Acid Strength Determination

This procedure offers an easy method for determining acid strength without
calculations. The milliliters of titrant used is equal to the percent Hydrochloric acid.

Equipment Needed:

1. Syringes: .l - 3.0 mL and 1 - 20 mL syringe

2. 1 - 125 mL erlenmeyer flask

3. Phenolphathalain indicator or Methyl Purple indicator

4. 0.602 N Sodium Hydroxide (NaOH)

5. Distilled Water

Procedure:

1. Add 2.0 ml of acid sample to the erlenmeyer flask.

2. Dilute sample to 25 mL with Distilled water.

3. Add l/2 dropper of Phenolphathalain or Methyl Purple indicator.

4. Titrate sample with 0.602 N NaOH (the 20 mL syringe 1 to purple end point.

5. The HCL concentration is equal to the ml-s 0.602 N. NaOH used to titrate.

- ie.. 15% HCL should take 15 mLs of&ME@ N. NaOH to turn sample purple.
O,bQL N

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Lo-.
I I \ \ \ \ \\

GALLONS OF CONCENTRATED ACID REOUIRED

1.000 GAL DILUTED ACID
FIGURE 5

DOWELL SCHLUMBERGER CONFIDENTIAL

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 Gallons of Concentrated Hydrochloric Acid to
6-- make 1,000 gal of Dilute Acid.

L 32
-31
6-
-30
-29
-28
-27
7-- - 26
- 25
- 2‘
- 23
6-
-22
- 21
a- - 20
- 19
,--. - I6

+ -17
I- 1000
e -36
900
I--’ BOO 52 -15

I- 700 E l4
600 ‘0 -13
I--* E
.G
503 2 ‘2
i-_;
‘ j -1,
i- ; -< 00

-70
I--; m
I--; -9

I- :
-8 Vw x %w x S.G.,
100
vs =
%e x S.G.,

-7 V = Volume
lx!
1
S.G. = Specific Gravity
w = Weak
-6
C = Concentrated

-5

FIGURE 6

DOWELL SCHLUMEERGER CONFlDENTlAL

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TABLE I

PER CENT HCI AT 60-F. FROM

BADME OR SPECIFIC GRAVITY HYDROMETER READING

-Be0 SP. Gr. % Be” sp. Cr. sp. Gr.

1.0 1.0069 1.4 5.3 1.0380 7.6 9.6 1.0709 14.2

1.1 1.0076 1.5 5.4 1.0387 7.8 9.7 1.0717 14.4
1.2 1.0083 1.7 5.5 1.0395 7.9 9.0 1.0725 14.5
1.3 1.0090 1.8 5.6 1.0402 8.0 9.9 1.9733 14.7
: .4 1.0097 2.0 5.7 1.0410 8.2 10.0 1.0741 14.8
1.5 1.0105 2.1 5.8 1.0417 8.3 10.1 1.0749 15.0
1.6 1.0111 2.3 5.9 1.0425 8.5 10.2 1.0757 15.1
1.7 1.0119 2.4 6.0 6.0432 8.6 10.3 1.0765 15.3
1.8 1.0126 2.5 6.1 1.0440 8.8 10.4 1.0773 15.5
1.9 1.0133 2.7 6.2 1.0447 9.0 10.5 1.9781 15.6
2.0 1.0140 2.8 6.3 9.1 10.6 1.0789 15.8
2.1 1.0147 3.0 6.4 9.3 10 A 1.0797 15.9
2.2 1.0154 3.1 A-Q.&\ 1.0805 16.1
2.3 1.0161 3.2 16.3
2.4 1.0168 3.4 16.4
2.5 1.0176 3.5 16.6
1.0183 16.7
1.0190 16.9
1.0197 17.1
2.9 1.0204 17.2
3.0 1.0211 17.4
3.1 1.0218 17.5
3.2 1.0226 17.7
3.3 1.0233 1.0894 17.9
3.4 1.0902 18.0
3.5 1.0248 5.0 11.4 12.1 1.0910 18.2
3.6 11.6 12.2 1.0910 18.3
3.7 11.7 12.3 1.0927 18.5
3.8 11.9 12.4 1.0935 18.7
3.9 12.0 12.5
. .~ I .0944 18.6
4.0 ii0607 i2:2 12.6 1.0952 19.0
4.1 1.0615 12.3 12.7 1 .a960 19.1
4.2 1.0623 12.5_~ 12.8.~ 1.0968 19.3
4.3 1.0306 6.1 816 1;0631 12.6 12.9 1.0977 19.5
4.4 1.0313 6.3 8.7 1.0639 12.8 13.0 1.0985 19.6
4.5 1.0321 6.4 8.8 1.0646 13.0 13.1 1.0993 19.8
4.6 1.0328 6.6 8.9 1.0654 13.1 13.2 1.1002 20.0
4.7 1.0335 6.7 9.0 1.0662 13.3 13.3 1.1010 20.1
4.8 1.0342 6.9 9.1 1.0670 13.4 13.4 1.1019 20.3
4.9 1.0350 7.0 4.2 1.0678 13.6 13.5 1.1027 20.5
5.0 1.0357 7.2 9.3 1.0686 13.7 13.6 1.1035 20.6
5.1 1.0365 7.3 9.4 1 .0694 13.9 13.7 1.1044 20.8
1.0372 7.5 9.5 1.0702 14.0 13.8 1.1052 20.9

