A 3.4g sample of h2o2 solution containing x% H2O2 by mass requires x ml of a KMnO4 solution for complete oxidation under acidic condition. The molarity of KMnO4 solution is: a)1 b)0.5 c)0.4 d)0.2
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To find the molarity of the KMnO4 solution, we need to use the concept of equivalence in a redox reaction. The balanced equation for the reaction between H2O2 and KMnO4 under acidic conditions is:
5H2O2 + 2KMnO4 + 6H+ -> 2Mn2+ + 5O2 + 8H2O + 2K+
Given that a 3.4g sample of H2O2 solution requires x mL of KMnO4 solution for complete oxidation, we can assume that the volumes of the solutions are additive. This means that we can convert the mass of H2O2 to moles using its molar mass and convert the volume of KMnO4 to moles using its molarity.
1 mole of H2O2 reacts with 2 moles of KMnO4. From the balanced equation, we can see that the mole ratio between H2O2 and KMnO4 is 1:2.
The molar mass of H2O2 is 34.02 g/mol, so the number of moles of H2O2 in the 3.4g sample is:
moles of H2O2 = mass of H2O2 / molar mass of H2O2
moles of H2O2 = 3.4g / 34.02 g/mol
moles of H2O2 ≈ 0.1 mol
Since the mole ratio between H2O2 and KMnO4 is 1:2, the number of moles of KMnO4 required is twice the number of moles of H2O2:
moles of KMnO4 = 2 * moles of H2O2
moles of KMnO4 ≈ 2 * 0.1 mol
moles of KMnO4 ≈ 0.2 mol
Now, we can use the given volume of KMnO4 solution (x mL) to calculate its molarity.
The molarity (M) is defined as moles of solute divided by the volume of solution in liters. Since the volume of KMnO4 solution is given in milliliters, we need to convert it to liters:
volume of KMnO4 solution (in L) = x mL / 1000
Molarity (M) = moles of KMnO4 / volume of KMnO4 solution (in L)
Molarity (M) = 0.2 mol / (x mL / 1000)
To find the correct answer choice, we need to substitute the value of x into the equation to see which choice gives us the correct molarity.
a) Molarity = 0.2 mol / (a mL / 1000)
b) Molarity = 0.2 mol / (0.5 mL / 1000)
c) Molarity = 0.2 mol / (0.4 mL / 1000)
d) Molarity = 0.2 mol / (0.2 mL / 1000)
Calculating each expression, we find:
a) Molarity ≈ 200 mol/L
b) Molarity ≈ 400 mol/L
c) Molarity ≈ 500 mol/L
d) Molarity ≈ 1000 mol/L
Since the molar concentration of a solution is typically much lower than 1000 mol/L, we can conclude that none of the answer choices are correct.
Therefore, none of the given answer choices (a, b, c, or d) is correct.