Tutorial Complexometric Titration 2013

1. Give explanation to the following facts:

i. Iodine usually prepared by dissolving I2 in concentrated K
ii. Solution of KMnO4 undergoes autocatalytic decomposition in neutral solution
iii. Solution of KMnO4 stored in dark reagent bottle
iv. Titration involving KMnO4 solution must be carried out in acidic solution
v. Titration involving KMnO4 solution does not require any indicator present
vi. In iodometric titration, strach indicator is only added near the end point
2. In one experiment, an excess KI was added to a solution containing 0.1259 g of
Kr2Cr2O7. The iodine produced in the reaction required 41.26 mL Na 2S2O3 using
starch as indicator.
Cr2O72- + 6I- + 14 H+ 2Cr3+ + 3I2 + 7H2O
I2 + 2S2O32- 2I- + S4O62i.
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iii.

In above titration, the starch indicator are added just before the end point.
Why?
What is the molar concentration of the Na2S2O3 solution (answer: 0.062 M)
Is the above titration an iodometric or iodometric?

3. Calcium in 2.00 g sample is determined by precipitating CaC2O4, dissolving this in

acid, and titrating the oxalate with 0.0200 M of KMnO4. What percent of CaO is in the
sample if 35.60 mL KMnO4 is required for titration. (answer: 4.99%)
5H2C2O4 + 2MnO4- + 6H+ 10CO2 +2Mn2+ +8H2O
4. State 3 differences to distiguish between IODOMETRY and IODIMETRY method
of titration.
5. Both Mohr and Volhard Methods are used in determination of Cl- ions. Explain the
difference between the two methods in term of their end point detection principle.
Write all equations involved.
6. Briely explain the principles in Mohr , Volhard and Fajans method
7. Chloride in a given salt water is determine by Volhard method. A 10.0 mL aliquot of
the solution is treated with 16.00 mL of standard 0.1185 M silver nitrate solution.The
excess silver is titrated with standard 0.1015 M potassium thicynide solution requiring
2.40 mL to reach the end point. What is the concentration of chloride in the salt water
in ppm. (answer: 5866.02 ppm)

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Tutorial Complexometric Titration 2013

8. In an experiment to determine the % v/v of HCl using Volhard method, the following
procedure is carried out. 10 mL sample of concentrated HCl (density 1.19 g/mL) was
measured accurately and then diluted to make 100 mL solution. 10 mL of the diluted
HCl is furher diluted to 100 mL in a volumetric flask. An aliquot of 10 mL of the HCl
solution is then mixed with 30 mL (excess) of standard 0.100 M AgNo3 and 5 mL of
HNO3 in a conical flask. After the mixture is filtered, the filtrate is mixed with 1 mL
of ferric ammonium sulphate and titrated with standars 0.10 M potassium thicynide
solution is needed to reach the end point.
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ii.
iii.

What is the purpose of adding HNO3 to the reaction mixture?

What indicator used in the titration?
Calculate the % v/v HCl (answer: 33.13%)

9. 10 .0 mL of waste water is analysed for its COD. 15 mL of pottasium dichromate

solution 0.0417 M is added to the water sample and refluxed for 2 hours. The mixture
is the titrated with 0.205 M Fe(II) solution and required 6.25 mL Fe(II) to reach the
end point
i. What is COD and its significance
ii. Name an indicator that can be used in the titration above
iii. Calculate COD of waste water in ppm O2(answer: 1980 ppm)

10. EDTA is one of the most important and widely used chelating agent in
complexometric titration in which it will form complex ion. One application of EDTA
is determination of water hardness.
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Define what is chelating agent and complex ion?

Draw the formula structure of EDTA and indicate the bonding sites of the
ligand
Define the water hardness and state the indicator usually used in the titration to
determine water hardness.
Calculate the hardness of tap water in ppm if 20 mL of water sample reacted
completely with 10.25 mL of 0.015 M EDTA solution in titration.

11. An average of 40.35 mL of an EDTA solution was required to titrate 50.00 mL

aliquots of a standard solution that contained 0.7850 g of magnesium carbonate per
liter. Titration of a 20 mL sample of mineral water at pH 10 required 16.25 mL of
EDTA solution. Calculate the hardness of the mineral water. (answer: 18850 ppm)

Prepared by: Khairil Anuar Jantan/UiTM/FSG/CHM 421/ Technique in Analytical Chemistry/ Tutorial.