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I'm stuck- again. Equivalents and Normality
« on: May 13, 2010, 10:23:25 AM »
I need to calculate the equivalent weight and normality of Na2C2O4

I have the amount of grams per liter= 6.6783 g/l
I have the equation= H2C2O4-----> 2CO2+ 2H+ + 2e-
I have the amount of solution used= 25.0 ml= .025 l
But I have no idea what I need to do with this information.

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Re: I'm stuck- again. Equivalents and Normality
« Reply #1 on: May 13, 2010, 10:53:13 AM »
Could you calculate molarity of this solution?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concentration#Normality
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Re: I'm stuck- again. Equivalents and Normality
« Reply #2 on: May 13, 2010, 10:57:03 AM »
Could you calculate molarity of this solution?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concentration#Normality

I got .049 M for the molarity.

From the link, how are gram equivalents calculated?

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Re: I'm stuck- again. Equivalents and Normality
« Reply #3 on: May 13, 2010, 08:53:01 PM »
I figured it out. The equivalent weight was the molar mass divided by 2 and the Normality was the grams per liter divided  by the equivalent weight. Which is exactly what I came up with the first time I tried it.
This was just a case of, it was too simple, so therefore, it must be hard.  :P

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Re: I'm stuck- again. Equivalents and Normality
« Reply #4 on: May 25, 2010, 06:24:53 AM »
I figured it out. The equivalent weight was the molar mass divided by 2 and the Normality was the grams per liter divided  by the equivalent weight. Which is exactly what I came up with the first time I tried it.
This was just a case of, it was too simple, so therefore, it must be hard.  :P
Normality means equivalents per liter, equivalents in this case meaning H+ given off.  Na2CO4 doesn't give off any protons, which makes it 0 Normal, regardless of it's molarity.

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Re: I'm stuck- again. Equivalents and Normality
« Reply #5 on: May 25, 2010, 06:38:30 AM »
Normality means equivalents per liter, equivalents in this case meaning H+ given off.  Na2CO4 doesn't give off any protons, which makes it 0 Normal, regardless of it's molarity.

You are not only using narrow definition of normality, you are also using it wrong. C2O42- accepts two protons, which makes normality of the solution equal twice its molarity.
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