WASSCE 2024 PRACTICE QUESTIONS

1. A is a solution of KMnO4. B is a solution of 5g FeSO4.7H2O in 500cm3.

Put A into the burette and pipette 25.0cm3 of B into a conical flask, add 20.0cm3 of dilute
H2SO4 (aq) and titrate with A. Repeat the titration to obtain concordant titre values.
Tabulate your burette readings and calculate the average volume of A used.

The equation of the reactions is:

MnO4-(aq) + 5Fe2+(aq) + 8H+(aq) → Mn2+(aq) + 5Fe3+(aq) + 4H2O(l)

From your results and information provided, calculate the:

(i) Concentration of B in mol/dm3
(ii) Concentration of A in mol/dm3
(iii) Concentration of A in g/dm3
(iv) Number of moles of Fe2+ in the volume of B pipetted.
(v) Number of moles of MnO4- in the average titre.
(iv) Mass of Fe2+ in the volume of B pipetted.
(v) Mass of MnO4- in the average titre.

(Fe=56, Mn=55, O=16, K=39, S=32, H=1)

2. A is a solution of 0.01mol/dm3 KMnO4.

B is a solution of FeSO4 of unknown concentration.
Put A into the burette and pipette 25.0cm3 of B into a conical flask, add 10.0cm3 of dilute
H2SO4 (aq) and titrate with A. Repeat the titration to obtain concordant titre values.
Tabulate your burette readings and calculate the average volume of A used.

The equation of the reactions is:

MnO4-(aq) + 5Fe2+(aq) + 8H+(aq) → Mn2+(aq) + 5Fe3+(aq) + 4H2O(l)

From your results and information provided, calculate the:

(i) Concentration of B in mol/dm3
(ii) Concentration of B in g/dm3
(iii) Number of moles of Fe2+ in the volume of B pipetted.
(Fe=56, Mn=55, O=16, K=39, S=32, H=1)

3. A contains 0.395g of KMnO4 dissolved in 250cm3 of solution. B is a solution of

0.0362mol/dm3 FeSO4.
Put A into the burette and pipette 25.0cm3 of B into a conical flask, add 10.0cm3 of dilute
H2SO4 (aq) and titrate with A. Repeat the titration to obtain concordant titre values.
Tabulate your burette readings and calculate the average volume of A used.

The equation of the reactions is:

 MnO4-(aq) + 5Fe2+(aq) + 8H+(aq) → Mn2+(aq) + 5Fe3+(aq) + 4H2O(l)

From your results and information provided, calculate the:

(i) Concentration of A in mol/dm3
(ii) Number of moles of MnO4- in the average titre.
(iii) Number of moles Fe2+ in the volume of B pipetted.
(iv) The mole ratio of MnO4- in A to Fe2+ in B.
(Fe=56, Mn=55, O=16, K=39, S=32, H=1)

4. A contains 2g of impure KMnO4 per dm3. B is a solution of 2.75g of FeSO4 in 500cm3 of

solution.
Put A into the burette and pipette 25.0cm3 of B into a conical flask, add 10.0cm3 of dilute
H2SO4 (aq) and titrate with A. Repeat the titration to obtain concordant titre values.
Tabulate your burette readings and calculate the average volume of A used.

The equation of the reactions is:

MnO4-(aq) + 5Fe2+(aq) + 8H+(aq) → Mn2+(aq) + 5Fe3+(aq) + 4H2O(l)

From your results and information provided, calculate the:

(i) Concentration of B in mol/dm3
(ii) Concentration of A in mol/dm3
(iii) Concentration of A in g/dm3
(iv) Percentage by mass of A in the solution.
(Fe=56, Mn=55, O=16, K=39, S=32, H=1)

5. A is a solution of 0.01mol/dm3 KMnO4. B is a solution containing 6g of impure FeSO4 in

1000cm3 of solution. Put A into the burette and pipette 25.0cm3 of B into a conical flask,
add 10.0cm3 of dilute H2SO4 (aq) and titrate with A. Repeat the titration to obtain
concordant titre values.
Tabulate your burette readings and calculate the average volume of A used.

The equation of the reactions is:

MnO4-(aq) + 5Fe2+(aq) + 8H+(aq) → Mn2+(aq) + 5Fe3+(aq) + 4H2O(l)

From your results and information provided, calculate the:

(i) Concentration of B in mol/dm3
(ii) Concentration of B in g/dm3
(iii) Percentage purity of FeSO4 in the mixture.
(Fe=56, Mn=55, O=16, K=39, S=32, H=1)

6. A is a solution containing 1.58g of KMnO4 per dm3 of solution. B is a solution of 10.0g of

FeSO4.XH2O in 1dm3. Put A into the burette and pipette 25.0cm3 of B into a conical flask,
add 10.0cm3 of dilute H2SO4 (aq) and titrate with A. Repeat the titration to obtain
concordant titre values.
Tabulate your burette readings and calculate the average volume of A used.

The equation of the reactions is:

MnO4-(aq) + 5Fe2+(aq) + 8H+(aq) → Mn2+(aq) + 5Fe3+(aq) + 4H2O(l)

From your results and information provided, calculate the:

(i) Concentration of A in mol/dm3
(ii) Concentration of B in mol/dm3
(iii) Concentration of FeSO4 in B in g/dm3
(iv) Value of X
(v) Percentage by mass of FeSO4 in B.
(vi) Percentage of water of crystallization in B.
(Fe=56, Mn=55, O=16, K=39, S=32, H=1)