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This method uses a back titration with potassium thiocyanate to determine the concentration of chloride ions in a solution.

Before the titration an excess volume of a standardized silver nitrate solution is added to the solution containing chloride ions, forming a precipitate of silver chloride (AgCl). The term 'excess' is used as the moles of silver nitrate added are known to exceed the moles of sodium chloride present in the sample so that all the chloride ions present will react.

Ag+ + Cl- AgCl(s) (Ksp = 1.70 × 10−10)

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Excess of Ag+ is back titrated with SCN-.

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