point?
a.) Strong acids versus strong base
b.) weak acids versus strong base
c.) weak base versus strong acid
d.) all of the above
5- Acid strength decreases in the series as follows; HI>HSO4->HF>HCN.
Which of these anions is the strongest base?
a.) I-
b.) F-
c.) SO4-2
d.) CN-
 6- An indicator having an acid constant =10^-6 would show a color change
(titration range) when the PH of the medium changes from:
a.) 8-10
b.) 5-7
c.) 2-4
d.) None of the above

7- According to following reaction : BCl3+NH3àBCl3-NH3

BCl3 behaves as ……… upon its reaction with NH3
a.) Lewis base
b.) Lewis base
c.) Bronsted acid
d.) Arrhenius acid
8- Based on the following reaction HPO4^-2 spieces acts as…..
HCO3 + HPO4-2 --> H2CO3 + PO4-3
a.) Oxidizing agent
b.) Acid
c.) Base
d.) Conjugate base
9- Water molecules can acts as amphiprotic solvent.Therefore,the following
ion…..will be obtained if they react as base
a.) H3O-
b.) H30+
c.) OH-
d.) H2O
10- Based on the corresponding figure for the titration curve of a sample of weak
acid against standard strong base, calculate Kb of its conjugate base.
a.) 5
b.) 9
c.) 1x10^-9
d.) 1x10^-5
Q2: Solve the following problems (5 marks)

1- Calculate PH of 0.03M methyl amine ( CH3NH2, Kb=4.38x10^-4)

2- Calculate PH of solution of 7.5x10^-3M Ca(OH)2

3- In the titration of the 25.00mL of 0.05M acetic acid against 0.1M NaOH;
calculate the PH after the addition of 10.00mL of NaOH solution
(Ka of acetic acid=1.75x10^-5).
Q1: Choose the correct answer for the following statements :

1- For which type of titration will the PH be acidic at equivalence point?

a.) Strong acids versus strong base
b.) weak acids versus strong base
c.) weak base versus strong acid
d.) all of the above
2- The Pka of the weak acid HNO2 is 4.0, what is the Pkb of its conjugate
base,NO2?
a.) 4.0
b.) 10.0
c.) 14.0
d.) 6.4
3- consider the following indicator equilibrium:
HIn(aq) (colorless) < ---> H+(aq) + In- (blue)
If NaOH is added to a blue sample of this indicator, what color change will occur
a.) Blue color enhanced.
b.) Colorless
c.) Orange
d.) Blue
4- The volume of 0.1M H2SO4 required to neutralize 30 ml of 0.2 M HCl is
a.) 30 ml
b.) 15ml
c.) 40 ml
d.) 80 ml
5- Acid strength decreases in the series as follows; HI>HSO4->HF>HCN.
Which of these anions is the weakest base?
a.) I-
b.) F-
c.) SO4-2
d.) CN-
 6- An indicator having an acid constant =10^-6 would show a color change
(titration range) when the PH of the medium changes from:
a.) 8-10
b.) 5-7
c.) 2-4
d.) None of the above
7- According to following reaction : BCl3 + NH3àBCl3-NH3
NH3 behaves as ……… upon its reaction with BCl3
a.) Lewis base
b.) Lewis base
c.) Bronsted acid
d.) Arrhenius acid
8- Water molecules can acts as amphiprotic solvent.Therefore,the following ion…..
will be obtained if they react as acid
a.) H3O-
b.) H30+
c.) OH-
d.) H2O
9- Based on the following reaction PO4^-3 spieces acts as…..
HCO3 + HPO4-2 --> H2CO3 + PO4^-3
a.) Oxidizing agent
b.) Acid
c.) Base
d.) Conjugate base
10- Based on the corresponding figure for the titration curve of a sample of weak
acid against standard strong base, The best indicator can be used for the
accurate visualization of the equivalence point .
a.) Phenolphthalein
b.) Methyl orange
c.) Both of them
d.) None of them
 : Solve the following problems (5 marks)

1- Calculate PH of 0.03M propionic acid (Ka=1.34^-5)

2- Calculate the molar concentration of Ca(OH)2 solution with PH 11.9

3- In the titration of the 25.00mL of 0.05M acetic acid against 0.1M NaOH;
calculate the PH after the addition of 12.50mL of NaOH solution
(Ka of acetic acid=1.75x10^-5).

