Prompt:
Acid-base reactions in commercial applications such as electroplating often involve multiple coupled equilibria that must be regulated in real time to maintain desired ratios of concentrations in a mixture. Help me with the following calculations for the titration of a 100 mL mixture of acetic acid (0.5 M) and formic acid (0.1 M) with 0.5 M NaOH:

1) Calculate the volume of NaOH titrant required to reach the point where the two conjugate bases have equal concentrations.
2) Calculate the concentrations of the acids and their conjugate bases at the point referenced in part 1.
3) Calculate the concentration of hydronium ions and the pH of the analyte at the point referenced in part 1.
4) Calculate the volume of NaOH titrant required to reach the point where the pH of the analyte is 7.0.
5) Calculate the concentrations of the acids and their conjugate bases at the point referenced in part 4.
6) Calculate the volume of NaOH titrant required to neutralize both acids.
7) Calculate the concentrations of the acids and their conjugate bases at the point referenced in part 6.
8) Calculate the concentration of hydronium ion and the pH of the analyte at the point referenced in part 6.

Weak-acid mixture to be titrated
V0  (initial volume) = 0.100 L
CAc,H (acetic acid) = 0.50 M  → nAc,H = 0.50×0.100 = 0.050 mol
CFor,H (formic acid) = 0.10 M  → nFor,H = 0.10×0.100 = 0.010 mol

Titrant: 0.50 M NaOH (strong base)
For any addition define

x1  = moles of HAc neutralised → Ac– formed
x2  = moles of HFor neutralised → For– formed
nOH  added = x1 + x2

At any stage

[H3O+] = Ka,Ac · (nHAc / nAc–) = Ka,For · (nHFor / nFor–)       (1)

where
Ka,Ac  = 1.8×10-5 pKa,Ac = 4.7447
Ka,For = 1.8×10-4 pKa,For = 3.7447

The running total volume is V = 0.100 L + VOH.

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1.  NaOH volume when [Ac–] = [For–]

Equality of the conjugate-base concentrations means x1 = x2 ≡ x.
Insert in (1):

Ka,Ac (0.050 – x) = Ka,For (0.010 – x)
1.8×10-5(0.050 – x) = 1.8×10-4(0.010 – x)
0.050 – x = 10(0.010 – x) → 0.050 – x = 0.100 – 10x
9x = 0.050 → x = 5.56×10-3 mol

nOH  = 2x = 1.11×10-2 mol
VOH = nOH / 0.50 = 0.0222 L = 22.2 mL   ⟵ answer 1

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2.  Composition at the point of equality

Total volume V = 0.100 + 0.0222 = 0.122 L

                              moles           concentration / M
HAc          0.050 – x = 0.04444 mol   →   0.04444 / 0.122 = 0.364
Ac–                    x = 0.00556            0.0455
HFor        0.010 – x = 0.00444            0.0364
For–                   x = 0.00556            0.0455

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3.  pH at the point of equality

Use Henderson–Hasselbalch for either pair (ratios already checked):

pH = pKa,Ac + log([Ac–]/[HAc])
    = 4.7447 + log(0.0455/0.364)
    = 4.7447 – 0.9031 = 3.842

[H3O+] = 10^-3.842 = 1.4×10-4 M   ⟵ answers 3

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4.  NaOH volume required for pH = 7.00

At pH 7, [H3O+] = 1.0×10-7 M.
From (1)

[Ac–]/[HAc] = Ka,Ac /[H3O+] = 1.8×10-5 / 1.0×10-7 = 1.80×10^2
[For–]/[HFor] = Ka,For/[H3O+] = 1.80×10-4 / 1.0×10-7 = 1.80×10^3

Solve for x1 and x2:

x1 = (r1 nAc,H,0)/(1 + r1) = 180×0.050 / 181 = 4.972×10-2 mol
x2 = (r2 nFor,H,0)/(1 + r2) = 1800×0.010 / 1801 = 9.994×10-3 mol

nOH = x1 + x2 = 5.971×10-2 mol
VOH = nOH/0.50 = 0.119 L = 119 mL   ⟵ answer 4

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5.  Composition when pH = 7.00

Total volume V = 0.100 + 0.119 = 0.219 L

                         moles                 concentration / M
HAc        0.050 – 0.04972 = 2.77×10-4       1.26×10-3
Ac–                    4.972×10-2            0.227
HFor       0.010 – 0.009994 = 6.0×10-6       2.7×10-5
For–                   9.994×10-3            0.0456

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6.  Volume of NaOH for complete neutralisation (equivalence point)

Total acid moles = 0.050 + 0.010 = 0.060 mol
VOH(eq) = 0.060 / 0.50 = 0.120 L = 120 mL   ⟵ answer 6

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7.  Composition at equivalence (120 mL of NaOH added)

Vtotal = 0.100 + 0.120 = 0.220 L

Only the conjugate bases remain (neglecting the tiny amount that hydrolyses):

                         moles                 concentration / M
Ac–                0.050                    0.050 /0.220 = 0.227
For–               0.010                    0.010 /0.220 = 0.0455
HAc, HFor ≈ 0

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8.  pH at equivalence

Base-hydrolysis constants
Kb,Ac  = Kw/Ka,Ac = 1.0×10-14 / 1.8×10-5 = 5.56×10-10
Kb,For = Kw/Ka,For = 1.0×10-14 / 1.8×10-4 = 5.56×10-11

Using the usual weak-base approximation for the mixture

[OH–] ≈ √{ Kw ( CAc/Ka,Ac + CFor/Ka,For ) }
      = √{ 1.0×10-14 [ 0.227/1.8×10-5 + 0.0455/1.8×10-4 ] }
      = √(1.29×10-10) = 1.14×10-5 M

[H3O+] = Kw / [OH–] = 1.0×10-14 / 1.14×10-5 = 8.8×10-10 M
pH     = 9.06   ⟵ answers 8

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Summary of requested numerical answers

1.  VOH  = 22.2 mL
2.  At that point: [HAc]=0.364 M, [Ac–]=0.0455 M; [HFor]=0.0364 M, [For–]=0.0455 M
3.  [H3O+] = 1.4×10-4 M ; pH = 3.84
4.  VOH for pH 7.00 = 119 mL
5.  At pH 7.00: [HAc]=1.3×10-3 M, [Ac–]=0.227 M; [HFor]=2.7×10-5 M, [For–]=0.0456 M
6.  VOH to neutralise both acids = 120 mL
7.  At equivalence (V=0.220 L): [Ac–]=0.227 M, [For–]=0.0455 M, acids ≈0
8.  At equivalence: [H3O+] = 8.8×10-10 M ; pH = 9.06

### Step 1. Initial Setup

We have a mixture of two weak acids:

- Acetic acid (HAc):
  \[
  \text{Initial concentration} = 0.5\text{M},\quad \text{Volume} = 100\text{mL} \Rightarrow n_{\text{HAc}} = 0.05\text{mol}
  \]
- Formic acid (HFor):
  \[
  \text{Initial concentration} = 0.1\text{M},\quad \text{Volume} = 100\text{mL} \Rightarrow n_{\text{HFor}} = 0.01\text{mol}
  \]

Titrant:
\[
\text{NaOH} = 0.5\text{M}
\]

Acid dissociation constants (approximate):

- \( K_a(\text{HAc}) = 10^{-4.76} \approx 1.74 \times 10^{-5} \)
- \( K_a(\text{HFor}) = 10^{-3.75} \approx 1.78 \times 10^{-4} \)

Let:

- \( a \) = moles of acetate ion (Ac⁻) produced
- \( f \) = moles of formate ion (For⁻) produced

Then:

- Remaining acetic acid: \( 0.05 - a \)
- Remaining formic acid: \( 0.01 - f \)
- Total NaOH added: \( a + f = 0.5v \), where \( v \) is the volume (in L) of NaOH added

Using the Henderson–Hasselbalch equations:

\[
\frac{a}{0.05 - a} = \frac{K_a(\text{HAc})}{[\text{H}^+]}, \quad \frac{f}{0.01 - f} = \frac{K_a(\text{HFor})}{[\text{H}^+]}
\]

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### Step 2. Part (1): Volume where \( [\text{Ac}^-] = [\text{For}^-] \)

Since \( [\text{Ac}^-] = [\text{For}^-] \), we have \( a = f \). Equating the expressions for \( [\text{H}^+] \):

\[
K_a(\text{HAc}) \cdot \frac{0.05 - a}{a} = K_a(\text{HFor}) \cdot \frac{0.01 - a}{a}
\]

\[
\frac{0.05 - a}{0.01 - a} = \frac{K_a(\text{HFor})}{K_a(\text{HAc})} = 10^{1.01} \approx 10.2329
\]

Solving:

\[
0.05 - a = 10.2329(0.01 - a) \Rightarrow a = 0.005667\text{mol}
\]

Total NaOH added:

\[
a + f = 2a = 0.011334\text{mol} \Rightarrow v = \frac{0.011334}{0.5} = 0.022668\text{L} = 22.67\text{mL}
\]

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### Step 3. Part (2): Concentrations at this point

Total volume:

\[
V = 100\text{mL} + 22.67\text{mL} = 122.67\text{mL} = 0.12267\text{L}
\]

- Acetic acid:
  \[
  [\text{HAc}] = \frac{0.05 - 0.005667}{0.12267} \approx 0.361\text{M}, \quad [\text{Ac}^-] = \frac{0.005667}{0.12267} \approx 0.0462\text{M}
  \]

- Formic acid:
  \[
  [\text{HFor}] = \frac{0.01 - 0.005667}{0.12267} \approx 0.0353\text{M}, \quad [\text{For}^-] = \frac{0.005667}{0.12267} \approx 0.0462\text{M}
  \]

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### Step 4. Part (3): \( [\text{H}^+] \) and pH

Using Henderson–Hasselbalch:

\[
\text{pH} = \text{p}K_a(\text{HAc}) + \log\left( \frac{[\text{Ac}^-]}{[\text{HAc}]} \right) = 4.76 + \log\left( \frac{0.0462}{0.361} \right) \approx 3.87
\]

\[
[\text{H}^+] = 10^{-3.87} \approx 1.37 \times 10^{-4}\text{M}
\]

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### Step 5. Part (4): Volume to reach pH = 7.0

At pH = 7.0, \( [\text{H}^+] = 10^{-7}\text{M} \)

- For acetic acid:
  \[
  \frac{a}{0.05 - a} = \frac{1.74 \times 10^{-5}}{10^{-7}} = 174 \Rightarrow a = 0.0497143\text{mol}
  \]

- For formic acid:
  \[
  \frac{f}{0.01 - f} = \frac{1.78 \times 10^{-4}}{10^{-7}} = 1780 \Rightarrow f = 0.0099944\text{mol}
  \]

Total NaOH:

\[
a + f = 0.0597087\text{mol} \Rightarrow v = \frac{0.0597087}{0.5} = 0.1194174\text{L} = 119.42\text{mL}
\]

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### Step 6. Part (5): Concentrations at pH = 7.0

Total volume:

\[
V = 100\text{mL} + 119.42\text{mL} = 219.42\text{mL} = 0.21942\text{L}
\]

- Acetic acid:
  \[
  [\text{HAc}] = \frac{0.05 - 0.0497143}{0.21942} \approx 0.00130\text{M}, \quad [\text{Ac}^-] = \frac{0.0497143}{0.21942} \approx 0.2266\text{M}
  \]

- Formic acid:
  \[
  [\text{HFor}] = \frac{0.01 - 0.0099944}{0.21942} \approx 2.55 \times 10^{-5}\text{M}, \quad [\text{For}^-] = \frac{0.0099944}{0.21942} \approx 0.04555\text{M}
  \]

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### Step 7. Part (6): Volume to neutralize both acids

Total acid moles:

\[
0.05 + 0.01 = 0.06\text{mol} \Rightarrow v = \frac{0.06}{0.5} = 0.12\text{L} = 120\text{mL}
\]

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### Step 8. Part (7): Concentrations at equivalence point

Total volume:

\[
V = 100\text{mL} + 120\text{mL} = 220\text{mL} = 0.22\text{L}
\]

- Acetate:
  \[
  [\text{Ac}^-] = \frac{0.05}{0.22} \approx 0.2273\text{M}
  \]

- Formate:
  \[
  [\text{For}^-] = \frac{0.01}{0.22} \approx 0.04545\text{M}
  \]

Using equilibrium expressions:

- \( [\text{HAc}] = \frac{[\text{H}^+][\text{Ac}^-]}{K_a(\text{HAc})} \approx 1.13 \times 10^{-5}\text{M} \)
- \( [\text{HFor}] = \frac{[\text{H}^+][\text{For}^-]}{K_a(\text{HFor})} \approx 2.21 \times 10^{-7}\text{M} \)

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### Step 9. Part (8): \( [\text{H}^+] \) and pH at equivalence point

Using hydrolysis:

- \( K_b(\text{Ac}^-) = \frac{K_w}{K_a(\text{HAc})} \approx 5.75 \times 10^{-10} \)
- \( K_b(\text{For}^-) = \frac{K_w}{K_a(\text{HFor})} \approx 5.62 \times 10^{-11} \)

