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Single Correct Option Questions

1. A solution of HCl is diluted so that its pH changes by 0.3. How does concentration of H + ion
change?
(A) 2 times of initial value (B) 0.3 times of initial value
(C) 10–3 times increases (D) None

2. What is pH of 0.1M NH4CN? [Ka(HCN) = 1.2 10–10 and Kb(NH4OH) = 1.8  10–5]
(A) 11.127 (B) 2.873
(C) 7 (D) 9.59

3. Liquid ammonia ionizes to a slight extent. At –50°C, its ionic product is 10-32. How many amide
ions are present per mm3 of pure liquid ammonia?
(A) 1.0 × 10-16 (B) 6.023 × 101
(C) 6.023 × 10 14 (D) 1.0 × 10–13.
4. To a 100 ml solution of 0.1 M CH3COONa and 0.1 M CH3COOH, 0.4 gm of solid NaOH was added.
Assuming volume remains constant, calculate the change in pH value? Given that
pKa (CH3COOH) = 4.74.
(A) 1. 82 (B) 3.52
(C) 1.46 (D) 3.78
5. 1 litre solution of pH = 1 diluted upto 10 times. What volume of a solution with pH = 2 is to be
added in diluted solution so that pH remains ‘2’?
(A) 1 litre (B) 10 litre
(C) 100 litre (D) 25 litre
6. When equal volumes of the following solutions are mixed, precipitation of AgCl
(Ksp = 1.8 × 10–10) will occur only with
(A) 10–4 M AgNO3 and 10–5 MHCl (B) 10–5 MAgNO3 and 10–5 M HCl
(C) 10–6M AgNO3 and 10–6 M NaCl (D) 10–10 M AgNO3 and 10–10 M NaCl

7. The amount of (NH4)2SO4 to be added to 500 mL of 0.1 M NH4OH solution (pKa for NH4+ is 9.26) to
prepare a buffer of pH 9.56, is.............?
(A) 0.05 mole (B) 0.025 mole
(C) 0.10 mole (D) 0.005 mole

8. A solution containing 0.2 mole of dichloracetic acid (Ka = 5  102) and 0.1 mole sodium
dichloroacetate in one litre solution has [H+] = ?
(A) 0.05 mole (B) 0.025 mole
(C) 0.10 mole (D) 0.005 mole

9. Strong acids are generally used as standard solution in acid-base titrations because
(A) The pH of equivalence point will be 7
(B) They titrate both strong and weak base
(C) They form more stable solutions than weak acids
(D) The salts of strong acids do not hydrolyse
10. The composition of an acidic buffer mixture made up of HA and NaA of total molarity 0.29 having
pH = 4.4 and Ka = 1.8  105 in terms of concentration of salt and acid respectively is
(A) 0.09 M and 0.20 M (B) 0.20 M and 0.09
(C) 0.1 M 0.19 M (D) 0.19 M and 0.10 M
11. In which of the following combination buffer action is expected?
1. NH3 + NH4Cl in 1 : 1 mole ratio
2. HCl + NaCl in 1 : 1 mole ratio
3. NH3 + HCl in 2 : 1 mole ratio
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
(A) 1 and 2 (B) 1 and 3
(C) 2 and 3 (D) 1, 2 and 3
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12. The best explanation for the solubility of MnS in dilute HCl is that
(A) solubility product of MnCl2 is less than that of MnS
(B) concentration of Mn2+ is lowered by the formation of complete ions with chloride ions
(C) concentration of sulphide ions is lowered by oxidation to free sulphur
(D) concentration of sulphide ions is lowered by formation of weak acid H2S
13. At 25C the solubility product values of AgCl and AgCNS are 1.8  1010 and 1.6  1011
respectively. When a solution is saturated with both solids, calculate the ratio [Cl]/[CNS] and also
[Ag+] in the solution
(A) 1, 125, 4  104 M (B) 11.25, 1.28  105 M
4
(C) 1.25, 4  10 M (D) 11.25, 4  106 M
14. Arrange in increasing order of solubility of AgBr in the given solutions
(i) 0.1 M NH3 (ii) 0.1 M AgNO3
(iii) 0.2 M NaBr (iv) pure water
(A) (iii) < (ii) < (iv) < (i) (B) (iii) < (ii) < (i) < (iv)
(C) (iii) < (ii) = (i) < (iv) (D) (ii) < (iii) < (iv) < (i)
15. Which of the following salts undergoes anionic hydrolysis?
(A) CuSO4 (B) NH4Cl
(C) AlCl3 (D) K2CO3
Multiple Correct Options Questions
16. A solution containing a mixture of 0.05 M NaCl and 0.05 M NaI is taken (Ksp of AgCl = 1010 and Ksp
of AgI = 4  1016). When AgNO3 is added to such a solution
(A) the concentration of Ag+ required to precipitate Cl = 2 109 mol/L
(B) the concentration of Ag+ required to precipitate l = 8 1015 mol/L
(C) AgCl and AgI will be precipitated together
(D) first AgI will be precipitated
17. 0.1 M CH3COOH is diluted at 25C (Ka = 1.8 105), then which of the following will be found
correct?
(A) [H+] will be increase (B) pH will increase
(C) Number of H+ will increase (D) All the above are correct
18. Which of the following statements is/are not correct?
(A) Pure water at 40C has [H+] = 107 mol dm1
(B) An aqueous solution having pH = 6.9 at 40 is acidic in nature
(C) pKw of water at 40 is greater than 14
(D) For pure wate pH = (1/2)pKw
(Given: Degree of dissociation of pure water at 40C = 7.7  109)
19. Select the correct statements:
pK H2CO3  pK HCO
(A) pH of NaHCO3 solution can be given by 3

