Lesson 5.4.2.5

5.4.2.5 Strong and weak acids (HT only) Quiz: AQA Combined Science, Unit 11

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The 20 questions

  1. What defines a strong acid in aqueous solution?

    • Completely ionised
    • High concentration
    • Partially ionised
    • Low pH only
  2. What defines a weak acid in aqueous solution?

    • High pH only
    • Completely ionised
    • Low concentration
    • Partially ionised
  3. Which of these is a strong acid?

    • Nitric acid
    • Carbonic acid
    • Citric acid
    • Ethanoic acid
  4. Which of these is a weak acid?

    • Sulfuric acid
    • Ethanoic acid
    • Nitric acid
    • Hydrochloric acid
  5. For acids of equal concentration, how does a stronger acid affect the pH?

    • Lower pH
    • Higher pH
    • Neutral pH
    • Unchanged pH
  6. When the pH decreases by one unit, what is the change in hydrogen ion concentration?

    • Decreases twofold
    • Increases twofold
    • Decreases tenfold
    • Increases tenfold
  7. One solution has 1000 times the hydrogen ion concentration of another. How far apart are their pH values?

    • 1 unit
    • 100 units
    • 10 units
    • 3 units
  8. What does the term dilute mean for an acid in terms of amount of substance?

    • Completely ionised
    • Partially ionised
    • Low amount dissolved
    • High amount dissolved
  9. What does the term weak mean when describing an acid?

    • Partially ionised
    • Low concentration
    • High concentration
    • Completely ionised
  10. Which combination of strength and concentration is possible for an acid?

    • Concentrated non-acid
    • Weak strong acid
    • Strong undissolved acid
    • Concentrated weak acid
  11. Which description fits carbonic acid?

    • A neutral solution
    • A strong acid
    • A weak acid
    • A strong alkali
  12. At equal concentration, which aqueous acid has the higher pH?

    • Sulfuric acid
    • Nitric acid
    • Hydrochloric acid
    • Ethanoic acid
  13. How many times greater is the hydrogen ion concentration at pH 2 than at pH 4?

    • 2 times
    • 1000 times
    • 100 times
    • 10 times
  14. How many times greater is the hydrogen ion concentration at pH 1 than at pH 6?

    • 10 times
    • 6 times
    • 100 000 times
    • 1000 times
  15. What is the pH of a 0.01 mol/dm3 solution of a strong acid, such as hydrochloric acid, which is fully ionised?

    • pH 2
    • pH 7
    • pH 0.01
    • pH 1
  16. A 0.1 mol/dm3 solution of hydrochloric acid has pH 1. What is the pH of a 0.001 mol/dm3 solution?

    • pH 4
    • pH 3
    • pH 2
    • pH 0.001
  17. At the same concentration, which acid reacts faster with magnesium metal?

    • Pure water
    • Strong acid
    • Weak acid
    • Neutral solution
  18. Which equation shows a weak acid ionising only partly?

    • CH3COOH <=> H+ + CH3COO-
    • HNO3 -> H+ + NO3-
    • CH3COOH -> H+ + CH3COO-
    • HCl -> H+ + Cl-
  19. A 0.1 mol/dm3 solution of hydrochloric acid is fully ionised. What is the hydrogen ion concentration?

    • 10 mol/dm3
    • 0.01 mol/dm3
    • 0.1 mol/dm3
    • 1 mol/dm3
  20. What happens to the pH of an acid solution when it is diluted with water?

    • Falls towards 0
    • Drops to zero
    • Rises towards 7
    • Remains constant

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