41. The three letter abbreviation "asn" corresponds to which amino acid?

a. Aspartic acid
b. Asparagine
c. Arginine
d. Astatine
42. Which of the following amino acid(s) are polar?
a. Arginine
b. Serine
c. Tyrosine
d. All of these
43. Which interesting sounding scientist came up with the name "vitamin"?
a. Emil Fischer
b. Kazimierz Funk
c. J. B. S. Haldane
d. Friedrich Miescher
44. Deducing the structures of vitamins is important in understanding their
biochemical function. Which woman was responsible for solving the structure of
vitamin B12, the most chemically complex vitamin?
a. Marie Curie
b. Dorothy Hodgkin
c. Mary Somerville
d. Barbara McClintock
45. Ecological Solid Waste Act of 2000
a. RA 9003
b. RA 8749
c. RA 8550
d. RA 3931
46. Toxic Substances and Hazardous and Nuclear Waste control Act of 1990
a. RA 8749
b. RA 6969
c. RA 9003
d. RA 3931
47. How much money was appropriated for the initial implementation of the
Philippine Clean Air Act of 1999?
a. 500 Million pesos
b. 600 Million pesos
c. 750 Million pesos
d. 1 Billion pesos
48. Which of the following is the weakest acid in the group?
a. Perchloric acid
b. Hydroiodic acid
c. Nitric acid
d. Formic acid
49. Calculate the pH of a 0.045M Barium Hydroxide
a. 10
b. 11
 c. 12
d. 13
Solution:

𝐵𝑎(𝑂𝐻)2 → 𝐵𝑎2+ + 2𝑂𝐻 −

[𝐵𝑎(𝑂𝐻)2 ] = 0.045𝑀, [𝑂𝐻 − ] = 0.045 𝑥 2 = 0.09𝑀

𝑝𝑂𝐻 = − log(0.09) = 1.046

𝑝𝐻 = 14 − 1.046 = 12.95 ≈ 13
50. Calculate the pH of a 0.036 M nitrous acid solution (Ka = 4.5 x 10 -4)
a. 3.56
b. 2.42
c. 4.11
d. 3.11
Solution:
𝐻𝑁𝑂2 ↔ 𝐻 + + 𝑁𝑂2−

HNO2 H+ NO2 -
Initial 0.036 0 0
Change -x +x +x
Equilibrium 0.036-x x x

𝑥2
= 4.5 𝑥 10−4
0.036 − 𝑥
𝑥 = [𝐻 + ] = 3.8062 𝑥 10−3
𝑝𝐻 = − log[𝐻 + ] = 2.42

51. The pH of a 0.10M solution of formic acid is 2.39. what is the Ka of the acid?
a. 2.5 x 10 -4
b. 3.5 x 10 -4
c. 1.8 x 10 -4
d. 5.7 x 10 -4
Solution:
𝐻𝐶𝑂𝑂𝐻 ↔ 𝐻 + + 𝐶𝑂𝑂𝐻 −

HCOOH H+ COOH-
Initial 0.10 0 0
Change -x +x +x
Equilibrium 0.10-x x x

𝑥 = [𝐻 + ] = 10−2.39 = 4.0738 𝑥 10−3

 𝑥2 (4.0738 𝑥 10−3 )2
𝑘𝑎 = = = 1.73 𝑥 10−4
0.10 − 𝑥 0.10 − [4.0738 𝑥 10−3 ]
52. What is the pH of a 0.40M ammonia solution? (Kb = 1.8 x 10 -5)
a. 10.4
b. 11.4
c. 12.2
d. 13
Solution:
𝑁𝐻3 + 𝐻2 𝑂 ↔ 𝑁𝐻4+ + 𝑂𝐻 −

NH3 NH4+ OH-

Initial 0.40 0 0
Change -x +x +x
Equilibrium 0.40-x x x

𝑥2
= 1.8 𝑥 10−5
0.40 − 𝑥
𝑥 = 2.6743 𝑥 10−3
𝑝𝑂𝐻 = − log(𝑥) = 2.57
𝑝𝐻 = 14 − 2.57 = 11.43
53. Which of the following is a weak acid?
a. HF
b. HCl
c. HBr
d. HI
54. The pH of a 0.25M solution of potassium fluoride is 8.28. what is the percent hydrolysis?
(kb = 1.4 x 10 -11)
a. 1%
b. 0.00076%
c. 0.005%
d. 0.000003%
Solution:
Potassium Fluoride completely dissociates in water.
𝐾𝐹 → 𝐾 + + 𝐹 −
𝑖𝑛𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑎𝑙 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑐𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑜𝑓 𝐾𝐹 = 𝑒𝑞𝑢𝑖𝑙𝑖𝑏𝑟𝑖𝑢𝑚 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑐𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑜𝑓 𝐹 − = 0.25𝑀

𝐹 − + 𝐻2 𝑂 ↔ 𝐻𝐹 + 𝑂𝐻 −

F- HF OH-
Initial 0.25 0 0
Change -x +x +x
 Equilibrium 0.25-x x x

𝑥2
= 1.4 𝑥 10−11
0.25 − 𝑥
𝑥 = 1.8708 𝑥 10−6 𝑀
𝑝𝑂𝐻 = − log(𝑥) = 5.73
𝑝𝐻 = 14 − 5.73 = 8.27
1.8708 𝑥 10−6 𝑀
%𝐷𝑖𝑠𝑠𝑜𝑐𝑖𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 = (100) = 0.00075%
0.25𝑀

