Try it on paper first. A hint, the key idea and the worked solution are here when you need them.
A student titrates 25.00 mL of oxalic acid of concentration with potassium permanganate solution. The oxalic acid is acidified with dilute sulphuric acid and warmed to about 335 K. The end point needs 20.00 mL of permanganate. Use K = 39, Mn = 55 and O = 16 in g/mol. Find the amount of oxalic acid in the flask, the amount of permanganate used, the molarity of the permanganate, and the mass of potassium permanganate in each litre of the solution.
Potassium permanganate in acid: and . Amounts in the flask are in the ratio of the equation.
Have you tried it?
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.
Step 1. .
Step 2. .
Step 3. .
Step 4. , so the mass is .
Answer: , , and .
Check. Five electrons from each permanganate give . Two electrons from each oxalate give , the same.
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