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CALCULATIONS OF
ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
FORMERLY PUBLISHED UNDER THE TITLE
Calculations of Quantitative Chemical Analysis
by LEICESTER F. HAMILTON, S.B.

Professor of Analytical Chemistry
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
and STEPHEN G. SIMPSON, PH.D.

Associate Professor of Analytical Chemistry
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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CALCULATIONS OF ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
Formerly published under the title
Calculations of Quantitative Chemical Analysis
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PREFACE
The book has been clfanged from Calculations of

title of this
Quantitative Chemical Analysis to Calculations of Analytical Chem-

istry because the subject matter has been expanded to cover the
stoichiometry of both qualitative and quantitative analysis.
In order to include calculations usually covered in courses in
qualitative analysis, some rearrangements of material have been
made, new sections have been added, and chapters dealing with
equilibrium constants and with the more elementary aspects of
analytical .calculations have been considerably expanded. Al-
together, the number of sections has been increased from 78 to
114 and the number of problems from 766 to 1,032.
The greater part of the book is still devoted to the calculations
of quantitative analysis. Short chapters on conductometric and

amperometric titrations and a section on calibration of weights
have been added, and many other changes and additions have
been made at various points in the text. A section reviewing the
use of logarithms has been inserted, and a table of molecular
weights covering most of the problems in the book is included in
the Appendix.
It is felt that every phase of general analytical chemistry is
adequately covered by problems, both with and without answers,

and that most of the problems require reasoning on the part of the
student and are not solved by simple substitution in a formula.
LEICESTER F. HAMILTON
STEPHEN G. SIMPSON
CAMBRIDGE, MASS.,
February, 1947.
CONTENTS
PREFACE v
PART I. GENERAL ANALYSIS

CHAPTER I. MATHEMATICAL, OPERATIONS
1. Factors Influencing the Reliability of Analytical Results 1
2. Deviation Measures as a Means of Expressing Reliability ... . 2

3. Significant Figures as a Means of Expressing Reliability 3
4. Rules Governing the Use of Significant Figures in Chemical Com-
putations 3
5. Conventions Regarding the Solution of Numerical Problems .... 6
Problems 1-18 7
6. Rules Governing the Use of Logarithms .... 9
7. Method of Using Logarithm Tables . . 13
8. Use of the Slide Rule 14
Problems 19-24 15
CHAPTER II. CHEMICAL, EQUATIONS

9. Purpose of Chemical Equations 16
10. Types of Chemical Equations 16
11. lonization of Acids, Bases, and Salts 17
12. Ionic Equations Not Involving Oxidation 18
13. Oxidation Number 20
14. Ionic Oxidation and Reduction Equations 21
Problems 25-43 24
CHAPTER III. CALCULATIONS BASED ON FORMULAS AND EQUATIONS

15. Mathematical Significance of a Chemical Pôrmula . 28
16. Formula Weights 28
17. Mathematical Significance of a Chemical Equation 29
Problems 44-70 32
CHAPTER IV. CONCENTRATION OF SOLUTIONS ^
18. Methods of Expressing Concentration 36

19. Grains per Unit Volume 3f>
vii
CONTENTS
20. Percentage Composition. . . . .
36
21. Specific Gravity 36
22. Volume Ratios 37
23. Molar and Formal Solutions 37
24. Equivalent Weight and Normal Solution 38
25. Simple Calculations Involving Equivalents, and
Milliequivalents,
Normality 39
Problems 71-86 43
CHAPTER V. P]quiLiBRiUM CONSTANTS

26. Law of Mass Action 46
27. Ion Product Constant of Water 47
28. pll Value 48
Problems 87-94 49
29. lonization Constant 50
30. Common Ion Effect. Buffered Solution 52
31. lonization of Polybasic Acids 53
32. Activity and Activity Coefficients 55
33. Dissociation Constants of Complex Ions 56
Problems 95-128 57
34. Solubility Product 60'
35. Fractional Precipitation 62
Problems 129-159 64
36. Application of Buffered Solutions in Analytical Chemistry 67
37. Control of Acidity in Hydrogen Sulficie Precipitations 68
38. Separations by Means of Complex-ion Formation 69
Problems 160-178 71
39. Distribution Ratio 73
Problems 179-185 74
CHAPTER VI. OXIDATION POTENTIALS

40. Relation of the Electric Current to Oxidation-reduction ("Redox")
Reactions 76
41. Specific Electrode Potentials 76
42. Rules for Writing Equations for Half-cell Reactions 79
43. Oxidation-reduction Equations in Terms of Half-cell Reactions. . . 80
44. Relation between Electrode Potential and Concentration 83
45. Calculation of the Extent to Which an Oxidation-reduction Reaction
Takes Place 86
CONTENTS ix
46. Calculation of Equilibrium Constant from Electrode Potentials . . 87

Problems 186-218 88
PART II. GRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS

CHAPTER VII. THE CHEMICAL, BALANCE
47. Sensitiveness of the Chemical Balance 93
48. Method of Swings 94
49. Conversion of Weight in Air to Weight in Vacuo 95
50. Calibration of Weights 97
Problems 219-240 99
CHAPTER VIII. CALCULATIONS OF GRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS

51 . Law of Definite Proportions Applied to Calculations of Gravimetric
Analysis 102
52. Chemical Factors 104
53. Calculation of Percentages 105

Problems 241-266 106
54. Calculation of Atomic Weights 109
55. Calculations Involving a Factor Weight Sample 110
56. Calculation of the Volume of a Reagent Required for a Given Reaction 1 13

57. Indirect Analyses 118
CHAPTER IX. ELECTROLYTIC METHODS

58. Decomposition Potential 125
59. Analysis by Electrolysis 126
CHAPTER X. CALCULATIONS FROM REPORTED PERCENTAGES

60. Calculations Involving the Elimination or Introduction of a Con-
stituent 135
61. Cases Where Simultaneous Volatilization and Oxidation or Reduction
Occur 136
62. Calculation of Molecular Formulas from Chemical Analyses .... 141
63. Calculation of Empirical Formula of a Mineral 144

x CONTENTS
64. Calculation of Formulas of Minerals Exhibiting Isomorphic Re-
placement 145
PART III. VOLUMETRIC ANALYSIS

CHAPTER XI. CALIBRATION OF MEASURING INSTRUMENTS
65. Measuring Instruments in Volumetric Analysis 153
66. Calculation of True Volume 153
CHAPTER XII. NEUTRALIZATION METHODS (AOIDIMETRY

AND ALKALIMETRY)
67. Divisions of Volumetric Analysis 158
68. Equivalent Weights Applied to Neutralization Methods 158
69. Normality of a Solution Made by Mixing Similar Components . . 161
70. Volume-normality-milliequivalent Relationship 163
71. Adjusting Solution to a Desired Normality 163
72. Volume and Normality Relationships between Reacting Solutions . 166
73. Determination of the Normality of a Solution 168
74. Conversion of Data to Milliequivalents 169
75. Calculation of Percentage Purity from Titratioii Values 173
76. Volumetric Indirect Methods 176
77. Problems in Which the Volume of Titrating Solution Bears a Given
Relation to the Percentage 180
78. Determination of the Proportion in Which Components Are Present
in a Pure Mixture 183
79. Analysis of Fuming Sulfuric Acid 184
80. Indicators 188
81. Equivalence Point 189
82. Determination of pH Value at the Equivalence Point 191
83. Calculation of the Degree of Hydrolysis of a Salt 196
CONTENTS xi

84. Titration of Sodium Carbonate 199
85. Analyses Involving the Use of Two Indicators 199
86. Relation of Titration Volumes to Composition of Sample 204
87. Analysis of Phosphate Mixtures 207
CHAPTER XIII. OXIDATION AND REDUCTION ("REDOX") METHODS

(OXIDIMETRY AND REDUCTIMETRY)
88. Fundamental Principles 211
89. Equivalent Weights of Oxidizing and Reducing Agents 211
90. Calculations of Oxidation and Reduction Processes 216
91. Permanganate Process 219
92. Bichromate Process 225
93. Ceric Sulfate or Cerate Process 226
94. lodimetric Process 234
CHAPTER XIV. PRECIPITATION METHODS (PRECIPITIMETRY)

95. Equivalent Weights in Precipitation Methods 243
CHAPTER XV. COMPLEX-ION FORMATION METHODS (COMPLEXIMETRY)

96. Equivalent Weights in Complex-ion Methods 249
PART IV. ELECTROMETRIC METHODS

CHAPTER XVI. POTENTIOMETRIC TITRATIONS
97. Potentiometric Acidimetric Titrations 255
98. Simple Potentiometric Titration Apparatus 256
99. Quinhy drone Electrode 257
100. Glass Electrode 258
101. Potentiometric "Redox" Titrations 259
102. Potentiometric Precipitation Titrations 261
xii CONTENTS
CHAPTER XVII. CONDUCTOMETRIC TITRATIONS
103. Conductance 266
104. Mobility of Ions 266
105. Conductometric Acidimetric Titrations 267
106. Conductometric Precipitation Titrations 270
107. Conductometric Titration Apparatus 271
CHAPTER XVIII. AMPEROMETRIC TITRATIONS

108. Principle of an Amperometric Titration 275
Problem 790 278
PART V. GAS ANALYSIS

CHAPTER XIX. CALCULATIONS OF GAS ANALYSES
109. Fundamental Laws 279
110. Gas-volumetric Methods 281
111. Correction for Water Vapor 282
112. Calculations of Gas- volumetric Analyses 283
113. Absorption Methods 286
114. Combustion Methods 287
PART VI. COMMON ANALYTICAL DETERMINATIONS

PART vii. "PROBLEMS ON SPECIFIC GROUPS AND
DETERMINATIONS
A. Qualitative Analysis
Silver
Group 309
Hydrogen Sulfide Group 310
Ammonium Sulfide Group 311
Alkaline Earth and Alkali Groups 312
Anion Groups 313
B. Quantitative Analysis
Water 313
Sodium, Potassium 313
Ammonium, Ammonia, Nitrogen 314
Silver, Mercury, Gold, Platinum 315
Halogens, Cyanide, Thiocyanate, Halogen acids 315
CONTENTS xiii
Barium, Strontium, Calciuirif Magnesium 163
Limestone, Lime, Cement 317
Iron, Aluminum, Titanium 317
Cerium, Thorium, Zirconium, Uranium, Beryllium, Bismuth, Boron . . 320
Copper, Lead, Zinc, Cadmium, Brass 321
Tin, Antimony, Arsenic, Bronze

323
Molybdenum 324
Carbon, Carbon Dioxide, Silicon, Tungsten,
Chromium, Vanadium 325
Manganese 327
Cobalt, Nickel
329
Phosphorus 329
Sulfur, Selenium
331
General and Miscellaneous Analyses 335
APPENDIX 365
INDEX 379
PART I
GENERAL ANALYSIS
CHAPTER I
MATHEMATICAL OPERATIONS
1. Factors Influencing the Reliability of Analytical Results.
Analytical chemistry is ordinarily divided into qualitative analysis
and quantitative analysis. A compound or mixture is analyzed by
qualitative analysis to determine what constituents or components
are present; a compound or mixture is analyzed by quantitative
analysis to determine the proportions in which the constituents
or components are present.
Calculations in qualitative analysis are limited mostly to those
pertaining to equilibrium constants and simple weight and volume
relationships. Calculations in quantitative analysis are more ex-
tensive and are based upon numerical data obtained by careful
measurement of masses and volumes of chemical substances. From
the numerical data obtained from these measurements the desired
proportions can be calculated. It is found; however, that duplicate
analyses of the same substance, even when made by experienced
analysts following identical methods, rarely give numerical values
which are exactly the same. Furthermore, the discrepancy be-
tween results is found to depend upon the method used, and an
analytical result obtained by one procedure may differ appre-
ciably from a similar result obtained by an entirely different pro-
cedure. The most important factors which thus influence the
precision of analytical results are the following: (1) the manipu-
lative skill of the analyst; (2) the experimental errors of the pro-
cedure itself, such as the slight solubility of substances assumed
to be insoluble or the contamination of precipitates assumed to
be pure; (3) the accuracy of the measuring instruments used; and
(4) fluctuations of temperature and barometric pressure. In order,
therefore, that a numerical result obtained from chemical meas-

urements may be of scientific or technical value, the observer
should have at least a general idea of its reliability.
l
2 CALCULATIONS OF ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
In this connection, there should be kept in mind a distinction
between accuracy and reliability. The accuracy of a numerical
result is the degree of agreement between it and the true value;
the reliability or precision of a numerical result is the degree of
agreement between it and other values obtained under substan-
tially the same conditions.Thus, suppose duplicate determina-
tions of the percentage of copper in an ore gave 52.30 per cent
and 52.16 per cent, and suppose the actual percentage was 52.32.
It can be assumed that the analyst would report the mean or
average of the two values obtained, namely 52.23 per cent. This
differs from the true value by 0.09 per cent, which represents the
absolute error of the analysis. Expressed in parts per thousand,
the error would be 0.09/52.32 X
1,000 =1.7 parts per thousand.
This is known as the relative error of the analysis.
Since in most chemical analyses the true value is not known,
it follows that the accuracy of a given determination is seldom
known. We can speak only of the precision or reliability of the
numerical results obtained.
2. Deviation Measures as a Means of
Expressing Reliability.
The numerical measure a result is known as
of the reliability of
its precision measure. A measure which is of
type of precision
particular importance in careful physical and chemical work is
the deviation measure. Suppose, for example, repeated independent
readings of a buret gave the following values:
(a) 43.74 (/) 43.75

