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A-K to WEL 1.308
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NOT Welch.
001 10.0 points
Which solution is most basic?
1. 0.10 M HClO and 0.10 M NaClO
2. 0.10 M CH
3
COOH and 0.20 M
NaCH
3
COO
3. 0.10 M CH
3
COOH and 0.10 M
NaCH
3
COO
4. 0.10 M aq NH
3
and 0.10 M NH
4
Cl cor-
rect
5. 0.10 M aq NH
3
and 0.20 M NH
4
Cl
Explanation:
All are buers where
pH = pK
a
+ log
_
[base]
[acid]
_
002 10.0 points
Explain why the salt of a weak acid, as well
as the acid itself, must be present to form a
buer solution.
1. The cation from the salt is needed to
partially neutralize added acid.
2. Actually, a weak acid by itself is a buer;
no salt is needed.
3. The anion from the salt is needed to
partially neutralize added base.
4. The cation from the salt is needed to
partially neutralize added base.
5. The anion from the salt is needed to
partially neutralize added acid. correct
Explanation:
The salt of the acid provides the anion
which is the conjugate base of the buer sys-
tem:
HA + H
2
O

A

+ H
3
O
+
This anion A

reacts with any added acid

(H
3
O
+
) to prevent any appreciable change in
pH.
003 10.0 points
What is the pH of an aqueous solution that
is 0.018 M C
6
H
5
NH
2
(K
b
= 4.3 10
10
) and
0.12 M C
6
H
5
NH
3
Cl?
1. 4.63
2. 2.87
3. 10.19
4. 4.02
5. 5.46
6. 3.81 correct
7. 9.37
8. 8.54
Explanation:
004 10.0 points
A buer solution is made by dissolving 0.45
moles of a weak acid (HA) and 0.33 moles of
KOH into 580 mL of solution. What is the
pH of this buer? K
a
= 5 10
6
for HA.
Correct answer: 5.74036 pH.
Explanation:
n
HA
= 0.45 mol n
KOH
= 0.33 mol
K
a
= 5 10
6
for HA
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You must substract the 0.33 moles of KOH
from the 0.45 moles of HA because the strong
base will neutralize the weak acid. You there-
fore would make 0.33 moles of A

and be left
with 0.12 moles of HA. You can now plug this
ratio into the equilibrium equation or in the
Henderson-Hasselbalch equation to get pH.
005 10.0 points
Which one of the following combinations is
NOT a buer solution?
1. HBr and KBr correct
2. NH
3
and NH
4
Br
3. CH
3
COOH and NaCH
3
COO
4. NH
3
and (NH
4
)
2
SO
4
5. HCN and NaCN
Explanation:
A buer must contain a weak acid/base
conjugate pair. HBr/Br

is a strong acid
conjugate pair. CH
3
COOH/CH
3
COO

,
HCN/CN

and NH
+
4
/NH
3
are weak
acid/base conjugate pairs.
006 10.0 points
Which of the following mixtures will be a
buer when dissolved in a liter of water?
1. 0.2 mol HF and 0.1 mol NaOH correct
2. 0.2 mol HBr and 0.1 mol NaOH
3. 0.3 mol NaCl and 0.3 mol HCl
4. 0.4 mol NH
3
and 0.4 mol HCl
5. 0.1 mol Ca(OH)
2
and 0.3 mol HI
Explanation:
Eliminate answers that are obviously incor-
rect. The choice with 0.2 mol HBr and 0.1
mol Ca(OH)
2
are strong acids and strong
bases respectively; therefore, NOT buers.
The choice with 0.3 mol NaCl is a combina-
tion of spectator ions and a strong acid; this
does not form a buer. Remaining for cal-
culation are choices with 0.4 mol NH
3
and
0.2 mol HF. Now perform the neutralizaton
calculations on the remaining possibilities:
Choice with 0.4 mol NH
3
NH
3
+ H
+

NH
4
+
Initial 0.4 0.4 0
Change 0.4 0.4 0.4
Final 0 0 0.4
Choice with 0.2 mol HF
HF + OH

+ H
2
O
Initial 0.2 0.1 0
Change 0.1 0.1 0.1
Final 0.1 0 0.1
The choice with 0.2 mol HF has both weak
acid and weak conjugate base left over, so it
is the buer solution.
007 10.0 points
What is the equilibrium pH of a solution
which is initially mixed at 0.200 M in formic
acid and 0.00500 M in formate ion? K
a
=
1.8 10
4
for formic acid.
1. 5.34
2. None of the other answers is correct
3. 11.86
4. 2.40 correct
5. 4.35
6. 2.14
Explanation:
K
a
= 1.8 10
4
[HA]
ini
= 0.2 M
[A

