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10) In procedure B you are performing an acid-base titration and the reaction yo

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Question

10) In procedure B you are performing an acid-base titration and the reaction you are looking at is: H+ + OH- H2O.

By performing this acid-base titration, you will be able to learn about the total amount of H+ in solution. It is important to understand the differences between the amounts of ascorbic and citric acids and the total amount of H+ in solution. Here is an example to help you understand.

Consider the two following solutions:

Solution 1 is prepared by dissolving 1.0 mol of ascorbic acid and 1.0 mol of citric acid in 1.0 L of water.

Solution 2 is prepared by dissolving 2.5 mol of ascorbic acid and 0.50 mol of citric acid in 1.0 L of water. Which of the following statement(s) is (are) correct when both of these solutions are titrated with the same NaOH solution?

Select all that apply.

A) Although solutions 1 and 2 contain different quantities of ascorbic and citric acids, they will both require the same amount of NaOH solution to reach the equivalence point.

B)Overall, 3.0 mol of OH- ions will be needed to titrate solution 2.

C)Overall, 4.0 mol of OH- ions will be needed to titrate solution 1.

D)Overall, 4.0 mol of OH- ions will be needed to titrate solution 2.

E)The total amount of NaOH solution required to reach the equilvalence point for solutions 1 and 2 cannot be the same as the number of moles of each acid is different.

F)Overall, 2.0 mol of OH- ions will be needed to titrate solution 1.

Explanation / Answer

Ans :B) Overall , 3.0 mol of OH- ions will be needed to titrate the solution 2

E) The total amount of NaOH solution required to reach the equivalence point for solutions 1 and 2 cannot be same as the number of moles of each acid is different .

F) overall , 2.0 mol of OH- ions will be needed to titrate solution 1

Since the total number of moles of acid in solution 1 is 2 mol and in solution 2 is 3 mol , the number of moles of hydroxide ions generated from NaOH solution to titrate the acid will be proportional to them.

Acids give off H+ ions , and bases give off OH- ions , that react together to form neutral H2O.