(6) 43.76 (p) 43.75
(c) 43.76 (h) 43.76
(d) 43.75 (i) 43.73
(e) 43.77
The most probable value tor this reading

obviously the mean,
is
43.753, which is obtained by dividing the sum of the readings by

the number of readings taken. The deviation of each measurement
from this mean, regardless of sign, is shown in the following:
(a) 0.013 (/) 0,003

(6) 0.007 (g) 0.003
(c) 0.007 (h) 0.007
(d) 0.003 (i) 0.023
(e) 0.017
MATHEMATICAL OPERATIONS 3
The mean deviation, or average of these nine values, is 0.0092 and

represents the amount by which an average single independent
reading differs from the most probable value; it is therefore a
measure of the reliability of a single observation.
It is more important, however, to know the reliability of the
mean than that of a single observation. It can be shown that
the reliability of a mean or average value is numerically equal to
the average deviation of a single observation divided by the square
root of the number of observations taken. In the above, the
average deviation of the mean is 0.0092/V9
= 0.0031, and the value
for the reading may be expressed as 43.753 0.0031. (It is
customary to use only two meas-
significant figures in all deviation
ures.) When measurements
several such are involved in a com-
putation, it is possible to calculate from the deviation measure
of each measurement the deviation measure or precision measure
of the final result and thus obtain a numerical measure of the
probable reliability of that result. For methods of such calcula-
tion the student is referred to Goodwin's Precision of Measure-
ments.
Figures as a Means of Expressing Reliability.
3. Significant
In most chemical analyses relatively few independent readings or
determinations are made, so that numerical precision measures
are not often used. In such cases the reliability or precision of a
numerical value is best indicated by the number of significant
figures used in expressing that value. It is true that this method
of expression gives only an approximate idea of the reliability of
a result, but the importance of the retention of the proper number
of significant figures in analytical data cannot be overemphasized.
A numerical result expressed by fewer or more significant figures
than are warranted by the various factors involved may give to
an observer an impression nearly as erroneous as would be given
by a result which is inaccurate.
4. Rules Governing the Use of Significant Figures in Chemical
Computations. The following definitions and rules are suggested

by those given in Goodwin's Precision of Measurements:
A number is an expression of quantity.
A figure, or digit, is any one of the characters 0, 1,2, 3, 4, 5, 6,
7, 8, 9, which, alone or in combination, serve to express numbers.

A significant figure is a digit which denotes the amount of the
quantity in the place in which it stands. In the case of the

number 243, the figures signify that there are two hundreds, four
tens, and three units and are therefore all significant. The char-
acter is used in two ways. It may be used as a significant
figure, or it be used merely to locate the decimal point. It

may
is a significant figure when it indicates that the quantity in the
place in which it stands is known to be nearer zero than to any

other value. Thus, the weight of a crucible may be found to be
10.603 grams, in which case all five figures, including the zeros,
are significant. If the weight in grams of the crucible were found
to be 10.610, meaning that the weight as measured was nearer
10.610 than 10.609 or 10.611, both zeros would be significant.
By analysis, the weight of the ash of a quantitative filter paper
is found to be 0.00003 gram. Here the zeros are not significant
but merely serve to show that the figure 3 belongs in the fifth
place to the right of the decimal point. Any other characters
except digits would serve the purpose as well. The same is true
of the value 356,000 inches, when signifying the distance between
two given points as measured by instruments which are accurate
to three figures only. The
zeros are not significant. In order to
avoid confusion, this value should be written 3.56 X 10 5 inches.
If the distance has been measured to the nearest 100 inches, it
should be written 3.560 X 10 6 inches.
Rule I. Retain as many significant figures in a result and in
data in general as will give only one uncertain figure. (For very
accurate work involving lengthy computations, two uncertain
figures may sometimes be retained.) Thus, the value 25.34, rep-
resenting the reading of an ordinary buret, contains the proper
number of significant figures, for the digit 4 is obtained by esti-
mating an ungraduated scale division and is doubtless uncertain.
Another observer would perhaps give a slightly different value for
the buret reading e.g., 25.33 or 25.35. All four figures should
be retained.
Rule II. In rejecting superfluous and inaccurate figures, in-
crease by 1 the last figure retained if the following rejected figure
is 5 or over.Thus, number
in rejecting the last figure of the
16.279, the new value becomes 16.28.

Rule III. In adding or subtracting a number of quantities,
extend the significant figures in each term and in the sum or dif-
ference only to the point corresponding to that uncertain figure

occurring farthest to the left relative to the decimal point.
For example, the sum of the three terms 0.0121, 25.64, and
1.05782, on the assumption that the last figure in each is uncer-
tain, is
0.01
25.64
1.06
26.71
Here it is seen that the second term has uncertain figure

its first
(the 4) in the hundredths place, the following figures being un-

known. Hence, it is useless to extend the digits of the other terms
beyond the hundredths place even though they are given to the
ten-thousandths place in the first term and to the hundred-thou-
sandths place in the third term. The third digit of the third term
is increased by 1 in conformity with Rule II above. The fallacy
of giving more than four significant figures in the sum may be
shown by substituting x for each unknown figure. Thus,
0.0121*
1.05782
26.7 Ixxx
Rule IV. In multiplication or division, the percentage pre-

cision of the product or quotient cannot be greater than the per-
centage precision of the least precise factor entering into the

computation. Hence, in computations involving multiplication
or division, or both, retain as many significant figures in each
factor and in the numerical result as are contained in the factor
having the largest percentage deviation. In most cases, as many

significant figures may be retained in each factor and in the result
as are contained in the factor having the least member of significant
figures.
For example, the product of the three terms 0.0121, 25.64,
and 1.05782, on the assumption that the last figure in each is
uncertain, is
0.0121 X 25.6 X 1.06 = 0.328
for, if the first term isassumed to have a possible variation of 1

in the last place, it has an actual deviation of 1 unit in every
121 units, and its percentage deviation would be y^r X 100 = 0.8.
Similarly, the possible percentage deviation of the second term
would be ,, X 100 = 0.04, and that of the third term would be
*- QO X 100 = 0.0009. The first term, having the largest per-

lUOj/o^
centage deviation, therefore governs the number of significant
figures which may be properly retained in the product, for the
product cannot have a precision greater than 0.8 per cent. That
is, the product may vary by 0.8 part in every hundred or by nearly
3 parts in every 328. The last figure in the product as expressed

with three significant figures above is therefore doubtful, and the
proper number of significant figures has been retained.
Rule V. Computations involving a precision not greater than
one-fourth of l.per cent should be made with a 10-inch slide rule.
For greater precision, logarithm tables should be used. If the
old-style method of multiplication or division must be resorted
to, reject all superfluous figures at each stage of the operation.
Rule VI. In carrying out the operations of multiplication or
division by the use of logarithms, retain as many figures in the
mantissa of the logarithm of each factor as are properly con-
tained in the factors themselves under Rule IV. Thus, in the
solution of the example given under Rule IV, the logarithms of
the factors are expressed as follows:
log 0.0121
= 8.083 - 10
log 25.64
= 1.409
log 1.05782
= 0.024
9.516 - 10 = log 0.328
5.Conventions Regarding the Solution of Numerical Problems.

In the calculation of numerical results from chemical data which
have been obtained under known conditions and by known meth-
ods, little difficulty should be experienced in forming an approxi-
mate estimate of the reliability of the various factors and of the
results obtained. In the case of numerical problems which are
unaccompanied by any data to show the conditions under which
the various measurements were made or the precision of the values
given, the retention of the proper number of significant figures in
the final computed results may be a matter of considerable judg-

ment. In such cases the rules listed above are subject to modi-
but in any case the need for a certain amount of common
fication,
sense and judgment in using them in no way detracts from their
value.
. In the solution of problems in this book, it may be assumed that
the given data conform to Rule I, above. In problems containing
such expressions as "a 2-gram sample/ "a 25-ml. pipetful," or
7
"a tenth-normal solution/' it may be assumed that the weight

of the sample, the volume of the pipet, and the normality of the
solution are known to a precision at least as great as that of the
other factors involved in the problem.
It should also be remembered that the atomic weights of the
elements are known only to a limited number of significant figures
and, in the absence of further data, it may be assumed that the
values ordinarily given in atomic-weight tables conform to Rule I
above, in that the last figure in each is doubtful. It follows, there-
fore, that the same attention should be paid to the precision of
the atomic and molecular weights involved in computations as to
that of any other data.
happens that independent calculations from given data
It often
give results which disagree by only one qr two units in the last
significant figure retained. This is usually due to the fact that
figures have been rejected at different stages of the operations
involved; but this is usually of no importance, since, when properly

expressed, the last significant figure in the result is doubtful
anyway.
Analytical determinations are usually done in duplicate. In
most of the problems in this book, however, data apparently
covering only one determination are given. It may be assumed
that such values represent mean values obtained from duplicate
determinations.
Problems
1. How many significant figures are implied in the value 2.20 X 10""9 ? In
the value 5,000.002? In the value 2.010 X 10 5 ?
Ans. Three. Seven. Four.
2. Calculate the molecular weight of OsCl 4 to as high a degree of precision

as is warranted by the atomic weights involved.
Ans. 332.0.
3. Express the velocity of light, 186,000 miles per second, in such a way as
to indicate that it has been measured to the nearest 100 miles per second.
Ans. 1.860 X 106 miles per second.
Samples were sent to seven different chemists to be analyzed for per-

4.
centage of protein. The values reported were 43.18, 42.96, 42.88, 43.21,
43.01, 43.10, 43.08. What is the mean value, the average deviation of a single
value from the mean, and the deviation of the mean? If the correct percentage
is 43.15, what is the relative error of the mean in parts per thousand?
Ans. 43.060,0.094,0.036. 2.1.
6.An ore actually contains 33.79 per cent Fe 2 O 8 Duplicate determinations

.
give 33.80 and 34.02 per cent, and the mean of these is reported. By how many
parts per thousand do the duplicate results differ from each other? What is
the mean value? What is the absolute error? What is the relative error in
parts per thousand?
Ans. 6.5. 33.91 per cent. 0.12 per cent. 3.5.
6. Two analysts, working independently, analyze a sample of steel and re-
port the following results:

ANALYST A: ANALYST B:
Sulfur = 0.042 per cent Sulfur = 0.04199 per cent
0.041 per cent 0.04101 per cent
By how many parts per thousand do the check values agree in each case?
Each man uses a 3.5-gram sample weighed to the nearest tenth of a gram. Is
analyst B justified in his report? Do his figures necessarily indicate greater
ability as an analyst?
Ans. 24 parts, 24 parts. No. No.
7. It is necessary to solve the following:
X
0.00047)
(1.276 (1.7 X 10~ )
4 - (0.0021764 X 0.0121)
+
each term being uncertain in the last significant figure. Should you use
arithmetic, logarithms, or a slide rule in the multiplications? What is the
final answer?
Ans. Slide rule. 7.5 X 10~4 .
8. A value which has been found by duplicate analyses to be 0.1129 and

0.1133, respectively, is to be multiplied by 1.36 ml. as measured by an ordinary
buret,and the product is to be subtracted from the value 0.93742 which has
been very accurately measured. Express the result by the proper number
of significant figures.
Ans. 0.784.
9. If in the analysis of a given substance a variation of 0.30 per cent is
allowable, to how many milligrams should a 10-gram sample be weighed?

