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1.250 g of H2C2O4 are dissolved into 100.0 ml of water which is then titrated with 28.56 ml of NaOH solution. What is the molarity of the NaOH solution? H2C2O4 + NaOH arrow Na2C2O4 + H2O (not balanced) Select one: a. 0.6942 M b. 2.957 M c. 0.4862 M d. 1.945 M e. The correct answer is not given as an option.
H2C2O4 + 2NaOH --------------> Na2C2O4 + 2H2O
Oxalic acid exists as H2C2O4.2H2O
Molar mass = 126 g/mol
H2C2O4
molarity of H2C2O4 M1 = (mass/ molar mass) x (1/ volume in Lires)
= (1.25 g/ 126 g/mol) x (1/ 0.1 L)
= 0.099 M
Volume of H2C2O4, V1 = 100 mL
no of moles of H2C2O4 in the balanced equation , n1 = 1
NaOH
M2 = ?
V2 = 28.56 mL
no of moles of NaOH in the balanced equation , n2 = 2
At equivalence point,
M1V1/n1 = M2V2/n2
M2 = ( M1V1/n1 ) (n2/V2)
= (0.099 M X 100 ml /1 ) (2 /28.56 ml)
= 0.6942 M
M2 = 0.6942 M
Therefore,
molarity of the NaOH solution = 0.6942 M