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JASPERSE CHEM 210 PRACTICE TEST 2 VERSION 2

Ch. 14 Chemical Equilibria
Ch. 16 Acid-Base Equilibria

Key Equations:
[H+][HO-] = 1.00 x 10-14 pH = - log[H+] [H+] = 10-pH pH + pOH = 14

for weak acids in water: Ka = [H+]2/[HA]init [H ]= K a " [HA]init

for weak based in water: Kb = [OH-]2
/[Base]init [HO ]= K b " [Base]init
(the above weak acid/base equations assume <5% ionization and assume no alternative
source of common ions)
!
! ! b ± b 2 ! 4ac
KaKb= 10-14 for a conjugate acid/base pair Quadratic Equation: x =
2a
1. Which of the following is false about a system at equilibrium:

a) The rate of the forward reaction becomes equal to the rate of the reverse reaction
b) So long as the equilibrium is not disturbed, the relative amounts of products and reactants
present will not change no matter how long you wait
c) In an equilibrium situation, interconversion between reactants and products continues to
occur.
d) The rate constant for the forward reaction becomes equal to the rate constant for the
reverse reaction

2. Which of the following statements are true, regarding the equilibrium constant K for a
reaction and the reaction quotient Q:

1) If Q > K, the reaction is not at equilibrium, and will reach equilibrium by

shifting some products over to reactants
2) If K= 3.2 x 10-6, the reaction is product favored
3) If K= 5.2 x 104, the reaction is product favored
4) If Q = K, the reaction is already at equilibrium.

a) 1 and 2 only
b) 1, 2, and 4 only
c) 1, 3, and 4 only
d) 3 and 4 only
e) 2 and 4 only

3. Which of the following statements are true regarding equilibrium constants for the following
reaction:

2 NH3 (g) N2 (g) + 3H2 (g) ∆H˚ = +92 kJ

a) Increasing the volume of the container will increase the equilibrium constant
b) Increasing the temperature of the reaction will increase the equilibrium constant
c) Increasing the volume of the container will increase the concentration of NH3 (g)
d) Increasing the concentration of H2 (g) will increase the equilibrium constant
e) Increasing the concentration of NH3 (g) will increase the equilibrium constant
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4. Identify the correct equilibrium expression for the following reaction.

A (aq) + 2B (aq) C (aq) + D (s)

a) [A] [B]2 / [C] [D]

b) [C] [D] / [A] [B]2
c) [A] [B]2 / [C]
d) [C] / [A] [B]2

5. For the following reaction, determine whether the system is at equilibrium when [CO] = 0.50
M and [CO2] = 0.75 M. The system at equilibrium, because
.

C (s) + CO2 (g) 2 CO (g) Kc = 168

a) Is; the value of Q is 0.33

b) Is not; the value of Q is 0.33
c) Is; the value of Q is 0.67
d) Is not; the value of Q is 0.67
e) More information is needed to answer this question

6. What is the equilibrium constant Kc for the following reaction, if at equilibrium [C4H10] =
0.018 M, [C2H6] = 0.035 M, and [C2H4] = 0.035 M?

C4H10 (g) C2H6 (g) + C2H4 (g)

a) 0.068
b) 0.13
c) 14
d) 2.2 x 10-5

7. What is the equilibrium concentration of N2O (g) (in moles/liter), if at equilibrium [N2]=
0.048 M and [O2] = 0.093 M?

2N2 (g) + O2 (g) 2 N2O (g) Kc = 1.5 x 10-30

a) 8.2 x 10-17
b) 1.8 x 10-17
c) 4.7 x 10-27
d) 3.4 x 10-28
e) 3.2 x 10-34

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8. When 1.00 mol NH3 (g) was placed into a 1 L container and allowed to reach equilibrium,
the resulting mixture contained 0.60 mol NH3 (g). How many moles of N2 (g) and H2 (g) are
present at equilibrium?

