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1. You are provided with solution P, 0.1M Hydrochloric acid. Solution Q, Sodium
hydroxide solution, phenolphthalein indicator. You are required to standardize a dilute
solution Q with solution P.
PROCEDURE (I)
(i) Using a pipette and a pipette filter place 25cm3 of solution Q in a 250ml
volumetric flask. Add about 200cm3 of distilled water. Shake the mixture and add
distilled water to make up to the mark. Label this as solution R.
(ii) Fill the burette with solution P. Using a pipette and pipette filter, place 25cm3Of
solution R into a 250ml conical flask. Add 3 drops of phenolphthalein indicator
and titrate solution P with solution R. Record your results in the table. Repeat the
titration two or more times and complete the table.
Titration number 1 2 3
Final burette reading (cm3)
Initial burette reading(cm3)
Volume of solution P used (cm3)
(4mks)
Calculate
a) Average volume of solution P used.
(1mk)
b) The number of moles of Hydrochloric acid that reacted with 25cm3 of solution R. (1mk)
c) The number of moles of Sodium hydroxide in 25cm3 of solution R
(1mk)
d) The number of moles of Sodium hydroxide contained in 250cm3 of solution R. (2mks)
e) The number of moles of Sodium hydroxide contained in 1000cm3 of solution R. (2mks)
f) The Molarity of Sodium hydroxide in solution Q. (2mks)