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Redox Titration
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Definition
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Definition
Redox reaction
A redox reaction is involving transfer of
electrons.
Oxidation is a process in which a substance
loses electrons.
Reduction is a process in which a substance
gains electrons.
They cannot take place without each other.
Definition
Redox reaction
An oxidizing agent is a substance that
oxidizes others by accepting electrons.
A reducing agent is a substance that reduces
others by donating electrons.
Definition
Titration
Titration is a process of volumetric analysis that
is used to determine the amount of solute in a
solution.
In simple titration, indicator is used to detect the
equivalence point of reaction.
Definition
Example
Iodometric titration
Titration involving oxidation of iron (Ⅲ)
Titration involving reduction of iron (Ⅱ)
1) Thoery
A standard iodine solution is titrated with a
thiosulphate solution with unknown molarity.
The standardized thiosulphate solution can be
used to titrate another iodine solution of
unknown concentration.
Experiment of iodimetric titrition
2)• Since iodine is volatile, we cannot prepare
standard solution of iodine directly by accurately
weighing a certain amount of iodine solid &
dissolving the iodine in water .
IO3^- (aq) +5I^- (aq) + 6H^+ (aq) ------> 3 I2 (aq) +3H2O (l)
or [IO3^- (aq) +8I^- (aq) + 6H+ (aq) ------> 3 I3^- (aq) + 3H2O (l)]
Experiment of iodimetric titrition
3) 1ST titration
• The standard iodine solution is then used to
titrate with a thiosulphate solution of unknown
concentration .
• Since the colour of iodine in iodide cannot be used
to accurately detect the end point starch is used
as the indicator.
(the change in colour ‘brown->yellow->colourless’ is very
difficult to observe)
IO3^- (aq) +5I^- (aq) + 6H^+ (aq) ------> 3 I2 (aq) +3H2O (l) …..(1)
or [IO3^- (aq) +8I^- (aq) + 6H+ (aq) ------> 3 I3^- (aq) + 3H2O (l)]