If pKb for CN- at 25°C is 4.7, the pH of 0.5 M aqueous NaCN solution is:

1. 10

2. 11.5

3. 11

4. 12

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A buffer solution is prepared by mixing 20 ml of 0.1 M CH3COOH and 40 ml of 0.5 M CH3COONa and then diluted by adding 100 ml of distilled water. The pH of the resulting buffer solution is : (Given pKa of CH3COOH=4.76)

1. 5.76 2. 3.67
3. 2.48 4. 4.76
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An acid-base indicator has Ka=3.0×10-5. The acidic form of the indicator is red and the basic form is blue. The [H+] required to change the indicator from 75% red to 75% blue is:

1. \(8 \times 10^{- 5} M \)

2. \(9 \times 10^{- 5}~ \text M\)

3. \(1 \times 10^{- 5}~ \text M\)

4. \(3 \times 10 ^{- 4}~ \text M\)

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The self-ionization constant for pure formic acid, K = [\(H C O O H_{2}^{+} \left]\right. \left[\right. H C O O^{-} \left]\right.\) ] has been estimated as \(\left(10\right)^{- 4}\) at room temperature. The percentage of formic acid molecules in pure formic acid that are converted to formate ions is

\(\left(\right. Given : d_{HCOOH} = 1 . 22\ g / cc \left.\right)\)

1. 0.0185%

2. 0.0073%

3. 0.074%

4. 0.037%

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AgOH is added to NaCl solution to form AgCl precipitate. After the precipitation, the pH of the solution is 8. The [Cl-] is:
\([K_{sp} ~(AgCl)=10^{-12}, K_{sp}~ (AgOH) =10^{-10} ]\)
1. \(10^{-6} \mathrm{M} \)
2. \(10^{-4}~ \mathrm{M} \)
3. \(10^{-8} ~\mathrm{M} \)
4. \(10^{-10} ~\mathrm{M}\)

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For the reaction 
[Ag(CN)2]-(aq)Ag+(aq)+2CN-(aq),the equilibrium constant at 25°C is 4.0×10-19. The silver ion concentration in a solution that was originally 0.10 M in KCN and 0.03 M in AgNO3 will be:

1. 2.5×10-18M

2. 1.5×10-18M

3. 5.5×10-18M

4. 7.5×10-18M

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Identify the strongest acid among the corresponding acids of NaW, NaX, NaY, and NaZ, given that their 0.1 M solutions have pH values of 7.0, 9.0, 10.0, and 11.0, respectively.

1. HW

2. HX

3. HY

4. HZ

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Silver acetate is a slightly soluble salt of a weak acid (Ka=1.75×10-5). At 25°C, 100 g of water dissolves 1.04 g of crystalline silver acetate. The density of saturated solution of silver acetate at 20°C is 1.01 g/cc. The solubility product constant for silver acetate at 20°C will be:

1. 2.43×10-3

2. 3.87×10-3

3. 7.74×10-5

4. 1.35×10-5

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0.1 M solution of three different sodium salts NaX, NaY and NaZ have pH values 7.0, 9.0 and 11.0 respectively. The correct order of dissociation constant values of these acids is :

1. KHX<KHY<KHZ

2. KHX>KHY>KHZ

3. KHX>KHZ>KHY

4. KHX<KHY<KHZ

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When equal volume of the following solutions are mixed, which of the following gives maximum precipitate?
\((K_{sp}~ \text {of} ~AgCl = 10^{-12})\) 

1. \(10^{-4} \mathrm{M}~ \mathrm{Ag}^{+}~\text {and} ~10^{-4} ~\mathrm{M}~ \mathrm{Cl}^{-}\)
2. \(10^{-3} \mathrm{M} ~\mathrm{Ag}^{+} \text {and }10^{-3} \mathrm{M} ~\mathrm{Cl}^{-}\)
3. \(10^{-5} \mathrm{M}~ \mathrm{Ag}^{+}~\text {and }10^{-5} \mathrm{M} ~\mathrm{Cl}^{-}\)
4. \(10^{-6} \mathrm{M} ~\mathrm{Ag}^{+}~\text {and }~10^{-6} \mathrm{M} ~\mathrm{Cl}^{-}\)

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