Chemistry 5070 · O Level · Acid–base titrations

Acid–base titrations — practice question

A learner is asked to work out the percentage purity of an impure magnesium carbonate sample.
(a)[1]

Work out the mass of impure magnesium carbonate used in the experiment.

(b)[1]

What can be seen in the flask as the reaction goes on?

(c(i))[1]

Which apparatus should be used to prepare V?

(c(ii))[2]

Name a safety device that should be attached to the pipette, and say why it is used.

(d)[1]

What colour change does methyl orange show at the end-point? The colour goes from .......... to .......... .

(e)[4]

From the diagrams, finish the results table. Put a tick ($\checkmark$) beside the most reliable titration results. Using those results, the average volume of $0.100\,\text{mol dm}^{-3}$ sodium hydroxide needed is ______ $\text{cm}^3$.

(f)[1]

Determine the moles of sodium hydroxide in the average volume of $0.100\,\text{mol dm}^{-3}$ sodium hydroxide.

(g)[1]

Using the equation below and your value from (f), deduce the amount of hydrochloric acid present in $25.0\,\text{cm}^3$ of V. $\text{NaOH} + \text{HCl} \rightarrow \text{NaCl} + \text{H}_2\text{O}$

(h)[1]

Find the moles of hydrochloric acid in $250\,\text{cm}^3$ of V.

(i)[1]

Use your answer to (h) and subtract it from $0.0500$ to find how many moles of hydrochloric acid react with the magnesium carbonate sample.

(j)[1]

Using the equation below and your answer to (i), work out the moles of magnesium carbonate in the sample. $\text{MgCO}_3 + 2\text{HCl} \rightarrow \text{MgCl}_2 + \text{H}_2\text{O} + \text{CO}_2$

(k(i))[1]

Calculate the mass of magnesium carbonate in the sample. [The relative formula mass of magnesium carbonate is $84$.]

(k(ii))[1]

Using your values from (a) and (k)(i), determine the percentage purity of the magnesium carbonate.

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