A 60mL volume of sodium hydroxide at 0.15molL1 concentration is titrated with 0.500molL1 HCl(aq). What volume of acid is required?

1 Answer
May 25, 2017

We use the relationship C1V1=C2V2, where Ci, and Vi are the individual concentrations/volumes. But FIRST you need a stoichiometric equation. Eventually I gets under 20mL.

Explanation:

Here, there is certainly 1:1 stoichiometry between acid and base, i.e.:

NaOH(aq)+HCl(aq)NaCl(aq)+H2O(l)

And please note that the product C1V1=molesL1×L, i.e. an ANSWER in moles as required...........

And so if C1V1=C2V2, then............

V2=C1V1C2=60mL×0.15molL10.500molL1=18mL