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Advanced Chemistry Titration Guide

This document contains 12 questions about acid-base titration curves and indicators. It asks the student to calculate pH values at different points of titration curves, explain differences between equivalence point and endpoint, discuss why certain indicators are suitable or not for different titrations, and sketch possible titration curves and describe color changes of indicators. The questions cover concepts like weak acid/base titrations, pH curves, suitable indicators, and acid-base reactions of compounds like sodium carbonate and sodium cyanide.

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Advanced Chemistry Titration Guide

This document contains 12 questions about acid-base titration curves and indicators. It asks the student to calculate pH values at different points of titration curves, explain differences between equivalence point and endpoint, discuss why certain indicators are suitable or not for different titrations, and sketch possible titration curves and describe color changes of indicators. The questions cover concepts like weak acid/base titrations, pH curves, suitable indicators, and acid-base reactions of compounds like sodium carbonate and sodium cyanide.

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HL  Questions  on  pH  curves  
 
1. Calculate the pH of the resulting solution at 25 oC when 49.1 cm3 of 0.100 mol dm-3
sodium hydroxide solution has been added to 50.0 cm3 of (a) 0.100 mol dm-3 hydrochloric
acid solution and (b) 0.100 mol dm-3 ethanoic acid solution. pKa of ethanoic acid = 4.76 at
25 oC.

2. Calculate the pH of the resulting solution at 25 oC when 50.1 cm3 of 0.100 mol dm-3
sodium hydroxide solution has been added to 50.0 cm3 of (a) 0.100 mol dm-3 hydrochloric
acid solution and (b) 0.100 mol dm-3 ethanoic acid solution. pKa of ethanoic acid = 4.76 at
25 oC.

3. Deduce the pH of the resulting solution obtained at 25 oC when 25.0 cm3 of 0.100 mol dm-3
potassium hydroxide solution has been added to 50.0 cm3 of 0.100 mol dm-3 methanoic acid
solution, HCOOH(aq). pKa of methanoic acid = 3.75 at 25 oC.

4. Sketch the graph of pH against volume of alkali added that would be obtained when
50.0 cm3 of 0.100 mol dm-3 hydrochloric acid is titrated with 50.0 cm3 of 0.100 mol dm-3
ammonia solution.

5. Acid-base titration is a technique used to find the concentration of an acid or a base where
the concentration is unknown.
(a) Explain why titrating a weak acid with a weak base will not give a reliable result.
(b) Explain why titrating a weak acid with a weak base is not necessary in order to find an
unknown concentration.

6. Explain the difference between equivalence point and end point when applied to acid-base
titrations.

7. Explain why the equivalence point for the titration of ethanoic acid with sodium hydroxide
does not occur at pH 7.

8. An aqueous solution of sodium carbonate is alkaline. Give the equations for the reactions
taking place when solid sodium carbonate is dissolved in water to explain this fact.

 
 
  Dr Geoffrey Neuss, InThinking
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9. Cyanide ions are very poisonous if swallowed or breathed in as hydrogen cyanide gas.
Explain why it is dangerous to dissolve solid sodium cyanide crystals, NaCN(s), in hot
water (even though you have no intention of drinking the solution).

10. From Section 22 in the IB data booklet it can be seen that methyl red has a pKa value of
5.1 and is red in acid solution and yellow in alkaline solution.
(a) If methyl red is represented as HIn(aq) and it dissociates to H+(aq) and In–(aq) in water
then identify the colours of HIn(aq) and In–(aq).
(b) Explain why the pH range of methyl red is listed as 4.4 – 6.2.
(c) Explain whether methyl red would be a suitable indicator to use for the titration of
ethanoic acid solution (pKa = 4.76) with sodium hydroxide solution.

11. A student used phenolphthalein as the indicator when titrating 25.00 cm3 of
1.00 x 10-2 mol dm-3 hydrochloric acid with 1.00 x 10-2 mol dm-3 aqueous ammonia
solution. Use information given in Section 22 of the data booklet to explain what will be
observed when one drop of the 1.00 x 10-2 mol dm-3 ammonia solution is added after the
equivalence point has been reached.

12. The following shows a screen-shot of an acid-base simulation when 25.0 cm3 of
0.1 mol dm-3 chloroethanoic acid is titrated with 0.1 mol dm-3 sodium hydroxide solution
before it is run:

(a) Sketch the graph obtained when bromophenol blue is chosen as the indicator.
(b) Select two indicators from the list that would be suitable to use for this titration.

 
 
  Dr Geoffrey Neuss, InThinking
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 http://www.thinkib.net/chemistry 2  

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