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TABLE I (CONT’D)

PER CENT HCl AT 60°F. FROM

BAL?lE OR SPECIFIC GRAVITY HYDROMETER READING

Be” Sp. Gr. % H sp. Cr. r. _Be0 sp. cr. -.7. HCl

13.9 1.1061 21 .l !7.6 1.1381 27.2 21.3 1.1722 33.9

14.0 1.1069 21.3 17.7 1.1390 27.4 21.4 1 1 732 34.1
14.1 1.1078 21.4 17.8 1.1399 27.6 21.5 1 741 34.3
14.2 1.1086 21.6 17.9 1.1408 27.8 21.6 1 751 34.5
14.3 1.1095 21 .a 16.0 1.1417 i7.9 21.7 1 760 34.6
14.4 1 .I103 21.9 18.1 1 .I426 28.1 21.8 1 770 34.8
14.5 1.1112 22.1 18.2 1.1435 28.3 21.9 1 779 35.0
14.6 1.1120 22.3 18.3 I.1444 28.4 22.0 1 789 35.2
14.7 1.1129 22.4 la.4 1 .I453 28.6 22.1 1.1798 35.4
14.8 1.1137 22.6 3-5.6
14.9 1 .1146 22.8 35.8
15.0 I.1154 22.9 36.0
15.1 1.1163 23.1 36.Z
15.2 1.1171 23.3 3b.4
15.3 1.1180 23.4 36.5
15.4 1.1188 23.6 36.7
15.5 1.1197 23.7 1.1875 36.9
15.6 1.1206 23,O 1.1885 37.1
15.7 1.1214 24.0 1.1895 37.4
15.8 1.1223 24.. 2 1.1904 37.6
15.9 1.1231 24.4 1.1914 37.8
16.0 1.1240 24.6 . 1.1924 38.0
16.1 1.1248 24.7 1.1934. 38.3
16.2 1.1256 24.9 1.1944 38.5
16.3 1.1265 25.1 ‘~. 1.1953 38.7
16.4 1.1274 25.2 ’ 1.1963 39.0
16.5 1.1283 ..25 L+~.-<;, ’ 1.1973 39.2
16.6 1.1292 -25.6~ ~. ‘.c?a.3 1.1628 32.0 24.0 1.1983 39.4
16.7 1.1301 25: 7 “.. .20.4 1.1637 32.2 24.1 1.1933 39.6
16.8 1.1310 25,9 20.5 1.1647 32.4 24.2 1.2003 39.9
16.9 1.1319 26.1 20.6 1.1656 32.6 24.3 1.2013 40.1
17.0 1.1328 26.2 20.7 1.1666 32.8 24.4 1.2023 40.3
17.1 1 .I336 26.4 20.8 1.1675 32.9 24.5 1.2033 40.6
17.2 1.1345 26.6 20.9 1.1684 33.1 24.6 1.2043 40.8
17.3 1.1354 26.7 21 .o 1.1694 33.3 24.7 1.2053 41.0
17.4 1.1363 26.9 21.1 1.1703 33.5 24.8 1.2063 41.2
17.5 1.1372 27.1 21.2 1.1713 33.7 24.9 I.2073 41.5
25.0 1 .?083 Ll.7

