CHM 221 Review #2

1) Addition of 0.0125 mol KOH to 150 mL of a 0.150 M HF/0.100 M NaF

buffer results in a pH = ________? The Ka of HF is 6.8 10-4.
Answer: 3.61
2) Addition of 0.0125 mol HCl to 150 mL of a 0.150 M formic acid/0.100
M sodium formate buffer results in a pH = ________? The Ka of formic
acid is 1.8 104.
Answer: 2.60
3) What is the pH of 0.10 M ethylamine solution? What is the fraction of
dissociation of ethylamine? The Ka of ethylamine is 2.3 x 10-11.
Answer: 5.82; 0.000015
4) What is the pH of 0.15 M NaCN? What is the fraction of dissociation
of CN-? The Ka of HCN is 4.9 x 10-10.
Answer: 11.24; 0.012
5) If we know the equilibrium constants for the following two reactions:
(1) H2O(l) + HNO2 (aq)
H3O+(aq) + NO2-(aq), K1 = 4.50
10-4
(2) H3O+(aq) + OH-(aq)
2 H2O(l),
K2 = 1.00
1014
What is the equilibrium constant for the reaction?
NO2-(aq) + H2O(l)
HNO2 (aq) + OH-(aq)
Answer: 2.2 x 10-11

6) The concentration of copper in brandy may be measured by atomic

emission spectroscopy using an inductively coupled plasma. After
measuring the emission signal from pure brandy, a 50.00 mL aliquot is
spiked with 1.00 mL of 100.0 ppm copper standard. The emission
signal for the pure sample was 2.11 units, and for the spiked sample it
was 6.37 units. Calculate the concentration of copper in the brandy.
Answer: 0.962 ppm
7) In the analysis of aspirin, caffeine may be used as an internal
standard. A sample containing 5.0 mg/mL of aspirin and 4.0 mg/mL of
caffeine gave a signal of 35 mAU for aspirin and a signal of 48 mAU for
caffeine, respectively. A 5.0 mL of unknown sample was then spiked
with 1.0 mL of 4.0 mg/mL caffeine. The signals for this mixture were 23
mAU for aspirin and 10 mAU. Calculate the concentration of aspirin in
the unknown sample.
Answer: 3.2 mg/mL