CHEM 28 Sample Exam 1

First Semester, AY 2013-2014

I.

Multiple Choice. Encircle the best answer.

1. Double indicator titration is used to determine amounts of NaOH, NaHCO 3 and Na2CO3 in a solution.
Phenolphthalein and methyl orange are the indicators used. Which of the following is/are TRUE regarding
double indicator titration?
I. Volumes of indicators used can determine the concentration of the 3 chemicals in solution.
II. Only methyl orange is the necessary indicator to determine the concentration of NaHCO 3.
III. In the continuous titration of a sample containing a mixture of NaOH and Na2CO3, the volume of HCl
used until the endpoint of phenolphthalein is greater than the volume of HCl used until the endpoint
of methyl orange.
A.
B.
C.
D.

I only
III only
II and III
I, II and III

2. Which of the following methods do not promote the formation of solid precipitate?
A. Decreasing the temperature of the solution.
B. Slow addition of precipitating agent with vigorous stirring.
C. Diluting the solution.
D. Increasing the solubility of the solution.
3. What is the ionic strength of a 0.0250 M Na 3PO4 solution?
A. 0.125 M
B. 0.150 M
C. 0.300 M
D. 0.350 M
4. A 0.5000 g tablet containing CaCO3 was initially titrated with 20.00 mL of 0.1250 M HCl. Afterwards, the
excess acid was titrated using 2.80 mL of 0.1000 M NaOH. What is the % of CaCO 3 in the tablet?
A. 19.42%
B. 22.22%
C. 44.44%
D. 88.88%
5. A chemistry laboratory received 15 mg of soil sample from the geology laboratory. The sample was divided
into three 5 mg samples and was analyzed. What is the classification of the analytes according to amount?
A. Macro
B. Semimicro
C. Micro
D. Ultramicro
6. What type of water is held as condensed phase in capillaries of colloidal solids?
A. Essential water
B. Adsorbed water
C. Sorbed water
D. Occluded water

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7. A wheat sample containing 19.60% Ca as received became completely dried after oven-drying. What is the
moisture content of the sample if it contains 27.50% Ca after it was dried?
A. 28.73%
B. 71.27%
C. 5.39%
D. 94.61%
8. Which of the following is NOT TRUE about gravimetric analysis?
A. Reaction should be complete and quantitative.
B. In precipitation gravimetry, precipitate with high solubility can be used.
C. All substances weighed must be pure and must have definite chemical composition.
D. In volatilization gravimetry, the analyte is converted to a gas of known chemical composition.
9. Which of the following is TRUE about precipitate formation?
A. Particle size is directly proportional to relative supersaturation.
B. Rapid addition of precipitating agent with good stirring will lower the concentration of the solute at
any instant.
C. If crystal growth predominates, larger number of small particles will be obtained.
D. If crystal growth predominates, fewer particles of large particle size will be obtained.
10. The process of converting a colloidal suspension into a filterable solid is called
A. Coagulation
B. Peptization
C. Coprecipitation
D. Nucleation
11. Which of the following is NOT a good characteristic of a primary standard?
A. Reasonable solubility in titration medium
B. Must have small molecular mass for easier computation
C. Stable in the atmosphere
D. Readily available at reasonable cost
12. A 0.4000 g sample composed of CaO and other impurities is mixed with 14.00 mL of 0.5000 M HCl. The
solution was then titrated with 4.80 mL 0.3000 M NaOH. What is the percent purity of CaO in the sample?
(MM: H = 1.01, Cl = 35.45, Na = 23.00, O = 16.00, Ca = 40.08)
A. 77.95%
B. 49.07%
C. 20.17%
D. 38.98%
13. The amount of phosphorus in a 5.0 g fertilizer sample was found to be 0.047 g. The element can thus be
considered to be what type of constituent?
A. Major
B. Minor
C. Trace
D. Ultratrace
14. Which of the following solutions has the lowest ionic strength?
A. 0.20 M CaCO3 and 0.30 M K2Cr2O7
B. 0.20 M CaCO3 and 0.40 M K2Cr2O7
C. 0.30 M CaCO3 and 0.20 M K2Cr2O7
D. 0.30 M CaCO3 and 0.40 M K2Cr2O7

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15. Which of the following processes will NOT hasten the coagulation of colloids?
A. Stirring the solution
B. Heating the solution
C. Adding an electrolyte
D. Diluting the solution
16. Which of the following solutions has the lowest pH?
A. 0.054 M HCl
B. 0.17 M formic acid and 0.24 M sodium formate (K a = 1.8 10-4)
C. 1.2 M NaOH
D. 0.43 M ammonia and 0.76 M ammonium chloride (Ka = 5.7 10-10)
17. 25.00 mL of solution are found to contain 3.45 10 -8 moles of fluoride ion. What is ppb F - for this solution?
(MW = 19.0)
A. 0.0262 ppb
B. 0.655 ppb
C. 1.38 ppb
D. 26.2 ppb
18. 21.3 mL of 0.10 M NH3 is mixed with 15.6 mL of 0.10 M HCl. What is the pH of the resulting solution? (Kb =
1.75 10-10)
A. 4.32
B. 5.20
C. 8.80
D. 9.68
19. Which of the following is NOT a buffer solution?
A. HF and NaF
B. HNO3 and NaNO3
C. HNO2 and NaNO2
D. NaHCO3 and Na2CO3
20. What are the -values of acetic acid with pH 5? (Ka = 1.8 10-5)
A. 0 = 0.643 ; 1 = 0.357
B. 0 = 0.357 ; 1 = 0.643
C. 0 = 0.847 ; 1 = 0.153
D. 0 = 0.153 ; 1 = 0.847
II. Identification. Supply the answer being asked for.
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Kjeldahl method is the standard method for determining _________ content.

