Date:-------------------- Acid - Base Titration Simulation Lab Name:----------------------

Test #:------, Period#:-----

Objective: Determine the concentration of an UNKNOWN acid or base solutions using

the following equation:
(M. V. #) Acid = ( M.V.#) Base

 Go to my BLOG Simulation Labs tab. Find Acid-Base Titration.

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Click on standard level chemistry
Scroll down to CHAPTER 8, click, then choose Virtual Titration
 Browse through this simulation to complete the following investigation

Experiment [1] : Calculate the [NaOH]

Part( A)
Procedure
1. Select the type of Rxn: Strong Acid vs Base
2. Fill the burette with : Base
3. Select the Acid & Base: HCl(aq) & NaOH(aq)
- Notice the burette filling with the NaOH(aq) and the beaker filled with HCl(aq)
- Notice the given molarity & volume of HCl(aq)- Record in Data Table below
4. Select indicator: Phenolphthalein
5. Insert the pH-meter probe in the beaker, read the pH ( no need to record ).
Start the Titration by pushing the slider up SLOWLY . Notice the V NaOH value added. Keep
adding Base till the pH -meter reading is just above 1.00 ( warning : pH=7 happens
suddenly), then start adding DROPWISE using the labeled button. STOP the Titration the 1 st
instant the solution in the beaker changes color (lightest color possible persists) you have
reached the END POINT.
Apply the equation above to Calculate [NaOH].
 Data Collection & Processing

After CALCULATION pH &

Trial RECORD TITRATION At Equivalence Point : Indicator
Color
nNaOH = n HCl End Point
(M. V. #) Base = ( M.V.#) Acid
At End Point
Value, color &
# [HCl] VHCl VNaOH [NaOH] comment
(M) (mL) (Titer) (M or mol/L)
(mL)
1

6. Check your calculated answer! Type the molarity in #6. HOW WELL DID YOU DO?
7. Reset & start all over

Questions:
1. Write the balanced equation for the above neutralization reaction.
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2. The equivalence point occurs when :
a nacid = nbase b. the indicator changes color c. a burette is filled with a solution
3. A major systematic error source is :
a. The End point happens at least one drop after the Equivalence point
b. Not enough trials were repeated
c. Your team members
4. Choose the data you collected in Trial #1, now apply it to H 2SO4 (aq) (diprotic acid). The measured
volume of NaOH (aq) needed to neutralize this acid will be (Explain your answer):
a. higher b. lower c. equal
 5. Plot a Titration Curve ( pH vs V NaOH ) for a single trial.
a. What data should you collect? ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
b. What is the value of this graph? How can it be used?
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pH vs. VNaOH
Volume of pH
NaOH(mL)
0.0
1.00

14.00
[Hint: -ve pH values, do NOT need to be plotted. Start from pH ≥ 0]