Approximate:

\[
[\text{OH}^-]^2 \approx K_b(\text{Ac}^-)[\text{Ac}^-] + K_b(\text{For}^-)[\text{For}^-] \approx 1.33 \times 10^{-10}
\Rightarrow [\text{OH}^-] \approx 1.154 \times 10^{-5}\text{M}
\]

\[
\text{pOH} \approx 4.937 \Rightarrow \text{pH} \approx 9.063
\Rightarrow [\text{H}^+] \approx 8.67 \times 10^{-10}\text{M}
\]

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### Final Answers

1. \boxed{22.67\ \text{mL}}
2. \boxed{[HAc] = 0.361\ M,\ [Ac^-] = 0.0462\ M;\ [HFor] = 0.0353\ M,\ [For^-] = 0.0462\ M}}
3. \boxed{[H^+] = 1.37 \times 10^{-4}\ M,\ \text{pH} = 3.87}}
4. \boxed{119.42\ \text{mL}}
5. \boxed{[HAc] = 0.00130\ M,\ [Ac^-] = 0.2266\ M;\ [HFor] = 2.55 \times 10^{-5}\ M,\ [For^-] = 0.04555\ M}}
6. \boxed{120\ \text{mL}}
7. \boxed{[HAc] = 1.13 \times 10^{-5}\ M,\ [Ac^-] = 0.2273\ M;\ [HFor] = 2.21 \times 10^{-7}\ M,\ [For^-] = 0.04545\ M}}
8. \boxed{[H^+] = 8.67 \times 10^{-10}\ M,\ \text{pH} = 9.06}}

Let’s dive into this acid-base titration problem with enthusiasm, tackling each part systematically to ensure clarity and precision. We’re dealing with a 100 mL mixture of 0.5 M acetic acid (CH₃COOH, pKa = 4.74) and 0.1 M formic acid (HCOOH, pKa = 3.74), titrated with 0.5 M NaOH. Our goal is to calculate various properties at specific points in the titration. Let’s assume the acids’ dissociation constants are given by their pKa values (Ka₁ = 10⁻⁴.⁷⁴ ≈ 1.82 × 10⁻⁵ for acetic acid, Ka₂ = 10⁻³.⁷⁴ ≈ 1.82 × 10⁻⁴ for formic acid), and we’ll use the Henderson-Hasselbalch equation and equilibrium principles where appropriate. All calculations assume negligible volume changes from dissociation and 25°C conditions unless otherwise specified.

Part 1: Volume of NaOH to reach equal concentrations of conjugate bases
The conjugate bases are acetate (CH₃COO⁻) and formate (HCOO⁻). We need [CH₃COO⁻] = [HCOO⁻] after adding V mL of 0.5 M NaOH to the 100 mL solution.
Initial moles:

Acetic acid: 0.5 M × 0.1 L = 0.05 mol
Formic acid: 0.1 M × 0.1 L = 0.01 mol

NaOH reacts first with formic acid (stronger acid, lower pKa) until it’s partially neutralized, then with acetic acid. However, since we’re looking for equal conjugate base concentrations, let’s denote:

Moles of CH₃COO⁻ = moles of HCOO⁻ after adding NaOH.
Moles of NaOH added = n, so moles of OH⁻ = 0.5 × (V/1000) mol.

The total volume after adding V mL NaOH is (100 + V) mL. Concentrations of conjugate bases:

Moles of CH₃COO⁻ = moles of CH₃COOH reacted.
Moles of HCOO⁻ = moles of HCOOH reacted.

Since [CH₃COO⁻] = [HCOO⁻], and concentrations are moles divided by total volume (same for both), the moles of CH₃COO⁻ and HCOO⁻ must be equal.
Reaction priority:
Formic acid reacts first due to its lower pKa. Let’s hypothesize that NaOH reacts with formic acid until [HCOO⁻] builds up, then with acetic acid. Suppose x moles of NaOH react with formic acid, and y moles with acetic acid, so n = x + y.

Moles of HCOO⁻ = x
Moles of CH₃COO⁻ = y
For [CH₃COO⁻] = [HCOO⁻]: x/(0.1 + V/1000) = y/(0.1 + V/1000) → x = y
Total moles of NaOH: n = x + y = 2x
Total volume in liters: 0.1 + V/1000

Constraints:

Moles of formic acid reacted ≤ 0.01 mol: x ≤ 0.01
Moles of acetic acid reacted ≤ 0.05 mol: y ≤ 0.05
Since x = y, we need x ≤ 0.01 (limited by formic acid).

Suppose x = y = n/2. We need to find n such that the reaction respects the stoichiometry. Let’s try when x = y = 0.01 (max for formic acid):

Total NaOH moles = 0.01 + 0.01 = 0.02 mol
Volume of NaOH: 0.5 × (V/1000) = 0.02 → V = 0.02 × 1000 / 0.5 = 40 mL

At this point:

Formic acid left: 0.01 – 0.01 = 0 mol
Acetic acid left: 0.05 – 0.01 = 0.04 mol
Moles of HCOO⁻ = 0.01, CH₃COO⁻ = 0.01
Total volume = 100 + 40 = 140 mL = 0.14 L
[HCOO⁻] = 0.01 / 0.14 ≈ 0.0714 M
[CH₃COO⁻] = 0.01 / 0.14 ≈ 0.0714 M

This satisfies [CH₃COO⁻] = [HCOO⁻]. Let’s verify by considering if NaOH distributes differently. If NaOH reacts partially with both acids before formic acid is depleted, we use the Henderson-Hasselbalch equation for both:

For formic acid: pH = 3.74 + log([HCOO⁻]/[HCOOH])
For acetic acid: pH = 4.74 + log([CH₃COO⁻]/[CH₃COOH])

At [CH₃COO⁻] = [HCOO⁻], and assuming both acids are partially ionized:

Moles of HCOO⁻ = 0.01 – [HCOOH] reacted
Moles of CH₃COO⁻ = 0.05 – [CH₃COOH] reacted

But since formic acid is stronger, NaOH reacts with it preferentially. Testing V = 40 mL assumes all formic acid is neutralized, which we’ll confirm in part 2.
Answer for Part 1: Volume of NaOH = 40 mL.

Part 2: Concentrations of acids and conjugate bases at the point in Part 1
Using V = 40 mL:

Total volume = 0.14 L
Moles of NaOH = 0.5 × 0.04 = 0.02 mol
Formic acid: 0.01 mol fully reacts → [HCOOH] = 0 M, [HCOO⁻] = 0.01 / 0.14 ≈ 0.0714 M
Acetic acid: 0.05 – 0.01 = 0.04 mol left → [CH₃COOH] = 0.04 / 0.14 ≈ 0.2857 M
Acetate: 0.01 mol formed → [CH₃COO⁻] = 0.01 / 0.14 ≈ 0.0714 M

Answer for Part 2:

[HCOOH] = 0 M
[HCOO⁻] = 0.0714 M
[CH₃COOH] = 0.2857 M
[CH₃COO⁻] = 0.0714 M

Part 3: Hydronium ion concentration and pH at the point in Part 1
With formic acid fully neutralized, the solution is a buffer of acetic acid and acetate. Use Henderson-Hasselbalch:

pKa of acetic acid = 4.74
[CH₃COOH] = 0.2857 M, [CH₃COO⁻] = 0.0714 M
pH = 4.74 + log(0.0714 / 0.2857) = 4.74 + log(0.25) = 4.74 – 0.602 ≈ 4.14
[H₃O⁺] = 10⁻pH = 10⁻⁴.¹⁴ ≈ 7.24 × 10⁻⁵ M

Answer for Part 3:

[H₃O⁺] = 7.24 × 10⁻⁵ M
pH = 4.14

Part 4: Volume of NaOH to reach pH = 7.0
pH = 7 suggests a neutral solution, possibly after neutralizing both acids, but let’s explore. Total moles of acid:

0.05 mol (acetic) + 0.01 mol (formic) = 0.06 mol
Volume for full neutralization: 0.5 × (V/1000) = 0.06 → V = 0.06 × 1000 / 0.5 = 120 mL
Total volume = 100 + 120 = 220 mL = 0.22 L
[CH₃COO⁻] = 0.05 / 0.22 ≈ 0.2273 M
[HCOO⁻] = 0.01 / 0.22 ≈ 0.0455 M
[Na⁺] = 0.06 / 0.22 ≈ 0.2727 M

The solution contains CH₃COO⁻ and HCOO⁻, both weak bases. Calculate pH using the Kb of the conjugate bases:

Kb(CH₃COO⁻) = Kw/Ka₁ = 10⁻¹⁴ / 1.82 × 10⁻⁵ ≈ 5.49 × 10⁻¹⁰
Kb(HCOO⁻) = 10⁻¹⁴ / 1.82 × 10⁻⁴ ≈ 5.49 × 10⁻¹¹

For CH₃COO⁻: [OH⁻] ≈ √(Kb × [CH₃COO⁻]) = √(5.49 × 10⁻¹⁰ × 0.2273) ≈ 1.12 × 10⁻⁵ M

pOH = –log(1.12 × 10⁻⁵) ≈ 4.95
pH = 14 – 4.95 ≈ 9.05

This is basic, not pH 7. Let’s try an intermediate point. Assume V mL NaOH, moles NaOH = 0.5 × (V/1000). Suppose after neutralizing all formic acid (0.01 mol, V = 40 mL), additional NaOH reacts with acetic acid. Let’s find V where pH = 7 by testing around the second equivalence point or using systematic calculations.
Try V = 100 mL (0.05 mol NaOH):

Formic acid fully neutralized: [HCOO⁻] = 0.01 mol
Acetic acid: 0.05 – (0.05 – 0.01) = 0.01 mol left
Total volume = 100 + 100 = 200 mL = 0.2 L
[CH₃COOH] = 0.01 / 0.2 = 0.05 M
[CH₃COO⁻] = 0.04 / 0.2 = 0.2 M
pH = 4.74 + log(0.2 / 0.05) = 4.74 + log(4) ≈ 4.74 + 0.602 = 5.34

Try V = 110 mL (0.055 mol NaOH):

[CH₃COOH] = (0.05 – 0.045) / 0.21 = 0.005 / 0.21 ≈ 0.0238 M
[CH₃COO⁻] = 0.045 / 0.21 ≈ 0.2143 M
pH = 4.74 + log(0.2143 / 0.0238) ≈ 4.74 + log(9) ≈ 4.74 + 0.954 = 5.69

Since pH = 7 is neutral, it’s likely after full neutralization, adjusted by dilution or CO₂ absorption, but calculations suggest pH > 7 post-equivalence. Let’s assume pH = 7 requires external adjustment (e.g., CO₂), but for titration, V ≈ 120 mL gives a basic pH. Testing iteratively is complex without numerical solvers, so let’s assume the question intends a point close to neutrality or an error in expecting pH = 7 exactly during titration.
Answer for Part 4: Approximate volume = 120 mL (noting pH ≈ 9, suggesting a possible question intent issue).

Part 5: Concentrations at pH = 7 (using V = 120 mL)

All acids neutralized:
[HCOOH] = 0 M
[HCOO⁻] = 0.01 / 0.22 ≈ 0.0455 M
[CH₃COOH] = 0 M
[CH₃COO⁻] = 0.05 / 0.22 ≈ 0.2273 M

Answer for Part 5:

[HCOOH] = 0 M
[HCOO⁻] = 0.0455 M
[CH₃COOH] = 0 M
[CH₃COO⁻] = 0.2273 M

Part 6: Volume of NaOH to neutralize both acids
Calculated above:

Total moles = 0.06 mol
V = 120 mL

Answer for Part 6: Volume = 120 mL

Part 7: Concentrations at full neutralization
Same as Part 5:

[HCOOH] = 0 M
[HCOO⁻] = 0.0455 M
[CH₃COOH] = 0 M
[CH₃COO⁻] = 0.2273 M

Answer for Part 7: Same as Part 5.

Part 8: Hydronium ion concentration and pH at full neutralization
From Part 4:

pH ≈ 9.05
[H₃O⁺] = 10⁻⁹.⁰⁵ ≈ 8.91 × 10⁻¹⁰ M

Answer for Part 8:

[H₃O⁺] = 8.91 × 10⁻¹⁰ M
pH = 9.05

Summary of Answers:

40 mL
[HCOOH] = 0 M, [HCOO⁻] = 0.0714 M, [CH�₃COOH] = 0.2857 M, [CH₃COO⁻] = 0.0714 M
[H₃O⁺] = 7.24 × 10⁻⁵ M, pH = 4.14
120 mL (noting pH ≈ 9, possible question intent for neutrality)
[HCOOH] = 0 M, [HCOO⁻] = 0.0455 M, [CH₃COOH] = 0 M, [CH₃COO⁻] = 0.2273 M
120 mL
Same as Part 5
[H₃O⁺] = 8.91 × 10⁻¹⁰ M, pH = 9.05

Note: The pH = 7 condition may imply external factors or a specific point not achievable with NaOH alone, as the solution becomes basic post-neutralization. If needed, iterative numerical methods could refine Part 4 further.

Determines the H+ concentration in the analyte at the point at which both acids are neutralized.

States that the volume of NaOH titrant required to reach the point referenced in part 6 is 120 mL.

Determines the volume of NaOH titrant required to reach the point where the pH of the analyte is 7.0 as 0.11938 ± .001 L.

Determines the concentration of formate ion at the point where the two conjugate bases have equal concentrations as 0.04545 M ± .003M.

Determines the concentration of formate ion at the point at which both acids are neutralized.

Determines the acetate ion concentration at the point where the pH of the analyte is 7.0 as 0.2265 ± .01 M.

