Investigation of the Equilibrium Constant and Thermodynamic Properties of Borax Dissolution Using Titration Techniques

This experiment uses the method of titrating saturated Borax aqueous solution with hydrochloric acid to determine the equilibrium constant of Borax as well as its enthalpy change, entropy change, and standard free energy of dissolution. Using this method, the equilibrium constant was found to be 0.1...

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Main Authors: Rimmo Loyi Lego, Lily Achumi
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Language:English
Published: Dera Natung Government College 2024-12-01
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Online Access:https://dngc.ac.in/journals/index.php/dngcrj/article/view/191
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description This experiment uses the method of titrating saturated Borax aqueous solution with hydrochloric acid to determine the equilibrium constant of Borax as well as its enthalpy change, entropy change, and standard free energy of dissolution. Using this method, the equilibrium constant was found to be 0.172 for the first Borax sample at 41 ॰C while it was 0.157 for the second Borax sample at 3.9 ॰C. Using a graph of ln(ksp) vs. 1/Temperature, the change in enthalpy was 620,000 J/mol, the change in entropy was -12.72 J/molK, and the standard free energy was 624 kJ/mol.
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spelling doaj-art-e858b5b02a7048d997549c7e8ecc5a4f2025-08-20T03:24:47ZengDera Natung Government CollegeDera Natung Government College Research Journal2456-82282583-54832024-12-019111812610.56405/dngcrj.2024.09.01.10191Investigation of the Equilibrium Constant and Thermodynamic Properties of Borax Dissolution Using Titration TechniquesRimmo Loyi Lego0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1204-9325Lily Achumi1https://orcid.org/0009-0007-3471-1096Stevens Institute of Technology, 1 Castle Point Terrace, Hoboken-07030, NJ-USANortheastern Centre for High School Research, Kohima, Nagaland, IndiaThis experiment uses the method of titrating saturated Borax aqueous solution with hydrochloric acid to determine the equilibrium constant of Borax as well as its enthalpy change, entropy change, and standard free energy of dissolution. Using this method, the equilibrium constant was found to be 0.172 for the first Borax sample at 41 ॰C while it was 0.157 for the second Borax sample at 3.9 ॰C. Using a graph of ln(ksp) vs. 1/Temperature, the change in enthalpy was 620,000 J/mol, the change in entropy was -12.72 J/molK, and the standard free energy was 624 kJ/mol.https://dngc.ac.in/journals/index.php/dngcrj/article/view/191borax dissolutionthermodynamic parametersequilibrium constant (ksp)titrationthermodynamicstemperature dependency
spellingShingle Rimmo Loyi Lego
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Investigation of the Equilibrium Constant and Thermodynamic Properties of Borax Dissolution Using Titration Techniques
Dera Natung Government College Research Journal
borax dissolution
thermodynamic parameters
equilibrium constant (ksp)
titration
thermodynamics
temperature dependency
title Investigation of the Equilibrium Constant and Thermodynamic Properties of Borax Dissolution Using Titration Techniques
title_full Investigation of the Equilibrium Constant and Thermodynamic Properties of Borax Dissolution Using Titration Techniques
title_fullStr Investigation of the Equilibrium Constant and Thermodynamic Properties of Borax Dissolution Using Titration Techniques
title_full_unstemmed Investigation of the Equilibrium Constant and Thermodynamic Properties of Borax Dissolution Using Titration Techniques
title_short Investigation of the Equilibrium Constant and Thermodynamic Properties of Borax Dissolution Using Titration Techniques
title_sort investigation of the equilibrium constant and thermodynamic properties of borax dissolution using titration techniques
topic borax dissolution
thermodynamic parameters
equilibrium constant (ksp)
titration
thermodynamics
temperature dependency
url https://dngc.ac.in/journals/index.php/dngcrj/article/view/191
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