Journal
JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL EDUCATION
Volume 99, Issue 4, Pages 1547-1552Publisher
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jchemed.1c00881
Keywords
High School; Introductory Chemistry; Second-Year Undergraduate; First-Year Undergraduate; General; Analytical Chemistry; Computer-Based Learning; Acids; Bases; Titration; Volumetric Analysis
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This research aims to introduce an MS Excel application for studying theoretical concepts related to acid-base titrations. The application allows students to visualize the pH change, buffer region, and the impact of reagent concentrations and Ka/Kb values on titration curves, enhancing their understanding of the subject.
During the 1960s, Edgar Dale published the concept that learners are likely to retain more information if they see and hear information rather than justlisten. Therefore, many educational applications have been created for students tolearn theoretical concepts through visuals and in an interactive manner. Microsoft(MS) Excel has been used in many of these applications due to ease of use andwidespread applicability. The main objective of this research is to introduce an MSExcel application to study the theoretical concepts associated with acid-basetitrations. This application allows the user to select the type of titration,Ka/Kbvalueswhere applicable, concentrations of the reagents, titration volume, commonly usedindicators, and follow the variation in the titration curve. With the use of theapplication, students can clearly visualize the change in pH during the titration, bufferregion, and the effect of reagent concentrations andKa/Kbvalues on the titrationcurves. It further allows the user to determine the end point of the titration via afirstderivative plot, observe the variation in fractional composition of the reactive species with pH, and identify the indicator best suitedfor the titration. The application was proven successful when used to teach the concepts of acid-base titrations to a group of high school students
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