MEASUREMENT OF UNCERTANITY IN ESTIMATION

Of Calcium by EDTA Method in Water

standardisation of EDTA with CaCO3
titration of sample with EDTA using Eriochrome black T indicator

Date - 09.08.2012
EXPECTED OURCE OF UNCERTANITY
TYPE A.
1A.Reapeatability

TYPE B.
2A. Balance
2B. formula weight
2C. Volume
(a) burette uncertainty (b) resolution
2D. pippete
2E. temperature difference

standarization of EDTA with CaCO3

Molarity of EDTA=

wt. of CaCO3* purity*1000/vol of EDTA*eq. wt. of CaCO3

2A.uncertainty due to mass measurment

make-Sartorius
reported Uncertainty due to Balance(NTL/LAB-INST/BALANCE-01
Uncertanty due to normal distribution =
due to resolution of balance:
Resolution of balance=
uncertainty due to resolution
combined uncertainty due to mass measurement

0.0001
0.00005 g
0.0001
5.7735E-05
7.63763E-05

2B.
uncertainty due to formula weight (CaCO3)
element
Ca
C
O3

CaCO3

atomic mol wt.

40.078000
12.0107
47.9982
100.086900
eq wt.
50.04345
uncertainty due to eq wt=

std uncertainty(U/3)
0.002309
0.000461894
0.00051963
0.002411848

Uncertainty
1*0.004
0.0008
3*0.0003

due to molecular wt/2=

0.001205924

2C.uncertainty in volume
Burette (25 ml capacity)

burette uncertainty(Due
to triangular
distribution)=
0.007/6=
uncertainty due to resolution
resolution of burette
=
standard uncertainty(Due
to rectangular distribution) =

combined uncertainty =

(0.0289)^2+(0.00285)^2

0.002857
0.1ml

0.05/3
0.0289
0.029040875

Total uncertainty for Molarity of EDTA

mass
eq. wt.
volume

Value (V)
0.100
100.086900
50

uncertainty as Std deviation()

relative std uncertainty(/v)
0.0000000000
0
0.002411848
0.00002410
0.033179813
0.000663596

combined uncertainty

0.000664034
molarity of EDTA=

0.03*1000*0.9850

29.6*100.086900
0.01
uncertainty due to Molarity of CaCO3 = 0.010.003

Repeatability
1A.
vol of EDTA used,ml Calcium hardness, mg/l Calcium as Ca, mg/l
3.3
3.6
3.6
3.7
3.2
3.4
3.5
3.5
3.4
3.2
Avg vol of EDTA =

52.91
57.72
57.72
59.22
51.3
54.51
56.11
56.11
54.51
51.3
55.141

132
144
144
147
128
136
140
140
136
128
3.4

AVERAGE Calcium
Hardness
STD. DEV

137.30109

mg/l

uncertanity of SD of mean=
standard relative uncertainty=

6.799
2.149986635
0.015658919

2.730
0.863448448
0.015658919

uncertainty of pipette(25ml) = 0.0018/3

2D.
0.00103

2E.
uncertainty due to temperature difference
volume of sample taken,ml 25
sample temperature
28C
temperature correlation factor/standard uncertainty
Ux = 25*2.1*0.0001*(28-20)
2.1*.0001=expension factor of glass
3

0.0242ml
sample temperature
28C
sample 10 times taken
combined standard uncertainty=
std relative uncertainty=

10*(0.0242)^2
0.0765
0.0765/25
0.00306

average volume of EDTA

consumed,ml=
Ux=

3.4
5.1*2.1*.0001(28-20)
3
0.0049469
combined st uncertainty= 10*(0.0049469)^2
0.015643
standard relative uncertainty=
0.015643/5.1
0.004548
component
values (X)
mass measurement
molucula wt. of CaCO3 100.086900
volume :
burrette
25
pipette
25
vol due to temperature difference
25
Vol. of CaCO3 used
3.4

standard uncertainty (Ux)

std relative uncertainty(Ux/X)
7.63763E-05
0.002411848
0.000024
0.029040875
0.00103
0.0765
0.015643

0.001161635
0.0000412
0.00306
0.004547504

Uncertainty due to type A 137.30109

2.149986635

0.015658919

137.30*SQRT(.00000763^2+.000024^2+.0005808^2+.0000412^2+.00306^2+.003049^2+.01518^2)
combined std relative uncertainty=
0.016631375
combined Std uncertainty
2.283505953
expanded uncertainty at 95%
confidence level(k=2)=
2.28*2
4.567011906
Result

