The amount of calcium in physiological fluids can be determined by a complexometric titration with EDTA. In one such analysis a 0.100-mL sample of a blood serum was made basic by adding 2 drops of NaOH and titrated with 0.00119 M EDTA, requiring 0.268 mL to reach the end point. Report the concentration of calcium in the sample as milligrams Ca per 100 mL.
hello!.I have done the calculution based on the assumption that the Ca sample is prepresd in a 100ml flask.
Mllimoles od EDTA titrated =Total Millimloes of Ca sample
Millimoles of EDTA=mL of EDTAxMolarity of EDTA=0.268x0.00119=0.000318
total Millimoles of Ca=millimoles of Cax(100/0.100)mL=0.000318
Millimoles of Ca =0.000318/1000=0.000000318
Milllimoles of Ca in the aliquot=0.000000318x40.078g/mol=0.0000127 (M1V1=M2V2)
mass of Ca=0.0000127x(100/0.1)mL=0.0127mg
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