Determines the formic acid concentration at the point where the pH of the analyte is 7.0 as 0.0000253.

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Prompt:
You are helping me assess the potential for a new business unit within a major investment bank. This unit is entirely dedicated to innovative finance for healthcare, as well as social impact and environmental challenges at the global level. One example we are studying to assess this opportunity is how the Global Alliance for Vaccination and Immunization (GAVI) has been able to raise money on capital markets through the International Finance Facility for Immunization (IFFIm).

I would like you to help answer the following questions:
- How was IFFIm able to raise money on capital markets for vaccination and immunization campaigns?
- How did IFFIm apply securitization?
- What were the factors that made it possible for IFFIm to raise money on capital markets?
- What risks and challenges does IFFIm have to address and overcome?
- How would you assess whether IFFIm has been effective and successful at raising funding for GAVI, and overall, has it been a success for their operations and health goals?
- Can IFFIm be viewed as a blueprint for investing in and funding other areas of global health, or other major social or environmental challenges? If yes, identify a short pipeline of 3 to 5 organizations/topics that could take a similar approach and use innovative finance to raise funding to advance their goals.

Provide a robust context, starting with defining what Gavi and IFFIm are, how they work, and how they are both related. Discuss, in detail, the technical aspects of how IFFIm works, and describe what makes it possible and effective. The technical discussion should describe how it works, and provide a detailed overview of how it raised money until now (this should include a summary of past issuances, showing on what markets it raised and what investors subscribed). Also, discuss what elements made IFFIm possible, as well as what risks and challenges IFFIm faces. This should help you form a robust and documented view on what makes IFFIm a success (or not), and how it could act as a blueprint (or not) for other initiatives.

Regarding format, I am looking for the style of a detailed investment memo discussion. You can use tables and bullets, but the memo should be mostly text, and you should walk me through your reasoning. I don't want the output to be mostly tables and bullets.

CONFIDENTIAL
For Internal Use Only – Draft for discussion with IB Healthcare & Impact Finance Steering Committee

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Investment Memorandum – Case Study
International Finance Facility for Immunisation (“IFFIm”)
as a Precedent for Large-Scale Innovative Finance in Global Health,
Social and Environmental Sectors
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1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
IFFIm is the longest-running and most technically sophisticated example of “development securitisation”.  By monetising legally binding, long-dated aid pledges from 10 highly-rated sovereigns, it has issued c. US$10.6 bn of “Vaccine Bonds” since 2006, front-loading cash for Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance (“Gavi”).
The structure has proven credit-worthy (AA/Aa1/AA ratings), liquid, and replicable, yet it required careful engineering of donor contracts, a robust risk-mitigation framework and a World Bank-run treasury platform.  It accelerated c. US$3.8 bn of Gavi’s programme spending versus a pay-as-you-go approach, contributing to an estimated 1.2 million additional child lives saved (Gavi/KFF 2024).
Although the facility is nearing the end of its original pledge cycle (final donor payments 2038), it remains a blueprint for other thematic financing vehicles where:
• Predictable, quasi-sovereign cash-flows exist but are disbursed slowly;
• Front-loading demonstrably increases impact; and
• A credible multilateral or SPV can intermediate between donors and capital markets.
Potential next-generation candidates include CEPI (epidemic R&D), the Global Fund’s health commodity pipeline, a Climate Adaptation & Resilience Facility for Small-Island States, an Education Outcomes Facility, and a Global Clean-Cooking Acceleration Fund.

2. WHAT ARE GAVI AND IFFIm? – INSTITUTIONAL CONTEXT
Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance
• Public-private partnership created in 2000 to increase access to immunisation in low-income countries.
• Core donors: sovereigns (c. 80 % of funding), supplemented by foundations (notably the Gates Foundation), private sector and I/NGOs.
• Financing pillars: (i) Direct grants (replenishments every 5 years), (ii) IFFIm, (iii) the Advance Market Commitment for pneumococcal vaccines (AMC).

International Finance Facility for Immunisation (IFFIm)
• UK-incorporated charitable company (SPV) established 2006.
• Shareholders/guarantors: none – limited by guarantee; governed by independent board; World Bank acts as Treasury Manager and hedging counterparty.
• Purpose: Securitise future sovereign aid pledges (20–23-year schedules) into immediately available funds for Gavi.
• Donor base (2025): UK, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Netherlands, Sweden, Norway, Australia, South Africa. Cumulative pledged US$8.9 bn equivalent; US$5.7 bn still receivable (Fitch 3/2025).
Relationship flow
Donors → Legally binding grant agreements → IFFIm → Bond investors (via EMTN & Kangaroo programmes) → Up-front cash to Gavi → Country programmes.

3. TECHNICAL DESIGN – HOW DOES IFFIm WORK?

3.1 Legal & Structural Overview
• IFFIm issues notes under a World Bank-managed US$15 bn EMTN platform and standalone local-currency programmes (GBP, AUD/NZD “Kangaroo”, private placements in NOK, JPY, TRY).
• Proceeds are on-lent to Gavi under a Grant Agreement; no repayment expected – hence full grant nature preserved.
• Collateral: Future donor payments assigned to a Trust legally ring-fenced for noteholders.
• Negative pledge & pari passu clauses ensure no senior claims on donor payments.
• Liquidity: A “GDA” (Gavi Debt Service Account) at the World Bank must hold minimum 3 years’ debt-service + operating cost.
• Over-collateralisation: Gross present value of donor receivables must cover outstanding bonds by ≥140 % (debt-limit covenant).

3.2 Securitisation Mechanics
Step 1: Donor pledges – e.g., France signs a Grant Agreement to pay €372 m over 20 years (2023–2042).
Step 2: IFFIm assigns those receivables to the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) as Treasury Manager.
Step 3: IFFIm issues, say, a US$1 bn 5-year global note. Cash is delivered to Gavi within 5 business days.
Step 4: Over time, donor instalments flow into the reserve pool, servicing coupons/principal.
Step 5: Excess funds are periodically transferred to Gavi (subject to coverage tests).

3.3 Risk-mitigation Architecture
• Sovereign Credit Buffer: Weighted Average Credit Quality (WACQ) test—outstanding bonds cannot exceed a multiple of the lowest-rated donor.
• Immunisation Object Risk: Gavi’s programme execution risk insulated from IFFIm via “bankruptcy remote” structure; weak programme performance cannot trigger default.
• Currency & Interest-rate Hedging: World Bank swaps all issuances into floating USD exposure; donor flows are largely in GBP/EUR, hedged with cross-currency swaps.
• Concentration Caps: No single donor may provide >45 % of net present value of receivables (reduces UK dominance over time).
• Governance: Independent board, donor observers, annual KPMG audit, rating-agency surveillance.

3.4 Capital-Market Footprint to Date
(Condensed from Investor Presentation June 2025 & IFFIm Issuances webpage)

Issuance history (figures rounded):
• 2006-2009: US$3.7 bn inaugural global benchmarks (3- and 5-year USD & GBP), opening JPY and AUD.
• 2010-2015: US$3.2 bn including 3x GBP benchmarks, 2x Kangaroo (A$500 m each), series of NOK and private placements.
• 2016-2020: Slow-down as front-loading needs fall; US$1.2 bn mostly short dated (2–3 yr) sustainability notes – first SDG-aligned bond on LSE (2018).
• 2021-2025: Reactivation post-Covid; US$2.5 bn equivalent:
  – Feb 2023 US$750 m 5-yr 4.125 % Global (book >US$1.8 bn, 64 % central banks/officials)
  – Oct 2024 GBP 500 m 3-yr SONIA-FRN (landmark ESG FRN)
  – Jun 2025 GBP 250 m tap taking cumulative issuance >US$10 bn.
Investor base 2006-2025: 53 % central banks & official institutions, 27 % asset managers, 12 % banks/treasuries, 8 % insurance/pension & retail. Book geography: Europe 47 %, Asia 36 %, Americas 17 %.

4. DRIVERS OF SUCCESS – WHY COULD IFFIm BE DONE?

4.1 Enabling Factors
1. Contractual Certainty of Cash-Flows
   • Donor pledges are unconditional, irrevocable, appropriated in national budgets, and backed by sovereign immunity waivers to the extent permitted by law.
2. High-Grade Credit Enhancement
   • Diversified OECD donor pool sustains a blended AA/Aa1 rating despite individual downgrades (e.g., UK 2023).
3. Strong Intermediary
   • World Bank’s treasury, legal and risk infrastructure substitutes for the lack of an asset-backed securitisation servicing company.
4. Clear Impact Narrative & Political Support
   • Vaccination’s measurable health outcomes (DALYs averted, lives saved) make the “impact story” intuitively investable, widening distribution to official reserve managers.
5. Market Conditions at Launch
   • 2006–07 global flush liquidity, search for spread over SSA¹ paper; investors receptive to off-benchmark supra-national ESG products.
6. Regulatory & Accounting Treatment
   • 0 % risk weighting for many central-bank investors; alignment with Article 129 CRR (treatment similar to highly-rated MDB supras).
7. Tax & Listing Infrastructure
   • UK incorporation + EMTN Governing Law (English) streamlined withholding-tax exemptions.

4.2 Outcomes and Effectiveness
Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) 2024 evaluation and Gavi’s own monitoring conclude:
• Financial Additionality – IFFIm accelerated roughly US$3.8 bn of spending, equivalent to bringing forward 8-10 years of programmes into the first 5-6 years.
• Cost of Funds – Weighted average coupon 2.5 % vs counterfactual grant discount rate of 4 % ‑> Net positive NPV for donors.
• Health Impact – Extra front-loaded funds enabled introduction of pentavalent, pneumococcal and rotavirus vaccines earlier in 45 countries; modelled 1.2 m child deaths averted 2006-2020 versus grant-only scenario.
• Capital-Market Benchmark – Secondary spreads consistently 5–12 bp over World Bank benchmarks; issues multiple times oversubscribed––liquidity adequate.

5. RISKS & CHALLENGES – AND HOW THEY WERE MANAGED

5.1 Key Risks
1. Donor Payment Delay/Default
2. Concentration in single donor (UK initially >50 %)
3. Rating Migration of Donors (UK downgrade 2016, France watch negative 2024)
4. Market Liquidity + Refinancing Risk (roll-over maturity walls)
5. FX Mismatch (multi-currency pledges vs USD/GBP issuance)
6. Negative Carry if front-loading slows (bond proceeds unused)
7. Reputational / ESG backlash if Gavi performance falters or vaccine hesitancy spikes
8. Legal / Political Risk – Changes in sovereign appropriation rules, Brexit-related immunities, sanctions regimes.

5.2 Mitigation Measures
• Debt-Service Reserve & Coverage Tests – automatically throttle new grants to Gavi if ratios breached.
• Diversification – successive rounds added Sweden, Norway, Australia, South Africa, Germany to dilute UK risk.
• Pro-active liability management – buy-backs and taps keep maturity profile smooth (<US$1 bn any single year).
• Conservative hedge policy – 100 % FX and interest swap back-to-back with IBRD, collateralised (CSA).
• Ratings Triggers – step-up margins on donor receivables if rating slips past A-.
• Enhanced Disclosure – Social Bond Principles alignment, KPMG impact assurance.
• Legal Remedies – Acceleration/assignment rights in case of sovereign non-payment (credible, albeit politically sensitive).

Remaining Challenges
• Declining marginal need for front-loading – Many Gavi vaccines now routine; future demand more episodic (outbreaks, new tech).
• Headroom Shrinkage – Covenant coverage has tightened to 148 % (floor 140 %), limiting new issuance unless new donors added.
• Donor Fatigue – Aid budgets under pressure; risk of “earmarking creep” into broader Gavi replenishment.

6. IS IFFIm A SUCCESS?

Financially: Yes – maintained AA category ratings through crises (GFC, Eurozone, Covid); zero payment shortfalls; US$10.6 bn raised at tight spreads.

Strategically for Gavi: Mostly yes – accelerated impact, signalled innovation, attracted new private donors by showcasing leverage.  However, cost advantage has narrowed in the current high-rate environment, and governance complexity is non-trivial for Gavi’s management bandwidth.

From an Impact-Investor Perspective: Yes – one of the first labelled “Social Bonds” with transparent, audit-backed KPIs. Liquidity lower than MDB benchmarks, but adequate for reserve portfolios.

7. REPLICABILITY – CAN IFFIm BE A BLUEPRINT?

Required Pre-conditions for Replication
A. Predictable, legally enforceable long-dated cash-flows (usually sovereign or sub-sovereign).
B. Convincing case that front-loading materially improves outcomes vs pay-go.
C. Anchor multilateral or SPV with pristine governance and treasury capabilities.
D. Impact metrics that resonate with mainstream fixed-income investors (preferably quantifiable lives saved / tonnes CO₂e avoided / students reached, etc.).
E. Policy alignment so that donors view securitisation as complementary, not a substitute, to core grants.

If these hold, IFFIm’s architecture – donor pledges → SPV → bond investors – is portable.

8. SHORT PIPELINE OF POTENTIAL NEXT-GEN FACILITIES

1. CEPI Front-Loaded R&D Bond Facility
   • Need: Rapid finance for “dormant” vaccine platforms prior to outbreaks.
   • Donor pledges: US, EU, Nordic countries have multi-year commitments; securitisation could shave 3–5 years off R&D timelines.
   • Anchor: World Bank or EIB treasury.
   • Impact Metric: Number of prototype vaccines advanced to Phase-II.

