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DETERMINATION OF TOTAL HARDNESS AND TOTAL ALKALINITY PRESENT IN

WATER SAMPLE (HOME COLLECTION)

DETERMINATION OF TOTAL HARDNESS

Titration-I (Standardization of EDTA)

Standard hard water Vs EDTA

Volume of Burette Reading Volume of Concordant

std.hard
S.No. EDTA value
water Initial Final Indicator
(ml) (ml)
( ml) (ml) (ml)

EBT

Calculation

Volume of standard hard water = 20 ml

Volume of EDTA solution consumed (V1) = -----------(titre value)

1 ml of standard hard water = 1 mg of CaCO320

ml of standard water = 20 mg of CaCO3

20 ml of standard hard water consume V1 ml of EDTA i.eV1

ml of EDTA solution = 20 mg of CaCO3 equivalent

1 ml of EDTA solution = 20 mg of CaCO3 equivalent

V1

= X mg of CaCO3 equivalent
Titration – 2 (Determination of total hardness)

Sample hard water (Home collection) Vs EDTA

Volume of Burette Reading Volume of Concordant

sample.hard
S.No. EDTA value
water Initial Final Indicator
(ml) (ml)
(ml) (ml) (ml)

EBT

Calculation

Volume of sample hard water (V1) = 20 ml

Volume of EDTA solution consumed = ---------- ml (Titre value, V2)

1 ml of EDTA solution = --------- mg of CaCO3 equivalent (X)

V2 ml of EDTA solution = X . V2 mg of CaCO3 equivalent

= --------- mg of CaCO3 equivalent (Y)

20 ml of sample contains Y mg of CaCO3 equivalent

1000 ml sample hard water will contain = Yx1000

20

Total hardness of sample hard water(home collection) = ppm

 DETERMINATION OF TOTAL ALKALINITY IN WATER SAMPLE
(HOME COLLECTION)

Titration I : Standardization of hydrochloric acid

S.No Volume of Burette reading Volume of Concordant

Na2CO3 (ml) HCl (ml) value (ml)
Initial Final

Indicator: Methyl orange

Calculation:

Volume of Na2CO3 (V1) =

Strength of Na2CO3(N1) = 0.1 N

Volume of hydrochloric acid (V2) = ------- ml

Strength of hydrochloric acid (N2) =

V1N1 = V2N2

N2 = V 1
N1

VV2

= N

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Titration II: Water sample (Home collection) Vs HCl

S.No Volume of water Burette reading Concordant

sample I (ml) Volume of HCl (ml) value (ml)
Initial P M P M

Phenolphthalein end point, P = ml

Methyl orange end point, M = ml

Total alkalinity = OH- alkalinity + CO32- alkalinity
= ppm
Case 3 : If P=0, Got M Value only [ Bicarbonate only present]