Practical 4 Aim Materials : To investigate oxidation and reduction in the transfer of electron at a distance. : 2.

0 mol dm-3 sulphuric acid, 0.5 mol dm-3 freshl prepared iron!""# sulphate solution, 0.2 mol dm-3 acidified potassium manganate!$""# solution, 0.5 mol dm-3 potassium iodide solution, 0.2 mol dm-3 acidified potassium dichromate!$"# solution, 0.2 mol dm-3 potassium thioc anate solution, % & starch solution. : '-tu(e, galvanometer, connecting )ires )ith crocodile clips, car(on electrodes, retort stand and clamp, test tu(e, dropper, stoppers )ith one hole.

Apparatus

Procedure: %. *lamp a '-tu(e to a retort stand. 2. +our dilute sulphuric acid into the '-tu(e until its level are , cm a)a from the mouths of the '-tu(e. 3. 'sing a dropper, carefull add 0.5 mol dm-3 iron!""# sulphate solution to one of the arms of the '-tu(e until the la er of iron!""# sulphate solution reaches the height of 3 cm. -. "n a similar manner as in step 3, add 0.2 mol dm-3 acidified potassium dichromate !$"# solution to other arm of the '-tu(e. 5. +lace a car(on electrode in each arm of the '-tu(e. ,. *onnect the electrodes to a galvanometer as sho)n in .igure -. /ased on the deflection of the galvanometer, determine the electrodes that act as the positive terminal and negative terminal. 0. 1eft the set-up aside for 30 minutes, o(serve if there is an change. 2. 'sing a clean dropper, remove % cm3 of iron!""# sulphate solution from the '-tu(e and place it in a test tu(e. Add a fe) drops of 0.2 mol dm-3 potassium thioc anate solution into the test tu(e. 3(serve the changes. 4. 5epeat steps % to 0 using 0.5 mol dm-3 potassium iodide solution and 0.2 mol dm3 acidified potassium manganate!$""# solution to replace the iron!""# sulphate solution and acidified potassium dichromate!$"# solution respectivel . %0. 5epeat step 2 to test the potassium iodide solution )ith % & starch solution.

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Figure 4: 3xidation and reduction in the transfer of electron at a distance.

Questions: %. !i# 6rite the redox e7uations for (oth the redox reactions carried out in this experiment. !-m# !ii# "n each of the reaction, state the oxidi8ing agent and redusing agent. !-m# 2. 9tate the direction of flo) electrons in each of the redox reaction carried out in this experiment. !2m# 3. 9tate the function of the sulphuric acid used. !%m#

-. 9tate another t)o pairs of solution that can (e used for the experiment a(ove. !2m# 5. :xplain )h potassium (romide solution cannot (e used to replace sulphuric acid; !2m#

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