Jiara Laine Montano

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Experiment no. 6: Permanganate vs. Oxalate
29 2016

June

Sample Calculations

1. Weight of Sodium Oxalate (Na2C2O4)

Wt of SodiumOxalate=( ( Weight paper + Na 2 C2 O 4 ) ( weight paper before ) )( weight paper afterwe
=== ( 0. 44520.1973 )( 0.19890.1973 )=0.2463 g
2. Volume of KMnO4 dispensed
Volume dispensed=final readinginitial reading
36.20 mL0.00 mL

36.20

mL

3. Buret Correction
y=0.0014 x0.0673, 25 mL x 35 mL
y=0.0008 x +0.0087, 35 mL< x 45 mL

Buret CorrectionRun 1
0.0008(36.2)+ 0.0087

0.0008 x +0.0087

0.02026 mL
Buret CorrectionRun 2 0.0014 x0.0673
0.0014(34.7)0.0673
0.11588 mL
4. Corrected Volume
Corrected Volume=Volume dispensed + Buret correction
36.20 mL0.02026 mL

36.17974 mL = 0.03617974 L

5. Molarity of HCl
The following equation has to be taken into account before
calculating for the molarity of Potassium Permanganate:

5Na2C2O4(aq) + 2KMnO4(aq) + 8H2SO4(aq) 2MnSO4(aq) + K2SO4(aq) + 5Na2SO4(aq) +

10CO2(aq) + 8H2O(l)

From this equation we can see that there is a 5:2 stoichiometric

ratio between Sodium Oxalate and and Potassium Permanganate.
Thus, to determine the molarity of KMnO4, the moles of Na2C2O4
used must first be calculated and using the ratio solve for the
number of moles equivalent to KMnO4:
2 mol KMnO 4=5 mol Na 2 C 2 O 4

m oles KMnO4 =[mass Na 2 C 2 O 4 ]

][

moles Na2 C2 O4
2 moles KMnO 4
molar mass Na2 C 2 O 4 5 moles Na2 C 2 O 4

][

0.2463 g Na2 C 2 O 4 2 moles KMnO 4

g
5 moles Na2 C 2 O 4
134
Na 2 C2 O4
mol

2
( 0.00183 806 )=0.000735224 moles KMnO 4
5
To compute for molarity, we use the formula:
moles KMnO 4
M KMnO 4 =
corrected volume

0.000735 224 moles KMnO 4 l

0. 0361 7975 L
0.020321 M HCl

6. Mean Molarity of HCl

xi
Average =

0.0203 21 M + 0.0202 8 4 M +0.0202 61 M + 0.0204 53 M

4
0.0203 29708 M =0.02033 M

7. Standard Deviation
x iave . 2

s=

2
2
2
2
( 0.0203 210.02033 ) + ( 0.0202 840.02033 ) + ( 0.0202 610.02033 ) + ( 0.0204 530.02033 )

0.0 000859949
8. Relative Standard Deviation
s
( average
) 100

RSD=

0.000085 9949
100
0.02033
4. 23=4.2

Data and Results

Wt Paper +
Initial
Final
Wt paper
Sodium
Volume
Volume
After (g)
Oxalate (g)
(mL)
(mL)
0.00
0.1973
0.4452
0.1989
1
36.20
0.00
0.1972
0.4351
0.2001
2
34.70
0.00
0.1920
0.4283
0.1956
3
34.40
0.00
0.1946
0.4375
0.1978
4
35.10
Table 1 Experimental Data from the titration of Permanganate with Oxalate
Run

Wt Paper
before (g)

Volume
Buret
KMnO4
Corrected
Correction
Run
Dispensed
Volume (L)
(mL)
(mL)
0.2463
36.2
-0.02026
0.03617974
1
0.2350
34.7
-0.11588
0.03458412
2
0.2327
34.4
-0.11546
0.03428454
3
0.2397
35.1
-0.11644
0.03498356
4
Table 2 Derived Data from the titration of Permanganate with
Weight of
Sodium
Oxalate (g)

Mean: 0.020329708 M = 0.02033 M

Standard Deviation: 0.0000859949 = 0.000086
RSD: 4.230011773 = 4.2

Molarity
of KMnO4
(M)
0.020321
0.020284
0.020261
0.020453
Oxalate