EXPERIMENT NO 3

TITRATION

AIM: TO PREPARE 250 ml OF M/15 SOLUTION OF FERROUS AMMONIUM SULPHATE (MOHR’S SALT).

USING THIS STANDARD SOLUTION FIND OUT THE MOLARITY AND STRENGTH OF THE GIVEN KMnO 4 SOLUTION.

MATERIALS REQUIRED: TWO BEAKERS, ONE CONICAL FLASK, BURETTE, PIPETTE, MOHR’S SALT SOLUTION (FAS), H 2SO4
OF 2M , BURETTE STAND.

THEORY:

(A) TO PREPRARE M/15 FAS SOLUTION.

MOLECULAR MASS OF FAS= 392 g

MOHR’S SALT (FAS) REQUIRED FOR M/20= MOLARITY X MOLECULAR MASS X VOLUME OF SOLUTION.

= 1/15 X 392 X 250/1000

=6.53 gm

(B) REDOX TITRATION:

POTASSIUM PERMAGNATE IS A STRONG OXIDISING AGENT IN THE PRESENCE OF SULPHURIC ACID.

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

POTASSIUM PERMAGNATE OXIDISES OXALIC ACID TO CO 2 AND FERROUS SALTS TO FERRIC SALTS IN

ACIDIC MEDIUM.

COOH-COOH + [O] -----→ 2CO2 +H2O

2FeSO4 + H2SO4 +[O] -----→ Fe2(SO4)3

INDICATOR: POTASSIUM PERMAGNATE ACTS AS SELF INDICATOR.

END POINT: END POINT IS INDICATED BY THE APPEARANCE OF PERMANENT PINKISH TINGE WITH THE

LAST SINGLE DROP OF KMnO4 SOLUTION.(KMnO4 IN BURETTE)

CHEMICAL EQUATIONS:

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

[2FeSO4 (NH4)2SO4 .6H2O + H2SO4 + [O] -----→ Fe2(SO4)3 + 2 (NH4)2SO4 +13H2O] X5

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2KMnO4 + 8H2SO4 +10FeSO4 (NH4)2SO4 .6H2O ------→K2SO4 + 2MnSO4 + 5Fe2(SO4)3 + 10(NH4)2SO4 + 68H2O
IONIC EQUATIONS:

MnO4- + 8H+ +5e- -----→ Mn2+ + 4H2O

Fe2+ -----→ Fe3+ + e- ]-

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MnO4- + 8H+ + Fe2+ -----→ 5Fe3+ + Mn2+ + 4H2O

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PROCEDURE:

1. RINSE THE PIPETTE WITH THE M/15 MOHR’S SALT SOLUTIONAND PIPETTE OUT 10 ML OF IT IN A WASHED
TITRATION FLASK (CONICAL FLASK).
2. RINSE AND FILL THE BUTRETTE WITH THE GIVEN KMnO4 SOLUTION.
3. ADD ONE TESTTUBE OF DILUTE H2SO4 (2M) TO THE SOLUTION IN THE TITRATION FLASK.
4. NOTE THE INITIAL READING OF THE BURETTE.
5. NOW ADD KMnO4 SOLUTION FROM THE BURETTE TILL A PERMANENT LIGHT PINK COLOUR IS OBTAINED WITH
THE LAST SINGLE DROP OF KMnO4 SOLUTION.
6. NOTE THE FINAL READING OF THE BURETTE.
7. REPEAT THE ABOVE STEPS 3-4 TIMES TO GET A SET OF 3 CONCORDANT READING.

OBSERVATIONS:

MOLARITY OF MOHR’S SALT SOLUTION =M/15

VOLUME OF MOHR’S SALT SOLUTION TAKEN FOR EACH TITRATION = 10 ml

S.NO INITIAL READING OF THE FINAL READING OF THE VOLUME OF KMnO4

BURETTE BURETTE SOLUTION USED (FINAL –
INITIAL BURETTE READING)
1 0 11 11ml
2 11 22 10ml
3 22 32 10ml
4 32 42 10ml

CONCORDANT VOLUME = 10 ml

CALCULATIONS:

FROM THE OVERALL BALANCED CHEMICAL EQUATION , 2 MOLES OF KMnO 4 REACTS WITH 10 MOLES OF FAS.

THEREFORE

(M KMnO4 X V KMnO4 ) / (M MOHR’S SALT X V MOHR’S SALT )= 2/10

(M KMnO4 X 10) /(1/15 X10) = 2/10

M KMnO4 =0.013g/L
STRENGTH IN GRAMS/L = MOLARITY X MOLECULAR MASS OF KMnO 4.=

= 0.013X 158 = 2.05 g/L

RESULT:

MOLARITY OF GIVEN KMnO4 SOLUTION = 0.013 Mol/ L

STRENGTH OF THE GIVEN KMnO4 SOLUTION = 2.05g/L

PRECAUTIONS:

1. THEIR SHOULD BE NO AIR BUBBLE INSIDE THE BURETTE AND PIPETTE.

2. THEIR SHOULD BE NO LEAKAGE FROM THE BURETTE DURING TITRATION.
3. ALWAYS PLACE YOUR EYE EXACTLY IN THE LEVEL OF MENISCUS.

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NOTE : OBSERVATION TABLE AND CALCULATIONS SHOULD BE WRITTEN ON THE PLAIN SHEETS, SO HIGHLITED
WITH RED INK.

DON’T USE RED INK AND GREEN INK .