Potatoes can be peeled commercially by soaking them in a 3M to 6M solution of sodium hydroxide, then removing the skins by spraying them with water. If titration of 12.00 mL of the sodium hydroxide requires 30.6 mL of 1.65 M HCl solution, what is the concentration of NaOH used in potato peeling?

4.21 M

Explanation:

Step 1: Write the balanced equation

NaOH + HCl ⇒ NaCl + H₂O

Step 2: Calculate the reacting moles of HCl

30.6 mL of 1.65 M HCl reacted. The reacting moles of HCl are:

Step 3: Calculate the reacting moles of NaOH

The molar ratio of NaOH to HCl is 1:1. The reacting moles of NaOH are 1/1 × 0.0505 mol = 0.0505 mol.

Step 4: Calculate the molar concentration of NaOH

0.0505 moles of NaOH are in 12.00 mL. The molar concentration of NaOH is:

that's what i got you can count the number of atoms

substituting a hydrogen atom with a halogen in a hydrocarbon:

- the single bond remains single. a is wrong.

- the bond with hydrogen is as strong as with a halogen. c is wrong

- a hydrocarbon is saturated if there is no double bond. we do not know that so d is wrong.

- carbon will always have four valence electrons. e is wrong.

by elimination, the correct answer is b. the boiling point of the new compound increases.