Question

Provide at least one example of a real-life application of a titration related to your major/intended career path. Include citations for resources used on this question. Electrical Engineering

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Answer 1

Titration is a method to determine the concentration of a substance in a solution by adding a solution of appropriate reagent with known concentration. Measured amounts of the reagent with known concentration are added until a change in color or electrical measurement occurs. Once the reaction of known proportion takes place, it can be used to calculate the unknown concentration. Generally some indicator is used for determining the end point. Potentiometric titrations can also be used when no indicator is needed. In this method we can measure emf of the cell. conductometric titrations can be used of measuring pH of the unknown solution. In real life titration can be used in various fields.

For Medical :

Pharmacists use titration to get a desired mixture of drugs. Titration is also used to observe blood glucose levels in patients with diabetes as well as in pregnancy tests and other applications of urinalysis.

For Biodiesel:

Titration is used in the production of biodiesel to determine the acidity of waste vegetable oil which is one of the primary ingredients in biodiesel production.

For Water :

Titration is used to test the underwater environment in fresh water and marine aquariums. Certain properties such as water pH and concentration of ammonia, nitrates and nitrites are measured and then corrected to ensure the survival of marine life being kept in the aquarium.