55. Calculate the pH of a buffer system containing 1.0M CH3COOH and 1.0M CH3COONa
(Ka = 1.8 x 10 -5)
a. 4.74
b. 5.67
c. 3.11
d. 4.5
Solution:
𝐶𝐻3 𝐶𝑂𝑂𝐻 ↔ 𝐻 + + 𝐶𝐻3 𝐶𝑂𝑂−

CH3COOH H+ CH3COO-
Initial 1.0 0 1.0
Change -x +x +x
Equilibrium 1.0-x x X+1

𝑥(1 + 𝑥)
= 1.8 𝑥 10−5
1−𝑥
𝑥 = 1.8𝑥10−5
𝑝𝐻 = − log(𝑥) = 4.74
56. What is the color of Chlorophenol blue in basic solutions?
a. Yellow
b. Bluish purple
c. Orange
d. Red
57. Calculate the solubility of silver chloride in a 8.3 x 10 -3 M silver nitrate solution.
(Ksp = 1.6 x 10 -10)
a. 2.7 x 10 -6 g/L
b. 3.2 x 10 -6 g/L
c. 7.88 x 10 -6 g/L
d. 9.0 x 10 -6 g/L
Solution:
Silver Nitrate dissociates completely in water.
𝐴𝑔𝐶𝑙 ↔ 𝐴𝑔+ + 𝐶𝑙 −

AgCl Ag+ Cl-

Initial 8.3 x 10-3 0
Change -s +s +s
Equilibrium 8.3 x 10-3 + s +s

𝑠(8.3 𝑥 10−3 + 𝑠) = 1.6 𝑥 10−10

𝑠 = 1.9277 𝑥 10−8 𝑀
𝑚𝑜𝑙𝑒 𝑔
1.9277 𝑥 10−8 (143.32 ) = 2.76 𝑥 10−6 𝑔/𝐿
𝐿 𝑚𝑜𝑙𝑒
58. A 0.22-mole quantity of CuSO4 is added to a liter of 1.35M NH3. What is the
concentration of Cu2+ ions at equilibrium. (Kf = 5 x10 13)
a. 9.0 x 10 -14 M
b. 12.0 x 10 -14 M
c. 5.44 x 10 -14 M
d. 2.11 x 10 -14 M
Solution:
The copper sulfate completely dissociates in water. The copper ion reacts with ammonia.

𝐶𝑢2+ + 𝑁𝐻3 ↔ 𝐶𝑢(𝑁𝐻3 )2+

4

𝐺𝑖𝑣𝑒𝑛: 1𝐿 𝑠𝑜𝑙𝑛 𝑜𝑓 𝑁𝐻3

𝐼𝑛𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑎𝑙 𝑎𝑚𝑜𝑢𝑛𝑡 𝑜𝑓 𝐶𝑢 = 0.22 𝑚𝑜𝑙𝑒/𝐿
𝑀𝑜𝑙𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑁𝐻3 𝑛𝑒𝑒𝑑𝑒𝑑 = 4𝑥0.22 = 0.88 𝑚𝑜𝑙𝑒
𝐶𝑜𝑛𝑐𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑜𝑓 𝑁𝐻3 𝑖𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑠𝑜𝑙𝑛 = 0.88 𝑚𝑜𝑙𝑒/𝐿
@𝑒𝑞𝑢𝑖𝑙𝑖𝑏𝑟𝑖𝑢𝑚, 𝑁𝐻3 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑐𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 = 1.35 − 0.88 = 0.47 𝑀

@𝑒𝑞𝑢𝑖𝑙𝑖𝑏𝑟𝑖𝑢𝑚, 𝐶𝑢(𝑁𝐻3 )2+

4 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑐𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 = 𝑖𝑛𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑎𝑙 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑐𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑜𝑓 𝐶𝑢
2+
= 0.22𝑀

𝐿𝑒𝑡 𝑥 = 𝐶𝑢2+ 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑐𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 @𝑒𝑞𝑢𝑖𝑙𝑖𝑏𝑟𝑖𝑢𝑚

[𝐶𝑢(𝑁𝐻3 )2+
4 ] 0.22
𝐾𝑓 = 2+ 4
= = 5𝑥1013
[𝐶𝑢 ][𝑁𝐻3 ] 𝑥(0.47)4

𝑥 = 9.017𝑥10−14 𝑀
59. What is the percentage of total acid expressed as acetic acid in a sample of
vinegar if 3.00 g of vinegar require 20.5mL of 0.115 N KOH solution for an
endpoint with phenolphthalein indicator?
a. 3%
b. 4.7%
c. 4.3%
d. 5.11%
60. What wait of sample of impure oxalic acid should be taken for titration by 0.50 N
NaOH so that the percentage of H2C2O4 2H2O will be twice the buret reading?
a. 1.57 g
b. 2.33g
c. 2.11g
d. 1.02g