Problem: A student titrates an unknown amount of potassium hydrogen phthalate (KHC 8H4O4, often abbreviated KHP) with 20.46 mL of a 0.1000 M NaOH solution. KHP (molar mass = 204.22 g/mol) has one acidic hydrogen. What mass of KHP was titrated (reacted completely) by the sodium hydroxide solution?

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A student titrates an unknown amount of potassium hydrogen phthalate (KHC 8H4O4, often abbreviated KHP) with 20.46 mL of a 0.1000 M NaOH solution. KHP (molar mass = 204.22 g/mol) has one acidic hydrogen. What mass of KHP was titrated (reacted completely) by the sodium hydroxide solution?

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