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One of the uses of acid-base indicators is to show the end point of the titration, so the accurate determination of acidity constant and pH range of indicators needs to be done. This study aims to determine the acidity constant (pKa) of mangosteen pericarp extract and its accuracy as an indicator of acid-base titration. Determination of pKa was done by a simple potentiometric titration method. The titration data were plotted in three graphs, i.e., pH, ΔpH/ΔV (the (the first derivative), and Δ²pH/ΔV² (the second derivative) versus titrant volume to determine the equivalence point of the titration. The accuracy test was carried out by comparing the volume of oxalic acid used to titrate NaOH solution using the indicator of mangosteen pericarp extract and phenolphthalein indicator. The result showed that the equivalence point was found on the titrant volume of 8.6 mL and a measured pH of 9.84. so the pKa value of mangosteen pericarp extract was 7.20, and the pH range was 6.20 to 8.20. the average volume of oxalic acid used to titrate 5 mL of NaOH using phenolphthalein as the indicator was 5.2 mL while the titration used mangosteen pericarp extract was 5.23 mL. The accuracy of mangosteen pericarp extract was 99.42%. By the result, it can be concluded that potentiometric titration can be used as a simple way to determine the acidity constant of mangosteen pericarp extract. Moreover, the mangosteen pericarp extract can be used as an alternative acid-base titration indicator to substitute the common acid-base titration in the laboratory. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Amostras de carboximetilcelulose foram preparadas por reação heterogênea de polpa soda/antraquinona obtida de fibras pré-hidrolisadas de bagaço de cana-de-açúcar. As amostras com os menores graus de substituição ( < 1,0) e as mais substituídas (> 1,0) apresentaram comportamentos diferentes quanto a: i) variação de constante aparente de acidez (pk ap) com o grau de dissociação; ii) concordância entre os valores de determinados por titulações e por espectroscopia ¹H rmn e iii) concordância entre os valores experimentais de coeficientes de transporte e os previstos pelo modelo de Manning. Todas as amostras apresentaram um padrão de substituição em blocos que, nas amostras menos substituídas são curtos e espaçados, favorecendo interações associativas que levam à agregação. Efeitos de volume excluído eletrostático, mais importantes nas amostras mais substituídas, inibem a agregação e explicam o comportamento observado nesses casos.Samples of carboxymethylcellulose were prepared by the heterogeneous reaction of the soda/anthraquinone pulp obtained from sugar cane bagasse. The less substituted samples (DS 1,0) showed different behaviors concerning to: i) the dependence of pk ap on the degree of neutralization; ii) the agreement between DS values determined by titrations and by ¹H nmr spectroscopy and iii) the agreement between the experimental values of transport coefficients (f) and the ones calculated by applying the Manning theoretical approach. All samples showed a block distribution of substituents which, in the case of the less substituted samples, are short and well separated, favoring the occurrence of associative interactions and of aggregation. Electrostatic excluded volume effects, which are more important for the more substituted samples, inhibit the aggregation and may explain the behavior of these samples.