The plot of pH-metric titration of weak base

NH4OH vs strong acid HCl looks like :

A B

C D
In an acid-base titration, 0.1 M HCl solution was
added to the NaOH solution of unknown
strength. Which of the following correctly
shows the change of pH of the titration mixture
in this experiment?

A (A) B (C)

C (B) D (D)
A solution of 0.1 M weak base (B) is titrated with 0.1 M of a strong acid (HA).
The variation of pH of the solution with the volume of HA added is shown in
the figure below. What is the pKb of the base? The neutralization reaction is
+ –
given by B + HA →BH + A
A 0.50 gram mixture containing NaHCO3, Na2CO3 and KCl was dissolved in 50.00
mL water and titrated with 0.115 M HCl resulting in the following titration curve.

Determine weight percentage of NaHCO3 , Na2CO3 and KCl in the mixture.

A NaHCO3= 25.12 % , Na2CO3=26.8 %, KCl= 48.08% B NaHCO3= 18.8 % , Na2CO3=56.9 %, KCl= 24.3%

C NaHCO3= 15.87 % , Na2CO3=26.8 %, KCl= 57.33% D NaHCO3= 45.9 % , Na2CO3=36.9 %, KCl= 17.2%
Following is the titration curve of two acids HA and HB
(5 milli-moles each) titrated against strong base NaOH (0.1 M)

What is pKa for HB acid ?

A 3 B 4

C 5 D 6
10 mL of H2A (weak diprotic acid) solution is titrated against 0.1
M NaOH. pH of the solution is plotted against volume of strong
base added and following observation is made.

If pH of the solution at first equivalence point is pH1 and at second

equivalence point is pH2. Calculate the value of (pH2 - pH1 ) at 25°C
Given: For H2A, pKa1 = 4.6 and pKa2 = 8, log 25 = 1.4
In a saturated solution of AgCl, NaCl is added
+
gradually. The concentration of Ag is plotted against
-
the con cen tra tion of Cl . The graph appears as :

A B

C D
Which one of the following curves represents the graph
of pH during the titration of NaOH and HCl(aq.)?

A B

C D
When 100 mL of 0 1 . M NaCN solution is titrated
with 0. 1 M HCl solution the variation of pH of
solution with volume of HCl added will be :

A B

C D
The stoichiometry and solubility product
of a salt with the solubility curve given
below is, respectively

–9 3
A X2Y, 2 × 10 M

–9 3
B XY2, 4 × 10 M

–9 3
C XY2, 1 × 10 M

–6 3
D XY, 2 × 10 M
100 mL of 0.1 M HCl is taken in a beaker and to it
100 mL of 0.1 M NaOH is added in steps of 2 mL and the
pH is continuously measured. Which of the following
graphs correctly depicts the change in pH?

A B

C D
Consider the following statements
(a) The pH of a mixture containing 400 mL of
0.1 M H2SO4 and 400 mL of 0.1 M NaOH will
be approximately 1.3.
(b) Ionic product of water is temperature dependent.
–5
(c) A monobasic acid with Ka = 10 has a pH = 5. The
degree of dissociation of this acid is 50%.
(d) The Le Chatelier’s principle is not applicable to
common-ion effect.
The correct statements are

A (a), (b) and (d)

B (b) and (c)

C (a) and (b)

D (a), (b) and (c)

The strength of an aqueous NaOH solution is
most accurately determined by titrating
(Note : consider that an appropriate
indicator is used)

Aq. NaOH in a pipette and aqueous oxalic

A
acid in a burette

Aq. NaOH in a burette and aqueous oxalic

B
acid in a conical flask
Aq. NaOH in a burette and concentrated H2SO4 in a
C
conical flask
Aq. NaOH in a volumetric flask and concentrated
D
H2SO4 in a conical flask
The pH values 0.1 M solution of HCOONa (I), HCOOH (II),
CH3COONH4 (III), NaOH (IV), HCl (V), will be in the order :

A IV > III > I > II > V

B IV > I > III > II > V

C II > III > I > IV > V

D V > II > III > I > IV

A solution has a pH = 9. It is 1000 times more basic
than the original solution. What was the pH of the
original solution?

