Titration of a 0.7439 g sample of impure Na2B4O7.10H2O (borax) requires 31.64 mL of 0.108MHCl for the reaction. The result of this analysis in terms of percentage is (in nearest integer) :
(Molecular weight of B=11 g/mol)
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Solution
Number of moles of HCl=0.108×31.641000=0.00342 moles
1 mole borax corresponds to 2 moles of HCl.
Number of moles of borax =0.003422=0.00171 moles
Molar mass of Na2B4O7.10H2O=202+180=382 g/mol
Percentage of borax =0.00171×3820.7439×100=87.73%∼88%