H2Swas measured by slowly adding 25.00mLof aqueous H2S to 25.00mL of acidified standard0.01044Ml3-to precipitate elemental sulfur. (If H2S>0.01M, then precipitated sulfur traps somel3-solution, which is not subsequently titrated.) The remainingl3-was titrated with 14.44mL of 0.009336MNa2S2O3. Find the molarity of theH2Ssolution. Should starch indicator be added to this titration at the beginning or just before the end point?

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The molarity of the H2Ssolution is 0.007744M.

Starch should be added right before the equivalence point, because starch is a reducing agent (especially when hydrolyzed to glucose), you don't want to add it too soon or it will react with the oxidant and disrupt the reaction.

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Calculating the molarity.

Molarity is also known as amount concentration, molar concentration, or substance concentration. It is a measure of the concentration of a chemical species, specifically a solute, in a solution. It is a substance per unit volume of solution. The most common unit for the term molarity in chemistry is the number of moles per litre.

molarity = moles of solute / volume of solution in litres

i.e.M=nV

02

Rewritting the reaction.

First we can write two half-reactions for the reaction of H2Sand triiodide:

Reduction :l3-+2e-3l-

Oxidation :H2SS+2H++2e-

Since the number of electrons are equal in both reactions, we can just sum them:

l3-+2e+H2S3l-+S+2H++2-e

The net reaction is:

l3-+H2S3l-+S+2H+

Since the number of electrons are equal in both reactions, we can just sum them:

l3-+2e-+H2S3l-+S+2H+

The net reaction is:

l3-+2S2O32-3l-+S4O62-

The excess of triiodide was titrated with sodium thiosulfate . We can write the reaction so we can determine the excess moles of triiodide:

role="math" localid="1654851645784" l3-+2S2O32-3l-+S4O62-

The excess of triiodide was titrated with sodium thiosulfate. We can write the reaction so we can determine the excess moles of triiodide:

l3-+2S2O32-3l-+S4O62-

Since we have a iodometric titration in the task,starch should be added right before the equivalence point so that the triiodide doesn’t bind to it during the reaction.

Therefore the weight percent of Cu in the salt is 11.45%.

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Consider the titration of 25.0mL of 0.0500MSn2+with 0.100MFe3+in 1MHCI to give Fe2+ and Sn4+, using Pt and calomel electrodes.

(a) Write a balanced titration reaction.

(b) Write two half-reactions for the indicator electrode.

(c) Write two Nernst equations for the cell voltage.

(d) Calculateat E the following volumes of Fe3+: 1.0,12.5,24.0,25.0,26.0 and 30.0mL. Sketch the titration curve.

(a) Potassium iodate solution was prepared by dissolving 1.022gof KIO3(FM214.00)in a 500 - mLvolumetric flask. Then 50.00mL of the solution were pipetted into a flask and treated with excess KI (2g) and acid (10mLof0.5MH2SO4) ofHow many moles of fl3- are created by the reaction?

(b) The triiodide from part (a) reacted with 37.66 mL of Na2S2O3solution. What is the concentration of the Na2S2O3 solution?

(c) A 1.223-g sample of solid containing ascorbic acid and inert ingredients was dissolved in dilute H2SO4 and treated with 2g of KI and 50.00mL of KIO3solution from part (a). Excess triiodide required14.22 mLofNa2S2O3solution from part (b). Find the weight percent of ascorbic acid (FM 176.13) in the unknown.

(d) Does it matter whether starch indicator is added at the beginning or near the end point in the titration in part (c)?

Two possible reactions of MnO4-withH2O2to produceO2andareMn+

Scheme:MnO4-Mn2+H2O2O2

Scheme:MnO4-O2+Mn2+H2O2H2O

(a) Complete the half reactions for both schemes by adding e+and H2Oand H+write a balanced net equation for each scheme.

(b) Sodium peroxyborate tetrahydrate, NaBO34H2O(FM153.86)produces H2O2when dissolved in acid BO3-+2H2OH2O2+H2BO3-. To decide whether Scheme 1 or 2 Schemeoccurs student at the U.S. Naval academy weighed 0.123gNaBO3.2H2Ointo a 100mLvolumetric flask added 20mLof 1MH2SO4and diluted to the mark with H2O. Then they titratedof this solution with0.01046MKMnO4until the first pale pink color persisted. How may mL ofKMnO4are required in Scheme 1and 2 Scheme?

(The Scheme 1stoichiometry was observed).

Why don'tCr3+and TiO2+interfere in the analysis of Fe3+when a Walden reductor, instead of a Jones reductor, is used for pre-reduction?

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(a) Write a balanced titration reaction.

(b) Write two different half-reactions for the indicator electrode.

(c) Write two different Nernst equations for the cell voltage.

(d) Calculate E at the following volumes ofTl3+:1.00,2.50,4.90,5.00,5.10and 10.0 mL. Sketch the titration curve.

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