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The ache, or "burn", you feel in your muscles during strenuous exercise is caused by the accumulation of lactic acid, which has the structure shown below. The hydrogen atom in the COOH group is acidic, and it can be removed using base to form a COO^- group. To determine the concentration of a solution of lactic acid, a chemist titrates a 19.50 mL sample of it with 0.1010 M NaOH, and finds that 9.22 mL of titrant are required to reach the equivalence point. What is the concentration of the lactic acid solution in moles per liter?

Explanation / Answer

at equivalence point moles of acid = moles of base

moles of base = molarity x volume (Litres)

= 0.1010 x 19.50 / 1000

moles of acid = C x 9.22 / 1000

at equivalence point :  

0.1010 x 19.50 / 1000 = C x 9.22 / 1000

C = 0.214 M

concentration of lactice acid = 0.214 M

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