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Question 38

This question is about an experiment to determine the solubility of calcium hydroxide in water at 20 ∘C20\ ^\circ\text{C}20 ∘C.

Calcium hydroxide is slightly soluble in water.

  • Solid calcium hydroxide is added to approximately 1 dm31\text{ dm}^31 dm3 of distilled water in a stoppered flask.
  • The mixture is kept at 20 ∘C20\ ^\circ\text{C}20 ∘C and shaken until no more solid dissolves.
  • The mixture is filtered into another flask and stoppered.
  • A 25.0 cm325.0\text{ cm}^325.0 cm3 sample of the filtrate is transferred to a conical flask with a pipette and a few drops of indicator added.
  • This sample is titrated with 0.0500 mol dm−30.0500\text{ mol dm}^{-3}0.0500 mol dm−3 hydrochloric acid.
  • The titration is repeated several times.
1.

Suggest why the solution must be kept in a stoppered flask with excess solid until no more solid dissolves.

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2.

Suggest why it is important to completely remove any undissolved calcium hydroxide by filtration before the titration.

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3.

Give the chemical equation for the reaction between calcium hydroxide and hydrochloric acid.

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4.

Table 1 shows the results of the titrations with 0.0500 mol dm−30.0500\text{ mol dm}^{-3}0.0500 mol dm−3 hydrochloric acid (HCl\text{HCl}HCl).

Table 1

TitrationRough123
Final burette reading / cm3\text{cm}^3cm324.1024.1024.1025.3025.3025.3031.8531.8531.8524.2524.2524.25
Initial burette reading / cm3\text{cm}^3cm30.000.000.002.502.502.508.508.508.501.401.401.40
Titre / cm3\text{cm}^3cm324.1024.1024.1022.8022.8022.8023.3523.3523.3522.8522.8522.85

Use the results in Table 1 to calculate the mean titre. Then, use your mean titre to calculate the solubility of calcium hydroxide, in ggg per 100 cm3100\text{ cm}^3100 cm3 of solution at 20 ∘C20\ ^\circ\text{C}20 ∘C. Give your answer to 3 significant figures. (Assume Mr(Ca(OH)2)=74.1M_r(\text{Ca(OH)}_2) = 74.1Mr​(Ca(OH)2​)=74.1)

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