Quiz for:
Ionization of Water, pH, and Buffers

Question 1

What ions are produced when water undergoes ionization?

Question 2

What is the pH at the midpoint of a titration of a weak acid with a strong base?

Question 3

At what pH do most biological fluids operate?

Question 4

What is the effective pH range for a buffer whose acid has a pKa of 4.76?

Question 5

In the Henderson-Hasselbalch equation, what does the term 'log([A⁻]/[HA])' represent?

Question 6

How many ionizable hydrogens does a polyprotic acid have?

Question 7

Which enzyme operates at an optimal pH around 2?

Question 8

How is pH calculated?

Question 9

What is the correct expression for the acid dissociation constant, Ka?

Question 10

What is the ion product constant for water (K_W) at 25°C?

Question 11

Which of the following is true about buffers?

Question 12

What does a high pKa value indicate about an acid?

Question 13

In glycine, which group deprotonates first upon increasing pH?

Question 14

What is a zwitterion?

Question 15

How is the isoelectric point (pI) of an amino acid determined?