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Yasmin Gesey

Pharmaceutical Science

000763144

Experiment 5

EVALUATION OF RESULTS

Figure 1:

0.01 mol dm-3 hydrochloric acid (HCL) with 0.01 mol dm-3 Sodium Hydroxide (NaOH)

Vol. of base added (cmP3P)

pH

pH/V

colour

0.00

1.97

Colourless

5.01

2.07

Colourless

10.05

2.21

Colourless

15.00

2.41

Colourless

20.01

2.74

Colourless

21.00

2.89

Colourless

22.00

3.03

Colourless

22.9

3.25

Colourless

24.00

3.49

Colourless

25.2

5.22

Colourless

26.1

6.42

Colourless

27.01

8.24

Light pink

27.2(Endpoint)

8.86

Light pink

Figure 2:

0.01 mol dm-3 Hydrochloric Acid (HCL) with 0.01 mol dm-3 Ammonia (NH3)

Vol. of base added (cmP3P)

pH

pH/V

colour

0.00

1.97

Pink

5.15

2.00

Pink

10.00

2.14

Pink

15.10

2.31

Pink

20.10

2.52

Pink

21.10

2.58

Pink

22.00

2.64

Pink

23.00

2.70

Pink

24.00

2.76

Pink

25.00

2.84

Light pink

26.00

2.94

Light pink

27.00

3.06

Light pink

27.20

3.10

Light pink

28.00

3.22

Light pink

29.00(Endpoint)

3.40

Light orange

Figure 3:

0.01 mol dm-3 ethanoic acid (C2H4O2) with 0.01 mol dm-3 Sodium Hydroxide (NaOH)

Vol. of base added (cmP3P)

pH

pH/V

colour

0.00

3.32

5.0o

4.06

10.00

4.49

Colourless

15.25

4.88

Colourless

20.00

5.33

Colourless

21.00

5.48

Colourless

22.00

5.65

Colourless

23.10

5.90

Colourless

24.00

6.17

Colourless

24.20

6.30

Colourless

24.60

6.37

Colourless

25.00

6.61

Colourless

25.50

6.86

Colourless

26.00

7.39

Colourless

26.25

8.18

Slightly pink

26.50 (Endpoint)

8.96

Pink

Figure 4:

0.01 mol dm-3 Ethanoic Acid (C2H4O2) with 0.01 mol dm-3 ammonia (NH3)

Vol. of base added (cmP3P)

pH

pH/V

colour

0.00

3.35

Colourless

5.10

4.03

Colourless

9.90

4.33

Colourless

15.00

4.65

Colourless

20.00

4.96

Colourless

21.00

4.99

Colourless

22.10

5.09

Colourless

23.00

5.35

Colourless

24.00

5.26

Colourless

25.00

5.69

Colourless

26.00

4.47

Colourless

27.20

5.61

Colourless

28.00

5.75

Colourless

29.50

6.06

Colourless

30.00

6.17

Colourless

31.00

6.40

Colourless

32.00

6.82

Colourless

33.20

7.75

Colourless

35.00

8.21

Colourless

36.00

8.08

Colourless

37.00

8.34

Colourless

38.10

8.48

Colourless

39.00

8.67

Colourless

40.20

8.56

Colourless

41.00

8.64

Colourless

42.00

8.66

Colourless

43.05

8.80

Colourless

44.20

8.83

Colourless

45.30

8.84

Colourless

46.15

8.87

Colourless

47.00

8.86

Colourless

48.00

8.91

Colourless

49.10

8.94

Colourless

50.10

8.97

Colourless

51.00

9.00

Colourless

In your conclusions comment on the ease of determining the end-point and discuss any differences between the values obtained.

Please draw all graphs on graph paper or use a computer program such as Excel or OfficeHD. Please add your graphs in the box below and the following page.

QUESTIONS

Why does an acid-base titration curve (pH versus volume of titrant) have an abrupt change at the equivalence point for the strong acid - strong base titration system?

Why does a properly chosen indicator change colour near the equivalence point in a titration?