Automobile batteries use 3.0 M H2SO4 as an electrolyte. How much 1.20 M NaOH will be needed to neutralize 225mL of battery acid?
I keep getting 0.09L but the answer is 1.1L
I keep getting 0.09L but the answer is 1.1L
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1) Calculate moles of H2SO4
0.225 L x 3.0 mol / L = 0.675 mol H2SO4
2) Calculate moles of NaOH needed.
The equation
H2SO4 + 2 NaOH -----> Na2SO4 + 2 H2O
shows that the mole ratio of NaOH to H2SO4 is 2 to 1
0.675 mol H2SO4 x 2 NaOH / 1 H2SO4 = 1.35 mol NaOH needed
3) Calculate volume of NaOH needed
1.35 mol NaOH x 1 L / 1.20 mol = 1.125 L or 1.1 L
0.225 L x 3.0 mol / L = 0.675 mol H2SO4
2) Calculate moles of NaOH needed.
The equation
H2SO4 + 2 NaOH -----> Na2SO4 + 2 H2O
shows that the mole ratio of NaOH to H2SO4 is 2 to 1
0.675 mol H2SO4 x 2 NaOH / 1 H2SO4 = 1.35 mol NaOH needed
3) Calculate volume of NaOH needed
1.35 mol NaOH x 1 L / 1.20 mol = 1.125 L or 1.1 L