Activity No.

Acid-Base Titration

Objectives:
 Perform acid-base titration
 Determine the concentration of NaOH solution using a standard HCl solution.
Materials:

Sodium Hydroxide solution Iron Stand

0.100 M Hydrochloric Acid solution Burette clamp
10 mL Phenolphthalein (1% solution in alcohol) Two 250mL Erlenmeyer flasks
Distilled Water Graduated cylinder
Base burette or Mohr burette 5 mL Pipette
Acid burette or Geissler burette White paper

Estimated Time Frame: 40 minutes

Procedure:
1. Rinse the two clean burette once with distilled water. Then, rinse the base burette once with 5
mL NaOH solution, and the acid burette with 5 mL of 0.100 M HCl solution.
2. Position the burette in an iron stand using clamps.
3. Check the stopcocks. Make sure that they are closed. Fill the base burette with NaOH solution
and the acid burette with HCl solution just above the zero mark. With clean beakers under the
burettes, slowly open the stopcock to bring the NaOH and the HCl solutions to zero mark of
each burette. This will force any gas out of the burette and will ensure that the solutions fill
the burettes down to their tip. Record the initial reading of the NaOH solution in each burette.
4. Run down 20.0mL of 0.100M HCl to each of the Erlenmeyer flasks.
5. Add 2 to 3 drops of phenolphthalein to each flask. Take note of the color of the solution.
6. Carefully place one flask containing HCl under the base burette. Place the white paper under
the flask to easily observe any change in color.
7. Titrate the HCl with the NaOH by allowing the NaOH to flow dropwise to the HCl. Slowly and
constantly swirl the flask during the process. AS the titration reaches the endpoint, a
temporary pink spot forms in the HCl. Slow down the addition of NaOH and stop when a
permanent faint pink spot appears in the solution.
8. Record the volume reading in the base burette.
9. Make another trial using the other flask with HCl.
10. Calculate the molarity of the NaOH solution for each titration using the equation below,
HCl + NaOH → NACl + H2O
 11. Waste disposal: pour the used and excess solution in the designated bottles provided by your
teacher. DO NOT pour them down the sink.
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Data:
Trial 1 Trial 2
0.100 m HCl solution
Volume used (per flasks), mL
Concentration, M
NaOH solution
Initial burette reading, mL
Final B = burette reading, mL
Volume used, mL
Computed concentration of NaOH, M

Average concentration of NaOH, M

Computations:
Conclusion:

Name of Member Who Questions

Answered the Question
1. If instead of using HCl solution, you used HN0 3 with the same volume
and concentration as HCl, would you use the same volume of NaOH
to reach the endpoint? What about using H 2SO4? Justify your answer
Post-Laboratory Questions:

2. How will each of the following sources of error affect the computed
concentration of the NaOH solution?
a. a. The acid burette is contaminated with basic solution.

b. b. There is air at the top of the base burette before titration.

c. c. A small amount of the acid solution was spilled while transferring it

to the Erlenmeyer flask.

3. What is the concentration (in molarity) of a 25.0mL CH 3COOH

solution that requires 30.50 mL of the NaOH solution used in this
activity?
Flowchart of the Procedure
Assessment (Rubric for Laboratory Performance):

TECHNOLOGICAL INSTITUTE OF THE PHILIPPINES

RUBRIC FOR LABORATORY PERFORMANCE

CRITERIA BEGINNER ACCEPTABLE PROFICIENT SCORE
1 2 3
I. Laboratory Skills
Manipulative Members do not Members occasionally Members always
Skills demonstrate needed demonstrate needed
demonstrate needed
skills skills. skills.
Experimental Members are unable Members are able to Members are able to
Set-up to set-up the set-up the materials set-up the material
materials. with supervision. with minimum
supervision.
Process Skills Member do not Members occasionally Members always
demonstrate demonstrate targeted demonstrate targeted
targeted process process skills. process skills.
skills.
Safely Members do not Members follow safety Members follow
Precautions follow safety precautions most of the safety precautions at
precautions. time. all times.
II. Work Habits
Time Members do not Members finish on time Members finish ahead
Management finish on time with with incomplete data. of time with complete
/ Conduct of incomplete data. data and time to
Experiment revise data.
Cooperative Members do not Members have defined Members are on tasks
and know their tasks and responsibilities most of and have defined
Teamwork have no defined the time. Group responsibilities at all
responsibilities. conflicts are times. Group Conflicts
Group conflicts have cooperatively managed are cooperatively
to be settled by the most of the time. managed at all times.
teacher.
Neatness and Messy workplace Clean and orderly Clean and orderly
Orderliness during and after the workplace with workplace at all time
experiment. occasional mess during during and after the
and after the experiment.
experiment.
Ability to do Members require Members require Members do not need
independent supervision by the occasional supervision to be supervised by
work teacher. by the teacher. the teacher.
TOTAL SCORE
Other Comments / Observations: RATING =
Total score
x 100
( 24 )