Titrations worksheet W 336

1) It takes 83 mL of a 0.45 M NaOH solution to neutralize 235 mL of an HCl solution. What

is the concentration of the HCl solution?

2) You are titrating an acid into a base to determine the concentration of the base. The
endpoint of the neutralization is reached but the stopcock on the buret sticks slightly
and allows a few more drops of acid to fall into the solution. How will this affect your
calculations for the concentration of the base?

3) It takes 38 mL of 0.75 M NaOH solution to completely neutralize 155 mL of a sulfuric

acid solution (H2SO4). What is the concentration of the H2SO4 solution?

4) A few small drops of water are left in a buret that is then used to titrate a base into an
acid solution to determine the concentration of the acid. Will this small amount of water
have any effect on the determined value for the concentration of the acid? If so, how is
it affected?

5) It takes 12.5 mL of a 0.30 M HCl solution to neutralize 285 mL of NaOH solution. What
is the concentration of the NaOH solution?

6) Lulu Labwrecker carefully pipets 25.0 mL of 0.525 M NaOH into a test tube. She places
the test tube into a small beaker to keep it from spilling and then pipets 75.0 mL of
0.355 M HCl into another test tube. When Lulu reaches to put this test tube of acid into
the beaker along with test tube of base she accidentally knocks the test tubes together
hard enough to break them and their respective contents combine in the bottom of the
beaker. Is the solution formed from the contents of the two test tubes acidic or basic?
What is the pH of the resulting solution?

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Titration Chemistry Questions with Solutions

Q1. Which of the following is used as an indicator in titrating a strong acid with a weak base?
(a) Methyl orange
(b) Methyl red
(c) Sodium hydroxide
(d) Phenolphthalein
Answer: (a), Methyl orange is used as an indicator in titrating a strong acid with a weak base.

Q2. Which of the following is used as an indicator in titrating a weak acid with a strong base?
(a) Methyl orange
(b) Methyl red
(c) Sodium hydroxide
(d) Phenolphthalein
Answer: (d), Phenolphthalein is used as an indicator in titrating a weak acid with a strong base.

Q3. What is the role of an indicator in a reaction?

(a) To detect the end point of the titration
(b) Assist reactants to react quickly
(c) To provide a surface for the reaction
(d) To increase the rate of a reaction
Answer: (a), The role of an indicator in a reaction is to detect the end point of the titration.

Q4. What is the primary objective of titration?

(a) To find the concentration of an unknown acid or base
(b) To find the volume of an unknown acid or base
(c) To find the pH of an unknown acid or base
(d) To find the pressure of an unknown acid or base
Answer: (a), The primary objective of titration is to find the concentration of an unknown acid or base.

Q5. What is an equivalence point?

(a) It is the point at which the pressure of titrant equals the pressure of analyte
(b) It is the point at which the pH of titrant equals the pH of analyte
(c) It is the point at which the volume of titrant equals the volume of analyte
(d) It is the point at which the quantity of titrant equals the quantity of analyte
Answer: (d), An equivalence point is a point at which the quantity of titrant equals the quantity of
analyte.

Q6. What is titration?

Answer: Titration is an analytical method primarily used in estimating the concentration of an unknown
analyte solution using a standard solution whose concentration is known.

Q7. What is a standard solution?

Answer: A solution whose concentration is known is known as a standard solution. It is also known as
a titrant in titration.

Q8. What is the principle of volumetric analysis?

Answer: The principle of volumetric analysis is to determine the concentration of an unknown analyte
solution using a standard solution whose concentration is known.

Q9. Why should not we rinse a titration flask?

Answer: We should not rinse a titration flask because some of the liquid sticks to the titration flask.
Therefore, the pipetted volume taken in the titration flask will increase.

Q10. What is the end point in KMnO4 titrations?

Answer: The end point in KMnO4 titration is from colourless to light pink.

Q11. What is acidimetry or alkalimetry?

