All your burette readings (initial and final), as well as the size of your pipette, must be recorded but no account of experimental procedure is required. All calculations must be done in your answer book.

A is a solution containing 6.3g dm\(^{-3}\) of impure ethanoic acid. B is 0.10mol. dm\(^{-3}\) sodium hydroxide sodium hydroxide solution.

(a) Put A into the burette and titrate with 20.0cm\(^3\) or 25.0cm\(^3\) portions of B using phenolphthalein as indicator. Record the volume of your pipette Record the volume of your pipette. Tabulate your burette readings and calculate the volume of A used.

(b) From your result and the information provided, calculate the

(i) concentration of solution A in mol.dm\(^{-3}\) 

(ii) Concentration of solution A in dm\(^{-3}\) and hence the percentage purity of the ethanoic acid,

(iii) Volume of solution A that would neutralize a solution containing 0.005 mole of sodium hydroxide. The equation for the reaction is;

H\(_2\)C\(_2\)O\(_{4(aq)}\) + 2NaOH\(_{(aq)}\) \(\to\) Na\(_2\)C\(_2\)O\(_{(aq)}\) + 2H\(_2\)O\(_{(l)}\) [H = 1; C = 12. O = 16]

(c)(i) What would be the colour of methylorange indicator in solution B?

(ii) Give the reason why methylorange is not a suitable indicator for titration. 

 

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