Chemistry 5070 · O Level · Acid–base titrations

Acid–base titrations — practice question

A student receives an impure sample of calcium hydroxide, $\text{Ca(OH)}_2$. The student wants to find the percentage by mass of calcium hydroxide in the sample.
(a)[1]

The sample is first put into a beaker that has already been weighed, and the beaker is then weighed again. Mass of beaker + sample $= 51.23\,\text{g}$. Mass of beaker $= 49.86\,\text{g}$. Calculate the mass of the sample used in the experiment.

(b(i))[1]

Name the apparatus $A$.

(b(ii))[1]

What safety item should be used with apparatus $A$?

(b(iii))[1]

Why should the safety item be used?

(c(i))[1]

Name the apparatus $B$.

(c(ii))[1]

Why does the student rinse out the beaker with distilled water and then transfer the washings to apparatus $B$?

(d(i))[1]

Why does the student choose apparatus $A$ rather than a measuring cylinder to transfer $25.0\,\text{cm}^3$ of $C$ into the conical flask?

(d(ii))[1]

What colour change does the methyl orange indicator show at the end-point? The colour changes from [BLANK] to [BLANK].

(e)[4]

Use the diagrams to fill in the table, tick the best titration results, and calculate the mean volume of $0.100\,\text{mol dm}^{-3}$ sodium hydroxide used.

(f)[1]

Calculate the number of moles of sodium hydroxide in the average volume of $0.100\,\text{mol dm}^{-3}$ sodium hydroxide in (e).

(g)[1]

Using your answer from (f) and the equation $\text{NaOH} + \text{HCl}\rightarrow\text{NaCl}+\text{H}_2\text{O}$, calculate the number of moles of hydrochloric acid in $25.0\,\text{cm}^3$ of $C$.

(h)[1]

Calculate the number of moles of hydrochloric acid present in $250\,\text{cm}^3$ of $C$.

(i)[1]

Calculate the number of moles of hydrochloric acid in $25.0\,\text{cm}^3$ of $2.00\,\text{mol dm}^{-3}$ hydrochloric acid.

(j)[1]

Using your answers to both (h) and (i), calculate the number of moles of hydrochloric acid that react with the calcium hydroxide in the sample.

(k)[1]

Using your answer to (j) and the equation $\text{Ca(OH)}_2 + 2\text{HCl} \rightarrow \text{CaCl}_2 + 2\text{H}_2\text{O}$, calculate the number of moles of calcium hydroxide in the sample.

(l)[1]

Calculate the mass of calcium hydroxide in the sample. [$A_r$: Ca, $40$; O, $16$; H, $1$]

(m)[1]

Using your answers to (a) and (l), calculate the percentage by mass of calcium hydroxide in the sample.

(n)[2]

State and explain whether the average titration volume of sodium hydroxide would be smaller, larger or unchanged if $3\,\text{cm}^3$ of methyl orange indicator was used instead of three drops.

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