GUMAMELA INDICATOR TITRATION

Acid-base indicators are materials that gives an indication of whether a compound is acidic or alkaline
by giving a different color to a specific pH range. In acid-base titrations, the indicators used are from
synthetic compounds. The use of synthetic indicators such as methyl orange, phenolphthalein and
litmus become obstacles in the implementation of practicum in distant learning activities. The price is
expensive because the materials and processes used are synthetic materials. Therefore, there is a
need to replace indicators of natural materials that are easy to obtain, cultivated, harmless, low cost
and environmentally friendly.
Parts of plants such as stems, leaves, fruits, and flowers mostly contain flavonoid group pigments. The
pigment is anthocyanin. Some research on the presence of anthocyanin such as in plants Euphorbia
mili, Erythrina varigata and Nelumbo nucifera Rose (Rosa setigera), Allamanda (Allamanda cathartica),
and Hibiscus (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis) flowers Wora wori flowers. The anthocyanin pigment shows color
changes in different pH ranges of red, blue and colorless. Therefore, the colored parts of plant parts
which contain anthocyanins can be used as a raw material for making acid-base indicators.
The color change in acid and base solutions can be a guide in determining whether a material can be
an acid-base indicator.

Materials: Gumamela (Hibiscus) petals, strainer, muriatic acid (HCl), washing soda (Na 2CO3)
measuring cup and spoons, syringe, and one clean clear glassware

Procedure:
I. Preparation of Gumamela indicator
1. Macerate 30 petals (make sure the leaves and stigma are removed) of Gumamela with 20mL
alcohol for an hour.
2. Crush the petals until all the liquid has been extracted from the petals
3. Filter the solution. Make sure you have a reddish indicator.

II. Titration Procedure

1. Add 8-10 drops of hibiscus indicator to 10mL of distilled water. Set aside for comparison.
2. Mix 5g (1 teaspoon) of washing soda with 90 mL of water in a small container and set it aside.
This will give you a solution with a concentration of 1.05N. This will be used as your titrant.
3. Place 5 mL of distilled water in a container. Add 1 mL muriatic acid (HCl). Fill the container with
distilled water to make 10mL.
4. To the acid solution, add 8-10 drops of hibiscus indicator.
5. Add drop by drop the washing soda solution using a syringe until the solution turns lavender. Do
not forget to swirl every couple of drops.
 6. If the resulting mixture looks like the water solution created in procedure 1, you have added too
much washing soda solution.
7. Record the amount of washing soda solution you used.
8. Repeat Steps 3 through 7 until you repeat your results two more times.
9. Use the average number volume used to cause the reaction to reach an endpoint for your final
calculations.
10. Complete a formal lab report. Your report should include a heading, an introduction explaining
the purpose of the lab, all data collected during the lab, and answers to the questions below. Be
sure to first type the question then the answer it. Include pictures as part of your documentation.

# TRIAL Volume of Na2CO3 (mL) Volume of HCl (mL)

1
2
3
Average

QUESTIONS:
1. Write the balanced equation for the reaction of muriatic acid (HCl) and sodium carbonate (Na2CO3).
What type of reaction(s) took place?
2. Calculate the number of equivalent of Na2CO3 that were required to neutralize the HCl in the muriatic
acid.
3. Calculate the Normality of the muriatic acid sample.
4. Calculate the number of grams of HCl in the muriatic acid.
5. Calculate the percent of HCl in the muriatic acid. (The density of hydrochloric acid is 1.18 g/ml.)
6. Is it possible for the equivalence point of a titration to not be at pH 7? Explain your answer.