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referring to the reaction in Question #2, 38.4 ml of a 0.150 M KMnO4 solution is required to titrate 25.2 mL of a sodium oxalate. What is the concentration ofoxalate ion in the solution ?
Number of moles of KMnO4 is , n = Molarity x volume in L
= 0.150 M x (38.4 / 1000) L
= 5.76x10-3 mol
The balanced equation is :
2KMnO4+5Na2C2O4+8H2SO4
K2SO4+5Na2SO4+MnSO4+10CO2+8H2O
According to the balanced equation ,
2 moles of KMnO4 reacts with 5 moles of Na2C2O4
5.76x10-3 mol of KMnO4 reacts with M moles of Na2C2O4
M = ( 5x5.76x10-3 ) / 2
= 0.0144 moles
We know that Molarity of Na2C2O4 , M = number of moles / volume in L
= 0.0144 mol / ( 25.2 /1000)L
= 0.571 M
Therefore the molarity of Na2C2O4 solution is 0.571 M