Exper

iment
-2
TI
TRATI
ONOFOXALI CACI
D

Aim:
Topr epar
eM/ 20OxalicAci
dsoluti
onanddeterminet hemolari
tyandstrengthofsoluti
onof
potassium permanganate(KMNO4)bysolut
ionagainstastandar doxali
cacidsoluti
on.
Theor y
:
Potassium per
manganateisastr
ongoxidi
singagentandi nthepresenceofsulfur
ic
aci
di tactsasapowerful
oxidi
zi
ngagent.I
naci dicmedium theoxi
disi
ngabili
tyof
KMnO4i srepr
esent
edbythefoll
owi
ngequat i
on.

I
naci
dicsol
uti
on;
MnO4–+8H++5e–→ Mn2++4H2O

Sol
utioncont
ainingMnO4–i onsarepur
pleincol
ourandt hesol
uti
oncontai
ningMn2+
i
onsar ecol
ourlessandhencepermanganat
esoluti
onisdecolour
isedwhenaddedtoa
sol
utionofareducingagent
.Themomentt herei
sanexcessofpot assi
um
per
manganat epresentt
hesoluti
onbecomespurple.Thus,KMnO4ser v
esasself
i
ndicatori
nacidicsol
uti
on.

Potassium per
manganat
eisstandar
dizedagai
nstpur
eoxal
i
cacid.I
tinv
olv
esaredox
react
ion.Oxali
caci
disoxi
disedtocar
bondioxi
debyKMnO4, whi
chit
sel
fgetsr
educed
toMnSO4.

ToPr epareM/ 20Solut

ionofOxali
cSalt
:-
MolecularMassofoxal i
caci
d( COOH)2.
2H2O=126g
Hence, f
orprepari
ng1000ml of1M Mohr’
sSal
tSol
ution,
Mohr ’
sSaltrequir
ed=126g
Therefore,
forprepar
ing250ml ofM/20Mohr’
sSaltSolut
ion,
126 1
Mohr
’sSal
tRequi
red= *250* = 1.
575
1000 20

Thei oni cequationinvol

vedintheprocessisgi v
enbel
ow:-
2- –
Oxidat ionhalfreacti
on–[ C2O4 → 2CO2+2e]x5
Reduct i
onhalfreaction–[MnO4– +8H++5e– → Mn2++4H2O]x2
Over allioni
cequat on–2MnO4– +16H++5C2O42-→ 2Mn2++10CO2+8H2O
i
Mat erialsRequired:
Oxalicaci dsalt,Pot
assium per
manganatesol uti
on,
Dil
utesul
fur
icaci
d,Chemical
balance
Buret t
e, Bur
ettestand,Pipet
te,
Conicalfl
ask,Funnel
,Measuri
ngfl
ask,Weighi
ngbott
le,Bur
ner
,Wi
re
gauze

Appar
atusSet
up:
I
nburett
e–KMnO4sol
uti
on
I
nConi calfl
ask–20ml ofOxal
icaci
dsolut
ion+Sulf
uricaci
d
I
ndicator–Selfindicator(KMnO4)
EndPoi nt–Colorlesstopermanentpalepi
nkcolor
.
Oxali
cAci dTit
rati
onwi thKMnO4
Procedure:
Titr
ationofpot assium permanganat
esoluti
onagainstst
andar
doxal
icaci
dsal
tsol
uti
on:

1.Washandr inset hebur etteandpi pett

ewi thdist i
ll
edwat erandt henrinsewiththecor r
esponding
soluti
ont obef i
ll
edi nt hem.
2.Rinset hebur ettewi ththepot assium permanganat esolut i
onandf il
ltheburettewithpotassium
permanganat esol ution.
3.Fixthebur et t
ei nt hebur ettestandandpl acet hewhi tetilebelowt heburett
ei nordertofindthe
endpoi ntcorrect l
y .
4.Rinset hepi pet teandconi calfl
askwi t
hst andar doxal i
caci dsol uti
on.
5.Pipet t
eout20ml standar dOxalicacidsaltsol utionintot heconi calfl
ask.
6.Addat estt ubef ull ofsulfuri
caci dinordertopr ev entoxi dati
onofmanganeset oform
manganesedi ox ide.
7.Not edownt hei nitial r
eadinginthebur ettebef orest ar
ti
ngt hetitr
ati
on.
8.Nowst artt het itr
at ion,ti
trateagainstpotassium per manganat esol uti
onandsi multaneouslyswir
l
thesol uti
oni nt hef laskgent ly
.
9.Init
iall
y,thepur plecol orofKMnO4i sdischargedwi t
hoxal i
cacid.Theappear anceofaper manent
pinkcol orreveal st heendpoi nt.
10.Repeatt het itrationunt ilconcordantvaluesar eobt ai
ned.
Not edownt heuppermeni scusont heburettereadi ngs.
Recordt her eadi ngi nt heobser v
ationtablegivenbel owinor dertocalculat
ethemol arit
yofKMnO4
given.

OBSERVATI
ONTABLE:
-
CALCULATI
ONS:
M1V1 M2V2
=
a1 a2
Where,M1=Molar
ityofKMNO4
V1=VolumeofKMNO4
a1=Stoi
chi
ometri
cCoeffi
cientofKMNO4
M2=Mol ar
it
yofOxali
csal
t
V2=VolumeofKMNO4
a2=Stoi
chi
ometri
cCoeffi
cientofKMNO4
Resul
ts
Molar
it
yofgiv
enKMnO4soluti
onis___
___
___mol
es/l
i
ter
Thestr
engt
hofgi
venpot
assium per
manganat
esol
uti
onis_
___
___g/
L

Precauti
ons:
1.Potassium permanganat eisdark,soal way sreadtheuppermeni scus.
2.Rinsethepipetteandbur ett
ebef oreuse.
3.UsediluteSulphuricacidforaci
di f
yingt hepotassium permanganate.
4.Cleanalltheapparat uswit
hdisti
lledwat erbeforestar
ti
ngtheexperimentandthenrinsewitht
he
solut
iontobet akenint hem.
5.Takeaccur at
er eadingsonceitreachest heendpointanddoesn’tgowithaveragereadings.
6.Donotusear ubbercor kburet
teasi tcanbeat t
ackedbyKMnO4.