APPENDIX D

CALIBRATION OF BURET

A 50-mL buret was first washed with soap and water, and then rinsed with tap
water, followed by distilled water. The buret was filled with distilled water and then
the air bubbles were eliminated by leaning the buret to nearly horizontal with the
stopcock open. Once the air bubbles were completely eliminated, the buret was
mounted to the buret stand and then filled by pre-boiled distilled water to the 0.00 mL
mark. To remove any suspended drop of the buret, the buret tipped was touched to a
clean beaker. The buret was allowed to stand, while a 125-mL Erlenmeyer flask was
weighed, holding the flask with a pair of tong. Exactly 10 mL of volume of water was
delivered and then weighed. The same procedure was done using 5 mL volume of
water. The correction factor must agree within the 0.01 mL range. Table 9 shows the
calibration data of the buret.

Table 9 Calibration Data of Pyrex Buret Trial 1

Trial 1
Mass
Buret Vol Mass total H2O Density True Vol Correction
0 79.5474 0 0.99623 0 0
10 89.6404 10.093 0.99623 10.13119 -0.131195
15 94.5565 15.0091 0.99623 15.0659 -0.065898
20 99.4708 19.9234 0.99623 19.9988 0.0012045
25 104.4433 24.8959 0.99623 24.99011 0.0098873
30 109.401 29.8536 0.99623 29.96657 0.033426
35 114.3113 34.7639 0.99623 34.89546 0.1045441
40 119.3242 39.7768 0.99623 39.92733 0.072674
45 124.198 44.6506 0.99623 44.81957 0.1804302
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Table 10 Calibration Data of Pyrex Buret Trial 2

Trial 2
Mass
Buret Vol. Mass total H2O Density True Vol Correction
0 79.5741 0 0.99623 0 0
5 84.974 5.3999 0.99623 5.420335 -0.42033
10 89.9044 10.3303 0.99623 10.36939 -0.36939
15 94.8632 15.2891 0.99623 15.34696 -0.34696
20 99.8691 20.295 0.99623 20.3718 -0.3718
25 104.7457 25.1716 0.99623 25.26686 -0.26686
30 109.7249 30.1508 0.99623 30.2649 -0.2649
35 114.6069 35.0328 0.99623 35.16537 -0.16537
40 119.6898 40.1157 0.99623 40.26751 -0.26751

Table 11 Calibration Data of Pyrex Buret Trial 3

Trial 3
Mass
Buret Vol Mass total H2O Density true vol Correction
0 79.5758 0 0.99623 0 0
5 84.6529 5.0771 0.99623 5.096313 -0.09631
10 89.5744 9.9986 0.99623 10.03644 -0.03644
15 94.5343 14.9585 0.99623 15.01511 -0.01511
20 99.4522 19.8764 0.99623 19.95162 0.048382
25 104.4165 24.8407 0.99623 24.9347 0.065296
30 109.3879 29.8121 0.99623 29.92492 0.075083
35 114.3062 34.7304 0.99623 34.86183 0.138171
40 119.2954 39.7196 0.99623 39.86991 0.13009
45 124.2124 44.6366 0.99623 44.80552 0.194483
50 129.2406 49.6648 0.99623 49.85274 0.147255
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Table 12 Calibration of Buret Trial 4

Trial 4
Mass
Buret Vol Mass total H2O Density true vol. Correction
0 79.5748 0 0.99623 0 0
5 84.6268 5.052 0.99623 5.071118 -0.07112
10 89.5404 9.9656 0.99623 10.00331 -0.00331
15 94.5017 14.9269 0.99623 14.98339 0.016613
20 99.4146 19.8398 0.99623 19.91488 0.085121
25 104.3859 24.8111 0.99623 24.90499 0.095008
30 109.362 29.7872 0.99623 29.89992 0.100077
35 114.2589 34.6841 0.99623 34.81535 0.184646
40 119.2818 39.707 0.99623 39.85726 0.142738
45 124.1591 44.5843 0.99623 44.75302 0.246981
50 129.2067 49.6319 0.99623 49.81972 0.18028

