CHE1113 General Chemistry II Exam 3 Sample

MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.
1
Which of the following is a Lewis acid?

1)

_________
A)
NH3
B)
CHCl3
C)
CH4
D)
BCl3
E)
None of the above are Lewis acids.

2
Which of the following acids is the STRONGEST? The acid is followed by its Ka value.

2)

_________
A)
HCHO2, 1.8 × 10-4
B)
HF, 3.5 × 10-4
C)
HCN, 4.9 × 10-10
D)
HNO2, 4.6 × 10-4
E)
HClO2, 1.1 × 10-2

3
Determine the pH of a 0.62 M NH4NO3 solution. The Kb for NH3 is 1.76 × 10-5.

3)

_________
A)
2.48
 B)

9.45

C)

9.27

D)

11.52

E)

4.73

4
Determine the Kb for CN⁻. The Ka for HCN is 4.9 × 10-10.

4)

_________
A)
4.9 × 10-14
B)
2.3 × 10-9
C)
3.7 × 10-7
D)
1.4 × 10-5
E)
2.0 × 10-5

5
A 1.00 L buffer solution is 0.150 M in HC7H5O2 and 0.250 M in LiC7H5O2. Calculate the pH of the solution after the
addition of 100.0 mL of 1.00 M HCl. The Ka for HC7H5O2 is 6.5 × 10-5.

5)

_________
A)
3.34

B)

4.19
 C)

4.41

D)

3.97

E)

5.03

6
Which of the following compounds will have the highest molar solubility in pure water?

6)

_________
A)
MgCO3, Ksp = 6.82 × 10-6
B)
FeS, Ksp = 3.72 × 10-19
C)
AgI, Ksp = 8.51 × 10-17
D)
PbSO4, Ksp = 1.82 × 10-8
E)
PbS, Ksp = 9.04 × 10-29

7
A 1.0 L buffer solution is 0.250 M HC2H3O2 and 0.050 M LiC2H3O2. Which of the following actions will destroy the
buffer?

7)

_________
A)
adding 0.050 moles of HC2H3O2
B)
adding 0.050 moles of NaOH
C)
adding 0.050 moles of HCl
D)
adding 0.050 moles of LiC2H3O2
E)
None of the above will destroy the buffer.
 8
Calculate the pH of a buffer that is 0.158 M HClO and 0.099 M NaClO. The Ka for HClO is 2.9 × 10-8.

8)

_________
A)
6.67

B)

6.46

C)

3.77

D)

7.54

E)

7.33

9
When titrating a strong monoprotic acid and KOH at 25°C, the

9)

_________
A)
titration will require more moles of acid than base to reach the equivalence point.
B)
pH will be less than 7 at the equivalence point.
C)
pH will be greater than 7 at the equivalence point.
D)
pH will be equal to 7 at the equivalence point.
E)
titration will require more moles of base than acid to reach the equivalence point.

1
What is the conjugate acid of HCO3⁻ ?
10)

________
A)
OH⁻

B)

CO32-

C)

H3O+

D)

H2CO3

E)

H2O

1
Give the expression for the solubility product constant for BaF2.

11)

________
A)

B)
[Ba2+][F⁻]
C)
[Ba2+]2[F⁻]
D)
[Ba2+][F⁻]2
E)

1
If the pKa of HCHO2 is 3.74 and the pH of an HCHO2/NaCHO2 solution is 3.11, which of the following is TRUE?

12)
________
A)
[HCHO2] << [NaCHO2]
B)
[HCHO2] > [NaCHO2]
C)
[HCHO2] = [NaCHO2]
D)
[HCHO2] < [NaCHO2]
E)
It is not possible to make a buffer of this pH from HCHO2 and NaCHO2.

1
Which of the following is a STRONG base?

13)

________
A)
KOH

B)

NO3⁻

C)

NH3

D)

CH3OH

E)

Cl-

1
Determine the molar solubility of PbSO4 in pure water. Ksp (PbSO4) = 1.82 × 10-8.

14)

________
A)
1.35 × 10-4 M
 B)
9.1 × 10-9 M
C)
1.82 × 10-8 M
D)
4.48 × 10-4 M
E)
3.31 × 10-16 M

1
Which of the following solutions is a good buffer system?

15)

________
A)
A solution that is 0.10 M NaOH and 0.10 M KOH
B)
A solution that is 0.10 M HF and 0.10 M NaC2H3O2
C)
A solution that is 0.10 M HC2H3O2 and 0.10 M LiC2H3O2
D)
A solution that is 0.10 M HCl and 0.10 M NH4+
E)
None of the above are buffer systems.

wers
Ans
1)

2)
E

3)
E

4)
E

5)
D
 6)
A

7)
C

8)
E

9)
D

10)
D

11)
D

12)
B

13)
A

14)
A

15)
C