A Quantitative Examination of Multiple Methods for Standardizing a Dilute Hydrochloric Acid Solution in an Undergraduate Chemistry Laboratory

The objective of the project was to compare the different published methods for standardizing dilute hydrochloric acid solutions. To date there are no known studies that have examined the possible methods of standardizing dilute HCl solutions for accuracy and precision when performed by undergraduat...

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Published inJournal of chemical education Vol. 82; no. 3; p. 428
Main Authors Meagher, Nancy E, Bowens, Dana B, Clark, B. Shawn
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Easton Division of Chemical Education 01.03.2005
American Chemical Society
Subjects
Chemistry
Comparative analysis
Dilution
Hydrochloric acid
Identification methods
Organic chemistry
Solutions
Second-Year Undergraduate
Hands-On Learning / Manipulatives
Analytical Chemistry
Acids / Bases
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Summary:The objective of the project was to compare the different published methods for standardizing dilute hydrochloric acid solutions. To date there are no known studies that have examined the possible methods of standardizing dilute HCl solutions for accuracy and precision when performed by undergraduate students. There are three different suitable bases available for the process and multiple indicator choices. This article attempts to identify the most accurate method(s) for use in the undergraduate laboratory. Students were given an "unknown" solution of dilute HCl and assigned to standardize it by eight methods (32 titrations), reporting both their experimental results and preference for the different indicator–base combinations. The results from a small sample of students indicate that there are some accuracy differences between possible methods.
ISSN:0021-9584
1938-1328
DOI:10.1021/ed082p428