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Diploma
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Earn 100

A 0.10 mol dm3 ammonia solution is placed in a flask and titrated with a 0.10 mol dm3 hydrochloric acid solution.

Estimate the pH at the equivalence point for the titration of hydrochloric acid with ammonia and explain your reasoning.

Important Questions on Acids and Bases (AHL)

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Diploma
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A 0.10 mol dm3 ammonia solution is placed in a flask and titrated with a 0.10 mol dm3 hydrochloric acid solution.

State the equation for the reaction of ammonia with water and write the Kb expression for NH3 (aq).

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Diploma
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Which statement explains why ammonia can act as a Lewis base?
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Diploma
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Which equation represents an acid–base reaction according to the Lewis theory but not the Bronsted–Lowry theory?
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Diploma
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The equilibrium reached when ethanoic acid is added to water can be represented by the following equation:

CH3COOH(l)+H2O(1)CH3COO(aq)+H3O+(aq)

Define the terms Brønsted–Lowry acid and Lewis base, and identify two examples of each of these species in the equation.

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Deduce the two acids and their conjugate bases in the following reaction:

H2O(l)+NH3(aq)OH(aq)+NH4+(aq)

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Explain why the following reaction can also be described as an acid–base reaction.

F(g)+BF3(g)BF4(s)