CHM 138 Experiment 5

Objectives:
• To determine the molarity and concentration of sulphuric acid using titration

technique.
Apparatus:
Burette
Burette clamp
Retort stand
Volumetric pipette(20 mL)
Pipette filler or suction bulb
Conical flask(250 mL)
White tile / white paper
Chemical
Sodium hydroxide solution,NaOH, approximately 0.2 M (must be accurately standardized by

the instructor before the laboratory session)
Dilute sulphuric acid, H 2SO 4 of unknown molarity
Phenolpthalein
Procedure
1.The burette was washed used distilled water and rinsed with about 5-10 mL of NaOH
solution,runned the second rinsed through the burette tip.Burette was clamped to the retort
stand.
2.Burette was filled with NaOH solution.The tip was make sure completely filled and doesn’t
contained air bubbles.The initial burette reading was recorded to two decimal places.
3.Transfered 20 mL , H 2SO 4 to a clean 250 mL by used a volumetric pipette.Then 2 or 3
drops of phenolphatein indicator.Placed this conical flask on a piece of white paper(FILTER
PAPER WAS NEVER BEEN USED!)under the burette and lowered the burette tip into the
conical flask.
4.The titration apparatus was setup. The H 2SO 4 solution was titrated by adding NaOH
solution until the end point was reached. During the titration, the conical flask was keep
swirled. The end point is indicated when the entire solution retain a FAINT PINK colour for
at least 30 seconds. The final burette reading was recorded. This is the result of the ROGH
TITRATION.
5.The titration process until two consecutive titrations (meaning,one titration after another )
agree to± 0.10 mL.For example:
Volume of titration #1 = 15.15 mL
So, the difference in volume = ± 0.30 mL (which is within the given limit of ± 0.10 ¿
This means you may stop doing anymore titrations.You will use the average volume as
(15.15 mL + 15.12 mL)/2 = 15.14 mL.Do not include the volume from the rough titration.
However,if you obtained result as follows:
So,the difference in volume = ± 0.97 mL (which is higher than the given limit of ±0.10
mL)This means you cannot stop doing the titrations.You must continue until the ±0.10 mL
limit is obtained,as follows:
Volume of titration #1 =15.15 mL
Using the volumes from consecutive titration #2 and #3,the difference in volume =± 0.04 mL
(which is within the given limit of ±0.10 mL).This means now you may stop doing the
titrations.You will use the average volume as (16.12 mL + 16.08 mL)/2 = 16.10 mL.DO NOT
includes the volume from ROUGH titration and the volume from titration #1.
Make sure you understand this steps.Shows all result to the laboratory instructor to ensure
you are on the right track.
6.The reading from all titration was recorded in the spaced provided on the datasheet.
7.The burette was been empty and rinsed for at least twice with tap water and once with
distilled water after ALL the titration was finished.
Discussion
From the experiment,the result that have been obtained have classified as acceptable because
the value from all titration was almost quiet actual like the example in step 5.So,the
experiment was a big success although we had make some mistake and error as for example
we had mistaken and drop out more than 3 drop of phenolphatein indicator so the time for the
solution might take some time.
Conclusion
From experiment that have been carried out,the objective to determine the molarity and
concentration of sulphuric acid using titration technique have been archieved by doing the
titration of acid sulphuric acid, H 2SO4 from rough titration to titration 3.By doing this,it is
trained us to be knowledges about titration.
Question
1.Why phenolphthalein is used in this experiment?
Answer
To indicate a change in pH during a titrations.It is tellif the solution is basic or acidic based
on colour.
2.NaOH is a hygroscopic compound and all NaOH solution must be standardized before it
can be used for analysis.Using references,explain the given terms:
a.hygroscopic
Answer
Hygroscopic compound is one which attract moisture from the atmosphere and in this case
NaOH is the one that attract moisture and if it attract so much moisture it will form solution.
b.standardization
Answer
Is carried out by titrating the NaOH with a primary standard,an ultra-pure,easily soluble
acid.The stardardization must be carried because the volume of NaOH always change
because it attract moisture.
References
Internet
Purpose of phenolphthalein in the titration experiment,www.answer.yahoo.com,10 August
2015

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Objectives:

• To determine the molarity and concentration of sulphuric acid using titration

Volumetric pipette(20 mL)

Pipette filler or suction bulb

Conical flask(250 mL)

White tile / white paper

Sodium hydroxide solution,NaOH, approximately 0.2 M (must be accurately standardized by

Dilute sulphuric acid, H 2SO 4 of unknown molarity

Volume of titration #1 = 15.15 mL

Volume of titration #2 = 15.12 mL

However,if you obtained result as follows:

Volume of titration #1 = 15.15 mL

Volume of titration #2 = 16.12 mL

Volume of titration #1 =15.15 mL

Volume of titration #2 = 16.12 mL

Volume of titration #3 = 16.08 mL

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