Hydrolysis of Salts and pH of their Solutions

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Hydrolysis of Salts and pH of their Solutions: Overview

This Topic covers sub-topics such as Salt Hydrolysis, Degree of Hydrolysis, Hydrolysis of Different Types of Salts, Relation between Salt Hydrolysis Constant and Degree of Hydrolysis and, No Hydrolysis of Salts of Strong Acids with Strong Bases

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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If the pKa of lactic acid is 5, the the pH of 0.005 M calcium lactate solution at 25oC is______×10-1(Nearest integer)

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Aqueous solution of which of the following solution shows lower pH?

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Match the following

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(A) Aq. Solution of AlCl3 (I) Basic
(B) Aq. solution of CH3COONa (II) Acidic
(C) Aq. solution of KCl (III) Highly conductive
(D) Al2O3 (IV) Strongly basic
    (V) Amphoteric

The correct match is

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Are all salts neutral? Do acidic and basic salts change the colour of litmus paper?

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Why an aqueous solution of NH4Cl is acidic while that of HCOOK basic ?

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What is meant by hydrolysis ? A solution of CH3COONH4 is neutral. Why ?

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The pH of 1×10-3 M H2O2 solution Ka=2.2×10-12 is:

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The pH of a 0.1 M solution of NH4Cl is 5.13 and if the dissociation constant of NH4OH is A X 10-5, Report the value of A in the nearest integer.

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

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An aqueous solution of ammonium carbonate is

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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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The pH of the solution, when
(i) Sodium acetate is dissolved in water.
(ii) Ammonium chloride is dissolved in water.

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Which among the following produces a basic aqueous solution?

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A solution of CuSO4 in water will :

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From separate solutions of four sodium salts NaW,NaX,NaY and NaZ had pH 7.0,9.0,10.0 and 11.0 respectively. When each solution was 0.1 M, the strongest acid is :

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The degree of hydrolysis of a salt of weak acid and weak base in its 0.1 M solution is found to be 50%. If the molarity of the solution is 0.2 M, the percentage hydrolysis of the salt should be :

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The correct order of increasing H3O+ in the following aqueous solutions is :