16B.2 Flashcards
what is potassium manganate
it is KmnO4 and it is a powerful oxidizing agent
what is potassium manganate used in
it is used for the quantitate estimation of many reducing agents, especially compounds of iron(II) and for ethanedioic acid and its salts
in acidic solution what is the half-equation for the reduction of manganate(VII) ions
MnO4(aq) + 8H(aq) + 5e- —–> Mn^2+(aq) + 4H2O(l)
in redox titrations why is KMnO4 used only in a acidic solutions
because in alkaline solutions the KMnO4 can yield Manganese (IV) oxide as a brown precipitate which then interferes with the end point colour
how does KMno4 act as its own indicator in redox titrations
at the beginning the purple colour KMnO4 started reacting with the acidic titrate to form Mn^2+, so as titration proceeds, manganese(II) ions, Mg^2+, accumulate but, at the dilution used, they give a colourless solution, so as soon as KMnO4 is in excess they give a pink colour, so therefore the end point is reached
what are the two half equation and full equation involved in the redox titration of Iron(II) ions and KMnO4
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what is the colour of MnO4 ^-
purple (Potassium manganese (VII)
what is the colour of Fe^2+(aq)
pale green
what is the colour of Fe^3+(aq)
yellow
what is the colour of Mn^2+(aq)
pale pink
why do some ions in titrations appear colourless
because they are diluted
what is the method of titration used for KMnO4 and iron(II)
- pipette an accurately measured volume of iron(II), usually 25cm^3, into a conical flask and then add a small volume of dilute sulfuric acid
- slowly add KMnO4 solution of a known concentration from a burette and swirl the mixture
- The KMnO4 solution will turn colourless until all of the iron(II) ions are fully oxidized
- the addition of one drop of KMnO4 will cause the solution to turn pale pink
why cant acidified Potassium dichromate be sued as an oxidizing agent for quantitative redox titrations
since the change between orange and green has no clear end point
what is the ionic half equation pf ethanedioic acid
H2C2O4(aq) —-> 2H+(aq) + 2CO2(g) + 2e-
what is the overall equation between KMno4 and ethanedioic acid
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