Arman Babakhani

Titration lab

11/14/2014

Abstract
The titration of a strong acid (Hydrochloric acid) and a strong base (Sodium hydroxide) was
mL of NaOH
pH
carried out using
phenolphthalein. The
trend of the amount of
the base added to the
0
1.35
solution produced an
irregular rise in the
2
1.30
pH of the solution,
which had a value of
4
1.30
7.0 somewhere
between 9.5 and 10
5
1.40
mL.

Results

7
8

1.62
1.81

2.23

9.5
10

2.82
10.8

10.5
11.5

10.98
11.82

14

12.51

Table 1: Data of Titration

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Titration lab

11/14/2014

12
10
8

pH of solution

6
Titration after
titration before

4
2
0
0

10

12

NaOH added (mL)

Figure 1: Graph of NaOH (0.1M) vs pH of solution

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Titration lab

mL of NaOH

11/14/2014

pH

red

red

4
5

red
red

7
8

red
red

red

9.5
10

red
pink

10.5
11.5

pink
pink

14

Dark pink

Table 2: Indicator color results

Conclusion
The titration takes places at a very slow pace until the volume of the sodium hydroxide is almost
equal to the volume of the hydrochloric acid. Then a sudden neutralization takes place
somewhere between 9.5 and 10 mL of addition of 0.1M of sodium hydroxide to the 0.1M
hydrochloric acid solution.