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14. Solutions - Part 1 of 3
14. Solutions / Parts per Million (ppm) / Problem 9

WHO guidelines recommend that the amount of residual chlorine in drinking water should not be higher than 5 parts per million (ppm). The amount of chlorine can be determined by back titration with potassium iodide:
Cl2(aq) + 2 I(aq) → 2 Cl(aq) + I2(aq)
The iodine formed as a result of the reaction above is then titrated with a solution of sodium thiosulfate:
2 Na2S2O3(aq) + I2(aq) → 2 NaI(aq) + Na2S4O6(aq)
A 350.0 mL water sample was added with excess solid sodium iodide and the resulting solution was then titrated against a 2.25×10−3 M sodium thiosulphate solution. The solution required 14.5 mL of Na2S2O3 to reach the equivalence point. How many grams of chlorine are there in the water sample?

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