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CHEMISTRY
LAB MANUAL
 EXPERIMENT – 1
ESTIMATION OF KMnO4 SOLUTION BY USING STANDARD OXALIC ACID
SOLUTION
(i) Aim : To determine the molarity and strength of the given KMnO4 solution using
M
the prepared standard oxalic acid solution.
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(ii) Materials Required :
Burette, Pipette, M/50 Oxalic acid, KMnO4 solution, funnel.
(iii) Principle :
Potassium permanganate acts as a powerful oxidising agent in the acidic medium. It
can be represented by the following equation.
⊝ ⊕ ⊝
+8 +5 
→ +4 × 2

→ 2 ⊝
 +2 ×5

⊝ ⊕ ⊝
2 + 16 + 10 → 2
 +8
⊝
5 → 10
 + 10
⊝ ⊕
2 +5 + 16 → 2
 +8 + 10

(iv) Simple Procedure :

(i) Burette solution : Potassium Permanganate (KMnO4)
(ii) Pipette solution : 20 ml of standard M/50 oxalic acid
(iii) Indicator : KMnO4 as self-Indicator
(iv) Reagent added : 20ml 2N dil. H2SO4

(v) Temperature : 60o C − 70o C

(vi) Medium : Acidic Medium
(vii) Mol. mass of KMnO4 : 158 g mol −1
(viii) End point : Colourless to permanent pale pink colour
(v) Result :
1. The molarity of the given KMnO4 is ____0.01___ M.
2. The strength of the given KMnO4 is __1.58__ g/L.
OBSERTVATIONS :
PREPARATION OF STANDARD M/50 OXALIC ACID SOLUTION :
Weigh 0.63 g of oxalic acid crystals and transfer into 250ml standard flask and add
20ml dil. H2SO4 to check the hydrolysis of oxalic acid dissolve them in water to
prepare 250ml of M/50 oxalic acid solution in standard flask.
1 Molar oxalic acid contains 126 g/L
M 126 M
oxalic acid contains g/L (i.e., 1000 ml of oxalic acid contains 2.52 g.
50 50 50
M 126 250
250 ml of oxalic acid contains = × = 0.63 g .
50 50 1000
126 × 250 ×1
Weight of Oxalic acid = = 0.63 g
1000 × 50
M
Molarity of Oxalic acid solution = (OR) 0.02 M.
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Molecular mass of Oxalic acid = 126 g/mole.
OBSERVATION TABLE :
Std. Oxalic acid Vs KMnO4 Indicator : (KMnO4) self
Volume of Oxalic Volume of KMnO4 used Titre value
S.No
acid (ml) Initial (ml) Final (ml) (ml)
1 20 0 16.2
2 20 0 16.0 16.0
3 20 0 16.0
CALCULATIONS :
2 Moles of KMnO4 Reacts with 5 moles of Oxalic salt.
M1 = Molarity of oxalic acid = M/50. M2 = Molarity of KMnO4 =
V1 = Volume of std. Oxalic acid = 20 ml. V2 = Volume of KMnO4 =
n1 = no. of moles of oxalic acid used = 5 n2 = no. of moles of KMnO4 used = 2
M 1V1 M 2V2 0.02 × 20 M 2 × 16.0
= ⇒ =
n1 n2 5 2
2 × M1V1 2 × 0.02 × 20
M2 = ⇒ M2 = = 0.01 M
5 ×V2 5 ×16.0
The molarity of the given KMnO4 (M2) = 0.0099 M
The strength of the given KMnO4 is = molarity of KMnO4 × GmWt of KMnO4.
= 0.0099 M × 158 g / mole = 1.5642 g / mole
RESULT :
The molarity of given KMnO4 is ____0.0099___ M.
The strength of the given KMnO4 is __1.5642__ g/L.
 EXPERIMENT – 2
ESTIMATION OF KMnO4 SOLUTION BY USING STANDARD FAS
M
Aim : To determine the molarity and strength of the given KMnO4 using FAS
20
solution.
Materials Required :
Burette, Pipette, M/20 FAS, KMnO4 solution, funnel
Principle :
Potassium permanganate acts as a powerful oxidising agent in the acidic medium. It
can be represented by the following equation.
⊝ ⊕ ⊝
+8 +5 
→ +4 ×1
⊝

→ + ×5
⊝ ⊕ ⊝
+8 +5 
→ +4
⊝
5 → 5
 +5
⊝ ⊕
+8 +5 
→ +5 +4

Simple Procedure :
(i) Burette solution : Potassium Permanganate (KMnO4)
(ii) Pipette solution : 20 ml of std. FERROUS AMMONIUM SULPHATE
(iii) Indicator : KMnO4 as self-Indicator
(iv) Reagent added : 2M dil. H2SO4
(v) Temperature : Room temperature
(vi) Medium : Acidic Medium
(vii) Mol. mass of KMnO4 : 158 g mol −1
(viii) End point : Colourless to permanent pale pink colour
Result :
1. The molarity of the given KMnO4 is ____0.01___ M.
2. The strength of the given KMnO4 is __1.58__ g/L.
PREPARATION OF STANDARD M/20 FAS SOLUTION :
Weigh 4.9 g of FAS and transfer into 250 ml std. flask add 5 ml of conc. H2SO4 to
check hydrolysis of Ferrous Sulphate dissolve them in water to prepare 250 ml of
M/20 FAS solution in std. flask.
OBSERTVATIONS :
1 Molar FAS contains 392 g/L
M 392 M
FAS contains g/L (i.e., 1000 ml of FAS contains 19.6 g.
20 20 20
M 392 250
250 ml of FAS contains = × = 4.9 g .
20 20 1000
392 × 250 ×1
Weight of FAS = = 4.9 g
1000 × 20
M
Molarity of FAS solution = (OR) 0.05 M.
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Molecular mass of FAS = 392 g/M.
OBSERVATION TABLE :
Std. FAS Vs KMnO4 Indicator : (KMnO4) self
Volume of FAS Volume of KMnO4 used Titre value
S.No
(ml) Initial (ml) Final (ml) (ml)
1 20 0 20.2 20.0
2 20 0 20.0 20.0
3 20 0 20.0 20.0
CALCULATIONS :
1 Mole of KMnO4 Reacts with 5 moles of Mohr’s salt.
M1 = Molarity of FAS = M/20. M2 = Molarity of KMnO4 =
V1 = Volume of FAS = 20 ml. V2 = Volume of KMnO4 =
n1 = no. of moles of FAS used = 5 n2 = no. of moles of KMnO4 used = 1
M1V1 M 2V2 0.05 × 20 M 2 × 20.0
= ⇒ =
n1 n2 5 1
1× M1V1 0.05 × 20 × 1
M2 = ⇒ M2 = = 0.01 M
5 ×V2 5 × 20
The molarity of the given KMnO4 (M2) = 0.01 M
The strength of the given KMnO4 = molarity of KMnO4 × GmWt of KMnO4.
= 0.01M × 158 g / mole = 1.58 g / mole
RESULT :
The molarity of given KMnO4 is ____0.01___ M.
The strength of the given KMnO4 is __1.58__ g/L.