0.

130 g of a sample of impure iron was dissolved in excess dilute sulfuric acid to
form iron(II) sulfate. This was then titrated with a 0.0137 mol dm3 solution of
dichromate ions (Cr2O72) and was found to be just sufficient to reduce 27.3 cm 3 of
the solution to chromium(III) ions (Cr3+)
(a) Write a balanced ionic equation for the titration reaction.

(b) Calculate the amount of dichromate ion used in the reaction.

(c) Calculate the amount of iron(II) ions present in the solution.

(d) Calculate the percentage purity (by mass) of the iron.

1. Aspirin is a sparingly soluble monobasic acid. 1.0 g of impure aspirin (C 9H8O4)

was added to 10 cm3 of

1.0 mol dm3 aqueous sodium hydroxide. The

excess base was then titrated with 0.20 mol dm 3 hydrochloric acid and 25
cm3 were needed to neutralise the excess alkali.
a) Calculate how many moles of hydrochloric acid were used.

b) Calculate how many moles of sodium hydroxide were taken initially.


c) Calculate how many moles of aspirin were present in the tablet.

d) What mass of aspirin does this correspond to?

e) What was the percentage purity of the aspirin?

2. A 20.0 g block of impure marble was dissolved in 250 cm 3 of 2.00 mol dm3
nitric acid. When the block completely dissolved, 25.0 cm 3 of the solution was
titrated with 1.00 mol dm3 aqueous sodium hydroxide and 17.0 cm 3 were
required for neutralisation. What percent by mass of the marble was calcium
carbonate. What assumptions did you make in calculating this?

0.600g of a metal M was dissolved in 200 cm 3 of 0.500 mol dm3 hydrochloric acid.
25.0 cm3 of
2.00 mol dm3 aqueous sodium hydroxide were required to
neutralise the excess acid. Calculate the molar mass of the metal assuming that the
formula of its chloride is:
a) MCl

b) MCl2

c) MCl3

Which do you consider to be the more likely value? Why?

Example:
1.

1.340 g of a sample of ammonium chloride were boiled with excess sodium

hydroxide solution. The ammonia evolved was absorbed in 50.0 cm 3 of 0.5
M sulphuric acid. This solution is then made up to 250.0 cm 3 with deionized
water and 25.0 cm3 of it required 25.10 cm3 of 0.1 M sodium hydroxide
solution for neutralization.
Calculate the percentage by mass of ammonia available from 1.34 g of the
ammonium chloride sample.