EXPERIMENT 10.

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Deepare 0.05 M solution offerrous ammonium sulphate (Mohr's salt). Using this solution find out
AIM olarity and strength of the given KMnO, solution.

CHEMICAL E Q U A T I O N S

Molecular equations 2KMnO +3H,SO4 K,SO, + 2MnSO,+ 3H,0 +510

2FeSO, (NH,),SO,.6H,0 + H,SO, + [01Fo,(sO)h,+ 2(NH,),SO, + 13H,O) x 5

2KMnO,+8H,SO, + 1OFesO,(NH,),.SO,.6H,0 KSO, + 2MnS0,+ 5Fe,(S0),+ 10(NH),SO, +68H,0

Ionic equations
MnO+8H* +5e Mn + 4H,O
alt
Fe2 Fed* + e"] x 5
MnO,+8H* + 5Fe2+ 5Fe+ Mn2 + 4H,O

INDICATOR
Ont KMnO, is a self-indicator.

END POINNT
Colourless to permanent pink colour (KMnO, in burette).

PROCEDURE
1. Prepare 250 ml of 0.05 M Mohr's salt solution by dissolving 4.9 g of Mohr's salt in water as described in
experiment 10.1. Rinse the pipette with the 0.05 M Mohr's salt solution and pipette out 20.0 ml of it in a
washed titration flask.
2. Rinse and fill the burette with the given KMnO, solution.
3. Add one test tube (-20 ml) full of dilute sulphuric acid (-2 M) to the solution in titration flask.
4. Note the initial reading of the burette.
5.
Now add KMnO, solution from the burette till a permanent light pink colour is imparted to the solution in
the titration flask on addition of last single drop of KMnO, solution.
6. Note the final reading of the burette.
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Repeat the above steps 4-5 times to get a set of three concordant readings.
OBSERVATIONS 2116%
Weight of watch glass '

Weight of watch glass + Mohr's salt ...8 26

Weight of Mohr's salt = 4.90 g
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olume of Mohr's salt solution prepared = 250 ml

Molarity of Mohr's salt solution = 0.05 M

Volur
u m e of Mohr's salt solution taken for each titration = 20.0 ml

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ofthe burette Final reading of the burette Volume of the KMn0, solutin
S. No Initial reading

|0 00 m
Lution ua
1. 2.00
20 0D ID D m
2. 0-00 0 ml
3. 20100
4.
m

Concordant volume =x ml (say) O o WU

CALCULATIONS

(a) Molarity of the KMnO, solution

From the overall balanced chemical equation, it is clear that 2 moles of KMnO, react with 10 moles of u
salt.
MxMnO, XVKMn0 2

MMohr's salt X VMohr's salt 10

where MKMnO, =
Molarity of KMnO, solution
VRMnO, Volume of KMnO, solution

MMohr's salt Molarity of Mohr's salt solution

VMohr's salt = Volume of Mohr's salt solution

MgMnO, Xx 2
0.05 x 20 10

2 1 _2 2 0- M
MKMnO10 10x
(6) Strength of the KMnO, solution
Molar mass of KMnO, = 158 g mol-l
Strength (in g/L) =
Molarityx Molar mass

x158 gL. 2 2xIS6 3169L

10x OXJO
Instructions forthe Preparation of Solhtions
esult
Provide the follgwing: Mu l a i H
1. KMnO, solution (1.6 g 02
Sol" :
2. Mohr's salt FMnou
3. 2M H,S0

EXPERIMENT 10.4