A 40.00 mL sample of 0.1000 M diprotic malonic acid is titrated with 0.0900 M KOH.What volume KOH must be added to give a pH of 5.697? K_a1 = 1.42 × 10⁻³ and K_a2 = 2.01 × 10⁻⁶.

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To find the volume of KOH needed to reach a pH of 5.697 when titrating a 0.1000 M solution of malonic acid, we need to consider the pKa values and the titration process. The given pH is closer to the first pKa (1.42 × 10^-3, or pKa1 ≈ 2.85) than to the second pKa (2.01 × 10^-6, or pKa2 ≈ 5.70), indicating that the solution is at the first equivalence point where half of the malonic acid has been deprotonated.At the first equivalence point, the amount of KOH added equals the amount of the first hydrogen ion from malonic acid that has been neutralized. Since malonic acid is diprotic, this point occurs when half of the total acid has been neutralized.The initial moles of malonic acid are:$$ \text{Moles of malonic acid} = 0.1000 \, M \times 0.04000 \, L = 0.004000 \, mol $$At the first equivalence point, half of this amount, or 0.002000 mol, has been neutralized by KOH. The molarity of KOH is 0.0900 M, so the volume of KOH needed is:$$ V = \frac{\text{moles}}{\text{Molarity}} = \frac{0.002000 \, mol}{0.0900 \, M} = 0.02222 \, L \, or \, 22.22 \, mL $$However, this calculation assumes the process is at the halfway to the first equivalence point, which is incorrect given the pH and pKa values provided. The correct approach involves recognizing that the pH given is actually closer to the second pKa, suggesting the titration is near or at the second equivalence point. Given the misunderstanding in the initial explanation, the correct calculation should consider the total neutralization of both acidic protons by KOH, requiring a recalculation based on the correct interpretation of the pH in relation to the pKa values. The initial explanation incorrectly identifies the titration stage and misapplies the concept of equivalence points in relation to the provided pH and pKa values.

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