TITRATIONS 2
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1 25.0 cm of a solution of sodium hydroxide solution required 21.5 cm of 0.100 mol/dm sulfuric acid for neutralisation.
H2SO4(aq) + 2 NaOH(aq) Na2SO4(aq) + 2 H2O(l)
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a Find the concentration of the sodium hydroxide solution in mol/dm . Give your answer to 3 significant figures.
3 𝟐𝟏.𝟓
moles H2SO4 = conc x vol (dm ) = 0.100 x = 0.00215 mol
𝟏𝟎𝟎𝟎
moles NaOH = 2 x moles of H2SO4 = 2 x 0.00215 = 0.00430 mol
𝐦𝐨𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝟎.𝟎𝟎𝟒𝟑𝟎 3
conc NaOH = = 𝟐𝟓.𝟎 = 0.172 mol/dm
𝐯𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐦𝐞 (𝐝𝐦𝟑 )
𝟏𝟎𝟎𝟎
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b Find the concentration of the sodium hydroxide solution in g/dm . Give your answer to 3 significant figures.
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conc NaOH = 40 x 0.172 = 6.88 g/dm
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2 Find the volume of 1.20 mol/dm hydrochloric acid that reacts with 25.0 cm of 1.50 mol/dm sodium hydroxide. Give
your answer to 3 significant figures.
HCl(aq) + NaOH(aq) NaCl(aq) + H2O(l)
3 𝟐𝟓.𝟎
moles NaOH = conc x vol (dm ) = 1.50 x = 0.0375 mol
𝟏𝟎𝟎𝟎
moles HCl = moles of NaOH = 0.0375 mol
𝐦𝐨𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝟎.𝟎𝟑𝟕𝟓 3
volume HCl = = = 0.0313 dm
𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐜 𝟎.𝟏𝟐𝟎
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3 25.0 cm of arsenic acid, H3AsO4, required 37.5 cm of 0.100 mol/dm sodium hydroxide for neutralisation.
3 NaOH(aq) + H3AsO4(aq) Na3AsO4(aq) + 3 H2O(l)
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a Find the concentration of the arsenic acid in mol/dm . Give your answer to 3 significant figures.
3 𝟑𝟕.𝟓
moles NaOH = conc x vol (dm ) = 0.100 x = 0.00375 mol
𝟏𝟎𝟎𝟎
𝟏 𝟏
moles H3AsO4 = x moles of NaOH = x 0.00375 = 0.00125 mol
𝟑 𝟑
𝐦𝐨𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝟎.𝟎𝟎𝟏𝟐𝟓 3
conc H3AsO4 = = 𝟐𝟓.𝟎 = 0.0500 mol/dm
𝐯𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐦𝐞 (𝐝𝐦𝟑 )
𝟏𝟎𝟎𝟎
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b Find the concentration of the arsenic acid in g/dm . Give your answer to 3 significant figures.
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conc H3AsO4 = 142 x 0.0500 = 7.10 g/dm
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4 What volume of 0.0400 mol/dm calcium hydroxide just neutralises 25.0 cm of 0.100 mol/dm nitric acid? Give your
answer to 3 significant figures
Ca(OH)2(aq) + 2 HNO3(aq) Ca(NO3)2(aq) + 2 H2O(l)
3 𝟐𝟓.𝟎
moles HNO3 = conc x vol (dm ) = 0.100 x = 0.00250 mol
𝟏𝟎𝟎𝟎
moles Ca(OH)2 = 2 x moles of HNO3 = 2 x 0.00250 = 0.00500 mol
𝐦𝐨𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝟎.𝟎𝟎𝟓𝟎𝟎 3
volume Ca(OH)2 = = = 0.125 dm
𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐜 𝟎.𝟎𝟒𝟎𝟎
5 A series of titrations was carried out to find the concentration of the ethanoic acid in white vinegar.
CH3COOH(aq) + NaOH(aq) CH3COONa (aq) + H2O(l)
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In each titration, a student placed 25.0 cm samples of the vinegar in a conical flask. She then added a few drops of the
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indicator phenol red. She titrated the vinegar against a solution of sodium hydroxide with concentration 0.100 mol/dm .
She recorded the results in the table below.
titration 1 titration 2 titration 3 titration 4
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start reading / cm 0.0 23.5 0.1 22.8
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final reading / cm 23.5 46.9 22.8 46.1
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volume used / cm 23.5 23.4 22.7 23.3
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a Name the piece of apparatus that should be used to measure the 25.0 cm samples of the vinegar into the conical
flask.
pipette
b Name the piece of apparatus that is used for the sodium hydroxide solution. burette
c Complete the table to show the volume used in each titration.
d Calculate the mean volume of sodium hydroxide, leaving out any anomalous results.
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(23.5 + 23.4 + 23.3) = 23.4 cm
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e Find the concentration of the ethanoic acid in mol/dm . Give your answer to 3 significant figures.
3 𝟐𝟑.𝟒
moles NaOH = conc x vol (dm ) = 0.100 x = 0.00234 mol
𝟏𝟎𝟎𝟎
moles CH3COOH = moles NaOH = 0.00234 mol
𝐦𝐨𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝟎.𝟎𝟎𝟐𝟑𝟒 3
conc CH3COOH = = 𝟐𝟓.𝟎 = 0.0936 mol/dm
𝐯𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐦𝐞 (𝐝𝐦𝟑 )
𝟏𝟎𝟎𝟎
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f Find the concentration of the ethanoic acid in g/dm . Give your answer to 3 significant figures.
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conc CH3COOH = 60 x 0.0936 = 5.62 g/dm
g Explain why this titration may have been difficult to do with brown vinegar.
Hard to see the colour of the indicator as the vinegar is brown
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