Chapter 10.11, Problem 10.32P

Interpretation Introduction

Interpretation:

The $\left[{\text{H}}_{\text{3}}{\text{O}}^{\text{+}}\right]$ concentration present in given $\text{50mL}$ of given sample should be calculated when titrated against $\text{9}\text{.30mL of}\text{0}\text{.0012M}\text{NaOH}$ and $\text{pH}$ of rain should be determined.

Concept Introduction:

Titration: It is a quantitative analysis method used to express the concentration of acid or base present in the solution.

For an acid-base titration ${\left(Eq\right)}_{acid}={\left(Eq\right)}_{base}$

That is,

$\begin{array}{l}{N}_{acid}\times V_{acid}=N_{base}\times V_{base}\\ where,\\ N=Normality\\ V=Volume\end{array}$

Normality: It generally expresses the concentration of acid or base as equivalents of acid or base present in one liter of the solution.

$\text{Normality}\left(\text{N}\right)\text{=}\frac{\text{Equivalents of acid/base}}{\text{Liters of solution}}$

Equivalent of Acid: Generally, 1 equivalent of ion is the number of ions which has charge of one mole.

$\text{Bronsted-Lowry Acids}$: If a species loses a proton then it is considered as $\text{Bronsted-Lowry acid}\text{.}$

$\text{Bronsted-Lowry Base}$: If a species receives one proton, then it is considered as $\text{Bronsted-Lowry base}\text{.}$

$\text{pH}$: The concentration of hydrogen ion is measured using $\text{pH}$ scale. The $\text{pH}$ of a solution is a figure that expresses the acidity or the alkalinity of a given solution.

It is defined as the negative base-10 logarithm of the hydrogen or hydronium ion concentration.

$\text{pH}\text{=}{\text{-log[H}}_{\text{3}}{\text{O}}^{\text{+}}\text{]}$