CHEMICAL AND IONIC EQUILIBRIUM

1. The equilibrium constant of a reaction is 300. If the volume of reaction flask is

tripled, the equilibrium constant is
a) 300 b) 600 c) 900 d) 100
2. The oxoacid of SO2 is:
a) H2 SO3 b) H2 SO4 c) H2 S2 O8 d) None of these
−6 −3
3. The solubility of CaF2 in pure water is 2.3 × 10 mol dm . Its solubility product
will be
a) 4.8 × 10−18 b) 48.66 × 10−18 c) 4.9 × 10−11 d) 48.66 × 10−15
4. pH value of which one of the following is not equal to one?
a) 0.1 M HNO3 b) 0.05 M H2SO4
50 cm3of 0.4 M HCl +
c) 0.1 M CH3 COOH d)
50 cm3of 0.2 M NaOH
5. 50 mL of 2 𝑁 acetic mixed with 10 mL of 1𝑁 sodium acetate solution will have an approximate
pH of (𝐾𝑎 = 10−5 ):
a) 4 b) 5 c) 6 d) 7
6. The solubility of AgCl in 0.2 M NaCl is
(𝐾𝑠𝑝 of AgCl = 1.8 × 10−10 )
a) 1.8 × 10−11 M b) 9 × 10−10 M c) 6.5 × 10−12 M d) 5.6 × 10−11 M
7. The dissociation of water at 25℃ is 1.9 × 10−7 percent and the density of water is 1.0 g/cm3 .
The ionisation constant of water is:
a) 3.42 × 10−6 b) 3.42 × 10−8 c) 1.00 × 10−14 d) 2.00 × 10−16
8. N2 + 3H2 ⇌ 2NH3 + heat. What is the effect of the increase of temperature on the
equilibrium of the reaction?
a) Equilibrium is shifted to the left b) Equilibrium is shifted to the right
c) Equilibrium is unaltered d) Reaction rate does not change
9. The expression for the solubility product of Ag 2 CO3 will be
a) 𝐾𝑠𝑝 𝑠 2 b) 𝐾𝑠𝑝 4𝑠 3 c) 𝐾𝑠𝑝 27𝑠 4 d) 𝐾𝑠𝑝 𝑠
10. The solubility of AgCl in 0.2 M NaCl solution is
[𝐾𝑠𝑝 of AgCl 1.2 1010 ]
a) 6.0 10 10 M b) 0.2 M c) 1.2 10 10 M d) 0.2 10 10 M
11. Which of the following will not function as a buffer solution?
(i) NaCl and NaOH
(ii) NaOH and NH4 OH
(iii) CH3 COONH4 and HCl
(iv) Borax and boric acid
a) (i), (ii), (iii) b) (ii), (iii), (iv) c) (i), (iii), (iv) d) (i), (ii), (iii), (iv)
12. 𝐾𝑆𝑃 of salts 𝐴𝐵, 𝐴𝐵2 and 𝐴3 𝐵 are 4.0 × 10−8 , 3.2 × 10−14 and 2.7 × 10−15 respectively at
temperature 𝑇. The solubility order of these salts in water at temperature 𝑇(in mol litre−1 )
is:
a) AB > AB2 > A3 B b) A3 B > AB2 > AB c) AB2 > A3 B > AB d) AB > A3 B > AB2
13. Which does not act as Bronsted acid?
a) NH4+ b) CH3 COO− c) HCO− 3 d) HSO− 3
14. Which of the following solutions will have pH=9 at 298 K?
a) 1 × 10−9 M HCl solution b) 1 × 10−5 M NaOH solution
c) 1 × 10−9 M KOH solution d) Both (a) and (b)
15. Acidosis is diagnosed when blood pH:
a) Falls below 7.35 b) Rises above 7.45 c) Both (a) and (b) d) None of these
16. Which statement is false? (Assume complete dissociation in each case)
a) If 2.0 L of a solution of H2 SO4 contains 0.1 mole, then pH of the solution is 2
b) The concentration of OH − in 0.005 M HNO3 is 2.0 × 10−12 mol/L
c) The pH of 0.01 M KOH is 12
d) In a 0.001 M solution of NaOH the concentration of H + is 10−3 mol/L
17. 10 mL of a solution contains 0.1 𝑀 NH4 Cl + 0.01 𝑀 NH4 OH. Which addition would not
change the pH of the solution?
