Post-Lab Exercise 3
Post-Lab Exercise 3
Post-Lab Exercise 3
Department of Chemistry
CHM 2107 – Analytical Chemistry 1
Post-Laboratory exercise 3
You are asked to determine the mass of calcium carbonate in a 0.125 g stick of chalk. You
begin by dissolving the chalk in 50.00 mL of 0.200 M HCl. Then, you titrate any excess HCl
with a standardized solution of KOH. You need 32.12 mL of 0.250 M KOH to reach the
endpoint.
1. Write chemical equations for…
a. the complete reaction of calcium carbonate with HCl
CaCO3 (S) + 2HCl (l) – CaCl2(aq) + CO2 +H2O (l)
3. How many moles of HCl were present in solution after the chalk dissolved?