Question

The approximate concentration of the NaOH solution you will prepare in Part A of this experiment is 0.12M. Calculate the number of moles and the number of grams of oxalic acid (H2C2O4 •2H20) that will be required to neutralize 25 mL of this NaOH solution.​

Answer 1

number of grams of oxalic acid = 0.135 g

Step-by-step explanation:

Thinking process:

The reaction equation of hydrated oxalic acid is shown below:

H₂C₂O₄ + 2NaOH → Na₂C₂O₄ + 2H₂O

number of moles of NaOH = concatenation × volume

concentration of NaOH = 0.12M

volume of NaOH = 25 ml

= 0.025 l

The number of moles =
`0.025 * 0.12\\= 0.003 moles`

The mole ratio of oxalic acid is half the number of moles of NaOH =
`0.5 * 0.003\\= 0.0015 mol`

Molar mass of oxalic acid = 90.03

number of moles =
`(mass)/(molar mass)`

mass =
`number of moles * molar mass\\ = 0.0015 * 90.03\\ = 0.135 g`

Answer 2

0.0015moles

0.135g

Step-by-step explanation:

Given parameters:

Volume of NaOH = 25mL = 0.025L

Molarity of NaOH = 0.12M

Unkown:

Number of moles of oxalic acid = ?

mass of oxalic acid = ?

Solution:

The reaction equation is shown below:

H₂C₂O₄ + 2NaOH → Na₂C₂O₄ + 2H₂O

Solving:

We should work from the known to the unknown. The known here is NaOH.

• First find the number of moles of the base, NaOH
• Then using the equation find the number of moles of acid.
• Then find the mass of the acid from the number of moles

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Number of moles of NaOH = molarity of NaOH x volume = 0.12 x 0.025 = 0.003mole

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From the equation:

2 moles of NaOH reacted with 1 mole of the acid

0.03 mole of NaOH will react with
`(0.003)/(2)` = 0.0015moles of oxalic acid

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Mass of oxalic acid = number of moles x molar mass

Molar mass of oxalic acid = (2 x 1) + (2 x 12) + (4 x 16) = 90g/mol

Mass of oxalic acid = 0.0015 x 90 = 0.135g of oxalic acid.