Table 13 Calibration of Buret in 2 mL increments

2 mL increments
Buret Mass Mass
Vol total H2O Density True Vol Correction Reg Corr
0 79.5742 0 0.99623 0 0 -0.0466
2 81.5795 2.0053 0.99623 2.012889 -0.01289 -0.0314
4 83.6199 4.0457 0.99623 4.06101 -0.06101 -0.0162
6 85.6044 6.0302 0.99623 6.05302 -0.05302 -0.001
8 87.5677 7.9935 0.99623 8.02375 -0.02375 0.0142
10 89.5414 9.9672 0.99623 10.00492 -0.00492 0.0294
12 91.4624 11.8882 0.99623 11.93319 0.066812 0.0446
14 93.4084 13.8342 0.99623 13.88655 0.113448 0.0598
16 95.4509 15.8767 0.99623 15.93678 0.063218 0.075
18 97.4288 17.8546 0.99623 17.92217 0.077833 0.0902
20 99.3546 19.7804 0.99623 19.85525 0.144746 0.1054
22 101.3507 21.7765 0.99623 21.85891 0.141092 0.1206
24 103.3818 23.8076 0.99623 23.89769 0.102306 0.1358
26 105.3107 25.7365 0.99623 25.83389 0.166106 0.151
28 107.2576 27.6834 0.99623 27.78816 0.211839 0.1662
30 109.285 29.7108 0.99623 29.82323 0.176766 0.1814
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32 111.2469 31.6727 0.99623 31.79256 0.207442 0.1966

34 113.234 33.6598 0.99623 33.78718 0.212822 0.2118
36 115.1868 35.6126 0.99623 35.74737 0.252632 0.227
38 117.2313 37.6571 0.99623 37.7996 0.200395 0.2422
40 119.2204 39.6462 0.99623 39.79623 0.203768 0.2574
42 121.1687 41.5945 0.99623 41.7519 0.248095 0.2726
44 123.105 43.5308 0.99623 43.69553 0.304468 0.2878
46 125.0896 45.5154 0.99623 45.68764 0.312358 0.303

To better understand the tables given, a scatter plot was constructed by plotting
the true volume delivered by the buret against the volume reading of the buret. Figures
13, 14, 15, 16, and 17 illustrates the calibration of the buret graphically.

Buret trial 1
50
45 y = 0.995x + 0.0999
40 R² = 1
35
True Vol (mL)

30
25
Series1
20
15 Linear (Series1)
10
5
0
0 10 20 30 40 50
Volume of Buret, mL

Figure 13 Scatter Plot of Calibration of Buret for Trial 1

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Buret Trial 2
45
40
35

True Vol (mL)

30
25
20
y = 1.0001x + 0.2737
15 R² = 0.9999
10
5
0
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45
Volume of Buret, mL

Figure 14 Scatter Plot of the Calibration of Buret for Trial 2

Buret Trial 3
60

50
y = 0.995x + 0.065
True Vol (mL)

40 R² = 1

30
Series1
20 Linear (Series1)

10

0
0 10 20 30 40 50 60
Volume of Buret, mL

Figure 15 Scatter Plot of Calibration of Buret for Trial 3

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Buret Trial 4
60
y = 0.9946x + 0.0459
R² = 1
50

True Vol (mL)

40

30
Series1
20 Linear (Series1)

10

0
0 10 20 30 40 50 60
Volume of Buret, mL

Figure 16 Scatter Plot of Calibration of Buret for Trial 4

Buret 2 mL
50
45 y = 0.9924x + 0.0466
40 R² = 1
35
True Vol (mL)

30
25
Series1
20
15 Linear (Series1)
10
5
0
0 10 20 30 40 50
Volume of Buret, mL

Figure 17 Scatter Plot of Calibration of Buret for 2 mL increments

Using the equation of the line, the true volume of the titrant
delivered can be calculated using the equation of the line, For example, if
the volume delivered by the buret is 9.4 mL, then the true volume would
be;

𝑦 = 0.9946(9.4𝑚𝐿) + 0.0459 𝑚𝐿 = 9.39514 𝑚𝐿