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Offline JimJo

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Titration problem
« on: February 11, 2008, 01:08:54 PM »
In a titration, 16.02 mL of 0.100M NaOH was required to titrate 0.2011 g of an unknown acid, HX. What is the molar mass of the acid?

I got the moles by turning 16.02 to liters and multiplying it by the 0.100M NaOH, and then i am stuck.

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Re: Titration problem
« Reply #1 on: February 11, 2008, 01:25:53 PM »
From the tiny hint they're giving you, you know this is a monoprotic (that's one hydrogen) acid.  So a balanced equation would tell you nothing you don't already know.  (There's no reason you can't write one out just for fun.) You've got mls of a certain conc. of NaOH, how many moles is that?  And how many moles of acid is consumed?  And you have the grams of acid, so can you calculate molar mass?
Hey, I'm not judging.  I just like to shoot straight.  I'm a man of science.

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