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Carbonate Chemistry
CO2 in atmosphere and dissolved in water
Major global buffering system
Industrial sources
limestone: CaCO3(s) + heat CaO(s) + CO2(g)
trona (Na2CO3) deposits
Air/Water Equilibrium
Ionization in Water
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At Ve1:
nNa2CO3 nHCl Ve1M HCl
10
Phenolphthalein
8
pH
6
At Ve2:
BCG
4 1 mol Na2CO3
nNa2CO3 nHCl
2 2 mol HCl
Ve1 Ve2 1 mol Na2CO3
0 Ve 2 M HCl
0 1 2 3
2 mol HCl
Equivalents of HCl added
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Derivative Plots
Derivative plots can be used for accurate location of the equivalence point
Raw data: pH vs V
1st derivative: d(pH)/dV
2nd derivative
2nd derivative: d2(pH)/(dV)2
Determination of Carbonate in a Sample
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Calculate the % Na2CO3 in the sample. 0 1 2 3
1 Na2 CO3
nNa2CO3 nHCl
2 HCl
M HCl mLHCl
1 0.105989 g
100
% Na2CO3
Wt Na2CO3
100 2 mmol
Wt sample 1.2040 g
% Na2CO3 = 14.59% 7
Effects of Carbonate Equilibria on
Titration of Carbonate
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Effect of Absorbed CO2 on Titration of Na2CO3 with HCl
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Ve1 Ve2 Ve1 decreases
10
8
Before Ve2 is not affected
pH
2
1 Na2CO3
nNa2CO3 nHCl
2 HCl
0
0 10 20 30
12 2
10
After
8 CO2(g) + H2O(l) + CO32(aq) 2HCO3(aq)
pH
0
0 10 20 30 10
Volume of HCl added, mL
Boiling to Enhance Visual Endpoint in Titration of Na2CO3
with HCl
Na2CO3 + 2HCl H2CO3 + 2NaCl
NaHCO3
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Summary: Titration of Sodium Carbonate
Titration of Na2CO3 with strong acid yields two equivalence points
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