4 - Common Acids and Alkalis (Pp2)
4 - Common Acids and Alkalis (Pp2)
4 - Common Acids and Alkalis (Pp2)
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Section 4 Common Acids and Alkalis 7. A metal X forms a hydroxide XOH. 1.12 g of
XOH were dissolved in some distilled water and
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1. The molecular formula of a gaseous element X is 25.0 cm3 of this solution required 20.0 cm3 of
X2. If the relative atomic mass is 19, what is 0.10 M hydrochloric acid for complete
the number of molecules in 114 g of the gas? neutralization. What is the relative atomic mass
(Avogadro's number = 6.02 x 1023 ) of X?
A. 3 B. 6 (Relative atomic masses : H = 1.0, O = 16.0)
C. 3 x 6.02 x 1023 D. 6 x 6.02 x 1023 A. 23.0 B. 24.0
C. 39.0 D. 40.0
2. The following substances were burnt in oxygen
and the products were mixed with water. 8. Which of the following statements concerning a
Which of these substances would produce a solution of hydrogen chloride in dry
resulting solution with the highest pH value? methylbenzene is correct?
A. calcium B. iron A. It can conduct electricity.
C. sulphur D. carbon B. Its pH value is smaller than 7.
C. When magnesium is added to it, a gas is
3. 0.12 g of sodium metal is added to a large evolved.
volume of water. When the reaction is D. When ammonia gas is bubbled into it, a white
completed, the resulting solution is treated with precipitate is formed.
0.2 M hydrochloric acid. What is the volume of
the acid required, to the nearest cm3, for 9. The formula of hydrated magnesium sulphate
complete neutralization? crystals is MgSO4.xH2O. When 3.80 g of the
(Relative atomic mass: Na=23) hydrated crystals are heated, 2.00 g of
A. 13 B. 26 anhydrous magnesium sulphate are produced.
C. 39 D. 52 What is the value of x?
(Relative atomic masses: H=1.0, O=16.0,
4. Which of the following statements about a Mg=24.0, S=32.0)
solution of hydrogen chloride in water is A. 3 B. 4
correct? C. 5 D. 6
A. The hydrogen chloride exists as molecules in
the solution. Q.10 & Q.11 refer to the following experiment:
B. The hydrogen chloride is slightly ionized in 1.0 cm3 portions of a calcium chloride solution are
water. added successively to 10.0 cm3 of 1.0 M potassium
C. The pH value of the solution is greater than carbonate solution in a test tube. After each
7. addition, the height of the precipitate formed is
D. The reaction between the solution and measured. The following graph is obtained:
aqueous ammonia is exothermic.
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16. In order to prepare 250 cm 3 of 0.10 M sodium
hydroxide solution from 1.0 M sodium hydroxide
solution, which of the following combinations of
apparatus should be used?
A. burette, measuring cylinder, pipette
B. conical flask, measuring cylinder, volumetric
flask
C. burette, conical flask, wash bottle
D. pipette, volumetric flask, wash bottle
Direction: Q.13 & 14 refer to the following
17. Concentrated sulphuric acid turns blue litmus
experiment on a thermometric titration.
paper red and then black. On the basis of these
colour changes, which of the following
A sulphuric acid solution is titrated against 25.0 cm 3
deductions concerning concentrated sulphuric
of 3.0 M sodium hydroxide solution. The results of
acid are correct?
the thermometric titration can be represented by
(1) It contains H+(aq) ions.
the following graph:
(2) It is an oxidizing agent.
(3) It is a dehydrating agent.
A. (1) & (2) only B. (1) & (3) only
C. (2) & (3) only D. (1), (2) & (3)
2HNO3(aq) + CaCO3(x)
37. A mixture contains only copper(II) oxide and
→ Ca(NO3)2(y) + H2O(z) + CO2(g)
anhydrous copper(II) sulphate. Which of the
following methods can be used to separate
Which of the following combinations is correct?
copper(II) oxide from the mixture?
x y z
(1) Add water to the mixture and then
A. aq aq l
filter.
