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UMEED
IONIC EQUILIBRIUM
1. Which of the following is a Bronsted acid ? 9. Ionic product of water is equal to:-
(i) HCN (ii) H2PO4–
+
(A) Dissociation constant of water × [H2O]
(iii) NH4 (iv) HCl
(A) (i), (iii) (B) (i), (ii), (iii), (B) Dissociation constant of water × [H+]
(iv) (C) Product of [H2O] and [H+]
(C) (ii), (iii) (D) (i), (iii),(iv) (D) Product of [OH–]2 and [H+]

2. Which of the following is a Bronsted base ?

(i) NH3 (ii) CH3NH2 10. Addition of H+ and OH– ion's concentration
– at 90ºC
(iii) HCO3 (iv) SO42–
(A) (i), (ii), (iii), (iv) (B) (i), (ii) (A) 10–14 (B) 10–12
(C) (i), (ii), (iii) (D) (i), (iii),(iv) (C) 2 × 10–6 (D) 2 × 10–7

3. The conjugate base of hydroxide ion is

11. Given:-
(A) H2O (B) H3O+
(C) O2–
(D) O2 (a) 0.005 M H2SO4 (b) 0.1 M Na2SO4
(c) 10–2 M NaOH (d) 0.01 M HCl
4. The conugate acid of amide ion (NH2–) is Choose the correct code having same pH :-
(A) N2H4 (B) NH2OH (A) a, c, d (B) b, d
+
(C) NH4 (D) NH3
(C) a, d (D) a, c
5. Which of the following can act both as a
Bronsted acid as well as a Bronsted base ? 12. In the following solutions, the conc. of
(A) H2SO4 (B) HCO3– different acids are given, which mixture of
(C) O2– (D) NH4+ the acid has highest pH:-
M M M
6. Ionic product of water will increase, if :- (A) H2SO4, HNO3, HClO4
10 20 10
(A) Dissociation the pressure
(B) Add H+ M M M
(B) H2SO4, HNO3, HClO4
(C) Add OH– 20 10 20
(D) Increase the temperature M M M
(C) H2SO4, HNO3, HClO4
20 10 40
7. For water at 25°C, 2 × 10–7 moles per litre
M M M
is the correct answer for which one of the (D) H2SO4, HNO3, HClO4
following: 20 5 5
(A) [H+] + [OH–] (B) [H+]2
– 2
(C) [OH ] (D) [H+] – [OH–] 13. The pH of the solution containing 10 mL of
a 0.1M NaOH and 10 mL of 0.05M H2SO4
8. At 25ºC, the dissociation constant for pure would be
water is given by:- (A) Zero (B) 1
(A) (55.4 × 1014)–1 (B) 1 × 10–14
(C) >7 (D) 7
(C) 1 × 10–14/18 (D) None
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14. Which of the following statements are (is) 21. What would be [H+] of 0.006 M benzoic
correct acid (Ka = 6 × 10–5)?
(a) The pH of 1.0 × 10–8 M solution of (A) 0.6 ×10–4 (B) 6 × 10–4
–3
HCl is 8. (C) 6 × 10 (D) 3.6 × 10–4
(b) The conjugate base of H2PO–4 is
HPO42–. 22. If [OH–] = 5.0 × 10–5 M, then pH will be:
(c) Autoprotolysis constant of water (A) 5 - log 5 (B) 9 + log 5
increases with temperature. (C) log 5 – 5 (D) log 5 – 9
(d) When a solution of a weak monoprotic
acid is titrated against a strong base, at 23. Find out pH of solution having 2 × 10–3
half neutralization point pH = 1/2 pKa moles of OH– ions in 2 litre solution.
(A) a (B) a, b (A) pH = 3 (B) pH = 3 + log2
(C) a, b, d (D) b, c (C) pH = 3 - log2 (D) pH = 11

15. In a solution of pH = 5, more acid is added 24. pH of tomato juice is 4.4. Then
in order to reduce the pH = 2. The increase concentration of H3O+ will be:
in hydrogen ion concentration is:- (A) 39 × 10–4 (B) 3.9 × 10–5
(A) 100 times (B) 1000 times (C) 3.9 × 10 –4
(D) 3.9 × 105
(C) 3 times (D) 5 times
25. The degree of dissociation of acetic acid is
16. The hydrogen ion concentration in a given given by the expression  = 0.1 × C–1
solution is 6 × 10–4 M. Its pH will be:- (where C = concentration of the acid). What
(A) 6 (B) 3.22 is the pH of the solution?
(C) 4 (D) 2 (A) 1 (B) 2
(C) 3 (D) 4
17. The pH of the solution produced when an
aqueous solution of strong acid pH 5 is 26. Find out Ka for 10–2 M HCN acid, having
mixed with equal volume of an aqueous pOH equal to 10.
solution of strong acid of pH 3 is :-
(A) Ka = 10–4 (B) Ka = 10–2
(A) 3.3 (B) 3.5 –5
(C) Ka = 10 (D) None of them
(C) 4.5 (D) 4.0
N 27. The pH of 0.15 M solution of HOCl (Ka =
18. For H2SO4, pH value is:-
10 9.6 × 10–6) is
(A) 1 (B) 0.586 (A) 4.42 (B) 2.92
(C) 0.856 (D) None (C) 3.42 (D) None

