Determining the Concentration of a Lime Water Solution

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Determining the Concentration of a Lime Water Solution

Planning

I am provided with 250cm3 of limewater which has been made such that

it contains approximately 1gdm3 of calcium. Also available is

hydrochloric acid which contains exactly 2.00 mol dm-3

I am to determine the concentration of limewater solution by Titration

method.

Apparatus used is as follows:

* 50ml burette

* 100ml conical flask

* 100ml beaker

* white tiles

* resort tiles

* safety goggles

* pipette

Chemicals used are:

· 250cm3 of limewater which contains approximately 1g dm-3of CaOH

· HCL solution (2.00 mol dm-3)

· Distilled water

· Methyl orange used as an indicator

Firstly put the alkaline calcium hydroxide solution in the flask and

the hydrochloric acid in the burette.

Next you need to construct the relevant equation:

Ca(OH)2 + 2HCl ----> CaCl2 + 2H2O

The above equation tells us that 1 mole of calcium hydroxide reacts

with exactly 2 moles of hydrochloric acid, so we should try to make

the solution of HCl about twice as concentrated as the Ca(OH)2, so

that when we measure out, shall we say, 10 cm3 of the calcium

hydroxide solution into the flask we should need to add approximately

10 cm3 of hydrochloric acid from the burette.

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