WOLFRAM|DEMONSTRATIONS PROJECT

Argentometric Titration by Precipitation of Silver Salts

​
initial concentration
[​
+
Ag
​] mol/L
0.1
volume
+
Ag
mL
10
[​
-
I
​] mol/L
0.1
volume
-
I
added (mL)
volume
-
I
15.
K
AgI
1.×
-18
10
equivalence point
Argentometric titrations are based on the use of silver cation as a precipitating agent. The objective here is to do a simple titration by precipitation and to use the titration curve to determine the solubility constant of AgI. The reaction considered is
+
Ag
+
-
I

AgI
(s)
. In this Demonstration, you can change the initial concentration of
+
Ag
, the volume of
-
I
added, and the solubility product
K
AgI
to see the changes in the titration curve.