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Larry Effler

A 0.500g sample containing sodium dihydrogen phosphate is titrated with sodium hydroxide.if 23.06mL of 0.0985M sodium hydroxide is required for the titration, what is the percentage of NaHa2PO4 in the sample?

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The chemical formula for sodium dihydrogen phpsphate is "NaH₂PO₄" instead.

Molar mass of NaH₂PO₄ = (23 + 1×2 + 31 + 16×4) g/mol = 120 g/mol

Balanced equation for the reaction:
NaH₂PO₄ + 2NaOH → Na₃PO₄ + 2H₂O
Mole ratio NaH₂PO₄ : NaOH = 1 : 2

Moles of NaOH reacted = (0.0985 mol/L) × (23.06/1000 L) = 0.002271 mol
Moles of NaH₂PO₄ reacted = (0.002271 mol) × (1/2) = 0.001136 mol
Mass of NaH₂PO₄ in the sample = (0.001136 mol) × (120 g/mol) = 0.136 g
Mass % of NaH₂PO₄ in the sample = (0.136/0.500) × 100% = 27.2%

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OR:

(0.0985 mol NaOH / 1000 mL NaOH solution) × (23.06 mL NaOH solution) × (1 mol NaH₂PO₄ / 2 mol NaOH) × (120 g NaH₂PO₄ / 1 mol NaH₂PO₄)
= 0.136 g NaH₂PO₄

(0.136 g NaH₂PO₄ / 0.500 g) × 100%
=
27.2% NaH₂PO₄

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