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 + H2O
H3O+1 + ClO3-1
(c) Cl+1 + Cl-1
Cl2 (d)
H + Cl
HCl
(e) HNO3 + H2S
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.
Kb
= [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) H3PO4
H+1
+ H2PO4-1
Ka = 7.1x10-3 = x2/3
x = [H+1] = 0.15
M pH = 0.84
3-x
x
x
(b) PO4-3
HPO4-2
+ 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
H2CO3 + 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