Could some1 please check part a for this Q but for part b im just not sure how to approach it. (btw wat does it mean by 'required an average titre of hydrochloric acid of 16.30mL.'
What they mean is that (in the following question,) the 25.00mL solutions required an average of 16.30mL of solution to become fully neutralised. This is the value that you use in your calculations. (Three trials are used in order to minimalise random error)
Question 2:A student proposes to determine the concentration of a solution of hydrochloric acid by reacting it with a standard solution of 0.100 M of sodium carbonate, Na2CO3.
a) write a balanced equation including states for the reaction
b) if the student took 25.00 mL aliquots (samples) of the sodium carbonate solution and required an average titre of hydrochloric acid of 16.30 mL calculate
1. the molarity of the hydrochloric acid solution.
2. the mass of hydrogen chloride gas required to make 500 mL of the HCL solution
3. what substance was placed in the burette in the analysis.
*a) 2HCl (aq) + Na2CO3 (aq) --> 2NaCl (aq) + H2O (l) + CO2 (g)
*b) i) First, draw a map or something about the things that we know for sure.
[Na2CO3], v(Na2CO3) -> therefore, we can determine n(Na2CO3)
Determining n(Na2CO3), we can calculate n(HCl) to neutralise it, and with v(HCl), we can find [HCl] which is what we want.
eg. [Na2CO3] + v(Na2CO3) -> n(Na2CO3) -> n(HCl) -> n(HCl) + v(HCl) -> [HCl]
n(Na2CO3) = c.v = 0.100 x 0.025 = 0.0025 mol
Recognise here that there is a 2:1 relationship regarding HCl and Na2CO3. Therefore, for every Na2CO3 reacted, we require 2 HCl to be consumed.
n(Na2CO3) = 2n(HCl)
n(HCl) = n(Na2CO3)/2 = 0.0025/2 = 0.00125 mol
Knowing n(HCl), we can now find [HCl] using the value we just found in conjunction with v(HCl).
According to the information, an average titre of 16.30mL was used. Use this figure.
[HCl] = n/v = 0.00125/0.01630 = 0.0767 M
ii) You might think that question requires the knowledge that HCl(g) dissolves in water to make HCl(aq). It doesn't. Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee.
However, what we need to know here is that we need a volume of 500mL of solution. Therefore our first priority is to, using this value, find the amount that exists in this solution. (Use the [HCl] value we determined before)
n(HCl) = cv = 0.0767 x 0.500 = 0.03834356 mol
The question states find the mass, so find it.
m(HCl) = n.M = 0.03834356 x (35.5+1) = 1.40 g
iii Well, this is basically... what is it? The burette contains the solution you are titrating
with. This means it is the solution you are adding to the beaker. According to the question, HCl is
being reacted
with HCO3. So it's HCO3.
Also, the burette always contains something that has known precise concentration, so you can always choose that.
LOL. I just wanted to do some reading comprehension.