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  Home > JCE Print > Journal of Chemical Education > Issues > 1995  > November  >
Laboratory Experiments
The Stoichiometry of the Neutralization of Citric Acid: An Introductory Laboratory
Susan E. Hayes
Siena College, Loudonville, NY 12211 and Union College, Schenectady, NY 12308
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November 1995
Vol. 72 No. 11
p. 1029
Abstract
In this laboratory experiment for precollege or first year courses, students find the stoichiometry of the reaction of citric acid with sodium hydroxide by mixing different acid/base ratios and finding which releases the most heat. Students collected the data cooperatively, in teams, reducing lab time to 90 minutes. The introduction, results, and conclusions are organized in a discovery format. The questions posed at the beginning of the laboratory about the number and kind of acidic H's in citric acid are answered by students in a discussion period at the end. Materials and equipment are simple and inexpensive, and the lab is short enough that students can design and carry out further experiments to test their initial conclusions within a single three hour laboratory period.
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 Hayes, Susan E. J. Chem. Educ. 1995 72 1029.
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