EXPERIMENT 5: REDOX TITRATION - DETERMINATION OF THE MOLARITY AND

CONCENTRATION OF SODIUM THIOSULPHATE SOLUTION BY TITRATION WITH

POTASSIUM PERMANGANATE

OBJECTIVES

To determine the molarity and concentration of sodium thiosulphate (Na 2S2O3)

solution by titration with potassium permanganate (KMnO4)

INTRODUCTION

Redox reaction involves the transfer of electrons, and an acid-base reaction involves
the transfer of protons. Just an acid can be titrated against a base, we can titrate an
oxidizing agent against a reducing agent using a similar procedure. We can carefully
add a solution containing an oxidizing agent to a solution containing a reducing
agent. The end point is reached when reducing agent is completely oxidized agent.
Two common oxidizing agent are potassium dichromate (K 2Cr2O7) and potassium
permanganate (KMnO4). The colors of the dichromate and permanganate anions
distinctly different from those of the reduced species.

Cr2O72- → Cr3+
Yellow-orange Green

MnO4- → Mn2+
Light purple Pink

Sodium thiosulphate is a reducing agent. It is considered an absolute standard, which

means that if you weigh an amount, you know exactly how many moles of product
you have, you won’t lose an amount between weighing and making the solution and
there is no indefinite amount of impurities (like absorbed water) to disturb the
measurement.

Thus, these oxidizing agents can themselves be used as an internal indicator in a

redox titration because they have distinctly different colors in the oxidized and
reduced forms. Redox titration requires the same type of calculations (based on thr
mole method) as acid-base neutralizations

CHEMICALS
Sodium thiosulphate, 0.025M standard KMnO4 solution, 2.0M sulphuric acid

APPARATUS
250 ml volumetric flask, 20 ml pipette, 10 ml graduated cylinder, 250 ml conical flask,
50 ml beaker, and burette
EXPERIMENT 5: REDOX TITRATION - DETERMINATION OF THE MOLARITY AND
CONCENTRATION OF SODIUM THIOSULPHATE SOLUTION BY TITRATION WITH
POTASSIUM PERMANGANATE

RESULTS

Number of ROUGH Titration 1 Titration 2 Titration 3 Titration 4

titration Titration

Final burette
reading (ml) 25.5 49 20.2 40.1 35

Initial burette
reading (ml) 0 25.5 0 20.2 15

Volume of
KMnO4 used 25.5 23.5 20.2 20.1 20.0
(ml)

Mass of sample Y used = 8.0 g

Volume of sample Y used = 20 ml

(Pipette volume)

Concentration of standard KMnO4 = 0.025 M

Average volume of KMnO4 = 20.05 ml

(from the two consecutive titrations which agree to ±0.10 ml)
CALCULATIONS

Calculate the molarity (M) and concentration (g/L) of sodium thiosulphate. Use
relevant chemical equations to support your answer.
DISCUSSION

Redox reaction actually a reaction that involves the oxidation process and the
reducing process. In this experiment, Potassium Permanganate (KMnO 4) react as an
excellent reducing agent. Potassium permanganate will having the oxidation reation
where it will lose its electron. So, for the Sodium Thiosulphate will react as the
oxidation agent and will be reduced by receiving the electrons and become more
electronegativity. So, the below shows the half equations of the reaction:

S2O3 → S2O32-

MnO4- → Mn2+
Dark purple Light pink

However, we noticed that the colour change of the solution in the end of titration is
dark chocolate. This is a mistake because the real colour should be light pink. It is
because when the KMnO4 is titrate to the sodium thiosulphate, it will lose electron.
So, the origin of KMnO4 is dark purple and if it lose electron the concentration of the
color will decrease too and turn to a light color which is light pink. In order to solve
this problem, we should titrate the KMnO4 slowly so that we can observe the change
of the color slowly because the change of the color will transform in a short time.
Finally, we can consider this experiment is failed.

CONCLUSION

In conclusion, we actually get the molarity and concentration of Na 2S2O3 slightly the
same with the theoritical calculation which is ( ) compared to the theoritical
which is ( ). It is proved that we can determined the concentration of solution
by using redox titration eventhough the colour of the reaction a bit odd.
QUESTION

1. Why did the solution turn to pink at the end of the titration?

 In the end of the titration, both solution will react completely and the oxidation
agent will reduce. Potassium permanganate will get reduced by losing its
electrons. The losing electrons will affect the concentration color of the reaction.
The origin color of the potassium permanganate is dark purple. So, when it is
losing electrons it will losing the concentration of the color too and turn to a
light color which is pink. Thats why the solution turn to pink at the end of the
titration.
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 https://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?
qid=20110805115547AAYctyS&guccounter=1

 Modul PDP Kimia SPM Tingkatan 5 by En. Azemi Bin Ahmad

 https://www.ibchem.com/IB16/03.56.htm#Na2S2O3

 http://chemistry-reference.com/titration/default.asp