Chemistry 10th Edition

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Chapter 11 - Reactions in Aqueous Solutions II: Calculations - Exercises - Building Your Knowledge - Page 399: 93

Answer

$M(HA)=229\frac{g}{mol}$

Work Step by Step

Since the acid is monoprotic (we can denote it by $HA$), the amount of acid required for the reaction equals the amount of sodium hydroxide: $n(HA)=n(NaOH)=c(NaOH)\times V(NaOH) = 0.295\frac{mol}{dm^3}\times 0.02782dm^3=0.0082069mol$ Now we can obtain the molecular weight of the unknown acid: $M(HA)=\frac{m(HA)}{n(HA)}=\frac{1.88g}{0.0082069mol}\approx 229\frac{g}{mol}$
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