{"id":1462,"date":"2016-02-22T22:17:12","date_gmt":"2016-02-23T06:17:12","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"-0001-11-30T07:00:00","slug":"1462","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/1462","title":{"rendered":"How can I improve my results with the Drop Counter?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8211; Set a slow drop rate. For the best, most accurate data, we recommend setting the rate at 2 seconds per drop or slower. A slow rate provides enough time for each drop of titrant to be thoroughly mixed in the solution and the pH sensor (or other sensor) to respond.<br \/>\n&#8211; Minimize the volume of solution to be titrated. We recommend 5-10 mL of test solution. Larger volumes will take longer to mix and may require a very slow drop rate for best results.<br \/>\n&#8211; Use the Vernier Microstirrer. It helps deliver solution directly to the pH bulb, minimizing the response time. Also, you can run a magnetic stirrer at a very high speed and the Microstirrer will not form a visible vortex, preventing splashing.<br \/>\n&#8211; Add only as much distilled water to the solution being titrated as is necessary to cover the bulb of the pH Sensor (or other sensor).<br \/>\n&#8211; Use the plastic reagent reservoir that is supplied with the Drop Counter. The reagent reservoir provides a wider diameter and less change in the hydrostatic pressure per unit volume of titrant above the 2-way valve.<br \/>\n&#8211; Another advantage of using the plastic reagent reservoir is the pair of 2-way valves, using one for drop rate adjustment, and the other as an on-off valve. This eliminates the need to do a fine adjust during the initial readings, and also allows the user to set a consistent rate.<br \/>\n&#8211; If you want to allow for more thorough mixing when you are near the equivalence point, you can also manually release drops at a slower rate for that region of data.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8211; Set a slow drop rate. For the best, most accurate data, we recommend setting the rate at 2 seconds per drop or slower. A&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11015,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[1186,1187,1190],"class_list":["post-1462","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","tag-drop-counter","tag-titration","tag-vdc-btd"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1462","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11015"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1462"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1462\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1462"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1462"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1462"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}