A Dating Analogy for Acid-Base Titration Problems

Ronald DeLorenzo
Middle Georgia College, Cochran, GA 31014
J. Chem. Educ., 1995, 72 (11), p 1011
DOI: 10.1021/ed072p1011
Publication Date: November 1995

Abstract

Although many students can easily and quickly calculate the answers to titration problems using formulas, they frequently have trouble understanding the consequences of concentrating or diluting unknowns before titrating them. I use a combination of dimensional analysis and dating analogies to alleviate this confusion.

Keywords (Audience):

First-Year Undergraduate / General

Keywords (Feature):

Applications and Analogies

Keywords (Pedagogy):

Analogies / Transfer

Keywords (Subject):

Titration / Volumetric Analysis

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