"Titrate" Natural Recordings by Native Speakers
To measure or adjust something exactly to a certain level or proportion, often by adding small amounts of a substance at a time, typically until a desired effect is achieved.
A titrant is a substance used in titration, a chemical analysis technique where a measured volume of a solution is added to the analyte (a substance to be analyzed) until the reaction is complete, allowing the amount of the analyte to be calculated.
Titration is a laboratory technique used to determine the concentration of a substance by reacting it with a known amount of another substance, called a titrant, until the reaction is complete. This is typically done in a controlled manner, with the titrant being added slowly and carefully until it reaches a "endpoint" at which the reaction is complete.<br><br>In a titration, a known amount of the substance to be analyzed is measured into a container, called a flask or burette. The titrant is then slowly added to the flask through a pipette or burette, with the reaction between the two substances causing a change in the solution, such as a color change or a pH change. The endpoint is reached when the reaction is complete, and the amount of titrant added can be used to determine the concentration of the original substance.<br><br>Titration is commonly used in chemistry and biochemistry to determine the concentration of substances such as acids, bases, and oxidizing agents, and is an important tool in fields such as pharmaceuticals, environmental science, and food safety.