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Another name for vitamin c is ascorbic acid, could an acid base titration be used to determine the vitamin c?

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Another name for vitamin c is ascorbic acid, could an acid base titration be used to determine the vitamin c concentration of a citrus juice?

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  1. Not with good precision, it's a rather weak acid.  There are other analytical techniques which would work better.


  2. A good method to determine quantity of ascorbic acid in ( filtered ) orange or lemon juice is the "Determination of Vitamin C by Redox Titration with Iodate"

    http://www.outreach.canterbury.ac.nz/che...

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