a) Adding 1 mL water
b) Adding 5 mL of 0.1 𝑀 NH4 Cl
c) Adding 5 mL of 0.1 𝑀 NH4 OH
d) Adding10 mL of 0.1 𝑀 NH4 Cl
18. Arrhenius theory of acid-base is not valid for:
a) Aqueous solution
b) In presence of water
c) Non-aqueous solution
d) None of these
19. The solubility in water of a sparingly soluble salt 𝐴𝐵2 is 1 × 10−5 mol L−1. Its
solubility product number will be
a) 4 × 10−15 b) 4 × 10−10 c) 1 × 10−15 d) 1 × 10−10
20. The equilibrium constant (𝐾𝑝 ) for the reaction, PCl5 (g) → PCl3 (g) + Cl2 (g) is 16. If the
volume of the container is reduced to one half its original volume, the value of 𝐾𝑝 for the
reaction at the same temperature will be
a) 8 b) 16 c) 32 d) 64
21. The indicators used in the titration of iodine against sodium thiosulphate is
a) Starch b) K 3 Fe(CN)6 c) K 2 CrO4 d) Potassium
22. For the reaction,
2HI(g) ⇌ H2 (g) + I2 (g) − Q kJ , the equilibrium constant depends upon
a) Temperature b) Pressure c) Catalyst d) Volume
23. In the dissociation of 2HI ⇌ H2 + I2 , the degree of dissociation will be influenced by the:
a) Addition of inert gas at constant volume
b) Addition of inert gas at constant pressure
c) Increase of temperature
d) Increase of pressure
24. If pressure increases then its effect on given equilibrium
2NO(g) ⇌ N2 (g) + O2 (g) is shift in
a) Forward direction b) Backward direction
c) No effect d) None of these
25. Which one of the molecular hydride acts as Lewis acid?
a) NH3 b) H2 O c) B2 H6 d) CH4
26. For the reversible reaction, N2 (g) + 3H2 (g) ⇌ 2NH3 (g)at 500℃, the value of 𝐾𝑝 is
1.44 × 10−5 when partial pressure is measured in atmospheres. The corresponding value of
𝐾𝑐 with concentration in mol L−1 , is
 1.44 × 10−5 1.44 × 10−5 1.44 × 10−5 1.44 × 10−5
a) b) c) d)
(0.082 × 773)−2 (0.082 × 773)2 (8.314 × 773)−2 (0.082 × 500)−2
27. The compound that does not act as Lewis acid, is:
a) AlCl3 b) BF3 c) NH3 d) FeCl3
28. For the following reaction in gaseous phase
1
CO(g) + 2 O2 (g) ⟶ CO2 (g) 𝐾𝑝 ⁄𝐾𝑐 is
a) (𝑅𝑇)1⁄2 b) (𝑅𝑇)−1⁄2 c) (𝑅𝑇) d) (𝑅𝑇)−1
29. For the reaction H2 (g) + I2 (g) ⇌ 2HI(g), the equilibrium constants expressed in
terms of concentrations 𝐾𝑐 and in terms of partial pressure 𝐾𝑝 , are related as
a) 𝐾𝑝 = 𝐾𝑐 (𝑅𝑇)2 b) 𝐾𝑝 = 𝐾𝑐 (𝑅𝑇)−2 c) 𝐾𝑝 = 𝐾𝑐 d) 𝐾𝑐 = 𝐾𝑝 (𝑅𝑇)
30. In the titration of Na2 CO3 and HCl, the indicator used is
a) Methyl orange b) Methylene blue c) Phenolphthalein d) Litmus
− − 2−
31. HSO4 + OH → SO4 + H2 O
Which is correct about conjugate acid base pair?
a) HSO−4 is conjugate acid of base SO4
2− b) HSO− 2−
4 is conjugate base of base SO4
2−
c) SO4 is conjugate acid of acid HSO4 − d) None of the above
32. In the reaction, 𝐴2 (g) + 4𝐵2 (g) ⇌ 2𝐴𝐵4 (g), ∆𝐻 < 0, the formation of 𝐴𝐵4 will be favoured at
a) Low temperature, high pressure b) High temperature, low pressure
c) Low temperature, low pressure d) High temperature, high pressure
33. On applying pressure to the equilibrium,
ice ⇌ water
Which phenomenon will happen?