]
ini
= 0.005 M
You CANNOT use the assumption here!
K
a
is just a little too big and the 0.005 M
concentration is too small. You must solve
this fully using the quadratic equation.
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[HA] [H
+
] [A

]
Initial 0.2 0 0.005
Change x +x +x
Equil. 0.2 x x 0.005 +x
K
a
=
[H
+
][A

]
[HA]
0.00018 =
(x)(0.005 +x)
(0.2 x)
Using the quadratic equation x =
0.00394514, which is also the concentration
of H
+
:
pH = log(0.00394514) = 2.40394
Heres a good question for you. What is the
pH of a plain 0.200 M formic acid solution?
You should get 2.22, which is higher than the
2.14 choice given above (using the Henderson-
Hassleback equation). How can the pH drop
when you ADD conjugate BASE to an acid?
It cant. Watch out for these borderline cases.
008 10.0 points
What is the pH of a solution which is
0.600 M in dimethylamine ((CH
3
)
2
NH) and
0.400 M in dimethylamine hydrochloride
_
(CH
3
)
2
NH
+
2
Cl

_
? K
b
for dimethylamine =
7.4 10
4
.
1. 11.05 correct
2. 10.87
3. 10.69
4. 10.78
5. 11.21
6. 2.95
7. 3.31
Explanation:
K
w
= 1 10
14
K
a
= 0.00074
[(CH
3
)
2
NH] = 0.6 M [(CH
3
)
2
NH
+
2
] = 0.4 M
K
a, (CH3)2NH
+
2
=
K
w
K
b, (CH3)2NH
Applying the Henderson-Hasselbalch equa-
tion,
pH = pK
a
+ log
_
[(CH
3
)
2
NH]
[(CH
3
)
2
NH
+
2
]
_
= log
_
K
w
K
a
_
+ log
_
[(CH
3
)
2
NH]
[(CH
3
)
2
NH
+
2
]
_
= log
_
1 10
14
0.00074
_
+ log
_
0.6
0.4
_
= 11.0453
009 10.0 points
A solution of an unknown weak acid (HA)
has a ratio
[A

]
[HA]
=
1
2000
at a pH of 3. What
would be this ratio at a pH of 5?
1. 2000
2.
10
3
2
3.
1
20
correct
4.
3
5
5.
20
1
Explanation:
pH
ini
= 3.00 pH
n
= 5.00
[A

]
[HA]
=
1
2000
pH
ini
= pK
a
+ log
_
_
A

[HA]
_
pK
a
= pH
ini
log
_
_
A

[HA]
_
= 3 log
_
1
2000
_
log
_
[A

]
[HA]
_
= pH
n
pK
a
= 5
_
3 log
_
1
2000
__
= 1.30103
_
A

[HA]
= 10
1.30103
= 0.05 =
1
20
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010 10.0 points
What would be the nal pH if 0.0100 moles of
solid NaOH were added to 100 mL of a buer
solution containing 0.600 molar formic acid
(ionization constant = 1.8 10
4
) and 0.300
molar sodium formate?
1. 4.05
2. 3.44
3. 3.84
4. 3.65 correct
5. None of these
Explanation:
011 10.0 points
A buer (pH 4.74) was prepared by mixing
1.00 mole of acetic acid and 1.00 mole of
sodium acetate to form a 1.0 liter aqueous
solution. To 100 mL of this solution, 10.0 mL
of 2.00 molar NaOH was added. What is the
new pH?
1. 5.31
2. 4.47
3. 4.92 correct
4. 5.20
5. 4.72
Explanation:
K
a
= 1.8 10
5
pH = 4.74
Acetic acid is CH
3
COOH and acetate is
CH
3
COO

(Na
+
is a spectator so we just
leave it out). OR for simplicity, we can just
write acetic acid as HA and acetate as A

.
100 mL of the buer solution will contain
0.1 moles of HA and 0.1 moles of A

.
10.0 mL of 2.0M NaOH contains 0.02 moles
OH

(again, Na
+
is just a spectator).
HA + OH

+ H
2
O
Initial 0.1 0.01
Change 0.10.02 0.02 0.1+0.02
Final 0.08 0.12
Use the Weak Acid Buer Equation:
[H
+
] = K
a
_
[HA]
[A

