Sodium hydroxide, NaOH is not a Bronsted-Lowry base but its aqueous solution is basic. Provide a suitable equation to support your answer.

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Sodium hydroxide, NaOH is not a Bronsted-Lowry base but its aqueous solution is basic.
a)
Provide a suitable equation to support your answer.
b)
Methyl orange indicator (change colour between pH 3 – 5) is not suitable to be used in
the titration between ethanoic acid, CH3COOH and potassium hydroxide, KOH.
c) The salt produced from the titration between methanoic acid, HCOOH and sodium
hydroxide, NaOH is basic.
Transcribed Image Text:Sodium hydroxide, NaOH is not a Bronsted-Lowry base but its aqueous solution is basic. a) Provide a suitable equation to support your answer. b) Methyl orange indicator (change colour between pH 3 – 5) is not suitable to be used in the titration between ethanoic acid, CH3COOH and potassium hydroxide, KOH. c) The salt produced from the titration between methanoic acid, HCOOH and sodium hydroxide, NaOH is basic.
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