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a) Circle the correctresponse or fill in the blanks . What is the approximate pH

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Question

a) Circle the correctresponse or fill in the blanks .

What is the approximate pHof a 10-9 Msolution of HCl 3 5 7 9

Which is a weak acidHNO2 HClO4 HNO3 HCl H2SO4

Which is the strongestbase ClO- Cl- ClO4- CaCl2

Which acid would be mostsuited to making a buffer with a pH = 4.

CH3COOH pKa =4.74 , HCOOHpKa = 3.74 , NH4 + PKa = 9.26 ,

b) Classify the followingas acidic A, basic B, or neutral N

CH3NH2 _____NaNO3 ______ Na(CH3COO) ________ NH4Cl _______

c) Give the conjugate acidof sulfate ion SO42- ____________ and the conjugate base ofC4H8O2 __________.

d) The Kafor HCN is 5 x 10-10 what isKb for the cyanideion? ________________________

Explanation / Answer

Circle the correctresponse or fill in the blanks .

What is the approximate pHof a 10-9 Msolution of HCl 3 5 7 9;    the pH ~ 7 (recallneutral water has [H+] ~ 7 already, so the additi0nal 1e-9 will notmatter much)

Which is a weak acidHNO2 HClO4HNO3HCl H2SO4

HNO2 is the weakacid

Which is the strongestbase ClO- Cl-ClO4-CaCl2

ClO- is the strongest base, because its conjugateacid HClO is a weak acid. All the other conjugate bases listed inthe question have strong conjugate acids.


Which acid would be mostsuited to making a buffer with a pH = 4.

CH3COOH pKa=4.74 , HCOOH pKa = 3.74 , NH4 +PKa = 9.26 ,

HCOOH. Buffers are madebest at pH's when pH ~ pKa. 3.74 is the closest here


b) Classify the followingas acidic A, basic B, or neutral N

CH3NH2__base___ NaNO3_neutral_ Na(CH3COO)__base______ NH4Cl   _ acid (NH4+ is acid)__

c) Give the conjugate acidof sulfate ion SO42-__HSO42-_____ andthe conjugate base of C4H8O2 __C4H7O2___.

d) The Kafor HCN is 5 x 10-10 what isKb for thecyanide ion?

Ka*Kb = 1e-14

Kb = (1e-14)/5e-10 = 2e-5