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4.5 Exercise 4

Avg difficulty 2.5

In a common medical laboratory determination of the concentration of free chloride ion in blood serum, a serum sample is titrated with a Hg(NO3)2 solution.
2Cl−(aq)+Hg(NO3)2(aq)⟶2NO3−(aq)+HgCl2(s)2 \text{Cl}^{−} \left(a q\right) + \text{Hg} \left(\text{NO}_{3}\right)_{2} \left(a q\right) \rightarrow 2 \text{NO}_{3} ^{−} \left(a q\right) + \text{HgCl}_{2} \left(s\right)

What is the Cl− concentration in a 0.25-mL sample of normal serum that requires 1.46 mL of 8.25 ×\times 10−4 M Hg(NO3)2(aq) to reach the end point?

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