10. How many significant figures are implied in the value 16 X 103 ? In the
value 16.00 X 103 ? In the value 1.60 X 10~2 ?
11. In the following multiplication the last figure in each of the three
factors is uncertain. How many figures in the product as given should be

rejected as superfluous? Express the product in such a way as to indicate the
correct number of significant figures.
2.0000 X 0.30 X 500 = 300.00
12. Calculate the molecular weight of Hf (NO 8)4

to as high a degree of pre-
warranted by
cision as is the atomic weights involved.
13. A book on astronomy gives the polar diameter of the earth as 7,900.0
miles. To what precision of measurement does this number imply? If the
measurement had been made only to the nearest 10 miles, how should the value
be expressed to indicate this fact?
14. Assuming each term to be uncertain in the last figure given, solve the
following and express the answer to the correct number
of significant figures:
(1.586 ^ 29.10) + [162.22(3.221 X 1Q-4)] - 0.00018
16. A sample of pure anhydrous BaCl 2 containing 65.97 per cent Ba is given
for analysis. One analyst obtains 65.68, 65.79, and 65.99 for triplicate determi-
nations and reports the mean value. By how many parts per thousand does
each resultdiffer from the mean? What is the absolute error of the mean, and
what the relative error (parts per thousand) of the mean?
is
16. The percentage of carbon in a sample of steel is found to be 0.42 per

cent. The calculations involve only multiplication and division. To how
many decimal places would you weigh out a 1-gram sample in order to duplicate
the result?
17. A
sample of limonite was analyzed by 12 students at different times
during the college year. The values obtained for the percentage of iron
were: 34.62, 34.42, 34.60, 34.48, 33.71, 34.50, 34.50, 34.22, 34.41, 35.00, 34.65,
34.44. What is the mean value, the mean deviation of a single result, and the
deviation of the mean? If the correct percentage is 34.75 what is the absolute
error of the mean and what is its relative error in parts per thousand?
18. A sample of material was sent to two chemists. Each used the same
method and reported the results of four analyses, as follows:
CHEMIST A CHEMIST B
30.15 30.251
30.15 30.007
30.14 30.101
30.16 30.241
Calculate in each case the mean value and its deviation measure. Other
conditions being equal, which mean value is the more reliable?
6. Rules Governing the Use of Logarithms. In calculations of

quantitative analysis involving multiplication
and division where
four-significant-figure accuracy is required, four-place logarithms
should be used; in calculations where two- or three-significant-
figure accuracy is sufficient, a slide rule should be used. Grammar-
school methods of multiplication and long division should not be
employed.
Although the theory and use of logarithms are ordinarily covered
in preparatory and high schools, the following outline is given as
a review of the essential points in this phase of mathematics.
1. The logarithm of a number is the exponent of the power to
which some fixed number, called the base, must be raised to equal
the given number. Thus, suppose
ax =n
then x is the logarithm of n to the base a and may be written
x = loga n
2. The base in the common system of logarithmsand the is 10,
term log, without subscript, is commonly used to denote a log-

arithm in this system. Hence,
10 - 1, log 1 =0
10 1 = 10, log 10
- 1
10 2 - 100, log 100
=2
103 = 1000, log 1000
-3
lO-Ô.l, log 0.1
= -1
10~ 2 = 0.01, log 0.01
= -2
10~ 3 = 0.001, log 0.001
= -3
etc.
It is evident that the logarithms of all numbers between

1 and 10 will be plus a fraction
10 and 100 will be 1 plus a fraction
100 and 1000 will be 2 plus a fraction

1 and 0.1 will be 1 plus a fraction
0.1 and 0.01 will be 2 plus a fraction

etc.
3. If a number is not an exact power of 10, its common logarithm

can be expressed only approximately as a number with a continu-
ing decimal fraction. Thus,
36= ioi---
or
log 36= 1.5503----
The integral part of the logarithm is called the characteristic;

the decimal part is called the mantissa. In the case just cited,
the characteristic is 1; the mantissa is .5563. Only the mantissa
of a logarithm is given in a table of logarithms (see next section) ;
the characteristic is found by means of the next two rules.

4. The characteristic of the logarithm of a number greater than
1 is 1 less than the number of digits to the left of the decimal point.
For example, the characteristic of log 786.5 is 2; the characteristic
of log 7.865 is 0.
5. Thecharacteristic of the logarithm of a decimal number be-
tween and 1 is negative and is equal in numerical value to the
number of the place occupied by the first significant figure of the
decimal. For example, the characteristic of log 0.007865 is
-3.
6. The mantissa of a logarithm always positive; the charac-
is
teristic may be either positive or negative. For example,
log 36.55 = +1 + .5629 = 1.5629

log 0.08431
= -2 + .9259
This last logarithm is more conventionally written as 2.9259

with the understanding that only the 2 is negative. Another
common method of expressing this logarithm is 8.9259 10.
7. The mantissas of the common logarithms of numbers having
the same sequence of figures are equal. For example,
log 2.383
= 0.3772
log 23.83
- 1.3772
log 0.002383
= 3.3772 (or 7.3772 - 10)
8. The
cologarithm of a number the logarithm of the recip-
is
rocal of that number. It is found by subtracting the logarithm

of the number from zero. For example,
log 7. 130
= 0.8531
colog 7.130
- 0.0000 - 0.8531
= 1.1469
or
10.0000 - 10
0.8531
colog 7.130
= 9.1469 - 10
9. The antilogarithm of A is the number that has A for a
logarithm. For example,
log 7.130 =0.8531
antilog 0.8531 = 7.130
10. The logarithm of a product is equal to the sum of the
logarithms of its factors. For example,
log (7.180 X 586.3) - log 7.180 + log 586.3

= 0.8531 + 2.7681
= 3.6212
11. The logarithm of a fraction
equal to the 'logarithm of
is
the numerator minus the logarithm of the denominator; it is also

equal to the logarithm of the numerator plus the cologarithm of
the denominator. For example,
log
~
7 180
= log 7.180
- log 586.3
= 0.8531 - 2.7681
- 2.0850 (or 8.0850 - 10)
or
7 ISO
log = log 7.180 + colog 586.3
= 0.8531 + 3.2319 (or 7.2319
- 10)
= 2.0850 (or 8.0850 - 10)
The use of cologarithms is particularly advantageous when the

multiplication and division of several factors are involved in the
same mathematical process. This is shown in the example at
the end of this section.
12. The logarithm of a quantity is equal to the
any power of
logarithm of the quantity multiplied by the exponent of the power.

For example,
3 =
log 71. 80 3 X log 71.80
= 3 X 1.8531
- 5.5593
13. The logarithm of any root of a quantity is equal to the
logarithm of the quantity divided by the index of the root. For
example,
log ^002 = Y2 X log 5.002
= 2 X 0.6992
y
= 0.3496
7. Method of Using Logarithm Tables. The precision of or-

dinary chemical analytical work is seldom great enough to permit
the retention of more than four significant figures in the numerical
data obtained and in the calculations made from such data. Hence
a four-place logarithm table such as is given in the back of this
book is
entirely adequate.
Touse the logarithm table in finding a mantissa proceed as
follows: First find the first two digits of the number in the column
headed " natural numbers," then go to the right until the column
isreached which has the third digit of the number as a heading.
To the number thus found add the number which is in the same
horizontal line at the right-hand side of the table and in the column
of proportional parts headed by the fourth significant figure of
the number. Thus the number representing the mantissa of log
236.8 is 3729 + 15 =
3744, and the logarithm is 2.3744.
Antilogarithms may be looked up in the antilogarithm table in
the same way. Only the mantissa is used in looking up the num-
ber; the characteristic is used merely to locate the decimal point.
Thus the sequence of digits in the number having a logarithm of
1.8815 is 7603 +9= 7612, and the actual number is 76.12 as de-
termined by the given characteristic of the logarithm.
In actual calculations from analytical data the essential purpose
of the characteristic in a logarithm is to locate the position of the
decimal point in the final numerical value obtained. Since in most
cases a very rough mental calculation is all that is needed to
establish the position of the decimal point, the use of character-
istics can be dispensed with. The retention of characteristics is,
however, helpful in serving as a check on the other method.
Calculations of quantitative chemical analysis in which loga-
rithms are of value seldom involve operations other than those of
multiplication and division.
v ^ * i i u i -xi 9.827 X 50.62

LxAMPLE.-Calculate by logarithms: 0tQ05164 x 136>6Q -
SOLUTION:
Method A (without using cologarithms)
log 9.827= 0.9924
log 50.62
= 1.7044
Sum = 2.6968
log 0.005164
= 3.7129 or 7.7129 - 10
log 136.59
= 2.1354 2.1354
Sum = T.8483 9.8483 - 10
log numerator
= 2.6968 or 12.6968 - 10
log denominator
= 1.8483 9.8483 - 10
Difference = 2.8485 2.8485
antilog
= 705.5. Ans.
Method B (using cologarithms)

log 9.827
= 0.9924 or 0.9924
log 50.62
= 1.7044 1.7044
colog 0.005164 = 2.2871 2.2871
colog 136.59 = 3.8646 7.8646 - 10
Sum = 2.8485 12.6485 - 10
antilog
= 705.5. Ans.
As previously mentioned, much time is saved by omitting all
characteristics in the solution of the above problem and merely

writing down the mantissas of each logarithm or cologarithm.
The location of the decimal point is then determined by a simple
mental calculation on the original expression. Thus, inspection
shows that the two factors in the numerator of the above expres-
sion give a result approximating 500 and that the factors in the
denominator give a result approximating 0.7. The answer must
therefore be in the neighborhood of 700, which establishes the
position of the decimal point.
8. Use of the Slide Rule. The slide rule is essentially a loga-
rithm table, mechanically applied. On the scales used for multipli-
cation and division the numbers are stamped on the rule in positions
proportionate to their logarithms. Multiplication by means of
the rule is merely a mechanical addition of two logarithms; divi-
sion a mechanical subtraction of two logarithms. Manuals cov-
is
ering the proper use of a slide rule are readily obtainable and are
usually provided by the manufacturer of the rule.
The student of quantitative analysis should be proficient in the
use of a slide rule, particularly in the processes of multiplication
and division. The slide rule saves a great deal of time in making
minor calculations and is an excellent means of checking calcula-
tions made by logarithms. Although the precision of the ordinary
10-inch slide rule is limited to three significant figures, it is sug-

gested that slide-rule accuracy be permitted in solving quiz prob-
lems and home problems, even though the data given may theo-
retically require four-significant-figure accuracy. The purpose of
the problems is more to make sure that the methods of calculation
are understood than to give practice in fundamental mathematical
operations.
Most laboratory calculations, however, require four-significant-
figure accuracy, and four-place logarithms are necessary.
Problems
19. Using four-place logarithms determine the following: (a) log 387.6,
(6) log 0.0009289, (c) colog 52.61, (d) colog 0.06003, (e) antilog 2.4474, (/) anti-
log 4.1733, (g) aritilog 7.2068

- 10.
Ans. (a) 2.5884, (b) 4.9679 or 6.9679 - 10, (c) 2.2789 or 8.2789 - 10,
(d) 1.2216, (e) 280.2, (/) 0.0001490, (g) 0.001610.
20. Using four-place logarithms calculate the following: (a) 226.3 X

0.00002591, (6) 0.05811 + 64.53, (c) fourth power of 0.3382, (d) cube root
of 0.09508. Check these to three significant figures with a slide rule.
Ans. (a) 0.005864, (6) 0.0009005, (c) 0.01308, (d) 0.4564.
21. Using four-place logarithms find the value of the following. Locate
the position of the decimal point by mental arithmetic and also by the proper
use of characteristics. Also check the answer to three significant figures with
a slide rule.
0.0046191 X 287.7
51.42 X 0.84428
Ans. 0.03061.
22. Using four-place logarithms determine the following: (a) log 67.84,
(6) log 0.005903, colog 0.9566, (d) colog 718.1,
(c) (e) antilog 3.6482, (/) anti-
log 2.0696, (g) antilog 6.0088

- 10.
23. Using four-place logarithms calculate the 'following: (a) 33.81 X
0.0009915, (6) 362.4, (c) cube of 0.09279, (d) square root of
0.1869 -5-
0.5546. Check these to three significant figures with a slide rule.
Using four-place logarithms find the numerical value of the following

