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Chemistry · May / June 2022 · Paper 11 · Question 25

5070The characteristic properties of acids and bases

Which statement about acids and bases is correct?

  1. AAll strong acids react with carbonates but all weak acids do not.
  2. BThe oxides of Group I metals are amphoteric.
  3. CThe pH of 1.0 mol/dm³ ethanoic acid, CH₃COOH, is higher than the pH of 1.0 mol/dm³ sulfuric acid, H₂SO₄.
  4. DThe pH of 1.0 mol/dm³ nitric acid, HNO₃, is lower than the pH of 1.0 mol/dm³ hydrochloric acid, HCl.

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Correct answer: C. The pH of 1.0 mol/dm³ ethanoic acid, CH₃COOH, is higher than the pH of 1.0 mol/dm³ sulfuric acid, H₂SO₄.

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