A solution contains 10. mmol of H3PO4 and 5.0 mmol of NaH2PO4. How many milliliters of 0.10 M NaOH must be added to reach the second equivalence point of the titration of the H3PO4 with NaOH

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Explanation:

Reaction equations for the given species is as follows.

   [tex]H_{3}PO_{4} + 2NaOH \righleftharpoons Na_{2}HPO_{4} + 2H_{2}O[/tex]

   [tex]NaH_{2}PO_{4} + NaOH \rightleftharpoons Na_{2}HPO_{4} + H_{2}O[/tex]

At the first equivalence point we need 2 × 10 mmol NaOH.

At the second equivalence point we need 5 mmol of NaOH.

Hence, total moles of NaOH required is as follows.

               (20 + 5) mmol = 25 mmol

We assume that volume of NaOH required is V.

      [tex]25 mmol NaOH \times \frac{10^{-3} mol NaOH}{1 mmol NaOH} \times \frac{1000 ml V}{0.10 \text{mol NaOH}}[/tex]

      = 250 ml V

Thus, we can conclude that 250 ml of 0.10 M NaOH must be added to reach second equivalence point of the titration of the [tex]H_{3}PO_{4}[/tex] and NaOH.

In the given case, 250 ml of 0.10 M NaOH must be added to attain the second equivalence point.

Calculation based on equivalence point:

The reactions taking place in the given case are:

  • H₃PO₄ + 2NaOH ⇔ Na₂HPO₄ + 2H₂O
  • NaH₂PO₄ + NaOH ⇔ Na₂HPO₄ + H₂O

Based on the given information, a solution comprises 10 mmol of H₃PO₄ and 5 mmol of NaH₂PO₄.

For the first equivalence point, there is a need of 2 × 10 mmol NaOH.

For the second equivalence point, there is a need of 5 mmol NaOH.

Now the total moles of NaOH needed is,

= 20 + 5 mmol

= 25 mmol

Now let the volume of NaOH required be V. Now putting the values we get,

[tex]= 25 mmol NaOH * \frac{10^{-3} mole NaOH}{1 mmol NaOH} * \frac{1000 mLV}{0.10 mol NaOH} \\= 250 ml[/tex]

Thus, 250 ml of 0.10 M NaOH is need to be added to attain the second equivalence point of the titration.

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