Question

If significantly less then 25.00 mL of acid were added to the flash in step 7 of the procedure, what affect would this have on the accuracy of the sodium hydroxide concentration? Explain your answer

Answer 1

The concentration of the base will be lower than the exact one.

Step-by-step explanation:

Hello,

In this case, in neutralization processes, the following equation is used:

`n_(acid)=n_(base)`

It means that the moles of acid equal the moles of base at the equivalence point and in terms of volumes and concentrations is:

`C_(acid)V_(acid)=C_(base)V_(base)`

In such a way, by decreasing the volume of acid, the computed or estimated concentration of the base will be lower than the original value. for that reason, accurate procedures must be performed.

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