What is [HCl] if a 17.04mL volume of 0.468molL1 concentration of [Ca(OH)2] was titrated with 13.7mL of said acid?

1 Answer
May 25, 2016

Approx. 1molL1

Explanation:

We need (i) the balanced chemical equation:

2HCl(aq)+Ca(OH)2(aq)CaCl2(aq)+2H2O(l)

And (ii) the amount in moles of calcium hydroxide.

Moles of calcium hydroxide = 17.04×103L×0.468molL1 = 7.98×103mol

Twice this molar quantity of HCl was present in the 13.7mL HCl(aq).

Thus [HCl]=2×7.98×103mol13.7×103L = ??molL1

Note that the concentration of Ca(OH)2 is unreasonable....