Try it on paper first. A hint, the key idea and the worked solution are here when you need them.
A student fills a burette with a sodium hydroxide solution of unknown concentration. She measures 20.00 mL of oxalic acid of concentration with a pipette and adds phenolphthalein. Three titres are 24.75 mL, 24.80 mL and 24.85 mL. All three are concordant. Find the mean titre, the amount of acidic hydrogen ions in the flask, and the concentration of the sodium hydroxide solution.
Molarity with in litres. For a titration with the equation , . Oxalic acid, , gives two for each molecule. Sodium carbonate takes two . Concordant titres agree within .
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Work it out on paper first. It is fine to get stuck or make a mistake: that is how we learn. When you are ready, go through the solution one step at a time, and check each step against your own.
Step 1. The three titres lie within of each other. The mean is .
Step 2. .
Step 3. The sodium hydroxide neutralises exactly this amount: . .
Answer: , and .
Check. Using the equation with the acid as A gives the same .
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