Teacher carries our practical on acid base titrations.

Experiment 1:
To determine the concentration of hydrochloric acid using standard sodium hydroxide solution.
Hydrochloric acid, standard sodium hydroxide solution, 50 cm° burette, 25 cm° pipette, methyl orange
indicator.

Method:
Fill the burette with hydrochloric acid and adjust its level to the zero mark. Pipette 25 cm? of the sodium
hydroxide solution into a conical flask and add two drops of methyl orange.
Titrate the acid against the alkali, swirling the flask all the time to mix the two solutions.
Keep titrating till the end-point is reached (i.e. when the indicator turns orange). Note the volume of acid used to
neutralize the alkali. This first titration reading is only an approximate value. Carry out two more accurate
titrations. When approaching the end-point, add in the acid drop by drop until one drop of the acid changes the
colour of the indicator permanently.
Then record the burette readings

Result:.
Record your result in the way shown for the following specimen readings.
Buret First Seco Third
te nd
readi
ng
Final
initial
Volu
me
of
acid
used

Calculations:

Conclusion