137.30 4.56 mg/l

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MEASUREMENT OF UNCERTANITY IN ESTIMATION

Of Magnisium by EDTA Method in Water
standardisation of EDTA with CaCO3
titration of sample with EDTA using Eriochrome black T indicator

Date - 28-06-2012
EXPECTED SOURCE OF UNCERTANITY
TYPE A.
1A.Reapeatability

TYPE B.
2A. Balance
2B. formula weight
2C. Volume
2D. pippete
2E. temperature difference

(a) burette uncertainty (b) resolution

standarization of EDTA with CaCO3

Molarity of EDTA=

wt. of CaCO3* purity*1000/vol of EDTA*eq. wt. of CaCO3

2A.

uncertainty due to mass measurment

make-Sartorius
reported Uncertainty due to Balance(NTL/LAB-INST/BALANCE-01
Uncertanty due to normal distribution =
due to resolution of balance:
Resolution of balance=
uncertainty due to resolution
combined uncertainty due to mass measurement

0.0001
0.00005 g
0.0001
5.7735E-05
7.63763E-05

2B.
element

uncertainty due to formula weight (CaCO3)

std uncertainty(U/3)
0.002309
0.000461894
0.00051963
0.002411848

atomic mol wt.

Uncertainty
1*0.004
40.078000
0.0008
12.0107
3*0.0003
47.9982
100.086900
eq wt.
50.04345
uncertainty due to eq wt=
due to molecular wt/2=

Ca
C
O3

CaCO3

2C.

burette uncertainty(Due to triangular

distribution)=
uncertainty due to resolution
resolution of burette
standard uncertainty(Due to rectangular
distribution)

combined uncertainty =

0.001205924

uncertainty in volume
Burette (25 ml capacity)

0.007/6=

0.002857

0.1ml

0.05/3
0.0289

(0.0289)^2+(0.00285)^2

0.029040875

Total uncertainty for Molarity of EDTA

mass
eq. wt.
volume

Value (V)
0.100
100.086900
50

uncertainty as Std deviation()

0.0000000000
0.002411848
0.033179813

combined uncertainty

relative std uncertainty(/v)

0
0.00002410
0.000663596
0.000664034

molarity of EDTA=

0.03*1000*0.9850
29.6*100.086900
0.01
uncertainty due to Molarity of CaCO3 = 0.010.003

1A. Repeatability

vol of EDTA used,ml

as Mg mg/l
Magnisiumhardness, magnisium
mg/l

3.3
3.6
3.6
3.7
3.2
3.4
3.5
3.5
3.4
3.2
Avg vol of EDTA =

31.20
34.80
34.08
35.04
30.96
32.40
33.12
33.84
32.40
30.24
32.808

130
145
142
146
129
135
138
141
135
126
3.4

AVERAGE Calcium Hardness

STD. DEV
uncertanity of SD of mean=
standard relative uncertainty=

2D.

136.7
6.897
2.180978374
0.015954487

mg/l
1.655
0.52343481
0.015954487

uncertainty of pipette(25ml) = 0.0018/3

0.00103

2E.
uncertainty due to temperature difference
volume of sample taken,ml
25
sample temperature
28C
temperature correlation factor/standard uncertainty
Ux = 25*2.1*0.0001*(28-20)
2.1*.0001=expension factor of glass
3
0.0242ml
sample temperature
28C

sample 10 times taken

combined standard uncertainty=
std relative uncertainty=

10*(0.0242)^2
0.0765
0.0765/25
0.00306

average volume of EDTA consumed,ml= 3.4

Ux=
5.1*2.1*.0001(28-20)
3
0.0049469
combined st uncertainty=
10*(0.0049469)^2
0.015643
standard relative uncertainty=
0.015643/5.1
0.004577
component
values (X)
mass measurement
molucula wt. of CaCO3
100.086900
volume :
burrette
25
pipette
25
vol due to temperature difference
25
Vol. of CaCO3 used
3.4
Uncertainty due to type A

136.7

standard uncertainty (Ux)

0.002411848

std relative uncertainty(Ux/X)

7.63763E-05
0.000024

0.029040875
0.00103
0.0765
0.015643

0.001161635
0.0000412
0.00306
0.004577444

2.180978374

0.015954487

136.7*SQRT(.0006506^2+.000024^2+.000706^2+.000692^2+.00306^2+.004577^2+.01518^2)
combined std relative uncertainty=
combined Std uncertainty
expanded
uncertainty at 95%
confidence
level(k=2)=
2.312*2
Result

% Uncertainty=
Prepared By

0.01691803
2.312694767

4.625389534

205.2 4.6mg/l

3.38
Checked By