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2015 - Expt 2A Acid Base Titration
2015 - Expt 2A Acid Base Titration
2015 - Expt 2A Acid Base Titration
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Theory
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Ethanedioic acid or oxalic acid is an organic acid, thus it is reacted with a strong base
will produce salt solution that is of pH greater than 7. Hence need to choose an
indicator that could change colour above pH 7 to determine accurately. The choice of
indicators used is thymol blue or thymolphthalein.
pH of thymol blue indicator at end point is between 8.0 (yellow) to 9.2 (blue). Hence the
colour of thymol blue indicator at end point is pale green or almost colourless if the
solution too diluted.
pH of thymolphthalein indicator at end point is between 8.8 (colourless) to 10.5 (blue).
The end point colour is pale blue (from acidic to alkaline) or colourless (from alkaline to
acidic)
Sodium hydroxide reacts with ethanedioic acid as follows:
2NaOH + (COOH)2 (COONa)2 + 2H2O
From the equation,
Aim
Apparatus
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Chemicals
Procedures
a)
Weigh accurately about 0.75 g of FA2 in a weighing bottle and record the
readings below. Use the TARE button.
b)
c)
d)
e)
Add about two drops of the indicator assigned on the lab bench to FA 3 in the
conical flask.
f)
g)
Prepare the titration table and record your observations and readings..
h)
Results
Mass of FA 2 = ______________
Volume of FA 1 used / cm
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Calculations
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a) Calculate the concentration (in mol dm ) of ethanedioic acid crystals in FA3.
[Date: H, 1.0; C, 12.0; O, 16.0]
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d) State whether each of the following would lead to a greater/smaller or similar value to your answer in (c)
1. The burette was rinsed with deionised / distilled water and then filled up immediately with FA 1 for
titration.
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2. The conical flask used for the titration was rinsed with FA 3 followed by the addition of 25.0 cm of
FA 3 from the pipette for titration with FA 1
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3. The pipette was rinsed with deionised / distilled water and then used to transfer 25.0 cm of FA 3
into the conical flask for titration with FA 1
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4. The small beaker containing FA 2 dissolved in deionised / distilled water was not rinsed at all during
the transfer of the solution into the graduated flask.
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6. 0.75 g of (COOH)2.H2O instead of 0.75 g of (COOH)2.2H2O was used for the experiment.
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Extension
Exercise
Ethanedioic acid is one of the common reagents used for both acid base titration and
redox titration as it can be oxidised by potassium manganate.
Ethanedioic acid is a dibasic acid which is part of polybasic acid family. Acid base
titration method often employed to find the basicity of the acid through standardised
concentration of base.
The following are some exercises for further practise.
Exercise 1
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Solution S contains a 0.0350 mol dm polybasic acid with the formula HnA.
Solution T contains 0.12 mol dm
In a titration experiment, 25.0 cm of solution T required 28.6 cm of solution S for complete neutralisation.
(a)
Calculate the value of n in the acid HnA from the information given.
(b)
Hence, write the chemical equation, including state symbols, for this neutralisation reaction.
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Exercise 2
Lemon juice contains citric acid, which is a tribasic organic acid.
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(a)
Calculate the relative molecular mass of citric acid from the above information.
(b)
The molecular formula of citric acid is shown below. Predict the group represented by R.
[Ar: C = 12; O = 16; H = 1]
CH2COOH
|
R C COOH
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CH2COOH
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Exercise 3
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Solution P contains 1.55 g of the acid H3XO3 in 1 dm of solution.
of OH ions in solution Q
a)
b)
c)
d)
(i)
Assuming that 1 mole of H3XO3 reacts with 1 mole of OH ions work out the relative molecular
mass of the acid.
(ii)
Assuming that 1 mole of H3XO3 reacts with 2 moles of OH ions work out the relative molecular
mass of the acid.
e)
From your answer in (d), deduce the most likely element represented by the letter X in the formula of
H3XO3.
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