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Exercise No. 10
Preparation and Standardization of 0.1 N Silver Nitrate

Objectives:
1. To prepare and standardize 0.1 N silver nitrate solution for use in the
succeeding volumetric precipitation exercises.
2. To define precipitimetry.
3.
4.

Chemicals Needed:
Silver Nitrate (AgNO3) crystals
Sodium Chloride (NaCl) reagent grade
Acetic Acid (CH3COOH)
Methanol
Eosin Y T.S.

Procedure:
A. Preparation
1. Weigh accurately 4.375 g AgNO3 crystals.
2. Dissolve in a sufficient amount of water.
3. Transfer to a 250-mL volumetric flask.
4. Add sufficient amount of water to volume. Mix thoroughly.

B. Standardization
1. Transfer about 100 mg accurately weighed NaCl (reagent grade), previously
dried at 110°C for 2 hours, to an erlenmeyer flask.
2. Dissolve in 5mL water and add 5 mL of CH3COOH, 50 mL methanol.
3. Add about 0.5 mL Eosin Y T.S.
4. Stir preferably with magnetic stirrer.
5. Titrate with AgNO3 solution until greenish-yellow color is produced.

Data and Results:

A. Data Obtained
Titer value of NaCl: ________

Data Trial 1 Trial 2

Weight of NaCl (g)
Volume of AgNO3 consumed (mL)
Normality
Average Normality

B. Calculations:
(label properly)

C. Chemical Reaction Involved:

Questions:
1. Identify the chemicals used in the experiment and indicate their individual
use.
2. What is the purpose of drying sodium chloride at 110°C for 2 hours?

3. Differentiate precipitation method of analysis from neutralization method?

4. Is there other way of standardizing AgNO3? If yes, how it is done?

5. Calculate the normality of AgNO3 if 0.1178 g of NaCl consumed 20.5 mL of

the AgNO3 solution?

Conclusion: