Calculate the pH of the resulting solution if 33.0 mL of 0.330 M HCl(aq) added to?

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• HCl reacts with NaOH according to the equation:

  HCl + NaOH → NaCl + H2O

  1mol HCl reacts with 1 mol NaOH

  a) mol HCl in 33.0mL of 0.330M solution = 33/1000*0.33 0.0109 mol HCl

  Mol NaOH in 43.0mL of 0.330M solution = 43/1000*0.33 0.0142 mol NaOH

  These will react to produce 0.0109 mol NaCl and 0.0142 – 0.0109 = 0.0033 mol NaOH unreacted

  You ave 0.0033mol NaOH dissolved in 43+33 = 76mL = 0.076L solution

  Molarity of NaOH solution = 0.0033/0.076 = 0.0433M solution

  If [NaOH]= 0.0433M , then [H- = 0.0433M

  To determine pH you require [H+]

  [H+] [OH-] = 10^-14

  [H+] = 10^-14/ [OH-]

  [H+] = 2.31*10^-13

  pH = -log [H+]

  pH = -log (2.31*10^-13)

  pH = 12.6

  b) You are still reacting 0.0109 ml HCl

  Mol NaOH in 23.0mL of 0.430M solution = 23/1000*0.430 = 0.00989 mol NaOH

  These will react to produce 0.00989 mol NaCl and there will be 0.0109- 0.00989 = 0.00101 mol HCl remaining unreacted. This is dissolved in 33+23 = 56mL= 0.056L solution

  Molarity of HCl solution = 0.00101/0.056 = 0.0180M solution

  If [HCl ] = 0.0180, then [H+] = 0.0180M

  pH = -log [H+]

  pH = -log 0.0180

  pH = 1.74

  You understand that the NaCl produced by the reaction has no effect on the pH of the solution.

• 1) Find the number of moles of hydrogen that are produced from HCl and the Number of Moles of Hydroxide from NaOH using their respective volumes and molarities.

  2)Since we have a strong acid and a strong base we do not need to worry about equilibrium therefore when mixed, they will both react to either (a) neutralization, (b) some hydrogen will remain, (c) some hydroxide will remain. To calculate this just subtract the moles of hydrogen from the moles of hydroxide or the moles of hydroxide from the moles of hydrogen (which ever is bigger first).

  (a) if you get 0 it means you have neutralized therfore pH = 7

  (b) if your hydrogen moles was bigger you will have excess hydrogen and therfore be acidic

  calculate pH using pH= -log( [H] )

  (c) If hydroxide moles was bigger you will have excess hydroxide and therfore be basic

  calculate pOH using pOH = – log( [OH] ) then convert to ph using pH = 14 – pOH.

  To work out (a) as an example:

  Since it is a solution of 33.0 mL of .330 M HCl i know that i have .0109 mols H, using the same process for NaOH i get .0185 mols OH. Since i have more Hydroxide ions than hydrogen ions i know my solution will be basic therfore after the reacion i will have .0185 – .0109 = .00760 Hydroxide ions

  left. pOH then equals – log( .00760 ) = 2.12 then i can get pH using pH = 14 – 2.12 which yields a final pH of 11.88.

  I hope the helps and makes some sense 🙂

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