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Answer ALL questions.

1. (a) A student was provided with a standard solution of aqueous sodium hydroxide containing
X grams of NaOH in 250 cm3 of solution. In order to determine the mass of sodium hydroxide
used, he titrated 25 cm3 portions of the solution using 0.025 mol dm–3 sulphuric acid in the
burette and a suitable indicator.

Figure 1. Burette readings showing volumes of acid used in cm3

(i) Describe the process involved in preparing a standard solution of aqueous sodium
hydroxide containing X grams in a 250 cm3 solution.

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(ii) a) Figure 1 shows the initial and final volumes of the burette readings for the
acid used. Use the information given in Figure 1 on page 2 to complete
Table 1 below.

TABLE 1: RESULTS OF EXPERIMENT

Burette Readings Titration Number

(cm3) 1 2 3
Final volume
Initial volume
Volume used

(3 marks)

b) Using the best TWO values from Table 1, state the average volume of acid
used in cm3.

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(iii) a) Identify a suitable indicator for titrating sodium hydroxide and sulphuric
acid.

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b) Explain how you will be able to determine the end-point of the reaction.

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(1 mark)

(iv) Write a balanced chemical equation for the reaction that occurs when sodium hy-
droxide reacts with dilute sulphuric acid.

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(2 marks)

(v) Using the data that you provided in Table 1, calculate EACH of the following:
a) The number of moles of sulphuric acid used in the titration

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