A 20.00 ml sample of calcium hydroxide is titrated with 0.0100 M HCl until the color of the phenolphthalein indicator just disappears. The following readings were made on the buret: Initial reading = 2.77 ml Final reading = 30.23 ml What is the calculated Ksp of the calcium hydroxide?

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Answer:

[tex]1.29x10^-^6[/tex]

Explanation:

We have to start with the ionization reaction of [tex]Ca(OH)2[/tex] so:

[tex]Ca(OH)_2~-->~Ca^+^2~+~2OH^-^1[/tex] Reaction 1

With this equation we can write the Ksp expression:

[tex]Ksp~=~[Ca^+^2][OH^-^1]^2[/tex]

So, if we want to calculate the Ksp of we have to know the [tex]OH^-^1[/tex] and [tex]Ca^+^2[/tex] concentrations. These concentrations can be calculate using the titration procedure. So, we have to start with the ionic reaction between HCl and Ca(OH)2, so:

[tex]HCl~->~H^+~+~Cl^-[/tex]  Reaction 2

[tex]Ca(OH)_2~->~2OH^-~+~Ca^+^2[/tex] Reaction 3

[tex]H^+~+~OH^---->~H_2O[/tex] Reaction4

The volume of HCl used in the experiment is the substraction between the inital and final reading:

[tex]30.23~mL~-~2.77~mL~=~27.46~mL[/tex]

With this volume (27.46 mL = 0.02746 L) we can calculate the moles with the molarity equation, so:

[tex]M=\frac{mol}{L}[/tex]

[tex]0.01~M=\frac{mol}{0.02746~L}[/tex]

[tex]mol~=~0.01*0.02746~=~0.0002746~mol~of~HCl[/tex]

The molar ratio between H+ and OH- is 1:1, therefore:

[tex]0.0002746~mol~of~HCl=0.0002746~mol~of~OH^-[/tex]

Finally we have to calculate the concentration of OH- using the volume (20 mL= 0.02 L) and moles of OH-

[tex]M=\frac{0.0002746~mol~of~OH^-}{0.02~L}[/tex]

[tex]M=~0.01373~M~of~OH^-[/tex]

We already have the concentration of OH-the next step is the calculation of the concentration of [tex]Ca^+^2[/tex]. To do this, we have to use the molar ratio between [tex]Ca^+^2[/tex] and [tex]OH^-[/tex] (reaction 1), the molar ratio is 1:2 therefore:

[tex]0.01373~M~of~OH^-\frac{1}{2}=~0.006865~M~of~Ca^+^2[/tex]

With these values now we can calculate the Ksp:

[tex]Ksp=~[0.006865][0.01373]^2~=~1.29x10^-^6[/tex]

The Ksp value for the [tex]Ca(OH)_2[/tex] is [tex]1.29x10^-^6[/tex]