The Titration Of Oxalate

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Introduction
Coordination complexes are metals that can accept electron pairs to form coordinate bonds without affecting the charge of the metal. The species that donates its paired electrons is called a ligand. Counterions are not part of the compound but balance the charge of the coordination sphere, the metal and ligands. These compounds are known for their very bold colors and their ability to enhance solubility. In this lab a coordination compound will be formed from Equation 1.
(Equation 1)
From this, the exact formula for the coordination compound can be found using several methods. To find the amount of iron (III) spectrometry will be used. When iron is mixed with sylic acid it makes a deep purple color by measuring the absorbance of the mixture the mass of iron can be found using Equation 2.
(Equation 2)
The mass percent of iron can then be found using Equation 3.
(equation 3)
The amount of oxalate can be found by using titration with potassium permanganate also seen in Equation 1. Using stoichiometry and the concentration of the titrant the mass percent of oxalate can be found using Equation 4.
(Equation 4)
In summary, the purpose of this lab is to synthesize a coordination compound using iron (III) ions, oxalate ligands, and potassium counterions. From this The exact formula for the coordination compound can be found …show more content…

50 mL of deionized water and 6 mL of 6.0 M h2so4 was also added. This was repeated two more times for a total of three flasks. A flask was placed on a hot plate and heated until it was at 80 C. As the solution was heated a burette was filled with a KMno4 solution. After the solution was at the required heat a magnetic stir bar was added to create a whirlpool. The KMno4 was then titrated into the solution until the heated solution turned light pink in color. This process was repeated for the two other flasks. The average molarity was then found for the kMno4

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