Bases

titrated. The independent variable is the amount of base being added to the solution. The dependant variable is the indicator. The constant variable is the acid which is in the flask. When the solid acid dissolves to form ions, 1 mole of H+ ions are produced for every mole of acid being used. Molarity is used to calculate moles per liter of solution. The most dangerous part of this lab is the risk of getting…

(strong within the scale of weak acids), there is a range at which the acetic acid and acetate will form a stable buffer. Using the Henderson-Hasselbalch equation for buffers, it’s possible to calculate the pH based on the ratio of acid to conjugate base, or calculate the ratio given the pH and pKa value. Finding charge on a protonated amine: The pKa value given for the amino group on any amino acid specifically refers to the equilibrium between the protonated positive nitrogen and deprotonated…

moles of base in a mixture. Titration is used to determine the concentration of an unknown solution by using an already known solution. This process is important because it is commonly in the medical field. For example, pharmacists use titration in the creation of drugs. In addition, doctors also titration when determining the concentration necessary to give their patients of different medicines. Without titration, doctors and pharmacists would not be able to treat patients. Acids and bases can…

the endpoint of a solution. It also allows us to see a physical change, thus resulting in a more accurate measure of how much was titrated. Citric acid is a weak acid, making it best titrated by using a strong base, such as sodium hydroxide. The combination of a weak acid and a strong base would result in an endpoint that corresponds to the range of phenolphthalein indicator approximately a pH of eight. Image A Phenolphthalein is composed of C14H20O4, as shown in the image above and can…

This chemical reaction involves neutralization, where an acid and base react to produce a neutral solution of salt and water. As this information is provided, the known concentration of NaOH(aq) is 0.25M. It is necessary to rinse out the burette with sodium hydroxide solution before starting titration, as the concentration of the base can be affected by the water used to clean the burette. At the same time, when cleaning the burette it may not have been washed thoroughly . By rinsing with…

created to hold a constant pH balance. Blood has many components to help the body stay stable. the Body’s pH allows us to do everyday life without constantly being sick. A buffer is a mix of a weak acid and a conjugate base in a solution. They resist pH change when acids or bases are added to the solution. Blood is made up of red blood cells, white blood cells, platelets and plasma. Red blood cells help the body is carrying nutrients. Hemoglobin is the main component in blood and carries…

DETERMINATION OF pKa AND pKb USING ACID-BASE TITRATIONS Introduction Acid-base titrations can be used to determine pKa of a weak acid and pKb of a base. A weak acid and a weak base incompletely dissociate in water. For this reason, the concentration of hydrogen ions (H+) and hydroxide ions (OH-) depend on equilibrium coefficients of acid (Ka) and base (Kb). Equation 1 shows the chemical dissociation equation of a weak acid. Furthermore, Equation 2 describes the equilibrium constant of a weak…

III. Results Table 2: KHP Vs. NaOH Titration data Trial Initial KHP acid Volume (ml) End KHP acid volume (ml) Volume difference (ml) Volume of NaOH Base Used (ml) 1 7 mL 16 mL 9 mL 10.0 mL 2 16 mL 27.5 mL 11.5 mL 10.0 mL 3 27.5 mL 38.5 mL 11 mL 10.0 mL Table 3: Titration of HCl with NaOH Trial Initial NaOH Volume (ml) End NaOH base volume (ml) Volume difference (ml) Volume of HCl acid Used (ml) 1 4.5 mL 14.5 mL 10 mL 10.0 mL 2 30 mL 41.5 mL 11.5 mL 10.0 mL 3 19 mL 31 mL 12 mL 10.0…

Throughout this acid, base and buffer lab, this will allow each individual to gain an enhanced sense of knowledge of how these different aqueous solutions work as a buffer system or how they are unable to perform as buffer system mixed with two solutions together. This can be identified through the colour change to measure pH behaviour in several aqueous solutions, therefore the different factors that will cause the change of pH. This will gain understanding of how this relates to the biological…

With the acid, HCl, the pH of the tap water went from 7 to 1.5 after 30 drops, indicating that the concentration of hydrogen ions increased significantly. With the base, NaOH, the pH of the tap water changed from 7 to 12 after 30 drops, indicating that the concentration of of hydrogen ions decreased significantly. These changes occurred in the tap water because there are no chemical buffers present in water. In the potato homogenate, when 30 drops of HCl were added the pH changed from 6 to 3.5…