CHM 256

TUTORIAL 5

1. a) What is volumetric analysis?

b) Sketch and label a titration curve for a titration between CH3COOH and KOH.
Indicate the pH at the equivalence point.

2. Distinguish between:
i. The equivalence point and the end point of titration
ii. Direct titration and back titration

3. Consider a titration between 25.0 mL of 0.100 M NaOH and 0.0500 M HCl.

a. What is the pH of the base before titration begins?

b. Determine the pH of the solution after 10.0 mL of acid has been added,
c. Calculate the volume of acid added at the equivalence point,
d. Show that the pH of solution is 2.23 after 60.0 mL acid has been added,
e. Sketch the titration curve for the titration above
f. Name the type of titration involved.
g. What would be the colour change at the equivalence point if phenolphthalein is
used as the indicator for this titration?

4. It was found that 30.37 mL of HCl solution were required to titrate the solution
containing 0.325 g primary standard sodium carbonate. Calculate the molarity of the HCl
solution.

5. For the titration of ethanoic acid with sodium hydroxide:

i. Which solution should be used as the titrant?
ii. Is the pH at the end point for the titration indicates the solutrion as neutral,
alkaline or acidic?
iii. Name the suitable indicator for the titration

6. Given

NaOH + KHC8H404  NaKC8H404 + H2O

How many mL of 0.200 M NaOH solution are required to neutralise 1.858 g of

KHC8H404 (formula weight = 204.22 g/mol). If phenolphthalein is used in the above
titration, what is the colour of the solution at the end point? Justify your answer.

7. A 50.00-mL sample of 0.100 M KOH is titrated with 0.100 M HN03. Calculate the pH of the
solution before titration begins and after the 52.00 mL of HN03 is added. Sketch a labelled
titration curve for the above titration.
 8. A hydrochloric acid solution is standardized by titrating with a solution containing
0.2329 g of a primary standard sodium carbonate and then boils to remove carbon
dioxide. The end point is reached when 42.87 mL of the acid has been delivered.
a) What is a primary standard and give three requirements of a primary standard.
b) Calculate the molarity of the acid.
c) Sketch a titration curve that would be obtained for the above titration. Indicate
pH at the equivalence point.
d) Name a suitable indicator that can be used for the above titration.

9. A suspension of milk of magnesia, Mg(OH)2, is analysed by a back-titration. A 1.0391 g

sample is dissolved by the addition of 25.0 mL of 0.1112 M perchloric acid. The excess
perchloric acid is titrated with 10.55 mL of 0.1417 M NaOH solution to reach a
phenolphthalein end point.

Mg(OH)2 + 2HCl04  Mg(Cl)4)2 + 2H2O

HCIO4 + NaOH  NaCl04 + H20

1. What is the weight percentage of magnesium hydroxide in the sample?

2. Sketch a labelled titration curve of a strong acid (50.0 mL 0.100 M) reacting with
a strong base of similar concentration.

10. A solution of HCl is standardized by titrating 0.1876 g Na2CO3. The titration required
37.86 mL acid. Calculate the molarity of HCl.

11. Consider a titration between 25.00 mL of 0.100 M NaOH and 0.0500 M HCl
i. What is the pH of the base before titration begins?
ii. Determine the pH of the solution after 10.00 mL of acid has been added
iii. Calculate the volume of acid added at the equivalence point
iv. Show that the pH of solution is 2.23 after 60.0 mL acid has been added.
v. Sketch the titration curve for the titration above
vi. Name the type of titration involved
vii. What would be the colour change at the equivalence point if phenolphthalein
is used as the indicator for this titration?

12. i. What is the function of the burette in a volumetric titration?

ii. What is the pH when 49.00 mL of 0.100 M NaOH solution have been added to
50.00 mL of 0.100 M HCl solution?
iii. A sample contained Cr(III) species. A 25.00 mL portion of this sample is
combined with 10.00 mL of a 0.0875 M solution that contains a complexing
agent, CDTA. This mixture is heated to boiling for several minutes to allow the
CDTA to complex with Cr(III) species. The mixture is then cooled, and the
excess CDTA is measured by a back titration using 0.0258 M Bi3+, requiring
4.20 mL to reach the end point. What was the original concentration of Cr(III)
species in the sample? [Molar ratio of CDTA:Cr(III):Bi3+ = 1:1:1]