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1-Determination of
Available chlorine and Excess Caustic Soda
1-Scope:
This method is applicable to the analysis of Available Chlorine and Caustic Soda in Sodium
Hypochlorite.
2-Principle:
The iodine liberated in acidic medium after adding potassium iodide to sodium hypochlorite
which is equivalent to the available chlorine in the sample is determined by Iodometric
titration using sodium thiosulphate, and Caustic Soda is determined using HCl by acid-base
titration.
3-Reagent:
1- Standard Sodium thiosulphate, Na2S2O3 (0.282N).

2- Potassium Iodide solution, KI (10%).

3- Sulfuric acid, H2SO4 (1%).
4- Standard Hydrochloric acid, HCl (0.05 N).

5- Phenolphthalein Indicator, (0.1%).

6- Methyl Orange Indicator, (0.1%).

4-Procedure:
a) Determination of Available chlorine
1-Take 1 ml of sodium Hypochlorite sample in 250 ml conical flask containing 15 ml of
distilled water then add about 25ml H2SO4 (1%).

2- Add 10 ml KI (10%), then titrate with Na2S2O3 (0.282 N) until the color change from brown
to colorless, record the volume ( VCl2 , ml).

b) Determination of Excess Soda

1- Take 1ml of sodium Hypochlorite sample in 250 ml conical flask, and then add the same
volume taken (VCl2) Na2S2O3 (0.282 N) to expel all Chlorine from the sample.

2- Add 2 drops of Phenolphthalein indicator, then titrate with HCl (0.05 N) until the color
change from Pink to Faint pink (V1, ml).
3- In the same conical add 2 drops of Methyl Orange indicator, and then complete titration

with HCl (0.05 N) until the color change from Yellow to Orange (V2, ml).

5-Calculation:

Av.Cl2 g/l = VCl2 x N x 35.45 NaOH g/l = {V1 – (V2-V1)} x N x 40

6-Reference:
Vogel, ELBS, A text book of quantitative chemical analysis, 5th edition, 1989.

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2-Determination of Iron by ICP

1-Scope:
This method is applicable for analysis of Iron by ICP-spectrometry in sodium hypochlorite

solution.

2-Principle:
2.1-Technique use

The elemental analysis of sodium hypochlorite solutions was undertaken by Inductively

Coupled Plasma Optical Emission Spectrometry (ICP-OES). The sample is nebulized then
transferred to argon plasma. It is decomposed, atomized and ionized whereby the atoms and
ions are excited. We measure the intensity of the light emitted when the atoms or ions return
to lower levels of energy. Each element emits light at characteristic wavelengths and these

lines can be used for quantitative analysis after a calibration.

2.2-Wavlength Choice:

We use wavelength for each element according to:

1- Intensity (the trace element with low concentration, we use high intensity).

2- Interference (by select the specific element see the possible interference).

3-Procedure:
3.1-Wavelength selection:

Element Wavelength
Fe 259.940 nm

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