24.
expression. Locate the position of the decimal point by the proper use of
characteristics and check by mental arithmetic. Also check the answer to
three significant figures by means of a slide rule.
5987.9 X 0.006602
1.864 X 0.4617 X 1053.3
CHAPTER II
CHEMICAL EQUATIONS
9. Purpose of Chemical Equations. When the nature and com-
position of the initial and final products of a chemical reaction
are known, the facts can be symbolized in the form of a chemical
equation. Whenproperly written, the equation indicates (1) the
nature of the atoms and the composition of the molecules taking
part in the reaction, (2) the relative number of atoms and mole-
cules of the substances taking part in the reaction, (3) the pro-
portions by weight of the interacting and
resulting substances,
and the proportions by volume of all gases involved. These
(4)
four principles applied to reactions which go to completion serve
as the foundation of quantitative chemical analysis. Before the
calculation of a chemical analysis can be made, it is important to
understand the chemistry involved and to be able to express the
reactions in the form of balanced equations.
10. Types of Chemical Equations. The determination of the
nature of the products formed by a given reaction involves a
knowledge of general chemistry which, it is assumed, has already
been acquired from previous study, but the ability to write and
balance equations correctly and quickly is acquired only by con-
siderable practice. The following discussion is given to help the
student attain this proficiency, especially in regard to equations
involving oxidation and reduction, which usually give the most
trouble to the beginner.
With equations expressing the reactions of (1) combination,
(2) decomposition, and (3) metathesis, it is seldom that much
difficulty is experienced in bringing about equality between the
atoms and molecules of the reacting substances and those of the
products, for little more is involved than purely mechanical ad-
justment of the terms and an elementary knowledge of valence.
As examples of the above types of chemical change in the order
given, the following equations may be cited :
1ft
CHEMICAL EQUATIONS 17
(1)
(2) 2HgO -> 2Hg + O2
(3) FeCl 3 + 3NH OH -* Fe(OH) + 3NH C1
4 3 4
Equations expressing reactions of oxidation and reduction, al-

though usually somewhat more complicated, offer little additional
difficulty, provided that the principles underlying these types of
chemical change are thoroughly understood.
The above equations are molecular equations. For reactions
taking place in aqueous solution (such as the third case above)
equations are usually better written in the ionic form. To do so
correctly requires a knowledge of the relative degrees of ionization
of solutes and the correct application of a few simple rules.
11. Ionization of Acids, Bases, and Salts. Although the theory
of ionization should be familiar to the student from his previous
study of general chemistry, the following facts should be kept in
mind because they are particularly important in connection with
writing equations:
" "
Strong acids include such familiar acids as HC1, HBr, HI,
H S0 HN0
2 4, 3, HC103 HBr0 3 HIO 3 HC1O 4 and
, , , ,
HMnO 4. These
acids in solution are 100 per cent ionized, although at ordinary
concentrations inter-ionic effects may give conductivities corre-
sponding to an apparent degree of ionization a little less than
100 per cent. In ionic equations (see below) strong acids are
written in the form of ions.
"Strong" bases include NaOH, KOH, Ba(OH) 2 Sr(OH) 2 and
, ,
Ca(OH) 2 These bases in solution are 100 per cent ionized and
.
in ionic equations are written as ions.
Salts, with very few exceptions, are completely dissociated into

simple ions in solution, and in ionic equations are written as ions.
Two common exceptions are lead acetate and mercuric chloride.
Many acids and bases are ionized in solution to only a slight
degree at ordinary concentrations. Table IX in the Appendix
lists most of such acids and bases ordinarily encountered in ana-
lytical chemistry, and the student should familiarize himself with

the names of these substances and have at least a general idea ol
the magnitude of the degree of ionization in the case of the mon
common ones.
Certain acids contain more than one hydrogen replaceable bj
a metal (polybasic acids). It will be noted that these acids ionize
in steps, and the degree of ionization of the first hydrogen is in-
variably greater than that of the others. Phosphoric acid, for

example, is about 30 per cent ionized in tenth-molar solution to
give H
+ and 2 PO 4
~~
H
ions, but the concentration of HPO 4
=
ions
is much less, and that of PQ 4
S ions is small.
very Sulfuric acid is
~
100 per cent ionized into H+ and HSO 4 ions, but the bisulfate
ion is only moderately ionized further to + ions and
give H SCV*
ions.
Equations Not Involving Oxidation. Most of the re-

12. Ionic
actions of analytical chemistry are reactions between ions in solu-
tion. For this reason, although the molecular type of equation
isserviceable as a basis for quantitative analytical calculations,
the so-called ionic equation is usually easier to write and is gen-
erally better.
In writing ionic equations, the following basic rules should be
observed :
Include in the equation only those constituents actually taking

1.
part in the chemical reaction.

EXAMPLE I. The addition of a solution of sodium hydroxide
to a solution of ferric nitrate results in a precipitation of ferric
hydroxide. The ionic equation is as follows:
*
Fe+++ + 30H- -> Fe(OH) 3
The sodium ions from the sodium hydroxide and the nitrate ions
from the ferric nitrate do not enter into the reaction and hence
are not represented in the equation.
2. In cases where a reac,tant or product exists in equilibrium with
its constituent ions, express in the equation that form present in
greatest amount.
weak acids, weak bases, and the slightly ionized
It follows that
salts should be written in the molecular form. Substances of this
type most often encountered in analytical chemistry are the
following: 2 O, 2 H
3 O2 HC H
4 OH, 2 S, NH
2 C0 3
,
H H 2 HF, ,
HNO ,
Pb(C H HgCl 2
2 3 2) 2 , ,
H P0 H C O and H SO
3 4 2
, 2 4 , 2 3 (see Table IX,
Appendix). The last three of these are borderline cases since they
*
It is desirable to underline formulas of precipitates. The use of down-
ward-pointing arrows is equally satisfactory. If desired, formulas of gases

may be overlined or denoted by upward-pointing arrows.
are ionized to a moderate degree to give hydrogen ions and

H PO4~, HC2 O4~,
2 and HSO ~ 3 ions, respectively. The salts lead
acetate and mercuric chloride may be dissociated somewhat into
"
[e.gr., Pb^HaC^)" in the former case] but are rela-

1
complex ions
tively ionized
little to give the metal ions. They are therefore
usually written in the molecular form.
EXAMPLE II. The addition of an aqueous solution of ammo-
nium hydroxide to a solution of ferric nitrate results in a pre-
cipitation of ferric hydroxide. The ionic equation is as follows:
Fe+++ + 3NH OH -> Fc(OH) + 3NH +

4 3 4
In this case, although ammonium

hydroxide is ionized into am-
monium ions and hydroxyl ions, the ionization is comparatively
slight and only the undissociated ammonium hydroxide molecules
are expressed in the equation. 1
EXAMPLE III. The addition of a solution of hydrogen sulfide
to an acid solution of copper sulfate gives a precipitate of copper
sulfide:
Cu++ + H S -> CuS + 2H2
'
The fact that the original solution is acid docs not require that
hydrogen ions be on the left-hand side of the equation. The equa-
tion merely indicates that the solution becomes more acid.
EXAMPLE IV. When a solution containing lead nitrate is treated
with sulfuric acid, a white precipitate of lead sulfate is obtained.
This precipitate dissolves in a solution of ammonium acetate, and
the addition of a solution of potassium chromate then causes a
yellow precipitate to appear. The ionic equations for these re-
actions are
Pb++ + HS0 ~ -> PbS0 + H+ 4 4
PbSO + 2C H - - Pb(C H O + S0 -
4 2 3 2 2 3 2) 2 4
- -
Pb(C H O + CrO -* PbCr0 + 2C H O
2 3 2) 2 4 4 2 3 2
1
As a matter of fact, it not entirely certain that an appreciable concen-
is
tration of NH OH exists at
4 The equilibrium existing in an aqueous solu-
all.
tion of ammonia is more generally and better expressed as follows:

NH + H O 3 2 <=> [NH OH 4 (?)] ^ NH + 4
Here again, the concentration of OH"~ is relatively low, and the equation for
the above reaction can therefore be written
3NH + 3H O -> Fe(OH) + 3NH +

3 2 8 4
EXAMPLE V. Silver chloride dissolves in an aqueous solution
of ammonia. The equation is written as follows (see Example II
and footnote above) :
AgCl + 2NH OH -> Ag(NH

4 3) 2
+ + 01- + H 2
or
AgCl + 2NH - Ag(NH
3 3) 2
+ + 01-
The silver ammino ion, like most complex ions, is only very slightly
+ + 2NH
dissociated into its constituents: Ag(NH 3 ) 2 >
Ag+ 3.
EXAMPLE VT. A nitric acid solution of ammonium molybdate

((NH 4 ) 2 MoO 4 added to a solution of phosphoric acid results in
]
the precipitation of ammonium phosphomolybdate.

12MoOr + H P04 + 3NH 3 4
+ + 21H+ ->
(NH 4 ) 3 P0 4 .12Mo03 + 12H2O
Note here that for every 12 molybdate ions only 3 of the corre-
sponding 24 ammonium
ions present enter into the reaction. The
nitrate ions of course take no part in the reaction.
13. Oxidation Number.
Although the term "valence" usually
refers to the degree of combining power of an atom or radical, it
is likely to be applied somewhat differently in the various branches
of chemistry. For this reason, in inorganic chemistry the term
"oxidation number" is to be preferred in expressing state of
oxidation.
It is assumed that the student already familiar with the is
general aspects of the periodic table and with the combining power
of the elements he has thus far studied. It will be recalled that
(1) the oxidation number of all free elements is zero, (2) the oxida-
tion number of hydrogen +1 (except in the
in its compounds is
case of the relatively rare metallic hydrides), (3) the oxidation

number of sodium and potassium in their compounds is +1, and
(4) the oxidation number of oxygen in its compounds is 2 (with
few exceptions).
Since the algebraic sum of the
oxidation numbers of the elements
of a given compound is zero, the oxidation number of any element
in a compound can usually be readily calculated from those of the
other elements making up the compound. Thus, the oxidation
number of Cl in HC1O 3 is +5, since +1 +5+ [3 X (-2)] - 0. In
number of the C10 3 radical is 1, since it is
this case the oxidation
combined with the +1 hydrogen. The oxidation number of S 2 in
is +12 since Na2 = +2 and 7 oxygen atoms = 14. Each

sulfur atom therefore has an oxidation number of +6.
The oxidation number of an ion is the same as the charge it
bears. Thus, the oxidation number of the nitrate ion (N0 3 ~) is
1, that of the sulfate ion (SC^) is -2, and that of the phos-
S
phate ion (P0 4 ) is -3.
A few cases may give trouble. Thus, in the compound HCNO
the sum of the oxidation numbers of the carbon and nitrogen atom
is obviously +1, but this would be true if C = +4 and N = 3,.
or C = +3 and N = -2, or C = +2 and N = -1, etc. However,
since the oxidation number of carbon is so often +4 (e.g., GO 2 >
and that of nitrogen is so often -3 (e.g., NH 3 ), these would be-
the most likely oxidation numbers to take.
A compound like Fe 3 O 4 shows an apparent fractional oxidation
number for the metal constituent, in this case 2%. Actually two
of the iron atoms have an oxidation number of +3, and one iron
atom has an oxidation number of +2. This is called a mixed
oxide (FeO.Fe2 3 ). A similar case is the salt Na S O6
2 4 ;
the average,
oxidation number of each sulfur atom is 2^.
In so-called per-oxy acids and salts of these acids, one (,or more)
of the oxygen atoms has an oxidation number of zero. For ex-
ample, in hydrogen peroxide, H 2 2 the oxidation number of one
,
oxygen atom is 2; that of the other is 0. Sulfur forms analogous

per-sulfur acids.
14. Ionic Oxidation and Reduction Equations. In the case of
oxidation-reduction equations the two rules given in Sec. 12 should
also be observed. It will be found convenient in most cases to
write equations systematically according to the following steps:
a. Write the formula of the oxidizing agent and of the reducing
agent on the left-hand side of the equation. These should conform
to Rules 1 and 2.
b. Write the formulas of the resulting principal products on the

right-hand side of the equation. These should likewise conform to
Rules 1and 2.
c. Under the formula of the oxidizing substance, write the number
expressing the total change in oxidation number of all of its con-
stituent elements. Under the formula of the reducing substance, write
the number expressing the total change in oxidation number of its
constituent elements.
d. the number under the formula of the oxidizing agent in the

Use
equation as the coefficient for the reducing substance; use the number
under the formula of the reducing agent in the equation as the co-
efficient for the oxidizing substance.
e. Insert coefficients for the principal products to conform to the
preceding step.
f. If possible, divide all the coefficients by the greatest common

divisor, or, if necessary, clear of fractions by multiplying all the
by the necessary factor.

coefficients
g. If the reaction takes place in acid solution, introduce the for-

mulas HÔ and //+ in amounts necessary to balance the atoms of
oxygen and hydrogen on the two sides of the chemical equation.
If
the reaction takes place in basic solution, introduce the formulas
HtO and OH" in amounts necessary to balance the atoms of oxygen
and hydrogen.
h. Check the equation charge on
by determining the total net ionic
each of the two sides of the equation. They should be the same.
EXAMPLE I. When a solution of chlorine water is added to
a sulfuric acid solution of ferrous sulfate, the iron is oxidized.
The step-by-step formulation of the equation for this reaction is
as follows:
STEP RESULT
a, 6 Fe ++ + C1 2 -> Ke +++ + Cl~
c Fe++ + C1 2 -> Fe^ + + Gl~
1 2
d, e 2FeV + C1 2 -> 2Fe 4++ + 2C1~

