Redox titrations Flashcards
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What titrations
A common life technique used to measure the mass or concentration of a unknown substance
What titration is a form of?
Volume metric analysis that involves using standard solution and a quantitive reaction
A quantitative reaction is a method that does what?
Produces a number at the end and a balance equation is low
What is redox titrations based on?
Redox reactions
An oxygen agent is titrated against what?
I reduce an agent or vice versa
How are electrons transformed in a redox reaction?
Elections are transferred from the oxidising agent to the reducing agent
Indicators
Are used in redox titration as with other titration
Potassium permanganate is what
Its own indicator, so therefore no indicator is needed
Then what if Iodine is involved?
Starch solution can be used as an indicator
What is the purpose of a rough titration?
To give a ballpark figure of the end point
What is a standard solution
•A solution of accurately known solution.
•They are often prepared and used in titrations as the reactant of known concentrations.
What are the concentrations
0.1
0.05
0.2
0.15
= 100cm3
Weird concentration?
0.02 = 250cm3
measuring mass
•Put required piece apparatus on balance and tare balance
•add required mass substances to the piece of apparatus required.
Standard solution
•dissolve required substance into small volume of deionised water
•make up solution until graduation mark with de-ionised water, stopper and invert to mix evenly
•transfer solution into volumetric flask with washings
2 pieces of accurate glassware for accurate measurement
Burette
Pipette
Much more accurate than measuring cylinder
2 types of Pippetes
Volumetric and graduated
Graduated pipettes
•Measure any whole volume up to their maximum volume
Volumetric pippetes
Have no scale on the side of them and can measure the set volume they are designed for
So if made for 25cm3 they can only measure a volume of 25cm3
Burrtte
Used to accurately add small volumes of substance to a reaction
•unlike pipette a burette will allow you to add decimal point volumes to a reaction as it has 0.1cm graduation marks on scale