RACI Titration competition

The RACI's Titration Competition is designed to encourage secondary students who enjoy Chemistry, particularly its practical side, to develop their scientific skills and understanding.

Delivery

In school

When

2025 dates to be determined

Cohort

Secondary

Where

In school

Capacity

Teams of 3

The RACI Titration program is closed for 2024. Please keep an eye out on this page for details to compete in 2025.

About the program

The Titration Competition provides students an opportunity to experience conducting an experiment in a laboratory environment in their state and the chance to compete at a national level.

Each team member performs two sets of acid-base titrations in order to determine the unknown concentration of a weak acid in a solution that is supplied to them. This weak acid is either ethanoic acid (commonly known as acetic acid), oxalic acid or potassium hydrogen phthalate. A solution of the strong base sodium hydroxide is standardised against the standard acid provided, before being used to determine the concentration of the unknown acid.

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Links to the Australian Curriculum

Creative and critical thinking

General Capability

Sustainability

Cross-curriculum priorities