B. aq aq aq
(2) Add dilute nitric acid to the mixture and
C. s aq l
then filter.
D. s s aq
(3) Add concentrated hydrochloric acid to
the mixture and then filter.
33. Which of the following substances is used by
A. (1) only B. (2) only
farmers to increase the pH of soil?
C. (1) & (3) only D. (2) & (3) only
A. ammonium nitrate
B. calcium hydroxide
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C. citric acid
38. A 2.0M sodium chloride solution is prepared by
D. potassium hydroxide
dissolving 11.7 g of sodium chloride in distilled
water. What is the volume of the solution
34. Which of the following experiments can be used
formed?
to show that concentrated sulphuric acid is a
(Relative atomic masses : Na = 23.0, Cl = 35.5)
dehydrating agent?
A. 50.0 cm3 B. 100.0 cm3
A. adding it to copper(II) oxide powder
C. 250 cm 3
D. 500 cm3
B. adding it to copper(II) sulphate crystals
C. adding it to calcium carbonate powder
39. Metal X reacts with dilute nitric acid to give a
D. adding it to sodium chloride crystals
colourless solution. When sodium hydroxide
solutionis added to the solution, a white
35. Which of the following substances, when mixed,
precipitate which dissolves in excess sodium
will undergo a reaction?
hydroxide solution is formed. X is probably
A. vinegar and anti-acid
A. copper. B. iron.
B. bleach and anti-acid
C. lead. D. magnesium.
C. vinegar and table salt
D. bleach and table salt
40. Which of the following graphs best represent
the change in mass with time when calcium
36. A student added 16 cm3 of 2M sodium hydroxide
carbonate is strongly heated?
solution, in 2 cm3 portions, to 10 cm3 of 2M
nitric acid. He measured the temperature of
the mixture immediately after each addition of
the sodium hydroxide solution.
84. Suppose that the Avogadro number is L. How 90. Gases X and Y react to give a gaseous product
many atoms does 600 cm3 of oxygen at room Z. The reaction can be represented by the
temperature and pressure contain? equation:
(Molar volume of gas at room temperature and X(g) + 3Y(g) → 2Z(g)
pressure = 24 dm3) In an experiment, 40 cm3 of X and 60 cm3 of Y
1 1 are mixed and are allowed to react in a closed
A. L B. L
40 20 vessel. What is the volume of the resultant
C. 25 L D. 50 L gaseous mixture?
(All volumes are measured at room temperature
85. In a titration experiment, 25.0 cm 3 of diluted and pressure.)
vinegar is titrated against a standard solution of A. 40 cm3 B. 60 cm3
sodium hydroxide with phenolphthalein as C. 80 cm 3
D. 100 cm3
indicator. Which of the following statements
concerning this experiment is/are correct? 91. Which of the following acids, when heated with
(1) The colour of phenolphthalein changes copper, would produce a gas?
from colourless to pink at the end point. A. dilute nitric acid
(2) The colour of phenolphthalein changes B. dilute hydrochloric acid
from pink to colourless at the end point. C. dilute sulphuric acid
(3) A measuring cylinder is used to measure D. concentrated ethanoic acid
the volume of the diluted vinegar.
A. (1) only B. (2) only 92. Which of the following methods should be used
C. (1) & (3) only D. (2) & (3) only to obtain hydrated copper(II) sulphate from
copper(II) sulphate solution?
86. Which of the following statements concerning A. crystallization B. distillation
the reaction of iron(II) carbonate with 1 M C. fractional distillation D. heating under
sulphuric acid is/are correct? reflux
(1) Sulphuric acid acts as an acid.
(2) Sulphuric acid acts as an oxidizing agent. 93. Which of the following gases contains the
(3) Sulphuric acid acts as a dehydrating greatest number of molecules at room
agent. temperature and pressure?
