Calculation of KCl and KI from Potentiometric Halide Titration with Ag+

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The discussion focuses on calculating the concentrations of potassium chloride (KCl) and potassium iodide (KI) from a potentiometric halide titration using silver nitrate (AgNO3). The experiment involves titrating a 25 mL aliquot of a diluted sample with 0.0712 M AgNO3, resulting in a potentiometric graph with two distinct endpoints corresponding to the precipitation of AgI and AgCl. Participants emphasize the importance of stoichiometry and reaction equations to determine the concentrations of KCl and KI, despite challenges in endpoint detection using ion-sensitive electrodes.

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  • Understanding of potentiometric titration techniques
  • Familiarity with stoichiometry and chemical reaction equations
  • Knowledge of silver nitrate (AgNO3) as a titrant
  • Experience with using ion-sensitive electrodes for endpoint detection
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  • Study the stoichiometry of precipitation reactions involving AgI and AgCl
  • Learn about the use of ion-sensitive electrodes in potentiometric titrations
  • Explore the principles of titration endpoint detection
  • Review resources on halide titration methodologies and calculations
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Here's the experiment that I did: http://www.chem.uic.edu/fetzer/chem222/a…
from the first page to half of the second page.

How do I calculate the amount of KCl and KI in the solution?

The graph is suppose to be like a backwards S and it has two endpoints and I don't know how to do the calculations for it like finding the amount of KCl and KI in the unknown.
I know how to do it with regular acid-base titration, but I don't know how to do it with halide titration. And I don't think it's the same because everyone else is having trouble figuring it out.
 
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In lab, we were given a sample that contained an unknown amount of KI and KCl. We dissolved and diluted the sample to 100 mL's, then took a 25 mL aliquot. The aliquot was connected to a silver electrode (indicator) and pH meter (reference). We titrated with silver nitrate on mL at a time (shorter intervals around determined endpoints) to create a potentiometric graph with 2 endpoints - the first one for the disappearance of iodide, due to the lower solubility of AgI, and the second one for the disappearance of chloride. I'm not sure exactly how how to find the concentrations of KI and KCl. Any assistance would be appreciated.

Attached is an excel of the data/graph - the y-axis is in milivolts and the x-axis is in mL of 0.0712 M AgNO3.

Thanks!

http://img27.imageshack.us/i/quantu.jpg/
 
Link from your first post doesn't work.

In general it is very simple - start with reaction equations. This is a simple stoichiometry at work, nothing more fancy.

This site may be of help:

http://www.titrations.info/precipitation-titration

It doesn't discuss how to detect end points using ion sensitive electrodes, but it doesn't matter how the end point was detected.
 

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