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    Kmno4 Why Must Be Acidified: Guide To Potassium Manganate (VII) Titration

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    Potassium manganate(VII) (KMnO4) titrations must be carried out in acidified conditions because in neutral or alkaline solutions, brown manganese dioxide (MnO2) is formed, making it difficult to detect the endpoint. KMnO4 is used to determine the concentration of iron(II), hydrogen peroxide, and ethanedioate by changing from purple to colorless at the endpoint and requires acidification to prevent MnO2 precipitation. Titrations should be conducted slowly to avoid brown MnO2 precipitation from rapid KMnO4 addition.

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    Potassium manganate(VII) (KMnO4) titrations must be carried out in acidified conditions because in neutral or alkaline solutions, brown manganese dioxide (MnO2) is formed, making it difficult to detect the endpoint. KMnO4 is used to determine the concentration of iron(II), hydrogen peroxide, and ethanedioate by changing from purple to colorless at the endpoint and requires acidification to prevent MnO2 precipitation. Titrations should be conducted slowly to avoid brown MnO2 precipitation from rapid KMnO4 addition.

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    Potassium manganate(VII) (KMnO4) titrations must be carried out in acidified conditions because in neutral or alkaline solutions, brown manganese dioxide (MnO2) is formed, making it difficult to detect the endpoint. KMnO4 is used to determine the concentration of iron(II), hydrogen peroxide, and ethanedioate by changing from purple to colorless at the endpoint and requires acidification to prevent MnO2 precipitation. Titrations should be conducted slowly to avoid brown MnO2 precipitation from rapid KMnO4 addition.

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    Potassium manganate(VII) (KMnO4) titrations must be carried out in acidified conditions because in neutral or alkaline solutions, brown manganese dioxide (MnO2) is formed, making it difficult to detect the endpoint. KMnO4 is used to determine the concentration of iron(II), hydrogen peroxide, and ethanedioate by changing from purple to colorless at the endpoint and requires acidification to prevent MnO2 precipitation. Titrations should be conducted slowly to avoid brown MnO2 precipitation from rapid KMnO4 addition.

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    KMNO4 WHY MUST BE ACIDIFIED

    Guide to Potassium manganate(VII) titration


    For KMnO4 titration, no indicator is added because KMnO4 acts as its own
    indicator and it would change to pale pink colour at the end point.
    KMnO4 titration is used to determine the concentration of Fe2+ (Iron(II)
    ions) , H2O2 (hydrogen peroxide) and C2O42- (ethanedioate).
    KMnO4 titrations must be carried out in acidified condition because in neutral
    or alkaline solution, brown solid MnO2 is formed and as a result it would be
    difficult to detect the end point.
    To acidify, sulphuric acid is used and not other acids such as hydrochloric acid
    and nitric acid because the chloride ions or nitrate ions would also be oxidised.
    Most KMnO4 titrations should be carried out at room temperature except
    titration involving C2O42- which is normally carried out at 70 oC. For
    ethanediote, any temperature lower than 70 oC could cause the precipitation
    of MnO2.
    Titration using KMnO4 solution should be carried out slowly. A brown
    precipitate of MnO2 is formed when KMnO4 is dropped from the burette too
    quickly.
    .
    Guide to Iodine-thiosulphate titration
    Starch is used as an indicator in this titration
    The starch solution should not be added at the beginning of the titration. The
    reason is at this stage, there is a high concentration of iodine and iodine would
    be adsorbed onto the starch molecule.
    The starch solution should be added towards the end of the titration when
    the reaction mixture turns pale yellow. (Warning: not too pale as you may
    overshot the endpoint)
    The starch solution will produce a dark blue colour with iodine.
    At the end point ,the solution turns colourless.
    Be careful, the solution may become blue again due to the atmospheric
    oxidation of iodide (from potassium iodide). You shouldnt continue titrating
    again.

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