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Learning aim A: Undertake titration and colorimetry to determine the concentration of solutions.
Chemicals – Saturday at 11-51.m4aYou are a newly appointed technical assistant at a large chemical plant, Chemcalequip. As part of your induction period and to progress in your role, you have to demonstrate skills in a range of practical procedures and techniques. Part of your role is to ensure equipment is calibrated and equipment and chemicals are safety checked.
A shipment of chemicals has arrived and the labels have become detached. The concentrations of hydrochloric acid and copper sulphate are unknown and you will need to complete a number of practical techniques to find the unknown concentrations.
A key part of your job will be making and testing standard solutions using titration and colorimetry procedures. You must demonstrate your ability to carry out these techniques skilfully and accurately.
Evidence of your practical skills, along with your results, calculations, evaluation of the techniques and possible improvements will need to be submitted in a report(s).
You are expected to fulfill the brief that can be found in the link above. A classroom assignment has been published in google classroom to help guide you through step by step and then as you complete each section tick it off on the progress sheet so that your supervisor can see how you are getting on.
As you work through your coursework, if you are a bit unsure on what to do for a section, click on the button below. It will take you to a website with help sections.
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Once you have started to make decent progress through the assignment have a careful read through this document. It is tips for distinction and will help you to make those changes to move from a merit to a distinction.
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