Chapter 14
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• Multiple Choice
• Short Answer
• Extended Response
Chapter 14
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Multiple Choice
1. Which of the following is not a characteristic of
an acid?
A. An acid changes the color of an indicator.
B. An acid has a bitter taste.
C. An acid ionizes in water.
D. An acid produces hydronium ions in water.
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Multiple Choice
1. Which of the following is not a characteristic of
an acid?
A. An acid changes the color of an indicator.
B. An acid has a bitter taste.
C. An acid ionizes in water.
D. An acid produces hydronium ions in water.
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2. When an acid reacts with an active metal,
A. the hydronium ion concentration increases.
B. the metal forms anions.
C. hydrogen gas is produced.
D. carbon dioxide gas is produced.
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2. When an acid reacts with an active metal,
A. the hydronium ion concentration increases.
B. the metal forms anions.
C. hydrogen gas is produced.
D. carbon dioxide gas is produced.
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3. Which of the following is a Brønsted-Lowry base?
A. an electron pair donor
B. an electron pair acceptor
C. a proton donor
D. a proton acceptor
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3. Which of the following is a Brønsted-Lowry base?
A. an electron pair donor
B. an electron pair acceptor
C. a proton donor
D. a proton acceptor
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4. Which acid is the most commonly produced industrial
chemical?
A. hydrochloric acid
B. acetic acid
C. nitric acid
D. sulfuric acid
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4. Which acid is the most commonly produced industrial
chemical?
A. hydrochloric acid
B. acetic acid
C. nitric acid
D. sulfuric acid
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5. Which of the following is a conjugate pair?
A.
B.
C.
D.
H+ and OH−
NH2– and NH4
HCl and Cl−
H2SO4 and SO24
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5. Which of the following is a conjugate pair?
A.
B.
C.
D.
H+ and OH−
NH2– and NH4
HCl and Cl−
H2SO4 and SO24
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6. What is the formula for acetic acid?
A. CH3COOH
B. HNO3
C. HClO4
D. HCN
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6. What is the formula for acetic acid?
A. CH3COOH
B. HNO3
C. HClO4
D. HCN
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7. Which of the following species is the conjugate acid of
another species in the list?
3A. PO4
B. H3PO4
C. H2O
D. H2PO4–
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7. Which of the following species is the conjugate acid of
another species in the list?
3A. PO4
B. H3PO4
C. H2O
D. H2PO4–
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8. Identify the salt that forms when a solution of H2SO4 is
titrated with a solution of Ca(OH)2.
A. calcium sulfate
B. calcium hydroxide
C. calcium oxide
D. calcium phosphate
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8. Identify the salt that forms when a solution of H2SO4 is
titrated with a solution of Ca(OH)2.
A. calcium sulfate
B. calcium hydroxide
C. calcium oxide
D. calcium phosphate
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9. Which of the following statements is true for the
reaction below?
–
–


HF(aq ) + HPO2–
(
aq
)
F
(
aq
)
+
H
PO

4
2
4 (aq )
A. HF is the base.
B. HPO2–
4 is the acid.
C. F− is the conjugate base.
D. H2PO4– is the conjugate base.
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9. Which of the following statements is true for the
reaction below?
–
–


HF(aq ) + HPO2–
(
aq
)
F
(
aq
)
+
H
PO

4
2
4 (aq )
A. HF is the base.
B. HPO2–
4 is the acid.
C. F− is the conjugate base.
D. H2PO4– is the conjugate base.
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10. How does a strong acid differ from a weak acid? Give
one example of each.
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10. How does a strong acid differ from a weak acid? Give
one example of each.
Answer: A strong acid is 100% ionized; a weak acid is
less than 100% ionized. Possible strong acids are HCl,
HI, HBr, HNO3, H2SO4, HClO4, and HClO3. With very
few exceptions, any other acid will be a weak acid.
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11. Identify the conjugate acid-base pairs in the following
reaction:
–



HClO2 (aq ) + NH3 (aq ) 
ClO
(
aq)
+
NH

2
4 (aq )
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11. Identify the conjugate acid-base pairs in the following
reaction:
–



HClO2 (aq ) + NH3 (aq ) 
ClO
(
aq)
+
NH

2
4 (aq )
Answer:
HClO2(aq) acid1,
ClO2– (aq) base1;
NH3(aq) base2,
NH4 (aq) acid2
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Extended Response
12. Phosphoric acid, H3PO4, has three hydrogen atoms
and is classified as a triprotic acid. Acetic acid,
CH3COOH, has four hydrogen atoms and is
classified as a monoprotic acid. Explain the
difference, and justify your explanation by drawing
the Lewis structure for both acids.
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12. Phosphoric acid, H3PO4, has three hydrogen atoms
and is classified as a triprotic acid. Acetic acid,
CH3COOH, has four hydrogen atoms and is
classified as a monoprotic acid. Explain the
difference, and justify your explanation by drawing
the Lewis structure for both acids.
Answer: Each of the H atoms in phosphoric acid is
attached to an oxygen atom and can ionize. Only
one of the H atoms in acetic acid is attached to an
oxygen atom and can be ionized. The three H atoms
bonded to C do not ionize; thus, acetic acid is a
monoprotic acid.
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Extended Response
12. Phosphoric acid, H3PO4, has three hydrogen atoms
and is classified as a triprotic acid. Acetic acid,
CH3COOH, has four hydrogen atoms and is classified
as a monoprotic acid. Explain the difference, and
justify your explanation by drawing the Lewis
structure for both acids.
O
Answer, continued:
H
O
HO
H
C
H
C
P
OH
OH
OH
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Extended Response
13. Write the full equation, ionic equation, and net ionic
equation for the neutralization reaction between
ammonia and sulfuric acid. Identify the spectator
ion(s).
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13. Write the full equation, ionic equation, and net ionic equation for
the neutralization reaction between ammonia and sulfuric acid.
Identify the spectator ion(s).
Answer:
full equation:
2NH3 (aq ) + H2SO4 (aq )  (NH4 )2 SO4 (aq )
ionic equation: 2NH3 (aq ) + 2H3O (aq ) + SO2–
4 ( aq ) 
net ionic equation:
2NH4 (aq ) + SO2–
4 (aq ) + 2H2O( l )
2NH3 (aq ) + 2H3O (aq )  2NH4 (aq) + 2H2O(l )
spectator ion:
SO2–
4