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114. 340. mL of a 0.150 M solution of NH3(aq) is titrated with 0.100 M HCl. Calculate the
pH of the solution after 350. mL of HCl has been added. (Ka(NH4+) = 5.6 x 1010)
115.
340. mL of a 0.150M solution of NH3(aq) is titrated with 0.100 M HCl. Calculate the pH of the solution after 750. mL of the
HCl has been added. (Ka(NH4+) = 5.6 x 10-10)
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116. Select True or False: Bromothymol blue is a common acid-base indicator. It has a Ka
equal to 1.6 107. Its un-ionized form is yellow and its conjugate base is blue. At a pH of 5.8
the color in the solution would be yellow.
117. What would be the molar ratio of cyanic acid (HCNO)/sodium cyanate (NaCNO) buffer
having a pH of 4.80 ? [Ka(HCNO) = 2.0 104]
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118. Calculate the molar solubility of silver carbonate. (Ksp (Ag2CO3 = 8.1 x 1012))
119. Calculate the molar solubility of lead (II) fluoride. (Ksp (PbF2 = 4.1 x 10-8))
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120. Select True or False: Solid sodium iodide is slowly added to a solution that is 0.0050 M
Pb2+ and 0.0050 M Ag+. [Ksp (PbI2) = 1.4 108; Ksp (AgI) = 8.3 1017] AgI will precipitate
first.
Bloom’s Level: 4. Analyze
Difficulty: Medium
Gradable: automatic
Section: 16.07
Subtopic: Solubility Product (Ksp)
Topic: Solubility
121. Solid sodium iodide is slowly added to a solution that is 0.0050 M Pb2+ and 0.0050 M
Ag+. [Ksp (PbI2) = 1.4 108; Ksp (AgI) = 8.3 1017] Calculate the Ag+ concentration when
PbI2 just begins to precipitate.
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122. Solid sodium iodide is slowly added to a solution that is 0.0050 M Pb2+ and 0.0050 M
Ag+. [Ksp (PbI2) = 1.4 108; Ksp (AgI) = 8.3 1017] What percent of Ag+ remains in
solution at this point?
123. The Ksp of CaF2 is 4 1011. What is the maximum concentration of Ca2+ possible in a
0.10 M NaF solution?
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124. 5.0 mL of 12 M NH3 is added to 500. mL of 0.050 M AgNO3. What concentration of
silver ion will exist after equilibrium is established? [Kf for Ag(NH3)2+ is 1.5 107.]
125. Select True or False: A precipitate of AgCl will form when 0.050 mol NaCl(s) and 0.050
mol AgNO3(s) are dissolved in 500. mL of 3.0 M NH3. [Kf for Ag(NH3)2+ is 1.5 107;
Ksp(AgCl) = 1.6 1010]
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126. Select True or False: There will be no Fe(OH)3 precipitate in a buffer solution that is
0.60 M CH3COOH and 0.10 M CH3COONa, if the solution is also made to be 0.001 M in
Fe3+. For Fe(OH)3, Ksp = 6.8 1036.
127. The concentration of Mg2+ in seawater is 5.0 102 M. What hydroxide concentration is
needed to remove 90% of the Mg2+ by precipitation? (For Mg(OH)2, Ksp = 1.2 1011.)
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128. Calculate the equilibrium constant Kc for the following overall reaction:
AgCl(s) + 2CN(aq) Ag(CN)2(aq) + Cl(aq)
For AgCl, Ksp = 1.6 1010; for Ag(CN)2, Kf = 1.0 1021.
129.
Calculate the equilibrium constant Kc for the net reaction shown below.
AgI(s) + 2NH3(aq) Ag(NH3)2+(aq) + I(aq)
For AgI, Ksp = 8.3 1017; for Ag(NH3)2+, Kf = 1.5 107.
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130. The solubility of Ba(NO3)2 is 130.5 g/L at 0ºC. How many moles of dissolved salt are
present in 4.0 L of a saturated solution of Ba(NO3)2 at 0ºC?
131. A sample of rainwater collected near a lead smelter is analyzed for acid content.
Experiments show that a 100. mL sample of the rainwater is neutralized by 22.4 milliters of
0.0122 M NaOH. Assuming that the acid present is sulfurous acid, which resulted from the
reaction of SO2 with water, what is the molarity of acid in the rainwater?
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132. An environmental chemist obtained a 200. mL sample of lake water believed to be
contaminated with a single monoprotic strong acid. Titrating this sample with a 0.0050 M
NaOH(aq) required 7.3 mL of the NaOH solution to reach the endpoint. What is the
concentration of H+ in the lake?
133. An environmental chemist obtained a 200. mL sample of lake water believed to be
contaminated with a single monoprotic strong acid. Titrating this sample with a 0.0050 M
NaOH(aq) required 7.3 mL of the NaOH solution to reach the endpoint. What is the pH of the
lake?
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134. An environmental chemist obtained a 200. mL sample of lake water believed to be
contaminated with a single monoprotic strong acid. Titrating this sample with a 0.0050 M
NaOH(aq) required 7.3 mL of the NaOH solution to reach the endpoint. If the size of the lake
can be approximated as 1.1 km long by 2.3 km wide, and has an average depth of 10. m,
estimate how many moles of the strong acid are present in the lake?
135. NaCl is added slowly to a solution that is 0.010 M each in Cu+, Ag+, and Au+. The Ksp‘s
for CuCl, AgCl, and AuCl are 1.9 107, 1.8 1010, and 2.0 1013, respectively. Which
compound will precipitate first?
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136. A 50.0 mL sample of 2.0 104 M CuNO3 is added to 50.0 mL of 4.0 M NaCN. The
formation constant of the complex ion Cu(CN)32 is 1.0 109. What is the copper(I) ion
concentration in this system at equilibrium?
137. How many moles of NaF must be dissolved in 1.00 liter of a saturated solution of PbF2 at
25C to reduce the [Pb2+] to 1.0 106 M? The Ksp for PbF2 at 25 C is 4.0 108.
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138. At 25 C, the base ionization constant for NH3 is 1.8 105. Determine the hydroxide ion
concentration in a 0.150 M solution of ammonia at 25 C.
139. At 25 C, the base ionization constant for NH3 is 1.8 105. Determine the pH of a
solution prepared by adding 0.0500 mol of solid ammonium chloride to 100. mL of 0.150 M
ammonia.
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140. At 25 C, the base ionization constant for NH3 is 1.8 105. Determine the percentage
ionization of a 0.150 M solution of ammonia at 25 C.
141. Select True or False: At 25 C, the base ionization constant for NH3 is 1.8 105. If
0.0800 mole of solid magnesium chloride is dissolved in a solution prepared by adding 0.0500
mol of solid ammonium chloride to 100. ml of 0.150 M ammonia, a precipitate of magnesium
hydroxide will form. (Assume the volume of the solution is unchanged. The solubility product
constant for magnesium hydroxide is 1.5 1011.)
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142. Select True or False: The percent ionization of a weak acid HA is greater in a solution
containing the salt NaA than it is in a solution of the weak acid only.
143. Select True or False: A mixture made from 10 mL of 1 M HCl and 20 mL of 1 M
CH3COONa would be classified as a buffer solution.
144.
Select True or False: All indicators are weak acids that are one color in acidic solution and another color in basic solution.
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145. Select True or False: The solubility of a salt increases as its Ksp increases.
146. Select True or False: The pH of a solution that is 0.20 M CH3COOH and 0.20 M