How Do You Calculate the Percentage of Zinc in a Sample Using EDTA Titration?

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SUMMARY

The discussion focuses on calculating the percentage of zinc in an unknown sample using EDTA titration. The user standardized a 0.1 M Na2EDTA solution by titrating a calcium standard solution, requiring 25 mL for 0.25 g of calcium carbonate. The user then titrated the zinc solution, consuming 20 mL of the standardized Na2EDTA. To find the percentage of zinc, the moles of zinc can be calculated as equivalent to the moles of EDTA used, which is derived from the volume and concentration of the EDTA solution.

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Homework Statement


I'm trying to determine the percentage of zinc in an unknown sample. What I did in this lab, was, I titrated the zinc solution (which contained about 4g unknown zinc sample) with Na2EDTA and it took about 20 mL to reach the end point. Before doing this, I standardized the Na2EDTA solution by using the Na2EDTA to titrate a calcium standard solution which contained about 0.25 g of calcium carbonate. It took about 25 mL to titrate this. So now my question is, how do I find the percentage of zinc in the unknown sample?

Homework Equations


n=m/M, n= CxV


The Attempt at a Solution


I found the standardized concentration of Na2EDTA which is 0.1 M. So how do I use this standardization to find the amount of zinc in the sample?
 
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For ease of giving help, I ignore the standardization process.
Moles of Zinc titrated is equivalent to moles of EDTA used for titration.
Moles of Zinc = (0.020 liters of EDTA solution) * (0.1 moles EDTA/liter EDTA solution)
 

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