1. Orange juice contains citric acid. The relative molecular mass of citric acid is 192. In a sample of orange juice, the concentration of citric acid is 8.06g dm-3 . 25.0 cm3 of the sample require 7.50 cm3 of 0.420M sodium hydroxide solution for complete neutralization. Determine the basicity of citric acid.
no. of mole of NaOH reacted = 0.42 x 7.5/1000 = 0.00315
no. of mole of citric acid reacted = 8.06/192 x 25/1000 = 0.00105
mole ratio of NaOH to citric acid = 0.00315 / 0.00105 = 3 / 1
Ans: Basicity of citric acid is 3.