Hydrolysis of Salts and pH of their Solutions

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Hydrolysis of Salts and pH of their Solutions: Overview

This topic covers concepts, such as, Salt Hydrolysis, Salt Hydrolysis Constant, Hydrolysis of a Salt of a Weak Acid and a Weak Base & No Hydrolysis of Salts of Strong Acids with Strong Bases etc.

Important Questions on Hydrolysis of Salts and pH of their Solutions

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Which one of the following statement is not true ?

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Which of the following salts will give a basic solution on hydrolysis? 

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Which of the following salts with a concentration 0.1M will give a basic solution?

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A weak acid is titrated with a weak base. Consider the following statements regarding the pH of the solution at the equivalence point:
(i) pH depends on the concentration of acid and base.
(ii) pH is independent of the concentration of acid and base
(iii) pH depends on the pKa of acid and pKb of base.
(iv) pH is independent of the pKa of acid and pKb of base.
The correct statements are:-

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Solution A and B contains respectively 1 and 2 moles of CH3COONH4 in one litre. Then hydrolysis will be;

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Which among the following produces a basic aqueous solution?

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2.5 mL of 25M weak monoacidic base (Kb=1×10-12 at 25C) is titrated with 215M HCl in water at  25°C.  The concentration of H+ at equivalence point is (Kw =1×10-14 at 25C).

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pH, ionization constant Ka and concentration c of the solution of the salt of a weak acid and strong base (like CH3COONa) are related as_____.

(A) pH=7+12pKa+logc

(B) pH=7-12pKa+logc

(C) pH=7-12pKa-logc

Enter the correct answer as A, B or C.

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Out of which of the following salt , the degree of hydrolysis is independent of the concentration of salt solution - 

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If the blood contains CO2 and HCO3-, what is the ratio of conjugate base HCO3- to acid H2CO3 to maintain the pH of the blood equal to 7.4 ?

[Given: pKa1 of H2CO3=6.4]

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Which of the following pair cannot exist together in solution?

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Choose the salt that will not undergo hydrolysis.

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What is the pH of 0.05 M CH3COO2Ca?

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HA is a weak acid and BOH is a weak base. The salt for which the extent of hydrolysis is independent of the concentration of the salt is:

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The ionisation constant of $\mathrm{NH}_{4}^{+}$ in water is $5.6 \times 10^{-10} \mathrm{at}$ $25^{\circ} \mathrm{C} .$ The rate constant for the reaction of $\mathrm{NH}_{4}^{+}$ and $\mathrm{OH}^{-}$ to form $\mathrm{NH}_{3}$ and $\mathrm{H}_{2} \mathrm{O}$ at $25^{\circ} \mathrm{C}$ is $3.4 \times 10^{10}$ litre
$\mathrm{mol}^{-1} \mathrm{sec}^{-1} .$ If equilibrium constant of water at $25^{\circ} \mathrm{C}$ is $1.8 \times 10^{-16},$ then

What is the pH of 0.1 M NH42SO4 solution ? (The hydrolysis constant of NH4+ is 5.6×10-10)

 

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In an experiment 1.2g Mg was burnt in air so that a part of metal was oxidized to MgO and rest to Mg3N2 . The residue dissolved in 100 mL H2O & NH3 produced not allowed to escape. Assuming negligible solubility of Mg (OH)2 determine the mass percentage of Mg converted into MgO, the pH of above solution = 11.35, K b NH 3 = 2 × 1 0 - 5.

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AlCl3 fumes in air because of

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Which of the following salts with a concentration 0.1M will give a basic solution?

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Which of the following salts will give a basic solution on hydrolysis? 

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What is the concentration in mol/L of CH3COOHaq. in a solution prepared by dissolving 0.01 mole of NH4+CH3COO- in 1 L H2O? Leave your answer in the form of p×10-6· KaCH3COOH=1.8×10-5; KbNH4OH=1.8×10-5 Calculate the value of p.