Mircea D. Gheorghiu 2026-10-18
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A chemist credited with adapting the inspected acid-base titration experiment to microscale quantities.[ref]
Figure 1.
Portrait of Mircea D. Gheorghiu
. Portrait identified in the MIT Department of Chemistry obituary.
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The Potentiometric Titration of an Acid Mixture (MIT 5.310 laboratory handout) 2026-10-18
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Institutional issuer: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Chemistry; Experiment #5 in 5.310 Laboratory Chemistry. MIT hosts the handout. Footnote 1 credits Mircea D. Gheorghiu, printed as M. D. Gheorghiu, with adapting the experiment for microscale quantities, and acknowledges contributions from past instructors, course textbooks and other course affiliates. This is an adaptation credit, without a sole-author attribution. The inspected handout is undated; the F05 filename does not establish publication.
Cited passages: Titration-1, institutional masthead, §I and footnote 1; Titration-5, §IV.2, standardization preparation and replicate KHP samples; Titration-6, burette conditioning, bubbles, drainage time, endpoint paragraph and footnote 6; Titration-7, Day #2, volumetric pipette, dilution, magnetic stirring, thermal isolation, Figure 3; Titration-8, stable readings, small increments, hanging-drop warning, and pH 7 buffer check.
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