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Fe2+ and Fe3+ determination
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In the experiment to determine Fe2+ and Fe3+ concentration in a solution using K2Cr2O7 Fe3+ is reduced
to Fe2+ using Zn dust and H2SO4. Why can't Zn dust be used alone? (N-Phenylanthranilicacid was used as indicator)
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Zn + H2SO4 = ZnSO4 + H2
Hydrogen is a reductor.
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Thanks
But Zn can alone reduce Fe3+.
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Without acid, Zn could eventually replace Fe2+ and Fe3+, but then metallic Fe will react with water to form Fe(OH)2. Using acid from Fe(OH)2 you can obtain FeSO4, hence it does not matter what mechanism of reduction is.
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