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Date May 2021 Marks available [Maximum mark: 2] Reference code 21M.2.hl.TZ2.5e
Level hl Paper 2 Time zone TZ2
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21M.2.hl.TZ2.5e

Ethanol and methanoic acid are important industrial products.

(e)

Determine the concentration of methanoic acid in a solution of pH = 4.12. Use section 21 of the data booklet.

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Alternative 1:
KaH+HCOO-HCOOH
OR
[HCOOH] = 10-4.12210-3.75

«[HCOOH] =» 3.24 × 10−5 «mol dm−3» ✓

 

Alternative 2:
«pH = pKa + log HCOO-HCOOH»
4.12 = 3.75 + log10-4.12HCOOH

«[HCOOH] =» 3.24 × 10−5 «mol dm−3» ✓

 

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