Notes - Unit of Acid and Bases - Answer Key Packet
Notes - Unit of Acid and Bases - Answer Key Packet
Notes - Unit of Acid and Bases - Answer Key Packet
NGSS Regents
Chemistry
PRACTICE PACKET
Unit 9: Acids, Bases & Salts
ACID/BASE 7) Is an electrolyte
11. Compare acids and bases in terms of H+ and OH- ion concentrations.
solution), bases have an excess of OH- ions in solution (more OH- than
H+ ions in solution)
12. Explain what it means to be an electrolyte and why acids, bases and
salts are electrolytes.
water. Acids, bases, and salts have mobile ions (or mobile charges) when
3) A student accidentally spills an unknown chemical on her hand. She quickly washes it
off, and notices that her skin feels slippery. She has an electrical conductivity tester
at her lab station and tests the conductivity of the solution. It is a good conductor of
electricity. The then places a strip of litmus paper in a sample of the liquid and it
turns blue. She can conclude that the liquid is a
a) strong base b) weak base c) strong acid d) weak acid
BASE XOH
In the following equations, draw brackets between conjugate acid-base pairs and label each
species as a Bronsted-Lowry acid or base, and answer the question.
1) According to the Bronsted-Lowry theory, what does H3O+ act as in the following
reaction? ACID
2) According to the Bronsted-Lowry theory, what does H2O act as in the following
reaction? BASE
3) According to the Bronsted-Lowry theory, what does NH3 act as in the following
reaction? ACID
4) According to the Bronsted-Lowry theory, what does H3O+ act as in the following
reaction? ACID
5) According to the Bronsted-Lowry theory, what does CN- act as in the following
reaction? BASE
6) According to the Bronsted-Lowry theory, what does CH3COOH act as in the following
reaction? BASE
8) According to the Bronsted-Lowry theory, what does NH4+ act as in the following
reaction? ACID
Challenge Problems:
A CB
B CA
A CB
11) KOH + HNO3 KNO3 + H2O
B CA
B CA
12) H2CO3 + 2H2O H3O+ + CO2
A CB
A CB
13) HCl + NH3 NH4+ + Cl-
B CA
B CA
A CB
15) H2O + H2O H3O+ OH-
B CA
A CB
B CA
A CB
17) H2SO4 + Ca(OH)2 CaSO4 + 2H2O
B CA
A CB
B CA
A CB
+
19) H2O + HI H3O + I-
B CA
A CB
20) CH3COOH + H2O CH3COO - + H3O+
B CA
A CB
21) NH4+ + OH -
NH3 + H2O
B CA
A CB
22) H2SO4 + OH- HSO4- + H2O
B CA
A CB
B CA
H2O + HI ↔ H3O+ + I-
B CA
a. H2O and HI b. HI and I-
c. H2O and I- d. HI and H3O+
Directions: For questions 5-13 please circle the acids and underline the bases in
the following reactions.
A weak acid or base however only ionize or break down slightly. The fact
that HCl dissociates so easily makes it a strong acid, and a good electrolyte.
A weak acid on the other hand may only dissociate to form 1 H+ ion out of
100.
Measuring pH:
To measure the pH of a solution we use pH indicators. A pH indicator is a
paper strip or liquid solution that contains special chemicals or dyes that will
change colors at different pH’s. An indicator is actually something called a
Bronsted-Lowry conjugate acid-base pair in which the acid is a different
color then the base. Common pH indicators can be found in Table M of your
reference table.
Let’s take a look at table M. You will notice that it lists common acid-base
indicators. For each indicator the name, an approximate pH range for color
change and the color change is noted. Looking at bromthymol blue you will
see that the color will change from yellow to blue at 6.0-7.6. Therefore,
acids will maintain a yellow color, while bases will be blue. The diagram on
the following page indicates the color change you will observe when using
bromthymol blue at various pH’s.
1. Given the pH scale below shade acids red, bases blue, and any neutral
values green.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
Gastric juices 1.5 Red Yellow Red Yellow Colorless Yellow Acid
Human blood 7.4 Yellow Yellow Purple Blue Colorless Green Base
Drain cleaner 1.8 Red Yellow Red Yellow Colorless Yellow Acid
Using the above general reaction, complete the following reactions with correct
formulas. Then balance the entire double replacement reaction. Also name the
salt that is produced in the space provided below the product side of the reaction.
CHALLENGE:
A volume of 10 mL of 0.75 M sodium hydroxide neutralizes a 30 mL sample of
hypochlorous acid. Write a balanced equation for the reaction and calculate the
concentration of the acid.
To determine the concentration of an acid (or base), we can react it with a base (or acid)
of known concentration until it is completely neutralized. This point of exact
neutralization, know as the endpoint or equivalence point, is noted by the change in color
of the indicator.
We use the following Titration formula from our Table T (Reference Tables):
MAVA = MBVB
1. A 25.0 mL sample of HCl was titrated to the endpoint with 15.0 mL of 2.0 M NaOH.
What is the molarity of the HCl?