A 12

B 6

C 9

D 10
 2+
Calcium hydroxide is a strong base. Compute [Ca ] and
-
[OH for a solution that is prepared by dissolving 0.60 g of
Ca(OH)2 in enough water to make a 1500 mL of solution.
[Atomic mass : Ca = 40, O = 16, H = 1]

-3 -13
A 5.4 × 10 , 9.1 × 10

-3 -2
B 5.4 × 10 , 1.08 × 10

-3 -3
C 5.4 × 10 , 5.4 × 10

-3 -3
D 8.1 × 10 , 8.1 × 10
Given : Enthalpy of ionization of two acids :
-1
ΔH° (HCN) = 45.2 kJ mol
-1
ΔH° (CH3COOH) = 2.1 kJ mol
Which relationship for the two acids is true ?

A pKa(HCN) = pKa(CH3COOH)

B pKa(HCN) > pKa(CH3COOH)

C pKa(HCN) < pKa(CH3COOH)

D
Choose the correct code

Codes :

P Q RS

A 1 2 43

B 43 2 1

C 2 1 43

D 1 234
At 25ºC dissociation constants of acid HA and base BOH in
aqueous solution are same. The pH of 0.01 M solution of HA
-4
is 5. The pOH of 10 M solution of BOH at the same
temperature is :

A 3.5

B 4

C 6

D None of these
What will be the pH and % α (degree of hydrolysis)
respectively for the salt BA of 0.1 M concentration?
-6 -6
Given : Ka for HA = 10 and Kb for BOH = 10

A 5, 1%

B 7, 10%

C 9, 0.01%

D 7, 0.01%
100 mL of 0.02 M benzoic acid ( pKa = 4.20) is
titrated using 0.02M NaOH, pH after 50 mL and
100 mL of NaOH have been added are :

A 3.50, 7 B 4.2, 7

C 4.2, 8.1 D 4.2, 8.25

 -5
An acid-base indicator has KHIn = 3.0 × 10 . The acid
form of the indicator is red and the basic form is blue.
+
The change in [H ] required to change the indicator
from 75% red to 75% blue is :

-5
A 8 × 10 M

-5
B 9 × 10 M

-5
C 1 × 10 M

-4
D 3 × 10 M
Choose the correct set of True/False for following statements:
(i) Silver chloride is more soluble in very concentrated sodium
chloride solution than in pure water.
(ii) The pH of a buffer solution does not change on addition of
small amount of an acid or a base.
(iii) Addition of NH4Cl does not affect the pH of a solution of NH4OH
(iv) Degree of hydrolysis of ammonium acetate does not depend
upon the concentration of ammonium acetate solution.
(v) A mixture of acetic acid and sodium acetate can act as buffer
solution.

A TTFTT B FTTTF

C TFTFT D FFTTT
 – –
Silver ions are added to a so lu tion with [Br ] = [Cl ] =
2– 3–
[CO3 ] = [AsO4 ] = 0.1M. Which compound will
+
precipitate with lowest [Ag ]?

-13
A AgBr (Ksp = 5 × 10 )

-10
B AgBr (Ksp = 1.8 × 10 )

-12
C Ag2CO3 (Ksp = 8.1 × 10 )

-22
D Ag3ASO4 (Ksp = 1 × 10 )
The solubility product of different sparingly soluble salts are given as under :

The correct increasing order of solubility is :

A 1,3,2 B 2,1,3

C 1,2,3 D 3,1,2
 -
What is the molarity of F ions in a saturated
-6
solution of BaF2? (Ksp = 1.0 × 10 )

-2 -3
A 1.0 × 10 B 1.0 × 10

-2 -3
C 1.26 × 10 D 6.3 × 10
 -5
At 25°C, Ksp for PbBr2 is equal to 8 × 10 .
If the salt is 80% dissociated, what is the
solubility of PbBr2 in mol/litre?

