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Pure potassiom hydrogen phthalate is used for standardization of the sodium hydroxide solution. Suppose that the potassium hydrogen phthalate is not completely dry. Will the reported molar concentration of the sodium hydroxide solution be too high, too low, or unaffected because of the moistness of the potassium hydrogen phthalate? Explain please.
Step-by-step explanation:
When potassium hydrogen phthalate is not completely dry then it means there will be some water present in it. According to this, actual potassium hydrogen phthalate is diluted because of the presence of water molecules.
Hence, 1 mole of potassium hydrogen phthalate needs 1 mole of NaOH. And, at the equivalence point according to the concept of moles:
No. of moles of potassium hydrogen phthalate = No. of moles of NaOH
Also, the titration of potassium hydrogen phthalate concentration is less because of the presence of water then the number of moles of NaOH calculated will be less.
Thus, we can conclude that the molar concentration of the sodium hydroxide solution be too low.