A. (1) only B. (2) only (Relative atomic masses:
C. (1) & (3) only D. (2) & (3) only H = 1.0, N = 14.0, O = 16.0, Cl = 35.5)
A. 2.0 g of hydrogen
B. 16.0 g of oxygen
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D. 60.0 g of chlorine
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94. Starch, a natural polymer, is a carbohydrate. 96. Which of the following methods can be used to
When concentrated sulphuric acid is added distinguish between iron(II) sulphate solution
dropwise to some starch, a black substance is and iron(III) sulphate solution?
formed. The reaction involved is (1) observing their colours
A. dehydration B. depolymerization (2) adding acidified potassium permanganate
C. redox reaction D. neutralization solution
(3) adding aqueous ammonia
95. A black powder is suspected to be carbon or a A. (1) & (2) only B. (1) & (3) only
mixture of carbon and copper(II) oxide. Which C. (2) & (3) only D. (1), (2) & (3)
of the following methods can be used to identify
the black powder?
(1) adding dilute sulphuric acid to the powder
(2) adding sodium hydroxide solution to the
powder
(3) heating the powder strongly
A. (1) only B. (2) only
C. (1) & (3) only D. (2) & (3) only
Direction : Each question below consists of two statements. Decide whether each of the two statements is
true or false; if both are true, then decide whether or not the second statement is a correct explanation of
the first statement. Then select one option from A to D according to the following table :
A. Both statements are true and the 2nd statement is a correct explanation of the 1st statement.
B. Both statements are true but the 2nd statement is NOT a correct explanation of the 1st statement.
C. Only one statement is true while the other is false.
D. Both statements are false.
97. 100 cm3 of 1M hydrochloric acid react with Both acids contain the same concentration of
excess magnesium ribbon at the same rate as H+(aq) ions.
100 cm3 of 1M sulphuric acid.
98. At room temperature and pressure, the molar The relative atomic mass of oxygen is greater
volume of oxygen gas is greater than that of than that of hydrogen.
hydrogen gas.
99. The basicity of ethanoic acid is four. One molecule of ethanoic acid contains four atoms
of hydrogen.
100. If a student accidentally spills some Sodium hydroxide solution can neutralize
hydrochloric acid on his hand, he should hydrochloric acid.
immediately wash his hand with sodium
hydroxide solution.
101. The volume of hydrogen liberated at room 10M hydrochloric acid is a stronger acid than 2M
temperature and pressure by the reaction hydrochloric acid.
between 10 cm3 of 10M hydrochloric acid and
excess zinc granules is greater than that
between 50 cm3 of 2M hydrochloric acid and
excess zinc granules.
102. When filling a pipette with a solution, a pipette It is more accurate to fill a pipette with a solution
filler is preferred to sucking with the mouth. by using a pipette filler than by sucking with the
mouth.
103. Concentrated hydrochloric acid can react with Concentrated hydrochloric acid is a strong
silver. oxidizing agent.
104. One mole of water occupies the same volume One mole of water contains the same number of
as one mole of carbon dioxide at room atoms as one mole of carbon dioxide.
temperature and pressure.
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105. Concentrated sulphuric acid can turn a piece Concentrated sulphuric acid is a strong oxidizing
of filter paper black. agent.
106. The volume of 10.0 g of gaseous carbon dioxide 10.0 g of gaseous carbon dioxide contains the
is the same as the volume of 10.0 g of solid same number of molecules as 10.0 g of solid carbon
carbon dioxide. dioxide.
107. Adding lime to acidic soil can increase crop Lime can neutralize the acid in the soil.
yield.
108. The basicity of methanoic acid is different The number of hydrogen atoms in a molecule of
from that of ethanoic acid. methanoic acid is different from that in a
molecule of ethanoic acid.
Section 4
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
0+ C A B D B B C D D C
10+ D B B A B D B C B B
20+ B D A D D A C B B C
30+ B C B B A C A B C A
40+ C C A C D D B C D A
50+ B A C C A C C D D B
60+ C C C A D B C A C C
70+ D C A D B C D B C A
80+ C A C B A A C B C B
90+ A A C A C D D C C C
100+ D C D C B C A C