April 16, 2024, 05:25:20 PM
Forum Rules: Read This Before Posting


Topic: titration between Na2S2O5 and KMnO4  (Read 7901 times)

0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic.

Offline lingo_belle

  • Regular Member
  • ***
  • Posts: 13
  • Mole Snacks: +0/-0
titration between Na2S2O5 and KMnO4
« on: April 10, 2008, 02:15:45 AM »
Hi all,


I'm trying to do a titration between Na2S2O5 and KMnO4 with the latter as the titrant. Pardon me if i'm wrong, the former - a reducing agent and latter as oxidising agent, redox reaction should occured?

What I'm trying to do, is to check for COD presence in Na2S2O5 using a test method given by my counterparts.
I prepared a 100ppm of Na2S2O5, taking 100ml of it into a conical flask, added with 98% H2SO4 and supposedly add in 10ml of my titrant. Accordingly, I should observe a color change from colorless to purple( caused by addition of KMnO4) and put in water bath for 30min.

However, I could not see any color change at all, thus unable to carry out the titration. Any reason for tat? Kindly advise!

I apologise for any confusion caused. Let me know if more information is needed.

Thx all

belle


Offline AWK

  • Retired Staff
  • Sr. Member
  • *
  • Posts: 7979
  • Mole Snacks: +555/-93
  • Gender: Male
Re: titration between Na2S2O5 and KMnO4
« Reply #1 on: April 10, 2008, 02:53:07 AM »
You used the excess of KMnO4 or you use a different compound than Na2S2O5
Start from a balanced reaction!
AWK

Sponsored Links