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    EXPERIMENT No.

    2
    AIM: (a) To prepare 250mL of M/50 Oxalic Acid solution.

    (b) To determine the molarity and strength of the supplied KMnO4 solution by titrating it against the above solution.

    (a) PREPARATION OF 250mL OF M/50 OXALIC ACID SOLUTION:

    THEORY:

    Molar mass of Oxalic acid ( H2C2O4.2H2O) = 126gmol-1.

    Amount of Oxalic acid (W) needed to prepare 250mL of M/20 Mohr’s salt solution is calculated as :

    Molarity x Molar mass of Oxalic acid x Volume of solution


    W=
    1000

    = 1/50 x 126 x 250/1000

    = 0.63g

    Oxalic acid thus weighed is transferred to a 250 mL Volumetric Flask and dissolved in a minimum volume of distilled
    water. The volume of the solution is then made up by adding distilled water until the lower level of the meniscus touches
    the etched mark on the volumetric flask.

    (b)DETERMINATION OF MOLARITY AND STRENGTH OF THE SUPPLIED KMnO4 SOLUTION.

    This is a redox titration in which KMnO4 acts as a strong oxidizing agent in acidic medium and Oxalic acid solution acts
    as a reducing agent represented by the following reaction:

    IONIC EQUATIONS INVOLVED:

    Reduction Half: [ MnO4- + 8H+ + 5e- → Mn2+ + 4H2O ] x 2

    Oxidation Half: [ C2 O42- → 2CO2 + 2e- ] x 5


    ______________________________________________________________

    Overall Equation: 2MnO4- + 16H+ + 5C2 O42- → 2Mn2+ + 10CO2 + 8H2O

    The titration flask containing the mixture of M/50 Oxalic Acid and dilute sulphuric acid is heated in a water bath
    to about 60 – 70 o C. The mixture was then titrated hot with KMnO4 solution taken in the burette.

    INDICATOR- : KMnO4 is a self indicator

    END POINT : Persistent light pink colour.

    OBSERVATIONS:

    Volume of M/50 Oxalic Acid solution pipetted out into a titration flask for each titration = 10mL.

    Volume of dilute H2SO4 solution added into the flask = 10mL.


    Volume of KMnO4 solution:

    Sl. Burette Reading (mL) Volume of KMnO4


    No. Initial Final used (mL)
    1.
    2.
    3.

    Concordant Reading = X mL

    CALCULATIONS:

    (i) Molarity of KMnO4 solution:

    From the overall ionic equation it is clear that 2 moles of MnO4− ion reacts with 5 moles of C2 O42- ion.

    𝐌𝟏𝐕𝟏 𝐧𝟏
    =
    𝐌𝟐𝐕𝟐 𝐧𝟐

    Where, M1 = Molarity of KMnO4 solution

    V1 = Volume of KMnO4 solution (XmL)

    M2 = Molarity of Oxalic acid solution

    V2 = Volume of Oxalic acid solution

    n1 = Number of moles of MnO4 −

    n2 = Number of moles of C2 O42-


    𝑀1 𝑥 𝑋 2
    =
    0.02 𝑥 10 5

    2 1
    M1 = 5 x 𝑋 x 0.2

    𝟎.𝟒
    = 𝟓𝑿 M

    (ii) Strength of KMnO4 solution:

    Strength = Molarity (M1) x Molar Mass of KMnO4

    = ……………….mol/ L x 158g/mol

    = ………………..g/L

    RESULT:

    1. The Molarity of supplied KMnO4solution = ………….M

    2. The strength of supplied KMnO4 solution= …………….g/L


    PRECAUTION:

    (i) As KMnO4 is deeply coloured upper meniscus should be read while taking the burette reading.
    (ii) Air gap if any should be removed from the solution.

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