1.2 M HCl
2. A 10.0 mL sample of H2SO4 was exactly neutralized by 13.5 mL of 1.0 M KOH. What is
the molarity of the H2SO4?
0.675 M H2SO4
3. How much 1.5 M NaOH is necessary to exactly neutralize 20.0 mL of 2.5 M H3PO4?
4. How much of 0.5 M HNO3 is necessary to titrate 25.0 mL of 0.05 M Ca(OH)2 solution
to the endpoint?
.01 M NaOH
A titration was set up and used to determine the unknown molar concentration
of a solution of NaOH. A 1.2 M HCl solution was used as the titration standard.
The following data were collected.
1) Calculate the volume of NaOH used to neutralize the acid for each trial. Record in
data table above. Show one sample calculation below.
2) Using the MAVA = MBVB formula calculate the molarity of the base for each trial.
Record in data table above. Show one sample calculation below.
3) Calculate the average molarity of the NaOH using your results from question 2.
Your answer must include the correct number of significant figures and the
correct units.
1.01 M NaOH
5) Explain why it is better to use the average data from multiple trials rather than
the data from a single trial to calculate the results of the titration.
Any “bad data” will have less impact on the overall precision with a
greater # of trials; greater # of trials helps to identify and overcome
aberrations or experimental error.
6) If 3.00 liters of 2M HCl neutralizes 1.00 liter of NaOH, what is the molarity of
the NaOH? 6 mol/L
7) If 40mL of 2.50M HCl neutralizes 500mL of KOH, what is the molarity of the
KOH? 0.2 mol/L
9) How many mL of 1.00M HCl are needed to neutralize 400mL of 0.200M NaOH?
80 mL
11) ** If 21.0mL of 0.100M H2SO4 neutralizes 42.0mL of NaOH, what is the molarity of
the NaOH? 0.10 mol/L
12) ** How many mL of 0.500M HNO3 are needed to neutralize 250mL of 2.50M
Ca(OH)2? 2,500 mL
MA VA MB VB
4 6 M 1L 3.00M 2L
1) How many milliliters of 0.2M KOH are 6) What is the molarity of a 250mL HCl
needed to neutralize 20mL of 0.1M solution that contains 0.25 moles of HCl?
HCl? MB = 1.0 mol/L
VB = 10 mL
2) How many moles of HCl are in 20mL of a 7) Equal volumes of 0.5M HCl and 0.5M NaOH
0.1M solution? 2 x 10-3 moles are mixed. The total volume of the mixture
is 2L. What is the pH of the solution?
pH = 7
3) If 6mL of 1M HCl is exactly neutralized 8) How many moles of HCl can be neutralized
by 3mL of KOH, what is the molarity of by 0.1 liters of a 0.5M NaOH?
the KOH? MB = 2 mol/L 5 x 10-2 moles
5) What is the total number of moles of 10) How many liters of 0.2M HCl are needed to
hydrogen ion that will be neutralized by neutralize 20 liters of 0.1M Ca(OH)2?
2.0 moles of hydroxide ion? VA = 20 L
2.0 moles
B.) Calculate the molarity of the acetic acid solution. .07469 mol/L
1) Using Table J in your Reference Tables, list two metals that will react with H2 (or an
2) Using Table J in your Reference Tables, list two metals that will NOT react with H2
3) What type of reaction (of the four we have learned) is involved when an acid reacts
4) Write the general formula (using ABC etc.) for this type of reaction
X + HA → H2 + XA
5) Will copper react with an acid? NO Explain your answer in terms of activity
Copper is less active than H2; copper doesn’t give up its e- as easily as H2
7) Set up a reaction below that would occur between HNO3 and LiOH. Predict the
products using your general reaction for neutralization reactions.
8) Predict the products of the following reaction. Remember to create your formulas
using the criss cross rule! BALANCE the reaction also.
9) According to your reference tables, which metal would react spontaneously with
hydrochloric acid?
1) Use table J and your knowledge of chemistry to answer the following questions in
complete sentences.
a) Why does gold occur native (uncombined) whereas zinc does not?
Silver is a rare metal (very valuable) and an unreactive metal (very safe).
d) Why do we know so little about the lifestyles of the people of the Iron Age?
2) Rank the following metals in order of reactivity (most reactive = 1, least reactive = 4)
3 zinc 1 sodium 2 magnesium 4 copper
a) Which metals will react when added to dilute hydrochloric acid? Describe the
reaction.
Sodium, magnesium, and zinc will react with HCl by forcing their electrons onto
hydrogen and forming H2 gas.
b) Which of the four metals would be suitable for making saucepans? Explain why the
others are not.
Copper because it is not an active metal. The other metals would react with
water or anything acidic in the food being cooked.
6) Here is a list of metals in order of decreasing reactivity. Q and R are mystery metals.
K > Q > Ca > Mg > Al > Zn > R > Fe > Cu
a) Will Q react with cold water? Yes
b) Will R react with cold water? No
c) Will R react with dilute hydrochloric acid? Yes
d) Will R displace copper from copper sulphate solution? Yes
e) Write word equations for any reactions in parts a) to d)