Question

16. The concentration of a solution of potassium hydroxide is determined by titration with nitric

Answer 1

Answer:

$M_{base}=0.709M$

Explanation:

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In this case, since the reaction between potassium hydroxide and nitric acid is:

$KOH+HNO_3\rightarrow KNO_3+H_2O$

We can see a 1:1 mole ratio between the acid and base, therefore, for the titration analysis, we find the following equality at the equivalence point:

$n_{acid}=n_{base}$

That in terms of molarities and volumes is:

$M_{acid}V_{acid}=M_{base}V_{base}$

Thus, solving the molarity of the base (KOH), we obtain:

$M_{base}=\frac{M_{acid}V_{acid}}{V_{base}} =\frac{0.498M*42.7mL}{30.0mL}\\ \\M_{base}=0.709M$

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