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Chemistry · Topic 3

Acid-base equilibria (buffers)

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Buffer solution ph: henderson-hasselbalch equation (true/false)

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Buffer solution ph: henderson-hasselbalch equation

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Buffer solution ph: henderson-hasselbalch equation

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Ph of a strong diprotic base solution

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Ph of a saturated sparingly-soluble metal hydroxide

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Acid strength, dilution and replaceable hydrogen (true/false)

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Ph of a weak monoprotic acid solution from its molarity and pka

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Ph of a weak monoprotic acid solution from its molarity and pka

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Composition and behaviour of buffer solutions (true/false)

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Ph of a strong diprotic base solution from a given mass and volume

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Minimum volume of water needed to dilute an acidic product to a target ph

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Comparing a weak and strong acid of equal concentration: metal reaction, dilution, and titration (true/false)

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Acidic, basic or neutral nature of aqueous salt solutions from their parent acid/base strength (true/false)

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Riddle: phenolphthalein, an acid-base indicator

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Identifying salts as neutral or acidic from their parent acid and base (true/false)

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Molecular formula of the conjugate base of an alcohol, carboxylic acid, or phenol

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Problem of the day: ph, percentage dissociation and buffer formation for a weak monobasic acid

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Conjugate acid and conjugate base of a given species

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Bronsted-lowry vs arrhenius bases, and temperature/dilution effects on acid ph and ionization (true/false)

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Ph of beer (true/false)

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Ph of human gastric contents (true/false)

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Ph of human milk (true/false)

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Sub-topic 23 2017 · National Quarterfinal Premium

Lower pka, not higher, indicates a stronger acid (true/false)

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Solutions with ph equal to zero do exist (true/false)

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Strong acids have weak conjugate bases (true/false)

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Sub-topic 26 2020 · National Preliminary Premium

Comparing the acid strength of chlorous and chloric acid

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The main factor making chloric acid stronger than chlorous acid

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Arrhenius acids raise [h+] in water, while bronsted-lowry acids donate a proton in any medium

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True or false: a weak acid's dissociation constant is independent of temperature at constant concentration

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True or false: a weak acid's dissociation constant is lower at lower concentration

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True or false: a weak acid's dissociation constant is higher at lower concentration

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True or false: formate (cho2-) is a stronger base than acetate (c2h3o2-)

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True or false: fluoride is a stronger base than chloride

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True or false: hypochlorite (clo-) is a stronger base than chloride (cl-)

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True or false: a brønsted-lowry acid always contains at least one hydrogen atom

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True or false: a compound without hydroxide ion cannot be a brønsted-lowry base

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True or false: a brønsted-lowry acid may accept more than one proton

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Identifying the stronger acid when cn⁻+h2o⇌hcn+oh⁻ lies far right

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Identifying the stronger acid when h2s+nh2⁻⇌hs⁻+nh3 lies far left

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Identifying the stronger base when h2so4+cl⁻⇌hcl+hso4⁻ lies far left

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Sodium phosphate solution is basic (weak acid, strong base salt)

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Strontium nitrate solution is neutral (strong acid, strong base salt)

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Ammonium ethanoate solution is neutral (weak acid, weak base with similar ka/kb)

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Strongest and weakest acids among hbro, hbr, hbro2

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Strongest and weakest acids among hclo, hbro, hio

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Strongest and weakest acids among hclo, hclo2, hclo3

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True or false: a weak acid and a weak base alone constitute a buffer system

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True or false: an acid and the conjugate base formed from that weak acid constitute a buffer system

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True or false: a lower-pka weak acid always forms a more acidic buffer than a higher-pka one

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