PW 8 : Manganometry
What’s « manganometry » ? Permanganate ions (MnO4-) are a very strong purple
oxidant. When we use them as a titrant, it is manganometry.
What’s your aim ? You have to perform a titration using permanganate ions to
check the quality of a product.
Data :
- Permanganate ion redox couple : MnO4- / Mn2+ (Mn2+ : manganese ion)
- The concentrated sulfuric acid solution contains hydrogen ions which are
needed by the reaction occurring during the titration. We suppose they’re
in excess.
Hydrogen peroxide « H2O2 » is an antiseptic. It alsob can be used as a bleaching
agent.
We can find it in two different redox couples :
- as a reducer : O2(g) / H2O2(aq)
- as an oxydant : H2O2(aq) / H2O(l)
As it can be either an oxidant or a reducer, the solution is unstable. A slow
reaction, called « dismutation », occurs. We thus have oxygen « O2 » and water
instead of H2O2.
As we already saw in an exercise, the hydrogen peroxide solution concentration is
given in « x volumes ». « 10 volumes » means that 1 L of this solution would
create 10 L of oxygen whith Vm = 24.0 L.mol-1.
Questions :
1. Find the value of the solution’s concentration expressed in mol/L.
2. Tell which redox couple of hydrogen peroxide is used when a reaction with
the permanganate ion occurs.
O2/ H₂O(l)
3. Write the two half equations of the two redox couples you chose and then
the final equation of the titration reaction.
MnO4−+8H++5e−→Mn2++4H2O
H2O2→O2+2H++2e−
2MnO4−+5H2O2+6H+→2Mn2++5O2+8H2O
2mnO4-+10e-+16H+
4. Tell why sulfuric acid is needed here.
Sulfuric acid is needed here because the ions are more reactive in acid.
5. How are you going to know you’ve reached the end point ?
The solution change color when we reached the end point.
Purplecolorless
6. If you would have to titrate 10 mL of a 10 volumes hydrogen peroxide
solution with the given permanganate ions solution, what would be the
equivalent volume ?
VMnO4−=cMnO4−Moles of MnO4−=2.00×10−23.334×10−3=0.1667 L=1
6.67 mL
7. So, why are we going to use a diluted solution ?
The diluted solutions are easier to control.
8. Draw the titration apparatus with a maximum of captions.
CALL 1
9. Write the experimental protocol to follow to prepare 50 mL of hydrogen
peroxide solution diluted 10 times.
Measure 5 mL of the concentrated hydrogen peroxide solution using a pipette.
Transfer it into a 50 mL volumetric flask.
Add distilled water up to the 50 mL mark and shake it.
CALL 2
10.Realise the titration experimental set-up.
CALL 3
11.Perform the titration of V1 = 10 mL of the hydrogen peroxide diluted
solution with the potassium permanganate solution (c = 2.00x10 -2 mol.L-1).
You’ll have to add 10 mL of sulfuric acid. Write your result here : Veq =
17,1/15,5 CALL 4
12.Calculate the concentration of the diluted hydrogen peroxide solution.
Formule titration n1/a = n2/b
Bxc1xV1=axc2xV2
Veq = 2/5xVh2O2xVh2o2/CH2O2- = 166mL
13.Then calculate the concentration of the non diluted hydrogen peroxide
solution.
14.Compare your result with the calculated value (question 1). What can you
tell about it ?
