A simple titration with sulfuric acid and sodium hydroxide is performed.
Discussion:
Sulfuric acid is a strong diprotic acid. It will react with sodium hydroxide, a strong base, in a one-to-two ratio:
H2SO4(aq) + 2 NaOH(aq) →Na2SO4(aq) + 2 H2O(l)
If the solutions are of the same concentration, one would expect to use the twice the volume of sodium hydroxide solution to titrate the initial sample of sulfuric acid.
Credits:
- Design
- John W. Moore University of Wisconsin - Madison, Madison, WI 53706
- Demonstration
- Kelly Houston Jetzer University of Wisconsin - Madison, Madison, WI 53706
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- Jerrold J. Jacobsen University of Wisconsin - Madison, Madison, WI 53706
- Text
- Kelly Houston Jetzer University of Wisconsin - Madison, Madison, WI 53706
- John W. Moore University of Wisconsin - Madison, Madison, WI 53706