CHEM 15.

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Third Long Assignment

I. Consider the reaction: SO3(g) + NO(g) NO2(g) + SO2(g)

a. In a 2.00 L reaction container at 298.15 K, there are initially 1.00 mol SO3 and 1.00 mol NO. At
equilibrium, 0.650 mol SO3 remained unreacted. Determine the equilibrium constant of the reaction.
b. Determine the equilibrium concentrations of all species if, initially, there are 1.00 mol SO3, 1.00 mol NO,
1.00 mol NO2, and 1.00 mol SO2 in the system.
c. Determine the equilibrium concentrations of all species if the system in letter (b) was transferred to a
container with thrice the initial volume. Express in 5 significant figures.
d. Determine the new equilibrium concentrations of all species in (a) if, after reaching equilibrium, 1.00
mol of SO2 gas was added. Express in 5 significant figures.
e. Determine the new equilibrium concentrations of all species in (d), if, after reaching equilibrium, 0.500
mol of NO was added to the system. Express in 5 significant figures.

II. A solution of sodium hydroxide was standardized using potassium acid phthalate (KHP; 204.2 g/mol). 0.250
grams of KHP was dissolved in 50.00 mL distilled water. The resulting solution was titrated with 15.45mL the
prepared sodium hydroxide until a phenolphthalein endpoint is reached.
a. Determine the concentration of NaOH used to titrate the KHP solution.
b. 10.00 grams of a crude sample containing C6H5NH3Cl was dissolved in 100.00 mL distilled water. A
20.00 aliquot of this solution was titrated with 13.5ml of the standardized sodium hydroxide solution
until the pale pink phenolphthalein endpoint was reached. The reaction involved is :

C6H5NH3+(aq) + OH-(aq) C6H5NH2(aq) + H2O

a. Determine the concentration of anilinium chloride (C6H5NH3Cl) in the solution.

b. Determine the mass of anilinium chloride in the sample.
c. Determine the percent anilinium chloride by mass in the sample.

III. A galvanic cell containing a solution of cupric sulfate on a copper electrode on one side and ferrous sulfate on
an iron electrode on another side was prepared.
a. Draw the Galvanic Cell. Label all the necessary parts. Identify the cathode, the anode, the catholyte and
the anolyte.
b. Give the half-cell reactions involved in each electrode and give the corresponding half-cell potentials.
c. Calculate the overall cell potential.

IV. A 100mL, 1.00 M aqueous solution of acetic acid was subjected to conductivity analysis. The results suggest
that it has the same conductivity as a 50mL of 0.00173 M hydrochloric acid.
a. Determine the [H3O]+ and the pH of the acetic acid solution.
b. Determine the ionization constant of acetic acid.

V. Determine which of the following pairs of species can constitute a buffer solution.
a. H2CO3 NaHCO3 (pH = 5.5)
b. NaHSO4-Na2SO4 (pH = 7.4)
c. K2C2O4 H2C2O4 (pH = 6.5)
d. NaH2PO4 Na2HPO4 (pH = 7.3)
e. NH4Cl NaOH (pH = 8.00)

VI. For the buffers in Part VI:

a. Write the predominant equilibrium reaction existing in the buffer solution.
b. Write the buffering reaction
i. After addition of a small amount of NaOH solution
ii. After addition of a small amount of HCl solution