Mohr's Salt
UNIVERSITY CARTAGENA
FACULTY OF EXACT AND NATURAL SCIENCES
INORGANIC LABORATORY I
PREPARATION OF MOHR SALT
Fe ¿
Rafael Correa**
c. cohen; c. lara; g. white; b. Martinez; and. torralbo; j. Quiroz. *
(**) Teacher, (*) Students
Summary: In the experiment carried out, the Mohr salt was analyzed and synthesized from the
reagents ferrous sulfate (FeSO 4 ) and ammonium sulfate (NH 4 ) 2 SO 4 and the purity of the
Mohr salt was also determined by means of of a quantitative analysis of iron (II) by redox
titration using potassium permanganate as a titrant.
Keywords: synthesis, analysis, Mohr's salt.
Abstract: In the experiment carried out was analyzed and summarized the Mohr salt reagents
from ferrous sulfate and ammonium sulfate and also determined the purity of the Morh salt
through a quantitative analysis of iron (II) by redox titration using as titrant potassium
permanganate.
Keywords: Synthesis, analysis, Mohr salt.
1. INTRODUCTION
Mohr's salt, also called ferrous ammonium 2. THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK
sulfate or iron (II) and ammonium sulfate Generalities of Fe: It is the second most
hexahydrate, is a double salt that is abundant metal in the Earth's crust, and
synthesized from iron (II) sulfate there are concentrated deposits of iron ore
heptahydrate.(FeS O 4 . 7 H 2 O) and in many places, which facilitates its
ammonium sulfate, is very stable against extraction. It is malleable and ductile; The
atmospheric oxygen and crystallizes in most common sources of iron are the oxides:
monoclinic hexahydrate form [1] . It only iron (III) oxide, and iron (II) oxide Descriptive
exists in a solid state and is formed by Inorganic Chemistry, Geoff Rayner Canham,
crystallization of the mixture of the Second Edition. [5].
corresponding sulfates because it is more Generalities of Sulfates: Sulfates and nitrates
insoluble than the sulfates separately [2] . It are the most common metal salts. Almost all
is very useful in preparing standards for sulfates are soluble in water. It is neither an
ferromagnetism measurements and also as a oxidizer nor a reducer, which is why it can
titrant in soil and water analysis in agriculture form salts with metals in their common
[3] . oxidation states, both high and low . General
Morh's salt is a double sulfate of iron and chemistry Petrucci, Harwood, Herring, 8th
edition
ammonium and the iron sulfate is initially [ 6] .
prepared by direct reaction between metallic Generalities of the Ammonium ion: The
iron and sulfuric acid, which is then treated colorless ammonium ion is the non-metallic
with¿ will give Mohr's salt. Its purity will be cation most commonly used in the
determined by quantitative analysis of the laboratory. This tetrahedral polyatomic ion
iron (II) it contains [4] . can be viewed as a pseudoalkali metal ion,
In general, in this experience Mohr's salt will approximately the size of the potassium ion.
be prepared and analyzed for its iron Ammonium salts volatilize by dissociation.
content. Descriptive Inorganic Chemistry, Geoff
Rayner Canham, Second Edition [7] .
3. EXPERIMENTAL PROCEDURE
50 mL of water and 10 mL of concentrated
sulfuric acid were mixed in an Erlenmeyer
flask. The flask was cooled with cold water
and the mixture was divided into two: One
was placed in a 250 mL Erlenmeyer flask with Figure 2. Hydrogen evolution.
5.0 g of metallic iron until the evolution of
hydrogen ceased; The other was neutralized
hot in a 250 mL glass by slowly adding
pulverized ammonium carbonate.
Both solutions were filtered separately, with
prior addition of 1 M sulfuric acid through
the filter paper. They were mixed and stirred
immediately until cool. It was concentrated
Figure 3. Heating in a water bath.
to 24 mL and allowed to crystallize by cooling
Three drops of phenolphthalein were added
on ice. The crystals obtained were dried on
to the other solution and it was neutralized
filter paper and washed with cold water. The
while hot by adding ammonium carbonate.
Mohr salt obtained was weighed and the
Both solutions were filtered separately,
reaction yield was calculated.
