Question

Why do we use 51.0mL of NaOH but only 50.0mL of HCl?

Answer 1

Answer

Na OH reacts with H Cl and forms Na Cl and H₂O

NaOH + HCl   →   NaCl + H₂O                                              

Here we can see that  1 mole of NaOH reacting with 1 mole of HCl and forming 1 mole of NaCl and 1 mole of H₂O

when  NaOH and HCl are added together in equal amount then they will completely neutralize each other but NaOH is hygroscopic in nature which means it can absorb water from air so it will not be weighted accurately.

hence, for neutralization we will take extra NaOH.