5 Suppose you rinsed your burette with distilled water then

5. Suppose you rinsed your burette with distilled water, then filled it with NaOH solution, and titrated it against the HCI solution. (a) Explain carefully what is wrong with this procedure. (2 marks) (b) How would the titrated volume of NaOH differ from that obtained previously? (1 mark)

Solution

(a) after rinsing with distilled water, the burette is supposed to be rinsed with NaOH solution in order to obtain the correct reading

(b)Volume of NaOH obtained will higher than the actual required volume