NEED HELP A 50.50-mL sample containing La3+ was treated with sodium oxalate to p
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A 50.50-mL sample containing La3+ was treated with sodium oxalate to precipitate La2(C2O4)3, which was washed, dissolved in acid, and titrated with 18.19 mL of 0.006352 M KMnO4. Write the titration reaction. (Use the lowest possible whole number coefficients. Omit states-of-matter from your answer.)
Find [La3+] in the unknown.
Explanation / Answer
Reaction is
5 C2O42- + 2 MnO4- + 16 H+ --> 2 Mn2+ + 10 CO2 + 8 H2O
Moles of MnO4- = volume * concentration of KMnO4
= 18.19/1000 * 0.006352 = 0.000115543 mol
Moles of C2O42- = 5/2 * moles of MnO4-
= 5/2 * 0.000115543 = 0.0002888575 mol
Moles of La3+ = 2/3 * moles of C2O42-
= 2/3 * 0.0002888575 = 0.00019257166 mol
Molarity = moles/volume of La3+
= 0.00019257166/0.05050
= 0.0038133 M = 3.813 * 10^(-3) M = 3.813 mM
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