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Analytical Chem Questions 2
Analytical Chem Questions 2
REVIEW QUESTIONS
Question 1
Which of the following affects the precision of obtained data?
A. instrument bias
B. method error
C. random error
D. human bias
Question 2
For the numbers 116.0, 97.9, 114.2, 106.8, and 108.3, what is the
90% confidence interval for the mean given that t90 = 2.132?
A. 108.6 ± 6.1
B. 108.6 ± 3.8
C. 108.6 ± 6.8
D. 108.6 ± 3.0
Question 3
A student obtained the following values N Q95
for the normality of a solution: 0.1029, 3 0.941
0.1060, 0.1036, 0.1032, 0.1018, and 4 0.765
0.1034.
5 0.642
a. Can any result be rejected by the Q-
test? 6 0.560
b. What value should be reported for 7 0.507
the normality? 8 0.554
c. Calculate the 95% confidence interval 9 0.512
of the mean. t95 = 2.776 10 0.477
Question 4
A new procedure for the rapid determination of %N in a feed
sample was tested on a sample known from its method of
preparation to contain 0.123% N. The results were 0.112%,
0.118%, 0.115%, 0.119%. Do the data indicate that there is bias
in the method at the 95% confidence level? ttab = 3.18
Question 5
Two barrels of wine were analyzed for their alcohol content to
determine whether they were from different sources. On the basis
of six trials, the result for the first barrel is 12.61% ethanol, while
after four trials the result for the second barrel is 12.53% ethanol.
The ten analyses yielded a pooled standard deviation of 0.070%.
Do the data indicate a difference between the two barrel of wines
at 95% confidence level? ttab = 2.31
Question 6
A new automated procedure for determining glucose in serum
(Method A) is to be compared to the established method (Method
B). Both methods are performed on serum from the same six
patients in order to eliminate patient to-patient variability.
A. volumetric titration
B. linear calibration
C. gravimetric
D. spectrophotometric
Question 9
For a gravimetric analysis to be successful
A. the sodium nitrate precipitate used for analysis was not all collected
on the filter paper.
B. the concentration of sodium chloride in the mineral water changes
with time.
C. the mineral water contained chloride ions in compounds other than
sodium chloride.
D. atomic absorption spectroscopy is not a suitable method to use for
analysis of sodium compounds.
Question 12
The best procedure to use when filtering an aqueous solution to
collect a precipitate is to
A. 0.192 g
B. 0.144 g
C. 0.024 g
D. unable to be determined from the information provided
Question 15
Which of the following is not a property required of the substance
chosen for use as a precipitate in a gravimetric analysis?
Which of these errors could account for a lower than expected mass of silver
chloride precipitate?
A. 10
B. 2
C. 5
D. 7
Question 18
Hydrogen sulfide gas was bubbled through 250.0 mL of a solution
containing 17.85 g L-1 of lead(II) nitrate until all the lead was
precipitated as lead sulfide. What is the mass of hydrogen sulfide
required?
A. 0.520 g
B. 0.920 g
C. 0.460 g
D. 1.84 g
Question 19
Which of the following conditions will give rise to a colloidal
precipitate during a typical precipitation process?
A. Flocculation
B. Peptization
C. Coagulation
D. Hydrolysis
Question 21
Coagulated emulsoids are also called
A. Curdy precipitates
B. Crystalline precipitates
C. Hydrophobic precipitates
D. Gelatinous precipitates
Question 22
On heating KHCO3, the products produced are K2O, CO2, and H2O.
KHCO3 is an example of a compound with
A. water of crystallization
B. water of constitution
C. occluded water
D. adsorbed water
Question 23
A drop of BaCl2 solution is added to 0.5 M Na2SO4 solution. If the
solubility of BaSO4 is surpassed and assuming that the conditions
are favorable for colloid formation, what is the composition of the
primary adsorbed layer?
A. Ba2+ B. Cl-
C. Na+ D. SO42-
Question 24
A 0.3516 g sample of a commercial phosphate detergent was
ignited at a red heat to destroy organic matter. The residue was
then taken up in hot HCl, which converted P to H3PO4. The
phosphate was precipitated as MgNH4PO4•6H2O (245.42) by
addition of Mg2+ followed by aqueous NH3. After being filtered and
washed, the precipitate was converted to Mg2P2O7 (222.57) by
ignition at 1000 oC. The resulting residue weighed 0.2161 g. What is
%P (30.97) in the sample?
A. 8.55% B. 17.11%
C. 15.51% D. 7.76%
Question 25
A 0.7336 g sample of an alloy containing copper and zinc is
dissolved in 8M HCl and diluted to 100 mL in a volumetric flask. In
one analysis, the zinc in a 25.00 mL portion of the solution is
precipitated as ZnNH4PO4 and subsequently isolated as Zn2P2O7
yielding 0.1163 g. The copper in a separate 25.00 mL portion of the
solution is treated to precipitate 0.2554 g CuSCN.
Question 26
If 0.500 g of a certain variety of coffee beans is found to contain
1.35% caffeine on a dry basis, and had 1.19% caffeine as received,
what is its %moisture?
A. 0.160% B. 13.4%
C. 11.9% D. 99.1%
Question 27
The electrolyte in automobile lead storage batteries is a 3.75 M
sulfuric acid solution that has a density of 1.230 g/mL. Calculate the
mass percent, molality, and normality of the sulfuric acid.
