Preparation of a saturated (6M) HCl in IPA solution. ################################################################################ # Constants ################################################################################ d(85% H3PO4) = 1.69 g/ml M(H3PO4) = 97.994 g/mol d(IPA) = 0.786 g/ml M(IPA) = 60.1 g/mol M(HCl) = 36.46 g/mol M(NaCl) = 58.44 g/mol M(NaOH) = 39.997 g/mol ################################################################################ # Writeup ################################################################################ n = 3 mol 6M HCl-IPA 500ml 175g NaCl 345g (205ml) 85% H3PO4 A slight excess of NaCl and H3PO4 is recommended even though the list above and the following writeup uses stoichiometric amounts. 1. Load 175g NaCl and 345g (205ml) 85% H3PO4 into a 1L RBF. 2. Load 500mL of IPA into a 600mL beaker. 3. Connect the RBF with a gas outlet adapter and a PVC hose (or some other HCl(g)-resistant hose) through an inverted funnel trap to the IPA beaker. 4. Heat the RBF gently until we see a steady stream of bubbles. For heating, a heating mantle *without* stirring is recommended. 5. Continue heating until all the acid dries up in the RBF or the concentration of HCl no longer increases in the receiving HCl-IPA beaker. CRITICAL: Readjust the height of the inverted funnel trap as necessary. 6. Verify that the concentration of the resulting HCl-IPA is 6M (saturated). NOTE: 500mL IPA expands to 550mL 6M HCl-IPA after gassing with HCl(g)! I should fix this somehow in the text above, but I'm too lazy. ################################################################################ # Verification ################################################################################ m(NaOH) = 0.24 g n(NaOH) = 0.24 g / 39.997 g/mol = 0.006000450033752531 mol V(6M IPA-HCl) = n(NaOH) / 6M = 1.0000750056254217 mL = ~1 mL The basic idea is that we can use 1 mL of (saturated) 6M IPA-HCl to neutralize 0.24 grams of NaOH. 1. Dissolve 0.24 g of NaOH into a small amount of distilled water. 2. Neutralize by adding 1 mL of IPA-HCl. 3. Measure pH (near to 7 if the IPA-HCl is 6M, i.e., saturated).