To completely neutralise 200cm3 of 0.5mol/dm3 sodium hydroxide (NaOH), a student adds 100cm3 of 0.5mol/dm3 sulfuric acid (H2SO4). The temperature of the solution goes up by 4.5°C.



The equation for the reaction is



2NaOH(aq) + H2SO4(aq) → Na2SO4(aq) + 2H2O(l)



a. Calculate the amount, in moles, of NaOH in the sodium hydroxide solution.