In: Chemistry
Suppose you titrated your standard acid (KHP) with the base to
be standardized, but added several drops extra of the base (i.e.
stopped the titration after the phenolphthalein indicator in the
solution turned very pink).
If this calculated value was used to determine the molar mass of
the unknown acid, what type of error would you have for the molar
mass of the unknown acid? (i.e. would you overestimate or
underestimate the molar mass value?) Support your answer by, for
every step in the calculation, determining whether the calculated
value would be greater or less than it should be.