ECAT Pre Engineering Chemistry Chapter 8 MCQ Test With Answer

An aqueous solution is neutral when its

• pH = 14 A
• pH = zero B
• pH = 7 C
• Kw = 10^-7 D

Which of the following favours the reverse reaction in chemical equilibrium?

• Increasing the concentration of the reactant A
• Removal of the least one of the products at regular intervals B
• Increasing the concentration of one or more of the products C
• None of these D

Buffers having pH less than 7 are made

• Mixture of weak acid + salt of it with strong base A
• Mixture of weak acid + salt of it with weak base B
• Mixture of weak base + salt of it with strong acid C
• Mixture of weak base + salt of it with weak base D

The equilibrium constant in a reversible chemical reaction at a given temperature

• Depends on the initial concentration of the reactants A
• Depends on the concentration of one of the products at equilibrium B
• Does not depend on the initial concentration of rectants C
• It is characteristic of the reaction D

• High temperature and low pressure A
• Low temperature and low pressure B
• Low temperature and high pressure C
• High temperature and high pressure D

Law of mass action states that rate of chemical reaction is directly proportional to the product of active masses of the reactants. The term active mass means

• Mass in grams converted to products A
• Number of moles B
• Number of moles per dm³of reactants C
• Total pressures of the reactants D

A solution has pH = 0, its H⁺ion concentration is

• 1 x 10^-14 A
• 1 x 10¹⁴ B
• 1 x 10¹ C
• 1 D

When rate of forward reaction is equal to rate of backward reaction, then the equilibrium established is called

• Chemical equilibrium A
• Static equilibrium B
• Dynamic equilibrium C
• None of these D

If the difference of pKa values of the two acids is 2, then

• Acid with smaller pKa is 10 times stronger acid A
• Acid with greater pKa is 10 times stronger acid B
• Acid with smaller pKa is 100 times stronger acid C
• Acid with greater pKa is 100 times stronger acid D

A chemical reaction A---------->B is said to be in equilibrium when :

• Rate of transformation of A to B is equal to B to A. A
• 50% reactant has been changed to B. B
• Conversion of A to B is 50% complete C
• Complete conversion of A to B has taken place. D

• 0.073 A
• 0.147 B
• 0.05 C
• 0.026 D

A buffer of a 0.09 molar acetic acid and 0.11 molar sodium acetate has pH = 4.83. If 0.01 mole NaOH in 1 dm³of the buffer solution is added, then pH of the buffer becomes

• 4.74 A
• 4.92 B
• 5.0 C
• 4.0 D

N₂ +3H₂⇌ 2NH_{3 + Heat for above equation, themaximum product will be obtained at :}

• Low temperature at high pressure. A
• High temperature and low pressure. B
• High temperature and high pressure. C
• Low temperature at low pressure. D

K_bvalue of NH₄OH is 1.81 x 10^-5and its conjugate acid has K_a= 5.7 x 10^-10pKb of the base is 4.74, pKa of its conjugate acid is

• -4.74 A
• 4.74 B
• 10 C
• 9.26 D

In an exothermic reaction, a 10° rise in temperature will

• Decrease the value of equilibrium constant A
• Double the value of K_c B
• Not produce any change in K_c C
• Produce some increase in K_c D

A reaction is reversible because :

• Products are stable. A
• Reactants are reactive. B
• Products are reactive. C
• Reactants re stable. D

When a weak acid is dissolved in water or a weak base dissolved in water, then in both cases the conjugate acid base pair is produced. The ionization constants K_aand K_bof a pair are related with each other as

• K_a= K_b A
• K_a. K_b= K_w B
• K_a. K_w= K_b C
• K_b. K_w= K_a D

Which of the following solution have zero pH

• 1 M HCI A
• MH₂SO₄ B
• 0.1 M HNO₃ C
• 1 M CH₃COOH D

At certain temperature, 50% of HI is dissociated into H₂and I₂the equilibrium constant is

• 1.0 A
• 3.0 B
• 0.5 C
• 0.25 D

The solubility product of Ca(OH)₂is 6.5 x 10^-6. The concentration of OH^-ions is

• 1.175 x 10^-2 A
• 2.35 x 10^-2 B
• 3.25 x 10^-3 C
• 3.25 x 10^-4 D

• 0.60 A
• 1.67 B
• 0.66 C
• 2.6 D

If pH of buffer of 1 mole dm^-3of HCOOH + 0.1 mole dm^-3HCOONa having pKa = 3.78 is

• 1.78 A
• 2.78 B
• 3.78 C
• 4.78 D

• Increase in concentration of 1 A
• Decrease in concentration of I₂ B
• Increase in temperature C
• Increase in total pressure D

Which statement about the following equilibrium in correct?

2SO_{2 (g)}+ O_2(g)---------------2sO_3(g)H= - 188.3 KJ mol-1

• T value of K_{p falls witha rise in temperate.} A
• The value of K_{p falls withincreasing pressure}
  B
• Adding V_2O5catalyst increase the equilibrium yield of sulfur trioxide
  C
• The value of K_{p is equal to}K_p D
• 
  
  E

• 8 A
• 4 B
• 9 C
• 3 D

The solubility product of AgCl is 2.0 x 10^-10mol²dm^-6The maximum concentration of Ag⁺ions in the solution is

• 2.0 x 10^-10mol dm^-3 A
• 1.41 x 10^-5mol dm^-3 B
• 1.0 x 10^-10mol dm^-3 C
• 4.0 x 10^-20mol dm^-3 D

N₂O₄⇌ 2NO₂

For the above reaction, which of the Following expression of K_c correct :

• Kc = [ N₂O₄]/[ NO ₂]²

  A

• Kc = [ N₂O₄]/ [NO ₂]

  B

• Kc = [ N₂O]²/[ N₂O ₄]

  C

• Kc = [ N₂O₄]/[ N O ₂]

  D

A chemical reaction is in equilibrium when

• Formation of product is minimum A
• Reactants are completely transformed into products B
• Rates of forward and backward reactions are equal C
• Equal amounts of reactants and products are present D

• [A] = [B] A
• [A] < [B] B
• [B] = [C] C
• [A] > [B] D

Acetic acid is 1.33% ionized, In 1000 molecules of 0.1 M acetic acid the number of H⁺ions is

• 1.33 A
• 13.3 B
• 1.33 C
• 1 D