Titration Lab

Purpose/Introduction: In chemistry, an acid-base indicator is used to detect a certain range of pH in a solution.

Red cabbage juice is an example of an acid-base indicator. The following chart shows the correlation between the color
of the red cabbage juice indicator and pH.

Hypothesis: I hypothesize that the number of drops of NaHCO3 will affect the volume of it while the volume of
ch3COOH will remain the same.

Procedure: Making Red Cabbage Juice Indicator

1. Chop several leaves of red cabbage into small pieces and place them in a pot with enough water to cover the leaves.
2. Boil the water – cabbage leave mixture for approximately 30 minutes. Your resulting liquid should be a dark purple
color.

3. Add more water if you think all of the water will evaporate before the solution turns dark purple.

4. Strain the liquid and add to a clean jar.

Data:
Trial # # of drops of NaHCO3 Volume of NaHCO3 Volume of Ch3COOH
1 139 7.12 9.86 ml
2 145 7.43 9.86 ml
3 143 7.33 9.86 ml
Average 142 7.29 9.86 ml

Conclusion: The purpose of this lab is to detect a certain range of pH in a solution, In this case this graph revolves
over red cabbage juice. It is an example of an acid-base indicator, it detects the presence of a specific chemicals or a
specific type of chemical. The red cabbage juice in this lab is used to indicate whether a solution is acidic or basic.
According to my hypothesis I was correct of how the greater number of drops of NaHCO3 the higher volume content of
NaHCO3, while the volume of Ch3COOH. The red cabbage in this lab is used to indicate whether a solution is acidic or is
basic.

Questions:
1. Write the balanced equation for the reaction between acetic acid and sodium bicarbonate.

C2H4O2 + NaHCO3  NaC2H3O2 +H2O + CO2

2. What type of reaction occurs between acetic acid and sodium bicarbonate?

A decomposition reaction occurs between acetic acid and sodium bicarbonate.

3. Calculate the number of moles of NaHCO3 that were required to neutralize the CH3COOH in the vinegar.

The number of moles of NaHCO3 required to neutralize CH3COOH is 0.00831moles.

4. Calculate the molarity of the vinegar sample. (Don’t forget to convert mL to L)

The molarity of vinegar is 0.842M

5. Calculate the number of grams of CH3COOH in the vinegar.

The mass of Ch3COOH is 0.67 g

6. Is it possible for the equivalence point of a titration to not be at a pH of 7? Explain your answer.

Yes, it is possible, because some acids are weaker than others

7. What is the Molarity of a Ca(OH)2 solution if 30.0mL of the solution is neutralized by 26.4mL of 0.25M HCl solution?

The molarity of Ca(OH) is 0.11M