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How to Do Titration Problems

Titration problems are chemistry problems that require you to find the molarity of an unknown solution. Titration problems give you the volume of two different substances, one acidic and one alkaline, that is required for a complete reaction to occur, which means that the hydrogen ions in the acid neutralize the hydroxide ions in the alkaline solution. To calculate the molarity of the unknown solution, you will need the volume and molarity of the known solution and the volume of the unknown solution.

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      Determine the values for the volume of the known solution, the molarity of the known solution and the volume of the unknown solution. These will be given to you in the problem. For example, you may be told that 30 mL of 2.0 molar (M) acid was used with 60 mL of an unknown solution.

    • 2

      Multiply the concentration of the known solution by the volume of the known solution. For example, you would multiply 30 mL by 2 M to get 60 mL*M.

    • 3

      Divide the result from Step 2 by the volume of the unknown solution to find the molarity of the unknown solution. Continuing the example, you would divide 60 mL*M by 60 mL to find the molarity of the unknown solution equals 1 M.

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