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Double Indicator Titration Exercises

The document describes 6 examples of double indicator titration experiments involving mixtures of bases like NaOH, KOH, Na2CO3, and NaHCO3. In each example, the mixture is titrated first with an indicator like phenolphthalein and then with an indicator like methyl orange. By calculating the volume of acid needed at each endpoint, the molar concentrations or masses of the component bases in the original mixtures can be determined.

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Double Indicator Titration Exercises

The document describes 6 examples of double indicator titration experiments involving mixtures of bases like NaOH, KOH, Na2CO3, and NaHCO3. In each example, the mixture is titrated first with an indicator like phenolphthalein and then with an indicator like methyl orange. By calculating the volume of acid needed at each endpoint, the molar concentrations or masses of the component bases in the original mixtures can be determined.

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Double Indicator titration exercises

1. A solution containing only KOH and Na2CO3 required 15.05 cm3 of 0.05 mol dm-3 HCl
using phenolphthalein as indicator. The same amount of alkaline mixture, when titrated
using methyl orange as an indicator, required 25.00 cm3 of the same acid. Calculate the
masses of KOH and Na2CO3 present in the solution.
[Ans: 0.0527 g Na2CO3 & 0.0143 g KOH]

2. 20.0 cm3 of a solution of a mixture of NaOH and Na2CO3 was first titrated with
phenolphthalein and 0.15 mol dm-3 HCl solution. 17.35 cm3 of the HCl solution was
required for the endpoint.

After this methyl orange was added and another 6.20 cm3 of same HCl solution was
again required for next endpoint. Calculate the molar concentrations of NaOH and
Na2CO3 in this mixture.
[Ans: 0.0836 mol dm-3 & 0.0465 mol dm-3 respectively]

3. A solution contains NaHCO3 and NaOH. Using phenolphthalein as the indicator, 25.0 cm3
of a mixture requires 7.30 cm3 of 0.0600 mol dm-3 HCl for the end point. If methyl orange
is the indicator instead, then 25.0 cm3 of solution requires 23.85 cm3 of the same HCl
solution for endpoint. Calculate the molar concentration of each substance.
[Ans: 0.0175 mol dm-3 & 0.0397 mol dm-3 respectively]

4. A solution contains Na2CO3 and NaOH. Using phenolphthalein as the indicator, 20.0 cm3
of a mixture requires 19.65 cm3 of 0.005 mol dm-3 HCl for the end point. If methyl orange
is the indicator instead, then 20.0 cm3 of solution requires 25.80 cm3 of the same HCl
solution for endpoint. Calculate the mass concentration of each substance.
[Ans: 0.163 g dm-3 & 0.135 g dm-3 respectively]

5. A certain solution consists of Na2CO3 and NaHCO3. 30.00 cm3 of this required 12.00 cm3
of 0.1 mol dm-3 HCl using phenolphthalein as the indicator. In presence of methyl orange,
30.00 cm3 of same solution required 39.90 cm3 of 0.1 mol dm-3 HCl. Calculate the amount
of Na2CO3 and NaHCO3 per dm3 in mixture.
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[Ans: 0.0400 mol dm & 0.0530 mol dm respectively]

6. A solid 6.000 g sample contains Na2CO3 and NaHCO3. It is unclear whether these two
components are the only components present in the sample.
The 6.000 g sample was dissolved in deionised water and made up to 100.0 cm 3 in a
graduated flask. 25.0 cm3 of the resulting solution was pipetted out. This 25.0 cm3 solution
was titrated with 0.5324 mol dm-3 HCl (aq), with phenolphthalein as the indicator. The
solution turned colourless after the addition of 25.55 cm3 of HCl. Methyl orange was then
added and another 25.80 cm3 of the HCl solution was needed to change the colour of the
solution to pink.
Determine the percentage masses of NaHCO3 and Na2CO3 in the sample. State the
assumption made.
[Ans: 1.04 % and 96.1 % respectively]

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