Question 28
A 1000 ppm (w/v) solution of Ca2+ is prepared by dissolving a
weighed amount of CaCO3 in HCl and diluting with distilled water in
a volumetric flask. A 20.00-mL aliquot of this solution is placed in a
500-mL volumetric flask and diluted to the mark with water. What is
the concentration (ppm) of Ca2+ in the 500-mL flask?
A. 4.000 ppm
B. 40.00 ppm
C. 25.00 ppm
D. 25,000 ppm
Question 29
A 25.0 mL of 0.10 M HCl is titrated with 0.10 M NaOH. What is the
pH after 15 mL of NaOH has been added?
A. 1.40 B. 1.00
C. 1.60 D. 2.00
Question 30
A Lewis acid is a/an
A. Proton donor
B. Proton acceptor
C. Electron pair acceptor
D. Electron pair donor
Question 31
Which of the following is not an ampholyte of EDTA (H4Y)?
A. Y4-
B. HY3-
C. H2Y2-
D. H3Y-
Question 32
Write the proton balance equation (PBE) for Na2HPO4.
Question 33
Which is the correct mass balance equation (MBE) for 0.50 F
Na2H2Y?
A. 2.00
B. 3.50
C. 4.20
D. 5.40
Question 38
What is the pH of 1.0x10-8 F HCl solution?
A. 7.20
B. 8.00
C. 7.03
D. 6.98
Question 39
What is the pH of a 0.25 M CH3COOH solution? Ka = 1.8x10-5
A. 4.74
B. 2.67
C. 11.33
D. 9.26
Question 40
Calculate the concentration of all species in
Ka1 = 4.487x10-3
Ka2 = 1.358x10-10
Question 41
What is the pH change that takes place when a 100-mL portion of
0.0500 M NaOH is added to 400 mL of a buffer solution that
contains 0.200 M NH3 and 0.300 M NH4Cl? Ka,ammonium = 5.70x10-10
A. 0.02 B. 0.04
C. 0.06 D. 0.08
Question 42
What is the pH of a solution that is 0.600 M HCN (Ka = 7.20x10-7)
and 0.800 M NaCN?
A. 6.268
B. 6.018
C. 6.143
D. 6.310
Question 43
A 100 mL solution of nitric acid has a pH of 4.0. The solution was
diluted to 1000 mL by adding enough distilled water. What is the pH
of the new solution?
A. 4.0
B. 5.0
C. 6.0
D. 7.0
Question 44
Consider the reactions below:
𝐻𝑆𝑂4− + 𝐻2 𝑂 ՞ 𝑆𝑂42− + 𝐻3 𝑂+ 𝐾𝑎 = 1.0𝑥10−2
𝐻2 𝐶𝑂3 + 𝐻2 𝑂 ՞ 𝐻𝐶𝑂3− + 𝐻3 𝑂+ 𝐾𝑎 = 4.4𝑥10−7
𝐻𝐶𝑁 + 𝐻2 𝑂 ՞ 𝐶𝑁 − + 𝐻3 𝑂+ 𝐾𝑎 = 4.0𝑥10−10
A. 5.20 B. 6.50
C. 7.90 D. 8.10
Question 46
A 25.00 mL 0.100 M HCl was titrated with 0.100 M NaOH. What is
the pH of the solution if 40.00 mL NaOH is added to the mixture?
A. 12.189 B. 12.363
C. 12.789 D. 12.778
Question 47
A 20.00 mL 0.500 M CH3COOH (Ka = 1.8x10-5) was titrated with
0.500 M NaOH. What is the pH of the solution at equivalence point?
A. 12.222 B. 11.476
C. 9.071 D. 10.129
Question 48
Which of the following is not a characteristic of a primary standard?
A. high purity
B. hygroscopic
C. high molecular weight
D. reasonable solubility in titration medium
Question 49
A 50.0 mL 0.020 M pyruvic acid, HC3H3O3 (Ka = 1.4x10-4) was
titrated using 0.10 M standard NaOH. What is the most suitable
indicator for the determination of endpoint?
pKa
Methyl yellow 3.3
Methyl red 5.0
Phenolphthalein 9.0
Question 50
A 0.600 g sample of a pure, weak diprotic acid gives end points at
20.0 mL and 40.0 mL when it is titrated with 0.100 M NaOH. What
is the molar mass of the weak acid?
A. 2.23x10-3 B. 6.17x10-5
C. 3.72x10-9 D. 5.41x10-9
Question 54
A buffer is made from equal concentrations of a weak acid and its
conjugate base. Doubling the volume of the buffer solution by adding
water has what effect on its pH?
A. ethanol
B. ammonia
C. dimethylsulfoxide
D. hydrofluoric acid
Question 57
A 0.7121 g sample of wheat flour was analyzed by the Kjeldahl
method. The ammonia formed by addition of concentrated base
after digestion with H2SO4 was distilled into 25.00 mL of 0.04977 M
HCl. The excess HCl was then back-titrated with 3.97 mL of
0.04012 M NaOH. What is the percent protein in the flour?
(protein factor = 5.70)
A. 2.13% B. 12.16%
B. 31.3% D. 1.84%
Question 58
A 0.6407 g sample containing chloride and iodide ions gave a silver
halide precipitate weighing 0.4430 g. This precipitate was then
strongly heated in a stream of Cl2 gas to convert the AgI to AgCl;
on completion of this treatment, the precipitate weighed 0.3181 g.