Manipulation 4 : Redox titration (Oxidation- Reduction titration)
Dosage of iron in a ferrous sulphate solution (manganometry)
Purpose of the manipulation: Determine the concentration of a solution (FeSO4) by
knowing the volume of its antagonist solution (KMnO4).
1/ Theoretical Reminders
Introduction:
Titration consists of determining the normality of a reducing solution given the
normality of the oxidizing solution. We propose to study the oxidation of the Fe2+ ion by
the permanganate ion MnO4- in an acid environment.
This titration is called manganometry. The oxidising properties of the permanganate ion
are at the originof manganometry. The oxidizing form MnO4- is violet; while the reducing
form Mn2+ is uncolored, making it possible to determine the equivalent point without using
colored indicators.
Definition: The phenomenon of oxydoreduction corresponds to a transfer of electrons
between compounds, which may be anions, cations or neutral molecules.
- Oxidizing Agent: An oxidant is any compound capable of capturing electrons Example:
Fe3+ + 1 e- → Fe2+
-Oxidation: Any reaction involving the loss of electrons is called oxidation.
-Reducing Agent: A reductant is any compound capable of giving up electrons. In the
example above, Fe+2 is the reductant.
-Reduction: any reaction in which an electron is gained is called a reduction.
-Redox couple: Every oxidant necessarily has an associated reductant. A “Redox” couple is
defined as:
Ox + ne- red
where reaction 1corresponds to a reduction and reaction 2 corresponds to an oxidation. By
convention, the Redox couple is written Ox/Red.
Therefore, the example above corresponds to the following pairing: Fe3+/Fe2+
6-Oxidation-reduction reaction
For a reducing agent to give up its electrons, an oxidizing agent of another pair must be able
to accept them. Redox reactions therefore always involve two redox pairs.
[Red1 → Ox1 + n1e-]×n2.
[Ox2 + n2e- → red2]×n1.
So: n2 Red1 + n1 Ox2 → n2 Ox1 + n1 Red2.
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Red1 is oxidized to Ox1 by Ox2, which is then reduced to Red2. The result is a redox reaction.
Some simple rules to quickly find the number of electrons exchanged by 1/2 reaction.
Examples of redox couple :
Redox couple Oxidant + n e- Reductant
Cu2+/Cu Cu2+ + 2 e- Cu
Fe2+/Fe Fe2+ + 2 e- Fe
H+/H2 2H+ + 2 e- H2
Ag+/Ag Ag+ + 1 e- Ag
2/ Experimental part
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2-1. Materials and products
Graduated cylinder, Erlenmeyer, Pipette,Burette, KMnO4 solution (0,1N), FeSO4.7H2O
solution
2-2. Procedure
- Fill the burette with KMnO4 solution (0,1N)
-Take 10 ml of the Ferrous Sulphate solution in acid medium (FeSO4.7H2O) and place in a
250 ml Erlenmayer flask
- Pour in the 0.1 N permanganate until a persistent pink color appears, then, after shaking,
note down V1 (the volume of equivalence)
-Repeat the operation 3 times and take the average volume.
2-3. Results and calculations
1. Write down the oxidation and reduction reactions and the global reaction?
2. What are the colors of the oxidized and reduced forms?
3. Calculate the normality of the ferrous sulphate solution (FeSO4.7H2O)
4. Calculate the mass of dissolved iron?
