We looked at titrations today.
Remember, titrations are just stoichiometry problems applied to a
specific system/type of problem, they're not completely new
information, approach them the same way you would approach any other
stoichiometry problem:
1. Write a balanced chemical equation
2. Convert whatever you know the most about to
moles
3. Using the mole ratio from the balanced
chemical equation, convert moles of what you know to moles of what
you're looking for
4. Convert moles of what you're looking for
into whatever you want to know about it (grams, volume,
concentration, etc.)
5. Check that your answer is reasonable (if
possible)
On to today's problems...
30.00mL of 0.713M HNO2(aq)
is titrated to the equivalence point with 28.43mL of NaOH(aq) of an
unknown concentration. What is the concentration of the NaOH(aq)
stock solution? What was the pH of the HNO2(aq) solution
before the titration begins? What is the pH at the equivalence point?
{Ka(HNO2) = 4.0x10-4}
HNO2(aq)
+ NaOH(aq) ⇄ H2O(l) + NaNO2(aq)
(0.03000L
HNO2(aq)) (0.713M HNO2(aq)) = 0.02139mols
HNO2
(0.02139mols
HNO2)
(1mol NaOH / 1mol HNO2)
= 0.02139mols NaOH
(0.02139mols
NaOH) / (0.02843L NaOH(aq)) = 0.752M NaOH(aq)
NaOH(aq)
should be slightly more concentrated than HNO2(aq), so
this answer is reasonable
Before the titration begins, this is an
aqueous solution of a weak acid, so we can calculate the pH using a
Ka-type approach. Setting up a table...
-
HNO2(aq) +H2O(l) ⇄H3O+(aq) +NO2-1(aq)[ ]initial0.713MXXXX00Δ[ ]- xXXXX+ x+ x[ ]equilibrium(0.713 – x) MXXXXx Mx M
Assuming that “x” is
much less than 0.713, the Ka expression simplifies to:
Ka = (x)(x) /
(0.713) = 4.0x10-4
x = 0.01689 = [H3O+]
pH = -log[H3O+]
= -log(0.01689) = 1.77
At the equivalence point, all of the
HNO2(aq) that was originally in the reaction has reacted
with OH-1(aq) to form nitrite ions, NO2-1(aq).
The titration started with:
(0.03000L
HNO2(aq)) (0.713M HNO2(aq)) = 0.02139mols
HNO2
So at the equivalence point we have a
solution that contains 0.02139mols of NO2-1(aq)
in (30.00mL + 28.43mL = 58.43mL) of solution. The concentration of
NO2-1(aq) at the equivalence point is:
(0.02139mols of NO2-1(aq))
/ (0.05843L) = 0.3659M NO2-1(aq)
This can now be plugged in to a Kb-type
equilibrium to solve...
-
NO2-1(aq) +H2O(l) ⇄OH-1(aq) +HNO2(aq)[ ]initial0.3659MXXXX00Δ[ ]- xXXXX+ x+ x[ ]equilibrium(0.3659 – x) MXXXXx Mx M
Assuming that “x” is
much less than 0.3659, the Kb expression simplifies to:
Kb = (x)(x) /
(0.3659) = 2.5x10-11
x = 3.02x10-6
= [OH-1]
pOH = -log[OH-1]
= -log(3.02x10-6) = 5.519
pH = 14 – 5.519 =
8.48
15.00mL of sulfurous acid of
unknown concentration is titrated to the second equivalence
point with 23.18mL of 0.332M NaOH(aq). What is the concentration of
the sulfurous acid stock solution?
H2SO3(aq)
+ 2 NaOH(aq) ⇄ H2O(l) + Na2SO3(aq)
(0.02318L
NaOH(aq)) (0.332M NaOH(aq)) = 7.696x10-3mols NaOH
(7.696x10-3mols
NaOH) (1mol H2SO3
/ 2mol NaOH) = 3.848x10-3mols
H2SO3
(3.848x10-3mols
H2SO3)
/ (0.01500L H2SO3(aq)) = 0.257M H2SO3(aq)
NaOH(aq)
should be slightly more concentrated than H2SO3(aq),
so this answer is reasonable
I'll be in tomorrow morning, let me
know if you have any questions.
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