CIE Jun 2017 v3 Paper 3 Q1

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Sodium hydrogencarbonate, NaHCO3, is used as baking soda in cooking. Baking soda may also contain small amounts of other chemicals. In this experiment, you will determine the percentage purity by mass of an impure sample of NaHCO3 by titration with sulfuric acid. PMT FA 1 is 0.0500 mol dm3 sulfuric acid, H2SO4. FA 2 is impure NaHCO3. methyl orange (a) Method Preparing a solution of FA 2Weigh the stoppered container of FA 2. Record the mass in the space below. Tip all the FA 2 into the beaker. Reweigh the container with its stopper. Record the mass. Calculate and record the mass of FA 2 used. Add approximately 100 cm3 of distilled water to the FA 2 in the beaker. Stir the mixture with a glass rod until all the FA 2 has dissolved. Transfer this solution into the 250 cm3 volumetric flask. Wash the beaker with distilled water and transfer the washings to the volumetric flask. Rinse the glass rod with distilled water and transfer the washings to the volumetric flask. Make up the solution in the volumetric flask to the mark using distilled water. Shake the flask thoroughly. This solution of impure NaHCO3 is FA 3. Label the flask FA 3. Results TitrationFill the burette with FA 1. Pipette 25.0 cm3 of FA 3 into a conical flask. Add several drops of methyl orange. Perform a rough titration and record your burette readings in the space below.UCLES 2017 9701/33/M/J/17 The rough titre iscm3.<br />
Carry out as many accurate titrations as you think necessary to obtain consistent results. Make sure any recorded results show the precision of your practical work. Record in a suitable form below all of your burette readings and the volume of FA 1 added in each accurate titration. PMT Keep FA 1 for use in Question 2. II III IV VI VII VIII [8] (b) From your accurate titration results, obtain a suitable value for the volume of FA 1 to be used in your calculations. Show clearly how you obtained this value. 25.0 cm3 of FA 3 requiredcm3 of FA 1. [1] (c) Calculations Show your working and appropriate significant figures in the final answer to each step of your calculations. (i) Calculate the number of moles of sulfuric acid present in the volume of FA 1 calculated in (b). moles of H2SO4 =mol (ii) Balance the equation for the reaction of sulfuric acid and sodium hydrogencarbonate. State symbols are not required. NaHCO3 + H2SO4 Na2SO4 + CO2 + H2O (iii) Using your answers to (i) and (ii), calculate the number of moles of sodium hydrogencarbonate used in each titration.UCLES 2017 9701/33/M/J/17 [Turn over moles of NaHCO3 =mol<br />
 (iv) Using your answer to (iii), calculate the mass of sodium hydrogencarbonate present in the mass of FA 2 used to prepare FA 3. PMT (v) Calculate the percentage purity by mass of the impure sodium hydrogencarbonate sample, FA 2. mass of NaHCO3 =g percentage purity by mass of impure NaHCO3, FA 2 =% (vi) What did you assume about the impurities in FA 2 when you calculated the percentage purity?(vii) A volumetric flask was labelled 250.00.10 cm3. Calculate the maximum percentage error when using this volumetric flask. maximum percentage error =% [7] [Total: 16]UCLES 2017 9701/33/M/J/17<br />

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