Unit 8 Review
Unit 8 Review
3. What will happen if the pressure is increased in the following reaction [1 mark]
mixture at equilibrium?
CO2 (g) + H2O (l) ⇌ H+ (aq) + HCO3− (aq)
A. The equilibrium will shift to the right and pH will decrease.
B. The equilibrium will shift to the right and pH will increase.
C. The equilibrium will shift to the left and pH will increase.
D. The equilibrium will shift to the left and pH will decrease.
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5. Which statement is incorrect for a 0.10 mol dm –3 HCOOH solution? [1 mark]
A. pH = 1
B. [H+] << 0.10 mol dm –3
C. [HCOO–] is approximately equal to [H+]
D. HCOOH is partially ionized
−3 −3
10. What is the pH of 1.0 × 10−3 mol dm−3 sodium hydroxide, NaOH(aq)? [1 mark]
Kw = 1.0 × 10−14
A. 3
B. 4
C. 10
D. 11
13. What occurs when solid sodium hydrogen carbonate reacts with aqueous [1 mark]
sulfuric acid?
A. Bubbles of sulfur dioxide form.
B. Bubbles of both hydrogen and carbon dioxide form.
C. Bubbles of hydrogen form.
D. Bubbles of carbon dioxide form.
14. A student carried out a titration to determine the concentration of an acid [1 mark]
and found that his value had good precision but poor accuracy. Which
process explains this outcome?
A. Consistently overshooting the volume of solution from the burette into the
flask.
B. Collection of insufficient titration data.
C. Reading the meniscus in the burette at a different angle each time.
D. Forgetting to rinse the flask after one of the titrations.
15. HL: Which indicator is appropriate for the acid-base titration shown [1 mark]
below?
16. HL: What is the order of increasing acidity of the following acids? [1 mark]
20a. HL: State the equilibrium constant expression, Kc , for this reaction. [1 mark]
20b. HL: The following equilibrium concentrations in mol dm–3 were obtained [1 mark]
at 761 K.
θ
20c. HL: Determine the value of ΔGθ, in kJ, for the above reaction at 761 K [1 mark]
using section 1 of the data booklet.
The pH of 0.010 mol dm–3 carbonic acid, H2CO3 (aq), is 4.17 at 25 °C.
H2CO3 (aq) + H2O (l) ⇌ HCO3– (aq) + H3O+ (aq).
20d. HL: Calculate [H3O+] in the solution and the dissociation constant, Ka , [3 marks]
of the acid at 25 °C.
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20e. HL: Calculate Kb for HCO3– acting as a base. [1 mark]