Mudaeng, Pleng, Mook (11-5)

February 26 2015

Determination of CaCO3 in toothpaste

Introduction.
In our daily life, chemical products are playing important rolls in our real life.
For example, when we take a shower, we use soap, shampoo, toothpaste etc.
All of the products that we used are made from chemicals, as well as in
toothpaste. We always saw advertise on TV about the toothpaste that will
protected you from decayed tooth and make your teeth whiter and brighter. In
toothpaste, we can found CaCO3 in form of anhydrous dicalcium phosphate and
other minerals such as zirconium silicate, crystalline silica, and pumice.
Purpose
The purpose of this experience is to find the amount of CaCO3 in toothpaste.
Hypothesis
We expect that we can find the amount of CaCO3 by calculate from the amount
of HCl that has left after the reaction.
Materials
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3x125mL Erlenmeyer Flasks

1x spatula
1x stand w/double buret holder
1x buret
1x stir bar
1x pH meter
1x graduate cylinder

Methods
1) Weight ~ 0.5 g. of toothpaste (use spatula provide )
2) Using 10mL graduate cylinder, add 10mL distilled water to the toothpaste
3) Using a Vol. pipette add stir bar and exactly 10.0mL of 0.10mL HCl into
toothpaste/water solution
4) Heat and stir for 5 minutes, take off and let it cool enough to touch
5) Add an indicator, a few drop
6) Add NaOH slowly using buret to solution, every 1mL added check the pH
7) Add another 4.0 mL, taking pH, taking pH readings at 1.0mL still
Results
Weight
toothpaste (g)
Initial Vol. of HCl
(mL)
Initial pH
Final Vol. (mL)

Sample 1
0.57g

Sample 2
0.62g

Sample 3
0.57g

7.20

17.58

26.80

4.26
17.58

4.17
26.80

3.91
35.79

Final pH
Total Vol. (mL)
Vol. HCl reacted
with toothpaste
Moles HCl
reacted
Moles CaCO3
Amount CaCO3
(mg)
Amount CaCO3
(mg/g)*
Average CaCO3
(mg/g)

9.78
10.38
10

8.50
9.22
10

8.42
8.99
10

0.001

0.001

0.001

0.0005
50

0.0005
50

0.0005
50

87.72mg/g

80.65mg/g

87.72mg/g

85.36mg/g

Discussion
1. What was the purpose of heating the solution
The purpose of heating the solution is activated the reaction to occur.
2. Why was the acid added in excess
To make sure that CaCO3 reacted with HCl completely.
3. What is an end point? What is an equivalence point?
The end point is when the solution turned into pink color and cannot turn
back to white again. The equivalence is the point that the quantity of HCl
that has left from the reaction is reacted completely with NaOH added
and has no color.
4. Why did the solution turn pink around a pH of 8-9?
Because the amount of NaOH that we added is a little more than neutral
(pH7)
5. Why were 3 replicates performed?
Because we need to make sure that the result are precision and accurate.
Conclusion
According from the result, we are able find the amount of CaCO3 by titration
the excess HCl with NaOH. The average amount of CaCO3 is 85.36mg CaCO3 / g.

toothpaste. We heating and add more acid to make sure that the reaction was
occur completely. And from the sample number 1, you can see from the picture
that the color of the solution was darker pink than other solution, because we
added NaCO over the end point so this sample is error and for the last two
samples we got light pink colors which mean we have already added proper
amount of NaCO.

Reference
Unknown (Unknow). Chemistry in a Tube of Toothpaste. Retrieved from
http://science.howstuffworks.com/chemistry-in-a-tube-of-toothpaste-info2.htm
Access date: March 5, 2015
Referencing products
Darlie Double Action. Colgate-Palmolive Thailand Inc. Chonburi, 700/362
Bangna-trad Rd. Chonburi THAILAND 20000, Lot no. P1505517