Chemical Analysis
Chemical Analysis means finding out the chemical species present in the compound as well as its quantity in the compound. Based on this Chemical Analysis is of two types:
- Qualitative Analysis: It involves the identification of various chemical species present in a compound.
- Quantitative Analysis: It involves the measurement of quantities of chemical species present in a compound.
Titration is a Quantitative Analysis of Chemicals performed to calculate the concentration of a chemical species present in the solution. The endpoint of titration can be measured by the following methods:
- Gravimetric Analysis
- Volumetric Analysis
- Spectroscopy
- Combustion
The process of finding unknown concentration involves the use of the mole concept hence one must have good knowledge of the mole concept for balanced chemical equations and equivalence concepts for unbalanced chemical equivalence.
Titration
Titration is the gradual addition of a known concentration solution (called a titrant) to a known volume of an unknown concentration solution until the reaction approaches equilibrium, which is sometimes shown by a color change. The titrant solution must satisfy the appropriate criteria to be used as a primary or secondary standard. Titration is a technique for determining the concentration of an unknown solution in a general way.