Results and Discussion
indicating pH range 4.4 – 6.2, methyl
1. Electrometric Determination of pH
The buffer solution was prepared
by mixing the phosphoric acid and its
conjugate base which is
phosphate. The calculated amount of
these buffer agents are
phosphoric acid and 1.49g
phosphate in order to obtain a pH of 2.
The electrometric determination of pH
using a pH meter showed an accurate
measurement on the buffer prepared.
Because the reading shows the exact
value of the desired pH which is 2,
adjustment of the pH of the buffer
solution was not necessary in the case.
2. Colorimetric Determination of pH
Table 2.1 Listed below are the results of
the colorimetric determination of pH.
On the colorimetric determination
of pH, acid-base indicators were used as
color standards to determine the pH
value of the solutions.
indicators, also called pH indicators, are
usually weak acids or bases and changes
color with pH (Clark,
Phenolphthalein changes from colorless
to pink indicating a pH range of 8.3 – 10,
methyl red changes from red to yellow
orange changes from red to yellow
indicating pH 3.2 – 4.4, bromocresol
green changes from yellow to blue
sodium
indicating pH range 3.8 – 5.4, phenol red
changes from yellow to red indicating pH
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6.6 – 8, bromophenol blue changes from
sodium
yellow to purple indicating pH range 3 –
4.6, and bromocresol purple changes
from yellow to purple indicating pH 5.2 –
6.8. The pH 7 is neutral and as the pH
becomes less than 7, it is acidic while
greater than 7, it is basic.
The assigned sample, which is
alkaline water by the brand Nature’s
Spring, was observed and compared on
the collection of different buffer solutions
ranging from pH 2, 3, 5, 7, 7.50, 8, and
12. As shown on Table 2.1, the students
were able to compare the changes of
colors between the assigned sample and
the buffer solutions prepared by the
other groups. It is seen that the color
Acid-base
changes of the sample were exactly the
same with the buffer solution with the pH
of 7.50. Therefore, based on the
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observations, it shows that the pH value
of alkaline water matched the buffer
solution with 7.50 and with this result,
the colorimetric method is less accurate
because the claim of the sample,
Nature’s Spring alkaline water, which is
supposed to be pH 9, does not
correspond to the data.

References

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