1. Which of the following acids is used correctly?

Acid Use

2. Which of A Benzoid acid As a food preservative

the following B Methanoid acid For preventing latex from coagulating
statement is C Ascorbic acid Used in gassy drinks
NOT true? D Carbonic acid For manufacturing fertilizers
A All bases
dissolve in water.
B A base which dissolves in water is known as an alkali.
C Not all bases contain hydroxyl ions.
D The reaction between a base and an alkali produces a salt and water.

3. Which of the following acids produces two moles of hydroxonium ions when 1 mole of it
dissolves in water?
A Hydrochloric acid
B Nitric acid
C Sulphuric acid
D Phosphoric acid

4. Which of the following bases produces hydroxyl ions when dissolved in water?
A Zinc oxide
B Copper(II) hydroxide
C Sodium oxide
D Calcium hydroxide

5. Which of the following substances is used as a treatment for gastric pain?

A Sodium hydroxide
B Calcium hydroxide
C Hydrochloric acid
D Magnecium hydroxide

6. Gas X turns moist red litmus paper blue. Which of the following is likely to be gas X?
A Sulphur dioxide
B Hydrogen chloride
C Carbon dioxide
D Ammonia

7. Which of the following solutions react with zinc to release hydrogen gas?
I Solution of ammonia in water
II Solution of sulphur dioxide in water
III Solution of nitrogen in toluene
IV Solution of hydrogen chloride in water
A I and II
B II and IV
C I, II and IV
D II, III and IV

8. Which of the following solutions has the highest number of hydrogen ions?
A 300cm3 of 1.0 mol dm-3 sulphuric asid
B 200cm3 of 1.0 mol dm-3 hydrochloric asid
C 300 cm3 of 1.0 mol dm-3 nitric acid
D 500cm3 of 1.0 mol dm-3 ethanoic asid

9. A chemical that dissociates completely in water to produce hydroxide ions is a

A strong acid
B weak acid
C strong alkali
D weak alkali

10. Which of the following is true of the pH value of an acid?

A The more dilute the acid, the higher the pH value is
B The stronger the acid, the higher the pH value is
C The higher the degree of dissociation, the higher the pH value is
D The higher the H+ ion concentration, the higher the pH value is.

11. Lime water is a weak alkali because

A. it has a pH value of less than 14
B. it ionizes partially in water to hydroxide ions
C. it can react with carbon dioxide gas
D. it changes red litmus paper to blue

12. Which of the following solutions have the lowest pH value?

A. 0.2 mol dm-3 CH3COOH
B. 0.2 mol dm-3 HNO3
C. 0.2 mol dm-3 H2SO4
D. 0.2 mol dm-3 H3PO4

13.Which of the following explain why citric acid is a weak acid?

A It is only sparingly soluble in water
B It is a type of organic acid
C It has a low degree of dissociation.
D It is a monobasic acid

14.Which of the following solutions has the highest concentration of hydroxide ions?
A 50cm3 of 2 mol dm-3 aqueous ammonia
B 50cm3 of 1 mol dm-3 potassium hydroxide
C 20cm3 of 2 mol dm-3 sodium hydroxide
D 50cm3 of 5 mol dm-3 zinc hydroxide

15.Which of the following is true when water is added to a solution of aqueous ammonia?
A The pH value decreases
B The degree of ionization decreases
C The hydroxide ion concentration increases
D The alkalinity increases

16.An aqueous solution of Q has a pH value 1. Q may be

I 0.1 mol dm-3 hydrochloric acid
II 0.001 mol dm-3 sulphuric acid
III 0.1 mol dm-3 nitric acid
IV 0.1 mol dm-3 ethanoic acid
A I dan III
B II dan IV
C I, II dan III
D I, III dan IV

17.Which of the following statements is true for nitric acid and sulphuric acid?
A Both are organic acid
B Both are diprotic acids
C Both undergo complete dissociation in water
D Both react with copper to produce hydrogen gas.

18.What is the mass of potassium manganese (VII) KMnO4, required to prepare 2 dm3 of 0.02
mol dm-3 KMnO4 solution? (Relative atomic mass: K, 39; Mn ,55; O, 16)
A 0.79 g
B 1.58 g
C 3.16 g
D 6.32 g

19.What is the mass of hydrated sodium tiosulphate, Na2S2O3.5H2O required to be diluted in

water in order to prepare 100 cm3 of 0.1 mol dm-3 ? (Relative atomic mass: Na,23; S,32; O,16;
H,1 )
A 1.58 g
B 1.61 g
C 1.76 g
D 2.48 g

20. 6 g of lithium hydroxide is diluted in some water is added until the solution reaches 250 cm3.
What is the molarity of the solution produced? (Relative atomic mass: H,1; O,16; Li,7 )
A 6/24
B (6x250)/1000
C (6x250)/(24x1000)
D (6x1000)/(24 x 250)

21.What is the concentration of nitrate ions ,NO3-(aqueous) in 100 cm3 of 1.0 mol dm-3 lead (II)
nitrate solution, Pb(NO3)2?
A 2 mol dm-3
B 1 mol dm-3
C 0.5 mol dm-3
D 0.33 mol dm-3

22. 41.5 g of potassium iodide is diluted in water to produce a 0.5 mol dm-3 solution. The volume
of the solution obtained is (Relative atomic mass: K,39; I,127 )
A 1000cm3
B 500 cm3
C 250 cm3
D 100 cm3

23. 50 cm3 distilled water is added to 250 cm3 of 2.0 mol dm-3 sodium hydroxide solution. What
is the molarity of the sodium hydroxide solution produced?
A 1.5 mol dm-3
B 1.6 mol dm-3
C 1.67 mol dm-3
D 1.8 mol dm-3

