Exp 3. Analysis of water for potable and food purposes

Step0 : Chemical reagents/solutions required

Burette Pipette Conical Flask Micro pipetteBeaker Volumetric Flask

Step1 : Chemical reagents/solutions required

Ammonia buffer
EBT indicator
EDTA solution

Step2 : Select the water sample

select this sample
select this sample
select this sample

Step3 : Pipette out 25 ml water in a conical flask

pipette out liquid pour liquid

Step4 : Add 1 ml ammonia buffer solution in the conical flask to adjust pH (10±0.1) of the sample

click to suck liquid click to pour liquid

Step5 : Add 2-3 drops of EBT indicator in the sample conical flask

click to suck liquid click to pour liquid

Step6 : Titrate the sample with 0.01M standard EDTA solution until the wine red color changes permanently into blue color

click to place funnel click to pour in dye click to remove funnel click to place flask start titration stop titration

Titration Complete

Step7 : Observation and result

EDTA used =

Sample taken = 25 ml

Hardness of (as CaCO3) = mg/l