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A quantity of 18.68 mL of KOH solution is needed to neutralize 0.4218g KHP. What is the concentration (in molarity) of the KOH solution?

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  1. to neutralize in this context means that at endpoint ( color change of indicator ) which is an estimate of the true equivalence point, that the mmles of base = mmoles of the KHPH

    mmoles =( mL ) ( M) and mmoles = wt/mMW

    so VolKOH ( MKOH) = 0.4218grams/0.2042 grams/mmole

    M KOH = 0.4218grams/( 0.2042grams/mmol)(18.68mL )

    note the gramscancel and the amswer has units of mmole/mL = M

    sooo M KOH = 0.1106

    Proof 18.68 mL x 0.1106 M = 2.066 mmoles

             0.4218 grams of KHPH / 0.2042grams/mmole= 2.0656 mmoles


  2. I guess KHP should be potassium hydrogen phthalate (M= 204.22 g/mol)

    Reaction is:

    KOH + KHP -> K2P + H2O

    => c*V=m/M=> c= m/(M*V)

    Numerics:

    c= 0.4217 g/(204.22g/mol*18.68 e-3 L)= 0.11053 mol/L

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