Analysis Of Commercial Bleach

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Riya Singh Banita Sathpathy Period 1 Analysis of a Commercial Bleach Purpose The purpose of this experiment is to determine the amount of sodium hypochlorite in commercial bleach by reacting the bleach with sodium thiosulfate. Procedure In this experiment a solution of sodium thiosulfate of known concentration will be added to the bleach using a buret in a titration procedure. The disappearance of the dark blue color of the starch- iodine complex will signal the end point. Data Trial 1 Trial 2 Trial 3 Initial Reading (ml) 0 0 0 Final Reading (ml) 35.7 36.0 36.6 Volume of Na2S2O3 35.7 ml 36.0 ml 36.6 ml Calculations and Analysis 2 S2O3-2 = I3- = I2 = ClO- Therefore looking at the equation above, we can conclude that for every mole of sodium thiosulfate we need half a mole of sodium hypochlorite. (35.7+36+36.6)/3=36.1 ml is the average volume of the Na2S2O3. (0.0361)(0.1) = 0.00361 0.00361/(2 ×2.5)=7.22 ×〖10〗^(-4) M NaClO 0.00481/(.005) = 0.96 M NaClO 0.358/5.4= 35.8 % |.358-0.060|= .298 |(0.358-0.06)/0.06|=4.9% percent error Conclusion In the experiment a redox titration was performed in order to determine the percent of sodium hypochlorite in commercial bleach. This done by reacting the bleach and the sodium thiosulfate in the presence of iodide ions and starch. Discussions of Theory Experimental Sources of Error Pre-Lab Questions Titration is the process, operation, or method of determining the concentration of a substance in solution by adding to it a standard reagent of known concentration in carefully measured amounts until a reaction of definite and known proportion is completed, as shown by a color change or by electrical measurement, and then calculating the unknown

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