Southeast University
School of Science and Engineering
Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Program: B.Sc. Engg. in EEE
Course Code: CHEM1031/CHEM1021
Course Title: Chemistry Laboratory
Course Credit: 1.0, Prerequisite: None
Laboratory Experiment Sheet
Course Teacher: Shuchismita Dey
Experiment #: 03
Experiment Title: Preparation of 0.05M oxalic acid, C2H2O4 solution and standardization of
sodium hydroxide, NaOH solution against oxalic acid. (Strong base vs. Weak acid)
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 the volume of acid which is required to neutralize the base solution.
In this experiment the following reactions are occurred:
COO-Na
HOOC-COOH + 2 NaOH = +2 H2O
COO-Na
Required
Apparatus Required Chemicals
1. Volumetric flask (100ml) 1. NaOH pelletes
2. Burette 2. C2H2O4
3. Pipette (10ml) & Pipette Filler 3. Phenolphthalein Indicator
4. Conical flask (250ml) 4. Distilled Water
5. Stand & Clamp
6. Balance
7. Wash Bottle
8. Dropper
9. Funnel
This experiment sheet for Chemistry Laboratory has been prepared by:
Sazia Afreen, Lecturer, Dept.of EEE
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Step 1: Preparation of 100 or 50 mL 0.05M oxalic acid solution
Molecular Weight of C2H2O4 . 2H2O = 12×2+1×2+16×4+36 = 126
1000 ml 1M C2H2O4 solution contains = 126g.
126x100x0.05
100 ml 0.05M C2H2O4 solution contains = ----------------------------------
1000
= 0.63g.
Taken weight of oxalic acid =
Actual strength of prepared oxalic acid solution = (weight taken / weight to be taken) × strength
of solution.
Step 2: Standardization of NaOH solution against prepared oxalic acid solution
Procedure:
● Prepare 0.05M standard solution of C2H2O4 by weighing required amount of C2H2O4 in
volumetric flask.
●Take 10ml of standard C2H2O4 solution in a conical flask by pipette and add 50ml water
approximately.
●Add 3-4 drops of phenolphthalein indicator and the solution will not change the color.
●Take the initial burette reading and start the addition of NaOH from the burette. Note the
burette reading when just one drop of NaOH changes the color of the solution from no color to
purple. Note the burette reading.
●The difference of the burette reading from initial to end point will be the volume of alkali
required in the titration.
● Repeat the experiment till three concordant values of NaOH used is obtained.
●Calculate the strength of NaOH and then find out the molarity of commercial NaOH.
Data Collection:
Table: Standardization of NaOH against standard C2H2O4 solution.
No of Vol. of Burette reading (ml) Difference Average
observations C2H2O4 (ml) (ml) volume of
NaOH (ml)
IBR FBR
This experiment sheet for Chemistry Laboratory has been prepared by:
Sazia Afreen, Lecturer, Dept.of EEE
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Calculation:
As we know, at equivalence point
No. of moles of acid= No. of moles of base Here,
According to molar ratio of balanced equation, Sterngth of acid,Sa =
We can write Volume of acid,Va =
2 Va Sa = Vb Sb Strength of base, Sb =
Sb = 2 Va Sa / Vb Volume of base,Vb =
Result:
The strength / molarity of NaOH =………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 Chemistry Laboratory has been prepared by:
Sazia Afreen, Lecturer, Dept.of EEE
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