/ None
g None
h 4+ = 4 +
EXAMPLE When
a dilute nitric acid solution of stannous
II.
chloride is treated with a solution of potassium dichr ornate, tin

is oxidized (from 2 to 4) and chromium is reduced (from 6 to 3).
Neglecting the partial formation of complex ions (e.g. Slide") the

development of the equation is as follows:
STEP RESULT
a, 6 Sn ++ + Cr2 Or -> Sn++++
c Sn+ + + Cr2 O 7 - -> 811++++ + Cr
2 34-3
rf, e 6Sn++ + 2Cr,O7- -* 6811++++ +

/ 3Sn+ + + Cr O ~ -> 3Sn +++ + +
2 7
g 3Sn++ + Cr O ~ + 1411+ -> 3Sn++++ +

2 7 2Cr+ ++ + 7H O2
h 18+ = 18+
Note that in writing this equation in the molecular form one

would be at a loss to express the products correctly. The ques-
tion would whether to write stannic chloride and chromic
arise
nitrate or stannic nitrate and chromic chloride. As a matter of
ionized
fact, none of these is formed since the salts are completely
in dilute solution.
EXAMPLE III. When
hydrogen sulfide is bubbled into a dilute
sulfuric acid solution of potassium permanganate, the latter is
reduced (to manganous salt) and a white precipitate of free sulfur
is obtained.
STEP RESULT
a, b MnOr + H S 2
-> Mn++ + S
c MnOr + H S 2 -> Mn+ + + S
5 2
d, e 2MnOr + 5HiS -> 2Mn++ + 5S

/ None
g 2MnOr + 5H S + 6H+ - 2Mn++ + 2 58 + 8II 2 O
h 4+ = 4+
EXAMPLE TV. In the presence of sulfuric acid an excess of

oxidize a chromic salt to
potassium permanganate solution
will
clichromatc.
RESULT
t- Mn++
3Mn + -
6Mn + f
+ 6Mn ++ + 22TI- 1
EXAMPLE V. When metallic aluminum is added to a solution

of a nitrate in caustic alkali, the latter is reduced and ammonia,
gas is evolved.
STEP RESULT
a, 6 Al + N0 - - AlOr + NH
3 3
c Al +N0 - -A10- +NH,

3
3 8
~
d, e 8A1 + 3NOr - 8A1O2 + 3NH 3
f None
g 8A1 + 3NO - + 5OH- + 2H O -
3 2 SAlOr + 3NH 3
h 8- = 8-
EXAMPLE VI. Solid cuprous sulfide is oxidized by hot con-

centrated nitric acid forming a cupric salt, sulfate, and 2 gas* N0
STEP RESULT
*. b CutS + NO - 3
- Cu++ + SO - + NO 4 2
- - Cu++
c CujS + NO 3 + SO ~ + NO 4 2
1+1+8 1
- -*
d, e CuaS + 10NO 3 2Cu ++ + SOr + 10NO2
None
g CuzS + 10NO 3- + 12H+ -* 2Cu++ + SO4- + 10NO + 6H O 2 2
h 2+ = 2+
Problems
26. What
is the oxidation number of each of the elements (other than
=
hydrogen and oxygen) in each of the following: (a) N2 O3 (6) SbS 3 (c) H 4 P2OS ; ; ;
(d) K 2 Pt(N0 2 ) 4 (e) S 8 (/) Co(NH 3 ),+++; (g) Cu 3 [Fe(CN) 6 ] 2 (h) NaCHO2 ?
; ; ;
Ans. +3; (b) +3, -2; (c) +3; (d) +1, +2, +3; (e) 0; (/) +3, -3;
(a)
(O) +2, +3, +2, -3; (A) +1, +2.
26. What is the oxidation number of each of the elements (other than
hydrogen and oxygen) in each of the following: (a) MnO2 (6) A12 (SO4) 3 ; ;
(c) NaCu(CN) 2 (d) (VO) 3 (PO 4 ) 2 (e) Fe(ClO 3 ) 3 (/) HAsOr; (?) CdS 2 O 6 .6H 2O;
; ; ;
(h) (UO2 )(C1O 4 ) 2 .4H 2 O?

Ans. (a) +4; (6) +3, +6; (c) +1, +1, +2, -3; (d) +4, +5; (e) +3,
+5; (/) +5; (g) +2, +5; (h) +6, +7.
27. State the oxidation number of each element in the following: (a) N 2 ;
(6) N 0; 2 (c) H Se; 2 (d) Mn O 2 7 ; (e) HCN; (/) K Fe(CN)

4 6 ; (g) Na2Cr2O 7 ;
<A) (NH 4) 2SO4 .
28. State the oxidation number of each element in the following:

(a) K Mn02 4 ; (6) IIC1O4 (c) Mg P 2 O 7
; (d) Pb 3 O 4 2 ; ; (e) K II Sb O
2 2 2 7 ; (/) Na 2 S2 ;
(g) Na2S O.,.5H O;

2 2 (h) NH2OH; (t) IIN 3 .
29. State the oxidation number of each element in the following: (a) A1O2 ~;
B Cu(NII 3 ) 4 ++; (d) Ag(CN) 2-; (e) SnS 3 ~; (/) MgNH 4 AsO4
(6) Fe(CN) 6 ; (c) ;
(g) Na B 2 4 7; (h) HC O -;
2 4 (0 WF -. 8
30.Give the oxidation number of each element in the following:

(a) K2 PtCl c (b) (UO 2 ) 3 (PO 4 ) 2
; (c) K 3 Co(NO 2 ); (d) SbOCl; (e) HC 2 H 3 O2
; ;
(/) LiH; (g) Bi(OH)CO3 (h) Hgl.HgNHJ; (0 Fe 4 [Fe(CN) 6] 3 ;

.
31. How do you account for the unusual average oxidation number of sulfur
in (a) Na 2 S4O6 (6) FeS (c) Na S O ?
; 2 ; 2 2 8
32. The following unbalanced equations do not involve oxidation and re-
duction. Convert them into complete, balanced ionic equations. Introduce
HO2 and other constituents wherever necessary. Substances are in solution
unless underlined.
(a) A1C13 + NaOH -> NaAlO 2
(6) Fe2 (SO4) 3 + NH OH ->Fe(OH) 4 3

CHEMICAL EQUATIONS 26-
(c) CuSO + NH OH - Cu(NH,) SO 4 4 4
(d) K Cd(CN) + H S -Cd

2 4 2
(e) FeCl + K Fe(CN) -> Fe [Fe(CN)

3 4 4 6l3
(/) H PO + (NH Mo0 + HNO -> (NH ),PO .12MoO,

3 4 4) 2 4 3 4 4
(g) Na AsS + H SO ->As S + 1I S

3 4 2 4 2 t 2
(h) Na,Sb0 + II SO + H S -> Sb S

4 2 4 2 2 5
HC1 -> U0 C1 2 2
0) HC H O + PbO -
2 3 2 Pb(C2 H 3O2 ) 2
33. The following unbalanced equations do not involve oxidation and
reduction. Introduce the necessary constituents and convert to complete,
balanced, ionic equations. Substances are in solution unless underlined.
(a)
(&) Pb(OH) 2 + KOH -> KiPbOi

(c) AgCl + NH OH - Ag(NII,) Cl 4 2
(d) 2 H
H SnCle + S -8nS, 2
(e) Sb S + (NH S -> (NH^jSbSi

2 6 4) 2
(/) Hg(N0 + KI -> K HgI 3) 2 2 4
to) Na SnO + HC1 + H S -> SnS

2 3 2 2
(K) UO SO + KOH->K U O
2 4 2 2 7
() Pb(C H O + K CrO - PbCrO + KC H,O2

2 3 2) 2 2 4 4 2
34. Balance the following oxidation and reduction equations:

(a) Fe
++ ClOr + H + - Fe +++ + Cl" + H 2O
+
Cr
(6)
++ MnO2 + 2 +H
-> Mn++ + CrOr
-'-
H^ +
MnOr + a- Mn ++ H
(c) + H+ -> + C1 + O 2 2
(d) MnO ~ + H S + H+ -* Mn++ + S + H O

4 2 2
(e) I0 - + I- + H + -> I + II
3 2 2
(/) MnO ~ + S O - + H+ - Mn++ + S O - + H O

4 2 3 4 6 2
36. Complete and balance the following ionic oxidation-reduction equations:

(a) MnOr + + H+ -* Mn++ + I + H O
-
I- 2 2
(6) Cr 2 + H S + H+- -* Cr+++ + S + H O

7 2 2
(c) Zn + OH- - ZnO + H 2 2
(d) AsO - + Zn + H + -> AsH + Zn++ + H O

4 3 2
(e) BrOr + I" + H+ -* Br~ + I + H O 2 2
(/) NOr + Al + OH- + H O -* NH + AlOr 2 3
to) Cr +++ + NaA + OH- - CrOr + Na+ + II O 2

-
(K) Al+ ++ + S ->A1(QH) + 8 + S0 2 3 3 2
36. The following unbalanced oxidation-reduction equations represent

reactions taking place in acid solution. Convert them to balanced ionic
equations, introducing H + and H O wherever necessary. 2
-
Cr O - + NO - Cr+++ + NO
-
(o) 2 7 2 3
(6) Cr +++ + S - - Cr O + SO
- ~
2 8 2 7 4
(c) MnOr + H O -* Mn++ + O 2 2 2

(d) Mn++ + BiO -> MnO ~ 2 4
(e) VO ++ + MnOr -> VOr + Mn++

+ Zn -> U+ ++ + + Zn++
37. The following equations involve oxidation and reduction. They repre-
sent reactions taking place in the presence of acid. Convert them to balanced
ionic equations, introducing II + H O wherever necessary.
and 2
-
(a) Cr O + I- -> O+++ + I
2 7 2
(fe) MnO - + H C O -> CO

4 2 2 4 2
-
(c) Cr+++ + Bi0 -> Cr O 2 2 7
(d) U++++ + MnOr - UO + + + Mn++ 2
(e) U0 - + H+-lKV-+ + Ot
6
- -> I
(/) I- + Fe(CN)
-
+ Fe(CN) - 6 2 6
(flf)
S 0r + I,
2
- S + I- 4 6
38. Write balanced ionic; equations for each of the following reactions
taking place in acid solution unless otherwise specified. Introduce hydrogen
ions and water or hydroxyl ions and water wherever necessary, (a) Bichromate
reduced by sulfite giving chromic salt and sulfate; (6) chromic salt oxidized
by free chlorine to give chromate and chloride; (c) chromite oxidized in alkaline
solution with sodium peroxide to chromate; (d) lead peroxide oxidized by
permanganate giving mangaiious and free oxygen; (e) cupric salt and
salt
metallic aluminum giving aluminum and metallic copper; (/) manganoussalt
salt and chlorate giving a precipitate of manganese dioxide and chlorine
dioxide gas; (</) cobaltous chloride in alkaline solution with hydrogen peroxide
to give a precipitate of cobaltic hydroxide.
39. Express the following reactions in ionic form, and in each case state
what fraction of the nitric acid employed serves for oxidation:
(a) Cu + HNO - Cu(NO + NO + H O

3 3) 2 2 2
(6) Zn + IINO -* Zn(NO + NO + H O

3 3) 2 2
(c) Cu S + HN0 -> Cu(NO + NO + II SO + H O

2 3 3) 2 2 2 4 2
(d) Cu S + HNO -* Cu(NO + NO + S + H O

2 3 3) 2 2 2
(e) FeS + HNO -* Fc(N0 + S + NO + H O

3 3) 3 2
(/) FeS + HNO -> Pe(NO,) + NO, + H SO + H O

3 2 4 2
(g) Sn + HNO + H O ->H SnO + NO + H O

3 2 2 3 2
40. Write balanced ionic equations for the following reactions taking place
in solution:
(a) Nitrate + metallic aluminum + sodium hydroxide aluminate + hydro- >
gen gas + ammonia.

(6) Bichromate + hydrogen peroxide + acid chromic salt + oxygen gas. >
(c) Chromate + iodide + acid chromic salt + iodine. >
(d) Permanganate + sulfite + acid manganous salt + sulfate. >
(e) Cupric sulfate + iodide cuprous iodide precipitate + free iodine.

>
(/) Cobaltic oxide + acid cobaltous salt + oxygen gas.

