VOLUMETRIC ANALYSIS/TITRATION

INTRODUCTION
 Titrationis a common laboratory method
of quantitative chemical analysis that is
used to determine the unknown
concentration of a known reactant.
Because volume measurements play a
key role in titration, it is also known as
volumetric analysis.
DEFINITION OF TERMS
 Standard solution is a chemical term which
describes a solution of known concentration.
 [see me for the lab, manual on standard soln.]

 Concentration

1. Mass conc ( conc. In gdm-3 ) :Mass (in grams)

of a substance dissolved in 1dm-3 of solution.
 Mathematically;
Mass(g)
 Mass conc = Vol(dm )
3
DEFINITION OF TERMS
 Molar Conc (conc in moldm-3 ): amount of
substance (in moles) present in 1dm3 of
solution.
 Mathematically;
Amount, n (mol)
 Molar conc = Volume, V(dm )
3

Note: Molar conc a.k.a MOLARITY (M)

RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN MOLAR CONC & MASS CONC

Conc in gdm-3
Conc in moldm-3 = molar mass

 i.e. molar conc (M) = mass conc/molar mass

 Just like in solid

 no of mole = mass/molar mass

CONCENTRATION OF SOLUTION
Concentration is just like
‘sweetness’ of a solution.
Imagine: A sugar solution contains
10.0g of sugar per dm3 of solution
and another contains 2.0g sugar per
dm3 of solution.
The more concentrated one will be
sweeter.
Can you identify the sweeter?
NOW IT FOLLOWS THAT:
The conc. of a solution is directly
proportional to the amount(mole,n) of
substance in solution at constant volume.
C α n (V constant).

The conc. (c) of a soln. is inversely

proportional to the vol(V) of soln, if the
amount(mole/mass) is constant. C α 1/v
(n constant).
VV V V V
SOLVED PROBLEMS INVOLVED CONCENTRATION

1. A solution contains 2.65g of anhydrous

Na2CO3 in 200cm3 of solution. Calculate the
conc. of the soln in gdm-3 [Na2CO3 = 106]
Hint: Do you notice that the problem is given in
2.65g per 200cm 3 ?.
Good!
Just express it in gdm-3 .
I mean gram in 1000cm3
SIMPLE!
 LET’S GO
Soln
200cm3 of solution contain 2.65g of
Na2CO3
1000cm3 of soln will contain X
X = 1000cm3 x 2.65g
200cm3
X = 13.3g
Simple arithmetic!
Remember 1dm3 = 1000cm3
ALTERNATIVELY
 You can use this formula:
 Mass conc = mass(g)/vol(dm3)
[can you remember?]
Mass = 2.65g(given), Vol in dm3 = 200
1000
=0.200dm3
.: mass conc = 2.65
0.200
=13.25gdm3
ONE MORE
What is the molar conc. of a solution
containing 1.12g of potassium hydroxide in
250cm3 of solution? [KOH = 56]
Hint: molar conc. means ??????????
Conc. in mole per dm3
Get your answer in gdm-3 and convert it to
moldm-3

Then you’ve solved the problem

 NOW LET’S DO IT
Using formular
250cm3 contain 1.12g Molar conc = amnt (mol)
1000cm3 will contain X Vol(dm3)
X = 1000 x 1.12 Mole = mass/Mm
250 = 1.12/56 = 0.020mol
X = 4.48gdm-3 Vol (dm3) = 250/1000
= 0.250dm3
Convert to molar conc.
Molar conc. = 0.020
Molarity = mass conc
0.250
molarmass = 0.080 mol/dm3
= 4.48/56
= 0.080mol/dm3
MORE EXAMPLES

What mass of sodium hydrogen trioxocarbonate

(iv) NaHCO3 would be required to prepare
100cm3 of 2.0 molar solution? [NaHCO3 = 84]
Remember
Molar means mol/dm3
i.e. what mass is needed to prepare 2mol/dm3
You can solve it in mol & then convert it to mass.
OR
Convert the given mol/dm3 to gdm3 and solve the
problem.
HAVE A LOOK!
2molar soln means ????? 2mol/dm3
1000cm3 of the soln contain 2mol NaHCO3
100cm3 will contain X
X = 100 X 2 = 0.2mol
1000
Convert to mass:
Mass of NaHCO3 required = 0.2 X 84
= 16.8g
 PRINCIPLE OF DILLUTION
(DILLUTION FACTOR)
 Key Concepts
 The concentration of a solution is usually given in moles per
dm-3 (mol dm-3 OR mol/dm3).
 This is also known as molarity.

 Concentration, or Molarity, is given the symbol C.

 A short way to write that the concentration of a
solution of hydrochloric acid is 0.01 mol/L is to write
[HCl]=0.01M
 The square brackets around the substance indicate
concentration.

 The solute is the substance which dissolves.

 The solvent is the liquid which does the dissolving.

 A solution is prepared by dissolving a solute in a solvent.