2
(B) Al2O3 is amphoteric
(C) Ksp value of metal nitrates are very – very high
(D) Na+ (aq) is conjugates acid of NaOH (aq)
20. Which of the following expressions is/are not true?
(A) H   OH  K w for a neutral solution
(B) H   K w and OH   K w for an alkaline
(C) H   K w and OH   K w for an alkaline solution
(D) [H+] = [OH] = 107 M for a neutral solution at all temperature
21. Equal volumes of following solutions are mixed. In which case the pH of resulting solution will be
average value of pH of two solutions?
(A) Aqueous HCl of pH = 2 aqueous NaOH of pH = 12
(B) Aqueous HCl of pH = 2 aqueous NaOH of pH = 4
(C) Aqueous HCl of pH = 12 aqueous NaOH of pH = 10
(D) Aqueous CH3COOH of pH = 5 aqueous NH3 of pH = 9
K a  CH3 COOH  K b NH3  

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22. 100 mL of 0.5 hydrozoic acid [HN3, Ka = 3.6  104) and 400 mL of 0.1 M cyanic acid
(HOCN, Ka = 8  104) are mixed. Which of the following is (are) true for the final solution?
(A) [H+] = 102M (B) [N3]  3.6  103
 3
(C) [OCN ]  5.89  10 (D) None of these

23. Which of the following are true for H3PO2?

(A) It is a tribasic acid.
(B) One mole of it is neutralized by 0.5 mol of Ca(OH)2.
M
(C) 100 ml of is neutralized by 100 ml of 1 N NaOH.
3
(D) NaH2PO2 is a normal salt.

24. Which of the following is/are correct?

(A) Acidic strength of H2O is greater than H2O2
(B) Phenol is more acidic than methanol
(C) CH3COO- is a stronger base than NaOH (Ka for CH3COOH = 10-5)
(D) None of the above

25. Which of the following statement(s) is/are true?

(A) A weak base, B, has Kb = 2.0 × 10–5. The pH of any solution in which [B–] = [BH] is 4.7.
(B) A buffer of acetic acid and potassium acetate in which [CH3COOH]  [CH3 COO  ] will have
pH = pKa.
(C) A mixture of CH3COOH and NH4OH can act as a buffer.
(D) The pH of a solution made by mixing 1 M HCl and 1 M NaOH solution is 7.

Digital Integer Type Questions

26. The average concentration of SO2 in the atmosphere over a city on a certain day is 10 ppm, when
the average temperature is 298 K. Given that the solubility of SO2 in water at 298 K is 1.3653 mole
litre1 and pKa of H2SO3 is 1.92. Estimate the pH of rain on that day.

27. Calculate the pH of the resulting solution formed by mixing the following solutions:
20 mL of 0.2 M Ca(OH)2 + 15 mL of 0.1 M HCl

28. A 1 litre solution of pH = 6 (solutions of a strong acid) is added to 1.5 litre of water. What is the pH
of resulting solution (log 2 = 0.3)? (Neglect the common ion effect of H2O)

29. What is the pH of 0.1 M NaHCO3? K1 = 4.5 107 , K2 = 4.5  1011 for carbonic acids?
(Given: log 2 = 0.3, log 3 = 0.48)

30. The pH of a 0.02 M aqueous solution of NH4 Cl (pK b  4.73) is equal to

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