Question
Hydroxylamine reduces iron (III) according to the equation,
2NH2OH(aq)+4Fe3+(aq)→N2O(g)↑+H2O(l)+4Fe2+(aq)+4H+(aq)
Iron (II) thus produced is estimated by titration with a standard permanganate solution. The reaction is:
MnO4−+5Fe2++8H+→Mn2++5Fe3++4H2O
A 10 mL sample of hydroxylamine solution was diluted to one litre. 50 mL of this diluted solution was boiled with excess of iron (III) solution. The resulting solution required 12 mL of 0.02 M KMnO4 solution for complete oxidation of iron (II). Calculate the mass of hydroxylamine in one litre of the original solution.