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Qualification => Subject Doubts => GCE AS & A2 Level => Sciences => Topic started by: AS-Girl on April 03, 2011, 06:32:55 pm

Title: chemistry questions..hope u all stop by :)
Post by: AS-Girl on April 03, 2011, 06:32:55 pm
hey guys
i just had few chemistry questions i couldn't solve! I would appreciate all the help I can get :)


1) How many ions per formula unit would you find if you dissolve (NH4)2 [Ce(NO3)6] in water?
a) 3    b) 9   C) 2    d)6


2)For baking soda, NaHCO3. What is the molar ratio of C to O? (i got confused between (b) and (d) :-\)
a) 1:1        b) 3:1   c) 1:2     d) 1:3



3) lemon juice has a [H+] of 0.01 M. What is the [OH-]?
a) 1.0 x 10^-14 M
b)1.0 x 10^-7 M
c)1.0 x 10^- 12 M
d)1.0 x 10^2 M



That's all..Thanks in advance ;)
Title: Re: chemistry questions..hope u all stop by :)
Post by: NotAbod on April 03, 2011, 10:46:29 pm
2)For baking soda, NaHCO3. What is the molar ratio of C to O? (i got confused between (b) and (d) :-\)
a) 1:1        b) 3:1   c) 1:2     d) 1:3



i am not an AS student but i think i can only help with question 2
ratio of C to O is 1 to 3, because each 3 oxygen atoms are bonded to 1 carbon atom, ( 1 C atom and 3 O atoms)
according to this, ratio C to O should be 1 Carbon to 3 Oxygen
Answer D
sorry i could'nt answer 1 and 3 cuz i didnt understand them ( i am an IGCSE student)
correct me please if i am wrong, i am not sure from the answer
~AboD
Title: Re: chemistry questions..hope u all stop by :)
Post by: Monopoly on April 03, 2011, 11:51:54 pm
3) lemon juice has a [H+] of 0.01 M. What is the [OH-]?
a) 1.0 x 10^-14 M
b)1.0 x 10^-7 M
c)1.0 x 10^- 12 M
d)1.0 x 10^2 M


try using solubility product of water, Kw. Kw =  [H+][OH-]

 At 25oC, Kw= 1.0x10-14

thus [OH-]= kw /[H+] = 1.0x10-14/0.01
Title: Re: chemistry questions..hope u all stop by :)
Post by: AS-Girl on April 04, 2011, 12:04:45 pm
hey abod
i'm not sure whether u compare O with C or C with O! lets get more opinions! (anyways thanks for ur try..appreciate it ;))


Thanks Monopoly..i totally understood the idea!!


one question left :D
Title: Re: chemistry questions..hope u all stop by :)
Post by: elemis on April 04, 2011, 12:21:32 pm
hey abod
i'm not sure whether u compare O with C or C with O! lets get more opinions! (anyways thanks for ur try..appreciate it ;))


Thanks Monopoly..i totally understood the idea!!


one question left :D

The question says the molar ratio of C is to O..... pretty self-explanatory.
Title: Re: chemistry questions..hope u all stop by :)
Post by: AS-Girl on April 04, 2011, 12:54:33 pm
got it! thanks :)

one more question :/
Title: Re: chemistry questions..hope u all stop by :)
Post by: AS-Girl on April 05, 2011, 10:11:33 pm
1) How many ions per formula unit would you find if you dissolve (NH4)2 [Ce(NO3)6] in water?
a) 3    b) 9   C) 2    d)6


Title: Re: chemistry questions..hope u all stop by :)
Post by: AS-Girl on April 06, 2011, 01:58:08 pm
If the pH of juice is 1.80, then the hydrogen ion concentration [H+] of the juice is:
a) 1.00 X10^-2 mole/liter
b)1.80 X 10^-2 mole/liter
c) 6.31 X10^-2 mole/liter
d) 1.58 X10^-2 mole/ liter


what i did is replaced all the values given  in the equation pH= -log[H+] and (d) gave me exactly 1.8


but surprisingly, the answer is (c)  :-\

any ideas guys?
Title: Re: chemistry questions..hope u all stop by :)
Post by: Amii on April 06, 2011, 02:34:00 pm
Are you sure the answer is C ? I get D too  :-\
Title: Re: chemistry questions..hope u all stop by :)
Post by: AS-Girl on April 06, 2011, 03:04:57 pm
Are you sure the answer is C ? I get D too  :-\

yes..it's from an official paper  :-\
Title: Re: chemistry questions..hope u all stop by :)
Post by: winnie101 on April 06, 2011, 08:04:58 pm
@ AS girl
i dont know why the replacing of concentrations isnt giving the right answer, but whenever you have to find conc. from pH or pOH you do the inverse of log which is the 10^x button on the calculator. so if you do 10^1.8 you get c.
Title: Re: chemistry questions..hope u all stop by :)
Post by: Amii on April 06, 2011, 08:25:38 pm
@ AS girl
i dont know why the replacing of concentrations isnt giving the right answer, but whenever you have to find conc. from pH or pOH you do the inverse of log which is the 10^x button on the calculator. so if you do 10^1.8 you get c.
To calculate [H+] we use 10 -pH right?

