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Sub-Experiment 1

Add sodium hydroxide: 1.000g

Add 250mL water: 251.000g

NaOH concentration: 0.100008M

benzoic acid needed to react with 20.00mL of 0.100M NaOH: 0.244246g


Add 0.244g benzoic acid, mass: 0.244g

add two drops of phenolphthalein, mass: 0.344g

initial ph: 2.97

Titrant Added End Point Passed?
0.5mL
1.1mL
1.6mL
2.1mL
2.6mL
3.1mL
4.1mL
5.2mL
6.2mL
6.7mL
7.7mL
8.2mL
9.2mL
10.2mL
11.7mL
13.2mL
14.2mL
15.2mL
16.2mL
17.7mL
19.2mL
20.2mL passed

Titrant Added End Point Passed?
18.5mL
19mL
19.2mL
19.4mL
19.5mL
19.6mL
19.7mL
19.8mL
19.9mL
20mL yes

pH when end point passed: 9.42

Calculated concentration of NaOH: 0.100M

Sub-Experiment 2

acetic acid added: 25mL

initial pH: 3.10

Titrant Added End Point Passed?
1.5mL
3.5mL
5.5mL
6.5mL
9mL yes

Titrant Added End Point Passed?
6mL
6.9mL
7.5mL
8.4mL
8.9mL
9mL yes

pH: 9.21

Concentration of acetic acid #1: 0.036M


Last update: September 24, 2021
Created: September 24, 2021