20 mL of xMHCl neutralizes completely 10 mL of 0.1MNaHCO3 solution and a further 5 mL of 0.2MNa2CO3 solution to methyl orange end point. The value of x is:
A
0.167M
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B
0.133M
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C
0.15M
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D
0.2M
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Solution
The correct option is B0.15M 20 mL of xMHCl=10 mL of 0.1MNaHCO3+5 mL of 0.2MNa2CO3 (Methyl orange indicated 100% reaction of NaHCO3 and Na2CO3) 0.2MNa2CO3=0.4MNa2CO3 20×x−10×0.1=5×0.1×2⇒x=0.15