Lesson 4.4.2.6

4.4.2.6 Strong and weak acids (HT only) Quiz: AQA Chemistry, Unit 4

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Lesson 4.4.2.6, Strong and weak acids (HT only): 20 multiple choice questions for the AQA GCSE Chemistry (8462), Unit 4: Chemical changes, written with Revision Ninja.

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  1. Higher tier: Which acid is a strong acid?

    • Ethanoic acid
    • Nitric acid
    • Citric acid
    • Carbonic acid
  2. Higher tier: Which acid is a weak acid?

    • Sulfuric acid
    • Citric acid
    • Hydrochloric acid
    • Nitric acid
  3. What defines a strong acid in aqueous solution?

    • Completely ionised
    • Neutralised
    • Partially ionised
    • Undissolved
  4. Higher tier: For a given concentration, a stronger acid has:

    • A higher pH
    • A pH of exactly 7
    • The same pH
    • A lower pH
  5. Higher tier: When pH falls from 4 to 3, the hydrogen ion concentration:

    • Halves
    • Increases tenfold
    • Stays the same
    • Decreases tenfold
  6. Higher tier: Solution A has pH 2 and solution B has pH 5. How much higher is the hydrogen ion concentration of A than B?

    • 10 times
    • 100 times
    • 1000 times
    • They are equal
  7. How is a dilute acid best described in terms of amount?

    • High amount per volume
    • Low degree of ionisation
    • High degree of ionisation
    • Low amount per volume
  8. What characterises a weak acid in solution?

    • Insoluble solid
    • Partially ionised
    • High concentration
    • Completely ionised
  9. Higher tier: Which acid gives the lowest pH at the same concentration?

    • Ethanoic acid
    • Citric acid
    • Carbonic acid
    • Hydrochloric acid
  10. Higher tier: Two 0.1 mol/dm3 acids are compared. Which has the higher pH?

    • Hydrochloric acid
    • Sulfuric acid
    • Ethanoic acid
    • Nitric acid
  11. Higher tier: A solution at pH 1 is compared with one at pH 7. How many times greater is the hydrogen ion concentration of the pH 1 solution?

    • They are equal
    • 600 times
    • 6 times
    • 1 000 000 times
  12. Higher tier: What pH does a neutral solution have?

    • 14
    • 1
    • 0
    • 7
  13. Higher tier: Which of these is more acidic?

    • pH 6
    • pH 1
    • They are equal
    • Neither is acidic
  14. What happens to the molecules in a weak acid solution?

    • All form hydroxide ions
    • All release H+ ions
    • Few release H+ ions
    • None dissolve in water
  15. What term describes an acid with a high amount of substance per volume?

    • Weak
    • Dilute
    • Concentrated
    • Strong
  16. Higher tier: Carbonic acid is an example of which type of acid?

    • Alkali
    • Neutral salt
    • Weak acid
    • Strong acid
  17. Higher tier: The hydrogen ion concentration at pH 3 is how many times that at pH 4?

    • 100 times
    • 0.1 times
    • 1 times
    • 10 times
  18. Which acid pair contains only strong acids?

    • Ethanoic and nitric
    • Hydrochloric and nitric
    • Citric and carbonic
    • Ethanoic and citric
  19. Higher tier: A strong acid at pH 2 is diluted tenfold with water. What is the new pH?

    • pH 3
    • pH 20
    • pH 2
    • pH 1
  20. Compared to a weak acid of equal concentration, a strong acid has what?

    • Neutral pH
    • Equal pH
    • Lower pH
    • Higher pH

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