Gizmo Titration Worksheet
Gizmo Titration Worksheet
Gizmo Titration Worksheet
Vocabulary: acid, analyte, base, dissociate, equivalence point, indicator, litmus paper, molar
concentration (amount concentration), neutralize, pH, titrant, titration
Introduction: When most acids dissolve in water, they dissociate into ions. For example, nitric
acid (HNO3) dissociates into H+ and NO3 ions.
Question: How do acids and bases interact in solution?
Measure: A titration can be used to determine the concentration of an acid or base by
measuring the amount of a solution with a known concentration, called the titrant, that reacts
completely with a solution of unknown concentration, called the analyte. The point at which this
occurs is called the equivalence point.
Carefully add HNO3 into the flask until the phenolphthalein begins to lose its color. Stop
adding HNO3 when the color change is permanent.
A. How much (HNO3) was required to cause the indicator to change color? __________
B. What can you say about the pH before and after the last drop of HNO3 was added?
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Explore: Click Reset and change the indicator to Bromthymol blue. Add exactly 8.9 mL of
HNO3 to the flask.
A. What does the color of the indicator tell you about the current pH of the flask?
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B. Add one more drop of HNO3. What does the color tell you about the pH now?
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C. If you combine the results of this question with the results from question 3B, what do
you know about the total pH change caused by adding the last 0.1 mL of HNO3?
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Activity B:
Determining
concentration
Fill in the first set of boxes (moles H2SO4 and moles NaOH) based on the
coefficients in the balanced equation. (If there is no coefficient, the value is 1.)
Analyte
HBr
Ca(OH)2
NaOH
Indicator
Titrant volume
Analyte
concentration
volumetric flask
pipet
net ionic equation
acid
base
pH
indicator
salt
Arrhenius definition
strong acid (or base)
weak acid (or base)
neutralization reaction
titration
buret
end point
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