Titrauksissa

Titrauksissa is the inessive plural form of the Finnish noun titraus and is used to refer to activities or observations conducted during titrations. The word titraus denotes a quantitative chemical analysis method in which a solution of known concentration, the titrant, is added to a sample until a reaction reaches completion. In practice, titrations are used to determine the concentration of an analyte by measuring how much titrant is needed.

In a typical titration, a burette delivers the titrant into a flask containing the analyte, often with an indicator or a calibrated instrument for endpoint detection. The endpoint, or equivalence point, is the stage at which stoichiometrically equivalent amounts of reactants have reacted. The concentration of the analyte is calculated from the titrant’s volume and its known concentration, using the balanced chemical equation for the reaction.

Titration methods include acid–base titration, redox titration, precipitation titration, and complexometric titration. Endpoints may be detected visually with an indicator or more precisely with potentiometric measurements. The accuracy of titrations depends on proper standardization, careful technique, and correct accounting for dilution or side reactions.

In Finnish scientific writing, titrauksissa appears in descriptions of experimental results, methodological notes, or comparisons between runs. It serves to frame statements about what was observed or quantified during the titration processes, distinguishing them from other analytical techniques. The term thus connects a grammatical form to a well-established laboratory method.