Questions on pH calculation

Grade 12 / Chemistry IB

1. Water from a pond was analysed and found to have a hydrogen ion concentration of 2.6x10-5 mol dm-3.
Calculate the pH of the pond water.
2. At 25oC, Kw = 1x10-14, what is the pH of a 1.2 mol dm-3 solution of NaOH?
3. At 25oC, Kw = 1x10-14, what is the pH of a 1.2 mol dm-3 solution of Ca(OH)2?
4. The pH of a solution of phosphoric acid changes from 3 to 5. Deduce how the hydrogen ion concentration
changes.
5. A pH meter was calibrated and used to test a 0.10 molar solution of a weak acid. It gave a pH reading of
4.2, calculate the Hydrogen ion concentration
6. Determine the pH of a solution made by dissolving 5.00 g of potassium hydroxide in 250cm 3 of distilled
water
7. What is the concentration of OH– ions (in mol dm–3) in an aqueous solution in which [H+]=2.0×10–3 mol
dm–3? (Kw = 1.0×10–14 mol2 dm–6)
A 2.0×10–3 B 4.0×10–6 C 5.0×10–12 D 2.0×10–17
8. 10.0 cm3 of an aqueous solution of sodium hydroxide of pH = 10 is mixed with 990.0 cm3 of distilled
water. What is the pH of the resulting solution?
A 8 B 9 C 11 D 12

Questions on pH calculation
Grade 12 / Chemistry IB

1. Water from a pond was analysed and found to have a hydrogen ion concentration of 2.6x 10-5 mol dm-3.
Calculate the pH of the pond water.
2. At 25oC, Kw = 1x10-14, what is the pH of a 1.2 mol dm-3 solution of NaOH?
3. At 25oC, Kw = 1x10-14, what is the pH of a 1.2 mol dm-3 solution of Ca(OH)2?
4. The pH of a solution of phosphoric acid changes from 3 to 5. Deduce how the hydrogen ion concentration
changes.
5. A pH meter was calibrated and used to test a 0.10 molar solution of a weak acid. It gave a pH reading of
4.2, calculate the Hydrogen ion concentration
6. Determine the pH of a solution made by dissolving 5.00 g of potassium hydroxide in 250cm 3 of distilled
water
7. What is the concentration of OH– ions (in mol dm–3) in an aqueous solution in which [H+]=2.0×10–3 mol
dm–3? (Kw = 1.0×10–14 mol2 dm–6)
A 2.0×10–3 B 4.0×10–6 C 5.0×10–12 D 2.0×10–17
8. 10.0 cm3 of an aqueous solution of sodium hydroxide of pH = 10 is mixed with 990.0 cm3 of distilled
water. What is the pH of the resulting solution?
A 8 B 9 C 11 D 12