Experiment-2

Aim of the Experiment:

To determine the strength and molarity of KMnO4 solution by titrating against M/50 100
mL oxalic acid solution.
Theory:
It is a redox titration in which KMnO4 acts as an oxidizing agent and oxalic acid as a
reducing agent. Here, KMnO4 acts as a self indicator as it is a coloured solutiuon. The end
point is indicated by the colour change from colourless to light pink. The molecular and
the ionic equations are given as follows.
•A: Preparation
Procedure:
  of M/50 oxalic acid solution
Molarity =
= = 0.252 g
Exactly 0.252 g of oxalic acid crystals were weighed in the balance and it was transferred
into a volumetric flask. Distilled water was added to the flask to make the volume up to the
mark.

B: Procedure for titration

• All the glass apparatus were thoroughly washed with water and the burette was rinsed
with KMnO4 solution. It was then filled with supplied KMnO4solution and air bubbles
were removed if present. The initial burette reading was then noted down.
• The pipette was rinsed with oxalic acid solution and 10 mL of the solution was pipetted
out and was transferred into the conical flask.
• Half test tube of dil. H2SO4 was added to the flask containing oxalic acid solution and it
was heated up to 60-700C.
• Conical flask was kept under the burette and drop wise KMnO4 solution was added to
the conical flask with constant shaking till the color changes from colorless to light pink.
• The final burette reading was noted down. This process was repeated thrice to get the
concordant reading.
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Observation:
Sl.No. Vol. of Oxalic Vol. of KMnO4 consumed ( in mL) Remarks
acid ( in mL)
I.B.R F.B.R Difference

1 10 Rough

2 10

3 10 Concordant
reading
4 10

Volume of KMnO4 solution used is x mL from the concordant reading.

Calculation:
•  
Molarity of KMnO4solution is given by Here,
[] = [] M1, V1 and n1 = molarity, volume and
⟹ = coefficients of KMnO4 solution.
⟹ M1 = __y_M M2, V2 and n2 = molarity, volume and
coefficients of oxalic solution.
Strength of KMnO4 solution = molarity x molecular mass
= yM x 158 g
= _____ g/ L
Conclusion:
The molarity of KMnO4 solution is found to be ________ and strength of the solution
has been calculated to be ________.