Harold Seah Jie Yu/2329

Determining Charge through

Titration
Chemistry Practical 7
Aim To investigate the reaction between an oxidizing agent,
XO3- and iodide ions, which produces iodine and Xn+ as
products. Hence determine the value of n using titration.
Apparatus 1. 2 10 cm3 Measuring Cylinder (∆=±0.20cm3)
2. 2 Burettes (∆=±0.10cm3)
3. 1 Pipette (∆=±0.06cm3)
4. 2 250 cm3 Conical Flasks (∆=±25.00cm3)
5. 3 100 cm3 beakers (∆=±10.00cm3)
6. 1 Weighing Bottle
7. 1 Pipette Filler
8. 1 Filter Funnel
9. 1 Glass Rod
10. 1 Dropper
11. 1 Retort Stand with Clamp
12. 1 White Tile
Chemicals 13. 0.0500 mol dm-3 aqueous XO3-
14. 0.200 mol dm-3 aqueous sodium thiosulfate
(Na2S2O3)
15. 10% aqueous potassium iodide (KI)
16. 1.00 dm3 dilute sulfuric acid
17. 1% Starch Indicator

Results
Trial Run Run 1 Run 2 Run 3
-
Amount of XO3 solution
20.00±0.06 20.00±0.06 20.00±0.06 20.00±0.06
used /cm3
Original burette reading
0.00±0.05 0.00±0.05 0.00±0.05 0.00±0.05
/cm3
Intermediate Reading on
burette (when solution 30.60±0.05 30.40±0.05 30.40±0.05 30.40±0.05
turns yellow) /cm3
Final Reading on Burette
(after adding starch 30.70±0.05 30.50±0.05 30.50±0.05 30.50±0.05
indicator) /cm3
Volume of Na2S2O3 used
30.70±0.10 30.50±0.10 30.50±0.10 30.50±0.10
/cm3
Colour Change Dark Dark Dark Dark
Brown to Brown to Brown to Brown to
Yellow to Yellow to Yellow to Yellow to
Colourless Colourless Colourless Colourless
Titration Used? No Yes Yes Yes

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Chemical Equations:

1. Iodine and XO3-

Oxidisation XO3- + 6H+ + (5-n)e-  Xn+ + 3H2O
Reduction 2I-  I2 + 2e-
(5-n)I-  ½(5-n)I2 + (5-n)e-
Therefore,
(5-n)I- + XO3- + 6H+  ½(5-n)I2 + Xn+ + 3H2O

2. Iodine and Thiosulfate

I2 + 2S2O32-  2I- + S4O62-

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Calculations Propagation of Uncertainties

Amount of Na2S2O3 used: ∆±Amount of Na2S2O3 used:
30.5 + 30.5 + 30.5 ⎛ 0.10 + 0.10 + 0.10 ⎞
= = ±⎜ ⎟
3 ⎝ 3 ⎠
= 30.5 cm3 = ±0.10 cm 3

Mols of Na2S2O3 used: ∆%±Amount of Na2S2O3 used:

0.200 ⎛ 0.10 ⎞
€ = 30.5 × € = ±⎜ × 100%⎟
€ 1000 ⎝ 30.5 ⎠
= 0.0061 mol €
= ±0.328% (3sf)
∆%±Mols of Na2S2O3 used
€ = ∆%±Amount of Na2S2O3 used
From Equation 2: €
€ € = ±0.328%
Mols of I2 liberated: ∆%±Mols of I2 liberated:
0.0061
= = ±0.328%
2
= 0.00305 mol €
Amount of XO3- used:
∆%±Amount of XO3- used
= 20.0 cm3 €
€ =∆%±Mols of XO3- used
Mols of XO3- used: ⎛ 0.06 ⎞
€
0.0500 = ⎜ × 100%⎟
= 20.0 × ⎝ 20.0 ⎠
€ 1000
= 0.001 mol = 0.30%

∴ If 1 mol of€XO3- yields ½(5–n) mol of I2

€
of XO3- yields 0.00305 mol of I2
and, 0.001 mol €
€
Therefore,
1 1
(5 − n ) =€0.00305 ×
2 0.001
(5 − n ) = 3.05 × 2
(5 − n ) = 6.10
€ ∴n = 5 − 6.10
€ n = −1.10
n = −1 (1sf)
€
€
Therefore, charge of X ion is -1.
€
€

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