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Titration Level 2 Labnotebook
Titration Level 2 Labnotebook
Laura Estrada
Aims
In level 2, you'll analyse aspirin tablets to find out whether they contain the correct amount of active ingredient (2-
ethanoyloxybenzene carboxylic acid). You'll perform titration experiments to work out the concentration of aspirin in
the tablets.
In each activity you'll be able to collect points. At the end of the level you can restart to improve your skills.
The hydroxide ion of the strong base reacts with the conjugate base of the aspirin molecule.
The end-point of a titration experiment occurs when there is a sudden change in pH.
A suitable indicator compound will change colour near the end-point of the titration.
Finally you made the solution up to 250.0 cm3 using a volumetric flask.
Preparing for titration 70 Points 3 Attempts
First you rinsed a pipette with aspirin solution.
Next you used the pipette to transfer exactly 25.00 cm3 of the solution into a beaker.
Finally the burette was filled below the tap by running out some solution.
pH meter 80 Points
First you used the pH probe to obtain a plot of pH against volume added from the burette. From the data, you selected
phenolphthalein and bromothymol blue as suitable indicators for the titration experiment.
Titration experiment 50 Points
Final reading
32.85 28.00 28.30 28.15
(cm3)
Initial reading
11.90 8.40 8.80 8.65
(cm3)
Mean titre
19.50
(cm3)
The results of the trial and 1st accurate titration were excluded from the average volume calculation.
You correctly determined the amount of 2-ethanoyloxybenzene carboxylic acid in each tablet and compared this with
quality standards.
Review
Things I did well on:
From your titration experiment, what are the potential errors which could lead to inaccurate results?