Pearson Edexcel International GCSE (9–1) · CHEMISTRY · Section
The standard calculation
19 practice questions
Practice questions
1–3 of 3 · Hard
Question 1
2 marks · Hard
Answer and see the solution →A student is titrating calcium hydroxide solution with hydrochloric acid. The balanced chemical equation for the reaction is:
Use the balanced equation to state the mole ratio of calcium hydroxide to hydrochloric acid and explain how this ratio is used in a titration calculation.
Question 2
5 marks · Hard
Answer and see the solution →A chemistry student carries out a titration to determine the concentration of a potassium hydroxide () solution. She finds that 25.0 cm³ of solution of unknown concentration reacts exactly with 20.0 cm³ of 0.200 mol/dm³ sulfuric acid (). The balanced equation for the reaction is:
Use the three-step titration calculation method to find the concentration of the solution.
(a)[1 mark]Calculate the number of moles of reacted.
(b)[1 mark]Use the balanced equation to work out the number of moles of that reacted.
(c)[2 marks]Calculate the concentration of in mol/dm³.
(d)[1 mark]State the three-step titration calculation method used in this problem.
Question 3
2 marks · Hard
Answer and see the solution →In a titration experiment, a student uses 15.0 cm³ of 0.150 mol/dm³ hydrochloric acid to neutralise a sodium carbonate solution. Calculate the number of moles of hydrochloric acid that were used. Give your answer to three significant figures.