ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY Flashcards
How many grams of nickel (II) nitrate
hexahydrate must be used to prepare a
200ml solution containing 0.5M nitrate ions?
Assume 100% ionization. (Ni=58.69)
a. 14.53g
b. 35.41g
c. 41.35g
d. 53.14g
a. 14.53g
A 30% solution of phosphoric acid (97.9956)
has a specific gravity of 1.18. What is its
normality as an acid assuming partial
neutralization to HPO4
2-
?
a. 3.61N
b. 7.22N
c. 4.82N
d. 9.63N
b. 7.22N
How many mL of 1N AgNO3 would be
required to precipitate the chloride from
20mL of 0.55N SrCl26H2O?
a. 11mL
b. 5.5mL
c. 3.5mL
d. 14mL
a. 11mL
How much water must be added to a 0.4N
solution of Cr2(SO4)318H2O in order to make it
0.05M? The solution is to be used in the
precipitation of chromium as the hydroxide.
a. 40mL
b. 62.2mL
c. 16.7mL
d. 25.5mL
c. 16.7mL
An aqueous solution containing 20wt% KI
(166.002) has a density of 1.168g/mL. Find
the molality of the KI solution.
a. 1.24m
b. 1.05m
c. 1.65m
d. 1.51m
d. 1.51m
The concentration of icosane (282.56) in a particular sample of rainwater is 0.2ppb.
What is its molar concentration?
a. 5x10-10M
b. 7x10-10M
c. 9x10-10M
d. 8x10-10M
b. 7x10-10M
What is the density of 53.4% NaOH (40) if
16.7mL of the solution diluted to 2L gave
0.169M NaOH?
a. 1.52g/mL
b. 1.32g/mL
c. 0.97g/mL
d. 1.21g/mL
a. 1.52g/mL
How many grams of B(OH)3 (61.83) should be
used to make 2L of 0.05M solution?
a. 5.21g
b. 6.18g
c. 3.44g
d. 8.32g
b. 6.18g
Marie Curie dissolved 0.09192g of RaCl2 and treated with excess AgNO3 to precipitate
0.0889g of AgCl. In her time, the atomic mass
of Ag was known to be 107.8 and that of Cl
was 35.4. Find the atomic mass of Ra from
these values.
a. 225.6
b. 225.8
c. 225.3
d. 225.1
c. 225.3
A method to measure soluble organic
carbon in seawater includes oxidation of the
organic materials to CO2 with K2S2O8,
followed by a gravimetric determination of
the CO2 trapped by a column of ascarite. A
water sample weighing 6.234g produced
2.378mg CO2 (44.009). Determine the ppm
C in the seawater.
a. 442.5
b. 104.1
c. 612.7
d. 242.1
b. 104.1
Twenty dietary iron tablet total mass of
22.131g were ground and mixed
thoroughly. Then, 2.998g of the powder
were dissolved in HNO3 and treated to
convert all iron to Fe3+. Addition of NH3 precipitated Fe2O3·xH2O, which was ignited
to give 0.264g of Fe2O3 (159.69). What is the
average mass of FeSO47H2O (278.01) in each
tablet?
a. 0.512g
b. 0.339g
c. 0.155g
d. 0.769g
b. 0.339g
The amount of calcium present in milk can
be determined by adding oxalate to a
sample and measuring the mass of calcium
oxalate precipitated. What is the mass
percent of calcium, if 0.429g of calcium
oxalate formsin a 125g sample of milk when
excess aqueous sodium oxalate is added.
