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Chemistry 9202 | Paper 2 Mock 01 | Written Paper 2

Question 1 Report

Fig. 1 shows a student measuring a sulphuric acid solution with a pipette before adding it to a flask containing sodium hydroxide. The student uses a suitable indicator and then records three titres from the burette. The sodium hydroxide volume is 20.0 cm3 and its concentration is 0.150 mol dm-3.

acid pipetteNaOH + indicator© EAGLE BEACON GLOBAL
titre numbervolume of H2SO4 / cm3
114.9
215.1
315.0

H2SO4 + 2NaOH → Na2SO4 + 2H2O
(a) Record the mean titre. [1]
(b) Use the sodium hydroxide data to calculate its amount in the flask. [2]
(c) Use the equation and mean titre to calculate the concentration of sulphuric acid. [3]

Answer Details

(a) The titres are 14.9 cm3, 15.1 cm3 and 15.0 cm3, so their mean is:

\[\frac{14.9+15.1+15.0}{3}=15.0\text{ cm}^3\]

The mean titre is 15.0 cm3. [1 mark]

(b) Convert the sodium hydroxide volume:

\[20.0\text{ cm}^3=0.0200\text{ dm}^3\]

Use \(n=cV\):

\[n=0.150\times0.0200=0.00300\text{ mol}\]

The amount of sodium hydroxide is 0.00300 mol. [2 marks]

(c) The equation shows that 1 mole of sulfuric acid reacts with 2 moles of sodium hydroxide:

\[n(\mathrm{H_2SO_4})=\frac{0.00300}{2}=0.00150\text{ mol}\]

\[15.0\text{ cm}^3=0.0150\text{ dm}^3\]

\[c=\frac{n}{V}=\frac{0.00150}{0.0150}=0.100\text{ mol dm}^{-3}\]

The sulfuric acid concentration is 0.100 mol dm-3. [3 marks]

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