March 1, 2018 SBA10: Phase Equilibria – Partitioning of Iodine CAPE Chemistry Unit 2

SBA10: Phase Equilibria – Partitioning of Iodine Name: .................................................................. Form :.................

graded for Observation, Recording and Reporting

Aim: To partition iodine between two immiscible solvents and to determine the partition coefficient.

Apparatus  separating funnel  distilled water

and  burette  12g dm–3 iodine in methylbenzene
Materials:  measuring cylinder
 conical flasks
 beakers  0.01 mol dm–3 sodium thiosulphate solution
 filter funnel  2 mol dm–3 sulphuric acid
 gloves
 lab coat
Handle all chemicals with extra care! They are toxic!

Procedure: 1. Add 25 cm3 of the solution containing 12g dm–3 of iodine in methylbenzene to a separating
funnel.
2. Add 30 cm3 of distilled water to it and cover it with a cork.
3. Shake the contents vigorously and vent the separating funnel at regular intervals (5 seconds).
4. Allow settling.
5. Transfer the two layers into two separate conical flasks.
6. Add 10 cm3 of sulphuric acid to the aqueous layer.
7. Titrate against standard 0.01 mol dm–3 sodium thiosulphate solution until the orange colour
disappears.
8. Add four drops of starch indicator.
9. Continue the titration until the blue-black colour disappears. This is the end point of the titration.
10. Collect all methylbenzene solutions in a beaker for proper disposal.
11. Record all observations and results.
Sodium thiosulphate reacts with aqueous iodine according to the following equation:

I2(aq) + 2 Na2S2O3(aq)  Na2S4O6(aq) + 2NaI(aq)

Calculate: 1. the average volume of Na2S2O3 used.

2. the number of moles of Na2S2O3 used.
3. the number of moles of I2 that reacted with the thiosulphate solution.
4. the molarity of I2 in water.
5. the mass of I2 in water.
6. the mass of I2 in methylbenzene.
7. the number of moles of I2 in methylbenzene.
8. the molarity of I2 in methylbenzene.
9. the partition coefficient of iodine in methylbenzene / water.
[𝐼2 (𝑜𝑟𝑔𝑎𝑛𝑖𝑐)]
(𝐾 = ).
[𝐼2 (𝑎𝑞)]

Morant Bay High School 1 Dr. P. Dollenmeier

March 1, 2018 SBA10: Phase Equilibria – Partitioning of Iodine CAPE Chemistry Unit 2

Morant Bay High School 2 Dr. P. Dollenmeier