Consider the Following Aqueous Equilibrium for a Formic Acid Solution

question 23

Multiple Choice

Consider the following aqueous equilibrium for a formic acid solution, HCOOH(aq) ⇄ H⁺(aq) + HCOO^-(aq) .Suppose solid sodium hydroxide is added to the solution.Which statement below regarding the resulting solution is FALSE? Ignore any volume changes.

• A)The pH increases.
• B)The H⁺ concentration decreases.
• C)The system shifts right to reestablish equilibrium.
• D)The concentration of HCOO^- increases.
• E)The value of K_a decreases.

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