ANALYZING ANTACIDS

ANGELICA J. DAVID, CHARM ANGEL R. DALUPANG, CHELSEA L.

CHAVEZ, CZEREMYA PILAR M. CASTILLO, KRISTEL ARYANNA M.
BONIFACIO
FEU-NRMF, 1MT-L

ABSTRACT

Titration is a process of chemical analysis, where acid-base titration falls under.

Acid-base titration is a process where the titrant reacts with the analyyte in order to
determine the amount of a known acidic or basic substance. The said process make use of
neutralization reaction, where antacids come in. Where, antacids are known to neutralize
stomach acid

In conclusion, in order to perform the correct technique of acid-base titration with

antacids, one must dissolve properly the crushed antacids so that it will react accordingly
with the HCl. Also, the titration of substance with crushed antacid tablets produce results
faster than that of solution without antacids; due to the antacids’ ability to neutralize
acids.

Keywords: titration, acid-base titration, antacids

INTRODUCTION

Titration came from the Latin word “titulus”, which means inscription or title. It
is said to be a process of chemical analysis or technique which helps in determining the
concentration of a material in solution by slowly adding a standard solution or solution of
a known concentration – titrant, to a known volume of another solution of unknown
concentration, until reaction or change of colour occurs indication neutralization.

Acid-base titration is said to be a process which makes use of neutralization

reaction that occurs between acids and bases, and the knowledge of how they will react if
their formulas are known. Acid- base titration is used in order to determine the amount of
a known acidic or basic substance through acid-base reactions, where the analyte or
titrand is the solution with an unknown molarity, while the reagent or titrant is the
solution with a known molarity which will react with the analyte during the process. And,
by using the stoichiometry of the reaction, the analyte can then be determined.

Antacids are over-the-counter medications, bases which are known to help relieve
stomach pain during hyperacidity. It also aids in neutralizing stomach acid to alleviate
heart burn, acid indigestion, and upset stomach.

EXPERIMENTAL METHODOLOGY

For this experiment, it consists of two procedures. The first procedure involves
the titration of 0.1M HCl solution for reference. The second procedure is the titration of
0.1M HCl solution after reaction with the antacid tablet.

In the first procedure, using an acid brunette, one of the students measured 50 mL
of 0.1M HCL; and poured it into an Erlenmeyer flask. Next, 2 drops of phenolphthalein
indicator was added into the Erlenmeyer flask containing 50 mL HCl and mixed
thoroughly. The process of titration is next, wherein the titrant (0.1M NaOH) was
prepared. The HCl solution was then titrated by slowly adding the NaOH titrants into the
flask until it reached its end point or when it turned into a pale pink colour. The students
did at least 2 trials for this procedure. Lastly, observations and data were recorded for
further analyzation.

For the second procedure, 2 white antacid tablets were crushed by using a mortar
and pestle and weighed up to 1g. The 1g of crushed antacid tablet was then put into an
Erlenmeyer flask and, just like in the first procedure 50 mL of HCL was measured and
poured into the flask. Students took note that the antacid tablet was to be dissolved
properly in the HCl solution. Next, 2 drops of phenolphthalein indicator was added once
again and mixed thoroughly. The process of titration was done with the NaOH titrant
until the solution reached the end point or changed into a pale pink hue. Same as the first
procedure, 2 trials was done by the students. Lastly, the students calculated the weight of
HCl that reacted with the 1g of antacid tablet.
RESULTS AND DISCUSSION

TRIAL NO. TRIAL 1 TRIAL 2

Without antacid With antacid With antacid
Weight of the Tablet - 1.004g 1.017g
Final Volume of
44mL 48.4mL 46.1mL
NaOH used
Initial Volume 50mL 50mL 50mL
Volume of NaOH
6mL 1.6mL 3.9mL
used
Molarity of NaOH 1.0M 1.0M 1.0M
Molarity of HCl 0.1M 0.1M 0.1M
Volume of HCl 50mL 50mL 50mL
Weight of HCl that
has reacted with - 4.4g 2.1g
antacid tablet
Weight of HCl/gram
- 4.38 2.06
of antacid tablet

According to the data shown above, the solution that titrated faster was the one
with crushed antacid tablet. When students started adding a small amount of NaOH, the
solution changed into a pale pink hue faster while swirling the substance; which shows
the role of the antacid tablets is to further neutralize the acid.

SYNTHESIS

In conclusion, in order to perform the correct technique of acid-base titration with

antacids, one must dissolve properly the crushed antacids so that it will react accordingly
with the HCl. Also, the titration of substance with crushed antacid tablets produce results
faster than that of solution without antacids; due to the antacids’ ability to neutralize
acids.
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