Experiment 8(Ruled page)

Prepare M/40 solution of oxalic acid. With its help, determine the molarity and strength of
the given solution of potassium permanganate (KMnO4).

Aim:
To prepare M/40 solution of oxalic acid. With its help, determine the molarity and
strength of the given solution of potassium permanganate (KMnO4).

Chemical Equations: ( Blank page)

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

[(COOH)2.2H2O + [O] 2CO2 + 3H2O] x 5

2KMnO4 + 3H2SO4 + 5(COOH)2.2H2O K2SO4 + 2MnSO4 + 10CO2 + 18H2O

Ionic equations
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[MnO4- + 8H+ + 5e- Mn2+ + 4H2O] x

2 [C
2 4O
2-
2CO2+ 2e-] x 5
MnO4- + 16H++ 5C2O42- 10CO2+ 2Mn2+ + 8H2O

Procedure:
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1. Weight 0.7875g of oxalic acid crystals and dissolve them in water to prepare 250ml of
M/40 oxalic acid solution using a 250ml measuring flask. Rinse the pipette with the
M/40 oxalic acid solution and pipette out 20ml of it a washed titration flask.
2. Rinse and fill the burette with the given KMnO4 solution.
3. Add one test tube (20ml) full of dilute sulphuric acid (2M) to the solution in titration
flask.
4. Note the initial reading of the burette.
5. Heat the flask to 60-700C and KMnO4 solution from the burette till a permanent light
pink colour is imparted to the solution in the titration flask on addition of least single
drop of KMnO4 solution.
6. Note the final reading of the burette.
Repeat the above steps 4-5 times to get a set of two concordant readings

Observation:
Weight of watch glass = 16.334g
Weight of watch glass + Oxalic acid = 16.334g +0.7875g = 17.1215g
Weight of Oxalic acid = 0.7875g
Volume of Oxalic acid solution prepared = 250ml
Molarity of Oxalic acid solution = M/40
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S.No TITRATION
1 Burette solution Unknown solution of KMnO4
2 Pipette solution 20mL of standard solution of Oxalic acid
3 H2SO4 One TT of 2M of H2SO4
4 Temperature 60-700C temperature
5 Indicator Self-indicator (KMnO4)
6 End point Colourless to permanent pink colour

Titration Table: ( Blank page)

S.No Volume of Volume of Concordant

Oxalic acid Burette Readings (mL) KMnO4 Volume (mL)
solution Initial Final solution (mL)
(mL)
1 20 mL 0 mL 20.1 mL 20.1 mL
2 20 mL 0 mL 19.8 mL 19.8 mL . 19.8 mL
3 20 mL . 0 mL 19.8 mL 19.8 mL

Calculations: ( Blank page)

a)
Molarity of the KMnO4 solution.
From the overall balanced chemical equation, it is clear that 2 moles of KMnO4 react
with 5 moles of Oxalic acid
𝑴𝑲𝑴𝒏𝑶𝟒 𝑿 𝑽𝑲𝑴𝒏𝑶𝟒
𝟐
𝑴𝑶𝒙𝒂𝒍𝒊𝒄 𝒂𝒄𝒊𝒅 𝑿 𝑽𝑶𝒙𝒂𝒍𝒊𝒄 𝒂𝒄𝒊𝒅 = 𝟓
M KMnO4 = Molarity of KMnO4 solution
V KMnO4 = Volume of KMnO4 solution
M Oxalic acid = Molarity of Oxalic acid solution
V Oxalic acid = Volume of Oxalic acid solution
𝑴 19.8
𝑴 𝟐
𝑿 𝟐𝟎 = 𝟓
𝟒𝟎
1
MKMnO4=
99
M KMnO4 = 0.10 M
b)
Strength of the KMnO4 solution
Strength (in g/L) = Molarity X Molar mass = 0.10 M x 158 = 15.8 g/L
 Result: (Ruled page)

Molarity of the KMnO4 solution = 0.10 M

Strength of the KMnO4 solution = 15.8 g/L

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