Assignment 1

1- In the titration of the 25.00 mL of 0.06 M acetic acid against 0.15 M NaOH; Calculate
the pH after the addition of 5.00 mL of NaOH solution (Ka of acetic acid = 1.75 x 10-5).

2- In the titration of the 25.00 mL of 0.06 M acetic acid against 0.15 M NaOH; Calculate
the pH after the addition of 10.00 mL of NaOH solution (Ka of acetic acid = 1.75 x 10-5).
 4- Calculate the pH of a solution that is 0.200 M in NH3 (Ka for NH4+ = 5.70 x 10-
10).

5- Calculate pH of a solution of 0.05 M HCl

6- Calculate the molar concentration of H3O+ for HCl solution with pH 1.98

6- Calculate the molar concentration of Ca(OH)2 solution with pH 12.5

 Assignments 3

1- Citric acid is a triprotic acid (C6H8O7). The pKa values of citric acid are pKa1
= 3.3, pKa2 = 4.76, and pKa3 = 6.4). Predict the titration curve of titrating 10
mL of 0.1 M citric acid against 0.1 M NaOH.

2- Describe the preparation of 500 mL of 6.25%% (w/v) aqueous ethanol

(C2H5OH, 46.1 g/mol) and density of ethanol 0.789 gm/mL.

3- 25.0 mL of phosphoric acid (H3PO4) solution with an unknown concentration

is titrated with a 0.100M solution of NaOH. It takes 60.0 mL of the NaOH to
reach the full neutralization. What was the concentration in the original
H3PO4 solution?

4- 25.0 mL of phosphoric acid (H3PO4) solution with an unknown concentration

is titrated with a 0.100M solution of NaOH. It takes 20.0 mL of the NaOH to
 reach the end point using M.O. What was the concentration in the original
H3PO4 solution?

5- 25.0 mL of phosphoric acid (H3PO4) solution with an unknown concentration

is titrated with a 0.100M solution of NaOH. It takes 40.0 mL of the NaOH to
reach the end point using Ph. Ph. indicator; What was the concentration in the
original H3PO4 solution?

Example 1: Calculate the pH of a 0.100 M NaHCO3 solution. Ka1 = 4.45 x 10-7 and Ka2 = 4.69 x

Example 2: Calculate the pH of a 1x10-3 M Na2HPO4 solution. Ka2 = 6.32 x 10-8 and Ka3 = 4.5
x 10-13

Example 3: Calculate the pH of a 0.01 M NaH2PO4 solution. Ka1=7.11x10-3 andKa2=6.32x10-8

 Assignment:
– – 2–
1.In the reaction HSO4 (aq) + OH (aq) SO4 (aq) + H2O(l), the conjugate acid-base pairs
are

pair 1 pair 2
– 2– –
A) HSO4 and SO4 ; H2O and OH .

B) HSO4– and H3O+; SO42 – and OH–.

C) HSO4– and OH–; SO42 – and H2O.

– – 2–
D) HSO4 and H2O; OH and SO4 .

E) HSO4– and OH–; SO42 – and H3O+.

2. Identify the conjugate base of HPO42– in the reaction

– 2– 3–
HCO3 + HPO4 H2CO3 + PO4

A) H2O B) HCO3– C) H2CO3 D) PO43– E) None of these.

