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Potassium hydrogen phthalate, KHP, is used as a primary standard for determining the concentration of a solution of NaOH by titration. If the KHP has not been dried before weighing, the calculated molarity of the NaOH would be


A) higher than the actual value, since water is included in the apparent mass of KHP

B) higher than the actual value, since the presence of water requires a larger volume of titrant

C) lower than the actual value, since NaOH absorbs water

D) unaffected, since KHP is a strong acid

E) unaffected, since water is routinely added before the titration

Answer :

Answer:A

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If the KHP has not been dried before weighing, the calculated molarity of the NaOH would be higher than the actual value, since water is included in the apparent mass of KHP.

The KHP is Potassium hydrogen phthalate. It is commonly used as a primary standard in pure form for sodium hydroxide titrations because it is stable in air making it easy to weigh.

However, if KHP is not dried very well, the mass of water is included as part of the mass of KHP and this will make calculated molarity of KHP to be higher than the actual value.

Again, the reaction between KHP and NaOH has a 1:1 molar ratio so if the molarity of KHP is higher than its actual value, the molarity of the NaOH would also be higher than the actual value.

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