Acids, Bases and Salts

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Acids, Bases and Salts: Overview

This topic covers concepts such as Acids and Bases, Arrhenius Theory of Acid-base, Arrhenius Bases, Bronsted-Lowry Concept of Acid-base, Bronsted-Lowry Acids, Bronsted-Lowry Bases, Conjugate Acid-base Pairs, Conjugate Acids, Conjugate Bases, etc.

Important Questions on Acids, Bases and Salts

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Which of the following statements is true?

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What is the conjugate base of   OH ?

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“An acid is a proton donor”. This theory was given by

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The conjugate base of OH- is O2-.

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Among the following, the one which can act as both as Bronsted acid as well as Bronsted base is

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In the reaction  I2 + I- I3-, which is the Lewis base? 

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Which of the followings are Lewis acids? H2O, BF3, H+ and NH4+

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When hydrogen chloride HCl is dissolved in acetic acid CH3COOH  then the following equilibrium is established like

CH3COOH +HCl  CH3COOH2+  + Cl- 

Which of the following set is correct respective to conjugate acid-base pair ?

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"Those substances which give hydrogen ion (H+) when they decompose in water are called acids and those substances that decompose in water and give hydroxyl ion (OH-) are called bases." This definition was given by:

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The weakest base among the following species is ________

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What is the correct order of acidity for NH3,NH4+,NH2-?

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When 50 ml 0.1 M HCl is added to 50 ml of 0.01 M KOH, the pH of the resulting solution will be ___.

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According to Bronsted Lowry's theory BF3 and AlCl3 are not Acids.

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Bronsted-Lowry's theory cannot explain the reactions between acidic oxides for instance like CO2, SO2, SO3 etc.  and also the basic oxides like CaO,BaO,MgO etc.

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Which of the following are the limitations of Bronsted-Lowry theory?

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Salts are made up of molecules.

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Three reactions involving H2PO4- are given below :

(i)  H3PO4 +H2O  H3O+ + H2PO4-

(ii) H2PO4- +H2O   HPO42- +H3O+

(iii)  H2PO4- +OH-  H3PO4 + O2-

In which of the above does H2PO4- act as an acid?

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The conjugate base of OH- is 

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In the reaction  I2 + I- I3-, which is the Lewis base? 

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Explain acid and base according to Bronsted Lowry and Lewis.