1. Which statement explains why ammonia can act as a Lewis base?

A. Ammonia can donate a lone pair of electrons.

B. Ammonia can accept a lone pair of electrons.

C. Ammonia can donate a proton.

D. Ammonia can accept a proton.

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2. Consider the equilibrium below.

– +
CH3CH2COOH(aq) + H2O(l) CH3CH2COO (aq) + H3O (aq)

Which species represent a conjugate acid-base pair?

A. CH3CH2COOH and H2O

–
B. H2O and CH3CH2COO

+
C. H3O and H2O

– +
D. CH3CH2COO and H3O

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3. Which is not a conjugate acid-base pair?

–
A. HNO3 and NO3

–
B. CH3COOH and CH3COO

+ –
C. H3O and OH

– 2–
D. HSO4 and SO4

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4. Which property is characteristic of acids in aqueous solution?

A. Acids react with ammonia solution to produce hydrogen gas and a salt.

B. Acids react with metal oxides to produce oxygen gas, a salt and water.

C. Acids react with reactive metals to produce hydrogen gas and a salt.

D. Acids react with metal carbonates to produce hydrogen gas, a salt and water.
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5. Which species behave as Brønsted-Lowry acids in the following reversible reaction?

– – 2–
H2PO4 (aq) + CN (aq) HCN(aq) + HPO4 (aq)

–
A. HCN and CN

2–
B. HCN and HPO4

– 2–
C. H2PO4 and HPO4

–
D. HCN and H2PO4

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6. What is the conjugate base of H2CO3 according to the Brønsted-Lowry theory?

2–
A. CO3

–
B. HCO3

+
C. H3CO3

D. CO2

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7. Which are definitions of an acid according to the Brønsted-Lowry and Lewis theories?

Brønsted-Lowry theory Lewis theory

A. proton donor electron pair acceptor
B. proton acceptor electron pair acceptor
C. proton acceptor electron pair donor
D. proton donor electron pair donor
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8. An example of a strong acid solution is perchloric acid, HClO4, in water. Which statement is
correct for this solution?

A. HClO4 is completely dissociated in the solution.

B. HClO4 exists mainly as molecules in the solution.

C. The solution reacts only with strong bases.

D. The solution has a pH value greater than 7.

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2–
9. What is the formula of the conjugate base of the hydrogenphosphate ion, HPO 4 ?

–
A. H2PO4

B. H3PO4

–
C. HPO4

3–
D. PO4

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10. Which species can act as a Lewis acid?

A. BF3

–
B. OH

C. H2O

D. NH3

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11. Which methods will distinguish between equimolar solutions of a strong base and a strong acid?

I. Add magnesium to each solution and look for the formation of gas bubbles.

II. Add aqueous sodium hydroxide to each solution and measure the temperature
change.

III. Use each solution in a circuit with a battery and lamp and see how bright the lamp
glows.

A. I and II only

B. I and III only

C. II and III only

D. I, II and III
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