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An inquiry-based introductory volumetric titration without calculations

journal contribution
posted on 2020-09-01, 00:00 authored by Kieran LimKieran Lim, Peta WhitePeta White, John LongJohn Long, Jessica Saw
Volumetric titrations are an accurate and precise analytical method, which explains their use in industrial and research settings and their inclusion in senior secondary chemistry curricula around the world. Students often have difficulty understanding the intricacies of titrations because they are novices being presented with a long list of detailed instructions, which hinders learning and leads to frustration. The main feature of this introductory volumetric titration activity is to sacrifice the usual precision and accuracy of the titration method by focussing on a relative comparison/ranking of two or more samples, without the determination of absolute concentrations. Students can thereby focus on mastering the fundamental technique, before worrying about the details.

History

Journal

Teaching science

Volume

66

Pagination

24-30

Location

Deakin West, A.C.T.

ISSN

1449-6313

Language

eng

Publication classification

C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal

Issue

3

Publisher

Australian Science Teachers Association