Experiment 1: Investigation of the Suitability of Indicators and Instrumental Detection of Equivalence Points in Acid-Base Titrations

Risk assessment

Experiment 1: Investigation of the suitability of indicators and instrumental detection of equivalence points in acid-base titrations

|Compound |Hazard |Handling (besides wearing |Spillage |Disposal |

| | |gloves and goggles) | | |

|Hydrochloric acid |Corrosive, toxic |Fume cupboard, store away |Cover the spill with |Halogenated waste |

| | |from heat. |excess soda ash, lime or |container |

| | | |sodium bicarbonate, wash | |

| | | |away with large amounts | |

| | | |of water. | |

|Acetic acid |Flammable |Fume cupboard, store away |Dilute with water and mop|Waste container |

| | |from heat, avoid |up, or absorb with an | |

| | |inhalation. |inert dry material and | |

| | | |place in an appropriate | |

| | | |waste disposal container.| |

|Sodium hydroxide |Corrosive |Hygroscopic. Away from |Take up dry. Clean |Neutralise with acid and |

| | |acid...