While you are doing the above titration your partner is doing titration 2, to de
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While you are doing the above titration your partner is doing titration 2, to determine MSA. They weigh out 208.5 mg of pure saliclyic acid (SA) on the analytical balance. After dissolving the mass in ethanol and water, they titrate the solution to the phenolphtalein equivalence point. By subtracting the initial buret reading from the final one, they find that the amount of KOH consumed Is equal to 25.16 mL. What value of MSA (mg / mmol ) did your partner give to you? Enter a numeric answer only, in the correct number of significant figures. Do not enter units.Explanation / Answer
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Salicylic acid is C6H4(OH)(COOH)= C7H6O3
Molecular mass of Salicylic acid = 7x12 + 6x1 + 3x16 = 138
1 Mole of Salicylic acid = 138 g (Molecular mass expressed in gram)
138 g of Salicylic acid = 1 mole
208.5 mg of Salicylic acid = 0.2085 g of Salicylic acid = 0.2085 g / 138 g mole = 0.0015 mol = 1.5 x 10-3 mol
= 1.5 mmol
Without unit MSA = 1.5
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