TITRATION OF PRECIPITATION BY THE METHOD OF MOHR, VOLHARD AND

LIEBIG

GONZÁLEZ G., Thania Carolay; VILLAMIL H., Andrés Camilo;. University

Distrital Francisco José de Caldas. Faculty of Sciences and Education. Curricular
project bachelor’s degree in Chemistry.14 August 2017.

KEYWORDS: Precipitation, analytics, chromate) , indicative of the end of the

solutions, argentometric, chlorides, halides. degree.

ABSTRACT: In the present report the silver VOLHARD'S METHOD

concentration will be determined from the
argentometric and complexometry, between
the moes is the method Mohr, Volhard and
Liebig, which use reagents that do not
interact with the reaction but that show the
end point of the titration when it changes
color or an insoluble precipitate forms.
VOLUMETRY OF PRECIPITATION
The Volhard method uses an indirect return
procedure, and is practiced. A measured and
overexpressed Ag + volume was added to the
acidified solution of the halide (Cl-, Br-, I-).
This excess is then titrated with a standard
thiocyanate solution. The indicator used is Fe
(III) incorporated in the form of ferric alum.

Volumetric methods based on the formation

of a product little soluble (precipitate) are
called precipitation titrations especially in
which the precipitation is the Ag + cation,
argentometric titrations. The most important
LIEBIG’S METHOD
application of these methods is to the
quantification of halides: Cl-, Br-, I-, CN-, in
The principle of the Liebig method (1851) is
general.
as follows: When a solution of silver nitrate is
Indicators that react with the titrant: added to a slightly alkaline solution of alkaline
cyanide, the soluble ionic complex
Give rise to two widely used methods: a) Dicyurosilverate (I) ("Argentocyanide") is
Mohr method; b) Volhard method. At first a formed according to the reaction:
second colored precipitate is formed in the
environment of the equivalence (fractional 2CN− +Ag+ → [Ag (CN) 2] −
precipitation). In the second, a complex is
formed colored soluble in the vicinity of the This is the titration reaction once the point of
equivalence point. equivalence has been reached, ie, Once
there is an excess of silver ions, the solution
MOHR’S METHOD
becomes cloudy due to the formation of
This is a direct method to evaluate halides insoluble silver diisocyanate (I) ("silver
(chlorides and bromides) by the addition of a argentocyanide")
standard solution of AgNO3 and as soluble
SHOWING
chromate solution, the K2CrO4 yellow
Determination of the concentration of silver
coloration to the problem solution. What is Nitrate
intended is that the chlorides first react to
give a white precipitate of AgCl (silver LIEBIG:
chloride) and that when consumed, the first Ag+ +CN- Ag(CN)2
excess of silver ion reacts with the indicator Ag(CN) + Ag+ Ag2(CN)2
giving a precipitate of red Ag2CrO4 (silver
 CN AgNO3
[] Volumen [] Volumen
0.01M 4 ml ? 5 ml

V1C1=V2C2 [] Volumen [] Volumen

(4 ml)(0.01M) = (5ml)(C2) 0.01M 4 ml ? 4,7 ml
C2= 0,08M

MOHR
Ag+ +ClAgCl
Ag +CrO4--Ag2CrO4
+

NaCl AgNO3

V1C1=V2C2
(4 ml)(0.01M) = (4.7ml)(C2)
C2= 0,085M

VOLHARD
Ag+ + SCN- AgSCN
SCN- + Fe+3 Fe(SCN)

KSCN AgNO3
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0.01M 7 ml ? 38
V1C1=V2C2
(7 ml)(0.01M) = (38ml)(C2)
C2= 0,0018M

ANALYSIS