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Consider the titration of 100.0 mL of 0.010 0 M Ce in ! M HC10_4 by 0.040 0 M Cu

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Question

Consider the titration of 100.0 mL of 0.010 0 M Ce in ! M HC10_4 by 0.040 0 M Cu^+ to give Ce^3+ and Cu^2+, using Pt and saturated Ag | AgCl electrodes to find the end point. Write a balanced titration reaction. Write two different half-reactions for the indicator electrode. Write two different Nernst equations for the cell voltage. Calculate E at the following volumes of Cu^+: 1.00, 12.5, 24.5, 25.0, 25.5, 30.0, and 50.0 mL. Sketch the titration curve. Consider the titration of 25.0 mL of 0.010 0 M Sn^2+ by 0.050 0 M Tl in I M HC1, using Pt and saturated calomel electrodes to find the end point. Write a balanced titration reaction. Write two different half-reactions for the indicator electrode. Write two different Nernst equations for the cell voltage. Calculate E at the following volumes of Tl^3+: 1.00, 2.50. 4.90, 5.00, 5.10, and 10.0 mL. Sketch the titration curve.

Explanation / Answer

16-2 :

(a) Balanced equation : Ce4+ + Cu+ ---> Ce3+ + Cu2+

(b) Half reaction,

Reduction half cell : Ce4+ + 1e- ---> Ce3+

Oxidation half cell : Ce+ ----> Cu2+ + 1e-

(c) Nernst equation for the cell voltage

E = {1.70 - 0.0592 log([Ce3+]/[Ce4+])} - 0.197

E = {0.161 - 0.0592 log([Cu+]/[Cu2+])} - 0.197

(d) Calculation of E

(a) 1.0 ml of 0.040 M Cu+ added

moles of Ce4+ = 0.01 M x 0.1 L = 1 x 10^-3 mols

moles of Cu+ = 0.04 M x 0.001 L = 4 x 10^-5 mols

[Ce3+] = 4 x 10^-5/0.101 = 3.96 x 10^-4 M

[Ce4+] = 9.6 x 10^-4/0.101 = 9.505 x 10^-3 M

E = {1.70 - 0.0592 log([Ce3+]/[Ce4+])} - 0.197

   = {1.70 - 0.0592 log(3.96 x 10^-4/9.505 x 10^-3} - 0.197

   = 1.585 V

(b) 12.5 ml of 0.04 M Cu+ added

moles of Ce4+ = 0.01 M x 0.1 L = 1 x 10^-3 mols

moles of Cu+ = 0.04 M x 0.0125 L = 5 x 10^-4 mols

[Ce3+] = 5 x 10^-4/0.1125 = 4.44 x 10^-3 M

[Ce4+] = 5 x 10^-4/0.101 = 4.44 x 10^-3 M

[Ce4+] = [Ce3+]

E = 1.70 - 0.197 = 1.503 V

(c) 24.5 ml of 0.04 M Cu+ added

moles of Ce4+ = 0.01 M x 0.1 L = 1 x 10^-3 mols

moles of Cu+ = 0.04 M x 0.0245 L = 9.8 x 10^-4 mols

[Ce4+] = 2 x 10^-5/0.1245 = 1.61 x 10^-4 M

[Ce3+] = 9.8 x 10^-4/0.1245 = 7.87 x 10^-3 M

E = {1.70 - 0.0592 log([Ce3+]/[Ce4+])} - 0.197

   = {1.70 - 0.0592 log(7.87 x 10^-3/1.61 x 10^-4} - 0.197

   = 1.403 V

(d) 25 ml of 0.04 M Cu+ added

moles of Ce4+ = 0.01 M x 0.1 L = 1 x 10^-3 mols

moles of Cu+ = 0.04 M x 0.025 L = 1.0 x 10^-3 mols

this is the equivalence point

E = (1.70 + 0.161)/2 - 0.197 = 0.7335 V

(e) 25.5 ml of 0.04 M Cu+ added

E = {0.161 - 0.0592 log([Cu+]/[Cu2+])} - 0.197

   = {0.161 - 0.0592 log(0.5/25} - 0.197

   = 0.065 V

(f) 30 ml of 0.04 M Cu+ added

E = {0.161 - 0.0592 log([Cu+]/[Cu2+])} - 0.197

   = {0.161 - 0.0592 log(5/25} - 0.197

   = 0.005 V

(g) 50 ml of 0.04 M Cu+ added

E = {0.161 - 0.0592 log([Cu+]/[Cu2+])} - 0.197

   = {0.161 - 0.0592 log(25/25} - 0.197

   = -0.036 V

16-3.

(a) Sn2+ + Tl3+ ---> Sn4+ + Tl+

(b) Half cell reaction

Sn2+ ---> Sn4+ + 2e-

Tl3+ + 2e- ---> Tl+

(c) Nernst equation

E = {0.139 - 0.0592/2 log([Sn2+]/[Sn2+]} - 0.241

E = {0.77 - 0.0592/2 log([Tl+]/[Tl3+]} - 0.241

(d) Titration

(a) 1.0 ml of 0.05 M Tl3+ added

moles of Sn2+ = 0.01 M x 0.025 L = 2.5 x 10^-4 mols

moles of Tl3+ = 0.05 M x 0.001 L = 5 x 10^-5 mols

[Sn4+] = 5 x 10^-5/0.026 = 1.923 x 10^-3 M

[Sn2+] = 2 x 10^-4/0.026 = 7.692 x 10^-3 M

E = {0.139 - 0.0592/2 log([Sn2+]/[Sn2+]} - 0.241

   = {0.139 - 0.0592/2 log(7.692 x 10^-3/1.923 x 10^-3) - 0241

   = -0.120 V

(b) 2.50 ml of 0.05 M Tl3+ added

moles of Sn2+ = 0.01 M x 0.025 L = 2.5 x 10^-4 mols

moles of Tl3+ = 1.25 x 10^-4 mols

[Sn4+] = [Sn2+]

E = {0.139 - 0.241

   = -0.102 V

(c) 4.90 ml of 0.05 M Tl3+ added

moles of Sn2+ = 0.01 M x 0.025 L = 2.5 x 10^-4 mols

moles of Tl3+ = 0.05 M x 0.0049 L = 2.45 x 10^-4 mols

[Sn4+] = 2.45 x 10^-4/0.0299 = 8.194 x 10^-3 M

[Sn2+] = 5 x 10^-6/0.0299 = 1.672 x 10^-4 M

E = {0.139 - 0.0592/2 log([Sn2+]/[Sn2+]} - 0.241

   = {0.139 - 0.0592/2 log(1.672 x 10^-4/8.194 x 10^-3) - 0241

   = -0.002 V

(d) 5 ml of 0.05 M Tl3+ added

moles of Tl3+ = 0.05 x 0.005 = 2.5 x 10^-4 mols

This is equivalence point

E = 0.45 - 0.241 = 0.21 V

(e) 10 ml of 0.05 M Tl3+ added

excess moles of Tl3+ = 0.05 x 0.005 = 2.5 x 10^-4 mols

[Tl3+] = [Tl+]

E = 0.77 - 0.241 = 0.529 V