Exam 2 Name_______________________________

CHE3423
October 18, 2011

1. (12 pts) A precipitation titration was performed in which a 50.00 mL solution of Fe
2+
is
titrated with a 0.0834 M PO
4
3-
standard solution. If the end point occurs when 22.65 mL of
PO
4
3-
solution has been added, what is the concentration of the Fe
3+
solution?












2. (10 pts) Electrolysis is used in industry for metal plating. Chrome plating occurs when Cr
6+

(hexavalent chromium) or Cr
3+
(trivalent chromium) is plated onto a another metal, such as
nickel or steel, using electrolysis. How many hours would it take to plate 5.00 g of Cr from a
Cr
3+
solution using a current of 2.00 A?












3. (4 pts) List 4 possible errors when using a glass membrane pH electrode.








4. An EDTA titration was performed in which 10.00 mL of a 5.12 mM Mn
2+
solution was
titration with a standard EDTA solution. The Mn
2+
was mixed with a pH 9 ammonia buffer
solution.
a. (4 pts) Write the chemical reaction that occurs between Mn
2+
and EDTA.




b. (6 pts) If the end point was observed at 35.26 mL, what was the concentration of the
EDTA standard solution?










c. The Mn
2+
solution was mixed with a pH 9 ammonia buffer before the titration was
performed. The ammonia buffer serves two purposes to maintain a high pH and to act
as an auxiliary complexing agent.

i. (8 pts) Why is it important to perform the EDTA titration at a high pH?











ii. (8 pts) What function does an auxiliary complexing agent perform in an EDTA
titration?








d. (6 pts) The indicator used for this titration was pyrocatechol violet. Using the
information below, determine the color change (before end point to after end point)
expected for this titration at a pH of 9.









5. A redox titration was performed between the analyte Fe
2+
and the titrant Cr
2
O
7
2-
.
a. (8 pts) Write the overall chemical reaction for this titration.














b. (8 pts) What is the equilibrium constant for this reaction?












6. (12 pts) Determine the concentration of free Co
2+
when 50.00 mL of 0.125 M Co
2+
is mixed
with 50.00 mL of 0.175 M EDTA at a pH of 8.
LogK
f
for Co
2+
is 16.45;
Y4-
at pH 8 is 4.2 x 10
-3
















7. An electrochemical cell was prepared by dipping a Zn wire and a saturated Ag|AgCl
reference electrode into a Zn
2+
solution. The Zn wire was attached to the positive terminal of
a potentiometer and the Ag|AgCl electrode was attached to the negative terminal.
a. (4 pts) Write a half-reaction for the Zn electrode.




b. (4 pts) Write the Nernst equation for the Zn electrode.







c. (10 pts) If the measured cell voltage was -1.025 V, what was the concentration of the
Zn
2+
solution?










8. (5 pts) EXTRA CREDIT
A 25.00 mL sample of Cu
2+
solution was mixed with 10.00 mL of 0.1091 M NaOH standard
solution. The excess NaOH was then titrated with 0.02593 M HCl standard solution. The
end point of the titration occurred at 26.42 mL. What was the concentration of the Cu
2+

solution?


Some Possibly Useful Information

F = 96485 C/mol e
-

G = -nFE I = q/t q = nF E = IR

E = K
n
log
05916 . 0
P=w/t w=E q


Some Standard and Formal Reduction Potentials

Half-Reaction E, Volts E, Volts

Cr
2
O
7
2-
+ 14H
+
+ 6e
-
2Cr
3+
+ 7H
2
O 1.36
Hg
2+
+ 2e
-
Hg(l) 0.852
Fe
3+
+ e
-
Fe
2+
0.771
Cu
2+
+ 2e
-
Cu(s) 0.339
Hg
2
Cl
2
(s) + 2e
-
2Hg(l) + 2Cl
-
0.268 0.241 (satd KCl), 0.282 (1 M KCl)
AgCl(s) + e
-
Ag(s) + Cl
-
0.222 0.197 (satd KCl), 0.228 (1 M KCl)
2H
+
+ 2e
-
H
2
(g) 0.000
Cr
3+
+ e
-
Cr
2+
-0.42
Fe
2+
+ 2e
-
Fe(s) -0.44
Cr
3+
+ 3e
-
Cr(s) -0.74
Zn
2+
+ 2e
-
Zn(s) -0.763