1.

First prepare approximately 1 litre of approximately N/10 solution of HCl by diluting 10 ml of

the given 10M HCl acid to 1 litre.


2. Next prepare 1 litre of approx. N/10 NaOH solution by dissolving 4.0g of
NaOH powder to make 1 litre of solution.



3. Similarly prepare N/10 Na
2
CO
3
solution by weighing exactly 1.325g of anhydrous Na
2
CO
3
and then dissolving it in water to prepare exactly 0.25 L or 250 ml of Na
2
CO
3
solution.

4. Now, standardize the HCl solution by titrating it against the standard
Na
2
CO
3
solution using methyl orange as indicator.


Burette: 0.1N HCl
Flask:
0.1N Na
2
CO
3
+ Methyl Orange



5. Similarly standardize the NaOH solution by titrating it against standardized HCl solution using
phenolopthalein as indicator. Stop the titration when the pink color of the solution disappears.
Burette: 0.1N HCl


Flask: 0.1N NaOH +
Phenolpthalin

6. Now, powder the four antacid samples and weigh 0.5 g of each.


7. Add 25 ml of the standardised HCl to each of the weighed samples taken in conical flasks.
Make sure that the acid is in slight excess
so that neutralise all the basic character of the tablet powder.


8. Add a few drops of phenolpthalein indicator and warm the flask over a bunsen burner till
most of the powder dissolves.


9. Filter the insoluble material.