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Ph Lab

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Name: Amra Aliyu
Lab partner: Jamie Liang
Lab: pH At The UN
Course: Chem 106
Date: 7/11/2015

INTRODUCTION pH is a scale that is used to determine the acidity or alkalinity of a solution. A solution

with a pH less than 7 is considered acidic and a solution with a pH of more than 7 is considered

basic. In the first part of this lab we had to make several solutions and using a litmus paper

deduce it’s pH number, this is done by analyzing its color, and determine if the solution is acidic

or basic. In the second part we had put a basic solution into several solutions to see if it would

have an effect on its pH. A more detailed information about the procedure can be found in

Cornerstone chemistry lab for Hunter college chemistry 106 students.

DESCRIPTION OF SUBSTANCE

.10M acetic acid- clear liquid
1.0M acetic acid- clear liquid
.5M hydrochloric acid- clear liquid.
1M nitric acid- clear liquid
1.0M sodium acetate- white ,solid
.1M Potassium dihydrogen phosphate- white powder
.5M potassium hydrogen phosphate- white powder
.2M ammonium chloride- white powder
1M sodium hydroxide- white solid
.01M sodium hydroxide- white solid …show more content…

Since we were dealing with a solid we knew that we had to prepare our solution. In doing so we identified that the formula weight of the solid listed on its perspective bottle was 174.18 g/mol. We set up a proportion (174.18 g/mol)*(0.05 mol/1L)*(1L/1000mL)*15mL), and determined that we needed .1305 gram of the solid to be weighed out. After weighing out the calculated mass, we then proceeded to place the solid into a clean beaker and then added 50mL of deionized water using a graduated cylinder. The solution remained clear as the solid dissolved via mixing and swirling, and we were certain that we had added the right amounts of solid and water, because when we tested the pH value of the solution via a pH strip, we got a pH value of 8 due to the strip turning

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