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Titration without indicator is only possible with another measurement:
Examples / possibilities:
- pH-electrode measurement (acid-base titration)
- Conductivity measurement (acid-base titration or ion-reaction)
- Change of color by excess or depletion of the reactant/titrant (redox titration)
- Precipitation by excess or depletion of the reactant/titrant
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(The following was more or less written for 'indicator' titrations, but same principles count for other 'sharply' changing properties):
The equivalence point is the point where the number of moles of titrant equal the number of moles of the reactant. The end point is the point where the indicator being used changes color (also 'indication point)'.
If the indicator is chosen correctly, the end point will essentially be as near as possible at the equivalence point.
The point of the titration is to find the equivalence point -- the end point is just a very close approximation to it. This is because the pH of the solution changes very rapidly close to the equivalence point.
Therefore, the indicator will change color very close to the equivalence point because of the steepness of the pH change
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How do you detect the equivalence point in acidic medium?
By titration (manual or electrochemical) with a base and an indicator.
What is the advantage of using indicator rather than using thermometer to detect the end point of an acid base titration?
At the endpoint of an acidimetric titration there is no temperature change at all, so a thermometer won't indicate that.You'd better use the color change of a proper indicator when the pH changes at the end point. The only advantage is that it works well!
Why is starch solution used as indicator in Sodium thiosulphate Iodine titrations instead of phenolphthalein indicator?
Phenolphthalein is an acid base indicator - it does not show the end-point in a thiosulfate type titration. Starch gives a very sharp end-point from a blue-black to colorless end-point when titrating iodine with thiosulfate. Phenolphthalein would just not detect this change.
What type of electrodes are used in potentiometric titration?
Potentiometric titration is a method to detect potential difference between the indicator electrode and reference electrode and thus determine concentration of chemical component, which reacts with reagent added to a solution potentially in equilibrium at the beginning.The popularly used reference electrode is either silver-silver chloride or mercury sulfate electrode, and the indicator electrode is generally made of glass electrode, platinum electrode and silver electrode or ion selective electrode.
Why is GC-MS better than titration?
Using GC MS (Gas Chromatography Mass Spectrometry) you may detect multiple substances within a sample and in very trace amounts. Titration will tell you the concentration of a solution, and is more subject to error. You can measure the quantity of the stuff you're looking for much more exactly with GC-MS. Also, you can detect several sorts of molecules at once, whereas you need a pure probe for titration.
How do you detect the equivalence point in acidic medium?
By titration (manual or electrochemical) with a base and an indicator.
Describe a method to visually detect the end point of a titration without the use of instruments?
The method used most often in chemistry labs is by use of a pH indicator in the sample being titrated. When you reach the titration point, the indicator will change colors, demonstrating the end point of the titration.
Why kmno4 is used to detect the amount of h202 used?
The color change with oxidation of the permangante changes from purple to clear allows the titration to be conducted without using a seperate indicator.
What is the advantage of using indicator rather than using thermometer to detect the end point of an acid base titration?
At the endpoint of an acidimetric titration there is no temperature change at all, so a thermometer won't indicate that.You'd better use the color change of a proper indicator when the pH changes at the end point. The only advantage is that it works well!
Why is starch solution used as indicator in Sodium thiosulphate Iodine titrations instead of phenolphthalein indicator?
Phenolphthalein is an acid base indicator - it does not show the end-point in a thiosulfate type titration. Starch gives a very sharp end-point from a blue-black to colorless end-point when titrating iodine with thiosulfate. Phenolphthalein would just not detect this change.
What is chemical indicator dye?
An indicator is use to detect the given object is acid or a base
What type of electrodes are used in potentiometric titration?
Potentiometric titration is a method to detect potential difference between the indicator electrode and reference electrode and thus determine concentration of chemical component, which reacts with reagent added to a solution potentially in equilibrium at the beginning.The popularly used reference electrode is either silver-silver chloride or mercury sulfate electrode, and the indicator electrode is generally made of glass electrode, platinum electrode and silver electrode or ion selective electrode.
Why is GC-MS better than titration?
Using GC MS (Gas Chromatography Mass Spectrometry) you may detect multiple substances within a sample and in very trace amounts. Titration will tell you the concentration of a solution, and is more subject to error. You can measure the quantity of the stuff you're looking for much more exactly with GC-MS. Also, you can detect several sorts of molecules at once, whereas you need a pure probe for titration.
What is Bromothymol?
Bromothymol Blue is a liquid indicator that can detect presence CO2 in water. It changes color from blue to green, as it detects the presence of the CO2 . In very acidic conditions it will turn yellow. It has also been used as an indicator in the NCO (isocyanate) test (where di-n-butylamine is the base and 1N HCl solution is the acid. Green is the endpoint in this titration and yellow is "over-shot". The amine value test in resin chemistry/synthesis also may use this indicator. HCl directly titrates an amine containing resin.
What do immunoassays do?
Immunoassays measure the formation of antibody-antigen complexes and detect them via an indicator reaction.
Can radar detect without internet or has to be online to detect?
Radar needs to be online in order to detect. Anything that has to do with being online requires internet. No, radar cannot detect without internet.
Is the universal indicator or phenolphthalein is more accurate?
THe universal indicator is more accurate as it can detect different ranges in the pH, whereas phenolphthalein only changes at a ph of 8.0
