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with
wine red color. After chelating Mg
2+
by EDTA, the
color of indicator (HIn
2
) changes to sky blue color.
H
2
Y
2
(aq)Ca
2+
(aq) CaY
2
(aq) 2H
+
(aq)
H
2
Y
2
(aq)MgIn
(aq)
wine red
MgY
2
(aq)HIn
2
(aq)H
+
(aq)
sky blue
EBT (Eriochrome Black T)
The purpose of adding buffer solution (pH 10)
EBT indicator requires an environment at pH
above 7.3 for the desired color change:
H
2
In
HIn
2
+ H
+
K = 510
7
(wine red) (sky blue)
7.3 pH 10
] In [H
] [HIn
10 5
] In [H
] ][H [HIn
2
2
7
2
2
-
-
-
-
-
EBT is blue in a buffered solution at pH 10, it turns
red when Ca
2+
ions were added.
Suitable pH values for titration of Ca
2+
, Mg
2+
with
EDTA are above 7.6 and 10.0, respectively:
K
MY
2 : formation constant
of EDTA-metal complex
K
CaY
2 : 1.7510
10
K
MgY
2 : 1.7210
8
electronic balance
beaker (250 mL)
volumetric flask (100 mL)
pipette
pipet filler
burette
flask (125 mL)
Apparatus & Materials
calcium carbonate HCl
(aq)
EBT (Eriochrome Black T) MgCl
2
buffer solution (pH 10)
Chemicals
The Amount of Calcium in Hard Water Sample
250 mL
ddH
2
O
25 mL ddH
2
O
10 mL buffer (pH 10)
10 drop of EBT
15 drop of 0.03 M
MgCl
2(aq)
10 mL
ddH
2
O
12 drop of HCl
(aq)
(prepare it in the hood)
(add additional water
to the mark of the flask)
0.016 M Ca
2+
solution
(blank
titration)
10 mL buffer (pH 10)
10 drop of EBT
15 drop of 0.03 M
MgCl
2(aq)
0.016 M Ca
2+
solution
Ca
2+
solution
(unknown
concentration)
10 mL buffer (pH 10)
10 drop of EBT
15 drop of 0.03 M
MgCl
2(aq)
(repeat titration twice)
(repeat titration again)
2.0 g
EDTA 2Na
(s)
(Step A) Calibration
of EDTA Solution
(Step B) Estimation of Hardness of Water
(Step A) Calibration of EDTA2Na Solution
weight of CaCO
3
g
[Ca
2+
] M
Ca
2+
m mol
exhausted volume of EDTA solution for blank titration
mL
volume of EDTA added mL
volume after subtracting volume of blank titration mL
average volume mL
[EDTA] M
Results
(Step B) Estimation of Hardness of Water
I II
volume of EDTA added mL
volume after subtracting volume of blank titration mL
average volume mL
mmole of EDTA mmol
[Ca
2+
] M
hardness of water ppm CaCO
3