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Determination of pH of the given solution using pH meter

Theory:
In chemistry, pH refers to as acidic or basic nature of the solution, historically, it denotes
"potential of hydrogen" (or "power of hydrogen"). In dealing with small concentrations, it is
sometimes difficult to express the concentrations of H+ and OH– in terms of moles per litre or
similar units. A convenient way to express it is in terms of the hydrogen ion exponent expressed
by the relationship –
pH = − log10 [H + ]or more correctly pH = − log10 aH+
where [H + ] is the concentration of H+ ion, aH+ is the activity of the H+ ion. Thus, pH is often
defined as the negative logarithm to the base 10 of the hydrogen ion concentration (or hydrogen
ion activity). Typically, the pH values range from 0 to 14. A neutral solution has a pH of 7
whereas an acidic solution has a pH of < 7 and a basic solution has a pH of > 7.
The pH of a solution can be measured using a pH meter. pH meter is an electronic device which
consists of an H+ ion selective electrode. The basic glass electrode is described in the
illustration.
A – glass bulb
B – narrow tube with internal buffer solution
C – silver/silver chloride electrode
D – wide tube with reference solution
E – silver/silver chloride electrode

Apparatus required:
pH meter
pH electrode
Buffer solutions
Clean beakers
Tissue papers
Distilled water

Procedure:
Switch on the instrument and allow it to warm up.
Rinse the electrode with distilled water and gently wipe it with tissue paper.
Adjust the temperature control and calibrate the instrument using standard buffer solutions.

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Rinse the electrode again with distilled water and gently wipe it with tissue paper. Repeat the
step before each measurement.
Dip the electrode in the beaker containing the solution whose pH is to be measured.
Note the pH value and comment where the solution is acidic or basic.

Results:
Serial Sample Number pH Comments
Number

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