Try it on paper first. A hint, the key idea and the worked solution are here when you need them.
A diluted sample of a spirit is added to of potassium dichromate and acid, and the mixture is heated until all the ethanol is oxidised to ethanoic acid. The dichromate left over needs of iron(II) to be reduced. Use for ethanol. Find the amount of dichromate added, the amount left over, and the mass of ethanol in the sample.
Dichromate takes 6 electrons. Ethanol to ethanal: 3 ethanol per dichromate. To ethanoic acid: 3 ethanol per 2 dichromate. products. Atom economy . NaBH reduces C=O of aldehydes and ketones. LiAlH also reduces esters and acids.
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Work it out on paper first. It is fine to get stuck or make a mistake: that is how we learn. When you are ready, go through the solution one step at a time, and check each step against your own.
Given. of dichromate. of iron(II).
Step 1. Added. .
Step 2. Left over. Iron(II) used: . One dichromate takes six: .
Step 3. Reacted. of dichromate oxidised the ethanol.
Step 4. Ethanol. Three ethanol for two dichromate: . Mass: .
Check. A error in the titre of changes the ethanol found by about in , so a careful titration is needed.
Answer: , and .
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