>
(g) Manganous salt + permanganate (in neutral solution) >

manganese
dioxide precipitate.
(h) Mercuric chloride + stannous chloride + hydrochloric acid mercurous
chloride precipitate + H SnCle 2
41. Write balanced ionic equations for the following reactions in which
nitric acid is used as an oxidizing agent. Introduce H + and H2O where
necessary.
(a) Cu + HN0 - Cu++ + NO 3
(6) Zn + (very dilute) HNO - Zn++ + NH^ 3
(c) Fe++ + HNO - Fe +++ + NO 3
(d) Cu S + HNO -> Cu++ + SO - + NO

2 3 4 2
(e) Cu S + HNO - Cu ++ + S + NO
2 3
(/) FeSj + HNO -> Fe +++ + SOr + N0 3 2
(g) Sn + HNO -. H SnO + NO 3 2 3
(fc) FesP + HNO - Fe+++ + HiPOr + NO 3
FeiSi + HNO - Fe
+++ + HiSiO + NO
(0 3 3
42. Write balanced ionic equations for the following reactions taking place
in solution. Introduce H 2O and other simple constituents wherever necessary.
(a)+ H S0 - CuSO + (NH SO

Cu(NH,)S0 4 2 4 4 4) 2 4
(6) NuAg(CN), + HNO

-+ AgCN (precipitate) 3
(f) Ag(NH Cl + H S -> Ag S (precipitate)

3) 2 2 2
(d) Cu(NH S0 + KCN + NII OH -> K Cu(CN) + KCNO

3) 4 4 4 2 3
(e} Cd(NH SO + KCN - K Cd(CN)

3) 4 4 2 4
(/) Co(NH Cl + HC1 - CoCl 3) 6 3 2
43. Balance the following molecular equations: (a) Se Cl + H O 2 2 2 >
H SeO + IIC1 + Se; (b) RuQ + 1IC1 - H RuCl + C1 + H O; (c) Ag AsO

2 3 4 3 6 2 2 3
+ Zn + II,SO - AsH t + Ag + ZnSO + II O; (d) Ce(IO + H (^ O -

4 3 4 2 3) 4 2 2 4
Ce ((J O + I + CO (e) Fe(CrO + Na CQ + O - Fe O + Na CrO H-

2 2 4) 3 2 2; 2) 2 2 3 2 2 3 2 4
CO (fusion).
CHAPTER III
CALCULATIONS BASED ON FORMULAS

AND EQUATIONS
15. Mathematical Significance of a Chemical Formula. The
law of definite proportions states that in any pure compound the
proportions by weight of the constituent elements are always
the same. A chemical formula therefore is not only a shorthand
method of naming a compound and of indicating the constituent
elements of the compound, but it also shows the relative masses
of the elements present.
Thus the formula Na2 SO 4 (molecular weight = 142.06) indicates
that for every 142.06 grams of pure anhydrous sodium sulfate
there are 2 X 23.00 = 46.00 grams of sodium, 32.06 grams of sul-
fur, and 4 X 16.00
= 64.00 grams of oxygen. The percentage of
2 X 23 00'
sodium in pure anhydrous sodium sulfate is therefore ^

X
100 = 32.38 per cent.
16. Formula Weights. A gram-molecular weight of a substance
is its molecular weight expressed in grams. Thus, a gram-molec-
ular weight (or gram-mole, or simply mole) of Na 2 SO 4 is 142,06
grams. A
mole of nitrogen gas (N 2 ) is 28.016 grams of the element.
A formula weight (F.W.) is that weight in grams corresponding
to the formula of the substance as ordinarily written. In most
cases it is identical to the gram-molecular weight, but occasionally
the true molecular weight of a compound is a multiple of the
weight expressed by the formula as ordinarily written in a chemical
equation. In practically all the reactions of analytical chemistry,
however, it can be assumed that the value of the formula weight
and that of the mole are the same.
The gram-atom or gram-atomic weight is the atomic weight of
the element expressed in grams (e.g., 40.08 grams of calcium;
14.008 grams of nitrogen). A gram-ion is the atomic or formula
weight of an ion expressed in grams (e.g., 40.08 grams of Ca++;
62.008 grams of NO 3~).
28
CALCULATIONS BASED ON FORMULAS AND EQUATIONS 29
A millimoleone thousandth of a mole; a milligram-atom is

is
one thousandth of a gram-atom.

A formula weight of hydrated ferric sulfate, Fe2 (SO4 )3.9H 2 0,
for example, is 562.0 grams of the salt. It contains 2 gram-atoms
of iron (= 117.0 grams), 21 gram-atoms of oxygen (= 33G grams),
9 formula weights (9 F.W.) of water, 3,000 milligram-atoms of
sulfur, and in solution would give 3 gram-ions of sulfate.
17. Mathematical Significance of a Chemical Equation. A
chemical equation not only represents the chemical changes tak-
ing place in a given reaction but also expresses the relative quan-
tities of the substances involved. Thus, the molecular equation
H S0 + BaCl
2 4 2 -* BaS04 + 2HC1
not only states that sulfuric acid reacts with barium chloride to
give barium sulfate and hydrochloric acid, but it also expresses
the fact that every 98.08 parts by weight of sulfuric acid react
with 208.27 parts of barium chloride to give 233.42 parts of barium
sulfate and 2 X 36.47 = 72.94 parts of hydrogen chloride, these
numerical values being the molecular weights of the respective com-
pounds. These are relative weights and are independent of the units
chosen. If a weight of any one of the above four substances is
known, the weight of any or all of the other three can bo calculated
by simple proportion. This is the basis of analytical computations.
EXAMPLE I. A sample of pure lead weighing 0.500 gram is
dissolved in nitric acid according to the equation
3Pb + 8HN0 - 3Pb(N0 3 3) 2 + 2NO + 4H 2
How many grams pure of HNO

3 are required? How many grams
of Pb(NO 3 ) 2 could be obtained by evaporating the resulting solu-
tion to dryness? How many grams of NO gas are formed in the
above reaction?
SOLUTION:
Atomic weight of lead = 207
Molecular weight of HNO 3 = 63.0
Molecular weight of Pb(NO 3) 2 = 331
Molecular weight of NO = 30.0
(3 X 207) grams of Pb react with (8 X 63.0) grams of HNO 3
(3 X 207) grams of Pb would form (3 X 331) grams of Pb(NO3 ) 2 ,
and (2 X 30.0) grams of NO

Hence 0.500 gram of Pb would require

& v (\1 O
0.500 X tC
o X
= - 405 gfam of HNO '
and would form
0.500 X - = - 799 gram of Pb(N03 ) 2

o X
and
9 v nn
0.500 X
O X *m = 0.0483 gram of NO
EXAMPLE II. grams of H 2 S would be required to
How many
precipitate the lead as lead sulfide from the above solution? How
many milliliters of H2S under standard temperature and pressure
would be required for the precipitation? (A gram-molecular
weight of a gas under standard conditions occupies 22.4 liters.
See Sec. 110.)
SOLUTION:
Pb++ +HS-
2 PbS + 2H+
Atomic weight of lead = 207
Molecular weight of H 2 S = 34.1
207 grams of Pb 4 4 require 34.1 grams of
" "
HS 2
Hence 0.500 of Pb ++
gram requires
0.500 X ~ *? 0.0822 gram of H S.

2 Ans.
34.1 grams of HS 2 occupy 22,400 ml. under standard conditions

OR99
Volume of HS- 2
-
X 22,400 = 54.1 ml.
EXAMPLE III. In the reaction expressed by the equation:
2Ag2 C0 3 -> 4Ag + 2 + 2C0 2
(a) how many gram-atoms of silver can be obtained from 1 F.W.

of silver carbonate, (6) how many gram-atoms of silver can be
obtained from 1.00 gram of silver carbonate, (c) how many grams
of silver carbonate are required to give 3.00 grams of oxygen
gas, (d) how many moles of gas (CO 2 2 ) are produced from +
50.0 grams of silver carbonate, and (e) how many milliliters
of gas (C0 2 O2 ) are produced from
+ 1 millimole of silver car-
bonate?
SOLUTION:
(a) 2 F.W. Ag2 CO 34 gram-atoms Ag >
1 F.W. Ag2 CO 32 gram-atoms Ag.

(6) Molecular weight Ag2 CO 3 = 276
1 HA
^
1
fin
1.00 gram Ag2 CO3 = = = 0.00363 F.W. Ag2C08
-^~- g
0.00363 X 2 = 0.00726 gram-atom Ag. Ans.

(c) 2 moles Ag2 C03 (= 2 X 276 = 552 grams) give 1 mole 2
(= 32 grams)
KKO
3.00 grams O2 = 3.00 X -^-
= 51 .7 grams Ag2 C03 . Ans.
d
(d) 2 moles Ag2 CO 3 (= 552 grams) > 3 moles (O2 + CO 2)
50
50.0 grams Ag2 C0 3 = -^ X 3 = 0.272 mole gas. Ans.
(e) 1 mole Ag2 CO 3 > 1^ moles gas

1 mole gas (standard temperature and pressure) = 22,400 mL
1 mfflimole Ag2 CO3 = 1^ X
= 33.8 ml. of gas. Ans.
EXAMPLE TV. In the reaction expressed by the equation
MnO + 2NaCl + 3H SO
2 2 4 -> MriSO 4 + 2NaHSO + 4 C\ 2 + 2H O 2
or
MnO + 2C1- + 6H+ ~> Mn++ + C1 + 2H O
2 2 2
(a) how many gram-ions of Mn++ can be obtained from 1 milli-

mole of MnO 2 (6) how many
, grams of MnSO 4 can be obtained
from 5.00 grams of MnO 2 (c) how many millimoles ,
of MnO 2 are
required to give 100 ml. C12 (standard conditions), and (d) if
1.00 gram of 2 MnO
1.00 gram of NaCl, and 5.00 grams of
,
2 SO 4 H
are used, which is the limiting reagent, and how many milliliters
of C1 2 (standard conditions) are evolved?

SOLUTION :
(a) 1 mole MnO 1 gram-ion Mn++

2 >
> 0.001 gram-ion Mn 4

"
1 millimole MnO Ans. 1
2 ".
(b) 1 mole Mn0 (= 86.9 grams) -> 1 mole MnS0 (= 151

2 4 grams)
151
5.00 grams MnO = 5.00 X SJTS 2
oO.u
= 8.69 grams MnSO 4. Ans.
(c) 100 ml. C1 2 = = 4.47 millimoles C12

ZZ.4
1 millimole Cl2 = 1 MnO
millimole 2
100 ml. C1 2 = 4.47 millimoles MnO 2. Ans.
(d) 1.00 gram MnO = 2

~~
i
no
=
i
(\r\
= 0.0115 mole
1.00 gram NaCl - ^-,

00
= ~
1
oo.o
00
= 0.0171 mole
5.00 grams H SO 2 4
= ^^ =
X12OU4
sir?
yo. 1
= 0.0510 mole
According to the equation these substances react in the molar

ratio of 1:2:3, or 0.0115:0.0230:0.0345. The NaCl is therefore
the limiting reagent and the other two are in excess.
2 moles NaCl -> 1 mole C1 2 = 22,400 ml. C12

' * 71
0.0171 mole NaCl -> X 22,400
Zi
= 192 ml. C1 2 . Ans.
Problems
44. How many grams of potassium and of carbon are contained in (a) 0.211
gram of K4Fe(CN) .3II O; (6) 1 F.W. of KHC H O ?
6 2 4 4 6
Ans. (a) 0.0782 gram, 0.0360 gram; (b) 39.1 grams, 48.0 grams.
46. A certain weight of lead phosphate, Pb (PO contains 0.100 gram of 3 4) 2 ,
lead. How many grams of phosphorus are present? What is the weight of the
lead phosphate? What is the percentage of oxygen present?
Ans. 0.00997 gram. 0.131 gram. 15.8 per cent.
46. How many grams of oxygen are present in 1.00 gram of each of the
following: (a) Fe O (b) BaSO (c) Fe(NO .6H O?
2 3, 4, 3) 3 2
Ans. (a) 0.300 gram, (b) 0.275 gram, (c) 0.686 gram.
47. What is the percentage by weight of sulfur in each of the following:

(a) BiA, (b) Na 2 S2 O3.5II2O, (c) K2 SO4 .A12 (SO4 ) 3 .24H2 O?
Ans. (a) 18.7 per cent, (b) 25.8 per cent, (c) 13.5 per cent.
48. Ignition of anhydrous magnesium ammonium phosphate forms mag-

nesium pyrophosphate according to the equation: 2MgNH 4 PO 4 > Mg2 P2 O7 +
2NH 3 H2O. Calculate: (a) number of formula weights of Mg2 P2O7 pro-
+
duced from 1.00 F.W. of MgNH 4PO 4 (b) number of grams of NH 3 produced ,
at the same time, (c) number of milliliters of NH 3 (standard conditions)

accompanying the formation of 1 millimole of Mg P O2 2 7.
Ans. (a) 0.500, (b) 17.0 grams, (c) 44.8 ml.

