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Title: Net Ionic Equation for Titration problem!
Post by: clout90265 on August 22, 2008, 10:36:43 PM

 what is the net ionic equation for the reaction that occurs during the titration of nitrous
acid with sodium hydroxide?

im not sure what species to include? thanks!
 ???

Title: Re: Net Ionic Equation for Titration problem!
Post by: Hunt on August 23, 2008, 05:23:16 AM

Nitrous acid is a weak acid so it does not completely dissociate in water.  So you can write for the net ionic equation :

HNO₂ + OH^- ---> NO₂^- + H₂O

Na⁺ is not included in the net ionic equation because it is a spectator ion.