A B

C D
Calcium lactate is a salt of weak organic acid and strong
base represented as Ca(LaC)2. A saturated solution of
Ca(LaC)2 contains 0.6 mole in 2 litre solution. pOH of
solution is 5.60. If 90% dissociation of the salt takes place
then what is pKa of lactic acid?

A 2.8 - log (0.54)

B 2.8 + log (0.54)

C 2.8 + log (0.27)

D None of these
If the total number of solutions which act as buffer among the following is
x, then the value of x is
 –12
The Ksp of Ag2CrO4 is 1.1 x 10 at 298K. The solubility (in mol/L)
of Ag2CrO4 in a 0.1M AgNO3 solution is

-11
A 1.1 × 10

-10
B 1.1 × 10

-12
C 1.1 × 10

-9
D 1.1 × 10
If solubility product of Zr3(PO4)4 is denoted
by Ksp and its molar solubility is denoted by
S, then which of the following relation
between S and Ksp is correct?

A B

C D
The pH of ammonium phosphate solution, if pka of
phosphoric acid and pkb of ammonium hydroxide
are 5.23 and 4.75 respectively, is _________.
 –2
Sulphurous acid (H2SO3) has Ka1 = 1.7 × 10 and
–8
Ka2 = 6.4 × 10 . The pH of 0.588 M H2SO3 is ______.
(Round off to the Nearest Integer).
 – 2–
A solution is 0.1 M in Cl and 0.001 M inCrO4 . Solid
AgNO3 is gradually added to it. Assuming that the
addition does not change in volume and Ksp(AgCl) =
–10 2 –12 3
1.7 × 10 M and Ksp(Ag2CrO4) = 1.9 × 10 M .
Select correct statement from the following

A AgCl precipitates first because its Ksp is high.

B Ag2CrO4 precipitates first as its Ksp is low.

Ag2CrO4 precipitates first because the amount

C +
of Ag needed is low.
+
AgCl will precipitate first as the amount of Ag
D
needed to precipitate is low.
 –
The OH concentration in a mixture of 5.0 mL of
0.0504 M NH4Cl and 2 mL of 0.0210 M NH3
–6
solution is x × 10 M. The value of x is _______.
(Nearest integer)
–14 –5
[Given Kw = 1 × 10 and Kb = 1.8 × 10 ]
The pH of a solution obtained by mixing 50 mL of
–4
1 M HCl and 30 mL of 1 M NaOH is x × 10 . The
value of x is _____. (Nearest integer)
[log 2.5 = 0.3979]
A student needs to prepare a buffer solution of
propanoic acid and its sodium salt with pH 4.

The ratio of required to make

buffer is _____.
–5
Given : Ka(CH3CH2COOH) = 1.3 × 10

A 0.03 B 0.13

C 0.23 D 0.33
20 mL of 0.1 M NH4OH is mixed with 40 mL of
0.05 M HCl. The pH of the mixture is nearest to
–5
(Given : Kb(NH4OH) = 1 × 10 , log 2 = 0.30, log3 =
0.48, log 5 = 0.69, log 7 = 0.84, log 11 = 1.04)

A 3.2 B 4.2

C 5.2 D 6.2
Ka1, Ka2 and Ka3 are the respective
ionization
constants for the following reactions (a),
(b) and (c).

The relationship between Ka1, Ka2 and Ka3 is

given as

A Ka3 = Ka1 + Ka2 B Ka3 = Ka1 – Ka2

C Ka3 = Ka1 / Ka2 D Ka3 = Ka1 × Ka2

200 mL of 0.01 M HCl is mixed with 400 mL of
0.01 M H2SO4. The pH of the mixture is ___.
[Given log 2 = 0.30, log 3 = 0. 48, log 5 = 0.70,
log 7 = 0.84, log 11 = 1.04.]

A 1.14 B 1.78

C 2.34 D 3.02
A compound ‘X’ is a weak acid and it exhibits
colour change at pH close to the equivalence
point during neutralization of NaOH with
CH3COOH. Compound ‘X’ exists in ionized form
in basic medium. The compound ‘X’ is

A Methyl orange B Methyl red

C Phenolphthalein D Eriochrome Black T