19. Calculate pH of a solution whose 100 mL 28. In the following solutions, the conc. of
contains 0.2 g NaOH dissolved in it:- different. acids are given, which mixture of
(A) 10.699 (B) 11.699 the acid has the highest pH?
(C) 12.699 (D) 13.699 M M M
(A) H2SO4; HNO3; HClO3
10 20 10
20. What is the quantity of NaOH present in M M M
250 cc of the solution, so that it gives a pH (B) H2SO4; HNO3; HClO4
= 13:- 20 10 20
(A) 10–13 g (B) 10–1 g M M M
(C) H2SO4; HNO3; HClO4
(C) 1.0 g (D) 4.0 g 20 10 40
M M M
(D) H2SO4; HNO3; HClO4
20 5 5

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29. If 100 mL of pH = 3 and 400 mL of pH = 3 38. The highest pH value is of

is mixed, what will be the pH of the (A) 0.1 M NaCl
mixture? (B) 0.1 M NH4Cl
(A) 3.2 (B) 3.0 (C) 0.1 M CH3COONa
(C) 3.5 (D) 2.8 (D) 0.1 M CH3COONH4

30. How many moles of HCl must be removed 39. pH of K2S solution is:
from 1 litre of aqueous HCl solution to (A) 7 (B) Less than 7
change its pH from 2 to 3? (C) More than 7 (D) Zero
(A) 1 (B) 0.02
40. For anionic hydrolysis, pH is given by:
(C) 0.009 (D) 0.01
1 1 1
(A) pH  pK w  pKb  log c
31. At 90°C, the pH of 0.1M NaCl aqueous 2 2 2
solution is: 1 1 1
(B) pH  pK w  pK a  pKb
(A) < 7 (B) > 7 2 2 2
(C) 7 (D) 0.1 1 1 1
(C) pH  pK w  pK a  log c
2 2 2
32. What will be the pH of 1.0 M ammonium (D) None of the above
formate solution, if Ka = 1 × 10–4 and Kb =
1 × 10–5
(A) 6.5 (B) 7.5 41. In a buffer solution the ratio of
(C) 8.0 (D) 9.0 concentration of NH4Cl and NH4OH is 1 :
1 when it changes in 2 : 1 what will be the
value of pH of buffer :-
33. Which salt will not undergo hydrolysis?
(A) KCl (B) Na2SO4 (A) Increase (B) Decrease
(C) NaCl (D) All (C) No effect (D) N.O.T.

34. Maximum efficiency of cationic hydrolysis 42. To a 50 mL of 0.05M formic acid how
will be shown by: much volume of 0.10M sodium formate
(A) Al3+ (B) Ga+3 must be added to get a buffer solution of pH
(C) Tl+1 (D) Tl+3 = 4.0 ? (pKa of the acid is 3.8)
(A) 50 mL (B) 4 mL
35. HCOO   H 2 O HCOOH  OH  is (C) 39.6 mL (D) 100 mL
related:
43. In the volumetric estimation of HCl, if we
Kh
(A) h  K h (B) h  make use of phenolphthalein as an
C indicator, which base is unsuitable for the
Kh titration :-
(C) (D) K h  hc (A) NaOH (B) RbOH
V
(C) KOH (D) NH4OH
36. The pH of aqueous solution of sodium
acetate is 44. In a mixture of weak acid and its salt, the
(A) 7 (B) Very low ratio of concentration of acid to salt is
(C) > 7 (D) < 7 increased ten-fold. The pH of the solution:-
(A) Decreases by one
37. If pKb for CN– at 25°C is 4.7. The pH of (B) Increases by one-tenth
0.5M aqueous NaCN solution is (C) Increases by one
(A) 12 (B) 10 (D) Increases ten-fold
(C) 11.5 (D) 11

