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This experiment involves the titration of a mixed solution of Fe2+ and Fe3+ ions to determine the percentage of each. The first part of the experiment uses a permanganate titration to oxidize Fe2+ to Fe3+, determining the concentration of Fe2+. Zinc is then added to reduce all Fe3+ back to Fe2+, and a second permanganate titration determines total iron concentration. Calculations involve determining moles of permanganate from its volume and molarity, then using mole ratios to find moles of Fe2+ or total iron which can be converted to concentration.

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This experiment involves the titration of a mixed solution of Fe2+ and Fe3+ ions to determine the percentage of each. The first part of the experiment uses a permanganate titration to oxidize Fe2+ to Fe3+, determining the concentration of Fe2+. Zinc is then added to reduce all Fe3+ back to Fe2+, and a second permanganate titration determines total iron concentration. Calculations involve determining moles of permanganate from its volume and molarity, then using mole ratios to find moles of Fe2+ or total iron which can be converted to concentration.

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Jose Núñez

March 4, 2018
Chem 105 -Section 15

1. This experiment involves the analysis of the oxidation of metals where the oxidation state can
be oxidized to another oxidation state. The metal we will be analyzing will be a mixed solution of
Fe2+ and Fe3+. We will need to determine the percentages of the amount of the two metals in
the solution. In order to do this, we will need to execute a titration. The first phase focuses on
determining the concentration of the Fe2+. Therefore, we will first utilize the permanganate by
placing 50ml in the burette while we place the 2 aliquots solution in a flask and sulfuric acid. By
placing the flask under the burette, we expect a color change and a reaction to take place. The
color change will go from clear to purple and the reaction is called a redox titration. The reaction
will make the permanganate oxidize the iron(II) to iron(III) in an acidic solution and is then
reduced to manganese(II) ion. The metal is being oxidized while the permanganate is reduced.
The second part of the lab is adding zinc to convert the Fe3+ to Fe2+. This will cause zinc to reduce
Fe3+ to Fe2+. Finally, another titration will be performed the exact same way (with
permanganate) now that the solution is all Fe2+. This allows us to calculate the total
concentration of iron in the original solution.
2. A titration endpoint is the equivalence point. This will be identified when the solution color
changes to purple from the permanganate.
3. To determine the number of moles of Fe2+ we need to know the amount (L) of the solution and
the amount/molarity of permanganate (mL). Before the number of moles of Fe2+ can be
calculated, the number of moles of permanganate must first be calculated. The calculation can
be expressed as:

6.451•10−5 mol
Permanganate (MnO4-) mL • mL
= mol of Permanganate (MnO4-)

5 𝐹𝑒 2+
*Convert to moles of Iron* - mol of Permanganate (MnO4-) • = mol Fe2+
1MnO4
*To take the number of moles a step further we can convert into concentration. Otherwise the
number of moles has already been calculated.*

mol Fe2+
Concentration (M) =
Solution (L)

4. To determine the total amount of iron in the solution, the calculation will be the same as the
calculation used in #3 but focusing on calculating the total amount of iron with the added zinc.
To do that, we convert permanganate to mol. Then perform a mole ratio to get number of
moles of Fe. Once we have moles of Fe, we can convert that to ml to get the total amount of
iron in the solution.

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