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Homework Statement
Calculate the volume of 0.108 M NaOH solution required to react completely with 145 mL of phosphoric acid solution that is 1.15x10^-2 M.
Homework Equations
n=MV
The Attempt at a Solution
[tex]NaOH \rightarrow Na^{+}+OH^{-}[/tex]
[tex]H_{3}PO_{4} \rightarrow 3H^{+} + PO_{4}^{-}[/tex]
[tex]1.15x10^{-2} mol/L[/tex] [tex]H_{3}PO_{4} * .145L[/tex] [tex]H_{3}PO_{4} * 3 mol H^{+}/1 mol H_{3}PO_{4} = 5.003 mol H^{+} [/tex]
[tex]5.003 mol OH^{-} / .108 mol OH^{-} L = 46.324 L[/tex]
I clearly went wrong somewhere. Why in the world would I ever need 46 L to react with a 145 mL solution.
PS. I am bad with the latex reference codes, sorry.