Suppose that 30.0 mL of 0.20 M C6H5COOH(aq) is titrated with 0.30 M KOH(aq)
(a) What is the initial pH of the 0.20 M C6H5COOH(aq)?
(b) What is the pH after the addition of 15.0 mL of 0.30 M KOH(aq)?
(c) What volume of 0.30 M KOH(aq) is required to reach halfway to the stoichiometric point?
(d) Calculate the pH at the halfway point.
(e) What volume of 0.30 M KOH(aq) is required to reach the stoichiometric point?
(f) Calculate the pH at the stoichiometric point.
---------attempted solutions:
C6H5COOH + H2O ==> C6H5COO^- + H3O^+
.2*.3
-x +x +x
[x^2]/[.6-x] = 6.5E-5
.00000039-6.5E-5x-x^2=0
x=.000593 moles
30 mL = .003L
[H+] = x/.003
pH=-log[H+]=0.704
Is this right? It seems really low...
b)
.20M * .03L = .006 mol C6H5COOH
.30 * .015L = .0045 mol KOH
.0045-.006 = .0015 excess
pKa C6H5COOH = 4.19
.03 + .015 = .045 L total volume
pH = pka + log([base]/[acid]) =
4.19 + log( (.0045/.045)/(.006/.045)) =
4.06
Is this right?
I haven't gotten to the other parts of the problem yet.
Suppose that 30.0 mL of 0.20 M C6H5COOH(aq) is titrated with 0.30 M KOH(aq)
(a) What is the initial pH of the 0.20 M C6H5COOH(aq)?
(b) What is the pH after the addition of 15.0 mL of 0.30 M KOH(aq)?
(c) What volume of 0.30 M KOH(aq) is required to reach halfway to the stoichiometric point?
(d) Calculate the pH at the halfway point.
(e) What volume of 0.30 M KOH(aq) is required to reach the stoichiometric point?
(f) Calculate the pH at the stoichiometric point.
---------attempted solutions:
C6H5COOH + H2O ==> C6H5COO^- + H3O^+
.2*.3
-x +x +x
[x^2]/[.6-x] = 6.5E-5
.00000039-6.5E-5x-x^2=0
x=.000593 moles
30 mL = .003L
[H+] = x/.003
pH=-log[H+]=0.704
Is this right? It seems really low...
....C6H5COOH ==> C6H5COO^- + H3O^+
I.......0.20..........0..........0
C........-x............x.........x
E.......0.2-x.........x..........x
Ka = (H3O^+)(C6H5COO^-)/(C6H5COOH)
6.5E-5 = (x)(x)/(0.2-x)
x = 0.00361 and pH = 2.44.
b)
.20M * .03L = .006 mol C6H5COOH
.30 * .015L = .0045 mol KOH
.0045-.006 = .0015 excess
pKa C6H5COOH = 4.19
.03 + .015 = .045 L total volume
pH = pka + log([base]/[acid]) =
OK to here
4.19 + log( (.0045/.045)/(.006/.045)) =
4.06
Is this right?
What you have labeled as excess is the benzoic acid. That's (acid) = 0.0015/0.045. The salt formed (base) = 0.0045/0.045. The volumes cancel so can plug into the HH equation as
4.19 + log (0.0045/0.0015) = about 4.66
Thanks! I see what I did wrong. I used moles instead of molarity for part a... although I am still uncertain why I should use benzoic acid as the acid in part b? I thought the reaction was C6H5COOH + KOH ==> C6H5COO- + K + H2O ... and that I should use the acid and base (C6H5COOH + KOH )of the reactants for the HH equation? Am I supposed to use the base and its conjugate acid (KOH + C6H5COO-)? Does this hold for all cases of the HH equation? maybe I've been doing it wrong...
Thanks again!
For part (a), to find the initial pH of the 0.20 M C6H5COOH(aq), we can use the Henderson-Hasselbalch equation:
pH = pKa + log([A-]/[HA])
First, we need to find the concentration of the C6H5COO- (the conjugate base) and HA (the acid):
C6H5COOH(aq) + H2O(l) -> C6H5COO-(aq) + H3O+(aq)
The initial concentration of C6H5COOH is 0.20 M, and since it is a weak acid, we can assume that it fully ionizes. This means the initial concentration of HA is also 0.20 M.
The initial concentration of C6H5COO- is 0 M, since no KOH has been added yet.
Now we can calculate the pH:
pH = pKa + log([A-]/[HA])
pH = pKa + log(0.0/0.20)
pH = pKa + log(0)
pH = pKa
Since log(0) is undefined, we can't directly calculate the initial pH. However, since the pKa of C6H5COOH is typically around 4.19, we can estimate that the initial pH is approximately 4.19.
For part (b), after the addition of 15.0 mL of 0.30 M KOH(aq), we need to calculate the new concentrations of C6H5COOH and C6H5COO- to find the new pH.
First, let's find the moles of KOH added:
0.30 M * 0.015 L = 0.0045 mol KOH
Since KOH reacts with C6H5COOH in a 1:1 ratio, this means 0.0045 mol of C6H5COOH has been neutralized.
The remaining moles of C6H5COOH is:
initial moles - moles neutralized = 0.006 mol - 0.0045 mol = 0.0015 mol
To find the new concentration of C6H5COOH, we need to divide the moles by the new total volume in liters (30.0 mL + 15.0 mL = 45.0 mL = 0.045 L):
C6H5COOH = 0.0015 mol / 0.045 L = 0.0333 M
The concentration of C6H5COO- is still 0 M, as no more KOH has been added.
