200 cc of M potassium dichromate is required to oxidise 750 cc of 0.6 M Mohr's salt solution in acidic medium. Here x = \_____.
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Answer
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Step-by-step solution
Standard Method
Given: Volume of potassium dichromate solution = , molarity = . Volume of Mohr's salt solution = , molarity = .
Find: The value of .
Use the normality relation:
For , n-factor , so
For Mohr's salt, and n-factor , so
Substitute the given volumes:
Therefore, the value of is .
Using n-factor and normality
Given: Dichromate acts as oxidizing agent in acidic medium and from Mohr's salt is oxidized to .
Find: The value of in the molarity of potassium dichromate.
The relevant n-factors are:
- gives n-factor
- gives n-factor
Hence, normality of potassium dichromate solution is
and normality of Mohr's salt solution is
Now apply
with and :
Thus, the required value is .
Common mistakes
Using molarity directly without converting to normality is incorrect here because the reaction is a redox titration. Use n-factor first, then apply .
Taking the n-factor of as anything other than is wrong in acidic medium. Each dichromate ion gains electrons when reduced to .
Assigning Mohr's salt an n-factor other than is incorrect because only occurs here. Each iron(II) ion loses only one electron.
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