(d) (4 pts) Using just oxalic acid, which is a solid, and stock solutions of eit
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d) pH = pka1 + log(salt/oxalicacid
pka1 of oxalicacid = 1.25
no of mol of NaOH must add = x
no of mol of oxalicacid present = 0.22*1 = 0.22 mol
1.5 = 1.25 + log(x/0.22)
x = 0.3912
volume of NaOH must be added = n/M = 0.3912/3 = 0.1304 L
= 130.4 ml
amount of oxalicacid must take = (0.22+0.3912) *90 = 55 g
e) pH = pka1 + log(salt/oxalicacid)
pka2 of oxalicacid = 4.27
4.0 = 4.27+log(0.16/x)
x = 0.298
concentration of oxalicacid formed = x = 0.298 M
for this HCl is added,
so that, concentration of Cl^- = 2x = 2*0.298 = 0.596 M
f) pH = pka1 + log(salt/oxalicacid)
pka2 of oxalicacid = 4.27
4.0 = 4.27+log(0.16/x)
x = 0.298
no of HCl must be added = 2x = 2*0.298 = 0.596 mol
volume of HCl must be added = n/M = 0.596/3 = 0.199 L
= 199.0 ml
no of mol of sodium oxalate required = 0.16+x
= 0.16+0.298
= 0.458 mol
Amount of sodium oxalate required = 0.458*134 = 61.372 g
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