Potassium permanganate is used as a self-indicator in the titration of oxalic acid because the initial pink color of potassium permanganate is decolorized in the presence of oxalic acid due to its reducing properties. The endpoint of the titration is reached when all the oxalic acid has reacted with the potassium permanganate, causing the pink color to persist. This change in color helps in determining the equivalence point of the titration.
Dilute sulfuric acid is used in the titration of potassium permanganate with oxalic acid because it helps to maintain a stable pH and prevents the oxidation of oxalic acid by permanganate ions. This ensures accurate results by minimizing side reactions and interference.
Heating oxalic acid before titrating with potassium permanganate helps to accelerate the reaction and improve the accuracy of the titration by ensuring that the reaction proceeds quickly and completely. Heating also helps to break down any impurities or complexes that may interfere with the reaction, leading to more precise results.
Potassium Permanganate (KMnO4) reacts with Sulphuric acid (H2SO4) to produce Manganese Heptoxide (MnO7), water (H20) and Potassium Hydrogen Sulphate (KHSO4)2. The reactive species produced is Manganese Heptoxide (which is a very powerful oxidiser). The Manganese Heptoxide will oxidise the Oxalic acid (COOH)2 to Carbon dioxide (CO2).
Phenolphthalein is a suitable indicator for the titration of oxalic acid with sodium hydroxide. It changes color from colorless to pink at the endpoint of the titration when the acid has been completely neutralized.
You could use a standardized solution of potassium permanganate (KMnO4) to titrate an oxalic acid solution. Potassium permanganate is a strong oxidizing agent that reacts with oxalic acid in an acidic medium, forming carbon dioxide gas, manganese dioxide, and water.
In the titration of oxalic acid with NaOH, the acid-base reaction involves the neutralization of the acid by the base. However, in the titration of oxalic acid with potassium permanganate, the permanganate ion oxidizes the oxalic acid to carbon dioxide. This difference in reaction mechanisms leads to different equivalence points and color changes in the two titrations.
Dilute sulfuric acid is used in the titration of potassium permanganate with oxalic acid because it helps to maintain a stable pH and prevents the oxidation of oxalic acid by permanganate ions. This ensures accurate results by minimizing side reactions and interference.
To act as a catalyst
Heating oxalic acid before titrating with potassium permanganate helps to accelerate the reaction and improve the accuracy of the titration by ensuring that the reaction proceeds quickly and completely. Heating also helps to break down any impurities or complexes that may interfere with the reaction, leading to more precise results.
Potassium Permanganate (KMnO4) reacts with Sulphuric acid (H2SO4) to produce Manganese Heptoxide (MnO7), water (H20) and Potassium Hydrogen Sulphate (KHSO4)2. The reactive species produced is Manganese Heptoxide (which is a very powerful oxidiser). The Manganese Heptoxide will oxidise the Oxalic acid (COOH)2 to Carbon dioxide (CO2).
Phenolphthalein is a suitable indicator for the titration of oxalic acid with sodium hydroxide. It changes color from colorless to pink at the endpoint of the titration when the acid has been completely neutralized.
You could use a standardized solution of potassium permanganate (KMnO4) to titrate an oxalic acid solution. Potassium permanganate is a strong oxidizing agent that reacts with oxalic acid in an acidic medium, forming carbon dioxide gas, manganese dioxide, and water.
The color change in the reaction between oxalic acid and potassium permanganate is due to the reduction of purple potassium permanganate (MnO4-) to colorless manganese dioxide (MnO2). This reduction reaction causes the change in color from purple to colorless.
Both HCl and oxalic acid are acids. Therefore, since there is no alkali present, these compounds do not undergo neutralization. So there is no suitable indicators for the addition of these two reagents.
Phenolphthalein is used as an indicator in the titration of oxalic acid against sodium hydroxide because it undergoes a color change at the pH region where the reaction between oxalic acid and sodium hydroxide is neutralized. Oxalic acid is a diprotic acid, meaning it requires two equivalents of sodium hydroxide to be fully neutralized. Phenolphthalein changes color at a pH of around 8.2-10, which is ideal for indicating the endpoint of the titration.
The balanced equation for the reaction between oxalic acid (H2C2O4) and potassium permanganate (KMnO4) in acidic solution is: 5 H2C2O4 + 2 KMnO4 + 3 H2SO4 → 10 CO2 + 2 MnSO4 + 8 H2O + K2SO4
This titration is based on the neutralization reaction between oxalic acid and sulfuric acid; a pH indicator is used.