July 2012
Intermediate to advanced
758 pages
17h 12m
English
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Chapter 8
Miscellaneous Titrations
ARGENTOMETRY
Introduction and Principle
This titrimetric method is mainly based on the titrant used in the titration. The silver nitrate is used as the titrant which precipitates the subsequent halide. This method is similar to that of the precipitation titrations. It is mainly used for the determination of the halides and halide compounds.
AgNO3 + HX 
AgX + HNO3
AgX + HNO3Theory
The sample is mixed with the silver nitrate and forms the precipitate. In argentometric titrations, the sodium chloride is used as the primary standard for the standardisation of the silver nitrate.
NaCl + AgNO3 AgCl + NaNO3
AgNO3 + NH4CNS ...