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Chemistry - Lab 9

The document outlines a laboratory procedure for determining the concentration of hydrochloric acid through titration with sodium hydroxide. It includes a detailed method, materials needed, and a structure for recording results and discussing findings. The discussion prompts guide the analysis of the titration process, neutralization, and calculations related to the experiment.

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Chemistry - Lab 9

The document outlines a laboratory procedure for determining the concentration of hydrochloric acid through titration with sodium hydroxide. It includes a detailed method, materials needed, and a structure for recording results and discussing findings. The discussion prompts guide the analysis of the titration process, neutralization, and calculations related to the experiment.

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Lab 9

Skill Assessed: MM/AI

Title: Titration

Aim: To determine the concentration of a hydrochloric acid solution used in a titration in mol
dm-3 and g dm-3.

Materials/Apparatus: universal indicator solution, conical flask, burette, pipette, distilled water,
funnel, retort stand, 0.1 mol dm-3 sodium hydroxide solution, hydrochloric acid solution

Diagram of Apparatus: Title CAPS, underlined, below drawing

Method: Past tense, paragraph, passive voice

1. Rinse the burette with some hydrochloric acid and fill it with the acid.
2. Rinse the pipette with some sodium hydroxide solution. Measure 20cm3 of sodium
hydroxide solution in the pipette and run it into the conical flask.
3. Add a few drops of universal indicator solution to the conical flask and swirl the contents.
4. Take an initial burette reading remembering to take the reading from the bottom of the
meniscus.
5. Slowly add the hydrochloric acid to the conical flask, swirling constantly, until the
solution just turns from purple to green. The neutralization point is the point where the
color changes after the addition of just one drop of the acid.
6. Take a final burette reading and determine the volume of hydrochloric acid added. This is
the rough titration.
7. Discard the contents of the conical flask and rinse the flask thoroughly with distilled
water.
8. Repeat the titration until there are three volumes of acid which are within 0.1cm 3.
9. Average the three volumes of acid, which are within 0.1cm3. This is the accurate volume
of acid needed to neutralize 20cm3 of sodium hydroxide solution.

Results:

Title CAPS, underlined, above table

Burette reading Titration number

Rough 1 2 3

Final reading
(cm3)
Initial reading
(cm3)

Volume of acid
added (cm3)

Average volume of acid:

Discussion: Questions to guide discussion:

1. What is titration? When is it used? How does it work?


2. Neutralization point and what neutralization indicates.
3. Discuss results and what they indicate.
4. Balanced chemical and ionic equation for the reaction
5. Show calculations for concentration of acid in mol/dm3 and g/dm3
6. Sources of error/limitations

Conclusion: Answers aim. A summary of main findings.

Reflection: Relevance to society and yourself.

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