APPENDIX B

COMPUTATION
ASSAY

GIVEN
1.5g of ignited calamine
50 ml of 1N sulfuric acid
Volume 1 of 1N NaOH solution=39.2 ml
Volume 2 of 1N NaOH solution=8 ml

SOLUTION

MW of ZnO
Zn: 65.38 x 1= 65.38
O: 16 x 1 =16_______
81.38 g/mol of ZnO

meq of ZnO

meq= MW
fx1000
meq= 81.38 g/mol
2x1000
meq= 0.04069 meq of ZnO

ASSAY OF CALAMINE (RAW)

OFFICIAL REQUIREMENT: 98%-100.5%

% ZnO= [(mlAxNA)-(mlBxNB)]xmeqx100
wt of ignited calamine
% ZnO= [(50 mlx1N)-(39.2 mlx1N)]x0.04069 meqx100
1.5g of ignited calamine
% ZnO1= 29.30%

% ZnO= [(mlAxNA)-(mlBxNB)]xmeqx100
wt of ignited calamine
% ZnO= [(50 mlx1N)-(8 mlx1N)]x0.04069 meqx100
1.5g of ignited calamine
% ZnO2= 113.93%

CONCLUSION
In the first trial of titration, we obtain 29.30% as the percentage purity of ZnO. Then in the second trial, we obtain
113.93%. We, therefore, conclude that the raw material doesn’t pass the official requirement for the percentage purity of
ZnO that is present in the raw material, calamine.
 APPENDIX B
COMPUTATION
ASSAY

GIVEN
0.5g of iodine
Volume 1 of 0.1N NaOH solution=36.2 ml
Volume 2 of 0.1N NaOH solution=44.4 ml

SOLUTION

MW of I
I: 120.69 x 1 =120.69_______
120.69 g/mol of I

meq of ZnO

meq= MW
fx1000
meq= 120.69 g/mol
1x1000
meq= 0.12069 meq of I

ASSAY OF IODINE (RAW)

OFFICIAL REQUIREMENT: 99.8%-100.5%

% I1= (mlxN)xmeqx100
wt of iodine
% I1= (36.2 mlx1N)x0.12069meqx100
0.5g of iodine
% I1=

% I2= = (mlxN)xmeqx100
wt of iodine
% I2= = (44.4 mlx1N)x0.12069meqx100
0.5g of iodine
% I2=
CONCLUSION
In the first trial of titration, we obtain__________ as the percentage purity of iodine. Then in the second trial, we obtain
________.We, therefore, conclude that the raw material doesn’t pass the official requirement for the percentage purity of
the raw material of iodine.