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A sample contains only (molar mass , by mass) and (molar mass , by mass). In acidic medium the sample is titrated with (reduced to ), which oxidises both the oxalate ion and any . Find the volume of solution required, in . Give the answer correct to two decimal places.
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Answer: 94.50
Use equivalents. For , both () and () are oxidised, so -factor . For , iron is already and only the three oxalate ions react, -factor . Moles: ; . Equivalents . has -factor so its normality is . Volume . The two -factors differ because ferrous oxalate contributes iron as well as oxalate to the electron count, which is the key subtlety in this titration. If both compounds were wrongly given the same -factor of , the volume would come out near instead.
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