Quantitative chemistry question... help?

2012-11-18 9:39 am
Okay so the question is the following:

25.00dm3 of 0.100 mol dm-3 sodium hydrogencarbonate solution were titrated with dilute sulfuric acid.

2NaHCO3(aq) + H2SO4(aq) ----> Na2SO4(aq) + 2H2O(l) + 2 CO(g)
(a)Calculate the concentratino of the sulfuric acid.
(b)Calculate the volume of CO2, measured at STP, produced during the titration.

so i got part (a) right, but am having some trouble with part (b) and i think it's got something to do with the units... see i got 5.671575 x 10^-5 g dm-3 when the correct answer should be 56 cm^3.... but i checked all my units and i don't think i got any of them wrong...
In this case, the reaction occurred in STP, so T=273 (K) and P=100 kPa, which would convert to 100,000 Pa (right?)

could anyone please tell me what went wrong? i'm so confused right now... i'm sure it's the units... i just don't know which one and why.... and just to make things easier could you guys tell me if the following units are the ones we use for the ideal gas equation? THanks! :D

n in moles
R = 8.31
T in K
V in dm3

回答 (1)

2012-11-18 10:07 am
✔ 最佳答案
25.00dm3 of 0.100 mol dm-3 sodium hydrogencarbonate solution were titrated with dilute sulfuric acid.

2NaHCO3(aq) + H2SO4(aq) ----> Na2SO4(aq) + 2H2O(l) + 2 CO2(g)

From the equation: 1mol NaHCO3 will produce 1 mol CO2
I have assumed that you made an error in your submission - you have titrated 25.0cm³ and not 25.0dm³ I will use 25.0cm³

Mol NaHCO3 in 25 .0cm³ of 0.10M solution = 25/1000*0.1 = 2.5*10^-3 mol NaHCO3
This will produce 2.5*10^-3 mol CO2

You want to use the gas equation to calculate volume:
PV = nRT
P = 101.325kPa
V = ??
n= (2.5*10^-3)
R = 8.314
T = 273K

101.325 *V = (2.5*10^-3) * 8.314*273
V = 5.674/ 101.325
V = 0.056L

The volume of CO2 produced = 0.056L OR 56cm³.

Note my use of units - If R = 8.314 , then : P must be in kPa - which you have 101.325 - T must be in K , which is 273 and V will be in L , which is what I got.

In passing I can advise that from my experience here in Yahoo and my own students: Students everywhere love to do conversions - most times this is unnecessary and wrong and only leads to errors: Why have you found it necessary to be converting P = 100kPa to 100,000Pa. The equation calls for the units I have used when R = 8.314 as specified by you . In practice , at STP the pressure is 101.325kPa , but possibly your teacher has rounded to 100kPa. I use and teach 101.325kPa = 1.0 atmosphere

Of course there is always the easier option : At STP , 1.0 mol gas has volume 22.4L.
You have 2.5*10^-3 mol
Volume = (2.5*10^-3)*22.4 = 0.056L OR 56mL
Perhaps your teacher wants you to use the gas equation - but I always check my answer using the 22.4L = 1 mol gas at STP - quick and easy.


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