A person’s blood alcohol (C₂H₅OH) level can be determined by titrating a sample of blood plasma with a potassium dichromate solution. The balanced equation is
16H⁺(aq) + 2Cr₂O²₇⁻(aq) + C₂H₅OH(aq) → 4Cr³⁺(aq) + 2CO₂(g) + 11H₂O(l)
If 35.46 mL of 0.05961 M Cr₂O7²⁻ is required to titrate 28.00 g of plasma, what is the mass percent of alcohol in the blood?

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If 28.00 g of plasma needs to be titrated with 35.46 mL of 0.05961 M Cr₂O²₇, then the mass percent of alcohol in the blood is 0.1743%.

We know that 35.46 mL of a 0.05961M (mol/L) Cr₂O²₇ have been used.

35.46mL always change to L =    34.46 X 1L/1000mL =  0.03546L

0.05961mol/L of Cr₂O²₇ X  0.03546L =  0.002114 mol of Cr₂O²₇

Now that we know how many moles of Cr₂O²₇ were utilized, the question of C₂H₅OH(aq) is raised (aq).

So we need to use the balanced equation. 1 mol of C₂H₅OH(aq) is equal to how many Cr₂O²₇?  

So now we get:

0.002114 mol Cr₂O²₇ X  [tex]\frac{1 mol C_{2} H_{5}OH }{2 mol of Cr_{2}O_{7}^{2} }[/tex] =  0.001057 mol C₂H₅OH(aq)

Now how do we get from moles to grams?

We make use of the compound's molar mass. Thus, we obtain 46 grams for C₂H₅OH(aq).

0.001057mol C₂H₅OH(aq) X  [tex]\frac{46 g C_{2} H_{5} OH }{1 mol C_{2} H_{5} OH }[/tex]) = 0.04862 g C₂H₅OH(aq)

Now to get the percentage of mass we need to use the formula (mass it took to titrate / mass of plasma)*100

([tex]\frac{0.04862 g C_{2} H_{5} OH }{27.90g}[/tex] ) X100% = 0.1743%

What steps are involved in titration?

Titration is a method of chemical analysis in which the amount of a sample's constituents is determined by adding a precise amount of a different substance—one that the desired constituent reacts with in a specific, known proportion—to the sample being tested.

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