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k, it's my turn now. Here are some pre-lab questions which i have to complete, but i dont know how to do.
1. calculate the molarity of a solution of sodium hydroxide if 23.64mL of this solution is needed to neutralize .5632g of potassium hydrogen phthalate.
2. It is found that 24.68mL of .1165M NaOH is needed to titrate .2931 g of an unknown acid to the phenolphthalein end point. Calculate the equivalent mass of the acid.
help appreciated
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First one I think is simply using the molarity equation. Molarity = moles/liters. So I would convert the grams of solid to moles and divide by the volume of liquid to get the molarity.
Second one I am not really sure.
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i'm sure it's a little more complex than that it's an acid-base neutralization exercise
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what chemistry is this for? high school or college?
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For first one I think balance out the equations, then find how much H+ is released by the potassium hydrogen phthalate, and calculate the moles of OH- used, divide by volume for molarity.
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I just did a whole bunch of stuff on molarity molality stuff but im just dumb
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= 2.758e-3 mol KHP,
cant find out the [H+] because KHP is a weak acid
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Also, for the second one, do you know if the acid is monoprotic or something else? Equivalent mass is molar mass divided by number of H+ released by the compound. It doesn't seem like you can calculate the equivalent mass if you don't know how many H+ the compound releases.
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Ok, for #1 I think that in order for a base to neutralize and acid it the moles of the two are equal, correct? So I think you would find the moles of KHP, which is blah/204.22 and since the moles would be equal you have the information to calculate molarity. Someone correct me please hhaha
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dude, im taking organic chemistry in college, i should know this stuff but i dont. -_- i feel like such a failure right now..sigh..
in my defense, i took general chem 2 years ago, so ya..but still, damn...sry man
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Haha Gray, same here. 2nd semester orgo and getting stumped by gen chem...
Ok, for the first question, ignore my first response. At the endpoint, the number of moles of NaOH used in the titration is equal to the number of moles of KHP (Molar mass 204.2 g/mole) weighed out. Knowing the volume of base and number of moles of acid, you can calculate the concentration of the NaOH solution using the following expression
Macid * Vacid = Mbase * Vbase Macid = molarity (moles/L) of acid Vacid = volume (L) of acid Mbase = molarity (moles/L) of base Vbase = volume (L) of base
Which is basically the moles of KHP over liters of NaOH used.
While KHP is a weak acid, it does not change the fact that when the end point is reached, theoretically the moles of OH- should equal the moles of H+ released from the acid.
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Hey thats what I said! :D *feels smart* lol
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On February 25 2008 14:32 GrayArea wrote: dude, im taking organic chemistry in college, i should know this stuff but i dont. -_-
rofl same here, i was just thinking that to myself
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Well I'm gonna assume the acid is monoprotic. Anyway this is just stoichiometry:
Moles Base = Moles Acid at the titration end point. Moles Base = .02468 L * .1165 M NaOH = .2931 g Acid / (X g per mol Acid) ---- x is what you're solving for, the molar mass of the acid.
Basically, for the base, we multiply volume by concentration, and for acid, we divide mass by molar mass. Both sides of the equation give us a number of moles, which we know is equal because we're talking about the titration end point (assuming a monoprotic acid).
PM me if you still need help!
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On February 25 2008 14:37 SIUnit wrote: Macid * Vacid = Mbase * Vbase This should be the only equation you need I'm pretty sure.
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