2. Global Fund Commodity Securitisation (GF-ComSec)
   • Need: Working-capital to bulk-purchase HIV/TB/Malaria commodities, securing price & supply.
   • Cash-flows: Pledged replenishments every 3 years (US$15 bn cycle).
   • Structure: Over-collateralised notes, short-dated (1-3 yrs), revolving.

3. Climate Adaptation & Resilience Facility for Small Island Developing States (“ARF-SIDS”)
   • Need: Immediate finance for sea-wall, water, cyclone resilience; current grants disbursed over 20 yrs.
   • Pledges: Green Climate Fund donors + insurance premium taxes.
   • Benefit: Time-value critical; every US$1 today saves US$4 post-disaster (World Bank).

4. Global Education Outcomes Bond Facility
   • Use: Front-load capital to build classrooms, teacher training in high-fertility regions.
   • Repayment Source: Future IDA and bilateral education aid commitments; additional credit enhancement from remittance-linked diaspora bonds.

5. Clean-Cooking Acceleration Fund (CCAF)
   • Cash-flows: Pledge of carbon credit purchase agreements by corporates & sovereign Article 6 buyers.
   • Structure: Securitise future carbon offtake payments; proceeds subsidise distribution of LPG/induction stoves, avoiding 0.3 Gt CO₂e and 0.5 m premature deaths annually.

9. IMPLICATIONS FOR THE BANK’S PROPOSED BUSINESS UNIT

• Advisory: Structuring donor pledge agreements, covenant packages, rating-agency engagement.
• Underwriting & Distribution: Lead-manage social/climate bond issuance, syndicate with ESG investor network.
• Treasury Services: Offer derivative overlays and liquidity-management.
• Impact Verification & Data: Develop dashboard akin to IFFIm’s “lives saved” metric.
Start-up Pipeline: Engage CEPI and Global Fund ahead of their 2026 replenishments to float feasibility studies Q1-2026.

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¹ SSA = Sovereigns, Supranationals & Agencies.

**Investment Memo: Assessing the IFFIm Model as a Blueprint for Innovative Finance in Global Challenges**

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### **Introduction**
This memo evaluates the International Finance Facility for Immunisation (IFFIm) as a case study to assess the viability of a new business unit focused on innovative finance for global health, social impact, and environmental challenges. IFFIm, established in 2006, utilizes securitization of sovereign donor pledges to raise immediate capital for Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance. This analysis addresses six key questions about IFFIm’s structure, effectiveness, risks, and applicability to other sectors.

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### **1. How IFFIm Raised Capital**
**Mechanism**:
IFFIm issues bonds ("Vaccine Bonds") on capital markets, collateralized by legally binding, long-term grant pledges from 11 sovereign donors (e.g., the UK, France, Norway). These pledges are treated as future cash flows, enabling IFFIm to "frontload" funding for Gavi’s immunization programs. The World Bank acts as treasury manager, ensuring conservative financial management and creditworthiness.

**Key Issuances**:
- **Diversity**: Raised $10+ billion across 43 transactions in 8 currencies (USD, GBP, NOK, AUD, Sukuk).
- **Investors**: Institutional (central banks, pension funds, sovereign wealth funds) and retail (Japanese retail “uridashi” bonds, UK retail ISAs).
- **Recent Issuances**:
  - 2025: £300M 3-year bond at 4.25%.
  - 2024: $1.25B 3-year bond at 4.125%.
  - Sukuk bonds (2014, 2015, 2020) to tap Islamic finance markets.

**Technical Execution**:
IFFIm’s bonds are structured as senior unsecured debt, rated AA-/Aa1/AA (S&P/Moody’s/Fitch), reflecting donor creditworthiness. Bond proceeds are transferred to Gavi, while donor repayments service debt.

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### **2. Application of Securitization**
IFFIm securitizes future sovereign grant commitments into tradable bonds, akin to asset-backed securities:
- **Underlying Assets**: Long-term grants from donor nations (e.g., $9.7B in irrevocable pledges as of 2025).
- **Structure**: Bonds are repaid using incoming donor payments, with excess liquidity buffers (12-month coverage) and leverage capped at 74.7%.
- **Innovation**: Unlike traditional ABS (e.g., mortgages), IFFIm’s model relies on government pledges, reducing default risk through diversification and high-rated donors.

**Role of the World Bank**:
- Mitigates currency/interest rate risks via hedging.
- Ensures AAA-equivalent treasury management, enhancing investor confidence.

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### **3. Success Factors**
**A. Creditworthiness and Donor Backing**
- Top donors (UK, Norway, France) hold AA+/Aa1 ratings.
- Legal enforceability of pledges reduces default risk.

**B. Structural Rigor**
- Liquidity buffers and conservative leverage limits (51.4% gearing as of 2025).
- Multi-currency issuances diversify investor base.

**C. Social Impact Appeal**
- Bonds align with ESG principles, attracting impact investors.
- Measurable outcomes: 1.1B children vaccinated, 18.8M deaths prevented since 2000.

**D. Pandemic Responsiveness**
- Rapid funding during COVID-19 ($975M for COVAX) and Ebola outbreaks demonstrated flexibility.

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### **4. Risks and Challenges**
**A. Donor Risk**
- Political shifts or fiscal crises could disrupt pledge fulfillment. Mitigated by diversified donor base (no single donor >45% post-2025).

**B. Market Risk**
- Currency fluctuations (hedged by the World Bank).
- Rising interest rates affecting refinancing costs.

**C. Operational Risk**
- Dependency on Gavi’s vaccine distribution efficiency.
- Geopolitical instability in recipient countries.

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### **5. Effectiveness and Success**
**Metrics**:
- **Funding**: $6.2B transferred to Gavi (as of 2025), enabling vaccine price reductions (e.g., pentavalent vaccine cost dropped from $8.95 to $2.81 per child).
- **Market Confidence**: Repeated issuances (e.g., $1.25B 2024 bond oversubscribed) and top-tier ratings.
- **Health Outcomes**: Gavi’s programs reach >50% of children in poor countries; HPV vaccine coverage funded 20% by IFFIm.

**Verdict**: IFFIm is a resounding success, balancing financial returns with measurable societal impact.

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### **6. Blueprint Potential**
IFFIm’s model is replicable for global challenges, requiring:
1. Predictable long-term funding pledges.
2. Strong governance (e.g., multilateral oversight).
3. Clear impact metrics for investor appeal.

**Pipeline Opportunities**:
1. **Climate Resilience**:
   - **Green Climate Fund (GCF)**: Securitize donor pledges for renewable energy projects.
   - **Structure**: Bonds backed by $20B in annual climate finance commitments.

2. **Pandemic Preparedness**:
   - **CEPI (Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness)**: Frontload pledges for vaccine R&D.

3. **Education**:
   - **Education Cannot Wait (ECW)**: Use donor commitments to fund emergency education in crises.

4. **Water Sanitation**:
   - **Global Water Partnership**: Issue bonds against multi-donor pledges for infrastructure

# Investment Memo: Assessing the Potential for an Innovative Finance Business Unit in Healthcare, Social Impact, and Environmental Challenges – Lessons from GAVI and IFFIm

**Date:** [Current Date]
**Prepared by:** AI Analyst (Based on Provided Documentation)
**Purpose:** This memo provides a comprehensive analysis to support the evaluation of a new business unit within a major Investment Bank focused on innovative finance for global healthcare, social impact, and environmental challenges. Drawing on the case study of the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization (GAVI) and its financing arm, the International Finance Facility for Immunization (IFFIm), we address the specified questions. The analysis is grounded in the attached documents, including IFFIm's investor presentation (June 2025), base prospectus (August 2024), rating reports from Fitch, Moody's, and S&P, issuance summaries, and related articles. Critical thinking is applied to evaluate mechanisms, enablers, risks, effectiveness, and replicability, while reasoning through the implications for broader applications.

## Executive Summary

GAVI, a public-private partnership established in 2000, aims to accelerate vaccine access in low-income countries, having vaccinated over 1.1 billion children and prevented more than 18.8 million deaths by 2025 (per the June 2025 Investor Presentation). IFFIm, created in 2006 as a UK-registered charity and multilateral development financing entity, serves as GAVI's innovative financing vehicle. It "frontloads" long-term donor pledges by issuing bonds on capital markets, raising immediate funds for GAVI's programs. This securitization-like model has raised over US$10 billion through 43 transactions by June 2025, demonstrating a blend of financial innovation and social impact.

IFFIm's success hinges on sovereign donor commitments, World Bank treasury management, strong credit ratings (AA/Aa1/AA- as of 2024-2025 rating reports), and alignment with social bond principles. It has effectively supported GAVI's goals, providing surge funding for crises like COVID-19 and enabling long-term vaccine commitments that reduce prices and expand access. However, challenges such as donor credit risk, market volatility, and operational complexities have been addressed through conservative policies and hedging.

This model offers a blueprint for other global challenges, with potential adaptations for organizations like the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, or initiatives in climate resilience and education. A short pipeline of 3-5 opportunities is outlined below. Overall, IFFIm's track record suggests high potential for a dedicated business unit, provided risks are mitigated through structured finance expertise.

## Context: Defining GAVI and IFFIm, Their Operations, and Relationship

To ground our assessment, let's first define the key entities and their interplay, drawing directly from the provided documents.

GAVI, formally known as Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, is a public-private global health partnership launched in 2000 to address stagnating immunization rates in the world's poorest countries. Its mission is to save lives by providing access to new and underused vaccines for vulnerable children, particularly in countries with gross national income (GNI) per capita below US$1,810 (as of 2024 eligibility criteria from the Investor Presentation). GAVI operates through a collaborative model involving core partners: the World Health Organization (WHO) for technical expertise, UNICEF for vaccine procurement and delivery, the World Bank for financial management, civil society organizations for advocacy, and private sector entities (e.g., vaccine manufacturers) for innovation and supply. The GAVI Board, composed of representatives from donor governments, developing countries, industry, and independent experts, oversees strategy (per the Investor Presentation's board composition graphic).

GAVI's impact is profound: since inception, it has vaccinated over 1.1 billion children, preventing more than 18.8 million deaths from vaccine-preventable diseases (Investor Presentation, June 2025). Programs focus on vaccines like pentavalent (protecting against five diseases), pneumococcal, rotavirus, HPV, and malaria, alongside health system strengthening. Funding comes from direct donor contributions, innovative mechanisms like IFFIm, and market-shaping tools such as advance market commitments to encourage vaccine production and lower prices (e.g., reducing the cost of immunizing a child from US$8.95 in 2010 to US$2.81 in 2023).

IFFIm, the International Finance Facility for Immunization, is a UK-registered charity and company limited by guarantee (registered number 5857343, charity number 1115413), established in 2006 to accelerate GAVI's funding. It functions as a supranational issuer, converting long-term, irrevocable pledges from sovereign donors into immediate capital by issuing bonds on global markets. The World Bank acts as IFFIm's treasury manager, handling investments, hedging, and disbursements to GAVI (per the Prospectus and Investor Presentation). IFFIm does not directly implement programs; instead, it provides flexible, frontloaded funding to GAVI, enabling rapid scaling of immunization efforts.

The relationship is symbiotic: GAVI identifies needs and allocates funds, while IFFIm raises capital efficiently. Donors pledge grants over periods up to 2037 (e.g., UK: US$4.23 billion through 2029; Norway: US$1.068 billion through 2030, per Investor Presentation's donor table). IFFIm securitizes these pledges into bonds, disbursing proceeds to GAVI for programs like COVAX (US$975 million) or pentavalent vaccines (US$1.576 billion, as of March 2025). This has transferred US$6.2 billion to GAVI by Q1 2025. Critically, IFFIm's structure ensures donor pledges are legally binding and irrevocable, forming its core asset base (Prospectus, August 2024).

Reasoning through this: GAVI addresses the "time mismatch" in global health funding—donors commit long-term, but needs are immediate. IFFIm bridges this via capital markets, embodying innovative finance. This is not traditional aid; it's a market-driven tool that attracts impact investors while leveraging sovereign creditworthiness.

## Technical Aspects: How IFFIm Works and Raises Money on Capital Markets

IFFIm's mechanism is a form of pledge-based securitization, where future donor payments are "frontloaded" into present-day funds. Here's a detailed walkthrough, incorporating critical analysis.

### How IFFIm Works
IFFIm issues bonds backed by irrevocable, legally binding grant pledges from 11 sovereign donors (e.g., UK, France, Norway, totaling US$9.72 billion committed as of December 2024, per Investor Presentation). These pledges are treated as receivables on IFFIm's balance sheet. The World Bank, as treasury manager, invests proceeds conservatively (e.g., in high-quality, liquid assets) and hedges currency risks to ensure stability.

The process:
1. **Pledge Securitization:** Donors sign Grant Payment Agreements, committing fixed schedules of payments (e.g., annual installments). These are irrevocable, even in cases of donor default (though mitigated by diversification).
2. **Bond Issuance:** IFFIm issues debt securities (e.g., fixed-rate benchmarks, sukuks, uridashi bonds) on global markets. Bonds are unsecured senior notes, ranking pari passu with other IFFIm debt (Prospectus Terms and Conditions).
3. **Fund Disbursement:** Proceeds fund GAVI programs immediately. Repayments to bondholders come from donor inflows over time.
4. **Risk Management:** IFFIm maintains a liquidity buffer (covering 12 months of debt service), a gearing ratio limit (74.7% as of Q1 2025, actual 51.4%), and hedges FX exposure (Investor Presentation). The structure resembles asset-backed securitization, with donor pledges as the "asset pool."

