Objective

To determine the molarity of hydrogen peroxide.

To determine the reaction order of the reaction between hydrogen peroxide and thiosulphate
ion.

● Safety measurement while conducting the iodometric titration.

● Proper handling of sulfuric acid and hydrogen peroxide solutions. As these two
solutions is corrosive and hazardous material and should be handled and disposed of
in accordance with the MSDS.
● Gloves and goggles should be wear throughout the handling of the experiment.
● Per usual the lab coat, long pants and cover shoes should be wear as a precaution id
accident occurred.
● Sample bottles that contain hydrogen peroxide should not be stoppered but vented
with aluminium foil or paraffin film.
Timing

● Start the timing after adding half of the required solution into the conical flask.
● Keep track of the timing with help of technology like smartphone.
-maximizing accuracy

1. Addition of an indicator (starch solution) so that the end-point could be detect easily and
more accurate.

2. Start timing when solution 2 is half-poured (5 ml) at the beginning of the kinetic run.

3. Consistent in determining the end-point, all the end-points should have the same color
intensity

4. Repeat the whole experiment with solutions of same sources and method to obtain a more
accurate result (repeatability)

-reduce human error

1. Read meniscus at eye level

2. Use correct apparatus with suitable measurement range

Methodology

A. Determination of the molarity of hydrogen peroxide, H2O2.

First, the 20ml of sulphuric acid, H2SO4 is pipetting into a conical flask and dilute to 100ml
with distilled water. 2g of potassium iodide is adding and dissolving in the solution. The
10ml of hydrogen peroxide solution, H2O2 is adding into the mixture and mix by shaking.
The solution then stands for 10 minutes. Then, the iodine is titrating with the standard
thiosulphate solution until the solution turns to pale yellow. After that, a few drops of starch
solution are adding and continue the titration until the blue colour to discharge. The
procedures are repeating for twice.

B. Kinetic run

1g of potassium iodide, KI is dissolving in 250ml of distilled water by using a 500ml conical

flask. The 15ml of sulphuric acid, H2SO4 is transferring by the graduated cylinder and mix
well. The mixture is thermostat at 30°C.

The 10ml of hydrogen peroxide solution, H2O2, and 5ml of the starch solution is pipetting
into two separate test tubes. The test tubes are immersing in the water bath. While waiting for
the equilibrium, the burette and conical flask are setting up as the figure 1.

(Stubbings, 2017)

The burette is filling with the sodium thiosulphate, Na2S2O3, and the stop clock is set to zero.
Then, the 5ml of starch solution in the test tube is pouring into the conical flask and with the
test tube with 10ml of hydrogen peroxide solution, H2O2. Two types of solution are mixing
well and start the stop clock. The 5ml of 0.1M sodium thiosulphate, Na2S2O3 is running
directly from the burette and mix well. The blue colour will be discharged and reappears after
some time. The exact time of the blue colour reappears must be recorded.

Reference

Stubbings, J. (2017). Titration Techniques Chemistry Tutorial. [online] Ausetute.com.au.

Available at: http://www.ausetute.com.au/titrtech.html [Accessed 19 Dec. 2017].