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- Hydrolysis Worksheet -
70 Name __________________________
This worksheet covers material from class notes and the Textbook pages 144-148
1. Write dissociation equations for each of the following salts, state whether cation
hydrolyzes, anion hydrolyzes and whether the salt is acidic, basic or neutral. (20 marks)
a) Salt K2CO3 Dissociation Equation ______________________________________
Cation (Acid or Neutral) ____________ Anion (Base or Neutral) ____________
Is salt acidic, basic or neutral? ______________________________
b) Salt AlBr3 Dissociation Equation _____________________________________
Cation (Acid or Neutral) ____________ Anion (Base or Neutral) ____________
Is salt acidic, basic or neutral? ______________________________
c) Salt NH4ClO4 Dissociation Equation ____________________________________
Cation (Acid or Neutral) ____________ Anion (Base or Neutral) ____________
Is salt acidic, basic or neutral? ______________________________
d) Salt CsNO3 Dissociation Equation _____________________________________
Cation (Acid or Neutral) ____________ Anion (Base or Neutral) ____________
Is salt acidic, basic or neutral? ______________________________
e) Salt Cr(NO3)3 Dissociation Equation _____________________________________
Cation (Acid or Neutral) ____________ Anion (Base or Neutral) ____________
Is salt acidic, basic or neutral? ______________________________
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2. State whether each of the following substances are acidic, basic or neutral when mixed
with water. (12 marks)
a) RbNO3 ________ b) NH4Br ________ c) H2SO4 ________
d) KNO2 ________ e) NH4NO3 ________ f) NaOH ________
g) NH3 ________ h) LiCH3COO ________ i) H3PO4 ________
j) CH3COOH _______ k) FeBr3 ________ l) Ba(OH)2 ________
3. Of the following, circle the one with the highest pH: (3 marks)
a) i) NH4+ ii) HF iii) NH3 iv) CH3COOH v) HCI
b) i) PO43- ii) SO32- iii) A13+ iv) CH3COO- v) Cl-
c) i) NaCl ii) CrCl3 iii) NH4I iv) CH3COOH v) H2S
4. Of the following, circle the one with the lowest pH: (3 marks)
a) i) NH4+ ii) HF iii) NH3 iv) CH3COOH v) HCI
b) i) PO43- ii) SO32- iii) A13+ iv) CH3COO- v) Cl-
c) i) NaCl ii) KCN iii) NH3 iv) Na2CO3 v) Li2C2O4
5. Find Ka and Kb of each of the following amphiprotic anions and determine
if they act as an acid or a base in water solution. (9 marks)
a) HPO42- Ka = __________ Kb = __________ A or B __________
b) HC6H5O72- Ka = __________ Kb = __________ A or B __________
c) HSO4- Ka = __________ Kb = __________ A or B __________
6. Show the structure of the hexaaquochromium ion and explain why it acts as an acid.
Structure: (1 mark)
Explanation: (1 mark)
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7. Write the dissociation equations for each of the following. Determine the Ka for the
cation and the Kb for the anion and state whether the salt acts as an acid or a base
in water. (12 marks)
a) (NH4)2SO3
Ka (cation) = __________ Kb (anion) ____________ = ____________
Salt is ____________________________________
b) Al(NO2)3
Ka (cation) = __________ Kb (anion) ____________ = ____________
Salt is ____________________________________
c) FePO4
Ka (cation) = __________ Kb (anion) ____________ = ____________
Salt is ____________________________________
8. Define hydrolysis.(1 mark)
9. Write the net ionic equation for the predominant hydrolysis reaction when each of the
following salts is dissolved in water. For some questions, calculations may be needed.
(6 marks)
a) NaF Answer ___________________________________________________
b) KNO2 Answer ___________________________________________________
c) K2HPO4 Answer __________________________________________________
d) NH4ClO4 Answer _________________________________________________
e) Al(NO3)3 Answer ___________________________________________________________
(Use the hydrated form of the aluminum ion.)
f) LiHCO3 Answer _________________________________________________
10. Use a hydrolysis equation to explain why phosphates (PO43-) are used as cleaning agents.
(2 marks)
Equation: _______________________________________________________
Explanation: _____________________________________________________
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