EXPERIMRNT NO.

01 DATE 06/09/2021
AIM : Prepare 250 ml of M/20 Mohr’s salt solution and Using it determine the molarity and strength
of the given Potassium permanganate solution.

Theory and preparation of Mohr’s salt

Molarity of a solution is defined as the number of gram moles of the solute per litre of the solution. It
is denoted by ‘M’.

The molecular mass of Mohr's salt is, FeSO4.(NH4)2SO4.6H2O= 392

Weight of Mohr's salt required to prepare 1000 ml of 1 M solution = 392 g
Weight of Mohr's salt required to prepare 1000 ml of 0.05 M solution = 392 x 0.05 g
Therefore, weight of Mohr's salt required to prepare 250 ml 0.05 M Mohr's salt solution =

Preparation of standard solution of Mohr's salt [250 ml M/20 (0.05 M) solution]

Using a balance, first weigh exactly 4.9 g of Mohr's salt crystals in a weighing bottle and
transfer these into a 250ml beaker. Then wash the weighing bottle 2 or 3 times with distilled
water and transfer all the washings into the beaker. Dissolve the Mohr's salt crystals in the
beaker by gentle stirring with a clean glass rod. When the Mohr's salt crystals in the beaker
are completely dissolved, transfer the entire solution from the beaker into a 250ml standard
flask through a funnel and a glass rod. Wash the beaker 2 to 3 times with distilled water and
transfer all the washings into the standard flask. wash the funnel thoroughly with distilled water
to transfer the drops of the solution on the sides of the funnel into the standard flask. Add
enough distilled water to the standard flask so that the level is just below the calibration mark
on it. Add the last few drops of distilled water with a pipette until the lower level of the meniscus
just touches the mark on the standard flask. Stopper the measuring flask and shake gently to
make the solution uniform throughout. This solution is M/20 solution of Mohr's salt

THEORY OF TITRATION
In this titration KMnO4 is the titrant and Mohr’s salt is the analyte. Potassium permanganate is the
oxidizing agent and Mohr’s salt is the reducing agent. Mohr’s salt is a double salt of ferrous sulphate
and ammonium sulphate and its composition is FeSO4.(NH4)2SO4.6H2O. It is a primary standard.
Therefore, its standard solution can be prepared directly. Ferrous ions of Mohr’s salt undergo
hydrolysis in aqueous solution. To prevent the hydrolysis, Conc. H 2SO4 needs to be added to the
Mohr’s salt crystals during the preparation of its standard solution.
In this titration, the MnO4- ion is reduced to Mn2+ in the presence of acid and Fe2+ ions of Mohr’s salt is
oxidized to Fe3+
The chemical reaction that occurs in this titration can be represented by the following chemical
equations.

From the overall balanced chemical equation, it is clear that 2 moles of potassium permanganate react
with 10 moles of Mohr’s salt.

Then Strength in g/L = molarity x molecular mass.

Reactions

Molecular equation

Ionic equation

In ionic form the reaction can be represented as,

Balanced chemical equation

Experimental data

Volume of Oxalic acid taken =

Volume of KMnO4 used =

Molarity of Oxalic acid =

Molarity of KMnO4 = ?

Calculations

Then Strength in g/L = molarity x molecular mass.

The Result
The molarity of the given KMnO4 solution = ............M
The strength of the given KMnO4 solution = ............g/litre