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    Experimen-2 Oxalic Acid Titration

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    This experiment aims to determine the molarity and strength of a potassium permanganate solution by titrating it against a standard 0.4 M oxalic acid solution. The oxalic acid is oxidized by permanganate in an acid medium, resulting in the reduction of permanganate from purple KMnO4 to colorless Mn2+. The experiment involves preparing a 0.4 M oxalic acid solution, setting up the titration apparatus with permanganate in the burette and oxalic acid in a conical flask, and titrating until a pale pink color persists. The molarity of permanganate is calculated to be 0.0105 M, and its strength is determined to

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    This experiment aims to determine the molarity and strength of a potassium permanganate solution by titrating it against a standard 0.4 M oxalic acid solution. The oxalic acid is oxidized by permanganate in an acid medium, resulting in the reduction of permanganate from purple KMnO4 to colorless Mn2+. The experiment involves preparing a 0.4 M oxalic acid solution, setting up the titration apparatus with permanganate in the burette and oxalic acid in a conical flask, and titrating until a pale pink color persists. The molarity of permanganate is calculated to be 0.0105 M, and its strength is determined to

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    This experiment aims to determine the molarity and strength of a potassium permanganate solution by titrating it against a standard 0.4 M oxalic acid solution. The oxalic acid is oxidized by permanganate in an acid medium, resulting in the reduction of permanganate from purple KMnO4 to colorless Mn2+. The experiment involves preparing a 0.4 M oxalic acid solution, setting up the titration apparatus with permanganate in the burette and oxalic acid in a conical flask, and titrating until a pale pink color persists. The molarity of permanganate is calculated to be 0.0105 M, and its strength is determined to

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    Experimen-2 Oxalic Acid Titration

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    This experiment aims to determine the molarity and strength of a potassium permanganate solution by titrating it against a standard 0.4 M oxalic acid solution. The oxalic acid is oxidized by permanganate in an acid medium, resulting in the reduction of permanganate from purple KMnO4 to colorless Mn2+. The experiment involves preparing a 0.4 M oxalic acid solution, setting up the titration apparatus with permanganate in the burette and oxalic acid in a conical flask, and titrating until a pale pink color persists. The molarity of permanganate is calculated to be 0.0105 M, and its strength is determined to

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    Experiment-2

    Aim:

    Prepare a 250 ml standard M/40 solution of oxalic acid and determine the molarity
    and strength of potassium permanganate by titrating it against the above standard
    solution of M/40 oxalic acid.

    Materials Required:

    1. Oxalic acid
    2. Potassium permanganate solution
    3. 4N sulfuric acid
    4. Distilled water
    5. Chemical balance/electronic balance
    6. Burette
    7. Burette stand
    8. Pipette
    9. Conical flask
    10.Funnel
    11.Volumetric flask
    12.Beakers
    13.Dropper
    14.Bunsen Burner
    15.Wire gauze.

    Theory:

    Potassium permanganate is a strong oxidant in the presence of sulfuric acid. In this


    titration Oxalic acid acts as a reducing agent and potassium permanganate acts as
    an oxidizing agent. So, the reaction between Oxalic acid and potassium
    permanganate is a redox reaction. In this redox reaction Oxalic acid gets oxidized
    to CO2 and pink colour of manganese present in potassium permanganate, which
    is in the +7-oxidation state gets reduced to colourless Mn2+ state.

    Chemical reaction:

    Reduction Half reaction: - 2KMnO4 + 3H2SO4 → K2SO4 + 2MnSO4 + 3H2O + 5[O]

    Oxidation Half reaction: - 5(COOH) 2 + 5[O] → 5H2O + 10CO2↑

    Overall reaction: - 2KMnO4 + 3H2SO4 + 5(COOH) 2 → K2SO4 + 2MnSO4 + 8H2O +


    10CO2↑
    The ionic equation involved in the process is given below-

    Oxidation half reaction – C2O42- → 2CO 2 + 2e-} x 5

    Reduction half reaction – MnO4 – + 8H+ + 5e– → Mn2+ + 4H2O} x 2

    Overall ionic equation – 2MnO4 – + 16H+ + 5C2O4 2- → 2Mn2+ +10CO2 + 8H2O

    This titration cannot be carried out in the presence of acids like nitric acid or
    hydrochloric acid because it is an oxidizing agent. So hydrochloric acid chemically
    reacts with KMnO4 solution forming chlorine which is also an oxidizing agent.

    Apparatus Setup:

    1. In burette – KMnO4 solution


    2. In Conical flask – 20ml of oxalic acid + One test tube 4N Sulfuric acid
    3. Indicator – Self indicator (KMnO4)
    4. End Point – Appearance of permanent pale pink colour.
    Titration of Oxalic Acid with KMnO4

    Procedure:

    (a) Preparation of M/40 standard solution of oxalic acid

    Calculations of solid oxalic acid required to prepare desired oxalic acid solution:

    M = W/gm *1000/v(ml)

    1/40 = W/126 *250/1000

    W = 0.7875gm

    1. For the preparation of 1 litre of M/40 oxalic acid solution amount of oxalic
    acid required = 0.7875g.
    2. Weigh an empty watch glass using a chemical balance.
    3. Weigh 0.7875g of oxalic acid accurately in the watch glass.
    4. With the help of a funnel transfer the oxalic acid into the measuring flask.
    5. Now wash the funnel with distilled water without removing the funnel from
    the flask.
    6. Make the solution up to the marked point with distilled water and make
    sure the oxalic acid fully dissolved.
    7. This solution is M/40 standard solution of oxalic acid.
    Observation Table:

    S Volume of oxalic Burette Reading Volume(V) of KMnO4


    N acid in ml used
    o
    V = (y-x)ml

    Initial Final
    ( x) (y)
    1 20.0 0.0 19.1 19.1

    2 20.0 19.1 38.1 19.0

    3 20.0 0.0 19.0 19.0

    Observation:- (i) Molarity of standard Oxalic acid solution is =M/20

    (ii) Volume of Oxalic acid solution for each time = 20ml

    Calculation:
    M1V1 / M2V2 = n1/ n2

    M1= Molarity of Oxalic acid solution M2= Molarity of KMnO4

    V1= Volume of Oxalic acid solution

    V2= Volume of KMnO4

    n1= No of Moles of Oxalic acid solution


    n2= No. of Moles of KMnO4

    1 𝑥 20 𝑥 2
    M2= = 0.0105 M
    40 𝑥 19.0 𝑥 5

    Strength = Molarity x Molar mass (g/l)


    Strength = 0.0105 X 158 = 1.659 g/l
    Results and Discussion:

    1. Molarity of KMnO4 is 0.0105 mol per liter


    2. The Strength of KMnO4 is 1.65 gm per liter.

    Precautions:

    1. Clean all the apparatus with distilled water before starting the experiment and
    then rise with the solution to be taken in them.
    2. Rinse the pipette and burette before use.
    3. Potassium permanganate is dark in colour, so always read the upper meniscus.
    4. Use dilute sulfuric acid for acidifying the potassium permanganate.
    5. Take accurate readings once it reaches the end point and don’t go with average
    Readings.

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