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P17.1

Active Matter Determination for Anionic Surfactants — Potentiometric Titration

Procedure 1 of 40 · Chapter 17 · §17.1.2

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Table 1

ReagentSpecificationConcentration / Preparation
Hyamine 1622 (benzethonium chloride), standard solution0.004 M (≈1.792 g/L), standardized against sodium lauryl sulfate primary standardDissolve 1.792 g in distilled water, dilute to 1000 mL; standardize
Sodium lauryl sulfate (SLS), primary standard≥99.0% purity, dried at 105°C for 2 h0.004 M: dissolve 1.151 g in water, dilute to 1000 mL
Sodium nitrate conditioning solution0.01 M NaNO₃ aqueousDissolve 0.850 g NaNO₃ in water, dilute to 1000 mL

Table 2

ParameterSymbolValueUnit
Sample mass0.3256g
Total dilution volume100.0mL
Aliquot volume titrated10.00mL
Hyamine 1622 molarity0.00412mol/L
Endpoint volume7.85mL
Molecular weight (LAS)320g/mol
Calculated active matter31.8%