SCATTER PLOT IN EXCEL

Beer's Law 

Beer's Law states that there is a linear relationship between concentration of a colored compound in solution and the light absorption of the solution. This fact can be used to calculate the concentration of unknown solutions, given their absorption readings. First, a series of solutions of known concentration are tested for their absorption level. Next, a scatter plot is made of this empirical data and a linear regression line is fitted to the data. This regression line can be expressed as a formula and used to calculate the concentration of unknown solutions.

Titration Data Plotting

In this next part of the tutorial, we will work with another set of data. In this case, it is of a strong acid-strong base titration. With this titration, a strong base (NaOH) of known concentration is added to a strong acid (also of known concentration, in this case). As the strong base is added to solution, its OH- ions bind with the free H+ions of the acid. An equivalence point is reached when there are no free OH- nor H+ ions in the solution. This equivalence point can be found with a color indicator in the solution or through a pH titration curve. This part of the tutorial will show you how to do the latter.

The linear equation shown on the chart represents the relationship between Concentration (x) and Absorbance (y) for the compound in solution. The regression line can be considered an acceptable estimation of the true relationship between concentration and absorbance. We have been given the absorbance readings for two solutions of unknown concentrationUsing the linear equation, a spreadsheet cell can have an equation associated with it to do the calculation for us. We have a value for y (Absorbance) and need to solve for x (Concentration).

• Enter and format data in an Excel spreadsheet in a form appropriate for graphing
• Create a scatter plot from spreadsheet data
• Insert a linear regression line (trendline) into the scatter plot
• Use the slope/intercept formula for the regression line to calculate a x value for a known y value
• Explore curve fitting to scatter plot data
• Create a connected point (line) graph
• Place a reference line in a graph 

Below are some of examples: