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Estimation of Potassium Permanganate
Aim : To estimate the amount of KMnO4 present in 250ml of given solution by
using 0.1M Ferrous Ammonium Sulphate Solution (Mohr’s Salt Solution).
Apparatus and Chemicals required :
Burette, Burette stand, Pipette, Conical flask, Glazed tile, given KMnO4
solution, 0.1M Mohr’s salt solution, Dil.H2SO4 solution.
equation.
2 KMnO4 + 8 H 2 SO4 + 10 FeSO4 → K 2 SO4 + 2 MnSO4 + 5 Fe2 ( SO4 ) 3 + 8 H 2 O
2 moles 10 moles
Here, 2 moles KMnO4 reacts with 10 moles FeSO4
given 0.1M Mohr’s salt solution is transferred into a conical flask with the help
of a pipette. Then test tube full of Dil.H2SO4 is added to it. Here no external
indicator is required. Here KMnO4 acts as self indicator in this redox titration.
This solution is titrated against given KMnO4 solution taken in burette. Initially
the titration should be very slow. Because it is an auto catalysed reaction. At the
end point the colour of the solution changes from colourless to pale pink colour.
The volume of KMnO4 run down from the burette is noted. The titrations are
repeated till consecutive readings are obtained
Tabular Form :
Burette readings Volume of
Volume of Mohr’s Initial
S.No Final KMnO4 run
salt solution in (ml) ‘a’ ml
‘b’ ml down (b-a) ml
1 20 ml
2 20 ml
3 20 ml
∴ Volume of KMnO4 solution = _______________________
VM
1 1 2 V M2
Formula : n = n
1 2
V1 = Volume of KMnO4 solution = ____________________ ml
M 1 = Molarity of KMnO4 solution = ?
n1 = No.of moles of KMnO4 in the equation = 2 mole
V2 = Volume of Mohr’s salt solution = 20 ml
M 2 = Molarity of Mohr’s salt solution = 0.1M
V2 M 2 n1
∴ Molarity of KMnO4, M 1 = ×
n2 V1
20 × 0.1 2
= 10 ×
V1
= ________________ M
∴ Molarity of KMnO4= M 1 = _________________ M
Amount of KMnO4 present in 250 ml of given solution
250
= Molarity of KMnO4 × Gram mo1.wt. Of KMnO4 ×
1000
158
= M 1 ×
4
= ________________ grams
Report :
Amount of KMnO4 present in 250ml of given solution = _______ gms