Chemistry

Solutions and pH Chemistry

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Solutions and pH chemistry focus on the acidity or alkalinity of various substances, from human urine to acidic soils. Questions involve titration calculations, molarity determination, and understanding mole fractions. This topic is a staple in the chemistry sections of state and national level competitive exams.

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Solutions and pH Chemistry Questions

Multiple choice

A water solution with a pH of 7

  1. is an acid

  2. is a base

  3. contains neither OH- nor H+

  4. has equal numbers of OH- and H+ ions
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

A pH of 7 is neutral. In a neutral solution, the concentration of hydrogen ions (H+) is exactly equal to the concentration of hydroxide ions (OH-).

Multiple choice

A solution with a pH of 9

  1. is an acidic solution

  2. is an alkaline solution

  3. has more OH-ions than H+ ions

  4. both B and C
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

A pH above 7 is alkaline (basic). In alkaline solutions, the concentration of OH- ions is greater than the concentration of H+ ions.

Multiple choice chemistry planet earth acid deposition air and air pollution natural resources- air, water and land

Assertion(A) : Rainwater normally has a $pH$ $= $ 5.6


Reason (R) : This is due to the presence of $H _{2}SO _{4}$ and $HNO _{3}$ produced from oxides of sulphur and nitrogen.

  1. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.

  2. Both A and R are true but R is not correct explanation of A.

  3. A is true and R is false.

  4. A is false and R is true
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation
Normal rain has a pH of about 5.6. This is because it reacts with carbon dioxide in the atmosphere and forms mildly acidic carbonic acid before it becomes rain.

Acid rains occur due to oxides of nitrogen and sulphur.

Nitric acid & sulphuric acid in the atmosphere dissolve in rainwater and come down to earth as acid rain. 

Acid rains have a pH 4.

Therefore, option C is correct

Multiple choice chemistry planet earth acid deposition air and air pollution natural resources- air, water and land

What is the pH of acid rain?

  1. 5.8

  2. 5.5

  3. 4.2

  4. 3.8
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation
Normal, clean rain has a pH value of between 5.0 and 5.5, which is slightly acidic. However, when rain combines with sulfur dioxide or nitrogen oxides—produced from power plants and automobiles—the rain becomes much more acidic. Typical acid rain has a pH value of 4.0.
 A decrease in pH values from 5.0 to 4.0 means that the acidity is 10 times greater.
Multiple choice chemistry planet earth acid deposition air and air pollution natural resources- air, water and land

Over a number of years the average pH of a stream changes from a pH of 6.9 to a pH of 5.9 due to acid rain. Which statement is true about the pH of the stream?

  1. The pH of the stream now is one times more acidic than it was years ago

  2. The stream now has 10 times more hydroxide ions than it did years ago

  3. The pH of the stream is now 10 times more acidic than it was years ago

  4. The stream is more basic now than it was years ago

  5. The concentration of hydronium ion in the stream has decreased over the years
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Over a number of years the average pH of a stream changes from a pH of 6.9 to a pH of 5.9 due to acid rain. The pH of the stream is now 10 times more acidic than it was years ago.
Years ago, the pH was 6.9. The present day pH is 5.9. The change in pH is
$\displaystyle  = \Delta pH= 5.9-6.9 = -1$
The corresponding change in hydrogen ion concentration is:
$\displaystyle 10^{-\Delta pH}= 10^{-(-1)} = 10$

Multiple choice

What should the pH of a "close up" Holstein's urine be?

  1. Between 2.0 and 3.0

  2. Between 1.0 and 3.0

  3. Between 6.0 and 6.5

  4. Between 11.0 and 12.0
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Monitoring urine pH in close-up cows is a standard practice to manage the risk of milk fever. A target pH range of 6.0 to 6.5 indicates that the dietary cation-anion difference (DCAD) program is effectively acidifying the cow's system.

Multiple choice chemistry mix and separate different types of mixtures homogenous and heterogenous mixtures all about mixtures

 Which one is true solution :

  1. sugar sol

  2. Blood

  3. starch

  4. ink
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

True Solution is a homogeneous mixture of two or more substances in which substance dissolved (solute) in solvent has the particle size of less than 10-9 m or 1 nm. Simple solution of sugar in water is an example of true solution. Particles of true solution cannot be filtered through filter paper and are not visible to naked eye.
Colloidal Solution is a heterogeneous mixture in which particle size of substance is intermediate of true solution and suspension i.e. between 1-1000 nm. Smoke from a fire is example of colloidal system in which tiny particles of solid float in air. Just like true solutions, Colloidal particles are small enough and cannot be seen through naked eye.They easily pass through filter paper. But colloidal particles are big enough to be blocked by parchment paper or animal membrane.
blood, starch, ink : Colloidal Soln.
sugar sol., salt sol : true soln.

Multiple choice bio-chemistry absorption by roots - the processes involved osmotic relations of plant cells transport across membrane imbibition and its importance

The value of $2, 4$-D is $25$ ppm. How many amount of $2, 4$-D should require for making its $5$ litres, $15$ litres and $25$ litres solutions respectively.

  1. $25$gm, $50$gm, $75$gm
  2. $50$gm, $175$gm, $525$gm
  3. $250$gm, $750$gm, $1250$gm
  4. $125$gm, $375$gm, $625$gm
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

1 ppm is equal to 1 gm per litre.

25 ppm is equal to 25 gm per litre.
Therefore, 
for 5 litres, amount needed is 5 times 25= 125 gm
for 15 litres, amount needed is 15 times 25= 375 gm
for 25 litres, amount needed is 25 times 25= 625 gm.
So the correct option is D.

Multiple choice

Which soil pH range is generally considered optimal for most plants?

  1. 4.0 - 5.0

  2. 6.0 - 7.0

  3. 8.0 - 9.0

  4. 10.0 - 11.0
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Most plants thrive in slightly acidic to neutral soil pH, typically ranging from 6.0 to 7.0.