49.What is the weight of the constituent elements in 0.717 gram of AgN03 ?
Ans. Ag = 0.455 gram, N = 0.059 gram, O = 0.203 gram.
60. Calculate the number of pounds of materials theoretically necessary for

the preparation of 1.00 pound of (a) from CaO and 2CO3 (6) BaSO 4 KOH K ,
from Na2S04.10II2 and BaCl2 .2H2 O.

Ans. (a) CaO = 0.500 pound, K CO3 = 1.23 pounds. 2
(&) Na2SO4 .10H2 O = 1.38 pounds, BaCl2 .2H2O = 1.04 pounds.
51. Balance the following equation and also write it as a balanced ionic
equation: A1 2 (SO 4 )3 BaCl2 - A1C13
+ +
BaSO 4 Calculate from it the follow- .
"
ing: (a) number of gram-ions of Al" "*" contained in 1 gram-mole of A1 2 (SO4)3,
1 1
++
(b) number of gram-ions of Ba reacting with 1 .00 gram of A1+ *~+, (c) number
of grains of BaSO 4 obtainable from 2.00 grams of A1 2 (SO 4) 3 .18II 2 O, (d) number
of grams of BaSO 4 produced by mixing solutions containing 3.00 grams of
A12 (SO4 ) S and 4.00 grains of BaCU.
Ans. (a) 2, (b) 0.0556, (c) 2.10 grams, (d) 4.48 grams.
52. From the reaction: 4FeSa + 1 10 2 -* 2Fe 2 O 3 + 8SO2 ,

calculate the fol-
lowing: (a) number of moles of FeS2 required to form 1 F.W. of Fe 2 O 3 (b) num- ,
ber of grams of oxygen required to react with 2.00 moles of FeS 2 (c) number ,
of millimoles of SO2 equivalent to 0.320 gram of O2 , (d) volume of SO2 (standard

conditions) accompanying the formation of 0.160 grain of Fe 2O3 .
Ans. (a) 2, (b) 176 grams, (c) 7.27, (d) 89.6 ml.
53. Complete and balance the following ionic equation for a reaction taking
Fe+ + + MnO4 ^Fe ++ ^ + Mn 4 +. Calculate
~"
place in the presence of acid:
from it the following: (a) number of gram-ions of Mn ++ produced from 1 gram-
ion of Fe++, (6) number of millimoles of Fe 2 (SO 4 ) 3 .9H 2 O obtainable if 1 milli-
mole of KMnO4 is reduced, (c) decrease in the number of gram-ions of H 4
"
4"1
accompanying the formation of 1.00 gram of Fe "*, (d) number of grams of
Fe 2 (SO 4) 3 obtainable by mixing solutions containing 1.00 gram of FeSO4 .7II 2O,
0.100 gram of KMnO4 and 1.00 gram of H 2 SO 4
,
.
Ans. (a) y5 , (b) 2%, (c) 0.0286, (d) 0.633 gram.
64. What weight ofNH is required to dissolve 0.120 gram of AgCl accord-
3
+
ing to the equation: AgCl + 2NH -> Ag(NH 3 + Cl~? 3) 2
Ans. 0.0285 gram.
66. How many grams of H

2 S are required to precipitate the bismuth as
Bi 2 S 3 from an acid solution containing 100 mg. of dissolved bismuth?

Ans. 0.0244 gram.
66. How many grams of H

2 SO4 are required to dissolve 0.636 gram of
metallic copper according to the equation: Cu 2H 2 SO4 - CuSO4 SO2 + + +

2H2 O? How many milliliters of gas are evolved (measured under standard
conditions)?
Ans. 1.96 grams. 224 ml.
67. How many grains of anhydrous chromic chloride (CrCl 3 ) could be ob-
K
tained from 100 mg. of 2 Cr 2 O7 after reduction by 2 S in the presence of HC1: H
Cr2O7 ~ + +
3H2 S 8H+ -> 2Cr+++ 38 7II 2O? + + How many grams and how
many milliliters (standard conditions) of HS 2 would be required?
Ans. 0.0723 gram, 0.0347 gram, 22.8 ml.
68. How many grams of chromium are present in 0.250 gram of K Cr C>7?
2 2
What is the percentage of potassium in this compound?

69. What weight of alum, K
2 SO 4 .A1 2 SO4.24II 2 O, contains 0.200 gram of
aluminum? What is the percentage of oxygen in the compound?
60. What weight of sulfur is present in an amount of Na 2 S 2 O3 that contains

(a) 318 mg. of sodium, (fe) 1.00 gram-atom of oxygen?
61. How many grams of nitrogen are present in 1.00 gram of each of the
following: (a) NH 3 (b) Pb(NO ) 2 (c)

, 3 ,
FeSO4 .(NH4) 2 SO4 .6H2 O?
62.What is the percentage of oxygen in each of the following: (a) H O,2
(b) FeSO4 .7H 2O, (c) K2 SO4 .Cr 2 (SO 4) .24H 2O? 3
63. Ignition of bismuth basic carbonate takes place according to the follow-
ing equation: 2BiOIICO 3 -> BiA, + 2CO + H O. 2 2 Calculate the following:
(a) number of formula weights of Bi 2 O 3 produced from 1 F.W. of the carbonate,
(b) number of millimoles of OO 2 accompanying the formation of 1.00 gram of
Bi 2 O?, (c) volume of CO 2 (standard conditions) formed from 0.0200 gram of
BiOIICOs, (d) volume of gas (CO2 + water vapor) accompanying the forma-
tion of 1.00 millimole of Bi 2 O 3 .
Convert the following to balanced molecular and ionic equations:

64.
eC!3 3 ->Fe(NO 3) 2 + AgCl.
+ AgNO Calculate from them the following:
(a) number of formula weights of AgCl obtainable from 1 F.W. of FeCl 3 ,
Fe ++
number produced per millimole of AgCl, (c) number
*'
'(b) of gram-ions of
-of grams of Fe(NO 3 )3.6H 2 O obtainable if 1.00 gram-molecular weight of
AgNO 3 is used up, (d) number of grams of AgCl obtained by mixing solutions
containing 0.700 gram of FeCl 3 and 0.600 gram of AgNO 3 How many grams .
of which reactant are left over?

66. Assuming that the reaction for the fusion of the mineral chromite with
Na CO + NaNO takes
2 3 3 place according to the equation: 10Fe(CrO 2 ) 2 +
13Na CO + 14NaNO -
2 3 3 5Fe 2 O ? + 20Na 2 CrO4 + 7N + 2 13CO2 how many,
millimoles and how many milliliters (measured at 760 mm. and 0C.) of gas
are formed from that weight of Fe(CrO 2 ) 2 containing (a) 1.00 gram-atom of
Cr, (6) 1.00 gram of Cr?

How many milligrams of
66. NH
3 are required to react with 27.2 mg. of
Hg2 2 according
Cl to the equation: Hg 2 Cl 2 2NT H 3 ->IIgNH 2 Cl Hg + + +
NH +
4
+ Cl~? How many grams of free mercury would be formed?
How many grams and how many milliliters (standard conditions) of
67.
HS2 are required to precipitate the arsenic from an acid solution containing
a 6H + -> As2 S 3 6H 2O? How
0.100 gram of Na 3 AsO 3 2AsO 3 3H 2 S : + + +
many grams of the sulfide would be formed?
68. Balance the following equation: MnOr + Fe ++ + H+ -> Mn++ +
Fe + ++ +HO 2 and calculate from it the number of grains of FeS04.7H 2 O re-
quired to reduce that weight of KMnO4

that contains 0.250 gram of Mn.
~
69. Balance the following equation: Cr2 7 Fe++ + +
H+ -> Cr+++ +
Fe +f+
+H
2 O. If 1.00 gram-molecular weight of K
2 CrO4 is dissolved in water
=
and the solution acidified (2Cr04 2H+ > Cr2 07 =
+ "
+H
2 0), how many grams
of FeSO 4 .(NH 4 ) 2 SO4.6H 2 O would be required to reduce the chromium in the

resulting solution?
70. When used for the oxidizing effect of its nitrate, which is the more
economical reagent, potassium nitrate at 65 cents per pound or sodium nitrate
at 50 cents per pound? How much is saved per pound of the more economical
reagent?
CHAPTER IV
CONCENTRATION OF SOLUTIONS
18. Methods
of Expressing Concentration. Solution reagents
used in analytical chemistry are usually either (1) laboratory
reagents the concentrations of which need be known only ap-
proximately, or (2) titration reagents the concentrations of which
must be known to a high degree of precision. There are several
ways of expressing concentration and it is important to have a
clear understanding of just what is meant in each case. In ana-
lytical work the following methods of expressing concentration are
most commonly used.
19. Grams per Unit Volume. By this method a concentra-
tion is expressed in terms of the number of grams (or milligrams)
of solute in each liter (or milliliter) of solution. A 5-gram-per-
liter solution of sodium chloride is prepared by dissolving 5 grams
of the salt in water and diluting to one liter (not by adding one
liter of water to the salt).
This method is simple and direct but it is not a convenient
method from a stoichiometric point of view, since solutions of the
same concentration bear no simple relation to each other so far
as volumes involved in chemical reactions are concerned. Chemi-
cal substances enter into reaction upon a mole-to-mole basis and
not upon a gram-to-gram basis.
20. Percentage Composition. This method is on a percentage
by-weight basis and expresses concentration in terms of grams of
solute per 100 grams of solution. A 5 per cent of sodium chloride
is made bydissolving 5 grams of the salt in 95 grams of water,
which of course gives 100 grams of solution.
21. Specific Gravity. The specific gravity of the solution of a
single solute is a measure of the concentration of the solute in the
solution. Although occasionally used in analytical chemistry, it
is a cumbersome method, since it necessitates consulting a table
in order to determine the percentage-by-weight composition.
Tables of specific gravities of common reagents are found in the
36
CONCENTRATION OF SOLUTIONS 37
handbooks and other reference books of chemistry. Tables cov-

ering the common acids and bases are also in the Appendix of this
text. Here it will be found, for example, that hydrochloric acid
of specific gravity 1.12 contains 23.8 grams of hydrogen chloride
in 100 grams of solution.
22. Volume Ratios. Occasionally in analytical work the con-
centration of a mineral acid or of ammonium hydroxide is given
in terms of the volume ratio of the common concentrated reagent
and water. Thus HC1 (1:3) signifies a solution of hydrochloric
acid made by mixing one volume of common, concentrated
hydrochloric (sp. gr. about 1.20) with three volumes of water.
vSimilarly H SO
2 4 (l"-3) a solution made by mixing one
signifies
volume of thecommonly used concentrated sulfuric acid (sp.
gr. 1.84) with three parts by volume of water. This method of
expressing concentrations is cumbersome, particularly in work
where subsequent calculations involving the solutions are to be
made.
23. Molar and Formal Solutions. A molar solution is one con-
taining a gram-mole of substance dissolved in a liter of solution.
This is usually identical to a formal solution which contains a
formula weight of substance in a liter of solution (see Sec. 16).
A gram-molecular weight of substance dissolved in a liter of water
does not constitute a molar solution, for the resulting solution
does not occupy a volume of exactly a liter. 1 A liter of molar
(M) sulfuric acid solution contains 98.08 grams of 2SO4 a liter H ;
of half-molar (J^M, 0.5M, or M/2) sulfuric acid solution contains

49.04 grams of H
2 S04. In this particular case 98.08 grams of 2S04 H
does not mean 98.08 grams of the ordinary concentrated sulfuric
acid, but of hydrogen sulfate. The concentrated acid contains
about 96 per cent of the latter.
Since 1 mole of hydrochloric acid reacts with 1 mole of sodium
hydroxide, a certain volume of sodium hydroxide solution will be
exactly neutralized by an equal volume of hydrochloric acid of the
same molar concentration, or twice the volume of hydrochloric
acid of one-half the molar concentration of the sodium hydroxide.
1
Solutions containing a gram-molecular weight of substance dissolved in
1,000 grams of water are useful in computations involving certain physico-
chemical phenomena. Such solutions are often referred to as molal solutions,
but this standard is not used in general analytical work.
One molecule of hydrogen sulfate will neutralize 2 molecules of

sodium hydroxide.
H S0 + 2NaOH -> Na S0 + 2H
2 4 2 4 2
To neutralize a certain volume of sodium hydroxide solution, only

one-half that volume of sulfuric acid of the same molar concentra-
tion would be required. Volumetric calculations are therefore
greatly simplified when
concentrations are expressed in terms of
moles of substance per unit volume of solution; for, when so ex-
pressed, the volumes of reacting solutions of the same molar con-
centration, although not necessarily equal, bear simple numerical
relationships to each other.
EXAMPLE. What volume of 0.6380 M potassium hydroxide
solution will neutralize 430.0 ml. of 0.4000 M sulfuric acid?
SOLUTION:
1 mole H S0 ~
2 4 2 moles KOH
430.0 ml. of 0.4000 molar solution contains
x 0.4000 = 0.1720 mole H SO

