Oxalic acid, H2C2O4, reacts with paramagnet ion according to the balanced equation 5H2C2O4(aq)+2MnO−4(aq)⇌2Mn2+(aq)+10CO2(g)+8H2O(l). The volume in mL of 0.0162 M KMnO4 solution required to react with 25.0 mL of 0.022 M H2C2O4 solution is:
A
13.6
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B
18.5
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C
33.8
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D
84.4
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Solution
The correct option is A13.6 In the reaction
+7MnO−4⟶Mn+2
thus nf=5
+3C2O2−4⟶+4CO2
2.C+3⟶C+4
nf=2×1=2
thus, by equation
(KMnO4)M1V1nf1=M2V2nf2(H2C2O4)
0.0162M×V1×5=0.022M×25.0mL×2
V1=13.58mL≃13.6mL
Thus 13.58mL of KMnO4 solution is required to react with 25.0mL of 0.022MH2C2O4 solution.