Chemistry Practical 1 DAVPS

Experiment No: 01
Aim of the experiment:
To prepare M/20 or 0.05 M ferrous ammonium sulphate (Mohr’s salt) and to find out
the molarity and strength of the given KM nO 4 solution.

Chemicals required:
4 N H 2 SO 4 , Mohr’s salt, distilled water, KM nO 4 solution.

Apparatus required:
Beaker, funnel, test tube, filter paper, glass rod, measuring flask (250 mL), titrating
flask, watch glass, wash bottle etc.

Theory:
Molecular mass of Mohr’s salt, FeSO 4 .( N H 4 ) 2 SO 4 .6 H 2 O  392 u
Gram molecular mass of Mohr’s salt is 392 g.
Hence, for preparing 1000 mL of 1M Mohr’s salt solution, Mohr’s salt required = 392g
392
 For preparing 250 mL of 1M Mohr’s salt solution, Mohr’s salt required   98 g
4
98
 For preparing 250 mL of M 2 0 Mohr’s salt solution, Mohr’s salt required   4.9 g
20

Chemical Equation:

1. Molecular equation:
2 K M nO 4  3 H 2 SO 4  K 2 SO 4  2 M nSO 4  3 H 2 O  5[O ]
2 FeSO 4 .( NH 4 ) 2 SO 4 .6 H 2 O  H 2 SO 4  [ O ]  Fe 2 ( SO 4 ) 3  2( NH 4 ) 2 SO 4  13 H 2 O ]  5

2 K M nO 4  8 H 2 SO 4  10 FeSO 4 .( N H 4 ) 2 SO 4 .6 H 2 O  K 2 SO 4  2 M nSO 4  5 Fe 2 ( SO 4 ) 3  10( N H 4 ) 2 SO 4  68 H 2 O

2. Ionic Equation:
   2
M nO 4  8 H  5e  M n  4 H 2O
2 3 
Fe  Fe  e ] 5
  2 3 2
M nO 4  8 H  5Fe  5Fe  Mn  4 H 2O

Indicator:
KM nO 4 is a self indicator.

End Point:
Colourless to permanent light pink colour.

Experiment No-1 Class XII

| Sanjeeb K. Maharana
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Procedure For Solution Preparation:

1) 4.9 g of Mohr’s salt crystals is weighed on a watch glass.
2) The weighed Mohr’s salt is transferred carefully from the watch glass into a clean 250
mL beaker. 5 mL of conc. H 2 SO 4 is added to this beaker to check the hydrolysis of
ferrous sulphate.
3) The watch glass is washed thoroughly with distilled water and transferred the sticking
salt completely into the beaker. The salt is dissolved in the beaker with gentle stirring.
4) The entire solution is transferred carefully into the 250 mL measuring flask through a
funnel.
5) The beaker is washed with distilled water and transferred the washings into the
measuring flask.
6) Enough distilled water is added to the measuring flask carefully up to just below the
etched mark on its neck with the help of wash bottle.
7) Last few drops of distilled water are added very carefully until the lower level of the
meniscus just touches the mark on the measuring flask.
8) The solution is shaken carefully to get a homogeneous solution.
Procedure For Titration:
1) The 10 mL pipette is cleaned and rinsed with Mohr’s salt solution.
2) 10 mL Mohr’s salt solution is pipetted out in a washed titration flask.
3) The burette is cleaned and rinsed with the given KM nO 4 solution and then filled with
the given KM nO 4 solution.
4) One test tube full of dil. sulphuric acid (4N) is added to the solution in the titration
flask.
5) The initial burette reading is noted down.
6) Now KM nO 4 solution from the burette is added till a permanent light pink colour is
imparted to the solution in the titration flask on addition of a last single drop of
KM nO 4 solution.
7) The final reading of the burette is noted down.
8) The above steps are repeated 4-5 times to get three concordant readings.
Tabulation:

Volume of
Initial burette Final burette
Expt. No Mohr’s salt Difference
reading reading
solution in mL
1 10 mL 0.1 10.3 10.2 (Rough)
2 10 mL 10.3 20.4 10.1
3 10 mL 20.4 30.5 10.1 co n co rd a n t
4 10 mL 30.5 40.6 10.1

Concordant volume = 10.1 mL

Experiment No-1 Class XII

| Sanjeeb K. Maharana
 Chemistry Practical 3 DAVPS

Calculation:
a) Molarity of KM nO 4 solution:

M K M nO 4
 V K M nO 4 M  V M ohr ' ssalt
 M ohr ' ssalt

n K M nO 4 n M ohr ' ssalt

M K M nO 4
 V K M nO 4 M  V M ohr ' s
  M ohr ' s salt salt

1 5
 M K M nO 4
 V K M nO 4  5  M M ohr ' ssalt
 V M ohr ' ssalt  1

M K M nO 4
 V K M nO 4 1
 
M M ohr ' ssalt
 V M ohr ' ssalt 5
M K M nO 4
 10.1 1
 
1  10 5
20
1
 M K M nO 4

2  10.1  5
 M K M nO 4
 0.009 M

b) Strength of the KM nO 4 solution

Strength (in g L )  M olarity  m o la r mass
 0.009  158
1
 1.422 gL

Conclusion:
The molarity and strength of the given KM nO 4 solution are 0.009 M and 1.422 gL 1
respectively.

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Experiment No-1 Class XII

| Sanjeeb K. Maharana