Figure 4 , and then mixed and stirred until
Assessment of iron in Mohr's salt: 1.0 g of
cooling, Figure 5 .
Mohr's salt was taken, dissolved in 10 mL of
cold water and 10 mL of 1 M sulfuric acid
were added. It was titrated hot with 0.02 M
potassium permanganate until a drop of
violet color persisted without disappearing
when shaken.
Figure 4. Filtering the solutions separately.
Complementary tests: A few drops of
potassium haxacyanoferrate (II) were added
to the solution resulting from the titration of
Mohr's salt with potassium permanganate. A
few drops of this solution were also added to
another of freshly prepared Mohr's salt. They
were compared and the discussion of results
followed. Figure 5. Previously filtered mixture of the two
solutions.
4. DISCUSSION OF RESULTS After the crystals obtained from this mixture
After the acid was added to the water, the were allowed to dry, they were filtered and
glass was cooled in cold water, as shown in washed with cold water and the Mohr salt
Figure 1 , and the mixture was divided. obtained was weighed.
After this, the Mohr salt obtained was
weighed and its yield was calculated.
Assessment of iron in Mohr's salt:
1 g of Mohr's salt was taken, dissolved in cold
water, and 10 mL of sulfuric acid was added
Figure 1. Cooling of the mixture between water and
to it. It was subsequently titrated hot with
sulfuric acid .
potassium permanganate, as shown in Figure
5.098 g of metallic iron were placed in a
6 . When doing the titration, a reddish color
solution, to which more acid was added until
appeared.
hydrogen was released, as seen in Figure 2 ,
and after the release of hydrogen ceased, it
was heated in a water bath as illustrated in
Figure 2. figure 3.
What would be the yield in the
synthesis of Mohr's salt?
Write the equation corresponding to
the titration or valuation and adjust
it.
Figure 6. Hot titration of Mohr's salt with
What is the reduction product of
permanganate.
KMnO4?
Supplementary tests: R/ Mn O 4−¿ +8 H ++5 F e2 +M n2 ++5 F e3++ 4 H 2 O ¿
For the complementary test, a little of the He Mn O 4 In an acid medium and in the
previously obtained solution was taken and a presence of a strong reducer such as iron (II),
few drops of potassium hexacyanoferrate (II) it is reduced to manganous. Mn 2+ as
were added, forming a blue solution. In observed in the previous reaction, in turn it is
addition, drops were added to another observed that the Fe 2+ is oxidized to Fe3+.
portion of Mohr's salt, forming a solution of
dark color, as shown in figures 7 and 8 What are the equivalent weights of
respectively. KMnO 4 And of the ferrous salt in
relation to its molecular steps?
R/ 1 mole of Mn O 4 −¿¿ exchange 5e- so the
equivalent weight of it KMn O 4 It is equal to
one fifth of its molecular weight.
+2
Figure 7. Potassium hexacyanoferrate solution with Mn O4 −¿+ 8 H ++5e−→ M n ++ 4 H 2 O ¿
Mohr's salt solution titrated with potassium
permanganate. Peq=Pm /5=158.03 /5=31.606
Mohr's salt contains iron (II) that is oxidized
to iron (III)
Fe 2+ Fe 3++1e−¿
The equivalent weight coincides with the
molecular weight since only 1e is exchanged -
the following is obtained:
Figure 8. Mohr's salt solution with potassium Peq=Pm /1=392.16 /1=392.16 .
hexacyanoferrate.
7. BIBLIOGRAPHY
[1], [3], [6] General Chemistry Petrucci,
Harwood, Herring, 8th edition.
5. CONCLUSION
We were able to conclude several [2], [4], [5] Química de Daub, Seese, Carrillo,
points, for example that the González, Montagut, Nieto, Sanson,
concentration of iron in a solution Editorial Person Education, Eighth Edition.
was determined by titration.
Mohr's salt is very useful in [7] Descriptive Inorganic Chemistry, Geoff
preparing standards for Rayner Canham, Second Edition.
ferromagnetism measurements and
also as a titrant in soil and water
analysis in agriculture.
6. QUESTIONNAIRE
