A 15.00 mL sample of a solution of H2SO4 of unknown concentration was titrated with 0.3200M NaOH. the titration required 21.30 mL of the base. Assuming complete neutralization of the acid,
1) What was the normality of the acid solution?
2) What was the molarity of the acid solution?

Respuesta :

Answer:

a. 0.4544 N

b. [tex]5.112 \times 10^{-5 M}[/tex]

Explanation:

For computing the normality and molarity of the acid solution first we need to do the following calculations

The balanced reaction

[tex]H_2SO_4 + 2NaOH = Na_2SO_4 + 2H_2O[/tex]

[tex]NaOH\ Mass = Normality \times equivalent\ weight \times\ volume[/tex]

[tex]= 0.3200 \times 40 g \times 21.30 mL \times 1L/1000mL[/tex]

= 0.27264 g

[tex]NaOH\ mass = \frac{mass}{molecular\ weight}[/tex]

[tex]= \frac{0.27264\ g}{40g/mol}[/tex]

= 0.006816 mol

Now

Moles of [tex]H_2SO_4[/tex] needed  is

[tex]= \frac{0.006816}{2}[/tex]

= 0.003408 mol

[tex]Mass\ of\ H_2SO_4 = moles \times molecular\ weight[/tex]

[tex]= 0.003408\ mol \times 98g/mol[/tex]

= 0.333984 g

Now based on the above calculation

a. Normality of acid is

[tex]= \frac{acid\ mass}{equivalent\ weight \times volume}[/tex]

[tex]= \frac{0.333984 g}{49 \times 0.015}[/tex]

= 0.4544 N

b. And, the acid solution molarity is

[tex]= \frac{moles}{Volume}[/tex]

[tex]= \frac{0.003408 mol}{15\ mL \times 1L/1000\ mL}[/tex]

= 0.00005112

=[tex]5.112 \times 10^{-5 M}[/tex]

We simply applied the above formulas

The volume of the 0.3200 M, NaOH required to neutralize the H₂SO₄, is

21.30 mL, which gives the following acid solution approximate values;

1) Normality of the acid solution is 0.4544 N

2) The molarity of the acid is 0.2272

How can the normality, molarity of the solution be found?

Molarity of the NaOH = 0.3200 M

Volume of NaOH required = 21.30 mL

1) The normality of the acid solution is found as follows;

The chemical reaction is presented as follows;

H₂SO₄(aq) + 2NaOH (aq) → Na₂SO₄ (aq) + H₂O

Number of moles of NaOH in the reaction is found as follows;

[tex]n = \dfrac{21.30}{1,000} \times 0.3200 \, M = \mathbf{0.006816 \, M}[/tex]

Therefore;

The number of moles of H₂SO₄ = 0.006816 M ÷ 2 = 0.003408 M

[tex]Normality = \mathbf{ \dfrac{Mass \ of \, Acid \ in \ reaction}{Equivalent \ mass \times Volume \ of \ soltute}}[/tex]

Which gives;

[tex]Normality = \dfrac{ 98 \times 0.003408 }{49 \times 0.015} = \mathbf{0.4544}[/tex]

  • The normality of the acid solution, H₂SO₄(aq), N ≈ 0.4544

2) The molarity is found as follows;

[tex]Molarity = \dfrac{0.003408 \, moles}{0.015 \, L} = \mathbf{0.2272 \, M}[/tex]

  • The molarity of the acid solution is 0.2272 M

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