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Titration defn's
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Titration | type of volumetric analysis in which increments of reagent are added until the reaction between titrant and analyte is complete |
| Titrant | reagent solution |
| Requirements for titration | -reaction must have large equilibrium constant -reaction must occur rapidly -analyte has to be completely used up |
| Titration examples | -acid base -oxidation-reduction -complex formation -precipitation |
| Equivilence point | -when quantity of titrant added is amount necessary for reactino to occur with analyte, theoretical result |
| End point | -actual measurement, marked by sudden change in physical property of solution |
| titration error | the difference between the end point volume and the equivilence point volume |
| Blank titration | -titrating a similar solution without analyte to provide estimation of titration error |
| Indicator | compound with a physical property (usually color) that will change drastically near equivilence point. |
| Primary standard | a reagent which can be weighed easily, and which is so pure that its weight is truly representative of the number of moles of substance contained |
| Direct titration | adding titrant till reaction is complete |
| back titration | -add known excess to one standard reagent -titrate excess with second standard reagent Uses -when end point of back titration is clearer than direct titration |
| Gravimetric titration | measure mass of titrant delivered in each increment, improves precision |
| Titration curves | plots of analyte concentration vs volume or titrant added and shows how the concentration of the reactant changes as more titrant is added |