 When a solution is diluted, more solvent is added
to it, the number of moles of solute stays the
same. n1 = no of mol of solute before dilution
 i.e. n1 = n2 n2 = no of mole of solute after dilution
 Recall, C = n ÷ V,
 Make n the subject and substitute, it follows that
C1V1 = C2V2
 where C1=original concentration of solution
 V1=original volume of solution
 C2=new concentration of solution after
dilution
 V2=new volume of solution after dilution
 To calculate the new concentration (C2)
of a solution given its new volume (V2)
and its original concentration (C1) and
original volume (V1).
 Note: V2 = V1 + vol. of water added.
EXAMPLES
Calculate the new concentration (molarity) if enough water
is added to 100cm3 of 0.25M sodium chloride to make up
1.5dm3.
C2=(C1V1) ÷ V2

C1 = 0.25M

V1 = 100cm3 = 100 ÷ 1000 = 0.100dm3 (volume must be in

dm3)

V2 = 1.5dm3

[NaCl(aq)]new = C2 = (0.25 x 0.100) ÷ 1.5 = 0.017M

(or 0.0.017 mol/dm3)
MORE
 If 280cm3 of a 3moldm-3 sodium
hydroxide solution is diluted to give
0.7moldm-3 soln.
I. What is the vol. of the resulting
diluted solution?
II. What is the vol. of distilled water
added to the original soln.?
LET’S DO IT
V1 = 280cm3 ,C1 = 3moldm-3 ,C2 = 0.7moldm-3
V2 = ?
C1V1 = C2V2
V2 = 3 X 280 = 1200cm3
0.7
To know the vol. of distill water added
V2 = V1 + vol. of distill water added.
vol. of distill water added.= 1200 – 280
= 920cm3
ONE MORE!
Calculate the vol. of a 12.0moldm-3 HCl
that should be diluted with distilled water
to obtain 1.0dm3 of a 0.05moldm-3 HCl.
Soln.
C1 = 12moldm-3, V1 = ?
C2 = 0.05moldm-3 , V2 = 1.0dm3
I’ve done my own part, do yours!
ACID-BASE TITRATIONS
Acid-base titrations are lab procedures
used to determine the concentration of
a solution. We will examine it's use in
determining the concentration of acid
and base solutions.
Titrations are important analytical tools
in chemistry.
DURING THE TITRATION
 An acid with a known concentration (a
standard solution) is slowly added to a
base with an unknown concentration (or
vice versa). A few drops of indicator
solution are added to the base.
 The indicator will signal, by colour
change, when the base has been
neutralized
 i.e. when [H+] = [OH-].
AT THE END POINT
 At that point - called the equivalence
point or end point - the titration is
stopped. By knowing the volumes of acid
and base used, and the concentration of
the standard solution, calculations allow
us to determine the concentration of
the other solution.
VOLUMETRIC APPARATUS

Conical flask

Pipette
Burette

beaker
TITRATION PROCEDURE
 Rinse 20 or 25cm3 pipette with the base
solutions.
 Using the pipette, accurately measure 20 or
25cm3 of the base into a clean conical flask.
 Add 2 or 3 drops of a suitable indicator to
the base in the flask.
 Pour the acid into the burette using a funnel.

 Adjust the tap to expel air bubbles and then

take the initial burette reading.
TITRATION PROCEDURE

 Place the conical flask on a white tile

under the burette.
 Run the solution gradually from the
burette into the conical flask and swirl the
flask along.
 Continue the addition with swirling until
the end point is reached.
HOW DO YOU KNOW WHEN YOU ARE
REACHING THE ENDPOINT?
Do NOT continue adding until you get a
deep colour change - you just want to get
a permanent colour change that does not
disappear upon mixing.
NOTE:
If a pH meter is used instead of an
indicator, endpoint will be reached when
there is a sudden change in pH.
 Record the burette reading. The
difference between the final and the
initial burette readings gives the volume
of the acid used.
 The titration should be repeated two or
more times and the results averaged.
PRECAUTIONS DURING TITRATION

 Rinse the burette and the pipette with the

solutions to be used in them, to avoid
dilution with water.
 The burette tap must be tight to avoid
leakage.
 Remove the funnel from the burette
before titration, to avoid an increase in
the volume of the solution in the burette.
 CONSULT YOUR TEXTBOOKS FOR MORE
PRECAUTIONS
RECORDING IN TITRATION
 Titration work could be recorded thus:
1. state the size of the pipette used in cm3

2. name the indicator used

3. record your titrations in tabular form as

shown below
Burette Reading Rough /trial 1st titration 2nd titration

Final (cm3)
Initial (cm3)
Volume of acid
used (cm3)
RECORDING IN TITRATION

4. Find the average volume of acid used

from any two or more titre values that
do not differ by more than 0.20cm3
.This called concordancy
5. Rough titre may be used in averaging if
it is within the concordant values.
INDICATOR SELECTION FOR TITRATIONS
Titration between . . . Indicator Explanation

strong acid and strong base any

strong acid and weak base methyl orange changes color in the acidic
range (3.2 - 4.4)

weak acid and strong base phenolphthalein changes color in the basic
range (8.2 - 10.6)

