Experiment 3
Experiment 3
Experiment 3
Practicum H1P3
Group Hafiez Azizan Bin Osman, Shahrul Adham Bin Abd Rahman Dairi
Experiment 3
Title
Acid-Base Titration
Objective
Introduction
One of the solutions involved in a titration is used a standard solution. The standard solution
can be classified as either primary or secondary. A primary standard solution is prepared
bydissolving an accurately weighed pure solid of a known molar mass in aknown volume of
distilled water.
A primary standard is used to determine the molarity of the other standard solution, known as
a secondary standard. For example, oxalic acid, H2C2O4, and potassium hydrogen phthalate,
KHC8H4O4, are two common primary standards used to determine the concentrationof bases
(secondary standard).
Solutions of NaOH and HCl used in titrations need to be standardized because they contain
impurities. Solid NaOH is hygroscopic (it absorbs moisture). Thus it is difficult to obtain its
accurate mass. The standardized base can then be used to determine the concentration of
other acids.
An Equivalence point is the point at which exact reaction occurs between the two reagents
according to the stoichiometry. To detect the equivalent point an indicator which produces a
change in colour is often used. The point at which the indicator changes colour is called the end
point. The end point and equivalence point should ideally be the same.
Chemical equations
Procedure
Precaution steps
1. Ensure that there are no air bubbles trapped at the tip of burette during the filling of
NaOH solution.
2. Avoid from make a parallex error for most of the measured content
3. The NaOH solution is titrate drop by drop when there are change colour of the acid in
the conical flask.
Figure 1 3.25g of oxalic axid had been weighed by using an analytical balance
Figure 2 The pale pink colour appear when the titration had reached the end point.
Results
Burette Gross 1 2 3
reading/mL
Final reading 34.50 37.85 40.60 31.40
Initial reading 5.50 9.85 11.80 3.00
Volume of 29.00 28.00 28.80 28.40
NaOH used
Average volume of NaOH used = (28.00+28.80+28.40)/3
= 28.40
Calculate the molarity of NaOH solution =M1V1/M2V2=1/2
=(0.866)(25.00)(2)=M2(28.40)
=1.525M
Burette Gross 1 2 3
reading/mL
Final reading 44.20 31.10 37.00 40.30
Initial reading 15.50 3.20 8.60 12.20
Volume of 28.70 27.90 28.40 28.10
NaOH used
Discussion
1. Ensure that there are no air bubbles trapped at the tip of burette during the filling of
NaOH solution.
2. Avoid from make a parallex error for most of the measured content
3. The NaOH solution is titrate drop by drop when there are change colour of the acid in
the conical flask.
4. Each measurement must be sharply as can so that the final result being better
5. Chemical equations
In this acid-base titration, the neutralization reactions involved are:
H2C2O2(aq) + 2NaOH(aq) Na2C2O4(aq) + 2H2O(l) …(1)
HCl(aq) + NaOH(aq) NaCl(aq) + H2O(l) …(2)
Conclusion
1. A standard solution of oxalic acid can be prepare by adding distilled water to the acid
and shaking it in the volumetric flask so that the homogenous solution obtained.
2. The NaOH solution can be standardise by rinsing the burette with the solution.
3. The concentration of HCl can be determine by using the formula M1V1=M2V2 with
NaOH solution.
4. The correct technique of titration can be acquire by applying the correct procedure.