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TABLE II

TEMPERATURE CORRECTIONS FOR SPECIFIC GRAVITY HYDROMETER

Correction 1.000t01.075 1.075 to 1.120 1.120tol.180 1.180 to 1 .210

for Specific Sp. Gr. Acid Sp. Gr. Acid Sp. Gr. Acid Sp. Cr. Acid
Gravity Temp. l F. Temp. OF. Temp. OF. Temp. “F.

Subrrect .009 30 34
Subtract .008 20 33 37
Subtract .007 25 37 40
Subtract .006 20 30 LO 43
Subtract .OOS 27 35 43 46
Subtract .OOS 33 40 47 49
Subtract .003 40 45 so 51
Subtract .OO? 47 50 53 54
Subtract .OOl 53 55 57 57
0 60 60 60 60
Add 63
Add
Add
Add
Add 74
Add i7

a Add
Add
Add
87
90
80
63
86
Add 93 a5
Add 97 91
Add 100 94
Add 103 97
Add 107 100
Add 110 103
Add 113 106
Add 117 109
Add 120 ~-111
Add 114
Add .020. ,- 117

a
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TABLE III

TEMPERATURE CORRECTIONS FOR BALME HYDROMETER

1” LO 10’ Be 10” to 15’ Be 15’ to 22’ Be 22” to 25’ Be

Correction Acid Temp. Acid Temp. Acid Temp. Acid Temp.
Degree Baume Or 0,. ar1. 0.c
*. *. L .

Subtract 1.0 20 30 32
Subtract 0.9 24 33 35
Subtract 0.8 20 20 36 38
Subtract 0.7 25 32 39 41)
Subtract 0.6 30 36 42 43
Subtract 0.5 35 40 45 46
Subtract 0.4 40 44 48 49
Subtract 0.3 45 48 51 52
Subtract 0.2 50 52 :+% 54
Subtract 0.1
0.0
Add 0.1
Add 0.2
Add 0.3
71
74
77
Add 0.7 80
Add 0.8 82
Add 0.9 85
Add 1.0 88
Add 1.1 93 91
Add 1.2 96 94
Add 1.3 99 96
Add 1.4 102 99
Add 1.5 105 102
Add 1.6 108 105
Add 1.7 111 108
Add 1.8 114 110
Add 1.9 117 113
Add 2.0 120 116

