RESULT

Determination of Ka value of weak acid by titration with sodium hydroxide(NaOH)

Volume of NaOH pH titration 1 pH titration 2 Average pH

added(mL)
0 4.36 4.23 4.30
1 4.52 4.56 4.54
2 4.75 4.78 4.77
3 4.94 4.98 4.96
4 5.09 5.16 5.13
5 5.24 5.31 5.28
6 5.38 5.49 5.44
7 5.54 5.71 5.63
8 5.74 5.99 5.87
9 6.10 7.07 6.54
10 6.81 10.28 8.55
11 10.33 10.63 10.48
12 10.67 10.80 10.71
13 10.84 10.92 10.88
14 10.97 11.02 11.00

pH against volume of NaOH (1st)

12

10

pH 6

0
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14

volume of NaOH (mL)

 pH against volume of NaOH (2nd)
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10

pH 6

0
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14

volume of NaOH (mL)

pH against volume of NaOH (Average)

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10

pH 6

0
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14

Volume of NaOH (mL)

CALCULATION:
Titration 1:

pH at equivalent point is 8.57

pH at half-equivalent point = pKa

8.57
= 2

= 4.29

Calculate the acid ionization constant,Ka :

pKa = -logKa

4.29 = -logKa

Ka = arc log -4.29

= 5.12910-5

Titration 2:

pH at equivalent point is 8.68

pH at half-equivalent point = pKa

8.68
= 2

= 3.93

Calculate the acid ionization constant,Ka :

pKa = -logKa

3.93 = -logKa

Ka = arc log -3.93

= 1.17510-4

Average the acid ionization constant Ka:

( 5.129 105 ) +(1.175 104 )

2 = 8.439510-5
Molarity of unknown weak acid from titration 1:

M1V1=M2V2

(0.1M)(10.5mL)=(M2)(10mL)

M2=0.105 M

Molarity of unknown weak acid from titration 2:

M1V1=M2V2

(0.1M)(9.5mL)=(M2)(10mL)

M2=0.095 M

Average molarity of unknown weak acid:

( 0.105 M ) +( 0.095 M )
2 = 0.1M

ERROR CALCULATION

The unknown monoprotic acid is identified to be ascorbic acid The pKa value for
ascorbic acid is 4.10 and its Ka value is 7.910-5 ,theoretically. Thus, the percentage errors for
each theoretical value to the calculated value are;

Percentage error (pKa) = |4.104.11

4.10 |
100=0.24

Percentage error (Ka) = |(7.9 105 )(8.4395 105 )

(7.9 105) | 100=6.83