And even if you don't include the - sign the answer comes 63.096 =  6.31X 10 -1 NOT 6.31 X 10 -2
 :-\
Title: Re: chemistry questions..hope u all stop by :)
Post by: AS-Girl on April 06, 2011, 08:51:24 pm
ok i have a similar question..
lets check if our way is right

If the pOH of a juice is 5.00, then the hydroxide ion concentration [H+] of the juice is:
a) 1.00 X10 ^(-9) mole/liter
b) 1.00 X10 ^(+5) mole/liter
c) 1.00 X10 ^(+9) mole/liter
d) 1.00 X10 ^(-5) mole/liter
Title: Re: chemistry questions..hope u all stop by :)
Post by: Amii on April 06, 2011, 09:31:23 pm
Quote
then the hydroxide ion concentration [H+] of the juice is
Hydroxide ion concentration or hydrogen ion concentration ?

[OH-] would be 10-5 =1 X 10 -5 mol/dm3

Thus [H+] =  1 X 10-14
                   --------
                   1 X 10-5

=1X10-9 mol/dm3
Title: Re: chemistry questions..hope u all stop by :)
Post by: NotAbod on April 06, 2011, 11:16:57 pm
Hydroxide ion concentration or hydrogen ion concentration ?

[OH-] would be 10-5 =1 X 10 -5 mol/dm3

Thus [H+] =  1 X 10-14
                   --------
                   1 X 10-5

=1X10-9 mol/dm3
Genius!!
i donno wat are u guys talking about! i am still an igcse newbie
Title: Re: chemistry questions..hope u all stop by :)
Post by: Monopoly on April 07, 2011, 02:51:12 am
If the pH of juice is 1.80, then the hydrogen ion concentration [H+] of the juice is:
a) 1.00 X10^-2 mole/liter
b)1.80 X 10^-2 mole/liter
c) 6.31 X10^-2 mole/liter
d) 1.58 X10^-2 mole/ liter


any data given about Ka?
Title: Re: chemistry questions..hope u all stop by :)
Post by: AS-Girl on April 07, 2011, 11:43:42 am
Hydroxide ion concentration or hydrogen ion concentration ?

[OH-] would be 10-5 =1 X 10 -5 mol/dm3

Thus [H+] =  1 X 10-14
                   --------
                   1 X 10-5

=1X10-9 mol/dm3
It was [H+]

i got all the steps :D
Thanks Amii


Title: Re: chemistry questions..hope u all stop by :)
Post by: AS-Girl on April 07, 2011, 11:46:04 am
any data given about Ka?

they just wrote..Kw=[1X10^(-14)]
Title: Re: chemistry questions..hope u all stop by :)
Post by: AS-Girl on April 07, 2011, 12:28:57 pm
last question..i swear lool

The molar concentration of 1.0 liter solution made by dissolving thr molar mass of solid sodium hydroxide (NaOH) in water is:
a) 0.50 mole/lier
b) 1.00 mole/liter
c) 0.10 mole/liter
d) 0.01 mole/liter


This is the last one hehe
Title: Re: chemistry questions..hope u all stop by :)
Post by: elemis on April 07, 2011, 12:38:53 pm
last question..i swear lool

The molar concentration of 1.0 liter solution made by dissolving thr molar mass of solid sodium hydroxide (NaOH) in water is:
a) 0.50 mole/lier
b) 1.00 mole/liter
c) 0.10 mole/liter
d) 0.01 mole/liter


This is the last one hehe

It should be B. They say the molar mass of NaOH so that means one mole of NaOH is dissolved in 1 litre of water.

Concentration = no. of moles / volume

hence, 1mole/litre
Title: Re: chemistry questions..hope u all stop by :)
Post by: Amii on April 07, 2011, 02:47:36 pm
Genius!!
i donno wat are u guys talking about! i am still an igcse newbie
LOL No - it's just pressing the buttons in the calculator  :D

It was [H+]

i got all the steps :D
Thanks Amii




No problem - Take care  :)
Title: Re: chemistry questions..hope u all stop by :)
Post by: AS-Girl on April 07, 2011, 03:09:25 pm
Thanks Amii.....u saved my life  :-*
Title: Re: chemistry questions..hope u all stop by :)
Post by: NotAbod on April 07, 2011, 04:35:19 pm
LOL No - it's just pressing the buttons in the calculator  :D

No problem - Take care  :)
or really? lol  ;D ;D :D :D :D ::)
but these questions are new to me. i just understood question 2, and i gave the answer to it. donno even if its correct  ::)