3.Identify the conjugate base of HSO4 – in the reaction

H2PO4– + HSO4– H3PO4 + SO42–

– 2–
A) H2PO4 B) H2SO4 C) H2O D) H3PO4 E) SO4

4. Identify the conjugate base of HCO3– in the reaction

2– – – 2–
CO3 + HSO4 HCO3 + SO4

A) HSO4– B) CO32– C) OH– D) H3O+ E) SO42–

5.Identify the conjugate base of CH3COOH in the reaction

– –
CH3COOH + HSO4 H2SO4 + CH3COO

A) HSO4– B) SO42– C) CH3COO– D) H2SO4 E) OH–

6.Identify the conjugate base of HClO3 in the reaction

ClO3– + HSO4– HClO3 + SO42–

A) ClO3– B) HSO4– C) OH– D) H3O+ E) SO42–

7. Identify the conjugate acid of SO42– in the reaction

CO32– + HSO4– HCO3– + SO42–

A) CO32– B) HSO4– C) OH– D) H3O+ E) SO42–

8.The OH– concentration in a 7.5 x 10–3 M Ca(OH)2 solution is

 –3 –7
A) 7.5 x 10 M. D) 1.0 x 10 M.

B) 1.5 x 10–2 M. E) 1.0 x 10–14 M.

–12
C) 1.3 x 10 M.

– –4
9. What is the OH ion concentration in a 5.2 x 10 M HNO3 solution?
–11 –4
A) 1.9 x 10 M C) 5.2 x 10 M
D) zero
–7 –4
B) 1.0 x 10 M E) 1.0 x 10 M

10. Consider the weak bases below and their Kb values:

–10
C6H7O Kb = 1.3 x 10

C2H5NH2 Kb = 5.6 x 10–4

C5H5N Kb = 1.7 x 10–9

Arrange the conjugate acids of these weak bases in order of increasing acid
strength.

A) C5H5NH+ < C6H7OH < C2H5NH D) C6H7OH < C2H5NH3+< C5H5NH+

B) C6H7OH < C5H5NH+ < C2H5NH E) C2H5NH3+< C5H5NH+ < C6H7OH

C) C5H5NH+ < C2H5NH3+ < C6H7OH

11.Calculate the pH of a buffer solution that contains 0.25 M benzoic acid (C 6H5CO2H) and
–5
0.15M sodium benzoate (C6H5COONa). [Ka = 6.5 x 10 for benzoic acid]

A) 3.97 B) 4.83 C) 4.19 D) 3.40 E) 4.41

12. You are asked to go into the lab and prepare an acetic acid - sodium acetate buffer
solution with a pH of 4.00. What molar ratio of CH3COOH to CH3COONa should be
used?

A) 0.18 B) 0.84 C) 1.19 D) 5.50 E) 0.10

13. Assuming equal concentrations of conjugate base and acid, which one of the
following mixtures is suitable for making a buffer solution with an optimum pH of
9.2–9.3?

A) CH3COONa / CH3COOH (Ka = 1.8 x 10–5)

B) NH3 / NH4Cl (Ka = 5.6 x 10–10)

C) NaOCl / HOCl (Ka = 3.2 x 10–8)

D) NaNO2 / HNO2 (Ka = 4.5 x 10–4)

E) NaCl / HCl

14-Calculate the pH in the titration of 50 mL of 0.1 M acetic acid after the addition of 25
mL of 0.1 M NaOH (pKa for acetic acid = 4.75)
A) 4.14 B) 4.75 C) 2.80 D) 5.50
15- Calculate the pH of a buffer solution that contains 0.25 M acetic acid and 0.15 M sodium
–5
acetate [Ka = 1.8 X 10 for acetic acid]

A) 3.97 B) 4.83 C) 4.52 D) 3.40 E) 4.41

11. What is the pH of a solution containing 80 g of NaOH in 2 L of solution? (M. Wt. NaOH
= 40).

A) 10 B) 12 C) 14 D) zero

Calculate the pH of a buffer solution that contains 0.05 M acetic acid and 0.1 M
sodium acetate. (pKa = 4.84 for acetic acid)
Calculate the pH of a solution that is 0.28 M in NH4Cl and 0.07 M in NH3. ( Kb =
-5
1.7 X 10 )

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Novocaine, used as a local anethetic by dentists, is a weak base (Kb = 8.9 X 10 ). What
is the pH of the solution made by dissolving 20 mg of Novocaine in 100 mL of
water?

(M. Wt. of Novocaine = 272.78).