Experiment 03

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Department of Chemistry

Engineering Chemistry Laboratory Course CH1102

Experiment No. 03

Aim:
To estimate the strength (in g/L) of potassium permanganate solution by titrating against 0.05 N standard
ferrous ammonium sulfate solution.

Apparatus and reagents required:


Burette (25ml), Pipette (10ml), Conical flask (100ml), Ferrous ammonium sulfate (FAS), Potassium
permanganate, Dilute sulfuric acid

Theory:
Ferrous ammonium sulfate or Mohr's Salt Fe(SO4)2(NH4)26H2O is a stable double salt of ammonium sulfate
and ferrous sulfate. Its active constituent is ferrous sulfate which is oxidized to ferric sulfate by KMnO4 in
presence of dil.H2SO4 at room temperature.

Reduction: 2KMnO4 + 3H2SO4 → K2SO4 + 2MnSO4 + 3H2O + 5[O]

Oxidation: 2FeSO4(NH4)2SO46H2O + H2SO4 + [O] → Fe2(SO4)3 + 2(NH4)2SO4 + 13H2O

2KMnO4 + 10[FeSO4(NH4)2SO4.6H2O] + 8H2SO4 → 5Fe2(S04)3 + 10(NH4)2SO4 + K2SO4 + 2MnSO4 +


8H2O

The ionic reaction may be written as:

2MnO4- + 10Fe+2 + 16H+ → 2Mn+2 + 10Fe+3 + 8H2O

At the end point permanent light pink color is developed in the solution.

Procedure:

 Wash the apparatus with distilled water.


 Rinse the burette with KMnO4 and fill it with KMnO4 solution. (Note down the burette's initial
readings.)
 Rinse the pipette with FAS solution, pipette out 10 mL solution and transfer it to conical flask.
 Add 10 mL of dilute H2SO4 into the FAS solution in conical flask.
 Titrate FAS solution present in conical flask with the KMnO4 solution filled in burette, continue
addition of KMnO4 solution drop by drop till the color of the solution just change to permanent pink
color, which indicates the end point.
 Note down the volume of KMnO4 used (burette reading).
 Repeat the titration to get concordant reading.
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Department of Chemistry

Engineering Chemistry Laboratory Course CH1102

Observation table:

Table: Titration between standard FAS (N/20) and KMnO4 solution.

S.No. Volume of Burette reading Volume KMnO4 Concordant


FAS solution (mL) solution consumed volume
(mL) (mL) (V2) (mL)
Initial Final

1. 10

2. 10

3. 10

Calculations:

To calculate the strength of KMnO4 solution

N1V1 = N2V2

N1 = N/20 V2 = (from table)

V1 = 10ml N2 = ……….

Strength (g/L) of unknown KMnO4 solution = Normality (N2) × equivalent weight (31.6)

Result:

The strength of a given unknown KMnO4 solution = …….. g/L

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