Southeast University
School of Science and Engineering
Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Program: B.Sc. Engg. in EEE
Course Code: CHEM1032/CHM122
Course Title: Chemistry Laboratory
Course Credit: 1.0, Prerequisite: None
Laboratory Experiment Sheet
Course Teacher: Shuchismita Dey
Experiment #: 02
Experiment Title: Preparation of 0.1M sodium hydroxide, NaOH solution and
standardization of hydrochloric acid, HCl with standard NaOH solution. (Strong acid vs.
Strong base)
Objectives:
1. To demonstrate the basic laboratory technique of titration
2. To learn to calculate molarity of an unknown acid or base, by neutralizing it with a measured
quantity of a base or acid solution whose concentration is known.
Theory:
The experiment is based on acid-base titration to determine the end point at which the reaction is
completed i.e. the volume of acid which is required to neutralize the base solution.
In this experiment the following reaction is occurred:
NaOH(aq) + HCl(aq) = NaCl (aq) + H2O
Required
Apparatus Required Chemicals
1. Volumetric flask (100ml) 1. NaOH pelletes
2. Burette 2. HCl solution
3. Pipette (10ml) & Pipette Filler 3. Methyl Orange Indicator
4. Conical flask (250ml) 4. Distilled Water
5. Stand & Clamp
6. Balance
7. Wash Bottle
8. Dropper
9. Funnel
Step 1: Preparation of 50 or 100 mL 0.1M NaOH solution
Molecular weight of NaOH = 23+16+1 = 40
This experiment sheet for ChemistryLaboratory has been prepared by:
Sazia Afreen, Lecturer, Dept.of EEE
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1000 ml 1M NaOH solution contains = 40g.
40×100×0.1
100 ml 0.1M NaOH solution contains = ----------------------- (Mr × V× S / 1000)
1000
= 0.4g or o.2g
Taken weight of NaOH =
Actual strength of prepared NaOH solution = (weight taken / weight to be taken) × strength of
solution
Step 2 : Standardization of HCl solution against standard NaOH solution.
Procedure:
● Prepare 0.1M standard solution of NaOH weighing required amount of solid NaOH in the
volumetric flask.
●Take a 10ml of standard NaOH solution in a conical flask by pipette and add approximately
10ml of water.
●Add 3-4 drops of methyl orange indicator so the solution becomes yellow in color.
●Take the initial burette reading and start the addition of HCl from the burette. Note the burette
reading when just one drop of HCl changes the colour of the solution from yellow to faint pink
(orange color). Note the burette reading.
●The difference of the burette reading from initial to end point will be the volume of acid
required in the titration.
● Repeat the experiment till three concordant values of HCl used is obtained.
●Calculate the strength of dil. HCl and then find out the molarity of commercial HCl acid.
Data Collection:
Table: Standardization of HCl against standard NaOH solution.
No of Vol. of NaOH Burette reading Difference Average
obs (ml) (ml) (ml) volume of
HCl (ml)
IBR FBR
This experiment sheet for ChemistryLaboratory has been prepared by:
Sazia Afreen, Lecturer, Dept.of EEE
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Calculation:
At equivalence point,
No. of moles of acid= No. of moles of base
According to molar ratio of balanced equation,
We can write
Va Sa = Vb Sb
Sb = Va Sa / Vb
Result:
The strength / molarity of HCl =…………M
Report:
The report will contain all the data you have recorded in your rough copy along with the theory.
No need to write the experimental procedure.
Text Book:
1. General Chemistry
Darrell Ebbing , Steven D. Gammon
9th Edition Cengage Learning, 2007.
Reference Book:
1. Vogel’s Textbook of Quantitative Chemical Analysis
G.H. Jeffery, J.Bassett, J. Mendham, R.C. Denney.
5th edition.
This experiment sheet for ChemistryLaboratory has been prepared by:
Sazia Afreen, Lecturer, Dept.of EEE
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