1.

The solubility of BaF2 in a solution of Ba(NO3)2 will be represented by the concentration term
−
(a) [Ba2+] (b) [F ]
− −
(c) (½) [F ] (d) 2[ NO 3 ]

2. The solubility of PbCl2 in water is 0.01 M at 25°C. Its maximum concentration in 0.1 M NaCl
will be
− −
(a) 2 × 10 3 M (b) 1 × 10 4 M
−2 −
(c) 1.6 × 10 M (d) 4 × 10 4 M
−
3. A weak acid HX has Ka = 1.0 × 10 5 and it forms a salt NaX when treated with caustic soda.
The percentage hydrolysis of a 0.1 M NaX solution is
(a) 0.1% (b) 0.01%
(c) 0.001% (d) 1%
−
4. The Ksp of Mg(OH)2 is 1 × 10 12. A 0.01 M MgCl2 solution will precipitate at which of
the following limiting pH value
(a) 3 (b) 9
(c) 12 (d) 8
−
5. The ionisation constant of acetic acid is 1.8 × 10 5. The concentration at which it will be dissociated
to 2%, is
(a) 1 M (b) 0.045 M
(c) 0.018 M (d) 0.45 M
6. Kh (hydrolysis constant) of ammonium benzoate can be calculated by the formula
Kw Kw
(a) (b)
KaC Ka ×Kb
Kw Kh
(c) (d)
Ka ×C C

7. pH of K2S solution is
(a) >7 (b) <7
(c) 7 (d) zero

8. If 1 M CH3COONa is added to 1 M CH3COOH

(a) pH of the solution increases.
(b) pH decreases.
(c) pH does not change.
(d) None of the above.
−
9. Concentration of NaOH at 25°C is 10 3 M. pH at this temperature is
(a) 7 (b) 8
(c) 9 (d) 11

10. A buffer solution contains monobasic acid and its salt of concentration 3 M and 0.3 M respectively.
If pKa of acid is 5, the pH of the solution is
(a) 4 (b) 6
(c) 5 (d) 7
−
11. Solubility of CaF2 at 27°C is 1 × 10 3 M. Solubility product of CaF2 at this temperature is
− −
(a) 1 × 10 9 M3 (b) 1 × 10 6 M2
 − −
(c) 1 × 10 8 M3 (d) 4 × 10 9 M3

12. Which of the following solutions will have pH close to 7.0?

(a) 100 ml of M/10 H2SO4 + 100 ml of M/10 NaOH
(b) 55 ml of M/10 H2SO4 + 45 ml of M/10 NaOH
(c) 10 ml of M/10 H2SO4 + 20 ml of M/10 NaOH
(d) 75 ml of M/5 H2SO4 + 75 ml of M/5 NaOH
13. 0.1 M acetic acid solution is titrated against 0.1 M NaOH solution. What would be the difference in
pH between 1/4 and 3/4 stages of neutralisation of acid?
(a) 2 log 3/4 (b) 2 log 1/4
(c) log 1/3 (d) 2 log 3
−
14. Solubility product of AgCl is 1.44 × 10 4 at 373 K. The solubility of AgCl in boiling water will be
− −
(a) 1.20 × 10 4 M (b) 1.20 × 10 2 M
−4 −
(c) 0.72 × 10 M (d) 0.72 × 10 2 M

15. 0.1(M) CH3COONH4 solution has [H+] equal to

− −
[Given: K a ( CH 3COOH ) = 10 5, K b ( NH 4OH ) = 10 5]
(a) 1 (b) 10 −3
− −
(c) 10 7 (d) 10 4

16. If pKb for fluoride ion at 25°C is 10.83, pKa of hydrofluoric acid in water at this temperature is
(a) 4.17 (b) 3.17
(c) 5.17 (d) 13.14

17. When equal volumes of the following solutions are mixed, precipitation of AgCl
−
(Ksp = 1.8 × 10 10) will occur only with
−4 − − − − −
(a) 10 M [Ag+] and 10 4 M [Cl ] (b) 10 5 M [Ag+] and 10 5 M [Cl ]
− − − − − −
(c) 10 6 M [Ag+] and 10 6 M [Cl ] (d) 10 10 M [Ag+] and 10 10 M [Cl ]
−
18. K for the reaction, B + H3O+ HB + H2O is 1 × 106. The value of Ka for HB would be
−
(a) 1 × 10 6 (b) 1 × 1012
−
(c) 1 × 10 12 (d) 1 × 106
− −
19. At 90°C pure water has [H3O+] = 10 6 mol litre 1. What is the value of Kw at 90°C?
− −
(a) 10 6 (b) 10 12
−14 −
(c) 10 (d) 10 8
−
20. The following equilibrium exists in aqueous solution, CH3COOH CH3COO +H+. If dilute HCl
is added to this solution,
(a) the equilibrium constant will increase. (b) the equilibrium constant will decrease.
(c) acetate ion concentration will decrease. (d) acetate ion concentration will increase.

