• Journal of the Korean Chemical Society
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• v.45 no.6
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• pp.513-519
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• 2001

An optical semi-automatic titrator was constructed employing the technique of the reflectance spectrometry and was tested for the determination of the end points of the acid-base, precipitation, and EDTA titrations. And since the current optical semi-automatic titrator built on the principle of the reflectance spectrometry could be successfully used even for the determination of the end point in the precipitation titration where the solid particles are formed during the titration process, it was found to be feasible that a completely automated optical titrator would be designed and built based on the current findings.

• Journal of Science Education
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• v.33 no.2
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• pp.317-320
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• 2009

I investigated Korean college students' conception about the volume change of solution when they detected the equivalence point during acid/base titration experiment using method of volume measurement. According to this study, most college students had a misconception that the volume increment was due to the formation of water by neutralization during acid/base titration. However, this is not enough to explain the volume change, neglecting contribution of a salt in solution. I calculated the partial molar volume of NaCl formed to explain the volume increment of solution during HCl/NaOH neutralization. Comparing the result of experiment with the calculation of partial molar volume, I elucidated that the main effect of volume increment was due to the partial molar volume of NaCl formed during HCl/NaOH neutralization. Here I propose to introduce college students to the concept of partial molar volume of the salt formed to reduce misconception about the volume change of solution during acid/base neutralization.

• Journal of Korea Soil Environment Society
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• v.3 no.3
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• pp.3-10
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• 1998

Acid/Base buffer capacity of soil is very important in prediction of contaminant transport for its direct impact on pH change of the system composed of soil-contaminant-water, In this research, diffuse double layer theory as well as two layer electrostatic adsorption model are applied to develop a theoretical model of buffer capacity of soil. Model application procedures are presented as well. Buffer capacity of Georgia kaolinite and Milwhite kaolinite was measured by acid-base titration. Model prediction and experimental results are compared.

• Journal of The Korean Association For Science Education
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• v.31 no.6
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• pp.864-875
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• 2011

The purpose of this study was to investigate high school students' understanding of acid-base related concepts using three different titration technologies. The test population was composed of 209 students from three classes in the 10th grade. The different titration experiments using indicator, or pH-meter or MBL were performed in each class unit, respectively. The analyses of the effect on the understanding of different titration technologies were carried out by comparing the mean scores of the concept test taken before and after the titration for the three groups. The results of the acid-base related concept test indicated that statistically significant effects on the understanding of the concepts were shown by all groups. Comparing the effect on the comprehension of the three groups, the MBL group showed the most significant effect, while the pH-meter group showed the least significant. It was also attempted to analyze the effect on comprehension of the concepts by the cognitive and the motivational levels of students. This study revealed that the students in the formal operation stage showed higher understanding of the acidbase related concepts, while those in the concrete operation stage showed lower comprehension. It was also shown that the students at the active motivational level scored higher in comprehension than those who had a low score. The results of this study implied that each group showed differently enhanced comprehension of concepts by titration technologies. Therefore, teachers need to promote an appropriate experiment technology for the cognitive and motivational levels of students as well as try to help students express freely their own perspectives.

• Analytical Science and Technology
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• v.34 no.6
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• pp.267-274
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• 2021

Acid-base titration experiments were carried out using the same sample to obtain a direct comparison of analysis results between a new titrator and conventional Spectrator (SPT) titrators. This allowed the confirmation of an endpoint both by spectroscopic detection and by conventional titrators (automatic burette (ABT) and autotitrator (ATT)). Statistical analysis was performed on the measured values (endpoints) obtained using different titrators, to assess their differences by comparison of straightness, equivalence, ANOVA, F-test, and t-test results. The coefficients of determination, confirmed by straightness, were all >0.999. Thus, the null hypothesis that there was no statistical difference could not be rejected. The Bland-Altman analysis method was used to confirm agreement with the new experimental method. No discrepancy was found in the measured values obtained using different titrators used in this study.

• Analytical Science and Technology
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• v.34 no.3
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• pp.128-133
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• 2021

During titration, several chemical reactions result in changes not only in the potential of chemicals, but also in the colors of the indicator. In a potentiometric titration, a titration curve is obtained by measuring the abrupt change in the potential at the endpoint. Generally, acid-base titration is performed by observing the color change caused by an indicator to determine the endpoint. The method of determining the endpoint by measuring the potential difference has been well established and commercialized; however, the devices that can obtain the endpoint by observing the color change are limited. Consequently, in this study, a simple and precise spectral endpoint detector was manufactured using a drop-counter comprising an infrared emitter and a phototransistor, a white light LED as the light source and photodetector, and an analog-to-digital converter (Arduino). Spectrator, a new named, showed excellent results in terms of the reproducibility of acid-base titration using thymol blue as an indicator. Herein, we present the results of the Spectrator-manufacturing process as well as the experimental results.

• Journal of the Korean Chemical Society
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• v.36 no.5
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• pp.780-783
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• 1992

• Journal of the Korean Chemical Society
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• v.48 no.2
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• pp.189-194
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• 2004

The aim of this study is to analyze and improve the experiment of the acid-base neutralization reaction described in science textbooks. The problems in the neutralization reaction of NaOH-HCl solution were following; 1) the decoloration of phenolphthalein solution, 2) the color change of the titrated solution during condensation for the confirmation of the salt crystals, 3) the difficulty for the confirmation of the salt crystals. These problems are explained by the structure change of phenolphthalein and the improved experiment is proposed.

• Journal of The Korean Association For Science Education
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• v.28 no.1
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• pp.67-74
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• 2008

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of an MBL instrument in laboratory execution by analyzing an experimental time and student to student interactions in the MBL and traditional method of the acid-base titration experiment. The MBL method used a conductivity sensor and the traditional method used a current meter on the HCl/NaOH titrations. In comparison of the two methods, the traditional method required more time than the MBL and most of the extra time were used in the execution. In the execution, the MBL method showed more numbers of student to student interaction and higher level of verbal interaction than the traditional method.

• Applied Biological Chemistry
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• v.51 no.1
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• pp.88-91
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• 2008

숙성 중인 김치에서 생육과 산 생성이 우수한 유산균을 분리하여 API 50 CHL kit로 확인하고 16S rDNA의 염기 서열을 분석한 결과 Leuconostoc mesenteroides로 동정되어 Leuconostoc mesenteroides KC51로 명명하였다. 대두에 10배의 증류수를 가하여 제조한 두유에 KC51 균주를 접종하고 $30^{\circ}C$에서 정치 배양한 결과, 생균수는 접종 후 9시간까지 급격히 증가하였으며 그 이후 완만하게 증가하여 배양 12시간에는 $2.70{\times}10^9$ CFU/g까지 증가하였다. 적정산도는 배양 12시간에 0.35%까지 증가하였으며,pH 는 pH 4.52까지 감소하였다. 이때 유기산 농도는 젖산과 초산의 함량이 각각 0.56%와 0.10%로 분석 되었다. 두유 발효액에서 Leuconostoc mesenteroides의 증식에 의한 점도의 증가는 관찰되지 않았으며, 관능적으로도 신맛을 제외한 항목에서 두유와 유사하였다. 또한 $4^{\circ}C$에서 두유 발효액은 2주일의 저장기간 동안 pH, 적정산도와 생균수의 변화는 미미하였다.