Now we can calculate the new pH:
pH = pKa + log([A-]/[HA])
pH = 4.19 + log(0.0/0.0333)
pH = 4.19 + log(0)
pH = pKa
Again, since log(0) is undefined, we can't directly calculate the new pH. However, the pH is expected to be very close to the pKa, which is 4.19.
For parts (c) and (d), we need to determine the volume at the halfway point and the pH at that point.
The halfway point is defined as the point where half of the initial moles of C6H5COOH have been neutralized. Since the moles of KOH added to neutralize C6H5COOH is the same as the moles of C6H5COOH initially present (0.006 mol), we need to find the volume of KOH required to reach half of that, which is 0.003 mol.
The concentration of KOH is 0.30 M. Therefore, the volume required can be calculated as follows:
0.30 M * V = 0.003 mol
V = 0.003 mol / 0.30 M = 0.01 L = 10 mL
So, the volume of 0.30 M KOH(aq) required to reach halfway to the stoichiometric point is 10 mL.
To calculate the pH at the halfway point, we need to find the new concentrations of C6H5COOH and C6H5COO- after the addition of 10 mL of KOH.
Since 0.003 mol of C6H5COOH has been neutralized, the remaining moles of C6H5COOH is 0.006 mol - 0.003 mol = 0.003 mol.
The new concentration of C6H5COOH is:
C6H5COOH = 0.003 mol / 0.040 L (30 mL + 10 mL) = 0.075 M
The concentration of C6H5COO- is still 0 M.
Now we can calculate the pH using the Henderson-Hasselbalch equation:
pH = pKa + log([A-]/[HA])
pH = 4.19 + log(0/0.075)
pH = 4.19 - infinity
Since log(0) is undefined, the pH at the halfway point cannot be calculated using this method. At the halfway point, the solution is expected to be basic due to the presence of excess KOH.
For part (e), to calculate the volume of 0.30 M KOH(aq) required to reach the stoichiometric point, we need to neutralize all the C6H5COOH present initially (0.006 mol).
The concentration of KOH is 0.30 M. Therefore, the volume required can be calculated as follows:
0.30 M * V = 0.006 mol
V = 0.006 mol / 0.30 M = 0.02 L = 20 mL
So, the volume of 0.30 M KOH(aq) required to reach the stoichiometric point is 20 mL.
For part (f), at the stoichiometric point, all the C6H5COOH has been neutralized and only C6H5COO- is present in the solution. The concentration of C6H5COO- can be calculated:
moles of C6H5COO- = moles of KOH added (0.006 mol)
concentration of C6H5COO- = moles of C6H5COO- / total volume in liters (45 mL = 0.045 L)
C6H5COO- = 0.006 mol / 0.045 L = 0.133 M
Since there is no C6H5COOH present at the stoichiometric point, the pH calculation using the Henderson-Hasselbalch equation is not applicable.
At the stoichiometric point, the solution is expected to be basic due to the presence of excess OH- from the KOH.
Let's go through the solutions step by step and check if they are correct.
(a) To find the initial pH of the 0.20 M C6H5COOH(aq), we need to determine the concentration of H3O+ (hydronium ions). C6H5COOH is a weak acid and it only partially dissociates in water. The dissociation equation is:
C6H5COOH + H2O -> C6H5COO- + H3O+
From the information given, the initial concentration of C6H5COOH is 0.20 M. Since C6H5COOH is a weak acid, we can assume that the concentration of the C6H5COOH after dissociation and the concentration of H3O+ are approximately equal. Therefore, the initial concentration of H3O+ is 0.20 M.
The pH is defined as the negative logarithm of the concentration of H3O+:
pH = -log[ H3O+ ]
pH = -log(0.20)
Using a calculator, the initial pH is found to be approximately 0.70.
The solution provided for part (a) is correct.
(b) To find the pH after the addition of 15.0 mL of 0.30 M KOH(aq), we need to calculate the final concentrations of C6H5COOH and KOH.
Before the addition of KOH, the initial concentration of C6H5COOH is 0.20 M. Given that 30.0 mL of C6H5COOH is titrated, we know that the total volume of the solution is 30.0 mL.
After adding 15.0 mL of 0.30 M KOH, we need to determine the final volume of the solution. The final volume is the sum of the initial volume (30.0 mL) and the volume of KOH added (15.0 mL), which gives a final volume of 45.0 mL.
To calculate the final concentrations of C6H5COOH and KOH in the solution, we can use the equation:
Minitial * Vinitial = Mfinal * Vfinal
(0.20 M)(30.0 mL) = (Mfinal)(45.0 mL)
Mfinal = (0.20 M)(30.0 mL) / (45.0 mL)
Mfinal = 0.1333 M
Now that we have the final concentration of C6H5COOH, we can use the Henderson-Hasselbalch equation to calculate the pH:
pH = pKa + log([base]/[acid])
The pKa of C6H5COOH is given as 4.19 in the information provided.
pH = 4.19 + log((0.30 M)/(0.1333 M))
Using a calculator, the pH after the addition of 15.0 mL of 0.30 M KOH(aq) is found to be approximately 4.06.
The solution provided for part (b) is correct.
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