Titration
What is a titration?
Well a titration is a technique where you use a solution of known concentration to find the concentration of another solution. This is a process that needs to be done carefully. One of the solutions is added to the other solution until a neutralization reaction occurs between the two different solutions. It is a procedure that is used in order to find or determine the molarity of an acid or a base. The purpose is to find the molarity of the unknown substance when given the molarity of one of the substances (one has to be an acid and another a base).
Remember that neutralization again is when an acid and a base with the same molarity are added together and form a neutral (pH of 7) result of salt and water. The salt you produce in a neutralization reaction depends on the acid you use in the process.
Well a titration is a technique where you use a solution of known concentration to find the concentration of another solution. This is a process that needs to be done carefully. One of the solutions is added to the other solution until a neutralization reaction occurs between the two different solutions. It is a procedure that is used in order to find or determine the molarity of an acid or a base. The purpose is to find the molarity of the unknown substance when given the molarity of one of the substances (one has to be an acid and another a base).
Remember that neutralization again is when an acid and a base with the same molarity are added together and form a neutral (pH of 7) result of salt and water. The salt you produce in a neutralization reaction depends on the acid you use in the process.
Not sure how this would work? Below is an example of a method you can use to conduct a titration, in the form of many mini video steps:
Remember that you should always do multiple trials when conducting a reaction like this one, in order to get the more accurate results. The first titration you do is a rough titration which is just a rough way of doing a titration that should give you a sense of your results and how much substance you may need to conduct the accurate titrations.The video below explain how to conduct an accurate titration.
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This is the step where you use all of the data you collected when performing your titrations (multiple trials I hope).
Once you have done a few titrations, you have to calculate the average volume that you used of acid. You average the amount of acid you used in each trial, and then use formula to find the molarity of the unknown substance. The equation is (Molarity of the acid)(Volume of acid0=(Molarity of base)(Volume of base). Molarity measures the moles of a certain substance. It is this measure of concentration that is going to be used for the answer of the titration unknown's molarity. You fill out the formula an then use algebra to determine the molarity. For example, you have (1M) (15cc)=(Molarity of base)(15cc). You divide both sides by 15cc, and then get your answer of 0.06M.
Once you have done a few titrations, you have to calculate the average volume that you used of acid. You average the amount of acid you used in each trial, and then use formula to find the molarity of the unknown substance. The equation is (Molarity of the acid)(Volume of acid0=(Molarity of base)(Volume of base). Molarity measures the moles of a certain substance. It is this measure of concentration that is going to be used for the answer of the titration unknown's molarity. You fill out the formula an then use algebra to determine the molarity. For example, you have (1M) (15cc)=(Molarity of base)(15cc). You divide both sides by 15cc, and then get your answer of 0.06M.