If 25.00 mL of 0.20 mol/L HCO2H(aq) is titrated with 0.20 mol/L NaOH(aq) (the titrant), determine the pH

a) befor titration began

b)after 10.00 mL of NaOH has been added

c) at the equivalence point

a) before titration begins. That is a 0.2 M solution of HCOOH.

HCOOH ==> H^+ + HCOO^-

(HCOOH) = 0.2-x
(H^+) = x
(HCOO^-) = x
Ka = (H^+)(HCOO^-)/(HCOOH)
Plug the above variables into Ka and solve for (H^+), then convert to pH.

b) after 10.00 mL NaOH has been added.
HCOOH + NaOH ==> HCOONa + H2O

mols HCOOH initially = M x L = ??
mols NaOH added = M x L = ??
mols HCOONa formed = ??

pH = pKa + log[(base)/(acid)]

c)at the equivalence point. We have the salt HCOONa + H2O at the equivalence point.
HCOO^- + HOH ==> HCOOH + OH^-
Kb = Kw/Ka = (HCOOH)(OH^-)/(HCOO^-)
(HCOOH) = x
(OH^-) = x
(HCOO^-) = 0.2 - x
Plug into Kb and solve for x = (OH^-), then convert to pH.

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a) Ka = (H^+)(HCOO^-)/(HCOOH)

= (x)(x)/(0.2-x)
= (x^2) / 0.2 - x

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To determine the pH before titration began, we need to consider the dissociation of HCO2H in water. HCO2H is a weak acid, and it will partially dissociate to produce H+ ions and HCO2- ions. However, since the initial concentration of HCO2H is given as 0.20 mol/L, we can assume that it is all in the undissociated form. Therefore, the pH before titration began will be determined using the concentration of HCO2H.

a) Before titration began:

The concentration of HCO2H is 0.20 mol/L.
As HCO2H is a weak acid, it is necessary to calculate the concentration of H+ ions in the solution using the acid dissociation constant (Ka). The Ka value for HCO2H is 1.8 x 10^-4 mol/L.

Step 1: Calculate the concentration of H+ ions produced by the dissociation of HCO2H:
[H+] = √(Ka * [HA])
[H+] = √(1.8 x 10^-4 * 0.20)
[H+] = √(3.6 x 10^-5)
[H+] ≈ 0.0060 mol/L

Step 2: Calculate the pH using the concentration of H+ ions:
pH = -log[H+]
pH = -log(0.0060)
pH ≈ 2.22

Therefore, the pH before titration began is approximately 2.22.

b) After 10.00 mL of NaOH has been added:

At this point, a neutralization reaction occurs between HCO2H and NaOH. The reaction can be represented as follows:

HCO2H + NaOH → HCO2Na + H2O

The reaction between a weak acid and a strong base (NaOH) produces a salt (HCO2Na) and water. The salt formed is the conjugate base of the weak acid.

Since it is not specified, we assume that the volume remains constant at 25.00 mL, and only the concentration of NaOH changes.

Step 1: Calculate the moles of NaOH that have reacted:
Moles of NaOH = Volume of NaOH * Concentration of NaOH
Moles of NaOH = 10.00 mL * 0.20 mol/L
Moles of NaOH = 2.00 mmol

Step 2: Calculate the moles of HCO2H that have reacted:
The reaction stoichiometry is 1:1 between NaOH and HCO2H.
Moles of HCO2H reacted = 2.00 mmol

Step 3: Calculate the remaining moles of unreacted HCO2H:
Moles of HCO2H remaining = Initial moles of HCO2H - Moles of HCO2H reacted
Moles of HCO2H remaining = 0.20 mol - 2.00 mmol

Step 4: Calculate the remaining concentration of HCO2H:
Concentration of HCO2H remaining in solution = Moles of HCO2H remaining / Volume of HCO2H
Concentration of HCO2H remaining in solution = (0.20 - 0.002) mol / 0.025 L

Step 5: Calculate the concentration of H+ ions using the remaining concentration of HCO2H:
[H+] = √(Ka * [HA])
[H+] = √(1.8 x 10^-4 * Remaining concentration of HCO2H)

Step 6: Calculate the pH using the concentration of H+ ions obtained in Step 5.

c) At the equivalence point:
At the equivalence point, all the moles of HCO2H have reacted with moles of NaOH in a 1:1 ratio. This means that the concentration of HCO2H is zero, and only the conjugate base HCO2- remains in solution.

The reaction products at the equivalence point include HCO2- from HCO2H and Na+ from NaOH, along with water. The resulting solution will be a neutral solution, as the concentration of H+ ions will be negligible.

