Question

the beaker contains 0.2556 m h2so3 and the buret contains 0.3106 m naoh what happens to the conductivity during titration

Answer 1

Before the equivalence point, conductivity is decreasing. After the equivalence point, conductivity is increasing

Step-by-step explanation:

In solution H2SO3 produce H+ ions and SO3²⁻ ions. In the same way, NaOH produce Na⁺ and OH⁻ ions. The conductivity of a solution is directly proportional to the concentration of ions in a solution. During titration, you are adding more NaOH (That is, more Na⁺ and OH⁻ ions). But each moles of OH⁻ reacts with H⁺ ion producing H₂O. That means the moles of Na⁺ that you are adding = Moles of H⁺ are been consumed. The concentration of ions remains approximately constant. But, H⁺ ion conducts better than Na⁺ ion. That means before the equivalence point, conductivity is decreasing. But after the equivalence point you will add OH- ions in excess increasing ion concentration increasing the conductivity:

After equivalence point, conductivity is increasing.