Three Trails Investigation Report

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Three trails were carried out with the final results having a 0.10 mL difference of titrant. The average titrant was 17.57 mL. The purpose of this investigation was to determine to molar concentration of acetic acid in vinegar. The experiment showed the amount of ethanoic acid present in each 20 mL aliquot of diluted vinegar was 0.087835 mol/L and the concentration of ethanoic acid in the undiluted vinegar was 0.87835 mol/L.
The reactions that occurred during the experiment were neutralization reactions, meaning that the moles of acid equaled the moles of base at the end of the experiment as shown by the ratio in the equation, 1:1.This reaction involved acetic acid which is a weak acid and NaOH which is a strong base. Phenolphthalein was used as an indicator which changes color from colorless to pink. This color change demonstrates the end point was reached and the reaction was complete. Phenolphthalein changes color at a pH range of 8.0-10.0. Therefore it can be expected that the final concentration will be in around 0.8M to 1.0M which happened as the calculations showed. …show more content…

Also the titrant may drip onto the sides of the conical flask and may not react with the solution in the conical flask. It is important to swirl the conical flask constantly to ensure that the contents are mixed evenly. Another important factor is to add in the titrant in small drops to insure the results are precise. Instead of using tap water, deionised water was used for washing the apparatus. This is because deionized water will not affect the results as it has a neutral

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