AP Chemistry Practice Exam 1 ❮ 313Use the following information for questions 10–12.
Acid Ka, Acid Dissociation Constant
HIO 3 1.7 × 10 -^1
HIO 4 2.8 × 10 -^2
HNO 2 4.5 × 10 -^4
HCN 6.2 × 10 -^10- A buffered solution with a pH near 5 is needed
 for an experiment. Using the above information,
 which of the combinations would be the best
 choice to prepare the buffer?
 (A) HIO 3 + KIO 3
 (B) HCN + KCN
 (C) HNO 2 + KNO 2
 (D) HIO 4 + NaIO 4
- A student wishes to measure the pH of a 0.10 M
 solution of the sodium salt of each of the acids
 in the table. These salts are NaIO 3 , NaIO 4 ,
 NaNO 2 , and NaCN, respectively. Which of the
 four salt solutions will have the highest pH?
 (A) NaIO 3
 (B) NaIO 4
 (C) NaNO 2
 (D) NaCN
- Which of the acids in the table would be the
 easiest to titrate with a weak base like ammonia
 (Kb = 1.8 × 10 –5)?
 (A) HIO 3
 (B) HIO 4
 (C) HNO 2
 (D) HCN
Use the following information to answer questions
13 - 17.
pH versus volume of titrant added0H GF
pHVolume strong acid addedEH 2 C 6 O 6 Ka1 = 8.0 × 10 -^5 Ka2 = 1.6 × 10 -^12Ascorbic acid (vitamin C), H 2 C 6 O 6 , is a diprotic
acid used as a dietary supplement. As with all
dietary supplements, it is important to analyze
samples for purity. The vitamin C may be
extracted from natural sources or synthesized.
The extraction vitamin C may contain addi-
tional extracted ingredients to which some
people are allergic. Synthetic vitamin C may
contain other forms of the vitamin; however,
modern synthetic methods do not generate
this contaminate. The shown titration curve
is an idealized graph for a diprotic acid. On
this graph, E and F represent the pH at the
endpoints with the possibility that E may shift
slightly and one or the other may not be pres-
ent. H is the volume of base required to titrate
the first hydrogen ion and G is the quantity of
base necessary to titrate both hydrogen ions. G
is twice H.- What is the approximate pH at ½ H?
 (A) 7
 (B) 5
 (C) 2
 (D) Impossible to predict
- If G were not twice H, what would this indicate?
 (A) There is a contaminant that is either an acid
 or a base.
 (B) The other form of vitamin C is present.
 (C) The vitamin C was extracted from a plant.
 (D) The vitamin C is synthetic.
- Which of the following bases would be the best
 choice for the titration?
 (A) Al(OH) 3
 (B) Na 2 CO 3
 (C) NH 3
 (D) KOH
- In the titration of a sample of vitamin C, what is
 the approximate value of F?
 (A) < 7
 (B) > 7
 (C) = 7
 (D) Unknown
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