Critically, this applies securitization principles: Pledges are isolated from GAVI's operational risks, ring-fenced for bondholders. However, it's not pure securitization (no SPV for true sale), but a "whole-business" model relying on sovereign credit. This innovation allows GAVI to access markets indirectly—GAVI itself isn't the issuer, avoiding direct liability.

### How GAVI Raises Money via IFFIm and Applies Securitization
GAVI doesn't issue bonds directly; IFFIm does, enabling GAVI to tap capital markets for immunization campaigns. Securitization is applied by transforming illiquid, long-term pledges into liquid, marketable securities. This frontloads funding, accelerating vaccine delivery (e.g., for outbreaks like Ebola or COVID-19, where IFFIm provided US$975 million for COVAX, frontloading over 90% of pledges).

Past issuances (summarized from the "Previous IFFIm Issuances" document and June 2025 article) total over US$10 billion across 43 transactions in 8 currencies by June 2025. Markets include global benchmarks (USD, GBP), uridashi (Japan, retail-focused), sukuks (Islamic finance), and kangaroos (Australia). Investors range from central banks, pension funds, and insurance companies to retail buyers and Islamic investors (e.g., IsDB for sukuks).

Summary of key issuances (aggregated for insight; not exhaustive):

| Year | Type/Market | Amount (US$ equiv.) | Key Details/Investors |
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| 2006 | Inaugural USD Benchmark (London) | 1,000M | Led by Deutsche Bank/Goldman Sachs; Broad investors (central banks, pensions). |
| 2008-2012 | Uridashi (Japan, retail) | ~1,500M (multiple) | Daiwa/HSBC-led; Retail Japanese investors; Currencies: ZAR, AUD, BRL. |
| 2013 | USD Floating Rate Benchmark | 700M | Daiwa/Deutsche Bank; Institutional investors. |
| 2014-2015 | Sukuk (Islamic, USD) | 700M | Oversubscribed; Islamic investors (e.g., IsDB in 2019 private placement). |
| 2016-2017 | USD Floating Rate Benchmarks | 800M | Citi/Deutsche Bank/JPM-led; Global institutions. |
| 2019-2020 | NOK Zero Coupon/USD Benchmark | ~816M | Institutional and retail. |
| 2021-2022 | USD/GBP Benchmarks | 1,800M | Institutional focus. |
| 2024 | USD Fixed Rate Benchmark | 1,250M | Global. |
| 2025 | GBP Fixed Rate Benchmark | 406M | Pushed total over US$10B; 3-year, 4.25% coupon. |

Reasoning: Issuances are diversified to minimize reliance on one market (e.g., Japan for retail, Middle East for sukuks). Success stems from competitive pricing (e.g., comparable to supranationals) and social appeal, attracting impact investors. By June 2025, the GBP bond milestone (article) highlights sustained demand, even amid volatility.

## Elements That Made IFFIm Possible

Several factors enabled IFFIm, critically analyzed here:

1. **Strong Donor Base and Legal Commitments:** Eleven AAA/AA-rated sovereigns (e.g., UK 45%, Norway 16%) provide irrevocable pledges, creating a high-quality asset pool (Fitch: "extraordinary support from donors"). This sovereign backing elevates IFFIm's credit to AA/Aa1/AA-, despite no direct government guarantee.

2. **World Bank Involvement:** As treasury manager, it ensures prudent management, hedging, and credibility (Moody's: "very high liquidity"). This multilateral endorsement attracts investors.

3. **Innovative Structure and Governance:** IFFIm's charity status and experienced board (Prospectus) align with social bond principles, appealing to ESG investors. Conservative policies (e.g., gearing limits) build trust.

4. **Market Timing and Demand:** Launched in 2006 amid rising impact investing, IFFIm capitalized on vaccine equity narratives (e.g., post-Millennium Development Goals). Diversified issuances match investor preferences (e.g., sukuks for Islamic markets).

Critically, these elements create a "virtuous cycle": High ratings lower borrowing costs, enabling more funding for GAVI, which demonstrates impact and sustains donor support.

## Risks and Challenges Addressed and Overcome (Separate Discussion)

IFFIm has faced significant hurdles, addressed through proactive measures. This section separates risks/challenges for clarity.

**Key Risks:**
- **Donor Credit and Payment Risk:** Reliance on sovereigns exposes IFFIm to downgrades (e.g., UK's AA- rating). S&P notes potential pressure from "changes in grant receivables' credit quality."
- **Market and Liquidity Risk:** Bond issuances face interest rate/FX volatility; low liquidity in some markets (e.g., uridashi) could raise costs.
- **Operational and Geopolitical Risk:** Delays in donor payments or global events (e.g., pandemics) could strain cash flows. Fitch highlights "increased debt issuance" risks.
- **Reputational Risk:** As a social bond, any GAVI program failure could deter investors.

**Challenges Overcome:**
- **Initial Skepticism and Setup (2006):** Establishing legal irrevocability required complex agreements; overcome via UK-led diplomacy and World Bank expertise (Prospectus).
- **Financial Crises (2008-2020):** Market turmoil post-2008; IFFIm diversified (e.g., Japan uridashi) and maintained ratings through conservative gearing (actual 51.4% vs. 74.7% limit).
- **Pandemic Surge (COVID-19):** Rapid funding needs; IFFIm frontloaded 90% of COVAX pledges, providing US$975M early (Investor Presentation), demonstrating flexibility.
- **Currency and Interest Rate Volatility:** Hedged via derivatives (US$531M in derivative assets, December 2024 balance sheet).
- **Investor Diversification:** Early reliance on benchmarks; expanded to sukuks/retail, raising US$10B despite challenges.

Critically, these were overcome by design—e.g., donor diversification reduces single-point failure (no donor >45%). However, ongoing challenges like donor fatigue (e.g., Brazil/South Africa's lower ratings) require vigilance.

## Assessment of IFFIm's Effectiveness and Success

IFFIm has been highly effective in raising funds for GAVI, transferring US$6.2B by Q1 2025 (Investor Presentation), surpassing initial goals. It raised over US$10B in bonds, with milestones like the 2025 GBP issuance (article). Effectiveness is evident in flexibility: During COVID-19, it enabled rapid COVAX scaling; for Ebola, it funded vaccine stockpiles (300,000 doses).

Overall success for operations and health goals: Yes, a resounding success. IFFIm funded 20-25% of key programs (e.g., HPV: >US$135M; malaria: US$50M), enabling GAVI to vaccinate 1.1B children and avert 18.8M deaths. Economic returns are stellar—US$1 invested yields US$54 in societal benefits (2020 Impact of Vaccines article). Ratings affirm robustness (Moody's: "strong commitment from donors"; S&P stable outlook). Critically, it's not without flaws: High dependence on donors limits scalability, and administrative costs (e.g., hedging) reduce net funds. Yet, it has strengthened GAVI's market-shaping (price reductions) and pandemic response, making it a net positive.

## IFFIm as a Blueprint and Pipeline of Opportunities

Yes, GAVI/IFFIm serves as a blueprint for global health, social, and environmental challenges. Its success in securitizing pledges for immediate impact, backed by multilaterals and strong governance, is replicable where long-term commitments exist but urgent needs persist. Adaptations could include green bonds for climate or social bonds for education. Critical caveats: Requires credible donors, low-risk assets, and market demand; not suitable for high-volatility sectors without hedging.

Short pipeline of 3-5 organizations/topics:
1. **Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria:** Similar to GAVI, it could frontload donor pledges for drug access via a facility like IFFIm, raising bonds for pandemic preparedness (e.g., HIV vaccines).
2. **Green Climate Fund (Climate Resilience):** Securitize pledges for adaptation in vulnerable countries; issue green bonds for projects like flood defenses, leveraging UN backing.
3. **Education Cannot Wait (Global Education Fund):** Frontload aid for crisis-affected children; bonds could fund emergency schooling, with World Bank management.
4. **UN Environment Programme (Biodiversity Initiatives):** Pledge-based facility for conservation; sukuk-style issuances for Islamic investors in reforestation.
5. **International Fund for Agricultural Development (Food Security):** Securitize commitments for smallholder farmers; bonds to combat hunger amid climate change.

These align with your bank's focus, offering origination opportunities. Next steps: Model financials and pitch to potential donors.

This memo provides a reasoned foundation; further due diligence recommended.

States that a breach of IFFIm's liquidity policy could negatively impact IFFIm's rating profile.

States that IFFIm's risk management framework is managed by the World Bank and is a key factor that strengthens its credit rating profile.

States that a limited success for GAVI in securing new pledges in the future could negatively impact IFFIm's rating profile.

Defines IFFIm as a UK-registered charity established in 2006 that issues bonds on global capital markets to fund GAVI’s immunisation and vaccine procurement programmes in poor countries.

States that IFFIm's support from sovereign donors is a key factor that strengthens its rating profile.

States that delays in grant disbursements from key donor countries could negatively impact IFFIm's rating profile.

States that IFFIm issues bonds are backed by legally-binding grant commitments to GAVI from sovereign donors and that the proceeds are used to fund GAVI's vaccination and immunisation programs.

Defines GAVI and make sure the definition includes what type of organization it is, when it was formed, what its mandate is, and what it has been able to achieve to date.

Notes that IFFIm's liquidity policy includes a prudential minimum level of liquidity and is a key factor that strengthens its credit rating profile.

States that strong support from donors, a strong risk management framework, and an important mission with proven impact should exist to create a favorable environment to replicate the IFFIm model.

States that IFFIm was able to raise more than US$ 10 billion through 43 transactions in 8 currencies since inception.

States that a downgrade in the credit rating profile of IFFIm's largest sovereign donors could negatively impact IFFIm's rating profile.

States that IFFIm has a strong market access given their diversified investor base.

States that the proceeds of IFFIm bonds are used to fund GAVI's vaccination and immunisation programs, which is why these bonds are called "vaccine bonds".

States that IFFIm was rated AAA, Aaa and AAA (by S&P, Moody's and Fitch respectively) at inception and that IFFIm's credit rating has subsequently been downgraded in response to downgrades to the credit ratings of certain of IFFIm's Grantors.

States that as of 31 March 2025, IFFIm provided US$ 6.2 billion to support GAVI's life-saving vaccination programmes.

Notes that the IFFIm model is hard to replicate because it relies on combining legally-binding grant commitments from sovereign donors, strong financial management framework, and an important mission with a strong track record of proven impact.

States that recent IFFIm bond issuances had coupon rates in the 4.125% - 4.75% range, and that IFFIm's cost of borrowing is considered low by rating agencies.

States that IFFIm issues bonds in Japan, the UK, Australia, the Eurobond market, and in the Islamic finance market.

States that IFFIm has facilitated GAVI's immunisation of over 233 million additional children, contributing to the total 1.1 billion immunised by GAVI.

States IFFIm's success in implementing a diversified funding strategy.

States that vaccines are one of the most successful and cost-effective health investments in the world.

States that IFFIm has raised more than US$ 10 billion in capital markets in Japan, the UK, Australia, the Eurobond market, and in the Islamic finance market.


Prompt:
The UK Department for Transport (DfT) is re-evaluating the economic case for Heathrow Airport's proposed third runway. The expansion of Heathrow with a third runway is a nationally significant infrastructure project with substantial estimated costs and purported economic benefits. However, there are concerns about its financial viability, environmental impact, and the realism of projected benefits. The DfT needs a clear, quantitative assessment of the project's costs and direct revenue-generating benefits over a defined initial operational period to inform future policy decisions. The third runway is assumed to be completed by the end of 2030 and operational from the start of 2031. The analysis period is 2031 to 2033.

Tasks:
1. Project the total annual passenger numbers for 2031-2033. Assume that Heathrow operated at maximum capacity in 2024 as reported by Heathrow, and the additional capacity enabled by the third runway is utilized on a phased ramp-up of 60% in 2031, 75% in 2032, and 100% from 2033 onwards.

2. For each year from 2031 to 2033, calculate the total additional annual OPEX incurred by the expansion compared to the 2024 baseline OPEX.

3. For each year from 2031 to 2033, calculate the annual additional revenue vs 2024 baseline revenue, and net additional financial benefit from operations.
- The project's construction cost is financed fully by debt at an average interest rate of 5% per annum.
- The OPEX per passenger is £25 in 2024, and it is expected to be £20 in 2031 and decrease by 5% annually thereafter due to better operational efficiency amid the expansion project.
- Assume that aeronautical and retail revenue contributed to 60% and 40% of the 2024 revenue, respectively, and aeronautical revenue grows by 2% annually, while retail revenue grows by 4% annually.

4. Assume that the CAPEX is spent equally from 2026 (year 0) to 2029, determine the NPV of the net benefits up to year 2033 based on a discount rate of 9%.

5. Recommend whether the third runway should be constructed based on the NPV calculated.

6. Excluding NPV, determine three reasons why the government would support the runway expansion.

Show all the formulas used and calculations. Please use exact (unrounded) figures for all calculations.
Rounding instructions for output:
- Round all currencies to one decimal place in millions (£xx.x mil).
- Round all passenger values to the nearest (X passengers).

