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1. Sulfuric acid is diprotic that will completely ionize to give two protons whe

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Question

1. Sulfuric acid is diprotic that will completely ionize to give two protons when placed in with a strong base like potassium hydroxide.

Write a balanced equation for the reaction.

How many mL of 0.24 M potassium hydroxide are needed to neutralize 18.3 mL of 0.56 M sulfuric acid?

2. Calculate the pH of a solution that results from 25.0 mL of 0.525 M NaOH being mixed in the same beaker as 75.0 mL of a 0.355 M HCl solution.

3. Picture that 200. mL of a buffered solution is made by adding 100. mL of 0.10 M HNO2 to 100. mL of 0.10 M Ca(NO2)2.

a)Write the equation for the buffer system, leaving out any spectator ions.

b)If 5.0 mL of 0.1 M NaOH are added, what does the base react with in the buffer system? (Write it as an equation: NaOH + what from the ‘buffer system yields’...).

c)Predict whether the buffer system that’s been made will be a high pH or a low pH buffer system? Explain. (HINT: remember acid/base properties of salt solutions)

Explanation / Answer

H2SO4(aq) + 2KOH(aq) -------------> K2So4(aq) + 2H2O(l)

no of moles of H2SO4 = molarity * volume in L

                                     = 0.56*0.0186

                                     = 0.010416moles

1 mole of H2So4 react with 2 moles of KOH

0.010416 moles of H2So4 react with = 2*0.010416/1   = 0.020832moles KOH

no of moles of KOH = molarity * volume in L

0.02083                   =0.24* volume in L

volume in L            = 0.02083/0.24   = 0.0867L   = 86.7ml

2.

    HCl                                                                                      NaOH

MA   = 0.355M                                                                       MB   = 0.525M

VA    = 75ml                                                                             VB = 25ml

                      M    =    MAVA - MBVB/VA+ VB

                             =   0.355*75-0.525*25/75+25

                              = 13.5/100   = 0.135M

    [H^+]   =   M   = 0.135M

    PH = -log[H^+]

          = -log0.135

          = 0.8696

3. no of moles of HNO2 = molarity * volume in L

                                      = 0.1*0.1 = 0.01moles

no of moles of Ca(NO2)2   = molarity * volume in L

                                             = 0.1*0.1 = 0.01moles

   PH   = Pka + log[Ca(NO2)2]/[HNO2]

           = 3.15 + log0.01/0.01

           = 3.15

no of moles of NaOH = 0.1*0.005 = 0.0005 moles

no of moles of HNO2 after addition of NaOH = 0.01-0.0005 = 0.0095 moles

no of moles of Ca(OH)2 after addition of NaOH = 0.01+0.0005   = 0.0105 moles

PH = PKa + log[Ca(NO2)2]/[HNO2]

        = 3.15 + log0.0105/0.0095

       = 3.15+0.04346   = 3.1935