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Lab: Ksp of Ca(OH)2
« on: April 14, 2010, 06:44:13 PM »
In the lab, I did a titration of saturated calcium hydroxide solution with a standardized solution of HCl (0.01114M).
10.00mL of the saturated Ca(OH)2 solution was mixed with 25 mL of distilled water and two drops of bromothymol blue.

The average volume of HCl used is 37.63mL. I found the moles of H+ by multiplying 0.03763L by the molarity of HCl, 0.01114M.

Ca(OH)2 + 2HCl ---> CaCl2 + 2H2O
    1       :   2
To find the moles of OH-, I divided the moles of H+ by 2

But to find the molarity of OH-, do I need to divide the moles of OH- by the total volume (72.63mL) or by the volume of Ca(OH)2 (10.00mL)?

To find the molarity of Ca2+, I would divide the molarity of OH- by 2 since there are 2 moles of OH- per mole of Ca2+
I would then find Ksp = [Ca2+][OH-]2

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Re: Lab: Ksp of Ca(OH)2
« Reply #1 on: April 15, 2010, 03:16:08 AM »
But to find the molarity of OH-, do I need to divide the moles of OH- by the total volume (72.63mL) or by the volume of Ca(OH)2 (10.00mL)?

You need molarity of OH- in the original solution. You determine number of moles of OH-. If you divide it by anything else then the oiginal volume, you get some unrelated number.
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Re: Lab: Ksp of Ca(OH)2
« Reply #2 on: May 06, 2010, 01:19:14 PM »
Up to moles of H+ u ar correct. Then H+ : OH- = 1:1 always.

But H+ : Ca 2+ = 1:2

So u shud divide number of H+ moles by 2 and then by volume (10.00 ml).  Bcoz u ar going to find the conc of saturated solution. so u shud calculate the conc of OH - in that solution.

[OH-] = 0.04192

Then [Ca2+] = 0.02095

then Ksp = 1.8416 * 10-5 mol-3 dm :)
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Re: Lab: Ksp of Ca(OH)2
« Reply #3 on: May 06, 2010, 02:35:27 PM »
Bcoz u ar going to find the conc

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