2013 E.C.

(2020/21) ACADEMIC YEAR

ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA

Second Quarter Chemistry Examination for Grade 12th

Time allowed: 2:00 hour
Say “True” or “False”

• The conjugate base of HCO3- is OH-.

• The conjugate base of strong acids is strong bases.

• The conjugate base of a strong acid is weak base.

• Both HBr and NaOH possibly explained by Arrhenius acid base concept.

• Strong acid dissociates completely or nearly completely and have smaller Pka value than weak
acids.

• Aluminum hydroxide has three equivalents.

• PH is increases with increasing the hydrogen ion concentration.

• The larger the Pka value of the acid the stronger it is.

• The strength of the acid is directly proportional to the degree of dissociation.

• For a solution which contains 0.001M CH3COO- and 0.001M CH3COOH has PH=Pka.
Match the item in Column ‘A’ with the corresponding item in column ‘B’.
Column ‘A’ Column ‘B’

• Arrhenius acid A. Proton donors

• Arrhenius Base B. proton acceptors

• Lewis acid C. releases H+ into water

• Lewis Base D. releases OH- into water.

• Auto ionization E. AlCl3, BF3, BBr3

• Amphiprotic F. NH3, PCl3

• Bronsted Lowry base G. H2O

• Bronsted Lowry acid

PART ONE: CHOOSE THE CORRECT ANSWER FROM THE GIVEN ALTERNATIVES. (40pts)
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• What is the conjugate base of HSO4-?

A. H+ B. H2SO4 C. OH- D. SO4-2

• Which species is Amphiprotic?

• H2S B. HS- C. Cl- D. HCl

• Which of the following is true concerning this acid base reaction?

HS- + CH3Cl CH3SH + Cl-

• CH3Cl is a Bronsted Lowry acid.

• HS- is a Bronsted – Lowry acid.

• HS- is a Lewis acid.

• HS- is a Lewis Base.

• An Amphiprotic species is a molecule or ion that can:

• Accept protons.

• Donate more than one proton.

• Both accept and donate proton.

• Be formed into a double ion.

• What is the conjugate acid of HPO4-?

• H3PO4 B. H2PO4- (aq) C. H3O+(aq) D. PO43-(aq)

• Which of the following gives pH>7.0 when dissolved in water?

• CaCl2 B. NH4Cl C. NaF D. NaNO3

• If a 1.0 mol/l solution of a monoprotic weak acid is 10% ionized, its dissociation constant is:

• 0.9 x 10-2 B. 1.1 x 10-2 C. 1.5 x 10-2 D. 1.0 x 10-1

• Which one of the following solutions is basic?

 • [H+] = 2 x 10-5M C. [OH-] = 3 x 10-7M

• [OH-] = 3 x 10-9M D. [H+] = 1 x 10-8 M

• What is the concentration of hydroxide ion in a 0.05M solution of sodium formate

(HCOONa) if Kb of the formate ion is 5.6 x 10-11?

• 2.8 x 10-6 B. 5.6 x 10-7 C. 4.6 x 10-12 D. 1`.7 x 10-6

• Which of the following acids is the strongest?

• CH3COOH (ka=1.8 x 10-5) C. HCN (ka= 7.2 x 10-10)

• HCOOH (ka= 1.8 x 10-4) D. C6H5COOH (ka=6.5 x 10-5)

• Which of the following substances under goes hydrolysis in aqueous solution?

• HCl B. HC2H3O2 C. NH4OH D. NH4Cl

• The PH of 0.1M solution of weak acid is 3.0. What is the value of ionization constant for the
acid?

• 10-7 B. 10-5 C. 10-3 D. 0.1

• Given the acid ionization constants

Acid Ionization constant, ka

HClO 3.5 x 10-8
HClO2 1.2 x 10-2
HCN 6.2 x 10-10
H2PO4 6.2 x 10-8
When the conjugate bases are arranged in order of increasing base strength, which order is
correct?

• CLO2-, ClO-, HPO4-, CN- C. CN-, ClO-, HPO42-, ClO2-

• CLO2-, HPO42-, ClO-, CN- D. CN-, HPO42-, ClO-, ClO2-

• What is the conjugate base of HSO4-?

• H+ B. H2SO4 C. OH- D. SO42-

• For the stepwise dissociation of aqueous H3PO4, which of the following is not a conjugate
acid-base pair?

• HPO42- and PO4- C. H2PO4- and HPO42-

• H3PO4 and H2PO4 - D. H2PO4 and PO43-

• A Bronsted – Lowry base refers to any substance that

• Increase [H3O+] ions in an aqueous solution.

• Increase [OH-] ions in an aqueous solution.

• Decrease [OH-] ions in an aqueous solution.

• Accepts a proton.

• Which one of the following definition of an acid or a base is consistent with the Arrhenius
concept?

• An acid is a proton donor. C. An acid increase the concentration of H3O+ ion.

• A base is an electron pair donor. D. A base accepts a proton.

• According to Lewis an acids

• Accepts a proton. C. accepts electrons.

• Releases hydrogen. D. donates electrons.

• Each of the following can act as both Bronsted acid and Bronsted base except

• HCO3- B. NH4+ C. H2PO4- D. H2O

• What type of bond is formed when a Lewis acid reacts with a Lewis acid?

• Ionic B. Hydrogen C. Covalent D. Coordinate covalent

• Which one is conjugate acid-base pair in the following reactions?

HSO4- + SO32- HSO3- + SO42-

• HSO3-, SO32- B. HSO4-, SO32- C. HSO3-, SO42- D. HSO3-, HSO3-

• Consider Kb = 4.4 x 10-4 for CH3NH2 and Kb = 1.8 x 10-5 for NH3, then which conclusion is
wrong?

• Kb for ammonia is greater than that of ethylamine.

 • Ammonia is weaker base than ethylamine.

• Ammonia is highly soluble than ethylamine in water.

• Ammonia is highly dissociates into ion than ethylamine in aqueous media.

• Pkb for NH3 is less than Pkb for CH3NH2.

• Which of the following is not a Lewis acid?

• BF3 B. H2O C. SO2 D. Hg+ E. BCl3

• A compound whose aqueous solution is basic?

• NaCl B. NH4Cl C. HClO4 D. NaF E. KCl

• When a base accepts a proton it becomes

• A conjugate base C. a Conjugate acid.

• Amphoteric D. the hydronium ion.

• Which of the following statements is not true?

• H2PO4- is a conjugate acid of HPO4-.

• NH3 can act as Bronsted bases and Lewis base.

• HC2O4- is a conjugate base of H2C2O4.

• Zn (H2O)3OH- can act as Arrhenius base.

• In the reaction given below

HPO42- + H2O H2PO4- + OH-

• HPO42- is an acid and OH- is its conjugate base.

• H2O is an acid and H2PO4- is its conjugate base.

• HPO42- is a base and OH- is its conjugate acid.

• H2O is an acid and OH- is its conjugate base.

• Which of the following has the largest PH?

• 0.1M NaOH C. 0.1M CH3COOH

• B. 0.1M NH3 D. 0.1M CH3COONa

• Aqueous solution of NaF is

• Acidic B. basic C. neutral D. all of the above

• Which of the following solids would produce a basic aqueous solution/

• NH4Br B. Na2CO3 C. NaHSO4 D. NaCl

• Which of the following mixture of solution does not resist change in PH when 0.02 M of H+
or OH- added to it?

• Mixture of NH3 and NH4Cl. C. Mixture of N2H4 and N2H5Cl

• Mixture of NaCl and NH4Cl. D. Mixture of CH3COOH and CH3COONa