Calculate the ph when (a) 49.0 mL and (b) 51.0 mL of 0.100 M NaOH solution have been added to 50.0 mL of 0.100 m HCl solution
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Calculate the ph when (a) 49.0 mL and (b) 51.0 mL of 0.100 M NaOH solution have been added to 50.0 mL of 0.100 m HCl solution
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In order, the pH at those specific four points in the titration will be
a) 1, b) 1.95, c) 7, d) 10.3
Start with the balanced chemical equation for this neutralization reaction
N
a
O
H
(
a
q
)
+
H
C
l
(
a
q
)
→
N
a
C
l
(
a
q
)
+
H
2
O
(
l
)
Notice that you have a
1:1
mole ratio between sodium hydroxide and hydrochloric acid, i.e. it will take 1 mole of the former to neutralize 1 mole of the latter.
You start with the hydrochloric acid solution. It's pH will be determined by the concentration of hydronium ions present in solution. Because
H
C
l
is a strong acid, it will dissociate completely in aqueous solution to give 1 mole of chloride ions and 1 mole of hydronium ions
H
C
l
(
a
q
)
+
H
2
O
(
l
)
→
C
l
−
(
a
q
)
+
H
3
O
+
(
a
q
)
Therefore,
p
H
initial
=
−
log
(
[
H
3
O
+
]
)
=
−
log
(
0.100
)
=
1
Now you start adding the strong base. After you've added 40.0 mL of
N
a
O
H
, the number of moles of hydrochloric acid left in solution will decrease because of the neutralization reaction that takes place between the strong acid and the strong base.
The number of moles of
H
C
l
will decrease by the same amount of moles of
N
a
O
H
added.
C
=
n
V
⇒
n
NaOH
=
C
⋅
V
n
NaOH
=
=
0.100 M
⋅
40.0
⋅
10
−
3
L
=
0.004 moles NaOH
The number of moles of hydrochloric acid in excess will be
n
HCl excess
=
n
HCl
−
n
NaOH
=
0.005
−
0.004
=
0.001 moles
The volume of the solution is now
V
solution
=
50.0 mL
+
40.0 mL
=
90.0 mL
The concentration of hydronium ions will be
C
=
n
V
solution
=
0.001 moles
90.0
⋅
10
−
3
L
=
0.0111 M
As a result, the pH will now be
p
H
solution 1
=
−
log
(
0.0111
)
=
1.95
Now you increase the volume of
N
a
O
H
solution added to 50.0 mL. The number of moles of sodium hydroxide added will be equal to the number of moles of hydrochloric acid present in the solution, which means that complete neutralization takes place.
At this point, kown as the equivalence point, no moles of the acid and of the base remain in solution. As a result, the pH of the solution will be neutral
p
H
equivalence point
=
7
FInally, you add a little more base, 0.20 mL to be precise, to the now-neutral solution. This means that the concentration of the hydroxide ions will determine the pH of the solution.
The number of moles of
N
a
O
H
added is
n
=
C
⋅
V
=
0.100 M
⋅
0.20
⋅
10
−
3
L
=
0.00002 moles NaOH
The total volume of the solution will be
V
total
=
50.0 mL
+
50.20 mL
=
100.2 mL
The concentration of the hydroxide anions will be
C
=
n
V
total
=
0.00002 moles
100.2
⋅
10
−
3
L
=
0.0001996 M
The pH of the final solution will be
p
H
final
=
14
−
p
O
H
=
14
−
(
−
log
(
0.0001996
)
)
p
H
final
=
14
−
3.7
=
10.3