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TABLE IV

ACID MIXING TABLE

- Quantities of Strong Acid 6 Water
Required for 1000 Gallons 15% Acid

To Make 15: To Make 15% To Make 15%

Strong Acid Acid Use Strong AC id Acid Use Strong; Acid Acid Use
5P. Deg. Gal. Gal. SP. Deg. Gal. Gal. SP. Deg. Gal. Gal.
Gr. Be WacerAcic Cr. --- Be Water Acid Cr. Be-. water Acid
1.0749 10.1 0 1 ooc 1.1086 14.2 327 673 1.1444 18.3 505 495
1.0757 10.2 7 993 1.1095 14.3 334 666 1.:453 18.4 508 492
1.0765 10.3 20 98C 1.1103 14.4 337 663 1.1462 18.5 511 409
1.0773 10.4 34 966 1.1112 14.5 343 657 1.1471 18.6 515 485
1.0781 10.5 42 958 1.1120 14.6 350 650 1.1480 18.7 518 482
1.0789 10.6 56 946 1.1129 14.7 354 646 1.1489 18.8 521 479
1.0797 10.7 61 939 1 .I490 lb.9 524 476
1.0805 10.8 73 927 528 472
1.0813 10.9 s5 915 531 469~
1.0821 11.0 91 909 534 466
1.0829 11.1 102 898 537 463
1.0837 11.2 109 891 540 460
1.0845 11.3 120 8” 543 6S7
1.0853 11.4 131 f-9 546 L54
1.0862 11.5 139 is (ye2 1.1572 19.7 549 L51
1.0870 11.6 1.1581 19.8 552 6L8~
1.0878 11.7 ~.:g:\y~ 1.1590 19.9 555 445
1.0886 11.8 588 1.1600 20.0 558 LL2
1.0894 11.9 ; $-y; 583 1.1609 20.1 561 435
1.0902 12.0 580 1.1619 20.2 56A 136
1.0910 12.1 188 gr< 575 1.1628 20.3 567 433
1.0919 12.2 571 1.1637 20.4 570 430
1.0927 12.3 ~~~~--pJ 567 1.1647 20.5 573 427
1.0935 12.4 $‘i’283 16.5~ 2;; 563 1.1656 20.6 575 425
1.0944 12.5 - ‘2 17 aJ@3, 1.1292 16.6 559 1.1666 20.7 578 422
1.0952 12.6 .225-, .,,\.27 75 1.1301 16.7 445 555 1.1675 20.8 561 119
1.0960 12.7 230,-o 1.1310 16.8 449 551 1.1684 20.9 583 Ll7
1.0968 12.8 .,239 I 761 1 .1319 16.9 453 547 1.1694 21.0 586 Z.1:
1.0977 12.9 247 753 1.1328 17.0 457 543 1.1703 21.1 569 ill
1.0985 13.0 252 748 1.1336 17.1 461 539 1.1713 21.2 592 LOS
1.0993 13.1 259 741 1.1345 17.2 465 535 1.1722 21.3 594 LO6
I .1002 :3.2 267 733 1.1354 17.3 467 533 1.173: 21.4 597 ‘03
1.1010 13.3 272 728 1.1363 17.4 471 529 1.1741 21.5 599 xl; ~~~
1.1019 13.A 279 721 1.1372 17.5 476 524 1.:751 21.6 602 395
1 .I027 13.5 287 713 1 .1381 17.6 480 520 1.1760 21.7 605 39~6
1.1035 13.6 291 709 1.1390 17.7 483 517 1.1770 21.8 60i 35.1
[Link] 13.7 299 701 :.1399 17.8 487 513 1.1770 21.9 604 3511
1.1052 13.h 302 698 1.:408 17.9 491 509 1.: 789 22.0 01: 3s
I .!Obl l3.‘: 3:o 690 I .I417 18.0 494 506 1.i79a 22.1 6lA 3&r
1.1069 IL.0 31 b 684 I.1426 1E.l 498 502 1.1806 22.2 hl 7 3s3
i IO?5 IL.: Ji8 682 1.1435 16.2 501 f.59 i.181; ZZ.3 615 IiS1
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TABLE IV (Cont’d)

ACID MIXING TABLE

Quantities of Strong Acid h Water
Required for 1000 Gallons 15% Acid

To Make 15% To Make 15% To Make 15%

Strong Acid Acid Use Strong: Acid Acid Use Strong, Acid Acid Use
SP. Deg. Gal. Gal. 5P. Deg. Gal. Gal. SP. Deg. Gal. Cal.
Cr. Be Water
-- Acid Gr. -- Be Water Acid Gr. Be Water -Acid

1.1827 22.4 621 379 1.1914 23.3 642 3,s 8 1.2003 24.2 663 337
1.1836 22.5 623 377 1.1924 23.4 644 356 1.2013 24.3 665 335
[Link] 22.4 626 374 1.1934 23.5 647 353 1.2023 24.4 667 333
1.1356 22.7 628 372 1.1944 23.6 649 351 1.2033 24.5 670 330
1.1866 22.8 630 370 1.1953 23.7 652 348 1.2043 24.6 672 328
1 .1875 22.9 633 367 1.1963 326
1.1885 23.0 635 305 1.1973 324
1.1895 23.1 b3i 363 1 .i983 322
1.1904 23.2 640 360 1 .I993 320

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