a) More ice will be formed
b) More water will be formed
c) Equilibrium will not be disturbed
d) Water will evaporate
34. A saturated solution of Ag 2 SO4 is 2.5 × 10−2 M. The value of its solubility product is
a) 62.5 × 10−6 b) 6.25 × 10−4 c) 15.625 × 10−6 d) 3.125 × 10−6
35. Aqueous solutions of two acids having same concentrations of common ion (H+ ) are called:
a) Isohydric solutions b) Isotonic solutions c) Isomeric solutions d) Hypotonic solutions
36. The hydrolysis constant of a salt of weak acid and weak base is inversely
proportional to
a) Ionic product of water
b) Dissociation constant of both weak acid and weak base
c) Dissociation constant of weak acid
d) Dissociation constant of weak base
37. If in the reaction N2 O4 ⇌ 2NO2 , 𝑥 is that part of N2 O4 which dissociates, then the
number of molecules at equilibrium will be
a) 1 b) 3 c) 1 + 𝑥 d) (1 + 𝑥)2
38. The p𝐾𝑎 of a weak acid (H𝐴) is 4.5. The pOH of an aqueous buffered solution of H𝐴
in which 50% of the acid ionised is
a) 4.5 b) 2.5 c) 9.5 d) 7.0
39. Number of H+ ions present in 10 mL of a solution of pH = 3 is:
a) 1013 b) 6.02 × 1018 c) 6.02 × 1013 d) 6.02 × 1010
40. The pH of gastric juice is normally:
a) Greater than 1.5 and less than 1.2
 b) Less than 1.5
c) Greater than 1 and less than 3
d) Less than 1 and greater than zero
41. With reference to protonic acids, the correct statement is:
a) PH3 is more basic than NH3
b) PH3 is less basic than NH3
c) PH3 is amphoteric while NH3 is basic
d) None of the above
42. In a 500 mL flask, the degree of dissociation of PCl5 at equilibrium is 40% and the
initial amount is 5 moles. The value of equilibrium constant in mol L−1 for the
decomposition of PCl5 is
a) 2.33 b) 2.66 c) 5.32 d) 4.66
43. The unit of ionic product of water (𝐾𝑤 ) is:
a) mol−1 litre−1 b) mol−1 litre−2 c) mol−2 litre−1 d) mol2 litre−2
44. In a reversible reaction two substance are in equilibrium. If the concentration each
one is doubled, the equilibrium constant will be
a) Reduced to one fourth of its original b) Reduced to half of its original value
value
c) Constant d) Doubled
45. Le-Chatelier principle is applicable only to a
a) System in equilibrium b) System not in equilibrium
c) Homogeneous reaction d) Heterogeneous reaction
46. The dissociation constant of a substituted benzoic acid at 25℃ is 1.0 × 10−4. The pH
of 0.01 M solution of its sodium salt is
a) 3 b) 7 c) 8 d) 6
47. A mixture of sodium oxide and calcium oxide are dissolved in water and saturated
with excess carbon dioxide gas. The resulting solution is ….. .It contains
a) Basic; NaOH and Ca(OH)2 b) Neutral; Na2 CO3 and CaCO3
c) Basic; Na2 CO3 and CaCO3 d) Acidic; NaOH and CaCO3
−
48. Conjugate acid of HF2 is
a) H + b) HF c) F2− d) H2 F2
49. Consider the reaction, CH3COOH + C2H5OH ⇌ CH3COOC2H5 + H2O. One mole each of CH3COOH
and C2H5OH are heated in the presence of little concentrated H 2SO4. On equilibrium:
a) 1 mole of ethyl acetate is formed
b) 2 mole of ethyl acetate are formed
c) 1/2 mole of ethyl acetate is formed
d) 2/3 mole of ethyl acetate is formed
50. 𝐾𝑏 for the hydrolysis reaction,
B+ + H2 O ⇌ BOH + H+ is 1.0 × 10−6 , the hydrolysis constant of the salt is:
a) 10−6 b) 10−7 c) 10−8 d) 10−9
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