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SECTION A

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1. An experiment was carried out to determine the number of moles of water of crystallization, n,
that are present in hydrated iron(II) sulfate, FeSO4 nH2O. A sample of the solid was analysed for
its iron(II) sulfate content by titrating it with a standard solution of potassium manganate(VII),
KMnO4.

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(b) A sample of the hydrated iron(II) sulfate was weighed, dissolved in excess sulfuric acid
and made up to the mark with distilled water in a 250 cm3
shown in Table 1.

Complete Table 1 by calculating the mass of the hydrated iron(II) sulfate used.

TABLE 1: WEIGHING THE SAMPLE OF HYDRATED IRON(II) SULFATE

Mass of beaker and sample (g) 17.11

Mass of beaker (g) 13.95

Mass of sample (g)

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(c) Three 25.0 cm3 aliquots of the iron(II) sulfate solution were pipetted into three conical
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–3
KMnO4
readings for EACH of the three titrations.
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spaces in Table 2.

TABLE 2: TITRATION OF HYDRATED IRON(II) SULFATE SOLUTION

WITH 0.010 MOL DM POTASSIUM MANGANATE(VII)

Final volume

Initial volume 1.00 2.05 0.15

Volume used
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(ii) Calculate the volume of KMnO4 solution used in EACH titration and enter them
in Table 2.

(iii) Determine the average volume of KMnO4 solution used in the titrations.

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(iv) Calculate the number of moles of KMnO4 in the average volume determined in

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(c) (iii).

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(d) The MnO4– ion reacts with Fe2+ ions to give Mn2+ ions according to the following equation:

MnO4–(aq) + 5Fe2+(aq) + 8H+ 2+

(aq) + 5Fe3+(aq) + 4H2O(l).

(i) As shown in the equation, 1 mole MnO4– reacts with 5 moles of Fe2+. Using the
result in (c) (iv), calculate the number of moles of Fe2+ ions in the 25.0 cm3 aliquot
that reacted with the MnO4–.

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(ii) Determine the number of moles of Fe2+ in the 250.0 cm3

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(e) Given that 1 mole of FeSO4 contains 1 mole of Fe2+ ions, use the result from (d) (ii) to
calculate the mass of anhydrous FeSO4 in the 250 cm3

[The relative molecular mass of anhydrous FeSO4 is 152.]

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(f) Calculate the mass of water in the hydrated FeSO4 using the following formula.
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Mass of water = mass of hydrated FeSO4 – mass of anhydrous FeSO4

[from (b)] [from (e)]

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(g) Calculate the number of moles of water in the hydrated sample.

[The relative molecular mass of water is 18.0.]

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(h) Using the results from (d) (ii) and (g), calculate the value of n in the formula FeSO4 nH2O.

number of moles of water in hydrated sample

n = ———————————————————
number of moles of anhydrous FeSO4

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(i) What is the colour change at the endpoint of the titration of iron(II) sulfate with potassium
manganate(VII)?

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(j) State ONE reason why there was no need to add an indicator to this titration.

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SECTION A

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1. (a) Deneil is provided with two solutions, M and N. Solution M is aqueous hydrochloric
acid containing 3.6 g dm–3. Solution N is an aqueous sodium hydroxide solution which
has been prepared by using a certain mass of sodium hydroxide in 1 dm3 of solution.

Deneil is asked to titrate solution M against 25.0 cm3 of solution N in order to determine
the concentration of sodium hydroxide.

EACH of three titrations.

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(i) Complete Table 1 by recording the titration results obtained from the experiment
in Figure 1.

TABLE 1: TITRATION OF SOLUTION M (HCl) WITH SOLUTION N (NaOH)

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Final volume 38.30 40.50

25.70

Initial volume 0.25 13.30 15.50

Volume of solution M used 25.45 25.00 25.00

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(ii) Calculate the average volume of solution M used in the titration.

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25+25=50
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50/2=25.00cm3
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(iii) Calculate the concentration of hydrochloric acid in solution M, in mol dm–3.

(Relative atomic mass: H = 1; Cl = 35.5)

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(iv) Calculate the number of moles of hydrochloric acid used in the titration.
# moles= concon * volume
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= 0.098 mol dm^3 * 0.025 dm^3
=2.45* 10^3 OR 0.00245 mol
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(v) Write a balanced equation for the reaction between the hydrochloric acid and
sodium hydroxide solutions.
HCL + NaCl -----> NaCl + H2O
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(vi) Determine the number of moles of sodium hydroxide in the 25 cm3 of solution

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used.
(using mole ratio) # of moles
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2.45*10 ^-3
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(vii) Calculate the concentration of sodium hydroxide, in g dm–3.

(Molar mass of sodium hydroxide = 40 g mol–1)

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SECTION A

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1. An experiment was carried out to determine the percentage of iron in an iron salt sample.

mixed and titrated against a 0.020 mol dm-3 solution of potassium dichromate until the end point
was reached. The ionic equation for the reaction is given below.

Cr2O72- + 6Fe2+ + 14H+ 3+

+ 2Cr3+ + 7H2O

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(a) List the apparatus that would be necessary to carry out the experiment.
Conical flask, burette, beaker, dropper, retort stand boss clamp, funnel, pipette
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(b) Use the information in Figure 1 to complete Table 1.

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TABLE 1: TITRATION VALUES OBTAINED FROM EXPERIMENT

Final volume 21.95 21.85 19.50

Initial volume 2.00 1.85

1.50

Volume of solution used 19.95 * 20.00 * 18.00

(c) (i) Use an asterisk (*) to indicate the titration data that should be used to obtain the
average titration volume of potassium dichromate used in the experiment.
(1 mark)

(ii) Hence, calculate the average volume of potassium dichromate used in the experiment
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and record the value to two decimal places.

19.95+20 = / =19.98cm^3
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(d) Using the information from (c) (ii), calculate the average number of moles of potassium
dichromate used in the experiment.
concentration= moles/concentration
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moles= concern. * volume
0.02* 0.01998
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= 3.996* 10^-4 mol

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(e) From the equation given on page 4, determine the number of moles of iron ions (Fe2+)
that react with 1 mole of dichromate ions (Cr2O72-).
6 moles of Fe ^2+
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(f) Calculate the number of moles of iron in the iron salt sample.

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mole ratio
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Fe 2+= 3.996^-3 *6
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= 0.0024 mol

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(g) Calculate the mass of iron in the iron salt sample.

[Molar mass of Fe is 55.8 g mol-1.]

# moles= mass/ molar mass
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=0.134 g
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(h) Calculate the percentage of iron in the iron salt sample.

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0.134g / 0.5 *100 = 26.8%

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(i) The reaction between iron and dichromate is considered a reduction–oxidation reaction.

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(k) Calculate the oxidation state of Cr in Cr2O72-.

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(l) State ONE precaution that should be taken when carrying out the experiment.

read burette at eye level, rinse all apparatus and ensure burette is closed before pouring liquid
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