Objectives: 1. To Compute The Percent by Weight of Acetic Acid in A Vinegar Sample. 2. To Compute The Dissolved Oxygen Content of A Water Sample
Objectives: 1. To Compute The Percent by Weight of Acetic Acid in A Vinegar Sample. 2. To Compute The Dissolved Oxygen Content of A Water Sample
Objectives: 1. To Compute The Percent by Weight of Acetic Acid in A Vinegar Sample. 2. To Compute The Dissolved Oxygen Content of A Water Sample
Data:
Trial 1 Trial 2
Volume of Water Sample in 500mL 500mL
mL
Volume of 0.025M Na2S2O3 12.7mL 6.8mL
in mL
Moles Na2S2O3 3.1875x10-4 mol 1.7x10-4 mol
Moles O2 7.969x10-5 mol 4.25x10-5 mol
Weight of O2 in Grams 2.55x10-3 1.36x10-3
Dissolved Oxygen Content 5.1ppm 2.72ppm
in ppm
Average DO Content in ppm 3.91ppm
Question:
Does the water sample contain sufficient dissolved oxygen to sustain aquatic life? Explain.
According to our data, No. Because for a diversified warm-water biota, the DO
concentration should be at least 5ppm. On the first trial, it is possible because the DO
content is 5.1ppm but on the second trial, the DO content is only 2.72ppm. On average, the
water’s DO content is 3.91ppm. This says that it is unfit for sustaining aquatic life.
Therefore, aquariums or other artificial water ecosystems cannot sustain enough dissolved
oxygen for aquatic life without the aid of oxygen pipes.
Conclusion:
Titration, to our understanding, is about finding the equivalence point of neutralization so that
we can refer how much a known base/acid (titrant) consumes an unknown base/acid (analyte)
that forms a neutralization reaction. This is shown in the first and last parts of the experiment
wherein used bases such as NaOH(aq) (Sodium Hydroxide sol’n) and Na2S2O3 (aq) (Sodium
Thiosulfate sol’n) as our titrants. As soon as the indicators give off signs of neutralization, we
stop and record the volume of titrant that makes the acid and base react on a nearly 1:1 scale.
Slight excess in the acid/base volume is tolerated to an extent because we always need to add
our indicator. But nevertheless, this is still the most accurate technique in measuring the
volume of a solution required to react with another solution.
Analysis of dissolved oxygen in tap water is important because it determines how fit a water
sample can sustain aquatic life. Dissolved oxygen is quantized by mg/L or ppm (parts per
million). For a diversified warm-water biota, the DO concentration should be at least 5ppm. And
for normal temperature, the maximum amount of oxygen that can possibly dissolve in water is
about 9ppm. Most organic pollutants deplete the dissolved oxygen during the course of their
decomposition. This is because micro-organisms decompose these pollutants for food. The
metabolic process is the oxidation of the organic compounds – the dissolved oxygen is the
oxidizing agent. Thus, while these micro-organisms are removing the pollutants, they are also
consuming the dissolved oxygen that otherwise would be present to support aquatic life. Same
goes for warm to hot water temperatures. We know that the solubility of gases in a solution is
inversely proportional to the solution’s temperature. This says that water’s capability to store
dissolved oxygen decreases as it gets hotter or warmer. This pollution is called thermal
pollution.