Question

the buret is dirty and drops of NaOH cling to the side walls of the buret as it drained. How does this affect the result for NaOH

Answer 1

Since this has to do with titration, the measured volume of NaOH used would be less than the actual volume used because some of the unused NaOH would cling to the sides of the buret and therefore wouldn't factor into the measurement

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