21. If the solubility of calcium fluoride in water is S moles per litre, its solubility product is given by
(a) 2S2 (b) 4S3
2
(c) 4S (d) 2S

22. One litre of a buffer solution containing 0.01 M NH4Cl and 0.1 M NH4OH (pkb = 5) has pH of
(a) 9 (b) 10
 (c) 4 (d) 6

23. Which of the following species can act both as Bronsted−Lowry acid as well as base?
(a) H2O (b) BF3
− ⊕
(c) HSO 4 (d) NH 4

− − −
24. A certain buffer solution is obtained by mixing equal moles of X and HX. The Kb for X is 10 10.
The pH of the buffer is:
(a) 4 (b) 7
(c) 10 (d) 14

+ − −30
25. The self−ionisation constant of NH3 at 50°C is given by K NH 3 = [ NH 4 ] [ NH 2 ] = 10 . How many
−
NH 2ions are present per cm3 of pure liquid NH3? (Assume Avogadro’s number = 6 × 1023)
(a) 6 × 106 (b) 6 × 105
−5 −
(c) 6 × 10 (d) 6 × 10 6
26. Which of the following salt will produce a neutral solution in water?
(a) CH3COONa (b) CH3COONH4
(c) (NH4)2CO3 (d) HCOONH4

27. The compound whose aqueous solution has highest pH, is

(a) NaCl (b) NH4Cl
(c) CH3COONH4 (d) Na2CO3

28. The pH of 0.1 M solution of the following salts increases in the order
(a) NaCl < NH4Cl < NaCN < HCl (b) HCl < NH4Cl < NaCl < NaCN
(c) NaCN < NH4Cl < NaCl < HCl (d) HCl < NaCl < NaCN < NH4Cl
−
29. For a weak base NH4OH (Kb = 10 5) of concentration c, [H+] will be
Kw
(a) Kw (b)
K bc
Kw
(c) (d) None of these
K bc
−
30. A certain weak acid has a dissociation constant 1.0 × 10 4. The equilibrium constant for its reaction
with a strong base is
−
(a) 1.0 × 10 4 (b) 1.0 × 10
−
(c) 1 × 10 10
(d) 1.0 × 10 14
31. The pH of a solution obtained by mixing 10 ml of 0.1 M HCl and 40 ml of 0.2 M H2SO4 is
(a) 1.4865 (b) 0.4865
(c) 0.4685 (d) 3
−
32. For a given solution pH = 6.9 at 60°C where Kw = 10 12. The solution is
(a) Acidic (b) Alkaline
(c) Neutral (d) Unpredictable

33. pH of water is 7.0 at 25°C. If water is heated to 80°C,

(a) pH increases. (b) pH decreases.
−
(c) pH remains 7. (d) H+ concentration increases but OH ion decreases.

34. pH remains unchanged on adding

 (a) NaCl to HCl solution (b) CH3COONa to CH3COOH solution
(c) NaOH to CH3COOH (d) NH4OH to CH3COOH

35. The solubility of CH3COO–Na+ would be highest in

(a) acidic buffer of pH = 3 (b) basic buffer of pH = 8
(c) neutral buffer of pH = 7 (d) pure water.
−
36. An acid indicator HIn has Ka = 3 × 10 5. The acid form is red and the basic form is blue. Which of
the following is correct?
(a) pH = 5 when indicator is 75% red (b) pH = 4.05 when indicator is 75% red
(c) pH = 5 when indicator is 25% blue (d) pH = 4.05 when indicator is 75% blue
−
37. The precipitate of Ag2CrO4 (Ksp = 1.9 × 10 12) is obtained when equal volumes of the following
are mixed.
(a) 10 4 M Ag+ + 10 4 M CrO 24−
− −
(b) 10 2 M Ag+ + 10 3 M CrO 24−
− −

