Question

A 25.0 mLsample of an acetic acid solution is titrated with a 0.175 M NaOH solution. The equivalence point is reached when 37.5 mL of the base is added. The concentration of acetic acid in the sample was:_______,

A) 0.263
B) 0.365
C) 0.175
D) 1.83×10−4
E) 0.119

Answer 1

0.263M of CH₃COOH is the concentration of the solution.

Step-by-step explanation:

The reaction of acetic acid (CH₃COOH) with NaOH is:

CH₃COOH + NaOH → CH₃COO⁻Na⁺ + H₂O

1 mole of acetic acid reacts per mole of NaOH to produce sodium acetate and water.

In the equivalence point, moles of acetic acid are equal to moles of NaOH and moles of NaOH are:

0.0375L × (0.175 moles / L) = 6.56x10⁻³ moles of NaOH = moles of CH₃COOH.

As the sample of acetic acid had a volume of 25.0mL = 0.025L:

6.56x10⁻³ moles of CH₃COOH / 0.0250L =

0.263M of CH₃COOH is the concentration of the solution