Potassium acid phthalate will serve as our primary standard. This is a large molecule (KHC8H4O4) with a molar mass of 204.2 g/mol. Instead of writing the whole formula, we abbreviate it as KHP, where "P" stands for the phthalate ion, C8H4O42-, not for phosphorus. KHP is an acidic substance, with the ionizing hydrogen being set forward in the formula for emphasis. Therefore, KHP is monoprotic and will react with NaOH in a simple 1 to 1 relationship according to the following equation:
