Determine the concentration of a phosphoric acid solution if a 25.00 mL sample of phosphoric acid of unknown concentration requires 35.77 mL of a 0.250 M NaOH solution to reach the equivalence point.

Respuesta :

Answer: The concentration of given phosphoric acid solution is 0.357 M.

Explanation:

Given: [tex]V_{1}[/tex] = 25.00 mL,    [tex]M_{1} = ?[/tex]

[tex]V_{2}[/tex] = 35.77 mL,            [tex]M_{2}[/tex] = 0.250 M

Formula used to calculate the concentration of phosphoric acid is as follows.

[tex]M_{1}V_{1} = M_{2}V_{2}[/tex]

Substitute the values into above formula as follows.

[tex]M_{1}V_{1} = M_{2}V_{2}\\M_{1} \times 25.00 mL = 0.250 M \times 35.77 mL\\M_{1} = 0.357 M[/tex]

Thus, we can conclude that concentration of given phosphoric acid solution is 0.357 M.