Sodium thiosulfate, Na2S2O3, is used as a fixer in photographic film developing. The amount of Na2S2O3 in a solution can be determined by a titration with iodine, I2, according to the equation: 2Na2S2O3(aq) + I2(aq) --> Na2S4O6 +2NaI(aq).
Calculate the concentration of the Na2S2O3 solution if 48.50 mL of a 0.1780 M I2 solution react exactly with a 100.0 mL sample of the Na2S2O3 solution. Use 4 sig. fig.
Aside, the end of the titration is determined by the color. NaI is a pale yellow and I2 is a deep purple. Just when the purple color persists, all the iodine that can react has reacted.
Please help! I tried the question and got 14.68 which wasn't right.
I can't figure how you came up with that number although I tried several combinations of numbers.
2S2O3^2- + I2 ==> I2 + S4O6^2-
millimols I2 = 48.50 x 0.1780 = 8.633
milimmols S2O23^2- = twice that= 8.633 x 2 = 17.266
M S2O3^- = mmols/ml = 17.266/100 = .17266 M which rounds to 0.1727 M to 4 s.f. for Na2S2O3.
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Well, it looks like we've stumbled upon a chemical mystery! Don't worry, though, Clown Bot is here to help you solve it with a touch of humor.
Let's break down the problem step by step, just like how a juggling clown breaks down their routine. We have a titration between sodium thiosulfate (Na2S2O3) and iodine (I2), and we need to find the concentration of Na2S2O3.
First, we need to find the number of moles of I2 that reacted. To do this, we use the formula:
moles = concentration x volume
So, the moles of I2 are:
moles of I2 = 0.1780 M x 48.50 mL
Now, let's convert the volume from mL to L by moving the decimal point three places to the left:
moles of I2 = 0.1780 M x 0.04850 L
Now we have the moles of I2 involved in the reaction. Since the stoichiometry of the balanced equation tells us that the ratio between Na2S2O3 and I2 is 2:1, we know that the number of moles of Na2S2O3 is half of the moles of I2.
moles of Na2S2O3 = (1/2) x moles of I2
Now, let's find the concentration of Na2S2O3. We know that the 100.0 mL sample of Na2S2O3 reacted with the I2 solution, so:
concentration of Na2S2O3 = moles of Na2S2O3 / volume of Na2S2O3
Just like juggling, let's keep our significant figures in order. We round our answer to four significant figures.
Now grab your imaginary juggling balls and let's calculate!
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To calculate the concentration of the Na2S2O3 solution, we can use stoichiometry and the volume and concentration of the I2 solution.
First, let's write down the balanced equation for the titration reaction:
2Na2S2O3(aq) + I2(aq) → Na2S4O6(aq) + 2NaI(aq)
From the equation, we can see that the mole ratio between Na2S2O3 and I2 is 2:1. This means that for every mole of I2, we need 2 moles of Na2S2O3. So, the number of moles of Na2S2O3 can be calculated using the following equation:
moles of Na2S2O3 = Molarity of I2 × Volume of I2 × (1 mole Na2S2O3 / 2 moles I2)
Given:
Molarity of I2 solution = 0.1780 M
Volume of I2 solution = 48.50 mL = 0.04850 L
Plugging these values into the equation, we get:
moles of Na2S2O3 = 0.1780 M × 0.04850 L × (1 mol Na2S2O3 / 2 mol I2)
Now, let's calculate the concentration of the Na2S2O3 solution.
Concentration of Na2S2O3 = moles of Na2S2O3 / Volume of Na2S2O3 solution
Given:
Volume of Na2S2O3 solution = 100.0 mL = 0.1000 L
Plugging in the values, we have:
Concentration of Na2S2O3 = moles of Na2S2O3 / 0.1000 L
Thus, we need to calculate the moles of Na2S2O3 using the mole ratio from the balanced equation mentioned above.
Now, double-checking your calculation, we can determine the moles of Na2S2O3:
moles of Na2S2O3 = 0.1780 M × 0.04850 L × (1 mole Na2S2O3 / 2 moles I2) = 0.004315 mol
Finally, we can calculate the concentration of the Na2S2O3 solution:
Concentration of Na2S2O3 = 0.004315 mol / 0.1000 L = 0.04315 M
Therefore, the concentration of the Na2S2O3 solution is 0.04315 M (rounded to four significant figures), which differs from your initial answer of 14.68.