PREPARATION AND STANDARDIZATION OF KMnO4 SOLUTION

EXPERIMENTAL DATA:

Complete the table below.

TRIAL 1 TRIAL 2 TRIAL 3

Weight of sodium oxalate
0.2001 g 0.2065 g 0.2050 g
(Na2C2O4, MM= 134 g/mol)
TITRATION RESULTS
Final Reading 29.86 mL 30.66 mL 30.52 mL
Initial Reading 0.00 mL 0.00 mL 0.00 mL
Total Volume of KMnO4 used 29.86 mL 30.66 mL 30.52 mL

Computed Molarity of KMnO4

0.1000 M 0.1025 M 0.1020 M
solution
Mean Molarity 0.1015 M

Computed Normality of KMnO4 0.2029 N 0.2074 N 0.2051 N

Mean Normality of KMnO4
0.2055 N
solution

REACTIONS INVOLVED:

5Na2C2O4 + 2KMnO4 + 8H2SO4 → 10CO2 + 2MnSO4 + 10Na2SO4 + 8H2O

CALCULATIONS:

Volume of KMnO4 used: Vf - Vi

Trial 1:

= 29.86 mL – 0.00 mL = 29.86 mL

Trial 2:

= 30.66 mL – 0.00 mL= 30.66 mL

Trial 3:

= 30.52 mL – 0.00 mL = 30.52 mL

Computed Molarity of KMnO4: Molarity of KMnO4 = (Normality of KMnO4 x Molar mass of

Na2C2O4) / Volume of KMnO4 used

trial 1:

Molarity of KMnO4 = (0.2029 N x 134 g/mol) / 0.02986 L

Molarity of KMnO4 = 0.1000 M

trial 2:

Molarity of KMnO4 = (0.2074 N x 134 g/mol) / 0.03066 L

Molarity of KMnO4 = 0.1025 M

trial 3:

Molarity of KMnO4 = (0.2061 N x 134 g/mol) / 0.03052 L

Molarity of KMnO4 = 0.1020 M

Mean Molarity = (0.1000 M + 0.1025 M + 0.1020 M) / 3

Mean Molarity = 0.1015 M

Normality:

For trial 1:

Normality of KMnO4 = 2 x 0.1000 M

Normality of KMnO4 = 0.2029 N

For trial 2:

Normality of KMnO4 = 2 x 0.1025 M

Normality of KMnO4 = 0.2074 N

For trial 3:

Normality of KMnO4 = 2 x 0.1020 M

Normality of KMnO4 = 0.2061 N

Mean Normality = (0.2029 N + 0.2074 N + 0.2061 N) / 3

Mean Normality = 0.2055 N