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Question 1
A 10.0 g piece of rusty steel wool is dissolved in 200.00 ml of 1.00 M sulfuric
acid. The excess sulfuric acid is determined by titration with a 0.500 M sodium
hydroxide solution. 300.00 mL of sodium hydroxide is required to neutralise
the acid.
What was the % purity of iron in steel wool?
Question 2
A 3.145 g sample of a certain lead ore containing lead(II) carbonate, PbCO3,
was heated gently with 25.00 mL of nitric acid of concentration
0.6293 mol/L.
The equation for this reaction is:
PbCO3(s) + 2HNO3(aq) Pb(NO3)2(aq) + H2O(l) + CO2(g)
When the reaction was complete and no more CO2 was evolved, the mixture
was cooled and the excess nitric acid was titrated against NaOH solution of
concentration 0.1423 mol/L. The volume of NaOH required was 23.41 mL.
The equation for the titration is:
HNO3(aq) + NaOH(aq) NaNO3(aq) + H2O(l)
a Calculate the percentage by mass of PbCO3 in the original ore.
b Predict the effect on the final answer if:
i the ore contained some limestone, CaCO3, in addition to PbCO3
ii not all the CO2 was evolved during the heating stage
State your reasoning.
Answer 2a:
Question 3
Three aspirin tablets, which were claimed by the manufacturer to each contain
320 mg of aspirin, C6H4(OCOCH3)COOH, were heated gently in 50.00 mL of
NaOH solution of concentration 0.5190 mol/ L.
The aspirin tablets reacted according to the equation:
C6H4(OCOCH3)COOH(s) + 2NaOH(aq) C6H4(OH)COONa(aq) +
CH3COONa(aq) + H2O(l)
After cooling, the solution was transferred to a 100.00 mL volumetric flask and
the volume was made up to exactly the 100.00 mL mark. Aliquots of 20.00 mL
of this solution were then titrated against HCl of concentration 0.1232 mol/L.
The mean titre was 24.19 mL.
The equation for the titration is:
HCl(aq) + NaOH(aq) NaCl(aq) + H2O(l)
a Draw a flow chart to illustrate this procedure, ( its a back titration).
b Calculate the amount of NaOH in a 20.00 mL aliquot of the solution,
in moles.
c Calculate the amount of NaOH that remained after the reaction with
aspirin, in moles.
d Calculate the amount of NaOH added initially, in moles.
e Calculate the amount of NaOH reacting with the aspirin, in moles.
f Calculate the average mass of aspirin in each tablet and hence
comment on the manufacturers claim.
g Identify two safety precautions that would have been needed for this
procedure and state your reasons
Answers Q3: