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Which indicator would be the most appropriate for titrating aqueous ethylamine, CH3CH2NH2 , with nitric acid, HNO3?

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Important Questions on Acids and Bases (AHL)

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A 0.10 mol dm3 ammonia solution is placed in a flask and titrated with a 0.10 mol dm3 hydrochloric acid solution.

Explain why the pH of the ammonia solution is less than 13.

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A 0.10 mol dm3 ammonia solution is placed in a flask and titrated with a 0.10 mol dm3 hydrochloric acid solution.

When half the ammonia has been neutralized (the half-equivalence point), the pH of the solution is 9.25. Deduce the relationship between [NH3] and NH4+ at the half equivalence point.

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A 0.10 mol dm3 ammonia solution is placed in a flask and titrated with a 0.10 mol dm3 hydrochloric acid solution.

Determine pKb and Kb for ammonia based on the pH at the half-equivalence point.

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A 0.10 mol dm3 ammonia solution is placed in a flask and titrated with a 0.10 mol dm3 hydrochloric acid solution.

Describe the significance of the halfequivalence point in terms of its effectiveness as a buffer.

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Draw structural formulas to represent the reaction between a Lewis acid and a Lewis base and identify the nature of the bond formed in the product.
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When these 1.0 mol dm3 acidic solutions are arranged in order of increasing strength (weakest first), what is the correct order?

Acid in solution X : Ka=1.74×105 mol dm3 at  298 K 

Acid in solution Y : Ka=1.38×103 mol dm3 at 298 K 

Acid in solution Z : Ka=1.78×105 mol dm3 at 298K

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Consider an acid–base indicator solution.

HIn(aq)   H+(aq)+In(aq)colour A          colour B

What is the effect on this acid–base indicator when sodium hydroxide solution is added to it?

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Which indicator would be the most appropriate for titrating aqueous ethylamine, CH3CH2NH2 , with nitric acid, HNO3?