Course No: Chem 352 Date of perforrnance: 19/01/14

Course Title: Instrumental Methods of Analysis Sessional Group No: 06 (A-2)

Group members ID: 1002045
1002053
t002057
1002058
0402043
Experiment No: 03
Name of the experiment: Conductometric titration of mixture of acetic acid and
hvdrochloric acid by sodium hvdroxide solution

1. OBSERYED DATA

Table 01: Observed data for standardization of sodium hvdroxide bv oxalic acid

No. of Volume of Burette Volume of oxalic Mean volume of

observation NaOH solution readine/ml acid used/ml acid used / ml
taken/ml Initial Final
0l l0 7.0 27.7 20.7
02 10 1.9 22.7 20J / 20.8-
03 10 22.8 43.3 20.5 ",/
04 10 6.5 27.3 20.8 /

Table 02: Observed values of specific conductance and volume of sodium hvdroxide
solution added

No. of observation Volume of sodium hydroxide Specific conductance, Lr/mS

added/ml
0l 0.0 3.49
02 0.2 3.43
03 0.4 3.34
o4 0.6 3.23
05 0.9 3.05
06 1.2 2.89
07 t.4 2.78
08 r.6 2.66
09 1.9 2.53
10 2.1 2.41
1t 2.3 2.5)
12 2.6 2.rl
l3 2.8 2.04
t4 3.2 1.81
l5 3.5 1.68
16 3.8 1.57
t7 4.t 1.43
18 4.4 1.36
t9 4.7 1.35
20 5.0 1.35
2l 5.3 t.37
22 5.6 1.34
23 5.9 1.38
24 6.3 1,.39
25 6.7 1.43
26 7.0 1.45
27 7.4 1.48
28 7.6 l.5l
29 8.0 1.53
30 8.3 t.s6
3l 8.6 1.59
32 8.9 t.62
JJ 9.2 1.65
34 9.5 t.77
35 9.8 r.82
36 l0.l l.9t
37 10.4 .2.04
38 10.8 2.17
39 11.2 2.31
40 I 1.5 2.47
4t 11.9 2.63
42 t2.3 2.72
43 12.7 2.88
44 13.0 3.05
45 13.3 3.22
46 13.6 3.35
47 14.0 3.50

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2. GRAPHS

Specific Conductance vs Volume of NaOII

3.5

a
J

2.5
l"hI i i I i , I
Specific
conductance/ 2 i ilt i i I i , I
mS
1.5

0.5

0
0 | 2 3 4 5 6 7 I 9 10 11 12 13 L4 15
Volume of NaOIVml
3. CALCULATION

(a) Concentration of sodium hydroxide solution:

Volume of oxalic acid, Vz:20.8 ml (from table 0l)
Strength of oxalic acid, Sz:0.1 N
Volume of sodium hydroxide taken, Vr = 10 ml
Strength of sodium hydroxide, Sr : ?
Now,
V1 xS1 :VzXSz ,
20.8 mlx0.1N
Sr: 10 ml :0.208 N

(b) Concentration of hydrochloric acid:

Volume of sodium hydroxide solution required to neutralize hydrochloric acid ,
Yz:4.5 ml (from graph)
Strength of sodium hydroxide , Sz:0.208 N
Volume of hydrochloric acid taken , Vr : 10 ml
Strength of hydrochloric acid, Sr : ?
Now,
V1 x51 :V2X52
4.5 mlx0.2oBN
Sr: :0.0936 N
10 ml
(c) Mass of hydrochloric acid:

0.0936Nx36.5 g x10 ml
Mass of hydrochloric acid, msq: (SeV)g61: :0.0342 g
1O0O ml

(d) Concentration of acetic acid:

Volume of sodium hydroxide solution required to neutralize acetic acid,
Vz = ( 9.4 - 4.5)ml- 4.9 ml (from graph)
$-Sengthof sodium hydroxide , Sz :0.208 N

ic acid, Sr : ?

ix Sr:VzXSz
4.9 mlx0.208N
Sr: 10 ml
= 0.102 N

(e) Mass of acetic acid:

0.102Nx609x10m1
Mass of acetic acid, TttcH3coon: (SeV)sHrcooH: :0.0612g
1000ml
(f) Percentage composition of hydrochloric acid and acetic acid in the mixture:

Total mass of mixture, Mr : rrncr * IIICHTCO6g : (0.0342 + 0.0612) g: 0.09549

o/o
composition of hydrochloric acid: Yx 100% :35.8yo
0.09549
,./
:W:x
0.09549L00o/o =
o/o
composition of acetic acid 64.20/o
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4. RESULT

o/o
composition of hydrochloric acid : 35.8 %

oZ composition of acetic acid : 64.20/o