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Course Title: General Chemistry Lab Course code: CHEM1002

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Programme: B. Tech, 1 Sem Experiment no.-
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1. Title of the Experiment

Estimation of copper by iodometric titration

2. Aim of the Experiment

To estimate the amount of Copper present in the given solution using a standard
solution by provided hypo solution.

3. Experimental Setup
a) APPARATUS: 100 ml standard flask, Funnel, Burette, Conical Flask, Pipette.
b) CHEMICAL USED: Hypo or Sodium thiosulphte (Na2S2O3), 10% KI, dil. Acetic acid,
Copper sulphate (CuSO4), Sodium carbonate (Na2CO3), Starch & distilled water.

4. Theory: Any cupric salt in neutral medium when treated with Potassium Iodide forms a
white precipitate of cuprous iodide and iodine is set free quantitatively. The liberated
Iodine is treated against Hypo using starch as the indicator.

The titration fails when any mineral acid is present in the solution and therefore before
commencing the titration the acid should be neutralized. This is done by dropwise
addition of sodium carbonate until a greenish white precipitate just appears.
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The precipitate can be removed by addition of CH3COOH in the solution.

5. Procedure
a) Rinse and fill the burette with hypo solution.
b) Pipette out 10 ml of cupric salt solution into a conical flask.
c) Add sodium carbonate solution dropwise until a greenish white precipitate
appears.
d) Add 5 ml of glacial acetic acid to dissolve the precipitate.
e) Then, add 1 ml of 10% KI in the above solution. Swirl the solution well, when
iodine is liberated giving a brown colour.
f) Titrate this solution against standard hypo solution till light yellow colour is
obtained.
g) Now add 1-2 drops of freshly prepared starch solution and continue the titration
till blue colour changes to creamy white.
h) Repeat the titration to get three concordant readings.

6. Observation table
Strength of Hypo solution= 0.05 N

S.No Volume of sample Burette reading Volume of hypo

Solution taken in Flask Initial Final solution used
(ml) (V2) (ml) (V1)
1.
2.
3.

7. Calculations:
hypo solution (Copper Sample)
N1V1 = N2V2
0.05 x V1 = N2 x 10
N2 = 0.05 x 1/10 x V1
Amount of copper present in the given solution = N2 x Eqv. Wt. of Cu

8. Results
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Amount of copper present in the given solution=gm/l

9. List of Graphs
No graph

10. Analysis and discussion

Quantitative analysis

11. Inference and Conclusions

End point of titration (Color Change)..
Determination of the strength of Cu in given sample

12. Precautions
a) Handle all the apparatus carefully.
b) Note the readings of the burette carefully.
c) Check the end point carefully.
d) Observe the colour change carefully.
e) Use freshly prepared starch solution only.
f) Add starch solution near the end point.

13. Problems:
a) What are iodine titrations?
b) What is the difference between iodimetery and iodometery titration?
c) Why the starch is added near the end point of an iodine titration not in the beginning?
d) What is the chemical name of hypo?