]
_
= 1.8 10
5

_
0.08
0.12
_
= 1.2 10
5
M
pH = log
_
1.2 10
5
_
= 4.92
012 10.0 points
A buer was prepared by mixing 0.200 mole of
ammonia (K
b
= 1.8 10
5
) and 0.200 mole
of ammonium chloride to form an aqueous
solution with a total volume of 500 mL. To
250 mL of this solution was added 50.0 mL of
1.00 M HCl. What is the pH of this solution?
1. 9.35
2. 8.38
3. 8.78 correct
4. 9.73
5. 7.87
6. 8.53
7. 8.18
Explanation:
[NH
3
] =
0.2 mol
500 mL
[HCl] =
1.0 mol
1000 mL
[NH
+
4
] =
0.2 mol
500 mL
[Cl

] =
0.2 mol
500 mL
K
b
= 1.8 10
5
Initial condition (ini):
n
NH3
= 250 mL
0.2 mol
500 mL
= 100 mmol
n
HCl
= 50 mL
1.0 mol
1000 mL
= 50 mmol
n
NH
+
4
= 250 mL
0.2 mol
500 mL
= 100 mmol
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n
Cl
= 250 mL
0.2 mol
500 mL
= 100 mmol
NH
3
+ HCl NH
+
4
+ Cl

ini, mmol 100 50 100 100

, mmol 50 50 50 50
n, mmol 50 0 150 150
Cl

is a spectator ion. NH
+
4
/NH
3
is a buer
system.
pH = pK
a
+ log
_
[NH
3
]
_
NH
+
4

_
= log
_
1.0 10
14
1.8 10
5
_
+ log
_
50
150
_
= 8.77815
013 10.0 points
What molar ratio of sodium acetate to acetic
acid (NaAc/HAc) should be used in preparing
a buer having a pH of 4.35? (K
a
= 1.810
5
for acetic acid.)
1. 1.0 : 0.40
2. 0.40 : 1.0 correct
3. 1.0 : 1.0
4. 0.59 : 1.0
5. 2.0 : 1.0
Explanation:
pH = 4.35 K
a
= 1.8 10
5
pH = pK
a
+ log
_
[NaAc]
[HAc]
_
log
_
[NaAc]
[HAc]
_
= pHpK
a
= 4.35 [log(1.8 10
5
)]
= 0.394727
[NaAc]
[HAc]
= 10
0.394727
= 0.40297
014 10.0 points
A solution is 0.30 M in NH
3
. What con-
centration of NH
4
Cl would be required to
achieve a buer solution with a nal pH of
9.0? K
b
= 1.8 10
5
for NH
3
.
1. 0.45 M
2. 0.30 M
3. 0.10 M
4. 0.20 M
5. 0.54 M correct
Explanation:
[NH
3
] = 0.30 M pH = 9
K
b
= 1.8 10
5
for NH
3
K
a, NH
+
4
=
K
w
K
b, NH3
, so by the Henderson-
Hasselbanch equation,
pH = pK
a
+ log
_
[NH
3
]
[NH
+
4
]
_
= pK
a
+ log [NH
3
] log [NH
+
4
]
log [NH
+
4
] = pK
a
+ log [NH
3
] pH
= log
_
K
w
K
a
_
+ log[NH
3
] pH
= log
_
1 10
14
1.8 10
5
_
+ log(0.3) 9
= 0.267606
[NH
+
4
] = [NH
4
Cl] = 10
pH
= 10
0.267606
= 0.54
015 10.0 points
A buer was prepared by mixing 0.50 mole
of HX acid and 0.50 mole of NaX to form an
aqueous solution with a total volume of 1.00
liter. The pH of this buer was 4.925. Then,
to 400 mL of this buer solution was added
25.0 mL of 2.0 M HCl. What is the pH of this
new solution?
Correct answer: 4.70315.
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Explanation:
n
HX
= 0.50 mol n
NaX
= 0.50 mol
V
soln
= 1.0 L pK
a
= 4.925
V
HCL
= 25.0 mL [HCl] = 2.0 M
Notice that the pK
a
of this acid (HX) must
be 4.925 by denition. The HCl converts X

into HX. 25 mL of 2.0 M is equal to 50 mmol

of H
+
added. Take this amount AWAY from
the X

and add it TO the HX:

