- What kind of reaction is the 'water-splitting' reaction? H2O(l)¡H2(g) + ½ O2(g) (a) an acid-base reaction (b) a metathesis reaction (c) a redox reaction (d) a precipitation reaction
Problem 9
Problem 10a
An aqueous solution contains 1.2 mM of total ions. (a) If the solution is NaCl(aq), what is the concentration of chloride ion?
Problem 10b
An aqueous solution contains 1.2 mM of total ions. (b) If the solution is FeCl3(aq), what is the concentration of chloride ion?
Problem 11
Which data set, of the two graphed here, would you expect to observe from a titration like that shown in Figure 4.18?
Problem 12
You are titrating an acidic solution with a basic one, and just realized you forgot to add the indicator that tells you when the equivalence point is reached. In this titration, the indicator turns blue at the equivalence point from an initially colorless solution. You quickly grab a bottle of indicator and add some to your titration beaker, and the whole solution turns dark blue. What do you do now?
Problem 13a
State whether each of the following statements is true or false. Justify your answer in each case. (a) Electrolyte solutions conduct electricity because electrons are moving through the solution.
Problem 13b
State whether each of the following statements is true or false. Justify your answer in each case. (b) If you add a nonelectrolyte to an aqueous solution that already contains an electrolyte, the electrical conductivity will not change.
Problem 13.85a
(a) Do colloids made only of gases exist? Why or why not?
Problem 13.85b
(b) In the 1850s, Michael Faraday prepared ruby-red
colloids of gold nanoparticles in water that are still stable
today. These brightly colored colloids look like solutions.
What experiment(s) could you do to determine whether a
given colored preparation is a solution or colloid?
Problem 13.86d
Choose the best answer: A colloidal dispersion of one liquid
in another is called (a) a gel, (b) an emulsion, (c) a foam,
(d) an aerosol
- State whether each of the following statements is true or false. Justify your answer in each case. (b) When ammonium nitrate, NH4NO3, dissolves in water, the solution is weakly conducting and basic in nature.
Problem 14
Problem 15
We have learned in this chapter that many ionic solids dissolve in water as strong electrolytes; that is, as separated ions in solution. Which statement is most correct about this process? (a) Water is a strong acid and therefore is good at dissolving ionic solids. (b) Water is good at solvating ions because the hydrogen and oxygen atoms in water molecules bear partial charges. (c) The hydrogen and oxygen bonds of water are easily broken by ionic solids.
Problem 16
Would you expect that an anion would be physically closer to the oxygen or to the hydrogens of water molecules that surround it in solution?
Problem 17a
Ignoring protolysis reactions (i.e. proton transfer reaction), specify what ions are present in a solution upon dissolving each of the following substances in water: (a)Li2CO3
Problem 17b,c,d
Ignoring protolysis reactions (i.e. proton transfer reaction), specify what ions are present in a solution upon dissolving each of the following substances in water: (b)(NH4)3PO4 (c) Na2Cr2O7 (d) NaPF6.
Problem 18a
Specify what ions are present upon dissolving each of the following substances in water: (a) MgI2
Problem 18b
Specify what ions are present upon dissolving each of the following substances in water: (b) K2CO3
Problem 18c
Specify what ions are present upon dissolving each of the following substances in water: (c) HClO4
Problem 18d
Specify what ions are present upon dissolving each of the following substances in water: (d) NaCH3COO
Problem 19a
Formic acid, HCOOH, is a weak electrolyte. What solutes are present in an aqueous solution of this compound?
Problem 19b
Formic acid, HCOOH, is a weak electrolyte. Write the chemical equation for the ionization of HCOOH.
Problem 20a1
Acetone, CH3COCH3, is a nonelectrolyte; hypochlorous acid, HClO, is a weak electrolyte; and ammonium chloride, NH4Cl, is a strong electrolyte. (a) What are the solutes present in aqueous solutions of each compound? What solute particles are present in an aqueous solution of CH3COCH3?
Problem 20a2
Acetone, CH3COCH3, is a nonelectrolyte; hypochlorous acid, HClO, is a weak electrolyte; and ammonium chloride, NH4Cl, is a strong electrolyte. (a) What are the solutes present in aqueous solutions of each compound? What solute particles are present in an aqueous solution of HClO?
Problem 20a3
Acetone, CH3COCH3, is a nonelectrolyte; hypochlorous acid, HClO, is a weak electrolyte; and ammonium chloride, NH4Cl, is a strong electrolyte. (a) What are the solutes present in aqueous solutions of each compound? What solute particles are present in an aqueous solution of NH4Cl?
Problem 20b
Acetone, CH3COCH3, is a nonelectrolyte; hypochlorous acid, HClO, is a weak electrolyte; and ammonium chloride, NH4Cl, is a strong electrolyte. (b) If 0.1 mol of each compound is dissolved in solution, which one contains 0.2 mol of solute particles, which contains 0.1 mol of solute particles, and which contains somewhere between 0.1 and 0.2 mol of solute particles?
Problem 21
Using solubility guidelines, predict whether each of the following compounds is soluble or insoluble in water: (a) MgBr2 (b) NH4OH (c) Ni(CH3COO)2 (d) AgNO3 (e) FeCO3.
Problem 22
Predict whether each of the following compounds is soluble in water: (a) MgS (b) Cr(OH)3 (c) ZnCl2 (d) Pb3(PO4)2 (e) Sr(CH3COO)2.
Problem 23
Will precipitation occur when the following solutions are mixed? If so, write a balanced chemical equation for the reaction. (a) Ca(CH3COO)2 and NaOH (b) K2CO3 and NH4NO3, (c) Na2S and FeCl3.
Problem 24
Identify the precipitate (if any) that forms when the following solutions are mixed, and write a balanced equation for each reaction. (a) NH4I and CuCl2 (b) LiOH and MnCl2 (c) K3PO4 and CoSO4
Problem 25a
Which ions remain in solution, unreacted, after each of the following pairs of solutions is mixed? (a) potassium carbonate and magnesium sulfate
Ch.4 - Reactions in Aqueous Solution