If the indicator range for a newly-discovered indicator is between 4.3 and 6.3, find the
pKa of this indicator.
Analytical method used to determine amount of analyte from amount of product formed.
The type of analysis used to determine amount of certain selected constituents in a
sample.
The material taken from the lot for analysis or archiving.
The chemical method used to determine moisture in a sample by non-aqueous titration.
A type of coprecipitation wherein a contaminant compound is trapped within a pocket
formed during rapid crystal growth.
It is a process by which a precipitate is formed by slow generation of a precipitating
agent homogeneously throughout a solution.
The _________ of a solution is the mass of a pure substance that is chemically equivalent to
1 mL of the solution.
An ultrapure compound that serves as the reference material for a titrimetric method of
analysis.

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III. Problem Solving.

1. While searching through a storage room, a curious scientist ran through a reagent bottle which was labeled
5000 ppm X2-, 7500 ppm Y-. This scientist used gravimetric analysis to determine the identities of X2- and
Y-. Separate 50.00 mL solutions were poured onto each beaker, and each beaker was treated with excess
Mg2+ and Pb2+, respectively.
In the beaker treated with Pb2+, after filtering the solution, the recorded weight was determined to be 3.812
g. However, the scientist forgot to oven dry the precipitate. After oven-drying, the weight was determined
to be 3.773 g. In the beaker treated with Mg2+, the recorded weight, after oven drying, was determined to be
0.6430 g. It was then determined that only MgY 2 was present using one of your earlier Chem 16
experiments.
The following is a list of possible identities of X2- and Y-, with their corresponding molecular weights:
ClBrIOH-

A.
B.
C.
D.

MW (g/mol)
35.453
79.904
126.9045
17.0073
62.0049
59.0439

MW (g/mol)
60.0089
96.0626
80.0632
115.9937
32.065
112.1282
88.019

S2-

Determine the amount of X2- and Y- (in grams) in a 50 mL solution.

Calculate the % moisture of the filtered lead precipitates.
Determine the identity of Y-.
Determine the identity of X2-.

2. (Quantitative Chemical Analysis, Harris, 7th ed. 27-20) A 1.475 g sample containing NH4Cl (FM = 53.492),
K2CO3 (FM = 138.21), and inert ingredients was dissolved to give 0.100 L of solution. A 25.0 mL aliquot was
acidified and treated with excess sodium tetraphenylborate, Na +B
completely:

, to precipitate K+ and

ions

FM = 358.33
FM = 337.27
The resulting precipitate amounted to 0.617 g. A fresh 50.0 mL aliquot of the original solution was made
alkaline and heated to drive off all the NH3:

It was then acidified and treated with sodium tetraphenylborate to give 0.554 g of precipitate.
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.

Find the amount of K+ ions (in mol) in the 25.0 mL and 50.0 mL aliquots.
Find the mass of K2CO3 found in the sample.
Find the amount of
ions (in mol) in the 25.0 mL aliquot.
Find the mass of NH4Cl found in the sample.
Find the weight percent of K2CO3 and NH4Cl in the sample.

3. Two Chem 28 students, Keena and Lorainne, were asked to determine the contents of two different 200 mL
soda ash samples by titration with 0.1600 M HCl as the titrant.

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Keena, assigned with Sample A, titrated a 100 mL aliquot of Sample A with 113.76 mL titrant until the
phenolphthalein endpoint was reached. She continued titrating until the methyl orange endpoint, and 48.13
mL titrant was used.
Lorainne, assigned with Sample B, titrated a 50 mL aliquot of Sample B with 5 mL titrant until the
phenolphthalein endpoint was reached. She titrated another 50 mL aliquot with 57.81 mL titrant until
methyl orange endpoint was reached.
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.

What component/s is/are present in Sample A?

What is/are the concentration/s of the component/s of Sample A (in molarity)?
What component/s is/are present in Sample B?
What is/are the concentration/s of the component/s of Sample B (in molarity)?
After the experiment, the two students decided to mix their individual remaining 100 mL aliquots.
By continuous titration, how much titrant is needed to reach the phenolphthalein and methyl
orange endpoints, respectively?

4. A 1.15 g sample containing only NaBr, CaBr2 and Na2CO3 yielded 1.08 g KBr and 0.682 g Na2SO4 in separate
precipitations. Find the percent composition of each compound in the original sample.
5. In an acid-base titration, 25.00 mL of 0.1000 M oxalic acid was titrated with 0.1000 M NaOH (
10-2 ;
= 5.4 10-5). Calculate the following:
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
F.

= 5.6

Initial pH of the solution

pH before the 1st equivalence point (VNaOH = 5.00 mL)
pH on the 1st equivalence point
pH between the 1st equivalence point and the 2nd equivalence point (VNaOH = 28.00 mL)
pH on the 2nd equivalence point
pH beyond the 2nd equivalence point (VNaOH = 51.00 mL)

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