Spotlight_Phase-1_(2021-22)_Day-3_In-CLass Assignment_Chemistry

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Topic : Equilibrium

1. For the reaction Ag CN 2  Ag 2CN

K = 5 × 10–20.

Calculate the [Ag+] in a solution which was originally 0.5 M in KCN and 0.2 M in AgNO 3. [Ignoring the
hydrolysis of CN–]

(A) 2.5 × 10–16 M (B) 10–16

(C) 10–18 (D) 10–20

2. If 500 ml of 0.4 M AgNO3 is mixed with 250 ml of 4.8 M NH3 solution and the volume of solution is made to 1
L then the [Ag(NH3)]+ is

K f1 Ag NH3 103

K f2 Ag NH3 2
104

(A) 2.5 × 10–5 (B) 5 × 10–5

(C) 2.5 × 10–4 (D) 5 × 10–4

H3 A
3. 20 ml of 0.1 M tribasic acid H3A is titrated with 0.2 M NaOH. What is the ratio of at 2nd equivalence
A3
point?

[Ka1 = 10–3, Ka2 = 10–8, ka3 = 10–12]

(A) 10–5 (B) 10–9

(C) 10–7 (D) 10–10

4. A 250 ml flask containing NO(g) at 0.5 atm is connected to a 250 ml flask containing O 2 at 1 atm at 500 K by
means of stop-cock. The gases are mixed by opening the stop-cock where the following equilibrium established.

2NO + O2  2NO2  N2O4

If the total pressure is 0.525 atm then find the value of KP for the reaction 2NO2  N2O4 in atm.

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5. 0.5 mole of each A2(g) + B2(g) are introduced in a sealed container and heated where

A2 B2  2AB
g g g

At equilibrium 0.2 mole of AB are present. At this stage 0.5 mole of D2 is added and equilibrium is re-
established as

A2 B2  2AB Equation 1
g g g

A2 D2  2AD Equation 2
g g g

X
Now moles of AB found to be 0.1. The KC for equation-2 is X. Find the value of (to the nearest integer)
10

6. Consider a 100 ml buffer with pH 2.4 prepared by mixing sodium hydrogen phosphate with 1.5 M HCl.
Concentration of H2PO4– in buffer is 0.6 M. How much HCl (in ml) should be added in sodium hydrogen
phosphate solution?

Pka1 = 2.1, Pka2 = 7.2, log 2 = 0.3

7. Calculate the number of moles of NaCN that have to be added to 1 litre of water to dissolve 0.10 mole of
Fe(OH)3 in the form of [Fe(CN)6]3– Ksp of Fe(OH)3 = 3 × 10–41

KF of [Fe(CN)6]3– = 1031 (91/6 = 1.4)

8. Choose the correct statement(s) about buffer capacity during titration of NH 4OH with HCl
(A) Buffer capacity during titration first increases, then decreases
(B) Buffer capacity reaches to maximum at equivaleence point
(C) Buffer capacity will increase if concentration of NH4OH increases
(D) Buffer capacity value will remain same if strong acid HCl is replaced by H2SO4 of equal [H3O+]
9. A solution of a substance is titrated against a strong base (or acid), volume V of strong base (or acid) is
plotted against pH of the solution (as shown in figure). The substance could be
Second equivalence point

12 Midpoint 2

pH
6 First equivalence point

2
Midpoint 1

8 16
V volume of strong base added (mL)
(A) Na2CO3 (B) Ethylene diaminie
(C) H2C2O4 (D) CH2(COOH)2
10. pKa of benzoic acid is 4.19
(A) Determine pH of a solution prepared by dissolving 50 g of benzoic acid and 30 g of C6H5COONa into
150 mL of water
(B) What will be the pH if 0.1 mol NaOH is added to the above solution
(C) What will be the pH if 0.1 mol HNO3 is added to solution in (a)

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11. Hydrazine, N2H4, can interact with water in two stages :

