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Your laboratory assistant is going to prepare a stock solution of sodium hydroxi

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Question

Your laboratory assistant is going to prepare a stock solution of sodium hydroxide (NaOH) for you. What mass of NaOH must the assistant add to a one liter volumetric so that the stock solution has a concentration of 0.35 M after dilution to the mark with water?

What is the pH of this stock solution?

You will now use this 0.35 M NaOH solution to carry out a series of dilutions.

Sample A will be produced by pipetting 1.00 mL of the stock solution into a 25 mL volumetric, and diluting to the volume with distilled water.

[OH-]=

[Na+]=

pH=

Sample B will be produced by pipetting 1.00 mL of sample A into a 25 mL volumetric, and diluting to volume with distilled water.

[OH-]=

[Na+]=

pH=

Sample C will be produced by pipetting 1.00 mL of sample B into a 25 mL volumetric, and diluting to volume with distilled water.

[OH-]=

[Na+]=

pH=

Sample D will be produced by pipetting 1.00 mL of sample C into a 25 mL volumetric, and diluting to volume with distilled water

[OH-]=

[Na+]=

pH=

Sample E will be produced by pipetting 1.00 mL of sample D into a 25 mL volumetric, and diluting to volume with distilled water

[OH-]=

[Na+]=

pH=

Sample F will be produced by pipetting 1.00 mL of sample E into a 25 mL volumetric, and diluting to volume with distilled water

[OH-]=

[Na+]=

pH=

Explanation / Answer

Concentration of stock=0.35M=0.35 moles/L=0.35 moles * molar mass of NaOH per L

                                                                          =0.35 mol *40g/mol per L

                                                                          =14g/L

pOH=-log[OH-]=-log(0.35)=0.45

pH=14-pOH=14-0.45=13.55

Sample A

Using equation ,M1 V1=M2 V2 ,

Where M1=molarity of solution being diluted

V1=volume of solution being diluted

M2=molarity of solution prepared

V2= volume of solution prepared

So we can write,M2=M1* V1/V2=0.35M *1.00ml/25 ml=0.014M

[OH-]=0.014M

[OH-]=[Na+]=[NaOH]

[Na+]=0.014M

pOH=-log[OH-]=-log(0.014)=1.85

pH=14-pOH=14-1.85=12.15

Sample B

M2=M1* V1/V2=0.014M *1.00ml/25 ml=0.00056M

[OH-]=0.00056M

[Na+]=0.00056M

pOH=-log[OH-]=-log(0.00056)=3.25

pH=14-pOH=14-3.25=10.75

Sample C

M2=M1* V1/V2=0.00056M *1.00ml/25 ml=2.24*10^-5 M

[OH-]=2.24*10^-5 M

[Na+]=2.24*10^-5 M

pOH=-log[OH-]=-log(2.24*10^-5)=4.65

pH=14-pOH=14-4.65=9.35

Sample D

M2=M1* V1/V2=(2.24*10^-5)M *1.00ml/25 ml=9.0*10^-7 M

[OH-]=9.0*10^-7 M

[Na+]=9/0 *10^-7 M

pOH=-log[OH-]=-log(9.0*10^-7)=6.05

pH=14-pOH=14-6.05=7.95

Sample E

M2=M1* V1/V2=(9.0*10^-7)M *1.00ml/25 ml=3.6 *10^-8 M

[OH-]=3.6 *10^-8 M

[Na+]=3.6 *10^-8 M

pOH=-log[OH-]=-log(3.6 *10^-8)=7.45

pH=14-pOH=14-7.45=6.55

Sample F

M2=M1* V1/V2=( 3.6 *10^-8)M *1.00ml/25 ml=1.4 *10^-9 M

[OH-]=1.4 *10^-9 M

[Na+]=1.4 *10^-9 M

pOH=-log[OH-]=-log(1.4*10^-9)=8.85

pH=14-pOH=14-8.85=5.15