6.9.2

Titration Experimental Detail

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Key Titration Techniques

Here's a quick recap of key titration information.

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Glassware

  • Above are labeled images of a burette and a pipette.
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Technique

  • In a titration, you want to calculate the concentration of an acid or base by reacting it with a known amount of base or acid. To do this:
    • Add a measured amount of one to the other.
    • Use a balanced equation to calculate the concentrations.
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Accuracy

  • In a titration, you want to make sure you have accurate results.
  • Accurate results are achieved by repeating your titration until you get concordant results.
    • Concordant results are values that are within 0.1 cm3 of each other.
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Indicators

  • To find the endpoint of a titration, you use an indicator.
    • An indicator changes color when all of the unknown reactant is used up.

Titrations

Here's a quick introduction to titration reactions.

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Titrations

  • A typical titration is conducted using a buret.
  • Incremental additions of a solution containing a known concentration of some substance (the titrant) are added to the analyte.
    • The analyte is a sample of solution containing the substance whose concentration is to be measured.
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Equivalence point

  • The titrant and analyte undergo a chemical reaction of known stoichiometry.
    • So, measuring the volume of titrant solution required for complete reaction with the analyte allows calculation of the analyte concentration.
  • This point is known as the equivalence point of the titration.
  • At the equivalence point, there is an equal number of moles analyte and added titrant.
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Endpoint

  • Special dyes called indicators are added to the sample solutions to impart a change in color at the equivalence point.
  • The volume of titrant actually measured at the equivalence point is called the endpoint.
    • Properly designed titration methods typically ensure that the difference between the equivalence and endpoints is negligible.
  • In summary, the endpoint is the observable event that occurs at the equivalence point.

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1Structure - Models of the Particulate of Matter

2Structure - Models of Bonding & Structure

3Structure - Classification of Matter

3.1The Periodic Table: Classification of Elements

3.2Periodic Trends

3.3Group 1 Alkali Metals

3.4Halogens

3.5Noble gases, group 18

3.6Functional Groups: Classification of Organic

3.7Functional Group Chemistry

3.8Alkanes

3.9Alcohols

3.10Halogenoalkanes

4Reactivity - What Drives Chemical Reaction?

5Reactivity - How Much, How Fast & How Far?

6Reactivity - The Mechanisms of Chemical Change

7Measurement, Data Processing & Analysis

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