Qatar University

College of Arts and Sciences

Department of Chemistry and Earth Sciences

Fall 2023
Experimental Physical Chemistry1
CHEM-242

Laboratory Report of Experiment 5

Heterogeneous Equilibrium: Distribution Coefficient Kd of I2

Student name: Maya Hararah

ID: 202109402
Lab Partner: Reem
Lab Partner : Shaikha
Section: L53

Date: 30/10/2023
Instructor: Pro. Abdulilah Bani Yaseen & Dr Marwa Elhamshary .
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College of Arts and Sciences
Department of Chemistry and Earth Sciences

Heterogeneous Equilibrium: Distribution Coefficient Kd of I2

1. Introduction:
The goal of this experiment is to find the iodine distribution coefficient, or equilibrium
concentration ratio, between the immiscible solvents cyclohexane and water. H6C6. This
research focuses on equilibrium. The distribution coefficient will be computed using information
gathered from an iodine chemical analysis of the water layer. When iodine, a solute, is combined
with two immiscible liquids that are in contact with one another, it partially dissolves in each
solvent and spreads throughout the layers. Kd, often known as the distribution coefficient, is an
equilibrium constant. Regarding the cyclohexane-iodine water system In this experiment, iodine
in a water solution will be chemically analyzed both before and after it is shaken with
cyclohexane in order to estimate the molar distribution coefficient at ambient temperature. By
titrating these aqueous solutions with sodium thiosulfate solution utilizing starch indicator in the
redux titration method, the analysis will be completed. The formula for the iodine and sodium
thiosulfate reaction.

2. Experimental:

2.1Materials & Equipment:

cyclohexane (referred to as CH)

a saturated solution of I2 in cyclohexane (referred to as CH/I2)

a dilute solution of KI in water (referred to as KI)

0.02 M Na2S2O3 (sodium thiosulfate).

starch indicator solution

a saturated solution of I2 in cyclohexane (referred to as I2/CH )

a saturated solution of I2 in water/KI (referred to as I2/H2O standard )

a dilute solution of KI in water (referred to as H2O )

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2.2 Procedure:
As mentioned in the lab manual pages 37-40

3. Results & Discussion:

Part 1

Table 1
Volume of sodium thiosulfate used to titrate organic and aqueous layers for each solution.
Solution no. Volume of Na2S2O3 Volume of Na2S2O3 Kd
used to titrate organic used to titrate
layer (mL) aqueous layer (mL)
1 0.80 1.50 1.07
2 2.3 3.15 1.46

Kd = 2Vorg/Vaq
Kd.1= 2*0.8/1.5 = 1.07
Kd.2 = 2*2.3/3.15 = 1.46
K avg = 1.1+1.5 /2 = 1.3
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Part 2

absorbance

Separating fennel Kd
organic phase aqueous layer

Standart 0.258 0.340 -

1 0.08 0.024
2 0.168 0.137
3 0.280 0.170
Standart organic = 0.258/7.8x10^-4 = 330.7
Standart aqueous = 0.340/1.17x10^-4 = 2905.9
Kd1=
Kd2=
Kd3=
Kd(Avg)=
SD% =

4.Conclusion:-
To summarize, we did this experiment to calculate the iodine distribution coefficient between
immiscible liquids cyclohexane and potassium iodide. We divided the experiment into two parts:
redox titration and UV/Vis spectrophotometry. In the first portion, sodium thiosulfate was used
to titrate two distinct separating funnel mixes for both the organic and aqueous layers.

5. References:-
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College of Arts and Sciences
Department of Chemistry and Earth Sciences

Physical chemistry lab manual, pages 37-40 .