AP Chemistry Practice Exam 1 ❮ 313
Use 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 added
0H G
F
pH
Volume strong acid added
E
H 2 C 6 O 6 Ka1 = 8.0 × 10 -^5 Ka2 = 1.6 × 10 -^12
Ascorbic 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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