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    Experiment No.04: Department of Chemistry Engineering Chemistry Laboratory Course CH1102

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    This document describes a chemistry experiment to determine the concentration of an unknown potassium dichromate (K2Cr2O7) solution using iodometric titration. Potassium iodide is added to produce iodine, which is then titrated against a standard sodium thiosulfate solution. The titration endpoint is indicated by the color change from brown/orange to clear green upon addition of starch solution. Repeating the titration yields a concordant volume that is used to calculate the molarity and strength in g/L of the unknown K2Cr2O7 solution.

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    This document describes a chemistry experiment to determine the concentration of an unknown potassium dichromate (K2Cr2O7) solution using iodometric titration. Potassium iodide is added to produce iodine, which is then titrated against a standard sodium thiosulfate solution. The titration endpoint is indicated by the color change from brown/orange to clear green upon addition of starch solution. Repeating the titration yields a concordant volume that is used to calculate the molarity and strength in g/L of the unknown K2Cr2O7 solution.

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    This document describes a chemistry experiment to determine the concentration of an unknown potassium dichromate (K2Cr2O7) solution using iodometric titration. Potassium iodide is added to produce iodine, which is then titrated against a standard sodium thiosulfate solution. The titration endpoint is indicated by the color change from brown/orange to clear green upon addition of starch solution. Repeating the titration yields a concordant volume that is used to calculate the molarity and strength in g/L of the unknown K2Cr2O7 solution.

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    Experiment No.04: Department of Chemistry Engineering Chemistry Laboratory Course CH1102

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    Department of Chemistry

    Engineering Chemistry Laboratory Course CH1102

    Experiment No.04

    Aim:
    To determine iodometrically the strength in (g/L) of a given unknown potassium dichromate
    (K2Cr2O7) solution using KI as a source of iodine and N/10 standard solution of sodium thiosulfate
    (Hypo Na2S2O3).

    Theory:
    When Potassium iodide is added to Potassium dichromate it becomes brick red, an equivalent amount
    of iodine is liberated.
    K2Cr2O7 +7 H2SO4+6KI  K2SO4 + Cr2(SO4)3+7H2O+3I2

    The liberated iodine is titrated against standard sodium thiosulphate in presence of starch solution as
    an indicator. The blue colour appears due to adsorption of iodine on starch. The iodine immediately
    reacts with sodium thiosulphate and converts to sodium iodide. When the end point reaches the blue
    colour of starch complex suddenly disappears and pure green solution appears Cr2 (SO4)3.

    2Na2S2O3+I2  Na2S4O6+ 2NaI

    Apparatus and reagents required:


    Burette, pipette, conical flask, sodium thiosulphate solution, potassium dichromate solution,
    potassium iodide solution, dilute sulfuric acid, starch solution.

    Procedure:
     Wash the apparatus with distilled water.
     Rinse pipette with K2Cr2O7 and transfer 10 ml of it to conical flask.
     Add 10 ml of dilute sulphuric acid
     Add 10 ml of KI solution, brick red colour solution is obtained due to iodine
     Titrate this reaction mixture against sodium thiosulphate solution, taken in burette, the brown
    orange colour fades as the hypo solution is added.
     When only a faint yellow colour remains add 2 drops of starch solution, the solution becomes
    dark blue. To avoid excess adsorption of iodine on starch, indicator is added when solution is
    faint yellow.

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     Add more sodium thiosulphate from burette till appearance of light green/blue colour which
    indicate the endpoint.
     Repeat the titration until concordant reading is obtained.

    Observation table:
    Titration between Na2S2O3 solution & unknown K2Cr2O7 solution.

    S.No. Volume of Burette reading (mL) Volume of Na2S2O3 Concordant


    K2Cr2O7 solution solution consumed (mL) volume (mL)
    Initial Final
    (mL)

    1.

    2.

    3.

    Calculations:
    To calculate strength of unkown K2Cr2O7.
    N1V1 = N2V2
    N1= Strength of K2Cr2O7
    N2=Strength of Na2S2O3
    V1=Volume of K2Cr2O7
    V2=Volume of Na2S2O3
    We have to determine N1=
    N1=N2V2/V1

    Strength in g/L = N1  equivalent weight of K2Cr2O7

    Result:
    The strength of given unknown solution of K2Cr2O7 = ….. g/L

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