GRE Subject Test: Chemistry : pH

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Example Questions

Example Question #121 :General Chemistry

Determine the pH of asolution.

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有限公司rrect answer:

Explanation:

is a strong acid and therefore completely ionizes in solution. Therefore, all theions dissociate in themolecules in solutions according to the below chemical equation:

This means that the

Below is the equation to calculate pH:

Therefore,

Example Question #121 :General Chemistry

Determine the pH of asolution of.

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有限公司rrect answer:

Explanation:

is a strong base and therefore completely ionizes in solution. Therefore, all theions dissociate in themolecules in solutions according to the below chemical equation:

This means that the

NaOH solution. There is one mole of OH-in every mole

of NaOH, therefore:

The equation with the relationship between pH and pOH is below:

We can calculate the pH by rearranging this equation:

Example Question #121 :General Chemistry

Calculate the Ka for.

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有限公司rrect answer:

Explanation:

The pka ofis. The pka is simply calculated based on the following equation:

Therefore, in order to determine the ka, simply use f the following equation:

Example Question #121 :General Chemistry

Calculate the Ka for.

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有限公司rrect answer:

Explanation:

The pka ofis. The pka is simply calculated based on the following equation:

Therefore, in order to determine the ka, simply use f the following equation:

Example Question #122 :General Chemistry

Find the pH ofif itsisat.

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有限公司rrect answer:

Explanation:

is a symbol for the ionization constant for water. This value is temperature dependent. At, thefor water is.

Water dissociates or ionizes according to the chemical equation below:

因此,水的电离的结果:

Let us set

Example Question #121 :General Chemistry

Find the pH ofif itsisat.

Possible Answers:

有限公司rrect answer:

Explanation:

is a symbol for the ionization constant for water. This value is temperature dependent. At, thefor water is.

Water dissociates or ionizes according to the chemical equation below:

因此,水的电离的结果:

Let us set

Example Question #121 :General Chemistry

有限公司nsidering thefor HCN is, what is thefor?

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有限公司rrect answer:

Explanation:

The equilibrium governing the dissolution of HCN in water is:

is the conjugate acid of. In other words,is the conjugate base of.

Using the relationship,, we can calculate the.

By rearranging the equation we get:

Example Question #41 :一个cid Base Chemistry

What is the pH of asolution of?

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有限公司rrect answer:

Explanation:

We need to calculate the pH of asolution. There is one mole ofin every mole

of, therefore:

The equation with the relationship between pH and pOH is below:

We can calculate the pH by rearranging this equation:

一个nother way of solving this problem is shown below. The equation with the relationship between

andconcentration is:

Rearranging this equation gives:

We can calculate the pH of this solution using the equation below:

Example Question #131 :General Chemistry

What is the pH of a solution in whichconcentration is?

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有限公司rrect answer:

Explanation:

The pH of a solution is related to the number of hydrogen ions in solutions. The equation to determine the pH of a solution is below:

Plugging the concentration given into the equation above gives:

Therefore, the pH of the solution is:

Example Question #41 :一个cid Base Chemistry

What is theconcentration of a solution with pH?

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有限公司rrect answer:

Explanation:

The pH of a solution is related to the number of hydrogen ions in solutions. The equation to determine the pH of a solution is below:

The above equation can be converted into the following form in order to determine the hydrogen ion concentration:

Therefore, the hydrogen ion concentration of a solution of pH 7 is:

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