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Basics of titration

The word "titration" comes from the Latin "titalus," meaning inscription or title. The French word, titre, also comes from this origin, meaning rank is a common laboratory method of quantitative/chemical analysis that can be used to determine the concentration of a known reactant (analyte). The basis of the method is a chemical reaction of a standard solution (titrant) with a solution of an analyte. The analyte (A) is a solution of the substance whose concentration is unknown and sought in the analysis. The titrant (T) is a solution in which the concentration of a solute is precisely known. Because volume measurements play a key role in titration, it is also known as volumetric analysis. Usually it is the volume of the titrant required to react with a given quantity of an analyte that is precisely determined during a titration.