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Ka Value For Each Titration Titration 1

This document describes two methods for calculating the acid dissociation constant (Ka) of an unknown acid: 1. Titration of the unknown acid with sodium hydroxide solution, measuring pH at half equivalence points. This yielded a Ka of 8.42×10-5. 2. Measuring the initial pH of weak acid solutions and using the pH and concentrations to calculate Ka. This yielded an average Ka of 2.12×10-10. Comparing the calculated Ka values to literature values identified the unknown acid as acetic acid from the first method and phenol from the second method. Both methods provided Ka values that matched known literature values to within 33%.

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Ka Value For Each Titration Titration 1

This document describes two methods for calculating the acid dissociation constant (Ka) of an unknown acid: 1. Titration of the unknown acid with sodium hydroxide solution, measuring pH at half equivalence points. This yielded a Ka of 8.42×10-5. 2. Measuring the initial pH of weak acid solutions and using the pH and concentrations to calculate Ka. This yielded an average Ka of 2.12×10-10. Comparing the calculated Ka values to literature values identified the unknown acid as acetic acid from the first method and phenol from the second method. Both methods provided Ka values that matched known literature values to within 33%.

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A.

Calculation using first method : Titration the unknown acid with the
sodium hydroxide solution, NaOH
Unknown acid 1
1.

Ka value for each titration


Titration 1

Equivalence point =

6.30+ 9.95
=8.125
2

the graph , volume NaOH at equivalence point=2.5 mL=0.0025 L

Volume NaOH at half equivalence point=

2.5
=1.3 mL=0.0013 L
2

pH at 1.3 mL ( half equivalence point )=5.00


pH= p K a
p K a=log K a=5.00
K a=105.00=1.00 105
Titration 2
Equivalence point =

4.42+8.51
=6.465
2

the graph , volume NaOH at equivalence point=1.8 mL=0.0018 L

Volume NaOH at half equivalence point=

1.8
=0.90 mL=0.0009 L
2

pH at 0.90 mL ( half equivalence point ) =3.80

pH= p K a
p K a=log K a=3.80
K a=103.80=1.58 104

2. Average value of

Ka
5

Average K a=

(1.00 10 + 1.58 10 )
5
=8.42 10
2

3. Identification of unknown acid


The unknown acid is Acetic Acid, since the value of
4.735 105 , that is closest to the

Ka

Ka

calculated is

of acetic acid that is

1.76 105 .

100 =169
1.76 105
Calculation Error=

1.76 1051.76 105

A. CALCULATION USING THE SECOND METHOD: MEASURING THE


INITIAL pH OF THE WEAK ACID SOLUTION TO CALCULATE Ka.

1. The value of Ka for the solution

Solution 1 : pH = 5.26
+
H 3 O


+ + A
HA + H 2 O H 3 O
+
H 3 O

HA
0.1

Initial, M
Change, M
Equilibrium, M

0
6

5.50 10

0.1 - 5.50 106

+
H 3 O(aq)

A(aq)

K a=

K a=

( 5.50 10 )(5.50 10 )
=3.03 1010
6
0.15.50 10

0
6

+ 5.50 10

5.50 10

6
+ 5.50 10
6

5.50 10

Solution 2: pH = 5.35
+
H 3 O

+ + A
HA + H 2 O H 3 O

Initial, M
Change, M

HA

+
H 3 O

0.1

6
- 4.47 10

Equilibrium, M

6
+ 4.47 10

0.1 - 4.47 106

4.47 106

6
+ 4.47 10

4.47 106

+
H 3 O(aq)

A(aq)

K a=
( 4.47 106 )(4.47 106 )
K a=
=1.20 1010
6
0.14.47 10

2. Average value of

Ka

for the unknown acid


10

Average K a=

3.03 10

10

+1.20 10
2

=2.12 1010

3. The identification of the unknown acid


Based on the average
the

Ka

of

Phenol

Ka

calculated, which is

10
which is 1.6 10
.

2.12 1010 , it is closest to


100 =32.5
1.6 1010
Calculation Error=

2.12 10101.6 1010

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