Acids & Bases Questions

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1. Categorize the  aqueous solutions of the following salts as acidic, basic or neutral.

a) cesium nitrite
b) zinc chloride
c) barium hydrogen sulfate
d) ammonium bromide
e) strontium perchlorate

2. Rank the following in order of increasing acid strength, and explain your reasoning.

hydrofluoric acid, acetic acid, nitric acid, hypoiodous acid

3. Calculate the pH of the following solutions:

a) 5.0 M HBr

b) 0.10 M KOH

c) 1.00 M HCNO

d) 1.00M sodium acetate

4. What is the hydrogen ion concentration of a solution whose pH is 9.36? What is its hydroxide ion concentration?

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