Unknown Acid Stoichiometry

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The experiment purpose was to determine the identity of an unknown acid. This was accomplished by preparing diluted sodium hydroxide and titrating the unknown acid to determine its molar mass. Stoichiometry was used to convert the titration amount of 16.35-16.8ml to liters and multiply this by the molarity of the respective sodium hydroxide solution and a HA:NaOH ratio. This process was repeated 3 times to calculate a value for the number of protons donated, either mono, di, or tri. With this ratio, the closest molar mass calculated to an exact value for a possible acid was used. There were no deviations from the experimental procedures. There was a human error involved with receiving a neon pink color using the phenolphthalein indicator instead