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| − | '''Titration''' is the process of slowly reacting a [[base]] with an [[acid]] of known concentration (or vice-versa) until just enough acid has been added to precisely react with all of the base present. <ref>Wile, Dr. Jay L. ''Exploring Creation With Chemistry''. Apologia Educational Ministries, Inc. 1998</ref> | + | '''Titration''' is the process of slowly reacting a [[base]] with an [[acid]] of known concentration (or vice-versa) until just enough acid has been added to precisely react with all of the base present. <ref>Wile, Dr. Jay L. ''Exploring Creation With Chemistry''. Apologia Educational Ministries, Inc. 1998</ref> This process can be used to determine the concentration of an unknown acid or base, or it can be used to determine the [[acid dissociation constant]] (K<sub>a</sub>) or base dissociation constant (K<sub>b</sub>) of an acid or base, respectively. |
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Revision as of 13:43, October 17, 2008
Titration is the process of slowly reacting a base with an acid of known concentration (or vice-versa) until just enough acid has been added to precisely react with all of the base present. [1] This process can be used to determine the concentration of an unknown acid or base, or it can be used to determine the acid dissociation constant (Ka) or base dissociation constant (Kb) of an acid or base, respectively.
References
- ↑ Wile, Dr. Jay L. Exploring Creation With Chemistry. Apologia Educational Ministries, Inc. 1998