2 NH3 (g) N2 (g) + 3H2 (g)

a) 0.40 moles of N2 ; 1.20 moles of H2

b) 0.80 moles of N2 ; 2.40 moles of H2 (g)
c) 0.20 moles of N2 ; 0.60 moles of H2 (g)
d) 0.80 moles of N2 ; 0.27 moles of H2 (g)
e) 0.20 moles of N2 ; 0.40 moles of H2 (g)

9. 0.50 mol of I2 (g) and 0.50 mol of Br2 (g) are placed in a 1.00 L flask and allowed to reach
equilibrium. At equilibrium, the flask contains 0.84 mol of IBr. What is the value of Kc for
this reaction?
I2 (g) + Br2 (g) 2IBr (g)

a) 11
b) 4.0
c) 110
d) 6.1

10. When 0.70 mol NO2 was placed in a 1.00 L flask and allowed to reach equilibrium, it’s
concentration was found to be 0.28 M, once equilibrium was established. Calculate Kc for
this reaction.
2NO2 (g) 2NO (g) + O2 (g)

a) 1.9
b) 0.94
c) 0.47
d) 0.14

11. Calculate the equilibrium concentration of CO (g) and Cl2 (g) if the initial concentration of
COCl2 (g) was 0.0627 M.
COCl2 (g) CO (g) + Cl2 (g) Kc = 2.73 x 10-10

a) 2.30 x 108 M
b) 1.52 x 10-4 M
c) 2.03 x 10-3 M
d) 4.14 x 10-6 M
e) 1.71 x 10-11 M

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12. Consider the following reaction at equilibrium. Adding N2 (g) to this reaction will:

2 NH3 (g) N2 (g) + 3H2 (g) ∆H˚ = +92 kJ

a) Decrease the concentration of NH3 (g) at equilibrium

b) Decrease the concentration of H2 (g) at equilibrium
c) Increase the value of the equilibrium constant
d) Cause the reaction to shift to the right

13. Given the following equilibrium, which of the following statements is true?

C (s) + CO2 (g) 2 CO (g) ∆H˚ = +143 kJ

a) An increase in temperature will cause a shift in the equilibrium position to the left
b) An increase in the concentration of CO2 (g) will cause the concentration of CO (g) to
decrease
c) An increase in the amount of carbon will cause the amount of CO (g) to increase
d) An increase in temperature will make the equilibrium constant get larger
e) A reduction in volume will cause a shift in the equilibrium position to the right

14. What would be the effect of reducing the volume for the following system, once equilibrium
was reestablished:

N2 (g) + 3H2 (g) 2 NH3 (g) ∆H˚ = +92 kJ

a) Decrease the number of moles of NH3 (g) at equilibrium

b) Decrease the number of moles of H2 (g) at equilibrium
c) Decrease the value of the equilibrium constant
d) Cause the reaction to shift to the left

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15. The [H ] and pH of 0.021 M HNO3 are:

a) 4.8 x 10-13 M and 12.32

b) 0.021 M and 12.32
c) 0.021 M and 1.68
d) 0.021 M and –1.68
e) 4.8 x 10-6 M and 5.32

16. Calculate the hydronium ion concentration in a 0.012 M aqueous solution of NaOH.

a) 7.8 x 10-4 M
b) 5.5 x 10-13 M
c) 5.6 x 10-11 M
d) 8.3 x 10-13 M
e) none of the above

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17. What is the [OH ] concentration of a solution with pH = 4.50?

a) 3.2 x 10-5 M
b) 8.2 x 10-9 M
c) 8.3 x 10-10 M
d) 3.2 x 10-10 M
e) none of the above

18. A 0.55 M solution of the weak acid HBrO has a pH of 4.48. What is the value of Ka for
HBrO?

a) 2.0 x 10-9 M
b) 1.1 x 10-9 M
c) 6.0 x 10-5 M
d) 3.3 x 10-5 M
e) none of the above

