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The discussion revolves around the preparation and use of a sodium hydroxide (NaOH) solution for a chemistry practical involving titration. The initial steps include dissolving 2g of NaOH in 500 mL of water and titrating it with a standard oxalic acid solution to determine its concentration. However, due to a spill, only 200 mL of the NaOH solution remains. The individual contemplates diluting this remaining solution with an additional 200 mL of water to find its concentration and subsequently use it for titrating acetic acid. Concerns are raised about the potential inaccuracies this dilution might introduce, particularly regarding the volume needed for titrations exceeding burette capacity and the risk of insufficient solution for multiple replicates. While diluting the NaOH solution is a possible workaround, obtaining a new standard solution is recommended to ensure accuracy and reliability in the experiments.
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This is what we have to do for our chem prac
1) Dissolve 2g of NaOH in 500 mL of water to make a solution
2) Since NaOH cannot be used directly as standard solution titrate it with a standard oxalic acid solution
3) Calculate concentration of NaOH
4) Now use this standardised solution of NaOH to titrate a solution of acetic acid.

My problem is that I did make a NaOH solution but accidentally spilled most of it. I have about 200 mL left. Unfortunately it's too hard to make a new NaOH solution at this moment.

So my question is If I dilute whatever NaOH solution I have left with say about 200 mL of water and then titrate it to find it's concentration. Then use this new NaOH solution to titrate acetic acid. Will I get messed up results for my acetic acid titration?

Is it unwise to do this and I should just try and somehow obtain a new NaOH solution?
 
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A new solution would be ideal. I doubt that you made 2.5 times more NaOH solution than necessary for all the titrations, that would just be wasteful. So diluting can be okay (prior to standardizing) but you risk not having enough material to finish all replicates and you may find that the volume for any given titration is larger than the buret capacity which introduces error into the measurement.
 
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