Conductimetric Titration and Gravimetric Determination of a Precipitate
Objective:
* Measure the conductivity of the reaction between sulfuric acid and barium hydroxide * use conductivity values to determine equivalence point * measure mass of a product to determine equivalence point gravimetrically * calculate molar concentration of barium hydroxide solution
Procedure:
* First, combine 10.0 mL of the Ba(OH)2 solution with 50 mL of distilled water. Then, measure out 60 mL of 0.100 M H2SO4. Set up a conductivity probe and open programs by connecting to logger pro. After that, start to titrate with increments of 1.0 mL. Keep titrating with smaller increments until it is pretty close to the 100 microsiemens/cm mark.
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The reactant ions reacted and decreased as more product formed. By measuring the conductivity throughout, the equivalence point was determined. With the equivalence point and the stoichiometric relationship, the molarity of barium hydroxide can be determined. Another way to calculate the molar concentration of barium hydroxide would be to calculate the number of moles of the insoluble barium sulfate by gravimetric determination.
Data Analysis: 1. 7.6 • 10-4 mol H2SO4 2. 0.076 M Ba(OH)2 3. 0.0008351 mol BaSO4 4. 0.0835 M Ba(OH)2 5. Equivalence Point: 24% error, Gravimetric determination: 17% error. The gravimetric determination was more accurate because an exact amount of precipitate was formed.
Conclusion:
In this lab an attempt was made to determine the concentration of a Ba(OH)2 solution by using the conductimetrically determined equivalence point of the reaction between Ba(OH)2 and H2SO4 and by gravimetric determination. The molarity using the equivalence point was determined to be 0.076 M, with a percent error of 24% (actual value was 0.100 M). The molarity using gravimetric determination was 0.0835, an error of 17%. One possible error is the presence of bubbles in the buret. Bubbles would have caused the buret reading to be too high, resulting in a larger equivalence point. Another possible error deals with the colloidal nature of barium hydroxide due to its relatively low solubility. The colloidal barium hydroxide would make it
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2. Write a statement to explain the molecular composition of the unknown solution based on the results obtained during testing with the Biuret solution and each sample solution.
Purpose: To learn about the international system of units (SI), to become familiar with common lab equipment and techniques, to gain proficiency in determining volume, mass, length, and temperature of a variety of items using common laboratory measurement devices, to learn to combine units to determine density and concentration, and to use laboratory equipment to create serial dilutions and determine the density and concentration of each dilution.
Purpose: To become familiar with the International System of Units and common laboratory equipment and techniques. To learn how to determine volume, mass, length, and temperature of a wide variety of items. To learn how to calculate density and concentration of dilutions.
Procedure: Using distilled water, premeasured containers and objects determine displacement of fluids and density of objects. Use ice and heat measure temperatures in Celsius, Fahrenheit and Kelvin.
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