19. Calculate the pH of 0.020 M hypochlorous acid, Ka = 3.0 x 10-8.

a) 2.45
b) –2.45
c) 3.60
d) 9.22
e) 4.61

20. The basicity constant Kb for C6H5NH2 = 4.3 x 10-10. Calculate the pH of a 0.15 M solution of
+
C6H5NH3 in water.

a) 11.3
b) 8.6
c) 5.2
d) 2.7
e) none of the above

21. Calculate the pH of a 0.20 M solution of C4H5NH2 in water. The basicity constant Kb for
C4H5NH2 = 3.5 x 10-6.

a) 3.1
b) 4.9
c) 10.9
d) 9.6
e) none of the above

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22. The Ka for HF is 7.0 x 10 . What is the value of Kb for NaF?

a) 2.0 x 10-8
b) 1.4 x 10-11
c) 7.0 x 10-18
d) 1.4 x 10-10
e)

23. Calculate the pH of 0.374 M solution of NaNO2 (Ka for HNO2 = 4.5 x 10-4).

a) 8.5
b) 1.9
c) 0.013
d) 12.1
e) none of the above

24. Which one of the following is the strongest acid?

a) CH3COOH (Ka = 1.8 x 10-5)

b) HCOOH (Ka = 1.0 x 10-4)
c) HClO (Ka = 3.0 x 10-8)
d) HF (Ka = 6.8 x 10-4)

25. What is the conjugate acid of C4H7NH2?

+
a) C4H7NH
-
b) C4H7NH
-
c) C4H7NH3
+
d) C4H7NH3

26. Which one of the following 0.1 M solutions would have a pH of 7.0?

a) Na2S
b) CoCl3
c) NaNO3
d) NH4Cl
e) None of these

27. Given the Ka values shown, which one of the anions shown is the strongest base?

CH3COOH (Ka = 1.8 x 10-5) HCOOH (Ka = 1.0 x 10-4)

HClO (Ka = 3.0 x 10-8) HF (Ka = 6.8 x 10-4)

a) CH3COO-
b) HCOO-
c) ClO-
d) F-

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28. For the reaction shown, which of the following statements would be false?

H2CO3 (aq) + CH3COO- (aq) CH3COOH (aq) + HCO3- (aq) K = 2.3 x 10-2

a) CH3COOH is the strongest acid

b) HCO3- anion is the strongest base
c) H2CO3 is the strongest acid
d) The solution will contain more H2CO3 than CH3COOH at equilibrium

29. Which of the following would give an acidic solution in water?

a) NaCN
b) KF
c) NH3
d) CH3COOH

30. Rank the relative basicity of NH3, OH-, F-, HSO4-, given the following acidity data:
+
NH4 (Ka = 1.8 x 10-5) HF (Ka = 7.2 x 10-4)

a) OH- > NH3 > HSO4- > F-

b) OH- > F- > NH3 > HSO4-
c) HSO4- > F- > NH3 > OH-
d) OH- > NH3 > F- > HSO4-
e) None of the above

31. Which of the following would not give an acidic solution?

a) H2S
b) NH4Cl
c) NaNO2
d) FeCl3
e) None of these

32. Which of the following acidity relationships is true?

a) H2SO3 > H2SO4

b) H2PO4- > HPO42-
c) HF > HClO4
d) H2CO3 > HNO3
e) None of these

33. For the reaction shown, which of the following statements would be false?

H2SO3 (aq) + HS- (aq) HSO3- (aq) + H2S (aq)

a) H2SO3 and H2S are acids

b) HS- and HSO3- are bases
c) The equilibrium will favor the side with the weaker acid and the weaker base
d) H2SO3 and HS- are a conjugate acid/base pair

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Jasperse
Chem 210
Answers, Test2
Version 2

1. D
2. C
3. B
4. D
5. B
6. A
7. B
8. C
9. C
10. C
11. D
12. B
13. D
14. B
15. C
16. D
17. D
18. A
19. E
20. D
21. C
22. B
23. A
24. D
25. D
26. C
27. C
28. C
29. D
30. D
31. C
32. B
33. D