2046C  Exam #2 (Chapters 15/16)

1. Construct table and provide CA/CB (if any): CrO4-2   HC2O4-1   NH4+1   HClO4    PCl3     (10)
2. List theories (Arrenhius, Bronsted-Lowry, or Lewis) that are applicable: (10)
    (a) Br + Br Br2              (b) HClO3 + H2 H3O+1 + ClO3-1
    (c) Cl+1 + Cl-1 Cl2          (d) H + Cl  HCl           (e) HNO3 + H2 H3S+1 + NO3-1

3. (a) For HAc/Ac-1       Prove Kw = Ka. Kb     (12)
    (b) Explain how  HAc/NaAc works as buffer.
    (c) Using Ka/Kb, explain why NH4CN is basic in water.

4. Calculate pH resulting from mixing:     (16)
    (a) 40 mL of 1.00 M HCl and 60 mL of 1.00 M NaOH.
    (b) 50 mL of 1.00 M HCN and 30 mL of 1.00 M NaOH.

5. Calculate pH:    (20)
   (a) 3.00 M H3PO4    (b) 10.0 M Na3PO4    (c) 0.100 M NaClO (d) 0.50M NaHCO3

6. When 2.95 g of C3H9N diluted to exactly 1 liter, pH of 11.40 results.    Calculate Kb     (8)
7.  Calculate pH, [HF] & [F-1] for 0.200 M HF.      (8)

8. Calculate Ka if 1.0M weak acid ionizes 3.0%. (8)

9.  1.00 L of buffer contains 1.00 mol HAc and 0.50 mol NaAc:     (12)
     (a) Calculate pH after adding 0.25 mol OH- (assume volume remains 1.00L)
     (b) Calculate pH after adding 0.25 mol H+ (assume volume remains 1.00L)

Answers
1.           CrO4-2          HC2O4-1      NH4+1       HClO4      PCl3
     CA  HCrO4-1      H2C2O4     none             none         HPCl3+1
     CB      none              C2O4-2       NH3             ClO4-1       none

2.  (a) none    (b) Arrenhius/BL/Lewis    (c) Lewis     (d) none     (e) BL/Lewis

3. (a)     HAc  H+1  +  Ac-1      Ac-  HAc  +  OH-1
           Ka = [H+1][Ac-1]/[HAc]Kb = [HAc][OH-1]/[Ac-1]Ka. K = [H+1][OH-1]  =  Kw
    (b)  If additional base added, H+1 combines with OH-1 and shift takes place to the RIGHT
          If additional acid added, Ac-1 combines with H+1  and shift takes place to the LEFT

    (c)  NH4+1 H+1 + NH3     Ka = 5.6x10-10
          CN-1  HCN + OH-1    Kb = 1.6x10-5      Solution basic because  Kb > Ka

4.   (a) In:  0.040 mol   0.060 mol
                 HCl     +    NaOH   ®NaCl   +   H2O
         Eq:     0             0.020 mol
        NaOH in excess by 0.020 mol     [OH-1] = 0.020mol/0.10L = 0.20M   pOH = 0.70   pH = 13.30

     (b) In:  0.050 mol   0.030 mol
                HCN     +    NaOH NaCN   +   H2O
         Eq:   0.020 mol        0            0.030 mol

        HCN/NaCN buffer now exists
        Ka = [H+][CN-]/[HCN] = [H+][0.030mol/0.080L]/[0.020mol/0.80L] = 6.2x10-10
        [H+] = 4.1x10-10 M          pH = 9.38

5.  (a)   H3POH+1  +  H2PO4-1      Ka = 7.1x10-3 = x2/3    x = [H+1] = 0.15 M    pH = 0.84
              3-x             x              x
    (b)   PO4-3HPO4-2   +   OH-1     Kb = 2.22x10-2 = x2/10    x = [OH-1] = 0.47 M     pOH = 0.33
           10-x            x                 x                                                                                  pH = 13.67

    (c)   ClO-1 HClO   +   OH-1         Kb = 3.3x10-7 = x2/0.1     x = [OH-1] = 1.8x10-4    pOH = 3.74
            0.1-x         x               x                                                                                       pH = 10.26

 (d)   HCO3-1 H+1  +  CO3-2              Ka = 4.7x10-11
        HCO3-1   H2CO +  OH-1          Kb = 2.2x10-8     Since Kb > Ka, solution BASIC
        0.5-x ~ 0.5       x               x
                                                           x2/0.5 = 2.2x10-8       x = [OH-1] = 1.1x10-4
                                                          pOH = 3.96            pH = 10.04

6.   mol B = 2.95/59.0 = 0.0500M    [B] = 0.0500 M     when pH = 11.40,  [OH-1] = 0.0025 M
            B   =    BH+1   +   OH-1
        0.0475M    0.0025M      0.0025M
         Kb = [BH+1][OH-1]/[B] = (0.0025)2/0.0475 = 1.3x10-4

7.     HF   H+1  +  F-1       Ka = 6.8x10-4
      0.2-x          x          x

      x2/(0.2-x) = 6.8x10-4 = x2/0.2
     x = 0.012      pH = 1.92    [F-1] = 0.012M     [HF] = 0.19M

8.   HA   H+1  +  A-1
      0.97         0.03    0.03      Ka = [H+1][A-1]/[HA] = (0.03)2/0.97 = 9.3x10-4

9.   (a) Addition of 0.25M OH-1 causes 0.25M HAc to shift RIGHT
           at equilibrium:  [HAc] = 0.75M      [Ac-1] = 0.75M
           Ka = [H+1][Ac-1]/[HAc] = [H+1][0.75]/[0.75] = 1.8x10-5
           [H+1] = 1.8x10-5     pH = 4.74
    (b) Addition of 0.25M H+1 causes 0.25M Ac-1 to shift LEFT
           at equilibrium:  [HAc] = 1.25M      [Ac-1] = 0.25M
           Ka = [H+1][Ac-1]/[HAc] = [H+1][0.25]/[1.25] = 1.8x10-5
           [H+1] = 9.0x10-5     pH = 4.05