(c) 10 5 M Ag+ + 10 3 M CrO 24−

− −
(d) 10 4 M Ag+ + 10 5 M CrO 24−
− −

−
38. Given, HF(aq) + H2O(l)  Ka → H3O+(aq) + F (aq)
− −
F (aq) + H2O(l)  Kb → HF(aq) + OH (aq)
Which relation is correct?
1
(a) Kb=Kw (b) Kb =
Kw
Ka
(c) Ka × Kb = Kw (d) = Kw
Kb
−
39. 10 ml of 0.1 M NaOH reacts with 10 ml of 0.1 M CH3COOH, if Ka for the acid is 1 × 10 5. What is
the pH of resulting solution?
(a) 9 + log 2 (b) 14 + log 2
1
(c) 9 − log 2 (d) 9 − log 2
2
40. Let the solubilities of AgCl in H2O, 0.01 M CaCl2, 0.01 M NaCl and 0.05 M AgNO3 be S1, S2,
S3 and S4 respectively. What is the correct relationship between these quantities?
(a) S1 > S2 > S3 > S4 (b) S1 > S2 = S3 > S4
(c) S1 > S3 > S2 > S4 (d) S4 > S2 > S3 > S1
− −
41. A solution containing NH4Cl and NH4OH has a hydroxide ion concentration of 10 6 mol lit 1 which
of the following hydroxides could be precipitated when this solution is added in equal volume to a
solution containing 0.1 M of metal ions?
− −
(a) AgOH (Ksp = 5 × 10 3) (b) Cd(OH)2 (Ksp = 8 × 10 6)
− −
(c) Mg(OH)2 (Ksp = 3 × 10 11) (d) Fe(OH)2 (Ksp = 8 × 10 16)

42. Which of the following statements is in correct?

(a) pKw increases with the increase in temperature.
(b) pKw decreases with the increase in temperature.
(c) pKw = 14 at all temperatures.
(d) pKw = pH at all temperatures.
43. The minimum pH of a solution which is 0.10 M in Mg2+ from which Mg(OH)2 is not precipitated is
−
(Given : Ksp (Mg(OH)2) = 1.2 × 10 11 M3)
(a) 4.96 (b) 6.96
(c) 7.54 (d) 9.04
44. 0.1 mol of NaOH is added to 1L of solution containing 0.5 mol of ammonium chloride. The pH of
the solution will be
−
(Given : Kb (NH4OH) = 1.8 × 10 5M)
(a) 1.0 (b) 13.0
(c) 9.85 (d) 8.65

45. The solution of which of the following will be basic?

(a) Na2SO4 (b) NaCl
(c) NaHCO3 (d) NaNO3
46. The pKa of acetylsalicylic acid (aspirin) is 3.5. The pH of gastric juice in human stomach is about 2−
3 and the pH in the small intestine is about 8. Aspirin will be
(a) unionized in the small intestine and in the stomach.
(b) completely ionized in the small intestine and in the stomach
(c) ionized in the stomach and almost unionized in the small intestine.
(d) ionized in the small intestine and almost unionized in the stomach.
47. The best indicator for the detection of end point in titration of a weak acid and a strong base is
(a) methyl orange (3 to 4) (b) methyl red (5 to 6)
(c) bromothylmol blue (6 to 7.5) (d) phenolphthalein (8 to 9.6)
−
48. Ka for HCN is 5 × 10 10 at 25°C. For maintaining a constant pH = 9, the volume of 5 M KCN
solution required to be added to 10 ml of 2M HCN solution is
(Given log105 = 0.69 ; antilog (−0.3010) = 0.5)
(a) 4 ml (b) 7.95 ml
(c) 2 ml (d) 9.3 ml
− − −
49. The compound M(OH)x has a Ksp of 4 × 10 6 and has a solubility of 10 2 mol L 1. The value of x
should be
(a) 1 (b) 2
(c) 3 (d) 4
50. The pH of the solution obtained by mixing equal volumes of solutions of pH = 5 and pH = 3 of the
strong acids is [log (5.05) = 0.7]
(a) 2.0 (b) 3.3
(c) 4.0 (d) 4.5

51. In an aqueous solution of volume 500 mL, when the reaction, 2Ag+ + Cu Cu2+ + 2Ag reached
equilibrium, the [Cu2+] was x M. When 500 mL of water is further added at the equilibrium, [Cu 2+]
will be
(a) 2x M (b) x M
(c) between x M and x/2 M (d) less than x/2 M
−5
52. The pH of 0.1 M acetic acid (Ka = 1.8 × 10 M) is
(a) 0.1 (b) 1.0
(c) 1.87 (d) 2.87

53. A solution of ammonium cyanide is

(a) acidic in nature (b) alkaline in nature
(c) neutral in nature (d) amphoteric in nature
−
54. A solution is saturated with respect to SrCO3 and SrF2. The [CO 32− ] was found to be 1.2 × 10 3 M.
−
The concentration of F in the solution would be
− −
(Given: Ksp(SrCO3) = 7.0 × 10 10 M2, Ksp(SrF2) = 7.9 × 10 10 M3)
 − −
(a) 1.3 × 10 3 M (b) 2.6 × 10 2 M

55. Which of the following solution has the highest solubility of AgBr?
− −
(a) 10 3 M NaBr (b) 10 3 M NH4OH

56. An acid solution of pH = 6 is diluted 1000 times. The pH of the final solution becomes
(a) 6.99 (b) 6
(c) 3 (d) 9

57. The pH of a 1 M CH3COONa (pKb = 9.2) solution in water will be nearly

(a) 2.4 (b) 5.4
(c) 7.4 (d) 9.4

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