a.
Acids react with bases and give salt and water and the products.
Hence, HCl reacts with NaOH and gives NaCl salt and H₂O as the products. The reaction is,
HCl(aq) + NaOH(aq) → NaCl(aq) + H₂O(l)
To balance the reaction equation, both sides hould have same number of elements.
Left hand side, Right hand side,
H atoms = 2 H atoms = 2
Cl atoms = 1 Cl atoms = 1
Na atoms = 1 Na atoms = 1
O atoms = 1 O atoms = 1
Hence, the reaction equation is already balanced.
b.
Molarity (M)= moles of solute (mol) / Volume of the solution (L)
HCl(aq) + NaOH(aq) → NaCl(aq) + H₂O(l)
Molarity of NaOH = 0.13 M
Volume of NaOH added = 43.7 mL
Hence, moles of NaOH added = 0.13 M x 43.7 x 10⁻³ L
= 5.681 x 10⁻³ mol
Stoichiometric ratio between NaOH and HCl is 1 : 1
Hence, moles of HCl = moles of NaOH
= 5.681 x 10⁻³ mol
5.681 x 10⁻³ mol of HCl was in 26.9 mL.
Hence, molarity of HCl = 5.681 x 10⁻³ mol / 26.9 x 10⁻³ L
= 0.21 M