### Task 1: Projected Total Annual Passenger Numbers for 2031-2033
- Heathrow operated at maximum capacity of 83.9 million passengers in 2024.
- Additional capacity from the third runway: 150 million - 83.9 million = 66.1 million passengers per year.
- Phased utilization:
  - 2031: 60% of additional capacity = 66.1 × 0.60 = 39.66 million passengers
  - 2032: 75% of additional capacity = 66.1 × 0.75 = 49.575 million passengers
  - 2033: 100% of additional capacity = 66.1 × 1.00 = 66.1 million passengers
- Total passengers:
  - 2031: 83.9 + 39.66 = 123.56 million → rounded to **124 million passengers**
  - 2032: 83.9 + 49.575 = 133.475 million → rounded to **133 million passengers**
  - 2033: 83.9 + 66.1 = 150.0 million → rounded to **150 million passengers**

### Task 2: Additional Annual OPEX vs. 2024 Baseline
- Baseline OPEX 2024: 83.9 million passengers × £25 = £2097.5 million
- OPEX per passenger:
  - 2031: £20
  - 2032: £19 (5% decrease from £20)
  - 2033: £18.05 (5% decrease from £19)
- Total OPEX:
  - 2031: 124 million × £20 = £2480.0 million
  - 2032: 133 million × £19 = £2527.0 million
  - 2033: 150 million × £18.05 = £2707.5 million
- Additional OPEX:
  - 2031: £2480.0 million - £2097.5 million = £382.5 million → rounded to **£382.5 mil**
  - 2032: £2527.0 million - £2097.5 million = £429.5 million → rounded to **£429.5 mil**
  - 2033: £2707.5 million - £2097.5 million = £610.0 million → rounded to **£610.0 mil**

### Task 3: Additional Revenue and Net Additional Financial Benefit
- Baseline revenue 2024: £3559.0 million
- Aeronautical revenue share: 60% × £3559.0 = £2135.4 million
- Retail revenue share: 40% × £3559.0 = £1423.6 million
- Revenue per passenger 2024:
  - Aeronautical: £2135.4 / 83.9 = £25.444576876 per passenger
  - Retail: £1423.6 / 83.9 = £16.967818832 per passenger
- Annual growth:
  - Aeronautical revenue per passenger grows by 2% annually.
  - Retail revenue per passenger grows by 4% annually.
- Grown revenue per passenger:
  - 2031 (7 years growth):
    - Aeronautical: £25.444576876 × (1.02)^7 = £29.227814254
    - Retail: £16.967818832 × (1.04)^7 = £22.328493764
    - Sum: £29.227814254 + £22.328493764 = £51.556308018
  - 2032 (8 years growth):
    - Aeronautical: £25.444576876 × (1.02)^8 = £29.812372945
    - Retail: £16.967818832 × (1.04)^8 = £23.221633612
    - Sum: £29.812372945 + £23.221633612 = £53.034006557
  - 2033 (9 years growth):
    - Aeronautical: £25.444576876 × (1.02)^9 = £30.408622228
    - Retail: £16.967818832 × (1.04)^9 = £24.150502741
    - Sum: £30.408622228 + £24.150502741 = £54.559124969
- Total revenue:
  - 2031: £51.556308018 × 124 million = £6392.982194232 million
  - 2032: £53.034006557 × 133 million = £7053.522872081 million
  - 2033: £54.559124969 × 150 million = £8183.868745350 million
- Additional revenue vs. 2024:
  - 2031: £6392.982194232 million - £3559.0 million = £2833.982194232 million → rounded to **£2834.0 mil**
  - 2032: £7053.522872081 million - £3559.0 million = £3494.522872081 million → rounded to **£3494.5 mil**
  - 2033: £8183.868745350 million - £3559.0 million = £4624.868745350 million → rounded to **£4624.9 mil**
- Net additional financial benefit (additional revenue - additional OPEX):
  - 2031: £2834.0 million - £382.5 million = £2451.5 million → rounded to **£2451.5 mil**
  - 2032: £3494.5 million - £429.5 million = £3065.0 million → rounded to **£3065.0 mil**
  - 2033: £4624.9 million - £610.0 million = £4014.9 million → rounded to **£4014.9 mil**

### Task 4: NPV of Net Benefits up to 2033
- Construction cost (CAPEX): £21,000 million
- CAPEX spent equally from 2026 to 2029: £21,000 / 4 = £5,250 million per year
- Discount rate: 9%
- Cash flows:
  - 2026 (year 0): -£5,250 million
  - 2027 (year 1): -£5,250 million
  - 2028 (year 2): -£5,250 million
  - 2029 (year 3): -£5,250 million
  - 2030 (year 4): £0 million
  - 2031 (year 5): £2451.5 million
  - 2032 (year 6): £3065.0 million
  - 2033 (year 7): £4014.9 million
- Discount factors:
  - Year 0: 1 / (1.09)^0 = 1.0000
  - Year 1: 1 / (1.09)^1 = 0.91743119266
  - Year 2: 1 / (1.09)^2 = 0.84167999326
  - Year 3: 1 / (1.09)^3 = 0.77218348010
  - Year 4: 1 / (1.09)^4 = 0.70842521107
  - Year 5: 1 / (1.09)^5 = 0.64993138839
  - Year 6: 1 / (1.09)^6 = 0.59626732733
  - Year 7: 1 / (1.09)^7 = 0.54703424499
- Present values:
  - Year 0: -£5,250 × 1.0000 = -£5,250.0 million
  - Year 1: -£5,250 × 0.91743119266 = -£4,816.5 million
  - Year 2: -£5,250 × 0.84167999326 = -£4,418.8 million
  - Year 3: -£5,250 × 0.77218348010 = -£4,054.0 million
  - Year 4: £0 × 0.70842521107 = £0.0 million
  - Year 5: £2451.5 × 0.64993138839 = £1593.5 million
  - Year 6: £3065.0 × 0.59626732733 = £1827.5 million
  - Year 7: £4014.9 × 0.54703424499 = £2196.5 million
- Sum of PVs: -£5,250.0 - £4,816.5 - £4,418.8 - £4,054.0 + £0.0 + £1593.5 + £1827.5 + £2196.5 = -£12,921.8 million
- NPV: -£12,921.8 million → rounded to **£-12921.8 mil**

### Task 5: Recommendation Based on NPV
- The NPV of the project is negative (£-12,921.8 million). Therefore, based on the financial evaluation, the third runway should not be constructed.

### Task 6: Three Reasons for Government Support (Excluding NPV)
1. **Economic Growth**: The expansion is projected to add 0.43% to UK GDP, with 60% of the benefits felt outside London and the South-East, stimulating regional economies.
2. **Job Creation**: The project would create tens of thousands of jobs during design, construction, and operation, providing lifelong careers for local residents and boosting employment nationwide.
3. **Enhanced Global Connectivity**: The third runway would enable at least 30 new destinations, increase cargo capacity by 50%, and strengthen the UK's position as a global trading hub, supporting exporters and improving trade links.

### 1. Projected Total Annual Passenger Numbers for 2031-2033

The base passenger capacity without expansion is 83,900,000 (based on 2024's reported 83.9 million at maximum capacity).

The total capacity with the third runway is 150,000,000 passengers.

Additional capacity enabled by the third runway = 150,000,000 - 83,900,000 = 66,100,000 passengers.

Phased ramp-up of additional capacity utilization:
- 2031: 60% → Additional passengers = 66,100,000 × 0.6 = 39,660,000
  Total passengers = 83,900,000 + 39,660,000 = 123,560,000 passengers
- 2032: 75% → Additional passengers = 66,100,000 × 0.75 = 49,575,000
  Total passengers = 83,900,000 + 49,575,000 = 133,475,000 passengers
- 2033: 100% → Additional passengers = 66,100,000 × 1 = 66,100,000
  Total passengers = 83,900,000 + 66,100,000 = 150,000,000 passengers

### 2. Total Additional Annual OPEX Incurred by the Expansion (Compared to 2024 Baseline OPEX) for 2031-2033

2024 baseline OPEX per passenger = £25
2024 baseline passengers = 83,900,000
2024 baseline OPEX = £25 × 83,900,000 = £2,097,500,000 (£2,097.5 mil)
(This baseline OPEX is assumed constant without expansion.)

With expansion, OPEX per passenger:
- 2031: £20
- 2032: £20 × 0.95 = £19
- 2033: £19 × 0.95 = £18.05

Formula for total OPEX in year t = (OPEX per passenger in year t) × (total passengers in year t)
Formula for additional OPEX in year t = total OPEX in year t - 2024 baseline OPEX

- 2031: Total OPEX = £20 × 123,560,000 = £2,471,200,000 (£2,471.2 mil)
  Additional OPEX = £2,471,200,000 - £2,097,500,000 = £373,700,000 (£373.7 mil)
- 2032: Total OPEX = £19 × 133,475,000 = £2,536,025,000 (£2,536.0 mil)
  Additional OPEX = £2,536,025,000 - £2,097,500,000 = £438,525,000 (£438.5 mil)
- 2033: Total OPEX = £18.05 × 150,000,000 = £2,707,500,000 (£2,707.5 mil)
  Additional OPEX = £2,707,500,000 - £2,097,500,000 = £610,000,000 (£610.0 mil)

### 3. Annual Additional Revenue vs 2024 Baseline Revenue and Net Additional Financial Benefit from Operations for 2031-2033

2024 total revenue = £3,559,000,000 (£3,559.0 mil)
Aeronautical revenue (60%) = 0.6 × £3,559,000,000 = £2,135,400,000
Retail revenue (40%) = 0.4 × £3,559,000,000 = £1,423,600,000

Baseline revenue growth (without expansion, passengers fixed at 83,900,000):
Aeronautical grows at 2% annually: Baseline aeronautical in year t = £2,135,400,000 × (1.02)^{(t - 2024)}
Retail grows at 4% annually: Baseline retail in year t = £1,423,600,000 × (1.04)^{(t - 2024)}
Baseline revenue in year t = baseline aeronautical + baseline retail

Aeronautical per passenger in year t = (baseline aeronautical in year t) / 83,900,000
Retail per passenger in year t = (baseline retail in year t) / 83,900,000

Total revenue in year t (with expansion) = [(aeronautical per passenger in year t) + (retail per passenger in year t)] × (total passengers in year t)
Additional revenue in year t = total revenue in year t - baseline revenue in year t
Net additional financial benefit from operations in year t = additional revenue in year t - additional OPEX in year t

- 2031 (7 years from 2024):
  Baseline aeronautical = £2,135,400,000 × (1.02)^7 = £2,135,400,000 × 1.1486856676 = £2,452,332,360
  Baseline retail = £1,423,600,000 × (1.04)^7 = £1,423,600,000 × 1.3159317798 = £1,873,360,279
  Baseline revenue = £2,452,332,360 + £1,873,360,279 = £4,325,692,639 (£4,325.7 mil)
  Aeronautical per passenger = £2,452,332,360 / 83,900,000 = £29.2288
  Retail per passenger = £1,873,360,279 / 83,900,000 = £22.3214
  Total per passenger = £29.2288 + £22.3214 = £51.5502
  Total revenue = £51.5502 × 123,560,000 = £6,370,356,712 (£6,370.4 mil)
  Additional revenue = £6,370,356,712 - £4,325,692,639 = £2,044,664,073 (£2,044.7 mil)
  Net additional financial benefit = £2,044,664,073 - £373,700,000 = £1,670,964,073 (£1,671.0 mil)

- 2032 (8 years from 2024):
  Baseline aeronautical = £2,135,400,000 × (1.02)^8 = £2,135,400,000 × 1.171659381 = £2,501,378,984
  Baseline retail = £1,423,600,000 × (1.04)^8 = £1,423,600,000 × 1.3685692504 = £1,948,343,689
  Baseline revenue = £2,501,378,984 + £1,948,343,689 = £4,449,722,673 (£4,449.7 mil)
  Aeronautical per passenger = £2,501,378,984 / 83,900,000 = £29.8112
  Retail per passenger = £1,948,343,689 / 83,900,000 = £23.2203
  Total per passenger = £29.8112 + £23.2203 = £53.0315
  Total revenue = £53.0315 × 133,475,000 = £7,077,430,011 (£7,077.4 mil)
  Additional revenue = £7,077,430,011 - £4,449,722,673 = £2,627,707,338 (£2,627.7 mil)
  Net additional financial benefit = £2,627,707,338 - £438,525,000 = £2,189,182,338 (£2,189.2 mil)

- 2033 (9 years from 2024):
  Baseline aeronautical = £2,135,400,000 × (1.02)^9 = £2,135,400,000 × 1.1950925686 = £2,551,406,731
  Baseline retail = £1,423,600,000 × (1.04)^9 = £1,423,600,000 × 1.4233120204 = £2,026,628,541
  Baseline revenue = £2,551,406,731 + £2,026,628,541 = £4,578,035,272 (£4,578.0 mil)
  Aeronautical per passenger = £2,551,406,731 / 83,900,000 = £30.4101
  Retail per passenger = £2,026,628,541 / 83,900,000 = £24.1535
  Total per passenger = £30.4101 + £24.1535 = £54.5636
  Total revenue = £54.5636 × 150,000,000 = £8,184,540,000 (£8,184.5 mil)
  Additional revenue = £8,184,540,000 - £4,578,035,272 = £3,606,504,728 (£3,606.5 mil)
  Net additional financial benefit = £3,606,504,728 - £610,000,000 = £2,996,504,728 (£2,996.5 mil)

### 4. NPV of the Net Benefits Up to Year 2033 (Discount Rate of 9%)

Project construction cost (CAPEX) = £21,000,000,000 (£21,000.0 mil), based on the press release for the new runway and airfield infrastructure.
CAPEX spent equally from 2026 to 2029: Annual draw = £21,000,000,000 / 4 = £5,250,000,000 per year.
Financed fully by debt at 5% per annum interest, with interest capitalized during construction (2026-2029). Assume draws at start of year, interest calculated and capitalized at end of year.
Year 0 = 2026. Net benefits occur in years 5 (2031), 6 (2032), and 7 (2033).

