The volume (in mL ) of 0.1 N NaOH required to neutralise 10 mL of 0.1 N phosphinic acid is ____.
Answer: 10
Solution
Phosphinic, or hypophosphorous, acid has only one hydrogen bonded to oxygen that it can give up, so it is monobasic and its normality matches its molarity for neutralisation. Equating gram-equivalents, , gives , so of NaOH is needed.
JEE Main · 2020 · 03 Sep 2020 · Shift 2 · Integer answer