In my chemistry class we have been going over titration. I really hadn't heard of titration until now. I have learned that titration is an analytical technique in which one can calculate the concentration of a solute in a solution. An example is you have 15.0 mL of HCl neutralized by 25.0 mL of 0.75M NaOH. What was the concentration of the HCL?
.025 L NaOH/1 x .75 mol NaOH/1 L NaOH x 1 mol HCl/ 1 mol HCl = .01875 mol HCl
.01875 mol HCl/.015 L = 1.25 M HCl
The concentration of the HCl is 1.25 M.
Here is a link to a video that will demonstrate a titration calculation similar to the one that is here. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BllRQAc76Y0
GE Power & Water Company use titration calculations in their research to clean water. They work closely with water plants to analyze wastewater by using titration, which is easier to use then other methods. Here is a link to a website that explains more about titrations being used in GE. http://www.gewater.com/handbook/control_water_analyses/ch_39_analyticalmethods.jsp
Cool, didn't really know big name companies used titration
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