pH of solutions
Q1. An analyst wants to convert 1 L HCl of pH = 1 to a solution of HCl of pH = 2
The volume of water needed to do this dilution is _____ mL . (Nearest integer)
Q2. 600mL of 0.01M HCl is mixed with 400mL of 0.01M H2SO4 . The pH of the
mixture is _____×10−2 . (Nearest integer)
[Given log2 = 0.30, log3 = 0.48, log5 = 0.69, log7 = 0.84, log11 = 1.04 ]
Q3. Millimoles of calcium hydroxide required to produce 100mL of the aqueous
solution of pH 12 is X × 10−1 . The value of X is _____ (Nearest integer).
Assume complete dissociation.
Q4. When the hydrogen ion concentration [H+] changes by a factor of 1000 , the
value of pH of the solution
A. increases by 1000 units
B. decreases by 3 units
C. decreases by 2 units
D. increases by 2 units
Q5. Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct?
(A) The pH of 1 × 10–8 M HCl solution is 8 .
(B) The conjugate base of H2PO4− is HPO2−
4 .
(C) Kw increases with increase in temperature.
(D) When a solution of a weak monoprotic acid is titrated against a strong
base at half neutralisation point, pH =1/2 pKa . Choose the correct answer
from the options given below:
A. (B), (C)
B. (A), (D)
C. (A), (B), (C)
D. (B), (C), (D)
Q6. The volume of HCl , containing 73g L−1 , required to completely neutralise
NaOH obtained by reacting 0.69 g of metallic sodium with water, is _____ mL
. (Nearest Integer)
(Given : molar Masses of Na,Cl,O,H are 23,35.5,16 and 1g mol−1 respectively)
Buffer solutions
Q7. A litre of buffer solution contains 0.1 mole of each of NH3 and NH4Cl . On the
addition of 0.02 mole of HCl by dissolving gaseous HCl , the pH of the
solution is found to be ___× 10−3 (Nearest integer)
Given: pKb(NH3) = 4.745
log 2 = 0.301
log 3 = 0.477
T = 298 K]
Q8. 20 mL of 0.1MNaOH is added to 50 mL of 0.1M acetic acid solution. The pH
of the resulting solution is × 10−2 . (Nearest integer)
Given : pKa(CH3COOH) = 4.76
log 2 = 0.30
Q9. The dissociation constant of acetic is x × 10–5 . When 25 mL of 0.2 M CH3
COONa solution is mixed with 25 mL of 0.02 M CH3 COOH solution, the pH of
the resultant solution is found to be equal to 5 . The value of x is _______.
log 3 = 0.48
Salt Hydrolysis
Q10. If the pKa of lactic acid is 5 , then the pH of 0.005 M calcium lactate solution
at 25° C is __________ × 10–1 (Nearest integer)
Solubility of Sparingly Soluble Salts
Q11. 25.0 mL of 0.050 M Ba(NO3)2 is mixed with 25.0 mL of 0.020 M NaF. Ksp of
BaF2 is 0.5 × 10–6 at 298K. The ratio of [Ba2+][F−]2 and Ksp is _
Q12. The solubility product of BaSO4 is 1 × 10−10 at 298 K . The solubility of BaSO4
in 0.1M K2SO4(aq) solution is ------×10−9 g L−1 (nearest integer). Given:
Molar mass of BaSO4 is 233 g mol−1
Q13. At 298 K , the solubility of silver chloride in water is 1.434 × 10−3 g L−1 . The
value of −logKsp for silver chloride is (Given mass of Ag is 107.9 g mol−1 , and
mass of Cl is 35.5 g mol−1 )
Titrations and Indicators
Q14. Given below are two statements:
Statement-I : Methyl orange is a weak acid.
Statement-II : The benzenoid form of methyl orange is more intense/deeply
coloured than the quinonoid form. In the light of the above statement, choose
the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
A. Both Statement-I and Statement-II are incorrect
B. Statement-I is incorrect but Statement-II is correct
C. Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct
D. Statement-I is correct but Statement-II is incorrect
Q15. The titration curve of weak acid vs. strong base with phenolphthalein as
indicator is shown below. The Kphenolphthalein = 4 × 10−10 Given: log 2 = 0.3
The number of following statement/s which is/are correct about
phenolphthalein is _______
A. It can be used as an indicator for the titration of weak acid with weak base.
B. It begins to change colour at pH = 8.4
C. It is a weak organic base
D. It is colourless in acidic medium
Q16. Incorrect statement for the use of indicator in acid-base titration is:
A. Methyl orange may be used for a weak acid vs weak bas titration.
B. Phenolphthalein may be used for a strong acid vs strong base titration.
C. Methyl orange is a suitable indicator for a strong acid vs weak base titration.
D. Phenolphthalein is a suitable indicator for a weak acid vs strong base titration.
