Titration Calculator

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Titration is a quantitative analytical technique used to determine the concentration of an acid or a base in a solution. It involves the controlled addition of a solution with a known concentration, called the titrant, to the solution of the acid or base being analyzed, known as the analyte. During the titration process, the titrant and analyte react until an equivalence point is reached, indicating that stoichiometrically equivalent amounts of acid and base have reacted. The point of equivalence is typically detected using an indicator such as a change in color or a pH meter. By measuring the volume of titrant required to reach the equivalence point and using the known concentration of the titrant, the concentration of the acid or base in the analyte solution can be accurately determined. This technique is widely used in various fields such as pharmaceutical analysis, environmental monitoring, and chemical research for quantitative analysis and quality control purposes.

The strength of an acid or base can have a significant impact on the results of a titration primarily because strong acids and bases dissociate completely in water, while weak acids and bases only partially dissociate. This means that the equivalence point for a strong acid-strong base titration occurs at pH 7, while the equivalence point for a weak acid-strong base or weak base-strong acid titration will deviate from pH 7. Furthermore, although the pH of both a strong acid and strong base can easily be calculated when given the solution's concentration and number of ions donated, calculating the pH of weak acids and weak bases is a much more complex process, especially when it comes to polyprotic acids and bases. For that reason, this tool does not provide pH values.