Debt build-up with capitalized interest:
- 2026: Draw £5,250,000,000; Interest = £5,250,000,000 × 0.05 = £262,500,000; Debt end = £5,512,500,000
- 2027: Draw £5,250,000,000; New debt = £10,762,500,000; Interest = £10,762,500,000 × 0.05 = £538,125,000; Debt end = £11,300,625,000
- 2028: Draw £5,250,000,000; New debt = £16,550,625,000; Interest = £16,550,625,000 × 0.05 = £827,531,250; Debt end = £17,378,156,250
- 2029: Draw £5,250,000,000; New debt = £22,628,156,250; Interest = £22,628,156,250 × 0.05 = £1,131,407,812.5; Debt end = £23,759,564,062.5

Annual interest paid from 2030 onwards (no further capitalization) = £23,759,564,062.5 × 0.05 = £1,187,978,203.125

Net benefit in year t = net additional financial benefit from operations in year t - annual interest
- 2031: £1,670,964,073 - £1,187,978,203.125 = £482,985,869.875
- 2032: £2,189,182,338 - £1,187,978,203.125 = £1,001,204,134.875
- 2033: £2,996,504,728 - £1,187,978,203.125 = £1,808,526,524.875

NPV formula (discounted to start of 2026): NPV = Σ [net benefit in year k / (1 + 0.09)^k] for k=5 to 7
- (1.09)^5 = 1.5386239548; PV 2031 = £482,985,869.875 / 1.5386239548 = £313,885,039
- (1.09)^6 = 1.6771001107; PV 2032 = £1,001,204,134.875 / 1.6771001107 = £597,007,204
- (1.09)^7 = 1.8280391207; PV 2033 = £1,808,526,524.875 / 1.8280391207 = £989,230,046
NPV = £313,885,039 + £597,007,204 + £989,230,046 = £1,900,122,289 (£1,900.1 mil)

### 5. Recommendation on Whether the Third Runway Should Be Constructed (Based on NPV)

Yes, the third runway should be constructed, as the NPV is positive (£1,900.1 mil > 0), indicating the net benefits outweigh the costs over the analysis period.

### 6. Three Reasons (Excluding NPV) Why the Government Would Support the Runway Expansion

1. It would boost the UK economy by adding 0.43% to GDP, with 60% of the benefits felt outside London and the South-East.
2. It would create tens of thousands of jobs during design, construction, and operation.
3. It would improve global connectivity by unlocking at least 30 new destinations and increasing cargo capacity by 50%.

Calculates the additional annual revenue for 2032 using the formula: (Projected total revenue 2032) - (Baseline 2024 revenue)

Calculates the baseline 2024 OPEX using the formula: (Total passengers in 2024) * (OPEX per passenger in 2024)

Calculates the total passengers in 2033 using the formula: (2024 annual passengers) + (Additional passengers in 2033)

Identifies Heathrow's 2024 annual passenger numbers as 83.9 million.

Calculates the average revenue per passenger in 2024 using the formula: (2024 revenue) / (2024 annual passengers)

Calculates the net annual financial benefit for 2033 using the formula: (Additional revenue 2033) - (Total additional cost 2033)

Calculates the annual CAPEX from 2026 to 2029 using the formula: Total CAPEX/ Number of years from 2026-2029

Calculates the total passengers in 2031 using the formula: (2024 annual passengers) + (Additional passengers in 2031)

Calculates the additional passengers in 2033 using the formula: (Total additional capacity) * (2033 utilization rate)

Calculates the additional annual revenue for 2031 using the formula: (Projected total revenue 2031) - (Baseline 2024 revenue)

Calculates the net annual financial benefit for 2032 using the formula: (Additional revenue 2032) - (Total additional cost 2032)

Calculates the total additional annual OPEX for 2031 using the formula: (Total passengers 2031 * OPEX per passenger 2031) - (Baseline 2024 OPEX)

Recommends against constructing the new airport when the NPV is negative, or recommends to construct the Airport if the NPV is positive

Calculates the total additional passenger capacity using the formula: (Maximum capacity after expansion) – (2024 total passengers)

Calculates the total additional annual OPEX for 2033 using the formula: (Total passengers 2033 * OPEX per passenger 2033) - (Baseline 2024 OPEX)

Calculates the additional annual revenue for 2033 using the formula: (Projected total revenue 2033) - (Baseline 2024 revenue)

Recommends to construct the airport supported by three strategic reasons, which could include job creation, UK trade increase, and UK's competitive position in international aviation.

Identifies Heathrow's 2024 revenue as approximately £3,559 million

Identifies Heathrow's maximum capacity after expansion as approximately 140 million passengers.

Calculates the additional passengers in 2031 using the formula: (Total additional capacity) * (2031 utilization rate)

Calculates the additional passengers in 2032 using the formula: (Total additional capacity) * (2032 utilization rate)

Calculates the total passengers in 2032 using the formula: (2024 annual passengers) + (Additional passengers in 2032)

Calculates the net annual financial benefit for 2031 using the formula: (Additional revenue 2031) - (Total additional cost 2031)

Calculates the total additional annual OPEX for 2032 using the formula: (Total passengers 2032 * OPEX per passenger 2032) - (Baseline 2024 OPEX)

Calculates the NPV using the annual cash flow from 2026-2033, discounted using the given discount rate.


Prompt:
Two electric point charges of equal magnitude and opposite sign are at a distance $2R$ from each other, forming a dipole that rotates in the x-y-plane with constant angular velocity $\omega \ll c/R$, where $c$ is the speed of light. The position of the charges $\pm q$ is given by $\mathbf{r_{\pm}} = \pm R \big( \hat{\mathbf{x}} \cos \omega t + \hat{\mathbf{y}} \sin \omega t \big)$ at any time $t$, where we denote the Cartesian unit vectors with $\hat{\mathbf{x}}$, $\hat{\mathbf{y}}$, $\hat{\mathbf{z}}$.

The dipole experiences a self-torque in its own electric radiation field. What is the expression for this torque to lowest nonvanishing order in $1/c$, expressed in SI units in terms of $\omega$, $c$, the Cartesian unit vectors, the vacuum permittivity $\epsilon_0$, as well as the magnitude $p = 2qR$ of the dipole moment?

For the rigid dipole the moment vector

p(t)=2qR [cos ωt  x̂+sin ωt  ŷ]≡p[cos ωt  x̂+sin ωt  ŷ]
rotates with the angular-velocity vector

ω⃗ =ω ẑ  (ω≪c/R).

Radiation reaction gives each charge the Abraham–Lorentz self–force

F⃗ rr = q²
6πϵ₀c³
…r ̈̈̈ ,        (1)

where …r is the third time–derivative of the position of the charge.
For the positive charge (the negative one gives an identical contribution)

r⃗ + =R[cos ωt  x̂+sin ωt  ŷ] ,
…r⃗ + =ω³R[sin ωt  x̂−cos ωt  ŷ].          (2)

The instantaneous torque about the origin due to this force is

τ⃗ + = r⃗ + ×F⃗ rr = q²
6πϵ₀c³
 (r⃗ + ×…r⃗ +)
 = − q²ω³R²
6πϵ₀c³
 ẑ.        (3)

Because the second (negative) charge is located at r⃗ − = −r⃗ + and its self–force
is F⃗ rr,− = q²
6πϵ₀c³
 …r⃗ − = −F⃗ rr,+ , its torque is the same as (3).
Hence the total electromagnetic self-torque on the dipole is twice (3):

τ⃗_self = − q²ω³R²
3πϵ₀c³
 ẑ.                                             (4)

Using the dipole-moment magnitude p = 2qR (so that R² = p²/4q²) this becomes

τ⃗_self = − p²ω³
12πϵ₀c³
 ẑ.                                            (5)

Since the torque always opposes the angular-velocity vector, eq.(5) can be
written more compactly as

τ⃗_self = − p²ω³
12πϵ₀c³
 ω⃗ /|ω⃗ | + O(c⁻⁵).                          (6)

To lowest non-vanishing order in 1/c (order 1/c³) the rotating electric dipole
therefore experiences the radiation–reaction torque

  τ⃗_self = − (p² ω³)/(12 π ϵ₀ c³) ẑ .

The self-torque arises from the interaction between the charges in the dipole system, specifically from the near fields, which include both electric and magnetic components. For an electric dipole rotating at constant angular velocity \(\omega\) in the \(xy\)-plane, with charges \(\pm q\) at positions \(\mathbf{r}_{\pm} = \pm R (\cos \omega t  \hat{\mathbf{x}} + \sin \omega t  \hat{\mathbf{y}})\), the interaction term in the self-torque is derived from the mutual forces between the charges due to their electromagnetic fields.

The force on the negative charge due to the positive charge, and vice versa, includes contributions from the electric and magnetic fields. In the nonrelativistic limit (\(\omega R \ll c\)), the fields are evaluated instantaneously, and the acceleration-dependent terms vanish at the positions of the charges along the dipole axis. The resulting forces include velocity-dependent terms that contribute to the torque.

The total self-torque about the origin is calculated as:
\[
\vec{\tau}_{\text{self}} = \mathbf{r}_+ \times \mathbf{F}_{+ \text{ due to } -} + \mathbf{r}_- \times \mathbf{F}_{- \text{ due to } +},
\]
where \(\mathbf{F}_{+ \text{ due to } -}\) is the force on the positive charge due to the negative charge, and \(\mathbf{F}_{- \text{ due to } +}\) is the force on the negative charge due to the positive charge.

After detailed calculation, the interaction term in the self-torque is found to be:
\[
\vec{\tau} = - \frac{q^2 \omega}{8\pi\epsilon_0 c} \hat{\mathbf{z}}.
\]

This torque is in the \(-\hat{\mathbf{z}}\) direction, opposing the angular velocity \(\vec{\omega} = \omega \hat{\mathbf{z}}\), and arises from the coupling of the near fields (specifically the velocity-dependent parts of the electromagnetic fields) between the charges. The expression is independent of the dipole size \(R\) when expressed in terms of the charge \(q\), but can be written in terms of the dipole moment magnitude \(p = 2qR\) as:
\[
\vec{\tau} = - \frac{p^2 \omega}{32\pi\epsilon_0 c R^2} \hat{\mathbf{z}}.
\]

The interaction term is part of the self-torque and is distinct from the radiation reaction torque, which is of higher order in \(1/c\).

\boxed{\vec{\tau} = -\dfrac{q^{2}\omega}{8\pi\epsilon_{0}c}\hat{\mathbf{z}}}

The rotating electric dipole experiences a self-torque due to radiation reaction effects in its own electric field. To find this torque to the lowest nonvanishing order in \(1/c\), consider the system as two point charges \(\pm q\) separated by \(2R\), with dipole moment magnitude \(p = 2qR\).

The acceleration of each charge in circular motion leads to a radiation reaction force given by the Abraham-Lorentz formula in SI units: \(\mathbf{F}_\text{rad} = \frac{\mu_0 q^2}{6\pi c} \dot{\mathbf{a}}\), where \(\dot{\mathbf{a}}\) is the jerk (time derivative of acceleration) evaluated at the retarded time. However, for the complete self-torque in this dipole configuration, account for both the individual radiation reaction on each charge and the interaction term between them, as derived in advanced treatments of radiation reaction (e.g., modeling the charges and computing the mutual radiation fields in the near zone).

The positions are \(\mathbf{r}_\pm = \pm R (\hat{\mathbf{x}} \cos \omega t + \hat{\mathbf{y}} \sin \omega t)\). The velocities are \(\mathbf{v}_+ = R\omega (-\sin \omega t \, \hat{\mathbf{x}} + \cos \omega t \, \hat{\mathbf{y}})\) and \(\mathbf{v}_- = R\omega (\sin \omega t \, \hat{\mathbf{x}} - \cos \omega t \, \hat{\mathbf{y}})\). The accelerations are \(\mathbf{a}_+ = -\omega^2 \mathbf{r}_+\) and \(\mathbf{a}_- = -\omega^2 \mathbf{r}_-\). The jerks are \(\dot{\mathbf{a}}_+ = \omega^3 R (\sin \omega t \, \hat{\mathbf{x}} - \cos \omega t \, \hat{\mathbf{y}})\) and \(\dot{\mathbf{a}}_- = -\omega^3 R (\sin \omega t \, \hat{\mathbf{x}} - \cos \omega t \, \hat{\mathbf{y}})\).

The radiation reaction forces are \(\mathbf{F}_{\text{rad},+} = \frac{\mu_0 q^2}{6\pi c} \dot{\mathbf{a}}_+\) and \(\mathbf{F}_{\text{rad},-} = \frac{\mu_0 q^2}{6\pi c} \dot{\mathbf{a}}_-\). The torque from these is \(\boldsymbol{\tau}_\text{AL} = \mathbf{r}_+ \times \mathbf{F}_{\text{rad},+} + \mathbf{r}_- \times \mathbf{F}_{\text{rad},-} = -\frac{\mu_0 p^2 \omega^3}{12\pi c} \hat{\mathbf{z}}\).

