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Titration of a Weak Acid with a Weak Base01:08

Titration of a Weak Acid with a Weak Base

Weak acids and bases do not undergo dissociation completely, and titrations between these two are rarely studied. When such studies are performed, say, for the titration of a weak acid with a weak base, the titration curve plots the change in pH as a function of the volume of base added. Take the titration of acetic acid with ammonia, for instance. During the titration, these two species form ammonium acetate and water, but the pH change is slow and gradual.
As a result, there is no simple...
Titration of Polyprotic Acids with a Strong Base01:23

Titration of Polyprotic Acids with a Strong Base

Titration of a polyprotic acid, which contains multiple ionizable protons, involves distinct dissociation steps, each with its own dissociation constant (Ka). Each successive Ka is weaker than the previous one. In the titration of a polyprotic acid like sulfurous acid with a strong base such as sodium hydroxide, the base first neutralizes the initial ionizable proton, forming an intermediate species (e.g., hydrogen sulfite ions). This step's titration curve resembles that of a weak monoprotic...
Acid-Base Titration Curves02:23

Acid-Base Titration Curves

A titration curve is a plot of some solution property versus the amount of added titrant. For acid-base titrations, solution pH is a useful property to monitor because it varies predictably with the solution composition and, therefore, may be used to monitor the titration’s progress and detect its endpoint. Acid-base titration can be performed with a strong acid and a strong base, a strong acid and a weak base, or a strong base and a weak acid.
For a titration carried out for 25.00 mL of 0.100...
Acid–Base Titration: Overview01:26

Acid–Base Titration: Overview

An acid-base titration is a technique used to determine the concentration of an unknown acid or base, using a titrant of known concentration–either a base for acid titration or an acid for base titration. The process involves gradually adding the titrant, leading to a predictable change in the pH of the solution. This change is plotted on a titration curve, showing how a solution's pH varies with the amount of titrant added. Such curves are instrumental in monitoring the titration's progress...
Titration of a Polyprotic Acid02:08

Titration of a Polyprotic Acid

A polyprotic acid contains more than one ionizable hydrogen and undergoes a stepwise ionization process. If the acid dissociation constants of the ionizable protons differ sufficiently from each other, then the titration curve for such polyprotic acid generates a distinct equivalence point for each of its ionizable hydrogens. Therefore, titration of a diprotic acid results in the formation of two equivalence points, whereas the titration of a triprotic acid results in the formation of three...
Conductometric Titrations: Strong Acid-Weak Base and Weak Acid-Strong Base Titrations01:22

Conductometric Titrations: Strong Acid-Weak Base and Weak Acid-Strong Base Titrations

When a weak acid such as acetic acid is titrated against a strong base like sodium hydroxide, the initial conductance is relatively low due to the weak dissociation of acetic acid. However, as sodium hydroxide is added to the solution, it reacts with the acetic acid to produce highly ionized sodium acetate, which causes an increase in conductance. Once all the acetic acid has been neutralized, any additional sodium hydroxide introduces fast-moving hydroxyl ions, leading to a sharper increase in...

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Titration ELISA as a Method to Determine the Dissociation Constant of Receptor Ligand Interaction
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Linear titration plots for polyfunctional weak acids and bases.

D Midgley1, C McCallum

  • 1Central Electricity Research Laboratories, Kelvin Avenue, Leatherhead, SurreyU.K.

Talanta
|April 1, 1976
PubMed
Summary

This study presents a linear titration plot method for determining equivalence volumes in potentiometric titrations of polyfunctional acids and bases. The method

Area of Science:

  • Analytical Chemistry
  • Physical Chemistry

Background:

  • Potentiometric titrations are crucial for analyzing weak acids and bases.
  • Accurate determination of equivalence volumes is essential for quantitative analysis.
  • Existing methods may face challenges with polyfunctional compounds.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To derive procedures for obtaining equivalence volumes in potentiometric titrations.
  • To apply these procedures to polyfunctional weak acids and bases.
  • To evaluate the impact of equilibrium constant errors on accuracy.

Main Methods:

  • Development of a linear titration plot method.
  • Application of the method to potentiometric titration data.
  • Analysis of the effect of equilibrium constant errors.

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Main Results:

  • Successful derivation of procedures for equivalence volume determination.
  • The linear titration plot method provides accurate results for polyfunctional systems.
  • Quantification of the impact of equilibrium constant errors on titration accuracy.

Conclusions:

  • The linear titration plot method is a reliable approach for potentiometric titrations.
  • The study provides insights into error propagation from equilibrium constants.
  • A Fortran program is available to facilitate these calculations.