Weak acid and weak base No suitable

TITRATION CALCULATIONS
 Useful Information.
 The concentration of one of the solutions,
the acid for example (CA)
 The volume of acid used for the titration
(VA)
 The volume of base used for the titration
(VB)
What you will calculate:
 The concentration of the other solution,
the base for example (CB)
DETAILS OF THE THEORY BEHIND
THE CALCULATIONS

Let’s work through this example:

During a titration 75.8 cm3 of a 0.100M
standard solution of HCl is titrated to end
point with 100.0 cm3 of a NaOH solution with
an unknown concentration. What is the
concentration of the NaOH solution.
THE THEORY
 Begin with a balanced equation for the
reaction:
HCl(aq) + NaOH(aq) → NaCl(aq) + H2O(l)
na = 1 nb = 1 (mole ratios of acid and base)
Mole = concentration X volume
For the acid: na = CaVa
For the base: nb = CbVb
na : nb (stoichiometry mole ratio)
CaVa : CbVb
THE THEORY
na : nb
CaVa : CbVb
i.e. na nb
=
CaVa CbVb
Then, CaVa na
=
CbVb nb
TIPS ON SOLVING THE PROBLEM
 Convert the given conc. (base/acid) mol/dm3 to
mol/given vol(base/acid).
 If the conc. Is given in g/dm3, first convert to .
mol/dm3 then to mol/given vol(base/acid).
 Use the mole ratio and mol/given
vol(base/acid)., get the mol/given
vol.(acid/base).
 Convert mol/given vol.(acid/base) to
conc(acid/base). in mol/dm3
 This method is called FIRST PRINCIPLE
THE TIPS IN CHART

Mass conc.

acid acid
Molar conc. Conc. in given vol. mole ratio Conc. In given vol. molar conc.
base base

Mass conc.
EXAMPLES

1. 20cm3 of tetraoxosulphate (vi) acid was

neutralized with 25cm3 of 0.1mold-3 sodium
hydroxide solution. The equation of reaction is
H2SO4 + 2NaOH Na2SO4 + 2H2O
Calculate (i) conc. of acid in moldm-3 (ii) mass
conc. of the acid.
[H=1, S= 32, O=16]
Given: Use mole ratio
conc. of the base = Acid : base
0.1moldm-3
Vol. of the base = 25cm3 1 : 2
Convert to conc. in given vol. X : 0.0025
0.1 mol in 1000cm3 X = 0.00125mol(in given vol
of the acid) i.e 20cm3
X mol in 25cm3
Convert to conc.(acid) in
X = 0.1 x 25 moldm-3
1000 0.00125mol in 20cm3
0.0025mol(per25cm3) X in 1000cm3
X = 0.0625mol.
.: conc. of acid
= 0.0625moldm-3
EXAMPLE 1 CONTINUES

ii mass conc. of the acid :

Mass conc. = molar conc. X molar mass
0.0625 x [2+32+64]
0.0625 x 98=6.13gdm-3
Remember, always leave your answers in 3 s.f.
MORE

 If 18.50cm3 hydrochloric acid were neutralized

by 25cm3 of potassium hydroxide solution
containing 7gdm-3. what is the conc. of the acid
in moldm-3?
 The equation of reaction:

HCl + KOH HCl + H2O

[K = 39, O = 16, H = 1]
LET’S SOLVE IT TOGETHER
 Given: Using mole ratio
 Mass conc. of the base = Acid : base
7gdm-3 1 : 1
 Convert to moldm-3 : Mass  X : 0.003125
conc. = 7  X = 0.003125
 Molar mass [39+16+1] 0.003125mol[per18.5cm3]
 = 0.125 moldm-3 in moldm-3
 Mol reacted at the given 0.003125mol in 18.5cm3
vol.(25cm3)  X in 1000cm3
 n = conc. in moldm-3 x x = 0.169mol
vol.(dm3) 0.125 x 25/1000  .: conc. of the acid
 0.003125mol  = 0.169 moldm-3

YOU CAN USE “THE THEORY”
 CaVa = na  Cb = 0.1 moldm-3
 CbVb nb  Vb = 25cm3
 Example 1 again.  Va = 20cm3
1. 20cm3 of tetraoxosulphate  Ca = ?
(vi) acid was neutralized  na = 1
with 25cm3 of 0.1mold-3  nb = 2
sodium hydroxide solution.
The equation of reaction is  make Ca the subject
H2SO4 + 2NaOH Na2SO4  Ca = CbVb x na
+ 2H2O  Va x nb
Calculate (i) conc. of acid in  Complete it, I’m tired!
moldm-3 (ii) mass conc. of
the acid.
[H=1, S= 32, O=16]
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