Problem Set On Redox Titrations

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Titrations involving standard permanganate solution
1. How is the amount of malic acid in cherry juice determined using indirect permanganometry?
2. How will permanganometric titrations be affected if insufficient sulfuric acid is added to the
analyte solution?
3. How would you explain why KMnO 4 is considered a self-indicating solution? Emphasize on
the color changes involved and the property of KMnO4.
Potassium Permanganate is considered as a self-indicating solution because of its ability to

impart a distinct pink color, which indicates the end point, with only a slight excess of
permanganate.
4. What would explain why commercialized preparations of ferrous sulfate may not be analyzed
using standard permanganate solutions?
5. A 0.1883 g sample of sodium oxalate (95.60%) required 29.87 mL of a potassium

permanganate solution in a titration. What was the normality of the permanganate solution?
V × N ×mEq wt .× 100
%=
g
29.87 × N × 0.06 ×100
95.60=
0.1883 g
95.60 ×0.1883
=N
29.87 ×0.067 ×100
0.0899=N
6. What volume of 0.1005 N sodium hydroxide would be required in titration of 0.1129 g sample
of oxalic acid if a 0.0996-g sample of oxalic acid required 10.05 mL of 0.1002 N potassium
permanganate in a titration?
N 1 V 1=N 2 V 2
0.1002 N × 10.05 mL=0.1005 N ×V 2

0.1002 N ×10.05 mL
=V 2
0.1005 N
10.02 mL=V 2
7. A 4.50 mL sample of hydrogen peroxide solution required 10.7 mL of a permanganate
solution in titration. If each milliliter of the permanganate solution is equivalent to 0.0537 g of
Fe (MW = 55.85 g/mol), what percent (% w/v) of hydrogen peroxide was in the sample?
1 mol Fe 1 mol Fe
No .of moles KMnO =g Fe × =0.0537 × =9.62 ×10−4 mol
4
MW Fe 55.85
no . of mol 9.62 ×10−4 mol

Molarity KMnO = = =0.962 M
Liter of solution
4
0.001
Normality KMnO =Molarity KMn O × 1=0.962 M × 1=0.962 N
4 4
V × N ×mEq wt . ×100
% w /v =
mL
10.7 ml × 0.962 N ×0.017 × 100
% w /v =
4.5 ml
% w /v =3.89
8. An accurately measured sample of hydrogen peroxide 2g was dissolved in a mixture of
20mL water and 20mL diluted sulfuric acid and was titrated with 0.1N potassium
permanganate consuming 30mL to reach the endpoint. Compute for the percentage of
hydrogen peroxide (MW=34):
Type equation here .
9. A 0.95 g sample of sodium nitrite was dissolved in a sufficient amount of water to make 100
mL. A 10-mL sample of the solution was added to 50.00 mL of 0.0889 N potassium
permanganate in the presence of sulfuric acid. The mixture was treated with 25 mL of 0.0928
N oxalic acid and titrated with 5.22 mL of the same permanganate solution. Calculate the
percent sodium nitrite in the sample.
% NaN O =
[ ( N 1 V 1 )−( N 2 V 2 ) ] ×mEq wt .× 100
2
g
% NaN O =
[ ( 0.0889 ×55.22 )−( 0.0928 ×25 ) ] × 0.0345× 100
2
0.95
% NaN O =
[ ( 4.909 ) −( 2.32 ) ] × 0.0345× 100
2
0.95
% NaN O =9.402
2
Titrations involving standard iodine solution
10. A process wherein the sample is made to liberate iodine, which is then titrated with a
standard solution of sodium thiosulfate?
11. Which among the following is the use of potassium iodide in the preparation of iodine
solution? Choose among the choices below and explain.
a. Solubilizing agent
b. Change in the pH of the solution
c. Preservative
12. Which active fraction of starch reacts with iodine to form an intense blue color? Explain how
the color is achieved in the interaction between iodine and starch.
13. A sample of 0.1350g of arsenic trioxide (As2O3) was assayed iodimetrically using 23.4mL of
0.1055N iodine solution. What is the purity of the sample?
V × N ×mEq wt .× 100
%=
g
23.4 mL × 0.1055 N × 0.049365× 100
%=
0.1350 g
%=90.27
14. What weight of arsenic trioxide (93.73%) would be used as a sample so that 26.6 mL of
0.1120 N iodine would be needed to titrate it? MW = 197.46
V × N ×mEq wt .× 100
%=
g
26.6 mL ×0.1120 N ×0.049365 ×100
93.73=
g
26.6 mL × 0.1120 N ×0.049365 ×100
g=
93.73
g=0.1569
15. A sample of 0.1350 g of As2O3 was assayed iodimetrically using 23.4 mL of 0.1055 N
iodine solution (atomic weight: As=74.92, O=16) The percentage purity of the sample is:
V × N ×mEq wt .× 100
%=
g
23.4 mL × 0.1055 N × 0.049365× 100
%=
0.1350 g
%=90.27
16. Twenty tablets of ascorbic acid weighed 4.2500g and a powdered sample of 0.3075g was
titrated consuming 21.5mL of 0.1085N Iodine solution. Each mL of 0.1N Iodine is equivalent
to 8.80mg of ascorbic acid. What is the amount of ascorbic acid per dose of two tablets?
V × N ×mEq wt .× 100
%=
g
21.5 mL ×0.1085 N ×0.17612 ×100
%=
0.3075
%=¿
17. A 4.0570 g sample of chlorinated lime was mixed with enough water to make 1000mL. A 100
mL of the mixture was treated with potassium iodide and acetic acid, then titrated with 22.4
mL of sodium thiosulfate solution. A 20 mL sample of sodium thiosulfate was found to be
equivalent to 0.2996 g of pure iodine. Calculate the available chlorine in the sample. MW
Iodine = 126.9 ; MW Cl = 35.45.
18. A 1.5g of liquefied phenol was dissolve in enough water to make 1000mL. A 30 mL sample
of the solution was treated with 30 mL of 0.1 N Bromine solution and HCl. The mixture was
treated with KI and titrated with 8.7 mL of 0.1N sodium thiosulfate. It was also found that 21
mL of 0.1N sodium thiosulfate was required in the titration of the iodine liberated when 20 mL
of the bromine solution was treated with KI and HCl. Compute for the % phenol in the
sample. MW Phenol = 94.

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Titrations involving standard permanganate solution

Potassium Permanganate is considered as a self-indicating solution because of its ability to

5. A 0.1883 g sample of sodium oxalate (95.60%) required 29.87 mL of a potassium

0.1002 N × 10.05 mL=0.1005 N ×V 2

no . of mol 9.62 ×10−4 mol

Titrations involving standard iodine solution

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