UNIVERSITI TUNKU ABDUL RAHMAN

FACULTY OF SCIENCE

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE (HONS) CHEMISTRY

YEAR 1 TRIMESTER 1

UDEC1224 CHEMISTRY LABORATORY II

Name of group members 1. Chan Yong Li (19ADB04214)

2. Foo Yu Cheng (18ADB02613)

3. Loo Xin Tong (19ADB02955)

Practical Group P3

Practical Sub-group G3

No. of Experiment Experiment 2

Title of Experiment Potentiometric Titration of an Acid Mixture

Date of Experiment 19th August 2019

Date of Submission 26th August 2019

Name of Lecturer Dr Ooi Mei Lee

1.0 Title
Potentiometric Titration of an Acid Mixture

2.0 Objectives
1. To determine the quantitative composition of a solution, which is a mixture of monoprotic
strong acid and a triprotic weak acid by potentiometric methods.
2. To construct a potentiometric titration and construct a titration curve.

3.0 Calculations
Part A: Standardization of Approximately 0.05 M Sodium Hydroxide

Considering the equation of the reaction:

NaOH (aq) + KHC8H4O4 (aq) → KNaC8H4O4 (aq) + H2O (ℓ)

From this equation, 1 mole of NaOH reacts with 1 mole of KHC8H4O4.

n NaOH =n KHP
M NaOH V NaOH m
= KHP
1000 MM KHP
m KHP (1000)
M NaOH =
MM KHP (V NaOH )

m KHP (1000)
Using the formula: M NaOH = ,
MM KHP (V NaOH )
Let: M NaOH =¿ Molarity of sodium hydroxide solution
m KHP =¿ Mass of KHP used in each titration
MM KHP=¿ Molar mass of KHP
V NaOH =¿ Volume of sodium hydroxide solution used in each titration
 Titratio
n Molarity of sodium hydroxide solution, M NaOH
number
m KHP ( 1000 )
M NaOH =
MM KHP ( V NaOH )
1 0.0302 g(1000)
¿
204.22 g/ mol (3.50 mL)
¿ 0.04225 M
m KHP ( 1000 )
M NaOH =
MM KHP ( V NaOH )
2 0.0302 g(1000)
¿
204.22 g/ mol (3.50 mL)
¿ 0.04225 M
m KHP ( 1000 )
M NaOH =
MM KHP ( V NaOH )
3 0.0302 g(1000)
¿
204.22 g/ mol (3.50 mL)
¿ 0.04225 M

( 0.04225+0.04225+0.04225 ) M
Average molarity of sodium hydroxide solution, M NaOH =
3
= 0.04225 M

∴ The average molarity of sodium hydroxide solution is 0.04225 M.

Part B: Titration of a Mixture of Hydrochloric Acid and Phosphoric Acid