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Acid Base Titration

This document describes an experiment to determine the concentration of an acidic or basic solution through acid-base titration. The experiment involves titrating a solution of hydrochloric acid of unknown concentration with a standardized sodium hydroxide solution until the solution turns pink, indicating the endpoint of the reaction.

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Acid Base Titration

This document describes an experiment to determine the concentration of an acidic or basic solution through acid-base titration. The experiment involves titrating a solution of hydrochloric acid of unknown concentration with a standardized sodium hydroxide solution until the solution turns pink, indicating the endpoint of the reaction.

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**Title: Acid-Base Titration Experiment**

**Objective:**
The objective of this experiment is to determine the concentration of an acidic or
basic solution by conducting an acid-base titration.

**Materials:**
1. Sodium hydroxide (NaOH) solution (standardized)
2. Hydrochloric acid (HCl) solution of unknown concentration
3. Phenolphthalein indicator solution
4. Burette
5. Pipette
6. Conical flask
7. Distilled water
8. White tile or paper
9. Burette clamp
10. Stirring rod

**Procedure:**

1. **Preparation of Solutions:**
- Prepare a standardized solution of sodium hydroxide (NaOH) by accurately
weighing a suitable mass of NaOH pellets and dissolving them in a known volume of
distilled water in a volumetric flask. Titrate this solution against a known
concentration of hydrochloric acid (HCl) to determine its exact concentration.
- Fill the burette with the standardized NaOH solution. Ensure that there are no
air bubbles trapped in the burette tip.

2. **Titration:**
- Using a pipette, transfer a known volume (usually around 25.00 mL) of the HCl
solution of unknown concentration into a clean conical flask.
- Add a few drops of phenolphthalein indicator to the conical flask.
Phenolphthalein will change color from colorless to pink as the pH of the solution
changes from acidic to slightly basic.
- Place the conical flask on a white tile or paper under the burette.
- Open the stopcock of the burette to allow the NaOH solution to flow into the
conical flask slowly while stirring the solution gently with a stirring rod. The
pink color will appear upon the addition of NaOH but will disappear upon swirling
due to the reaction with HCl.
- Continue adding NaOH solution drop by drop, swirling the flask after each
addition, until the pink color persists for at least 30 seconds. This indicates
that all the HCl has reacted with the NaOH, and the solution is now slightly basic.

3. **Recording Data:**
- Note the initial volume reading on the burette.
- Record the final volume reading on the burette once the titration is complete.
- Calculate the volume of NaOH solution used in the titration.

4. **Calculations:**
- Use the volume of NaOH solution and its known concentration to calculate the
amount of NaOH reacted with the HCl.
- Use the balanced chemical equation for the reaction between NaOH and HCl to
determine the moles of HCl present in the solution.
- Calculate the concentration of the HCl solution using the formula:

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