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The buffer solution has a very strong smell of ammonia, so keep the buffer
solution bottle closed to avoid inhale to much of the ammonia smell.
If any chemicals are splashed onto our skin or clothing, we should wash the
affected area immediately with slow running water.
As the chemicals are corrosive, we should dispose of chemical waste with our
teacher’s instruction.
P.3
Procedure
1. Set-up
I. Take out a stand and clamp.
II. Clamp the burette
III. Add 50cm3 of the EDTA solution by using a filter funnel.
II. Weigh 0.01g of the powder on the analytical balance. Pour it into a
conical flask
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III. Measure 5cm3 of 3M HCl solutions with measuring cylinder. Take
the reading at eye level.
II. Add the distilled water and the NH3 solution to neutralize the final
sample solution.
VII. Titrate with standard EDTA solution with swirling till the solution colour
changes to blue.
P.7
Average(dm3) 0.0051+0.0040+0.0037+0.0035)/4
= 0.004075
P.8
Discussion
After the experiment, we have noticed that the mass of calcium per tablet
was much bigger than the labeled (0.2g).
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References
CHEMISTRY 221 LABORATORY—QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS
http://www.cofc.edu/~kinard/221LCHEM/CHEM221L%20Calcium%20Determi
nation%20by%20EDTA%20Titration.htm