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    This document analyzes iron tablets through titration. It introduces that iron is an essential nutrient, and iron tablets are sometimes used to supplement diets. The objective is to determine the iron content and amount of iron(II) sulfate in tablets through titration against potassium manganate. Procedures dissolve tablets in acid, filter, and titrate the solution with potassium manganate. Calculations allow determining the moles of iron(II) present and comparing the found mass of iron(II) sulfate to the stated amount on tablets. The percentage error between the found and stated values is examined.

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    This document analyzes iron tablets through titration. It introduces that iron is an essential nutrient, and iron tablets are sometimes used to supplement diets. The objective is to determine the iron content and amount of iron(II) sulfate in tablets through titration against potassium manganate. Procedures dissolve tablets in acid, filter, and titrate the solution with potassium manganate. Calculations allow determining the moles of iron(II) present and comparing the found mass of iron(II) sulfate to the stated amount on tablets. The percentage error between the found and stated values is examined.

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    This document analyzes iron tablets through titration. It introduces that iron is an essential nutrient, and iron tablets are sometimes used to supplement diets. The objective is to determine the iron content and amount of iron(II) sulfate in tablets through titration against potassium manganate. Procedures dissolve tablets in acid, filter, and titrate the solution with potassium manganate. Calculations allow determining the moles of iron(II) present and comparing the found mass of iron(II) sulfate to the stated amount on tablets. The percentage error between the found and stated values is examined.

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    This document analyzes iron tablets through titration. It introduces that iron is an essential nutrient, and iron tablets are sometimes used to supplement diets. The objective is to determine the iron content and amount of iron(II) sulfate in tablets through titration against potassium manganate. Procedures dissolve tablets in acid, filter, and titrate the solution with potassium manganate. Calculations allow determining the moles of iron(II) present and comparing the found mass of iron(II) sulfate to the stated amount on tablets. The percentage error between the found and stated values is examined.

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    Analyzing Iron Tablets

    MM Assessment
    Introduction:
    Iron is essential to the human body. Its principal role is as a constituent of hemoglobin, the
    oxygen-carrying agent in the blood. Iron is also present in a number of enzymes and co-enzymes
    involved in redox processes in the body.

    Some groups in the population need substantial amounts of iron in their diet in order to produce
    extra hemoglobin. Such people include growing children, pregnant and menstruating women,
    and people who have for various reasons lost considerable amounts of blood. A satisfactory
    intake of iron can normally be ensured by eating a suitable diet, because certain foods- liver,
    kidney, egg yolk and spinach for example- are rich in iron. Nevertheless, it is sometimes
    necessary to supplement the iron taken in the natural diet with " iron tablets."

    Iron tablets bought at the chemist usually contain iron ( II) sulphate (ferrous sulphate) a cheap,
    soluble form of iron. Normally there is 60 mg of Fe per tablet and 187mg of FeSO 4 per
    tablet.

    In this practical you will attempt to find the actual percentage of iron (II) sulphate in the
    tablets and then compare this result with the quantity stated on the bottle.

    Assuming all the iron in the tablets is in the form Fe2+, it is possible to estimate the iron content
    by titration against potassium manganate (VII), KMnO4.

    The equation for the reaction of Fe2+, with MnO4- in acid solution is;
    5Fe2+ (aq) + Mn04- (aq) + 8H+ (aq) 5Fe3+(aq) + Mn2+ (aq) + 4H2O(l)

    Objective:

    To determine the content of Iron in Iron Tablets and content of iron II sulphate by
    Titration

    Analysis of Iron Tablets 61


    Materials and Apparatus
    1. Goggles, Lab Coat, Gloves 6. 25 ml pipette and filler
    2. (2) 125 ml conical flask 7. Stand and Clamp
    3. 250 ml conical flask 8. Small Funnel
    4. 250 ml standard flask 9. Bunsen Burner Kit
    5. 50 ml burette

    Chemicals

    1. 5 iron Tablets
    2. 1.0 M Sulphuric Acid
    3. 0.01 M Potassium PerManganate
    4. Distilled Water
    5. Soap Solution

    Procedures:
    A: Making a solution of the tablets:
    1. Weigh accurately 5 of the iron tablets, then dissolve them in about 100cm3 of 1.0 M
    Sulphuric acid in a conical flask.
    2. This will require some heating, but do the not heat more than necessary to dissolve the
    tablets. { Just heat at the top of the flame but do not boil} (Remember to use a typing
    sheet for the conical flask holder.
    3. After all the tablets have been disintegrated into powder, filter the mixture into a beaker,
    making sure you do not loose any of the solution, then wash out conical flask with water
    and pour the washings through the filter. (follow proper filtration procedure)
    4. Finally pour distilled water over the residue and collect these washings as well .
    5. Pour the filtrate from the beakers into a 250cm3 standard volumetric flask, washing out
    the beaker and adding the washings from the beaker into the standard flask.
    6. Make up to the mark with distilled water and shake upside down for about 5-6 times until
    the solution becomes uniform.

    Titration with Potassium Manganate (Vll):


    1. Fill the Burette with 0.01 M Potassium Permanganate solution.

    2. Using a pipette (safety) filler, pipette 25cm3 of the iron (II) solution from the volumetric
    flask into a conical flask and add about 25cm3 of 1.0 mol dm 3 sulphuric acid

    3. Titrate with 0.01 M Potassium Manganate (VII) solution.

    Analysis of Iron Tablets 62


    4. Repeat until two consistent results are obtained.

    Description Initial Reading Final Reading Volume of KMnO4


    Rough
    First Titration
    Second Titration
    Third Titration
    Average
    Table 1
    Discussion:
    1. How many moles of Fe2+ reacted with one mole of MNO-4?
    2. Why should the tablets not be heated more than necessary?
    3. Why are the tablets dissolved in sulphuric acid instead of water?
    4. The outer coating of the tablets will probably not dissolved, so the solution need filtering.
    What do you think the outer coating might be?
    5. How many moles of MNO-4 were needed to react with 25 cm3 of Fe2+ solution?
    6. How many moles of Fe2+ are there in 25 cm3 of the solution?
    7. How many moles of Fe2+ are there in all the tablets?
    8. How many moles of Fe2+ are there in one tablet?
    9. What mass of the following is in one tablet?
    a. Fe
    b. FeSO4
    c. FeSO4.7H2O
    10. What mass of iron II Sulphate is stated by the makers to be present in each tablet?
    11. Compare the result with the mass stated by the makers, and find the percentage errors.
    Comment about this.

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