Answer: Acidimetry or alkalimetry is the branch of volumetric analysis that deals with acid-base titration
to estimate the alkaline concentration using a standard acid or acidic concentration using a standard
base.

Q12. What are the various kinds of titration?

Answer: Various kinds of titrations are enlisted below.
● Acid-base titration
● Complexometric titration
● Redox titration
● Iodometric titration
● Precipitation titration
● Permanganate titration

Q13. What are the differences between a back titration and a direct titration?
Answer:
S. No. Back Titration Direct Titration

1. It is used to determine an unknown It involves a reaction between an

concentration using an excess unknown compound and the
amount of a standard solution. standard solution.

2. In it, two chemical reactions occur. In it, only one chemical reaction
occurs.
 3. It is performed with two known It is performed with only one known
compounds. compound.

4. In it, titrand is the remaining amount In it, titrand is the unknown

of reagent added in excess. compound.

5. It can determine the exact end point It is used when the end point of
with a sharp colour change. titration can be easily obtained.

Q14. Match the following titrations with the indicators used in them.

Column 1 Column 2

NaOH vs CH3COOH K3 [Fe(CN)6] as an external indicator

KMnO4 vs H2C2O4 Starch

I2 vs Na2S2O3 KMnO4

K2Cr2O7 vs FeSO4 Phenolphthalein

Answer:
Column 1 Column 2

NaOH vs CH3COOH Phenolphthalein

KMnO4 vs H2C2O4 KMnO4

I2 vs Na2S2O3 Starch

K2Cr2O7 vs FeSO4 K3 [Fe(CN)6] as an external indicator

Q15. What are the differences between an end point and an equivalence point?
Answer:
S. No. End Point Equivalence Point

1. It is the point at which the indicator It is the point at which the amount
changes its colour. of titrant is chemically equivalent to
the analyte in the sample.

2. It comes after the equivalence point. It comes before the end point.
 3. Weak acids have only one endpoint. Weak acids have multiple
equivalence points.

Practise Questions on Titration

Q1. Why is it customary to read the lower meniscus in colourless and transparent solutions and the
upper meniscus in highly coloured solutions?
Answer: It is customary to read the lower meniscus in colourless and transparent solutions and the
upper meniscus in highly coloured solutions because it is easier to read the lower meniscus in
colourless solutions and the upper meniscus in coloured solutions. In the presence of coloured
solutions, the lower meniscus is not clearly visible.

Q2. Why is dilute sulphuric acid added while preparing a standard ferrous ammonium sulphate
solution?
Answer: Dilute sulphuric acid is added while preparing a standard ferrous ammonium sulphate solution
to prevent hydrolysis of ferrous sulphate. Excessive heating is avoided while dissolving the salt mixture
in water. This is for preventing the conversion of Fe2+ ions (light green) to Fe3+ ions (yellow).

Q3. Why, in the redox titration of KMnO4 vs oxalic acid, do we heat oxalic acid solution before starting
the titration?
Answer: In the redox titration of KMnO4 vs oxalic acid, we heat oxalic acid solution because it is a slow
process without heating because a reaction requires more energy than the activation energy. To
increase the energy, the temperature must be raised, which can only be accomplished by heating the
oxalic acid solution.

Q4. Why do we heat oxalic acid solution and sulphuric acid up to 50–60°C in the permanganate
titration?
Answer: We heat oxalic acid solution and sulphuric acid up to 50–60°C in the permanganate titration
because the reaction between oxalic acid and potassium permanganate in an acidic medium is
extremely slow at normal temperature, heating to 50 – 60°C keeps oxalic acid in a decomposed state to
facilitate better interaction between oxalate and potassium permanganate.

Q5. What is the function of sulphuric acid in the titration of mohr salt against KMnO4?
Answer: The function of sulphuric acid in the titration of mohr salt against KMnO4 is to prevent the
hydrolysis of the ferric ion (Fe2+) because the titration occurs in the presence of KMnO4 or K2Cr2O7, both
of which are good oxidising agents.