Titrations Flashcards

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1
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What is a titration

A

Lab method used for quan analysis

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2
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Why titration

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Determine unidentified concentrations of known analyte

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3
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Volumetric analysis

A

Volume measurement

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4
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Titrant

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Slow addition of one solution of known concentration

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5
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Why in pharmacy

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Content analysis of active ingredients/ drugs and raw materials can be performed easily quickly reproducible and accurate

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6
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Pharmaceutical applications

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Pharm compounds are weak acids/bases that can be analysed by aqueous/ non aqueous titration

Eg salicylic acid/ caffeine
Amino acids

Assay of drugs- weak chromophore

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7
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Karl fischer titration

A

Find water content
Based on oxidation reaction of iodine and sulphur
Endpoint when all water used up

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8
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Volumetric titration

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Suitable to determine water content down to 1 %
End point potentiometrically

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9
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Coulometric determination

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Endpoint detected electrochemically

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10
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How do pharm use titration

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Determine unknown of chem in blood and urine
Development of new pharmaceutical
Determine fat content water and vitamins

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11
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Titrant

A

Reagent of known standard concentration added ro solution containing analyte
We measure its volume
(In the burrette)

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12
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Analyte

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Solution of unknown
In beaker

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13
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Role of Indicator

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Added to analyte solution to indicate end point by change in colour

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14
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Equivalence point

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Mixture with stoichiometrically equivalent amount of titrant and analyte

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15
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End point

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Point in titration when we stop adding titrant

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16
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Titration error

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Error due to difference between end point and the equivalence

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17
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Acid base titration

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Acidic or basic titrant reacts with an analyts thats is a base or an acid

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18
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Complexometric titration

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Metal/ligand reaction

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19
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Redox titrations

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Oxidising or reducing titrants reacts with an analyte

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Precipitation titration

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Titrant reacts with an analyte to form a precipitate

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21
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Back titration/ reverse titration

A

endpoint hard to identify
Excess volume another reactant with known conc

excess titrated

22
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What is an Acid base titration used for

A

Used for analysis of organic compounds eg pharmaceuticals/ agricultural/ and environment labs
Kjedahl method

23
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Primary standard

A

Pure and stable chemical compounds used to standardise the standard solution in titration

24
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Standardisation of acidic and basic titrants

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Standardising achieved by titrating known volume of titrants with other titrant of EXACT concentration

25
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How does phenophthalein work

A

Weak acid which dissociates in water forming pink anions

26
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How do Acid base indicators work

A

Weak acids bases
Dissolved in water dissociates slightly and form ions

27
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Equilibrium in acid and alkaline conditions

A

Acid left
Alkaline right

28
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Titration curve

A

Graph showing progress of titration as a function of volume of titrant added

29
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Requirements for acid base titration

A

Substances react quickly and completely in precise stoichiometric quantities

30
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Amount of solute in moles

A

Conc in mol/dm3
X
Volume dm3

31
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Molarity (base) x volume (base)

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Molarity (acid) x volume (acid)

32
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Complexometric titration

A

Complexation reaction between analyte and titrant

33
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What is a comp recation limited to

A

Metals that only form a single stable complex
Based on lewis/base reaction

34
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Example of complexo reaction

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EDTA forming a strong 1:1 complex with many metal ions

35
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Use of complexo in pharma

A

Determine metal content of drugs

36
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EDTA

A

Provides e- and has 6 binding sites
Forma stable metal ligand complex
1:1 stoichiometry

37
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Limitation of EDTA

A

EDTA complex less stables as ph decreases and end point less distinct

38
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Properties of Metal ion indicator

A

Compound changes colour when binding to a metal ion

MUST bund weaker than EDTA
+
Release metal ion to EDTA

39
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Determination of endpoint in complexo titrations with EDTA

A

Metal ion indicator
Mercury electrode
Ph electrode
Ion selective electrode

40
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What is redox reaction based on

A

Oxidaton/ reduction between analyts and titrant

41
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Redox titration indicators

A

Diphenylamine

42
Q

Monitor for redox

A

Electrochemical potential

43
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Pharma analysis for redox

A

Determine conc of VLGH in pure medicines and tablets

44
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Precipitation titration

A

Analyt + titrant form insoluble precipitate

45
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Mohr method

A

Cl- using AG as titrant = reddish Ag2CrO = end point

46
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What can precipitation in a reaction be used as

A

Visual indicator
Determine salt content in water

47
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Back titration

A

no suitable sensor available / too slow for direct practical titration

48
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Process of back titration

A

Volumetric analysis EXCESS reagent added

Unreacted reagent determined by titration = amount of substance in original test solution to be calculated

49
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Pharm analysis of back titration

A

Determine amount if acetylsalicylic acid in aspirin

50
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Positives of titrimetric analysis

A

Precise and accurate
Robust and reasonable priced equipment
Manual or automated analysis
Cheap

51
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Limitations of titrimetric analysis

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Non selective
Time consuming
Large amount of sample
Analyte must be reactive