N2H4(aq) + H2O(l)  N2H5+(aq) + HO–(aq); Kb1 = 8.5 × 10–7
(a) What is the concentration of OH– in a 0.01 M aqueous solution of hydrazine?
(b) What is the pH of 0.01 M aqueous solution of hydrazine?
12. Buffer capacity is defined as the number of moles of strong acid or string base that are required to change
the pH of a 1.00 L of the buffer solution by 1.0 unit. What is the buffer capacity of a solution that is 0.10 M
in acetic acid and 0.10 M in sodium acetate? (Ka of CH3COOH is 2 × 10–5)
13. The concentration of Mg2+ ion in a sample of sea-water is 1.3 mg/L. In a commercial recovery process, metal
ion is precipitated as the hydroxide. At what pH precipitation will start.
(Ksp of Mg(OH)2 = 7.1 × 10–12)
14. Determine mass of sodium dihydrogen phosphate and volume of 1.5 M HCl solution required for preparation
of a 100 mL buffer solution of pH 2.42 with concentration of H2PO4– be 0.15 M.
(K1 = 7.6 × 10–3, K2 = 6.2 × 10–3, and K2 = 2 × 10–13)
15. What is the change in pH that results from the addition of 20 mL. of 0.10 M NaOH to a buffer made by combining
200 mL of 0.070 M benzoic acid (C6H5COOH, Ka = 6.4 × 10–5) with 100 mL of 0.070 M sodium benzoate?
(A) +0.31 (B) +0.20
(C) +0.18 (D) –0.20
16. The solubility product constant, Ksp, of calcium hydroxide can be estimated after a quantitative analysis
(titration) to find either the calcium ion concentration or the hydroxide ion concentration of a saturated solution
of pure clacium ion concentration to be 0.0180 mol L–1, which one of the following is correct?
(A) The EDTA titration of the hydroxide ion should indicate [OH–] = 0.0180 mol L–1
(B) The value for Ksp is calculated as Ksp = 5.8 × 10–6 mol3 L–3
(C) The value for Ksp is calculated as Ksp = 3.2 × 10–4 mol3 L–3
(D) The value for Ksp is calculated as Ksp = 2.3 × 10–5 mol3 L–3
17. Specify if addition of the second substance in each of the following increases (I) or decreases (D), the solubility
of the first substance.
1. AI(OH)3, NaOH
2. PbCl2, Pb(NO3)2
3. CuSO4, NH3
(A) 1-D, 2-I, 3-I (B) 1-I, 2-I, 3-D
(C) 1-I, 2-D, 3-I (D) 1-D, 2-D, 3-I
18. Thymol blue (TBH2) is a diprotic acid which is commonly used as an indicator. It is red at low pH, yellow at
intermediate pH and blue at high pH. Its acid base behavior is described by the equilibria

TBH2 + H2O  TBH– + H3O+; K a1

2
2.2 10

TBH– + H2O  TB2– + H3O+; K a2

10
6.3 10

Which statement is true?

(A) If most of the indicator is in the TBH2 form, the solution is blue
(B) If most of the indicator is in TB2– form, the solution is red
(C) At pH 7, the solution is green
(D) At pH 2, the solution is red
19. A buffer solution is prepared by dissolving 0.10 mole acetic acid and 0.10 mole of sodium acetate in 100
mL of solution. A 10 mL portion of 1 M HCl is then added to the solution. How much does the addition change
the pH of the buffer solution? [Ka(CH3COOH) = 1.8 × 10–5; log 3 = 0.48; log 11 = 1.04]
(A) 0.04 (B) 0.08
(C) 0.12 (D) 0.24

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20. An equilibrium mixture contains 4 moles of PCl5 and 1 mole each of PCl3 and Cl2 at a total pressure of 6
atm. Cl2 is now added to the mixture and at new equilibrium volume of the reaction mixture is doubled at
the same temperature and pressure. What is the molar ratio of PCl5 and Cl2 at new equilibrium?
(A) 1 : 3 (B) 2 : 3
(C) 4 : 7 (D) 5 : 7
21. When 750 ml of 1.2 M AgNO 3 solution is mixed with 25.4 gm Cu taken in a 2L vessel, the following
equilibrium is established (Al wt C4 = 63.5)
2Ag+(aq) + Cu(s)  2Ag(s) + Cu2+(aq)
At equilibrium 0.3 mol of Cu2+ is formed. What is the value of KC in L mol–1 of the reaction?
(A) 2.50 (B) 4.83
(C) 6.67 (D) 1.56
22. For a tribasic acid, H3A, Ka1 = 10–4, Ka2 = 10–8 and Ka3 = 10–12. Match the pH (Column-II) ofthe resulting
solution (Column I), at 25°C.
Column-I Column-II
(A) Equimolar mixture of H3A and NaH2A (P) 12.0
(B) Equimolar mixture of NaH2A and Na2HA (Q) 8.0
(C) Equimolar mixture of Na2HA and Na3A (R) 4.0
(D) Equimolar mixture of H3A and NaOH (S) 6.0
(E) Equimolar mixture of NaH2A and NaOH (T) 10.0
23. 160 ml buffer of pH = 4.44 is to be prepared by mixing 0.25 M HCOOH and 0.35 M HCOONa. What should
be the volume ratio of HCOOH to CHOONa to get the desired buffer? [pKa of HCOOH = 3.74]
(A) 7 : 25 (B) 1 : 3
(C) 1 : 1 (D) 3 : 13
24. What is the solubility product of Al(OH)3 in water. Given :
Al(OH)4–(aq)  Al3+(aq) + 4OH–(aq); K = 1.3 × 10–34
Al(OH)3(s) + OH–(aq)  Al(OH)4–(aq); K = 38.5
(A) 3.1 × 10–35 (B) 5 × 10–33
(C) 6.1 × 10–33 (D) 5 × 10–34

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