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Offline AshleyElizabeth

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finding molarity
« on: November 29, 2007, 12:08:15 AM »
This is for my CHM 130 lab, I'm having a hard time understnading, but I'm working on figuring it out through notes. There is no where in the book w/ te correct answers so I'm hoping someone can give them to me to make sure I'm doing this right. I'll check back in a few hours after I've done the problems. Thanks in advance for any help you can give. Much appericated.

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Determine the molarity of hydrocholric acid solution is exactly 34.21 mL of 0.0431 M sodium hydroxide are required to neutralize 26.34 mL of the acid solution

Determin the molarity of a Barium Hydroxide solution if 41.65 mL of it are required to neutralize 1.190 g of Potassium Hydrogen Phthalate via the following equation.
Ba(OH)2+2KHC8H404=2H20+K2C8H404

Determine the molarity of a Phosphoric Acid solution if exactly 34.21 mL of 0.0431 M Sodium Hydroxide are required to neutralize 26.34 mL of the acid solution.


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Re: finding molarity
« Reply #1 on: November 29, 2007, 01:15:46 AM »
In all cases the process is the same.

Eg. In the first one, n=cv (v in L) will give the amount of NaOH reacted, then the amount of HCl nuetralised can be found from looking at rxn eqn:
NaOH + HCl ---> NaCl + H20
From rxn eqn, amount of NaOH is the same as the amount of HCl that reacts.

c=n/v  can then be used to find molarity of NaOH solution since you know n and v.

There is no where in the book w/ te correct answers so I'm hoping someone can give them to me to make sure I'm doing this right.
Post your answers and then we will check them  :)

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Re: finding molarity
« Reply #2 on: November 29, 2007, 01:25:40 AM »
OK- n is Molarity (right?)
which would make V volume


is R the gas constant thing?

0.08206 atm x L/ moles x K?

what is rxn eqn?

Sorry, I'm really not good at this-and thank you for replying with the steps to solve the problem.

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Re: finding molarity
« Reply #3 on: November 29, 2007, 01:27:16 AM »
and what is c?

sorry!

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Re: finding molarity
« Reply #4 on: November 29, 2007, 01:38:49 AM »
OK

for the first problem I posted "Determine the molarity of hydrocholric acid solution is exactly 34.21 mL of 0.0431 M sodium hydroxide are required to neutralize 26.34 mL of the acid solution"

Is the correct answer 17.87 M HCl?

THis is the formula I used: M2=V2/M1V1

which would be:
M2= 26.34 mL/0.0431 M x 34.21 mL



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Re: finding molarity
« Reply #5 on: November 29, 2007, 01:47:45 AM »
OK- n is Molarity (right?)
No, n is the number of moles, c is concentration in mol/L (molarity) and v is volume in L.

what is rxn eqn?
Reaction equation

THis is the formula I used: M2=V2/M1V1
Use my one  ;)

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Re: finding molarity
« Reply #6 on: November 29, 2007, 03:14:33 AM »
THis is the formula I used: M2=V2/M1V1

While this is technically correct, "using" "special formula" leads nowhere in this case - as it doesn't reflect stoichiometry of the reaction, thus it won't work for 2nd and 3rd question. But all these questions are identical and easy - they are just stoichiometry problems that you solve using balanced reaction equations.

Let's see how it works for the Ba(OH)2 and KHP. First - balanced reaction equation:

Ba(OH)2 + 2KHC8H4O4 -> BaC8H4O4 + 2H2O + K2C8H4O4

For us now the only important conclusion of this equation is that barium hydroxide reacts with hydrogen phtalate 1:2 - 1 mole of hydroxide with 2 moles of hydrogen phtalate. You were told there was 1.190g of potassium hydrogen phtalate - convert it to moles (it should give you 9.304x10-3 mole). As they react 1:2 hydrogen phtalate reacts with half the amount of barium hydroxide - so there was 9.304x10-3/2 = 4.653x10-3 mole of barium hydroxide. Now - you know number of moles and you know volume, as it was given to you - you have everything needed to calculate concentration, just use definition.

"Formula" you have tried to use won't work here, as it is a shortcut that can be used only for reactions where the stoichiometry is 1:1.
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Re: finding molarity
« Reply #7 on: November 29, 2007, 03:54:53 AM »
M2=M1V1/V2 not V2/M1V1  :)

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Re: finding molarity
« Reply #8 on: November 29, 2007, 04:02:09 AM »
Oops. So it wasn't even "technically" correct   :)
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