Sample Calculations;

 The final (equilibrium) concentration of each acetic solution after titrated with NaOH

1. 0.2M of Acetic Acid

M1V1 = M2V2
(M2) (10mL) = (0.10M) (17.85mL)
M2 =0.1785M

 The number of moles of acetic acid adsorbed by 1 g of activated solution of each

acetic acid

1. 0.2M of Acetic Acid

a) Initial concentration
M1 =0.2M

Initial mol = n = MV/ 1000

= 0.2 M x 100 mL = 0.02 mol

1000

b) Final concentration
M2 =0.1785M
Final mol = n = MV/ 1000
= 0.1785M x 100 mL = 0.01785 mol
1000

c) Number of mole of CH3COOH adsorb

Initial mol – final mol =0.02mol – 0.01785mol
=0.00215 mol

d) N = Number of mole of CH3COOH adsorb per gram of activated carbon

N = number of mole of CH3COOH adsorb
Mass of activated carbon
= 0.00215mol = 0.00215 mol/g
1.000g

Table 4; Values of C and N obtained for each initial concentration of acetic acid

Flasks Equilibrium C (mol/L) N (mol/g) C/N (g/L)

 1 0.1785 0.002150 83.0232

2 0.1347 0.001528 88.1545

3 0.0890 0.001099 80.9827

4 0.06142 0.0008598 71.4352

5 0.0264 0.0003596 73.4149

Graph of C/N Versus C

90

85 f(x) = 91.7427935370162 x + 70.4109473771251

R² = 0.631601017271027
C/N (g/L)

80

75

70

65
0 0.02 0.04 0.06 0.08 0.1 0.12 0.14 0.16 0.18 0.2

C(mol/L)

Figure 1; graph of C/N Vs C used to determine the value of Nm and the equilibrium constant

From equation

C C 1
= +
N N m KN m

1
We know that = gradient from the graph C/N versus C
N m

From the graph

1
= 91.743
N m

Nm = 1 / 91.473 = 1.0932 x 10^-2 mol/g

By assuming that the cross sectional area of acetic acid is 21 A2, The specific surface
area of activated carbon used in this experiment
 A = N m N O σ x 10-20 m2g-1
= 1.0932 x 10^-2 x 6.02x 1023 x 21 x 10-20 m2g-1
= 1.382 x 10^3m2g-1

Intercept= 70.411 g/L

1/KNm=70.411

K= 1.55x10^-4 M-1