Na2C2O4 (aq) + Ca+2 (aq) -> CaC2O4(S) + 2Na+
(aq)
Atomic wts.: Na=23 Ca=40 C=12 O=16
a. 0.11%
b. 0.22%
c. 0.33%
d. 0.44%
a. 0.11%
One pound of a mixture of NaCl and KCl was
water treated with sulfuric acid and 1.2lb of
potassium and sodium sulfate were
recovered. What is the mass ratio of NaCl
to KCl in the original mixture?
a. 2.14
b. 2.41
c. 4.12
d. 4.21
a. 2.14
A solid mixture weighing 0.5485g contained
only ferrous ammonium sulfate
hexahydrate, FeSO4(NH4)2SO4 6H2O (392.13)
and ferrous chloride hexahydrate, FeCl2
6H2O (234.840). The sample was dissolved
in 1M H2SO4, oxidized to Fe3+ with H2O2, and
precipitated with cupferron. The ferric
cupferron complex was ignited to produce
0.1678g of ferric oxide (159.69). Calculate
the wt% Cl (35.453) in the original sample.
a. 41.15%
b. 13.7%
c. 64.12%
d. 22.65%
d. 22.65%
(Nov. 2019 PBE) Determine the molarity of
a solution prepared in the laboratory by
dissolving 12.7g of HCl in sufficient water to
make 1L of solution.
a. 0.1277M
b. 0.5221M
c. 0.3481M
d. 0.4231M
c. 0.3481M
(Oct. 2021 PBE) Determine the number of
moles and grams of N2HPO4 in 1.75L in
0.46M of NaHPO4 solution.
a. 0.556mol; 85g
b. 0.805mol; 114g
c. 0.46mol; 185g
d. 0.656mol; 90g
b. 0.805mol; 114g
(Oct. 2021 PBE) Determine the number of
moles of an unknown base in a solution
when titrated with 0.15M HCl and 22.01mL
of the acid were needed to reach the end
point of the titration.
a. 2.2x10-3ml
b. 1.1x10-3ml
c. 0.9x10-3ml
d. 3.3x10-3ml
d. 3.3x10-3ml
(Oct. 2021 PBE) If one gallon of blood was
added in three gallons of water, and one
ounce of that dilution was added to 9
ounces of water, what is the final dilution
when 7mL of that dilution was added to
563mL of water?
a. 5.65x10-3
b. 2.24x10-2
c. 1.72x10-4
d. 3.11x10-4
d. 3.11x10-4
(Nov. 2019 PBE) Determine the final
volume of 0.51M KBr when the starter
volume is 100mL. From a 50mL solution of
0.25M alanine, what volume will be
required using 0.11M alanine?
a. 196mL; 114mL
b. 51mL; 33mL
c. 179mL; 102mL
d. 201mL; 120mL
a. 196mL; 114mL
A solution is basic if:
a. [OH-
] > 0
b. [OH-
] = 1x10-7M
c. [OH-
] > [H+
]
d. [OH-
] > 1x10-7M
c. [OH-
] > [H+
]
d. [OH-
] > 1x10-7M
Water at room temperature usually has a slightly
acidic pH. This is largely attributed to what
compound(s)?
a. Sulfuric acid
b. Dissolved metals
c. Carbonic acid
d. Nitric acid
c. Carbonic acid
When benzoic acid dissolves in water, it partially
reacts with water and ionizes to form benzoate
and hydronium ions. In this reaction, what is the
conjugate acid?
a. Benzoate ions
b. Hydronium ions
c. Water
d. Benzoic acid
b. Hydronium ions
Define a salt in terms of acid and base.
a. A salt is a compound that follows Le
Chatelier’s Principle in reactions with
other compounds.
b. All of these
c. A salt is a compound formed when the
nucleus of a hydrogen tom enters a
quantity of water.
d. A salt is a compound (other than water)
produced by the reaction of an acid and
a base.
d. A salt is a compound (other than water)
produced by the reaction of an acid and
a base.
When a can ofsoda is opened and CO2 isreleased
to the atmosphere, what is the resultant pH of
the soda?
a. Decreases
b. Increases
c. The same
d. All these
b. Increases
What is the pH of a 0.035M KOH solution?
a. 12.54
b. 1.46
c. 3.5
d. 9.97
a. 12.54
BHClO4 is a salt formed from the weak base
B (Kb=1x10-4
) and perchloric acid, a strong
acid. Find the pH of 0.1M BHClO4.
a. 5.5
b. 2.15
c. 8.93
d. 10.1
a. 5.5
A 0.045M solution of benzoic acid has a pH
of 2.78. Calculate its pKa.
a. 6.75
b. 2.15
c. 5.77
d. 4.2
d. 4.2