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Standardization of
Potassium Permanganate
solution with Standard Sodium
Oxalate Solution.
Course: Chem-114
Objective:
The objective of this experiment is to determine the strength of
Potassium Permanganate with a standard Sodium Oxalate solution.
4. Distilled water
No. of
obs.
Volume
of
Na2C2O4
Solution
(ml)
1.
2.
3.
4.
10
10
10
10
Burette reading
Initial
Final
(ml)
(ml)
3.3
18.9
33.1
19.2
18.9
33.1
47.3
33.5
Volume
of
KMnO4
Average
(Volume
of
KMnO4)
(ml)
15.6
14.2
14.2
14.3
(ml)
14.233
Calculation:-
Here,
VNa2C2O4 = 10 ml
SNa2C2O4 = 0.1 N
VKMnO4 = 14.233 ml
SKMnO4 = ?
So,
10 X 0.1 = 14.233 X SKMnO4
=> SKMnO4 = 0.0703N
Result:-
Discussion:The following causes can be assumed for the slight deviation of the result
from the original one:
1. While taking KMnO4 solution from the burette, one or two drops might fall
on the body surface of the conical flask and might stick on it. These drops
would not participate in the reaction but these drops were counted in the
reading.
2. In the distilled water, there remains some reducing agent which reacts
With MnO2 and produces more MnO2 and more auto decomposition occur.
This is also responsible for erroneous result.