Republic of the Philippines

BATANGAS STATE UNIVERSITY

Alangilan Campus
Alangilan, Batangas City

COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING, ARCHITECTURE AND FINE ARTS

Chemical and Food Engineering Department

Chem 451
Physical Chemistry II

“Potentiometric Titration”

Submitted by:
Alcantara, Aldrin H.
ChE-4101

Submitted to:
Engr. Rhonalyn V. Maulion
Instructor

October 1, 2013
I. Introduction

Potentiometric titration is a volumetric method in which the potential between

two electrodes is measured (referent and indicator electrode) as a function of the
added reagent volume. Types of potentiometric titrations for the determination of
analytes in photo processing solutions include acid-base, redox, precipitation, and
complexometric.
Potentiometric titrations are preferred to manual titrations, since they are more
accurate and precise. They are also more easily adapted to automation, where
automated titration systems can process larger volumes of samples with minimal
analyst involvement.
A titration curve has a characteristic sigmoid curve. The part of the curve that
has the maximum change marks the equivalence point of the titration. The first
derivative, ΔE/ΔV, is the slope of the curve, and the endpoint occurs at the volume, V',
where ΔE/ΔV has the maximum value.

Source: http://glossary.periodni.com/glossary.php?en=potentiometric+titration

II. Objectives

To determine the significance of the sharpness in the change of the pH at the

equivalence point of the titration.
To know the variation of the titration curve on the following conditions:
 a) coke as the acid sample and
b) royal as the acid sample.

III. Materials and Setup

pH meter acid sample: colored soft drink

magnetic stirrer (Coke & Royal)
0.1N NaOH beakers
pH 7 buffer acid burette
funnel
IV. Presentation of Data

Table 1. Coke as acid sample Table 2. Royal as acid sample

pH Volume of Base pH Volume of Base

added (mL) added (mL)
2.98 0 2.5 0
3.48 2 3.0 1.5
3.98 4 3.5 1.7
4.48 3.5 4.0 2
4.98 5.5 4.5 2.3
5.48 7 5.0 2.6
5.98 8.6 5.5 2.9
6.48 10.3 6.0 3.4
6.98 12 6.5 4.2
7.48 13 7.0 5.2
7.98 13.5 7.5 6
8.48 13.75 8.0 6.6
8.98 14 8.5 7
9.48 14.8 9.0 7.5
9.98 15.6 9.5 8.6
10.48 17.5 10.0 11
10.98 25.4 10.5 17.2
11.48 38.5 11.0 33.7

V. Analysis and Interpretation of Results

COKE
15

10
pH

0
0 10 20 30 40

Volume of Base added (mL)

Figure 1. pH versus volume of the base added (Coke as acid sample)

 ROYAL
15

10
pH
5

0
0 10 20 30 40 50

Volume of Base added (mL)

Figure 2. pH versus volume of the base added (Royal as acid sample)

VI. Conclusion and Recommendation
VII. Documentation