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Question Number 13260 by Tinkutara last updated on 17/May/17

Number of moles of KMnO_4  required  to oxidise one mole of Fe(C_2 O_4 ) in  acidic medium is  (a) 0.6  (b) 1.67  (c) 0.2  (d) 0.4

$$\mathrm{Number}\:\mathrm{of}\:\mathrm{moles}\:\mathrm{of}\:\mathrm{KMnO}_{\mathrm{4}} \:\mathrm{required} \\ $$$$\mathrm{to}\:\mathrm{oxidise}\:\mathrm{one}\:\mathrm{mole}\:\mathrm{of}\:\mathrm{Fe}\left(\mathrm{C}_{\mathrm{2}} \mathrm{O}_{\mathrm{4}} \right)\:\mathrm{in} \\ $$$$\mathrm{acidic}\:\mathrm{medium}\:\mathrm{is} \\ $$$$\left(\mathrm{a}\right)\:\mathrm{0}.\mathrm{6} \\ $$$$\left(\mathrm{b}\right)\:\mathrm{1}.\mathrm{67} \\ $$$$\left(\mathrm{c}\right)\:\mathrm{0}.\mathrm{2} \\ $$$$\left(\mathrm{d}\right)\:\mathrm{0}.\mathrm{4} \\ $$

Answered by sandy_suhendra last updated on 17/May/17

[MnO_4 ^−  + 8H^+  + 5e → Mn^(2+)  +4H2O]×3  [C_2 O_4 ^(2−)  → 2CO_2  + 2e]×5  [Fe^(2+)  → Fe^(3+)  + e]×5  −−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−(+  3MnO_4 ^−  + 5C_2 O_4 ^(2−)  + 5Fe^(2+)  + 24H^+  → 3Mn^(2+)  + 12H_2 O +10CO_2  + 5Fe^(3+)        Fe(C_2 O_4 ) = 1 mole  KMnO_4  = (3/5) × 1 mole = 0.6 mole (A)

$$\left[\mathrm{MnO}_{\mathrm{4}} ^{−} \:+\:\mathrm{8H}^{+} \:+\:\mathrm{5e}\:\rightarrow\:\mathrm{Mn}^{\mathrm{2}+} \:+\mathrm{4H2O}\right]×\mathrm{3} \\ $$$$\left[\mathrm{C}_{\mathrm{2}} \mathrm{O}_{\mathrm{4}} ^{\mathrm{2}−} \:\rightarrow\:\mathrm{2CO}_{\mathrm{2}} \:+\:\mathrm{2e}\right]×\mathrm{5} \\ $$$$\left[\mathrm{Fe}^{\mathrm{2}+} \:\rightarrow\:\mathrm{Fe}^{\mathrm{3}+} \:+\:\mathrm{e}\right]×\mathrm{5} \\ $$$$−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−\left(+\right. \\ $$$$\mathrm{3MnO}_{\mathrm{4}} ^{−} \:+\:\mathrm{5C}_{\mathrm{2}} \mathrm{O}_{\mathrm{4}} ^{\mathrm{2}−} \:+\:\mathrm{5Fe}^{\mathrm{2}+} \:+\:\mathrm{24H}^{+} \:\rightarrow\:\mathrm{3Mn}^{\mathrm{2}+} \:+\:\mathrm{12H}_{\mathrm{2}} \mathrm{O}\:+\mathrm{10CO}_{\mathrm{2}} \:+\:\mathrm{5Fe}^{\mathrm{3}+} \:\:\:\:\: \\ $$$$\mathrm{Fe}\left(\mathrm{C}_{\mathrm{2}} \mathrm{O}_{\mathrm{4}} \right)\:=\:\mathrm{1}\:\mathrm{mole} \\ $$$$\mathrm{KMnO}_{\mathrm{4}} \:=\:\frac{\mathrm{3}}{\mathrm{5}}\:×\:\mathrm{1}\:\mathrm{mole}\:=\:\mathrm{0}.\mathrm{6}\:\mathrm{mole}\:\left(\mathrm{A}\right) \\ $$

Commented by Tinkutara last updated on 15/Jul/17

Thanks Sir!

$$\mathrm{Thanks}\:\mathrm{Sir}! \\ $$

Answered by Tinkutara last updated on 15/Jul/17

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