An unknown concentration of sodium thiosulfate, Na2S2O3, is used to titrate a standardized solution of KIO3 with excess KI present. Suppose 15.65 mL of the Na2S2O3 solution is required to titrate the iodine formed from 21.55 mL of 0.0131 M KIO3. What is the molarity of the Na2S2O3 solution

Respuesta :

Answer: The molarity of [tex]Na_2S_2O_3[/tex] is 0.108 M

Explanation:

[tex]KIO_3+5KI+3H_2SO_4\rightarrow 3K_2SO_4+3H_2O+3I_2[/tex]

[tex]2Na_2S_2O_3+I_2\rightarrow Na_2S_4O_6+2NaI[/tex]

To calculate the number of moles for given molarity, we use the equation:

[tex]\text{Molarity of the solution}=\frac{\text{Moles of solute}}{\text{Volume of solution (in L)}}[/tex]    

[tex]\text{Moles of }KIO_3=\frac{0.0131mol/L\times 21.55}{1000}=2.8\times 10^{-4}mol[/tex]

1 mole of [tex]KIO_3[/tex]  produces = 3 moles of   [tex]I_2[/tex]

[tex]2.8\times 10^{-4}[/tex] moles of [tex]KIO_3[/tex] produces = [tex]\frac{3}{1}\times 2.8\times 10^{-4}=8.4\times 10^{-4}[/tex] moles of [tex]I_2[/tex]  

Now 1 mole of [tex]I_2[/tex] uses = 2 moles of [tex]Na_2S_2O_3[/tex]

[tex]8.4\times 10^{-4}[/tex] moles of [tex]I_2[/tex] uses =  [tex]\frac{2}{1}\times 8.4\times 10^{-4}=1.69\times 10^{-3}[/tex]  moles of [tex]Na_2S_2O_3[/tex]

[tex]\text{Molarity of the solution}=\frac{\text{Moles of solute}}{\text{Volume of solution in L}}=\frac{1.69\times 10^{-3}\times 1000}{15.65}=0.108M[/tex]

The molarity of [tex]Na_2S_2O_3[/tex] is 0.108 M