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Title: Testing NaOH purity?
Post by: beaver on April 05, 2004, 12:51:41 PM

Is there an easy way to test 50%NaOH for purity?



Edit: edited title for better indexing. Mitch

Title: Re:NaOH
Post by: Scratch- on April 05, 2004, 04:15:14 PM

If its 50% NaOH don't you already know its purity?

Title: Re:NaOH
Post by: gregpawin on April 05, 2004, 04:50:11 PM

Do you mean for trace elements?

Title: Re:NaOH
Post by: beaver on April 05, 2004, 05:48:36 PM

LOL!  I am asking bc in a lab experiment we used what was thought to be 50% NaOH but it was found not to be bc nobody's experiement worked except for those that it took it straight out of the NaOH bottle.

Title: Re:NaOH
Post by: Mitch on April 05, 2004, 05:54:25 PM

Just do a titration. And I don't want to hear any complaining, I had to do an air sensitive titration, and I did it under an hour it's no big deal. :P

Title: Re:NaOH
Post by: beaver on April 07, 2004, 09:03:05 AM

thanks!