Expt01 HCL and NaOH Ans
Expt01 HCL and NaOH Ans
Expt01 HCL and NaOH Ans
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Date:
Raffles Institution
Year 5 H2 Chemistry Practical 2013
Experiment 1:
Worksheet Title:
Acid-Base Titration
To standardise the concentration of hydrochloric acid
Questions
1
(a) Write a chemical equation for the reaction between hydrochloric acid and
sodium hydroxide.
[1]
NaOH(aq) + HCl (aq) NaCl (aq) + H2O(l)
(b) Write the net ionic equation for a neutralisation reaction. This equation does not
contain any spectator ions, i.e. the ions which appear on both sides of the
equation.
[1]
H+(aq) + OH(aq) H2O(l)
Results
Titration number
25.10
26.10
0.00
1.00
Choice = 1
25.10
25.10
A=8
2dp [1]
Treatment of results
In presenting your working and answers, you should
1. write clear and proper statements
2. quote relative atomic mass (Ar) and relative molecular mass (Mr) to 1 decimal place
3. present all intermediate working to 4 significant figures
4 present final answer to each part to 3 significant figures
2
(a) Calculate the number of moles of NaOH present in 25.0 cm3 of FA1 solution.
[1]
[1]
(c) Calculate the number of moles of HCl in 1 dm3 of the acid and hence its
concentration in g dm3.
[2]
Amt of HCl in 1 dm3 = 2.50 103 / 25.10 103
= 0.0996 mol (3 sf)
Concentration of HCl = 0.0996 x (35.5 + 1.0)= 3.64 g dm3
(d) Calculate the number of moles of sodium chloride produced in the titration and
hence its mass in grams.
[2]
[Ar: H, 1.0; Na, 23.0; Cl, 35.5]
Amt of sodium chloride = Amt of NaOH = 2.50 103 mol (3 sf)
Mass of sodium chloride = 2.50 103 x (23.0 + 35.5) = 0.146 g (3 sf)
Discussion Questions
3 Refer to the experimental procedure.
(a)
To ensure there was no dilution when they were filled with the
solutions to be titrated.
(b)
[1]
To ensure that the reactants are homogeneously mixed and reacted so that reaction
will not take a longer time to reach completion. Or to avoid adding excess amount of
titrant.
Or
(f) To wash down any unreacted solution adhering to sides of conical flask
for complete reaction. Otherwise the titre volume would be higher or
lower than expected.
(g)
The titre value should remain the same.
HCl is a strong acid and NaOH is a strong base. The pH range of all 2 indicators
coincides with the region of sharp pH change in the titration curve of this SA-SB
neutralisation
Hence, both indicators are suitable.
The titration result obtained using thymol blue is slightly lower because the pH
range of thymol blue (pH 8.09.6) is higher than that of methyl orange (pH 3.1
4.4).
However, as the region of rapid pH change for such a SA-SB titration is 4-10, both
indicators are suitable for the titration.