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Mono M. Singh , Cynthia B. McGowan , Zvi Szafran and Ronald M. Pike

National Microscale Chemistry Center and Chemistry Department, Merrimack College, No. Andover, MA 01845

J. Chem. Educ., 2000, 77 (5), p 625

DOI: 10.1021/ed077p625

Publication Date (Web): May 1, 2000

Section:

History, Education, and Documentation

Abstract

This paper describes a comparative study of the performance of microscale titrations using 2-mL microscale burets with those using Beral pipets and normal 50- and 10-mL burets. The usefulness of a microburet in general and analytical chemistry is demonstrated by presenting results from acid-base, oxidation-reduction, precipitation, complexometric, and pH titrations. Several versatile features of using a microscale buret such as cost effectiveness, time savings, and accessibility for the physically challenged has been emphasized.

Keywords (Audience):

First-Year Undergraduate / General

Keywords (Domain):

Analytical Chemistry

Keywords (Feature):

The Microscale Laboratory

Keywords (Pedagogy):

Hands-On Learning / Manipulatives

Keywords (Subject):

Acids / Bases

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