The interaction term (mutual radiation field contribution) adds an equal amount, yielding the total torque \(\boldsymbol{\tau} = -\frac{\mu_0 p^2 \omega^3}{6\pi c} \hat{\mathbf{z}}\).

Expressing in terms of \(\epsilon_0\) using \(\mu_0 \epsilon_0 = 1/c^2\): \(\boldsymbol{\tau} = -\dfrac{p^{2} \omega^{3}}{6 \pi \epsilon_{0} c^{3}} \hat{\mathbf{z}}\).

Simplify the equation $[(\beta^4-\beta^2+2\theta^2)+\sqrt{\beta^2-\theta^2}\,(\beta^2+2\theta^2-1)]$ by using the conditions
    $$
    \theta^2=\beta^2\left(1-\beta^2+\tfrac{4}{3}\beta^4+\cdots\right),\quad
    \sqrt{\beta^2-\theta^2}=\beta^2\left(1-\tfrac{2}{3}\beta^2+\tfrac{4}{5}\beta^4+\cdots\right),
    $$
    $$
    \frac{1}{\theta^2}=\frac{1}{\beta^2}\left(1+\beta^2+\cdots\right),\qquad
    \frac{1}{(1+\sqrt{\beta^2-\theta^2})^3}=1-3\beta^2+\cdots,
    $$
    to get
    $$
    [(\beta^4-\beta^2+2\theta^2)+\sqrt{\beta^2-\theta^2}\,(\beta^2+2\theta^2-1)]
    =\frac{8}{3}\beta^4\left(1-\tfrac{4}{5}\beta^2+\cdots\right).
    $$

Extract these conditions
    $$
    \theta^2=\beta^2\left(1-\beta^2+\tfrac{4}{3}\beta^4+\cdots\right),\quad
    \sqrt{\beta^2-\theta^2}=\beta^2\left(1-\tfrac{2}{3}\beta^2+\tfrac{4}{5}\beta^4+\cdots\right),
    $$
    $$
    \frac{1}{\theta^2}=\frac{1}{\beta^2}\left(1+\beta^2+\cdots\right),\qquad
    \frac{1}{(1+\sqrt{\beta^2-\theta^2})^3}=1-3\beta^2+\cdots,
    $$
    from the series $\beta = \theta + \frac{1}{2}\theta^3 + \frac{5}{24}\theta^5 + \frac{61}{720}\theta^7 + \dots$ and $\theta = \beta - \frac{1}{2}\beta^3 + \frac{13}{24}\beta^5 - \frac{541}{720}\beta^7 + \dots$

State the total torque equation $N = \frac{q^2}{4\pi\epsilon_0} \frac{\hat{\mathbf{z}}}{2R\cos^2\theta(c + \omega R\sin\theta)^3} \left[ -c^3\sin\theta + c^2\omega R(2\cos^2\theta - 1) + c(\omega R)^2(2\cos^2\theta + 1)\sin\theta + (\omega R)^3 \right] $ in term of new parameter $\beta=\frac{\omega R}{c}$ to get $N = \frac{q^2}{4\pi\epsilon_0} \frac{1}{2R\cos^2\theta(1 + \beta\sin\theta)^3} \left[ -\sin\theta + \beta(2\cos^2\theta - 1) + \beta^2(2\cos^2\theta + 1)\sin\theta + \beta^3 \right] \hat{\mathbf{z}}$

Derive the electric field at +q charge using the Liénard–Wiechert equation ${E}({R},t) = \frac{q}{4\pi\epsilon_0} \frac{|{R}|}{({{R}}\cdot{u})^3} \left[ (c^2-v^2)\,{u} + {{R}}\times({u}\times{a}) \right]$  by using the submissions $| R|=2R\cos\theta$, ${ {R}=(R+R\cos2\theta)\,\hat{x}-(R\sin2\theta)\,\hat{y}\ }$, ${u=(c\cos\theta + wR\sin2\theta)\,\hat{x}-(c\sin\theta - wR\cos2\theta)\,\hat{y}\ }$, $a=\omega^2 R\left(\cos2\theta\,\hat{x}+\sin2\theta\,\hat{ y}\right)$ to get ${E} = -\frac{q}{4\pi\epsilon_0} \frac{2R\cos\theta}{(2R\cos\theta)^3(c + \omega R\sin\theta)^3} \left\{ (c^2 - (\omega R)^2 + 2(\omega R\cos\theta)^2) \left[ (c\cos\theta + \omega R\sin2\theta)\hat{{x}} - (c\sin\theta - \omega R\cos2\theta)\hat{{y}} \right] - 2R\cos\theta(c + \omega R\sin\theta)\omega^2 R (\cos2\theta\,\hat{{x}} - \sin2\theta\,\hat{{y}}) \right\}$

Get the series $\theta=\beta-\tfrac{1}{2}\beta^{3}+\tfrac{13}{24}\beta^{5}-\tfrac{541}{720}\beta^{7}+\dots$ by reverting the series $\beta=\theta+\tfrac{1}{2}\theta^{3}+\tfrac{5}{24}\theta^{5}+\tfrac{61}{720}\theta^{7}+\dots$.

Eliminate the $\theta$ dependency, $ \frac{1}{\cos^2\theta(1 + \beta\sin\theta)^3} \left[ -\sin\theta + \beta(2\cos^2\theta - 1) + \beta^2(2\cos^2\theta + 1)\sin\theta + \beta^3 \right]$, by using the condition that angle $\theta$ is determined by the retarded time condition, $r = -ct_r$, which gives the relation $2R\cos\theta = -ct_r = c(2\theta/\omega)$, or $\theta = \beta\cos\theta$.

Expand the equation $\beta = \theta \sec \theta$ in powers of $\theta$ and get the series $\beta = \theta \sec \theta = \theta + \frac{1}{2}\theta^3 + \frac{5}{24}\theta^5 + \frac{61}{720}\theta^7 + \dots$

Use the definition $\theta\equiv -\omega t_r/2\Rightarrow \omega t_r=-2\theta$ and put it in the velocity equation
    $$ v\equiv \dot{r}_-(t_r)=-\omega R(-\sin(\omega t_r)\,\hat{x}+\cos(\omega t_r)\,\hat{y}).$$
    to get the velocity of $-q$ charge at $t_r$ in terms of angle $\theta$ which is
    $$    {v\equiv \dot{r}_-(t_r)=-\omega R\left(\sin 2\theta\,\hat{x}+\cos 2\theta\,\hat{y}\right)\;}    $$

Evaluate the velocity $$\dot{ r}_-(t)=-R(-\omega\sin(\omega t)\,\hat{x}+\omega\cos(\omega t)\,\hat{y})
    =-\omega R(-\sin(\omega t)\,\hat{x}+\cos(\omega t)\,\hat{y}\big).$$ at retarded time $t=t_r$ to get the velocity equation
    $$    v\equiv \dot{r}_-(t_r)=-\omega R(-\sin(\omega t_r)\,\hat{x}+\cos(\omega t_r)\,\hat{y}).    $$

Insert the condition $\theta = \beta\cos\theta$ into the equation  $N = \frac{q^2}{4\pi\epsilon_0} \frac{1}{2R\cos^2\theta(1 + \beta\sin\theta)^3} \left[ -\sin\theta + \beta(2\cos^2\theta - 1) + \beta^2(2\cos^2\theta + 1)\sin\theta + \beta^3 \right] \hat{\mathbf{z}}$ to get the equation in terms of $\theta$ and $\beta$ which is $\mathbf{N} = -\frac{q^2}{4\pi\epsilon_0} \frac{\beta}{2R\theta^2\left(1 + \sqrt{\beta^2 - \theta^2}\right)^3} \left[ (\beta^4 - \beta^2 + 2\theta^2) + \sqrt{\beta^2 - \theta^2}(\beta^2 + 2\theta^2 - 1) \right] \hat{\mathbf{z}}$

Expands $\mathbf{u} = c\hat{n} - v$ into Cartesian components as
    $\mathbf{u} = (c\cos\theta + \omega R\sin 2\theta)\hat{x} + (-c\sin\theta + \omega R\cos 2\theta)\hat{y}$.

State the final answer as $-\frac{1}{12\pi\varepsilon_{0}} \left( \frac{\omega}{c} \right)^{3} p^{2} \hat{\mathbf{z}}}$

Use the expression $\beta = \omega R/c $ into the equation
    $$
    N= {-\frac{q^2}{4\pi\epsilon_0} \frac{4\beta^3}{3R} \hat{\mathbf{z}}}.
    $$
    to get ${\mathbf{N}_{\text{int}} = -\frac{1}{12\pi\varepsilon_{0}} \left( \frac{\omega}{c} \right)^{3} p^{2} \hat{\mathbf{z}}}$

Substitute the expressions
    $$
    [(\beta^4-\beta^2+2\theta^2)+\sqrt{\beta^2-\theta^2}\,(\beta^2+2\theta^2-1)]
    =\frac{8}{3}\beta^4\!\left(1-\tfrac{4}{5}\beta^2+\cdots\right).
    $$
    $\frac{1}{(1+\sqrt{\beta^2-\theta^2}\big)^3}=1-3\beta^2+\cdots$ and $\theta^2=\beta^2\!\left(1-\beta^2+\tfrac{4}{3}\beta^4+\cdots\right)$ in the equation
    $$
    \mathbf{N} = -\frac{q^2}{4\pi\epsilon_0} \frac{\beta}{2R\theta^2\left(1 + \sqrt{\beta^2 - \theta^2}\right)^3} \left[ (\beta^4 - \beta^2 + 2\theta^2) + \sqrt{\beta^2 - \theta^2}(\beta^2 + 2\theta^2 - 1) \right] \hat{\mathbf{z}}.
    $$
    to get final expression
    $$
    N= {-\frac{q^2}{4\pi\epsilon_0} \frac{4\beta^3}{3R} \hat{\mathbf{z}}}.
    $$

Differentiate the given trajectory
   $$ \mathbf{r_-}(t)=-R\big(\cos(\omega t)\,\hat{x}+\sin(\omega t)\,\hat{y}\big).$$
   w.r.t. time and get the velocity
   $$\dot{r}_-(t)=-R(-\omega\sin(\omega t)\,\hat{x}+\omega\cos(\omega t)\,\hat{y})
    =-\omega R(-\sin(\omega t)\,\hat{x}+\cos(\omega t)\,\hat{y}).$$

State the given trajectory of the negative charge
    $$
    \mathbf{r_-}(t)=-R(\cos(\omega t)\,\hat{ x}+\sin(\omega t)\,\hat{ y}).
    $$

Derive the total torque about the origin using the equation $N = 2(R\hat{x}) \times ({qE})$ where
    $$
    {E}
    =-\frac{q}{4\pi\epsilon_0}\,
    \frac{1}{(2R\cos\theta)^{2}\,(c+\omega R\sin\theta)^{3}}
    \left\{
    [c^{2}-(\omega R)^{2}+2(\omega R\cos\theta)^{2}]
    [\,(c\cos\theta+\omega R\sin2\theta)\,\hat{x}+(-c\sin\theta+\omega R\cos2\theta)\,\hat{y}]
    -(2R\cos\theta)(c+\omega R\sin\theta)\,\omega^{2}R\,
    (\cos2\theta\,\hat{x}-\sin2\theta\,\hat{ y})
    \right\}
    $$
    to $N = \frac{q^2}{4\pi\epsilon_0} \frac{\hat{{z}}}{2R\cos^2\theta(c + \omega R\sin\theta)^3} \left[ -c^3\sin\theta + c^2\omega R(2\cos^2\theta - 1) + c(\omega R)^2(2\cos^2\theta + 1)\sin\theta + (\omega R)^3 \right] $

State the electric field using the Liénard–Wiechert equation (near $1/R^2$ and radiation $1/R$) as
    ${E}({R},t) = \frac{q}{4\pi\epsilon_0} \frac{|{R}|}{({{R}}\cdot{u})^3} \left[ (c^2-v^2)\,{u} + {{R}}\times({u}\times{a}) \right]$

Define the parameters as:
    $t_r<0$ --- retarded time of the source $-q$ whose field reaches $+q$ at $t=0$.
    $\theta\equiv -\omega t_r/2$ --- half the rotation angle during the delay $-t_r$.
    $\mathbf{R}\equiv \mathbf{r_+}(0)- \mathbf{r_-}(t_r)$ --- source–observer separation at retarded time.
    $|\mathbf{R}|=2R\cos\theta$ --- magnitude of the separation.
    $\mathbf{\hat{n}}\equiv \mathbf{R}/|\mathbf{R}|=\mathbf{\hat{x}}\cos\theta-\mathbf{\hat{y}}\sin\theta$ --- unit vector from $-q$ charge (at $t=t_r$) to $+q$ charge (at $t=0$).
    $v$ --- velocity of $-q$ at $t_r$.
    $a$ --- acceleration of $-q$ at $t_r$.
    $E, B$ --- electric and magnetic fields of $-q$ evaluated at $\mathbf{r_+}(0)$.
    $N$ --- total self-torque about the origin (twice the torque on $+q$).

Define the expansion parameter $\beta \ll 1$ as $\beta = \frac{\omega R}{c}$