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Find the pH during the titration of 20.00 mL of 0.1450 M benzoic acid, C6H5COOH

ID: 1025244 • Letter: F

Question

Find the pH during the titration of 20.00 mL of 0.1450 M benzoic acid, C6H5COOH (Ka = 6.3 10-5), with 0.1450 M NaOH solution after the following additions of titrant.

(a) 0 mL.... (2.52) Correct

(b) 10.00 mL... (4.20) Correct

(c) 15.00 mL... (3.00) Incorrect: Your answer is incorrect. Your response differs from the correct answer by more than 10%. Double check your calculations.

(d) 19.00 mL... (3.81) Incorrect: Your answer is incorrect. Your response differs from the correct answer by more than 10%. Double check your calculations.

(e) 19.95 mL... (4.98) Incorrect: Your response differs from the correct answer by more than 10%. Double check your calculations.

Explanation / Answer

c) No of moles of NaOH added = (0.1450mol/1000ml)×15ml = 0.002175

Initial no of moles of C6H5COOH = (0.1450mol/1000ml)×20ml = 0.0029

remaining moles of C6H5COOH = 0.0029 - 0.002175 =0.000725

No of moles of C6H5COO- formed = 0.002175M

Total volume = 35ml

[ C6H5COOH] = (0.000725mol/35ml)×1000ml = 0.0207M

[C6C5COO-] = (0.002175mol/35ml)×1000ml = 0.0621M

Henderson - Hasselbalch equation is

pH = pKa + log([A-]/[HA])

pH = 4.20 + log(0.0621M/0.0207M)

pH = 4.20 + 0.48

pH = 4.68

d)

No of moles of NaOH added = (0.1450mol/1000ml)×19.00ml = 0.002755

0.002755mol of NaOH react with 0.002755 mole of C6H5COOH to produce 0.002755moles of C6H5COO-

After addition

No of moles of C6H5COOH = 0.0029 -0.002755 = 0.000145

No of moles of C6H5COO- = 0.002755

Total volume = 20 + 19 = 39

[ C6H5COO-] = (0.002755mol/39ml)×1000ml = 0.0706M

[C6H5COOH] = (0.000145mol/39ml)×1000ml =0.0037M

Therefore,

pH = 4.20 + log ( 0.0706M/0.0037M)

pH = 4.20 + 1.28

pH = 5.48

e) No of moles NaOH added = (0.1450mol/1000ml)×19.95ml=0.002893

0.002893 moles of NaOH react with 0.002893 moles of C6H5COOH

After addition

No of moles of C6H5COOH = 0.0029 - 0.002893 = 0.000007

No of moles of C6H5COO- = 0.002893

Total volume = 39.95ml

[C6H5COOH]=( 0.000007mol/1000ml)×39.95ml = 0.00001752M

[C6H5COO-] = (0.002893mol/39.95ml)×1000ml =0.0724M

Therefore,

pH = 4.20 + log(0.0724M/0.00001752M)

pH =4.20 + 2.62

pH = 6.82

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