Acid/Base Reactions!

This class what the pH of our simulated lake would be after simulated acid rain was added.

2000mL of 0.02 M NaOH represented our simulated lake and 150mL of 0.30 M HCl represented our simulated acid rain.

First we had to determine the pH of the acid rain and the pOH of the lake.

Determining the pH of the acid rain:

HCL -> H+ + Cl-

0.30 M x 1/1 = 0.30 M
-log(.30 = 0.52 = pH

Determining the pOH of the lake:

NaOH -> Na+ + OH-

0.02M x 1/1 = 0.02M
-log(0.02 = 1.7 = pOH

Determining the pH of the lake after acid rain has fallen on it:

HCl + NaOH -> NaCl + HOH

0.30mol/L x 0.150L = 0.045mol HCl

0.02mol/L x 2.00L = 0.04mol NaOH

0.045 - 0.040 = 0.005 mol

0.0050 x 1/2.15 = 0.002326M

-log(0.002326 = 2.6 = pH

Then we had to do another in class problem:

50.0mL of 0.150M H2SO4 reacts with 100mL of 0.100M Ba(OH)2

a) Determine the L.R.

H2SO4 -> 2H+ + SO4-2

0.150mol/L x 0.050L x 2/1 = 0.015mol of H, 0.015 x 1/2 = 0.0075mol of H2SO4

Ba(OH)2 -> Ba+ + 2OH-

0.100mol/L x 0.100L x 2/1 = 0.02mol of OH, 0.02 x 1/2 = 0.01mol of BaOH

H is L.R.

b) hiow much Ba(OH)2 is left after the reaction is completed

0.01 - 0.0075 = 0.0025 mol of BaOH is left

0.0025mol x 1/.150 = 0.017M

c)determine the [Ba(OH)2] and [OH]

[Ba(OH)2] = 0.0025mol x 1/0.150 = 0.017M

[OH] = 0.017M x 2/1 = 0.034M

d) what is the pOH of the solution?

-log(0.034 = 1.48 = pOH

e) what mass of BaSO4 is produced?

0.0075mol x 1/1 x 233.4/1 = 17.5g of BaSO4

That concluded the lab!