Therefore, at the equivalence point, the pH will be close to 7.

To determine the pH at different stages of the titration, we need to consider the reaction between HCO2H(aq) and NaOH(aq). This is an acid-base reaction, where HCO2H is the acid (acetic acid) and NaOH is the base (sodium hydroxide).

The balanced chemical equation for the reaction is as follows:
HCO2H(aq) + NaOH(aq) -> NaCO2H(aq) + H2O(l)

a) Before titration began:
At this stage, only HCO2H is present. We need to calculate the concentration of HCO2H by using the given information: 25.00 mL of 0.20 mol/L HCO2H(aq).
Volume (V1) of HCO2H = 25.00 mL = 0.02500 L
Concentration (C1) of HCO2H = 0.20 mol/L

pH can be calculated using the formula:

pH = -log10[H+]

Since HCO2H is a weak acid, we can use the Henderson-Hasselbalch equation:

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

Here, pKa is the dissociation constant for acetic acid (3.75), [A-] represents the concentration of the conjugate base (NaCO2H), and [HA] represents the concentration of the acid (HCO2H).

At the beginning of the titration, we assume that the concentration of NaCO2H is negligible, so pH can be calculated using the concentration of HCO2H:

[H+] = [HA] = 0.20 mol/L (since concentration equals dissociation in this case)

pH = 3.75 + log (0.20/0.20) = 3.75

Therefore, the pH before titration began is 3.75.

b) After 10.00 mL of NaOH has been added:
At this stage, some of the HCO2H has reacted with the NaOH. We need to determine the remaining amount of HCO2H and calculate the pH using the Henderson-Hasselbalch equation.

First, determine the moles of HCO2H used:
Moles of HCO2H = concentration x volume
Moles of HCO2H = 0.20 mol/L x 0.01000 L = 0.002 mol

After 10.00 mL of NaOH has been added, the volume of HCO2H remaining is:
Volume (V2) of HCO2H = V1 - VNaOH added
Volume (V2) of HCO2H = 25.00 mL - 10.00 mL = 15.00 mL = 0.01500 L

Using the remaining volume, we can calculate the new concentration of HCO2H:
Concentration (C2) of HCO2H = moles of HCO2H / volume of HCO2H
Concentration (C2) of HCO2H = 0.002 mol / 0.01500 L = 0.133 mol/L

Now, using the Henderson-Hasselbalch equation:
pH = pKa + log ([A-]/[HA])

At this stage, we assume that some of HCO2H has reacted, so the concentration of NaCO2H is not zero. We need to determine the moles of NaCO2H formed and use that to calculate the concentration of NaCO2H.

Moles of NaCO2H = moles of HCO2H used = 0.002 mol

The new volume (V3) after adding NaOH is given by:
Volume (V3) = (V1) - (VNaOH added)
Volume (V3) = 25.00 mL - 10.00 mL = 15.00 mL = 0.01500 L

The concentration (C3) of NaCO2H is given by:
Concentration (C3) of NaCO2H = moles of NaCO2H / volume of NaCO2H
Concentration (C3) of NaCO2H = 0.002 mol / 0.01500 L = 0.133 mol/L (same as the concentration of HCO2H)

Therefore, we can now calculate the pH as follows:
pH = 3.75 + log (0.133/0.133) = 3.75

Thus, the pH after adding 10.00 mL of NaOH is still 3.75.

c) At the equivalence point:
At the equivalence point, the number of moles of NaOH added is equal to the number of moles of HCO2H present initially. This means that all the HCO2H has reacted with NaOH, resulting in the formation of NaCO2H.

The volume of NaOH added at the equivalence point can be determined using the balanced chemical equation:
1 mole of HCO2H reacts with 1 mole of NaOH

Moles of NaOH added at the equivalence point = concentration x volume
Moles of NaOH added at the equivalence point = 0.20 mol/L x 0.02500 L = 0.005 mol

Since we have added the same number of moles of NaOH and HCO2H initially, we can treat them as equimolar.

Hence, at the equivalence point, we have equal concentrations of HCO2H and NaCO2H. The concentration of NaCO2H is:

Concentration of NaCO2H = Moles of NaCO2H / Volume of NaCO2H
Concentration of NaCO2H = 0.005 mol / 0.02500 L = 0.20 mol/L

Using the Henderson-Hasselbalch equation, we can calculate the pH at the equivalence point:
pH = pKa + log ([A-]/[HA])
pH = 3.75 + log (0.20/0.20) = 3.75

Therefore, at the equivalence point, the pH is 3.75.