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Offline spunkylulu

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Formula of an unknown acid
« on: March 27, 2014, 09:02:25 PM »
Can someone tell me if I did this correctly?

"A 0.210-g sample of an acid (molar mass = 192 g/mol) is titrated with 27.1 mL of 0.122 M NaOH to a
phenolphthalein endpoint. The formula of the acid is:"

We have 0.0033 moles of NaOH used and 0.00101 moles of the unknown acid.  Therefore the formula of the acid must be H3A given that the reaction is

H3A +NaOH --> NaA + 2H2O

Did I do this problem correctly?

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Re: Formula of an unknown acid
« Reply #1 on: March 28, 2014, 03:44:23 AM »
Looks OK to me.

Actually 192 g/mol is a molar mass of a common triprotic acid that you most likely heard of.
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