200 mmol initial of HX + 50 = 250 mmol
HX
200 mmol initial of X

(50) = 150 mmol

X

Now substitute into the Henderson-

Hasselbalch equation:
pH = 4.925 + log
_
150
250
_
= 4.70315
016 10.0 points
A solution has an initial concentration of
0.0100 M HClO (K
a
= 3.510
8
) and 0.0300
M NaClO. What is the pH after the addition
of 0.0030 mol of solid NaOH to 1.00 L of this
solution? Assume no volume change.
1. 8.13 correct
2. 5.34
3. 5.33
4. 9.06
5. 8.02
Explanation:
[HClO] = 0.01 M [ClO

] = 0.03 M
K
a
= 3.5 10
8
NaOH = 0.0030 mol
HClO + NaOH Na
+
+ ClO

+ H
2
O
ini 0.01 0.003 0.03 0.03
0.003 0.003 0.003 0.003
n 0.007 0 0.033 0.033
Na
+
is a spectator ion. HClO and OCl

produce a buer system.

pH = pK
a
+ log
_
_
ClO

[HClO]
_
= log
_
3.5 10
8
_
+ log
_
0.033
0.007
_
= 8.12935
017 10.0 points
At the stoichiometric point in the titration of
0.130 M HCOOH(aq) with 0.130 M KOH(aq),
1. [HCOOH] = 0.0650 M.
2. the pH is greater than 7. correct
3. the pH is 7.0.
4. [HCO

2
] = 0.130 M.
5. the pH is less than 7.
Explanation:
018 10.0 points
What is the pH at the half-stoichiometric
point for the titration of 0.22 M HNO
2
(aq)
with 0.01 M KOH(aq)? For HNO
2
, K
a
=
4.3 10
4
.
1. 2.16
2. 3.37 correct
3. 2.01
4. 2.31
5. 7.00
Explanation:
019 10.0 points
For the titration of 50.0 mL of 0.020 M aque-
ous salicylic acid with 0.020 M KOH(aq), cal-
culate the pH after the addition of 55.0 mL of
KOH(aq). For salycylic acid, pK
a
= 2.97.
1. 7.00
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2. 12.30
3. 10.98 correct
4. 12.02
5. 11.26
Explanation:
020 10.0 points
Consider the titration of 50.0 mL of 0.0200 M
HClO(aq) with 0.100 M NaOH(aq). What is
the formula of the main species in the solution
after the addition of 10.0 mL of base?
1. NaOH
2. HClO
2
3. ClO
2
4. ClO

correct
5. ClOH
Explanation:
021 10.0 points
50.0 mL of 0.0018 M aniline (a weak base) is
titrated with 0.0048 M HNO
3
. How many mL
of the acid are required to reach the equiva-
lence point?
1. 4.21 mL
2. Need to know the K
b
of aniline.
3. Bad titration since HNO
3
is not a strong
acid.
4. 18.8 mL correct
5. 133 mL
Explanation:
V
aniline
= 50 mL [Aniline] = 0.0018 M
[HNO
3
] = 0.0048 M
Aniline is a monobasic base (i.e., it pro-
duces one OH

in solution). Thus you can

expect that aniline and HNO
3
will react in a
one-to-one fashion.
With this ratio, we can determine how
much HNO
3
will be required to react with
all of the aniline.
First, convert 50.0 mL aniline into L of aniline:
50.0 mL aniline
_
1 L
1000 mL
_
= 0.0500 L aniline
Then use the ratio to determine the volume
of HNO
3
needed:
(0.0500 L aniline)
_
0.0018 mol aniline
1 L aniline
_

_
1 mol HNO
3
1 mol aniline
__
1 L HNO
3
0.0048 mol HNO
3
_
= 0.0188 L HNO
3
_
1000 mL
1 L
_
= 18.8 mL HNO
3
022 10.0 points
When we titrate a weak base with a strong
acid, the pH at the equivalence point will be
1. pH = 7.
2. pH > 7.
3. pH < 7. correct
Explanation:
At the equivalence point, all of the strong
acid will be consumed, leaving only its very
weak (to the point of being neutral) conjugate
base behind. However, the weak base will
be converted into its corresponding conjugate
acid, which will not be neutral. The resulting
solution will then be acidic, having a pH < 7.
023 10.0 points
A 100 mL portion of 0.300 M acetic acid is
being titrated with 0.200 M NaOH solution.
What is the [H
+
] of the solution after 50.0 mL
of the NaOH solution has been added? The
ionization constant of acetic acid is 1.810
5
.
1. 1.21 10
5
2. 6.01 10
4
3. 8.95 10
6
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4. 9.94 10
6
5. 3.63 10
5
correct
Explanation:
V
CH3COOH
= 100 mL V
NaOH
= 50 mL
[CH
3
COOH] = 0.300 M [NaOH] = 0.200 M
K
a
= 1.8 10
5
Initially,
n
CH3COOH
= (100 mL)(0.3 M) = 30 mmol
n
NaOH
= (50 mL)(0.2 M) = 10 mmol
CH
3
COOH+NaOHCH
3
COO

