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N= Normality of HCI
N; = Normality of NaOH
V =
volume of NaOH consumed
MgCO, (MC)
Followed by above test of TC (after reaching the end point) add
Add
excess 3 ml of 0.25N NaOH in a same conical flask .
Thymolphthalein indicatior into it. Boil the solution for 3
minutes.
then
tnsure the colour is voilet (if voilet colour is not coming
till voilet
additional amount of 0.25N NaOH is added and boiled
Colour). Cool the solution to normal temperature. Titrate against
0.5N HCI till pink colour.
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CEMENT LABORATORY MANAGEMENT
(25 X) x N, =
V2 x N2
(25-X) = N2 xV2
N1
X=
25-(xV2,consumption of HCl in ml
05 1000/
(100)
as
CaCO and MgCO3
Since the total
carbonate is expressed
3, t h e formula
becomes, as
Caco3
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=10N,x (25N.
If Sample has higher percentage of
MgCO, (Dolmite) the addition
of NaOH is to be increased to get a voilet colour after
thymolphelene. boiling with
BR
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CEMENT LABU 1EMENNT
contains
25 ml of 0.4N HCI
25
x0.4 x 36.5 = 0.365 gm of HCI.
1000
0.365 0.3595 =
0.0055gm ofHCI
14.6 gms of HCl is present in 1000 ml of 0.4N HCI
Factor =
Purity of CaCO + BR of NaOH =98.5 + 1.5 =
10
MgCO, (MC)
Followed by above test of TC oint) a
excess 10 ml of (after
0.IN NaOH in a reaching the end Ad*
Ad
Thymolphthalein same conical
Ensure the colourindicatior into it. Boil the solution for 3 minutes
inutes
is voilet
additional amount of (if voilet colour is m i n g then
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Factor= Normalityx
Eq.Wt of MgCO3 1
x 100
1000 Wt of sample
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0.4 x * 100 =
3.36
1000 05
5
Mg(OH) + HCl =
MgCl2 + H,0(back titration)
If the sample has higher percentage of MgCO, (Dolmite) the
addition of NaOH is to be increased to get a voilet colour after
boiling with thymolphelene.
in a
0.50 gm of raw material sample (passing 150u) is weighed
clean platinum crucible and about 2 to 4 gm of Fusion mixture (A
of equi-molecular ration of Na2CO3 and KCO:) is added.
mixture
It is mixed uniformly and additional fusion is added to cover it.
Fuse the material with a lower flame for 10 tol5 minutes. (Shake
at higher
the crucible at 5 minutes' time interval) Keep the crucible the
ame for 30 to 40minutes. Take the crucible out and quench
it to normal
ernal of the crucible with water25 to bring
to
Emperature. Extract the whole mass in 30 ml of (1:1) HCI in
d evaporating dish. Clean the crucible with distilled water in the
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