0.261g of a sample of pyrolusite was heated with an excess of HCl and the chlorine evolved was passed in a solution of KI. The liberated iodine required 90mLN30Na2S2O3. Calculate the percentage of MnO2 in the sample.
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MnO3+4HCl→MnCl2+2H2O+Cl2$ 2KI+Cl2→2KCl+I2 2Na2S2O3+I2→Na2S4O6+2NaI 90mLN30Na2S2O3≡90mLN30I2 ≡90mLN30Cl2 ≡90mLN30MnO2 Eq. mass of MnO2=Mol.mass2=872 [Since, change in O.N. is from 4 to 2] Amount of MnO2=872×30×901000=0.1305g % of MnO2=0.13050.261×100=50.