1.2 gm of a commercial sample of oxalic acidH2C2O4.2H2O was dissolved in 200 mL of water. If 10 mL of this sample required 8.5 mL of N10KMnO4, then percentage purity of sample of oxalic acid is:
A
54.7%
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B
67.2%
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C
89.25%
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D
96.5%
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Solution
The correct option is C 89.25% At equivalence point Eq.oxalicacid=(Eq.)KMno4(N×V)oxalicacid=(N×V)KMno4 Let the amount of pure oxalic acid sample is x gm x×2×1000126×200×10=8.5×110x=1.07gm%purityofsample=1.071.2×100 = 89.25%