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A volume of 70.0 mL of a 0.820 M HNO3 solution is titrated with 0.900 M KOH. Calculate the volume of KOH required to reach the equivalence point.
Consider reaction, HNO 3 (aq) + KOH (aq) KNO 3 (aq) + H2O (l)
From reaction , 1 mol HNO 3 1 mol KOH 1 mol KNO 3
We have relation, M acid V acid = M base V base
M HNO 3 V HNO 3 = M KOH V KOH
V KOH = M HNO 3 V HNO 3 / M KOH
V KOH = 0.820 M 70.0 ml / 0.900 M
V KOH = 63.77 ml
ANSWER : Volume of KOH required to reach the equivalence point = 63.8 ml