+Na
+
+H
2
O
ini 30 10 0 0
10 10 10 10
n 20 0 10 10
Na
+
is a spectator ion. CH
3
COOH and
CH
3
COO

form a buer.
Total volume = 150 mL
pH = pK
a
+ log
_
[CH
3
COO

]
[CH
3
COOH]
_
= log(1.8 10
5
)
+ log
_
10 mmol/150 mL
20 mmol/150 mL
_
= 4.4437
[H
3
O
+
] = 10
4.4437
= 3.6 10
5
M
024 10.0 points
What is the pH at the point during a titration
when 33 mL of 0.200 M HCl has been added
to 21 mL of 0.0500 M NH
3
solution? HCl is
strong acid, K
b
= 1.8 10
5
for NH
3
.
Correct answer: 0.988101 pH.
Explanation:
025 10.0 points
What is the pH at the equivalence point in
the titration of 10.0 mL of 0.44 M HZ with
0.200 M NaOH? K
a
= 7.1 10
5
for HZ.
Correct answer: 8.644.
Explanation:
V
HZ
= 10 mL [NaOH] = 0.2 M
[HZ] = 0.44 M K
a
= 7.1 10
5
HZ + NaOH Na
+
+ Z

+ H
2
O
At the equivalence point all the HZ and NaOH
have produced NA
+
(spectator ion) and Z

.
Amount NaOH that reacts
= amount of Z

produced
= amount of HZ that reacts
= (10 mL)(0.44 M) = 4.4 mmol
Volume of 0.2 M NaOH required
=
4.4 10
3
mol NaOH
0.2 mol NaOH
1 L NaOH(aq)
= 22 mL
Total volume solution at endpoint = 32 mL
[Z

] =
4.4 mmol
32 mL
= 0.1375 M
Z

is hydrolyzed:
Z

+ H
2
O

HZ + OH

ini, M 0.1375 0 0
, M x x x
eq, M 0.1375 x x x
K
b
=
K
w
K
a HZ
=
[HZ][OH

]
[Z

]
1 10
14
7.1 10
5
=
x
2
0.1375 x
Assume x 0.1375:
1 10
14
7.1 10
5
=
x
2
0.1375
x = [OH

] = 4.4007 10
6
M
(0.1375)
pOH = log(4.4007 10
6
) = 5.35648
pH = 14 5.35648 = 8.644
026 (part 1 of 2) 10.0 points
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0 10 20 30 40 50 60
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Titration Curve
mL of NaOH
pH
What is the pH at the equivalence point of
this titration?
1. 4.93
2. 10.42
3. 8.84 correct
4. 3.94
5. 2.96
6. 5.71
7. 6.88
Explanation:
The inection points are shown below.
0 10 20 30 40 50 60
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Titration Curve
mL of NaOH
pH
(17.5, 4.93)
(35, 8.84)
027 (part 2 of 2) 10.0 points
What is the pK
a
of this acid?
1. 2.96
2. 4.93 correct
3. 6.88
4. 3.94
5. 5.71
6. 10.42
7. 8.84
Explanation:
028 10.0 points
To simulate blood conditions, a phosphate
buer system with a pH = 7.4 is desired.
What mass of Na
2
HPO
4
must be added to 1
L of 0.74 M NaH
2
PO
4
(aq) to prepare such a
buer?
Correct answer: 162.702 g.
Explanation:
[NaH
2
PO
4
] = 0.74 mol/L
MW
Na2HPO4
= 141.959 g/mol
The equilibrium involved is
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H
2
PO

4
(aq) + H
2
O()

H
3
O
+
(aq) + HPO
2
4
(aq)
K
a2
=
[H
3
O
+
] [HPO
2
4
]
[H
2
PO

4
]
Using Henderson-Hasselbalch equation,
pH = pK
a
+ log
_
[HPO
2
4
]
[H
2
PO

4
]
_
7.4 = 7.21 + log
_
[HPO
2
4
]
[H
2
PO

4
]
_
log
_
[HPO
2
4
]
[H
2
PO

4
]
_
= 0.19
[HPO
2
4
]
[H
2
PO

4
]
= 10
0.19
= 1.54882
[Na
2
HPO
4
] =
[HPO
2
4
]
[H
2
PO

4
]
[NaH
2
PO
4
]
= (1.54882)(0.74 mol/L)
= 1.14612 mol/L
mol = 1.14612 mol/L (1 L) = 1.14612 mol
m
Na2HPO4
= 1.14612 mol Na
2
HPO
4

