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TASChemistryUnit 3: Equilibrium, Acids and Redox

Quick questions on Acid-base titrations and curves: TCE Chemistry (Tasmania)

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What is choosing an indicator?
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The indicator must change colour within the steep vertical part of the curve, so that one drop of titrant carries the pH through the colour change. Match the indicator's pKapK_a (its working range, roughly pKa±1pK_a \pm 1) to the equivalence pH.
What is reading features off a curve?
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A titration curve carries more information than just the equivalence point. The initial pH reflects the strength and concentration of the analyte: a strong acid starts very low, a weak acid starts noticeably higher for the same concentration. The half-equivalence point lies at half the equivalence volume and, for a weak acid, gives pH=pKa\text{pH} = pK_a directly. The equivalence volume itself lets you calculate the unknown concentration through the mole ratio, exactly as in volumetric analysis.

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