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45. pKb for NH4OH at certain temperature is 52. How many grams of CaC2O4 will dissolve
4.74. The pH of basic buffer containing in distilled water to make one litre saturated
equimolar concentration of NH4OH and solution? solubility product of CaC2O4 is
NH4Cl will be:- 2.5 × 10–9 mol2 L–2 and its molecular weight
(A) 7.74 (B) 4.74 is 128.
(C) 2.37 (D) 9.26 (A) 0.0064 g (B) 0.0128 g
(C) 0.0032 g (D) 0.0640 g
46. What is the suitable indicator for titration of
NaOH and oxalic acid:- 53. If the concentration of CrO42– ion in a
(A) Methyl orange (B) Methyl red saturated solution of silver chromate will be
(C) Phenolphthalein (D) Starch solution 2 × 10–4 M, solubility product of silver
chromate will be –
47. Phenolphthalein does not act as an indicator (A) 4 × 10–8 (B) 8 × 10–12
–12
for the titration between:- (C) 32 × 10 (D) 6 × 10–12
(A) KOH and H2SO4
(B) NaOH and CH3COOH 54. If the solubility of AgCl (formula mass =
(C) Oxalic acid and KMnO4 143) in water at 25°C is 1.43 × 10–4 g/100
(D) Ba(OH)2 and HCl mL of solution then the value of Ksp will
be:
48. Which can act as buffer:- (A) 1 × 10–5 (B) 2 × 10–5
(A) NH4OH + NaOH (C) 1 × 10–10 (D) 2 × 10–10
(B) HCOOH + CH3COONa
(C) 40 mL 0.1 M NaCN + 20 mL of 0.1 M 55. If the salts M2X, QY2 and PZ3 have the
HCl same solubilities their Ksp values are related
as – (S < 1)
(D) None of them
(A) Ksp (M2X) = Ksp(QY2) < Ksp (PZ3)
(B) Ksp(M2X) > Ksp(QY2) = Ksp (PZ3)
49. The buffer solution play an important role
in:- (C) Ksp (M2X) = Ksp(QY2) > Ksp (PZ3)
(A) Increasing the pH value (D) Ksp(M2X) > Ksp(QY2) > Ksp(PZ3)
(B) Decreasing the pH value
(C) Keeping the pH constant 56. The solubility product of As2S3 is given by
the expression:
(D) Solution will be neutral
(A) Ksp = [As3+] × [S–2]
(B) Ksp = [As3+]1 [S–2]1
50. Ka for HCN is 5 × 10–10 at 25C. For
(C) Ksp = [As3+]3 [S–2]2
maintaining a constant pH of 9, the volume
of 5M KCN solution required to be added (D) Ksp = [As3+]2 [S–2]3
to 10mL of 2M HCN solution is-
(A) 4 mL (B) 7.95 mL 57. If the solubility of PbBr2 is ‘S’ g molecules
(C) 2 mL (D) 9.3 mL per litre, considering 100% ionisation its
solubility product is
(A) 2S3 (B) 4S2
51. Concentration of Ag+ ions in saturated 3
solution of Ag2CrO4 at 20°C is 1.5 × 10–4 (C) 4S (D) 2S4
mol L–1. At 20°C, the solubility product of
Ag2CrO4 is 58. If the solubility of lithium sodium
(A) 3.3750 × 10–12 (B) 1.6875 × 10–10 hexeafluoro aluminate Li3Na3(AlF6)2 is ‘S’
(C) 1.68 × 10 –12
(D) 1.6875 × 10–11 mol L–1. Its solubility product is equal to :
(A) S8 (B) 12 S3
(C) 18 S3 (D) 2916 S8

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59. One litre of saturated solution of CaCO3 is

evaporated to dryness, when 7.0 g of
residue is left. The solubility product for
CaCO3 is:
(A) 4.9 × 10–3 (B) 4.9 × 10–5
–9
(C) 4.9 × 10 (D) 4.9 × 10–7

60. At 30°C, In which of the one litre solution,

the solubility of Ag2CO3 (solubility product
= 8 × 10–12) will be maximum :
(A) 0.05 M Na2CO3 (B) Pure water
(C) 0.05 M AgNO3 (D) 0.05 M NH3

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Answer Key

1. (B) 21. (B) 41. (B)

2. (A) 22. (B) 42. (C)
3. (C) 23. (D) 43. (D)
4. (D) 24. (B) 44. (A)
5. (B) 25. (A) 45. (D)
6. (D) 26. (D) 46. (C)
7. (A) 27. (B) 47. (C)
8. (A) 28. (C) 48. (C)
9. (A) 29. (B) 49. (C)
10. (C) 30. (C) 50. (C)
11. (C) 31. (A) 51. (C)
12. (C) 32. (A) 52. (A)
13. (D) 33. (D) 53. (C)
14. (D) 34. (A) 54. (C)
15. (B) 35. (B) 55. (C)
16. (B) 36. (C) 56. (D)
17. (A) 37. (C) 57. (C)
18. (A) 38. (C) 58. (D)
19. (C) 39. (C) 59. (A)
20. (C) 40. (C) 60. (A)

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