JESUS & MARY SCHOOL DATE: June 12, 2018

SECONDARY DIVISION DURATION: 60 min

NAME _____________________________________
CLASS: 1S ___ GRADE:
20

Chemistry Third Term Exam

Given for all Exercises :

*Kw= 10-14 at 25◦C ; Vm=22.4L.mol-1

* M(K)=39g.mol-1 * M(O)=16g.mol-1 * M(H)=1g.mol-1 * M(Mg)=24g.mol-1

First Exercise (5pts)

Choose the best answer for each question and mark the letter of your selection on the
corresponding answer sheet. (10pts)

1- Calculate the pH of vinegar in which the hydrogen ion concentration is 6.3 x 10-5 mol.L-1

A- 4.2 B- 4.8 C- 5.63 D- 9.8 E- 14.0

2- The pH of orange juice is about 4.5. Calculate the concentration of hydrogen ions.

A- 3.2 x 10-10 mol.L-1 B- 3.2 x 10-5 mol.L-1 C- 5.0 x 10-4 mol.L-1

D- 4.5 mol.L-1 E- 3.2 x 1010 mol.L-1

3- Cranberry juice is an acidic beverage it has a pH of about 3.0, while milk has a pH of about
7.0. How many times greater is the H3O+ concentration in cranberry than in milk?

A- 2.3 times higher in juice than in milk B- 400 times higher in juice than in milk
C- 0.43 times higher in juice than in milk D- 1000 times higher in juice than in milk
E- 10,000 times higher in juice than in milk

4- The pH of nitrous acid HNO2 (weak acid) solution of 0.1 mol.L-1 is:

A- pH < 1 B- pH = 1 C- 1 < pH < 7 D- 7 < pH < 8 E- pH=0.1

5- In the reaction: H2CO3 + H2O HC + H3O+

The Brønsted acids are

A- H2CO3 and H2O B- HC and H2CO3 C- H3O+ and H2CO3

D- H2O and H3O+ E- H2O and HC

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 6- In the reaction: HS (aq) + OH-(aq) S (aq) + H2O(l)
The conjugate acid-base pairs are:

A- HS and S ; H2O and OH-

B- HS and H3O ;
+
S and OH-
C- HS and OH- ; S and H2O
D- HS and H2O ; OH and S
-

E- HS and OH- ; S and H3O+

7- Identify the conjugate base of HP in the following reaction:

HC + HP H2CO3 + P

A- H2O B- HC C- H2CO3 D- P E- none of the above

8- Identify the conjugate acid of S in the following reaction:

C + HS HC + S

A- C B- HS C- OH- D- H3O+ E- S

9- In the reaction:
H2CO3 + H2O HC + H3O+
The Brønsted bases are:

A- H2CO3 and H2O B- HC and H2CO3 C- H3O+ and H2CO3

D- H2O and H3O+ E- H2O and HC

10- At 37oC, the ion product of water Kw = 2.4 x 10-14. So, a solution of pH = 6.9 is considered:
A) slightly acidic B) slightly basic C) neutral D) not enough data

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 Second Exercise (7pts)

I- Strong Base

1.1. Potassium hydroxide KOH is a strong base. Write its ionization reaction .
1.2. Its pH=12. Determine the concentration of hydroxide ions [OH-].
1.3. Determine the mass of potassium hydroxide that must be dissolved in 500mL
in order to prepare KOH solution of pH=12.

II- Strong Acid

2.1 Hydrochloric acid HCl is a strong acid. Write its ionization reaction .
2.2. Its pH=1. Determine the concentration of hydronium ions [H3O+].

III-Neutralization Reaction

50mL of KOH solution are mixed with 5mL of HCl solution .The reaction is represented
by the following net ionic equation:
H3O+ + OH- → 2 H2O
Determine the pH of the resulting solution at the end of the reaction.

Third Exercise (8pts)

I- 150 mL of a 0.4mol.L-1 acidic solution are introduced in a beaker containing0.48g of

magnesium ribbon. A chemical reaction takes place which is represented by the following net
ionic equation:
2H3O+ + Mg(s) → Mg2+ + H2 (g) + 2 H2O
1.1. Show that the resulting solution at the end of the reaction is still acidic.
1.2. Deduce the pH of the resulting solution at the end of the reaction.
1.3. Determine the volume of the hydrogen gas liberated at the end of the reaction.

II- A volume V of a basic solution of concentration [HO-]=0.2molL-1 is added in order to

neutralize the excess of acid. The reaction is represented by the following net ionic equation:
H3O+ + OH- → 2 H2O
Determine V

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 JESUS & MARY SCHOOL DATE: June 12,2018
SECONDARY DIVISION DURATION: 60min
NAME _____________________________________
CLASS: _1S GRADE:
20

Chemistry Third Term Exam

Answer Key
First Exercise (10x0.5=5pts)

I- 1) A 2) B 3) E 4) C 5) C
6) A 7) D 8)B 9) E 10) B

Second Exercise (7pts)

I- 1.1. KOH → K+ + HO- (0.5)

1.2. [H3O ]= 10 = 10 mol.L
+ -pH -12 -1
(0.5)
[HO ]= 10 mol.L
- -2 -1
(0.5)
1.3. m=nxM=CVM= 10 x0.5x 56=0.28g (1)
-2

II- 2.1. HCl → H+ + Cl- (0.5)

2.2. [H3O+]= 10-pH= 10-1 mol.L-1 (0.5)

III-
H3O+ HO-
5x10-4 (0.5) 5x10-4 (0.5)
-x (0.25) -x (0.25)
5x10 - xmax (0.25)
-4
5x10 - xmax (0.25)
-4

5x10-4 = xmax There is no excess they are in stoichiometric proportion.(1)

The resulting solution is neutral of pH=7. (0.5)
Third Exercise (8pts)
I. 1.1.
2 H3O+ Mg Mg2+ H2
0.06 (0.5) 0.02 (0.5)
-2x (0.25) -x (0.25) x (0.25) x (0.25)
0.06 – 2 xmax (0.25) 0.02- xmax (0.25) xmax (0.25) xmax (0.25)

xmax= 0.03 > xmax= 0.02 H3O+ is in excess (1)

I.2. nexcess= 0.06- 2(0.02)= 0.02 mol (0.5)

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 [H3O+]=0.02/0.15= 0.133 mol.L-1 (0.5)
pH=0.876 (0.5)

1.3 n(H2)= xmax=0.02mol (0.5)

V=0.02x22.4=0.448L (0.5)

III- n(H3O+)=n(HO-)
[H3O+]xVa=[HO-]xV
V=0.133x0.15/0.2
=100mL (1.5)

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