24.What is the volume of water required to be added to 20 cm3 0f 2.0 mol dm-3 of hydrochloric
acid in order to change its concentration to 0.2 mol dm-3?
A 100 cm3
B 120 cm3
C 180 cm3
D 200 cm3

25. 100 cm3 of 0.5 mol dm-3 hydrochloric acid is prepared from a 2.0 mol dm-3 standard
hydrochloric acid solution. The total volume of 2.0 mol dm-3 hydrochloric acid which should be
diluted with water is
A 75 cm3
B 50 cm3
C 25 cm3
D 20 cm3

26.Which of the following units are used to show the concentration of a solution
I mol
II percentage
III mol dm-3
IV g dm-3
A I and III only
B I, II and IV only
C I, III and IV only
D II, III and IV only

27. 5.6 g of potassium hydroxide is diluted in water to make a 500 cm3 solution. The
concentration of the potassium hydroxide solution formed is (Relative atomic mass: H, 1; O, 16;
K, 39)
I 11.2 g dm-3
II 0.5 mol dm-3
III 0.2 mol dm-3
IV 0.1 mol dm-3
A III only
B I and II only
C I and III only
D I and IV only
28.Which of the following chemical equation represents a neutralization reaction?
A Ba(NO3)2 + Na2CO3 BaCO3 + 2NaNO3
B Fe2O3 + 3H2SO4 Fe2(SO4)3 + 3H2O
C 2C2H5COOH + Zn (C2H5COO)2Zn + H2
D 2HNO3 + CuCO3 Cu(NO3)2 + H2O + CO2

29. 4.0 cm3 of sulphuric acid is required to completely neutralize 20.0 cm3 of 0.1 mol dm-3
sodium hydroxide solution. What is the concentration of the sulphuric acid? (Relative atomic
mass: H, 1; O, 16; S, 32)
A 24.5 g dm-3
B 49.0 g dm-3
C 73.5 g dm-3
D 98.0 g dm-3

30. 20.0 cm3 of 0.2 mol dm-3 potassium hydroxide solution is titrated with 0.5 mol dm-3 sulphuric
acid. If the initial burette reading is 3.40 cm3, what is the final burette reading?
A 7.40 cm3
B 9.80 cm3
C 11.60 cm3
D 13.20 cm3

31. 25.0 cm3 of 0.9 mol dm-3 sodium hydroxide solution exactly neutralizes 37.5 cm3 of 0.2 mol
dm-3 acid R. Which of the following may be acid R?
A HNO3
B H2SO4
C H3PO4
D CH3COOH

32. Which of the following solutions exactly neutralizes 25.0 cm3 of 0

I 12.5 cm3 of 0.10 mol dm-3 sulphuric acid
II 25.0 cm3 of 0.10 mol dm-3 hydrochloric acid
III 50.0 cm3 of 0.05 mol dm-3 ethanoic acid
IV 12.5 cm3 of 0.05 mol dm-3 nitric acid.05 mol dm-3 barium hydroxide solution?
A I and IV only
B II and III only
C I, II and III only
D I, II, III and IV only

33. 2HCl + Ca(OH)2 CaCl2 + 2H2O

Based on the above equation, 20 cm3 of hydrochloric acid reacts completely with 10 cm3 of
calcium hydroxide solution 0.1 mol dm-3. What is the concentration of the hydrochloric acid
used?
A 0.05 mol dm-3
B 0.1 mol dm-3
C 0.2 mol dm-3
D 0.4 mol dm-3

34. H2SO4 + 2KOH K2SO4 + 2H2O

The equation above shows the reaction between sulphuric acid and potassium hydroxide. What is
the volume of potassium hydroxide solution 2 mol dm-3 needed to neutralize 50 cm3 of sulphuric
acid 0.5 mol dm-3?
A 6.25 cm3
B 12.5 cm3
C 25 cm3
D 50 cm3

35. In an experiment, a student slowly adds sodium hydroxide solution to hydrochloric acid until
neutralization takes place. What are the ions present in the mixture?
A Na+, Cl-, H+, OH-
B Na+, H+, H3O+
C Na+, Cl-
D Na+, H+, OH-

36. Samples of air were used to bubble into pure water. It is observed that the pH of the water
slowly change from 7 to 6. Which gas caused this change?
A Nitrogen
B Oxygen
C Carbon dioxide
D Carbon monoxide

37. Which of the following is able to dissolve in water to produce a solution with pH larger than
7?
A Sulphur dioxide
B Sodium hydroxide
C Copper(II) chloride
D Calcium carbonate

38.Which of the following statements describe the properties of hydrochloric acid?

A It reacts with any metal to give hydrogen
B It liberates ammonia from ammonium salts
C It causes the colour of litmus paper to change from red to blue
D It reacts with any bases to produce a salt

39.Which one of the following statements is NOT one of the uses of chlorine?
A Making bleaches for domestic use
B Disinfecting water in swimming pool
C Making PVC
D Making nylon

40.Which of the following gases will change damp litmus paper from red to blue?
A Oxygen
B Ammonia
C Carbon dioxide
D Hydrogen chloride

Answers (Acids and bases):

1. A 2. A 3. C 4. C 5. D

6. D 7. B 8. A 9. C 10. A
11. B 12. C 13. C 14. B 15. A

16. A 17. C 18. D 19. D 20. D

21. A 22. B 23. C 24. C 25. C

26. D 27. C 28. B 29. A 30. A

31. C 32. C 33. B 34. C 35. A

36. C 37. B 38. D 39. D 40. B