141.959 Na
2
HPO
4
1 mol Na
2
HPO
4
= 162.702 g Na
2
HPO
4
029 10.0 points
Calculate the ratio of the molarities of HPO
2
4
and H
2
PO

4
ions required to achieve buering
at pH = 7.00. For H
3
PO
4
, pK
a1
= 2.12, pK
a2
= 7.21, and pK
a3
= 12.68.
1. 0.81
2. 0.21
3. 1.23
4. 1.62
5. 0.62 correct
Explanation:
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Which of the following indicators would be
most suitable for the titration of 0.10 M lactic
acid with 0.10 M KOH(aq)? For lactic acid,
pK
a
= 3.08.
1. methyl orange (pK
In
= 3.4)
2. thymol blue (pK
In
= 1.7)
3. alizarin yellow (pK
In
= 11.2)
4. phenol red (pK
In
= 7.9) correct
5. bromophenol blue (pK
In
= 3.9)
Explanation:
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The acid form of an indicator is yellow and
its anion is blue. The K
a
of this indicator is
1 10
5
. What will be the approximate pH
range over which this indicator changes color?
1. 3 < pH < 5
2. 5 < pH < 7
3. 4 < pH < 6 correct
4. 9 < pH < 11
5. 8 < pH < 10
Explanation:
The pK
a
of this indicator is 5, so the indi-
cator will change colors around pH 5. Thus
you would expect a color change between pH
4 and pH 6.
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The un-ionized form of an acid indicator is
yellow and its anion is blue. The K
a
of this
indicator is 10
5
. What will be the color of
the indicator in a solution of pH 3?
1. red
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2. orange
3. green
4. blue
5. yellow correct
Explanation:
K
a
= 10
5
pH = 3
HIn
yellow
+H
2
O

H
3
O
+
+ In

blue
K
a
= 10
5
pK
a
= log
_
10
5
_
= 5
The color change range is pH = pK
a
1. At
pH values above 6 the indicator will be ionized
and at pH values below 4 the indicator will be
un-ionized.
033 10.0 points
Methyl orange is an indicator with a K
a
of
1.8 10
4
. Its unionized form is red, while
its ionized form is yellow. At pH 3.15, this
indicators color would best be discribed as
which color?
1. completely yellow
2. for some reason, purple!
3. a yellowish orange
4. a perfect orange
5. completely red
6. a reddish orange correct
Explanation:
The pK
a
is 3.74 so that is where a perfect
orange would be. You would see all red for
pH 2.74 and lower, and all yellow for 4.74
and above. The pH 3.1 given is on the acidic
side of the middle so it would have a reddish
orange color.
034 10.0 points
The equivalence point for the neutralization
of 10
3
M NH
3
by HCl occurs at pH = 6.1.
The equivalence point is accurately detected
using the indicator DYNAMO RED when the
solution turns from clear to red. Which of the
following statements about DYNAMO RED
is FALSE?
1. The pK
a
of DYNAMO RED must be
much less than 4.0. correct
2. The acid form of DYNAMO RED is col-
ored.
3. The concentration of of DYNAMO RED
in the titrated solution must be much less
than 10
3
M.
4. DYNAMO RED could be a diprotic
acid.
5. DYNAMO RED is an acid or a base in its
nonionized state.
Explanation:
Acid-base indicators are weak acid-base
systems and must be present in the solution in
concentrations considerably less than the acid
and base reactants. In this case, before HCl
neutralizes NH
3
the indicator is in its colorless
basic form. After the equivalence point the
indicator is in its red acidic form. The color
change occurs in the range pH = pK
a
1; i.e.,
5.1 to 7.1.
035 10.0 points
Which pair of classrooms will be where Exam
2 is held? Be bold with your choice.
1. WEL 1.308 and WCH 1.120 correct
2. UTC 2.102A and UTC 2.112A
3. WEL 2.224 and WEL 5.239
4. WEL 2.212 and WEL 4.308
5. FAC 230 and FAC 328
Explanation:
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The answer was given at the start of the
assignment in the preface.