ESTIMATION OF A STRONG ACID BY CONDUCTOMETRY

Ex. No. :

Date:

Aim
To estimate the amount of a strong acid present in the given solution.
A standard base ______________ solution of strength _______________is provided.

Scope: This experiment is used to determine the acidic as well as basic impurity.

Principle
Electrolytic conductivity is a measure of the ability of a solution to carry electric current. It
depends on the number of ions, mobility of ions and charge density. When a strong acid is
titrated against a strong base, the highly mobile H+ ions are replaced by bulky cations (like
Na+, K+ etc) and hence the conductance decreases. After the end point (equivalence point),
the conductance increases sharply due to the presence of highly mobile OH– ions.

Model Graph

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Name of the titration : Estimation of ______________

Reaction: Neutralisation

Actual reaction:

Standard Base Vs Given Acid

Volume of Base Conductance Volume of Base Conductance

S. No. S. No.
(ml) (m mho) (ml) (m mho)
1. 21.
2. 22.
3. 23.
4. 24.
5. 25.
6. 26.
7. 27.
8. 28.
9. 29.
10. 30.
11. 31.
12. 32.
13. 33.
14. 34.
15. 35.
16. 36.
17. 37.
18. 38.
19. 39.
20. 40.

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Calculation

Volume of Std. base (V1) = __________ ml

Strength of Std. base (N1) = __________N

Volume of given acid Solution (V2) = ___________ml

Strength of given acid Solution (N2) = V1N1 / V2 = _________x_________

=_________ N

Equivalent weight of _______________ = _______________

Amount of _____________present in1 litre of the solution = Strength x Equivalent weight

of the given acid.

= __________ x _________

= _____________g

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Procedure

40 ml of the given acid solution is pipetted out into a 250 ml beaker. The solution is stirred
and then the conductivity cell is immersed to measure the initial conductance. The given base
is taken in a burette and 0.5 ml is added to the acid solution, at periodic intervals. After each
addition, the solution is stirred thoroughly (about 30 sec) and the corresponding conductance
is measured. The readings are noted after every addition. The titration is continued till the test
solution attains the initial conductance value. The values are tabulated and a graph is drawn
taking the volume of base in X-axis and conductance in Y-axis. The point of intersection of
both the lines gives the end point. From the end point the amount of acid is calculated.

Result

Amount of ___________ present in the given solution =___________g/L

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