TUISYEN IBNU SINA CHEMISTRY MODULE 7

ACIDS AND BASES

1. a) State the meaning of

i) acid :……………………………………………………………………………………………..

ii) monoprotic acid : ………………………………………………………………………………

iii) diprotic acid : ………………………………………………………………………………

b) Classify the following acids into monoprotic and diprotic acid.

Hydrochloric acid, HCl Nitric acid, HNO3

Sulphuric acid, H2SO4 Ethanoic acid, CH3COOH

Monoprotic acid Diprotic acid

c) Complete the dissociation equation below when the acids dissolve in water :

i) HCl  ………… + ……….....

ii) H2SO4  ………… + …………

iii) HNO3  ………… + …………

iv) H2CO3  ………… + …………

d) State two uses of acid

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2. Chemical properties of acid

Three chemical properties of acid:

1.1 Acids react with bases to form …………………………………………………………………

Eg: HCl + NaOH  …………… + …………….

1.2 Acids react with reactive metals to produce ………………………………………………….

Eg: HCl + Mg  …………… + ……………..

1.3 Acids react with carbonates to produce ………………………………………………………

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Eg: HCl + CuCO3  …………….. + ……………… + ………………

3. Chemical properties of alkalis

1. Three chemical properties of alkalis:

1.1 Alkali react with acids to form …………………………………………………………………

Eg: NaOH + HCl  …………… + …………….

1.2 Mixture of alkali and an ammonium salt heated will produce……………………………….

Eg: NaOH + NH4Cl  …………… + …………….. + ……………….

1.3 Alkali react with metal ion will produce ………………………………………………………

Eg: OH- + Cu2+  ……………..

4 Table 1 shows the pH value of four solutions. The solutions are of the same concentration.

Solution pH

P 1
Q 5
R 7
S 14
Table 1
(a) (i) Name one example for solution S.

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(ii) Write a chemical equation for the reaction of S in (a)(i) with sulphuric acid.

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(iii) State one use of S in the industry.

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(b) Which solution possibly can be sodium sulphate?

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(c) (i) Which solution can change a blue litmus paper to red?

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(ii) State one test to prove the chemical property of (c)(i) without using an indicator.

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5 a) Table 3 shows the pH values of two alkali solution.

Alkali Concentration/mol dm-3 pH Value

Ammonia solution 0.1 11
Sodium hydroxide solution 0.1 13

Table 3

Explain why these two solutions have different pH values.

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b) Table below shows two types of acids with the same concentration but different pH
value.

Type of acid Concentration pH value

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Ethanoic acid 0.1 mol dm 3.0
Hydrochloric acid 0.1 mol dm-3 1.0
Explain why the pH values of these two acids are different.

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c) Two solutions are tested with a dry red litmus paper and the results are shown below:

Solution Observation
Ammonia in chloroform No change in colour
Ammonia in water Red litmus paper turns blue

Explain why only the ammonia in water solution turns red litmus paper blue.

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