Your objective is to determine the concentration of a solution of acid HA

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Conducting a titration

Your objective is to determine the concentration of a solution of acid HA by means of an acid-base titration, using a 0.15 M solution of the base B(OH)2 and methyl orange as indicator. The unbalanced reaction between HA and B(OH)2 is shown below. Figure 3 shows the experimental set-up: the analyte was 20 mL of 0.15 M B(OH)2, and the titrant was the solution of HA of unknown concentration.

 

B(OH)2 + HA BA2 + H2O

 

Materials provided

  • a solution of HA of unknown molarity (titrant)
  • a solution of B(OH)2 of concentration 0.15 M (analyte)
  • methyl orange indicator

Equipment per station

  • Stand, clamp, white tile
  • conical flask (100 mL)
  • Burette (50 mL)
  • Pipette (25 mL)
  • Glass funnel
  • Paper towels, pasteur pipettes, pen (for labelling glassware), beaker

 

a) Using Figure 3 and the equipment and materials lists provided, outline how you would carry out a series of titrations to determine the molarity of the HA solution (Wordcount: 250 words).

 

b) The starting and end burette readings for four separate titration experiments are given in Table 1.

  • Fill in the table
  • Determine the average volume of HA used.

 

Table 1. Burette readings for HA (in ml)

Titration

Initial burette reading (ml)

Final burette reading (ml)

Volume of HA used (ml)

1

0

16.0

 

2

16.0

31.3

 

3

31.3

46.5

 

4

0

15.2

 

 

c) Balance the chemical equation of the reaction between HA and B(OH)2

 

d) Determine the concentration of HA

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