Acids, Bases and Salts Test 01

Total Questions: 27

1 - A base is a substance which neutralizes an acid. Which of these substances is not a base?

A ) aqueous ammonia
B ) sodium chloride ✅
C ) Sodium carbonate
D ) Calcium oxide

2 - Lewis acid-base concept has the following characteristics except:

A ) formation of an adduct
B ) formation of a co-ordinate covalent bond
C ) donation and acceptance of an electron pair
D ) donation and acceptance of a proton ✅

3 - Acetic acid is used for:

A ) flavouring food ✅
B ) making explosives
C ) etching designs
D ) cleaning metals

4 - A salt is not composed of:

A ) a metallic cation
B ) non-metallic anion
C ) an anion of a base ✅
D ) an anion of an acid

5 - If a liquid has a pH of 7 then it must:

A ) be a colourless and odourless liquid
B ) freeze at 0⁰C and boil at 100⁰C
C ) be neutral ✅
D ) be a solution containing water

6 - A salt always:

A ) contains ions ✅
B ) contains water of crystallization
C ) dissolves in water
D ) forms crystals which conduct electricity

7 - Dilute acids react with carbonates to produce the given products except:

A ) salt
B ) Water
C ) Carbon dioxide
D ) hydrogen ✅

8 - In the preparation of insoluble salts, which one of the facts is incorrect?

A ) two soluble salts are mixed
B ) ions of salts are exchanged
C ) one of the salts produced is insoluble
D ) both of the salts produced are insoluble ✅

9 - A reaction between an acid and a base produces:

A ) salt and water ✅
B ) salt and gas
C ) salt and an acid
D ) salt and a base

10 - What is the pOH of 0.02 MCa (OH)2?

A ) 1.698
B ) 1.397 ✅
C ) 12.31
D ) 12.61

11 - Which one of the following species is not atmospheric?

A ) H2O
B ) NH3
C ) HCO-3
D ) SO²-4 ✅

13 - According to the Lewis concept, acid is a substance which can:

A ) donate a proton
B ) donate a pair of electrons
C ) accept a proton
D ) accept a pair of electrons ✅

14 - Given Kw = [H+] [OH-] = 1.0× 10-¹⁴ at 25⁰C. What is the concentration of H⁴ in pure water at 25⁰C?

A ) 1× 10-⁷ mol dm-³ ✅
B ) 1× 10⁷ mol dm -³
C ) 1× 10 -¹⁴ mol dm-³
D ) 1×10 ¹⁴ mol dm-³

15 - Jabir Bin Hayan prepared:

A ) nitric acid
B ) hydrochloric acid
C ) Sulphuric acid
D ) All of the above

16 - Who proved the presence of hydrogen as the main constituent of all acids?

A ) Lavoisier
B ) Humphrey Davy ✅
C ) Dalton
D ) Arrhenius

17 - The word acid is derived from the

A ) Greek word
B ) Latin word ✅
C ) English word
D ) Arabic word

18 - Acidus means:

A ) Sour ✅
B ) bitter
C ) sweet
D ) salty

19 - Which acid is present in our stomach?

A ) nitric acid
B ) hydrochloric acid ✅
C ) Sulphuric acid
D ) All of the above

20 - All acids turn blue litmus:

A ) red ✅
B ) Colourless
C ) pink
D ) white

21 - All bases turn red litmus:

A ) Colourless
B ) blue ✅
C ) pink
D ) white

22 - According to Arrhenius concept acid is a substance which dissociates in aqueous solution to give:

A ) hydrogen ions ✅
B ) hydroxide ions
C ) protons
D ) pair of electrons

23 - According to Arrhenius concept base is a substance dissociates in aqueous solution to give

A ) hydrogen ions
B ) hydroxide ions ✅
C ) Protons
D ) pair of electrons

24 - According to Bronsted and Lowry concept,an acid is a substance that can donate:

A ) Proton ✅
B ) Election pair
C ) Neutron
D ) Election

25 - A conjugated acid is a specie formed by accepting a ____ by a base:

A ) Proton ✅
B ) electron pair
C ) neutron
D ) electron

26 - The water of crystallization is responsible for the:

A ) melting points of crystals
B ) boiling points of crystals
C ) Shapes of crystals ✅
D ) transition point of crystal

27 - pH value normally varies from:

A ) 0 - 14 ✅
B ) 1 - 14
C ) 7 - 14
D ) 10 - 14