KYAW WAI IB1I
KYAW WAI IB1I
CHEMISTRY IA (2)
TITRATION OF ACID & ALKALI
Name: KYAW WAI
Date: 5th February 2013
IA CRITERIA ASSESSED: DCP, MS
Declaration
I declare that this report I have submitted is my own original work and I have acknowledged the use of words or ideas of another person.
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Aim of the experiment:
The aim is to determine the water of crystallization of a diprotic acid by titration against a base.
Background:
Many substances that we use are either acidic or basic. Because acids and bases can neutralize each other, that gives us a strategy for finding the unknown concentration of an acid or base when we react with bases in a stoichiometric process we call neutralization. Generally the products of these reactions are some type of salt and water.
H+(aq) + OH-(aq) H2O(l)
Hydrochloric acid reacts with sodium hydroxide shown by this equation:
HCl (aq) + NaOH (aq) NaCl (aq) + H2O
Safety: * Oxalic acid is naturally occurring, therefore is not an environmental hazard. * Disposable of all chemicals can be down the sink * Take care not to splatter the solutions of your skin or eyes. * Wear safety gear throughout the experiment.
Apparatus and chemicals: * Oxalic acid crystals [(COOH) 2. xH2O] * 1.0M sodium hydroxide solution * Phenolphthalein indicator * DI water * Volumetric flask (250 ml) * Conical flask * Burette * Burette stand * Pipette * Measuring cylinder * White tile * Beaker * Safety goggles and gloves
Method:
1. Weigh out exactly 1.50g of oxalic acid crystals and dissolve with water and make up its volume in a 250ml volumetric flask. Fill this in the burette and attach to a burette stand. 2. In a clean conical flask, pipette out 25.00ml of sodium hydroxide solution and add 1-2 drops of the phenolphthalein indicator. 3. Titrate against the