SCH 4U1 - ACIDS/BASES ASSIGNMENT

1. Calculate the [H3O+], [OH], pH and pOH of a 1.00 L aqueous solution containing 6.78 g of Ba(OH)2. Cacodylic acid, simplified here as H-Ca is used as a cotton defoliant. A 0.011 M cacodylic acid solution is 0.77 % ionized in water. What is the pH of the solution and calculate the Ka for cacodylic acid. Nicotine, C10H14N2, the active ingredient in tobacco is a weak base, abbreviated here as Nic-N. Calculate the pH and percent dissociation of a 0.0034 M solution of nicotine given that its Kb = 1.0 106. Predict the products of the following acid-base reactions. Identify the acid, base, the conjugate acid and conjugate base in each. a. H2PO4 (aq) + CO32(aq) b. CN (aq) + C6H5NH3+(aq) 5. Explain whether an aqueous solution of each of the following salts is acidic, basic or neutral. No pH calculations are necessary. Write ionic equations to explain your reasoning. NH4NO3, CsCl, NaCH3OO, K2HSO3 6. Benzoic acid, C6H5COOH and its salts are used as food preservatives. What is the pH of a 0.015 M solution of NaC6H5COO?

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A 100 mL buffer solution contains 0.50 M hydrofluoric acid, HF and 0.45 M potassium fluoride, KF. a. What is the pH of this buffer? b. What is the pH after addition of 0.040 g of KOH to the solution? c. Explain the increase or decrease in pH and in the [HF]/[ F ] ratio of the buffer if one adds 6.0 M HCl to the buffer system.

A 20.0 mL sample of 0.114 M Ba(OH)2 reacts completely with 24.7 mL sample of HI. What is the concentration of HI?