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A mixture of ferrous oxalate and ferric oxalate requires exactly of for complete oxidation in acidic medium (). Take atomic masses , , . The mass percentage of in the mixture is ____. Give the answer correct to two decimal places.
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Answer: 33.96
Permanganate takes electrons: moles mmol, so mmol of electrons are consumed. Per formula unit, loses () (oxalate to ) electrons, while contains only and loses electrons. Let and be the millimoles of the two salts: and (molar masses and ). From the first, , so giving and . Mass of , which is . Check: the ferric salt contributes mg, and mg, matching the sample mass.
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