RSP-CH-IE-1

IONIC EQUILIBRIUM
QUESTIONS
1 Calculate
(i) Ka for H2O (Kw = 10–14)
(ii) Kb for B(OH)4– , Ka (B(OH)3) = 6 × 10–10
(iii) Ka for HCN , Kb (CN–) = 2.5 × 10–5

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2 Calculate the ratio of degree of dissociation (a) when 1 M acetic acid solution is diluted to
1000
times.
[Given Ka=1.8 × 10–5]

3 Calculate the ratio of degree of dissociation of acetic acid and hydrocyanic acid (HCN) in 1 M
solution of acids.[Given K a ( CH  1.8 105 ; K a ( HCN)  6.2 1010 ]
3COOH)

4 Calculate :
(a) Ka for a monobasic acid whose 0.10 M solution has pH of 4.50.
(b) Kb for a monoacidic base whose 0.10 M solution has a pH of 10.50.

5 Calculate pH of following solutions :

(a) 0.1 M HCl (b) 0.1 M H2SO4 (50 ml) + 0.1 M HCl 50 (ml)
(c) 0.1 M CH3COOH (Ka= 1.8 × 10 ) –5 (d) 0.1 M NH4OH (Kb= 1.8 × 10–5)
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(e) 10 M HCl –10
(f) 10 M NaOH
(g) 10–6 M CH3COOH (h) 10–8 M CH3COOH
(i) 0.1 M HA + 0.1 M HB [ Ka (HA) = 2 × 10–5 ; Ka (HB) = 4 × 10–5 ]
(j) Decimolar solution of Baryta (Ba(OH)2), diluted 100 times.

6 The value of Kw at the physiological temperature (370C) is 2.56 × 10–14. What is the pH at the
neutral point of water at this temperature, where there are equal number of H+ and OH-?

7 Calculate the number of H+ present in one ml of solution whose pH is 13.

8 Calculate change in concentration of H+ ion in one litre of water, when temperature changes
from 298 K to 237 K. Given Kw(298) = 10–14 Kw (237) = 2.56 × 10–14.

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(i) Kw for H2O is 9.62 × 10–14 at 60°C. What is pH of water at 60°C.
(ii) What is the nature of solution at 60°C whose
(a) pH = 6.7 (b) pH = 6.35

10 pH of a dilute solution of HCl is 6.95. Calculate molarity of HCl solution.

11 The pH of aq.solution of ammonia is 11.5. Find molarity of solution. Kb (NH4OH) = 1.8 × 10–5.

12 The solution of weak monoprotic acid which is 0.01 M has pH = 3. Calculate K a of weak acid.

13 Boric acid is a weak monobasic acid. It ionizes in water as

B(OH)3 + H2O l B(OH ) 4 + H+ : Ka = 5.9 × 10–10
Calculate pH of 0.3 M boric acid.
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14 Calculate [H+] and [CHCl2COO-] in a solution that is 0.01 M in HCl and 0.01 M in CHCl2COOH.
Take (Ka = 2.55 x 10–2).

15 Calculate the percent error in the [H3O+] concentration made by neglecting the ionization of water
in a 10–6M NaOH solution.

16 Calculate [H+], [CH3COO–] and [ C7 H5O2–] in a solution that is 0.02 M in acetic acid and 0.01M
in benzoic acid. Ka(acetic) = 1.8 x 10–5 , Ka (benzoic) = 6.4 x 10–5.

17 At 25°C , the dissociation constant of HCN and HF are 4 × 10–10 and 6.7 × 10–4. Calculate the pH
of a mixture of 0.1 M HF and 0.1 M HCN.

18 Determine the [S2-] in a saturated (0.1M) H2S solution to which enough HCl has been added to
produce a [H+] of 2 x 10-4 . K1 = 10-7 , K2 = 10-14.

19 Calculate [H+], [H2PO4- ], [HPO42-] and [PO43-] in a 0.01M solution of H3PO4.

Take K1 = 7.225 × 10-3, K2 = 6.8 × 10-8 , K3 = 4.5 × 10-13.

20 Calculate the pH of a 0.1M solution of H2NCH2CH2NH2 ; ethylenediamine (en). Determine the

en H22+. Concentration in the solution. K b1 and K b2 values of ethylenediamine are 8.5 × 10–5
and 7.1 × 10–8 respectively.

ANSWERS

1 (i) 1.8 × 10–16, (ii) 1.66 × 10–5, (iii) 4 × 10–10 2 0.0316

3 170.4 4 (a) Ka = 10–8, (b) Kb = 10–6

5 (a) +1, (b) 0.97, (c) 2.87, (d) 11.13 (e) 6.97, (f) 7, (g) 6.01, (h) 6.97, (i) 2.45, (j) 11.30

6 6.81 7 6.022 ×107 8 0.6 ×10–7

9 (i) 6.51 ; (ii) (a) Basic , (b) Acidic 10 2.31×10–8 M 11 0.556 M

12 1.11 × 10–4 13 4.87

14 [H+] =1.612 × 10-2M, [CHCl2COO–] = 6.126 × 10–3 M

15 error = 1%

16 [H+] = 10-3M, [CH3COO-] = 3.6 × 10-4M, [C7H5O2-] = 6.4 × 10-4M

17 2.08

18 [S2-] = 2.5 x 10-15

19 [H+] = [H2PO4-] = 5.623 × 10-3, [HPO42-] = 6.8 × 10-8, [PO43-] = 5.441 × 10-18
20 pH = 11.46, [enH 22 ] = 7.1 × 10–8 M