2 4
0.1720 mole H SO o
2 4 KOH
0.3440 mole
1 ml. KOH contains 0.0006380 mole KOH
Volume required = ^ r^rôoT^ = 539.3 ml. Ans.
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24. Equivalent Weight and Normal Solution. The equivalent

weight of an element or compound is that weight equivalent in
reactive power to one atomic weight of hydrogen. The milli-
equivalent weight one thousandth of the equivalent weight. The

is
gram-equivalent weight is the equivalent weight expressed in grams;

the gram-milliequivalent weight is the milliequivalent weight ex-
pressed in grams. The application of gram-equivalent weights
1
to various types of chemical reactions will be taken up in detail

in Part III, but simple cases, applying particularly to qualitative
analysis, will be considered briefly here.
The equivalent weight of a substance, like the atomic or molecular weight,

1
is merely a number without a unit of weight; the gram-equivalent weight is a

definite number of grams. However, when the connotation is clear, the terms
"
equivalent weight" and "milliequivalent weight" are frequently used to
signify gram-equivalent weight and gram-milliequivalent weight, respectively.
The gram-equivalent weight an acid, base, or salt involved

of
in a simple metathesis such as a neutralization or precipitation
is that weight in grams of the substance equivalent in neutralizing
or precipitating power to 1 gram-ion of hydrogen (i.e., 1.008 grams

of H+).
A normal solution contains 1 gram-equivalent weight of solute
in 1 liter of solution, or 1 gram-milliequivalent weight in 1 milli-
liter of solution. The normality of a solution is its relation to a
normal solution. A half-normal solution therefore contains in a
unit volume one-half the weight of solute contained in its normal
solution, and this weight may be expressed as 0.5 N, N, or^
N/2. The concentration of a normal solution is expressed simply
as N.
Since the concentrations of solutions used in precise volumetric
analysis are usually found experimentally, the concentrations can-
not often be expressed by whole numbers or by simple fractions.
They are more likely to be expressed as decimal fractions, e.g.,
0.1372 N.
26. Simple Calculations Involving Equivalents, Milliequivalents,
and Normality. The use of equivalents, milliequivalents, and
normality is so extensive in analytical chemistry and the terms
are so fundamental that a clear understanding of them is essential
at this time. More detailed discussions applying particularly to
quantitative analysis will be given in Part III.
Let us consider here only the simplest reactions between com-
mon acids, bases, and salts, and as an example let us take sulfuric
acid. The molecular weight A mole, or gram-
of II 2 SO 4 is 98.08.
molecular weight, of H S0
2 4 is 98.08 grams, and a molar solution
of the acid therefore contains this amount of pure hydrogen sul-
fate in a liter of solution. Since 98.08 grams of H 2 SO4 has a neu-
tralizing power equivalent to 2 gram-atoms (2.016 grams) of hy-
drogen as an ion, the gram-equivalent of H 2 SO4 as an acid is
98.08/2 = 49.04 grams, which is equivalent in neutralizing power
to 1 gram-atom (1.008 grams) of hydrogen as an ion. The gram-
milliequivalent weight is 0.04904 gram. A normal solution of sul-
furic acid therefore contains 49.04 grams of ILSO4 in a liter of
solution, or 0.04904 gram of H 2 S04 in a millimeter of solution.

A 1 molar solution of sulfuric acid is 2 normal; a 1 normal solu-
tion of sulfuric acid is ]/2 molar.
Sodium hydroxide is a base with a molecular weight of 40.00. The

gram-equivalent weight of NaOH is 40.00 grams, since this amount
is neutralized by 1.007 grams of 11+ A normal solution of NaOH
.
contains 40.00 grams in a liter of solution and is likewise 1 molar.
ACIDS
-
=36.47 g
These weights are all
equivalent to
^2^=60.05 g.
-y2-=40.03g.
FIG. 1. Gram-equivalent weights of some acids, bases, and salts.
The gram-equivalent weight of a simple salt is determined in

the same way as that of an acid or base, namely by reference to
1.008 grams of 11+ as a standard. In the case of the salt of a
metal, the equivalent weight is ordinarily the molecular weight
of the salt divided by the total oxidation number represented by
the atoms of metal in the formula.
The equivalent weights of a few acids, bases, and salts are
shown in Fig. 1.Since each of these amounts is equivalent to the
same standard, they are mutually equivalent to one another.

In each case the specified amount when dissolved in one liter
of solution will produce a 1 normal solution.

It follows that 1 liter of 1 N
HC1 will neutralize 1 liter of 1 N
NaOH, or 1 liter of 1 N any one-normal
Ba(OH) 2 or 1 ,
liter of
base. One liter of 1 N H2SO4 will also neutralize 1 liter of

any
one-normal base. More generally, a certain volume of any acid
will neutralize the same volume of any base of the same normality.
Similarly, 1 liter of 1 N AgNO 3 will precipitate the chloride

from 1 liter of 1 NaCl or N 1 liter of 1 N BaCl 2 and the
,
latter
will just precipitate the sulfate from 1 liter of 1 N Na SO4 or 1 liter
2
of i N Fe 2 (SO 4 ) 3 .
We found that when two solutions of equal molarity react, the

volumes are in simple ratio to each other. But when two solu-
tions of equal normality react, the volumes of the solution are
equal.
Since volumes of reagents in analytical chemistry are usually
measured in milliliters rather than in liters, it is more convenient
to consider a normal solution as containing I gram-millicquivalent
weight per milliliter. Hence the number of gram-milliequivalent
weights present in a solution can be found from the simple rela-

tionship :
Number of milliliters X normality =

number of gram-milliequivalent weights
or
ml. X N = number of me. vvts.
(See footnote, p. 38)
Thus, 2.00 ml. of 0.00 N HOI contain 12.0 millicquivalent weights,

I1C1
or 12.0 X =
0.438 gram of hydrogen chloride.
T-TWWX This will
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exactly neutralize 12.0 milliequivalents of any base, for example,
4.00 ml. of 3.00 N
NaOH, or 4.00 ml. of 3.00 Na2 CX) 3 or 80.0 ml. N ,
of0.150NBa(OH) 2 ,
etc.
It follows that when solutions A and B mutually interact to a
complete reaction,
ml.,i X N,i = m\. B X N*
EXAMPLE I. What
the approximate molarity and normality
is
of a 13.0 per cent solution of 2 SO 4 ? H

To what volume should
100 ml. of the acid be diluted in order to prepare a 1.50 solution? N
SOLUTION: From specific gravity table in the Appendix, the

specific gravity of the acid is 1.090.
1 liter weighs 1,090 grams
1 liter contains 1,090 X 0.130 = 142 grams H S0
2 4
1 mole II 2 SO 4 = 98.08 grams

Molarity of solution = 142/98.08 = 1.45 M. Ans.
1 gram-equivalent H 2 SO 4 = H 2 SO 4 /2 = 49.04 grams
Normality of solution = 142/49.04 = 2.90 N. Ans.

100 ml. contain 290 milliequivalents H 2 SO 4
After dilution x ml. of 1.50 N contain 290 milliequivalents
x X 1.50 = 290
x = 193 ml. Ans.
EXAMPLE II. A solution contains 3.30 grams of Na CO 2 3 .10H 2O

in each 15.0 ml. What is its normality? What is its molarity?
With how many milliliters of 3.10 N acetic acid, HC H O
2 3 2, will
25.0 ml. of the carbonate react according to the equation: 2H+ +

C0 8- - 2 O C0 2 ? With how many milliliters of 3.10
H + N H 2S04
will 25.0 ml. of the carbonate react?
SOLUTION :
Molecular wt. Na CO 3 .10H 2 O =

2 286
Equivalent wt. Na2CO 8 .10H2 O = = 143

Zt
Milliequivalent weight
= 0.143
3 30
Solution contains y^ = 0.220 gram per ml.
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1 normal solution would contain 0.143 gram per ml.
Normality =
'
.
Q
= 1.54 N. Ans.
Molarity = = 0.77 M. Ans.
x X 3.10 = 25.0 X 1.54

x = 12.4 ml. HC H O Ans.
2 3 2.
= 12.4 ml. H SO Ans.

2 4.
EXAMPLE III. (a) A 0.100 M

solution of aluminum sulfate,
A12 (S0 4 ) 3 ,
would be of what normality as an aluminum salt?
(6) What
normality as a sulfate? (c) How many milliequivalents
of the salt are contained in each milliliter? (d) What volume of
6.00 N NH OH
would be required to react with the aluminum
4
in 35.0 ml. of the salt solution according to the equation: A1+++ +

3NH4 OH -> A1(OH) 8 + 3NH4+ ? (e) What volume of 6.00 N
BaCl2.2H 2 O solution would be required to precipitate the sulfate
from 35.0 ml. of the solution? (/) How many grams of BaCl 2 .2H 2 O
are contained in each milliliter of the above solution?
SOLUTION :
(a) 1 mole A1 2 (SO4 ) 3 = 6 equivalents (2 A1+++ o 6H+)

0.100 molar = 0.600 normal as Al salt. Ans.
(6)
= 0.600 normal as sulfate. Ans.
(c) 0.600 milliequivalent per milliliter. Ans.
(d) ml.A X N^
= ml.* X N*
x X 6.00 = 35.0 X 0.600
= 3.50 ml. Ans.x
(e) ml.A X N^ = ml* X N*
x X 6.00 = 35.0 X 0.600
x = 3.50 ml. Ans.
(/) 0.00 X = 0.732 gram. Ans.
Problems
71. What fraction of the molecular weight represents the milliequivalent
weight in the case of each of the following acids, bases, and salts: (a) H SiF
2 6,
(fc) H As03 4, (c) HP4 2 7, (d) Th02 , (e) (NII 4 ) 2 SO 4 , (/) Zn3 (AsO 3) 2?
Ans. (a) 1/2,000, (b) 1/3,000, (c) 1/4,000, (d) 1/4,000, (e) 1/2,000,
(/) 1/6,000.
72. How many grams of K S0 are contained in
2 4 50.0 ml. of 0.200 N solu-
tion? How many millimoles of K SO are present?
2 4
Ans. 0.872 gram. 5.00 millimoles.
73. A solution of H SO 2 4 has a specific gravity of 1.150. What is the

normality of the solution?
Ans. 4.90 N.
74. What is the normality of a solution of NH OH having a specific gravity
4
of 0.900? How many milliliters of 13.0 N H SO would be neutralized by 2 4
15.0 ml. of the NH OH? To what volume should 250 ml. of the 13.0 N H SO
4 2 4
be diluted to make a solution that is 5.00 molar?

Aiis. 15.0 N. 17.3ml. 325ml.
30 per cent solution of H 3 PO 4 has a specific gravity of 1.180. What
76. A
normality as an acid assuming partial neutralization to form HPO 4"?
is its
What is its molar concentration?

Ans. 7.22 N. 3.61 M.
76. How many grams of SrCk.GHgO are required to prepare 500 ml. of
0.550 N solution? What is the molarity of the solution? How many milliliters
of 1.00 N AgNOs would be required to precipitate the chloride from 20.0 ml.
of the strontium chloride solution?
Ans. 36.6 grams. 0.275 M. 11.0 ml.
77. How much water must be added to 50.0 ml. of a 0.400 solution of N
Cr2 (SO4 )3.18H 2 O in order tomake it 0.0500 molar? How many milliliters of
0.200 N NH OH 4 would be required to precipitate all the chromium as Cr(OH) 3
from 20.0 ml. of the original undiluted solution?
Ans. 16.7ml. 40.0ml.
A
piece of aluminum weighing 2.70 grams is treated with 75.0 ml. of
1.18 containing 24.7 per cent
(sp. gr. 2 SO 4 by weight). After the metal H
is completely dissolved (2A1 6H+ > 2A1+++ +
3H 2 ) the solution is diluted +
to 400 ml. Calculate
(a) normality of the resulting solution in free sulfuric
acid, (b) normality of the solution with respect to the aluminum salt it contains,
(c) total volume of 6.00 4 N NH OH
required to neutralize the acid and precipi-
tate all the aluminum as A1(OH)3 from 50.0 ml. of the solution.
Ans. (a) 0.365 N, (6) 0.750 N, (c) 9.30 ml.
79. What is the gram-equivalent weight of each of the following acids, bases
and salts: (a) II 2 C2O 4 .2H 2O, (6) H PO3 3, (c) CaO, (d) Fe2 3, () SnCU,
(/) (Ca 3 (P0 4 ) 2 ?
How many milliliters of 2.30 M H SO 4 would be neutralized by 15.8 ml.
80. 2
of 3.20 M NaOH? How many milliliters of 4.60 N H2 C2O4 .2H2O solution

would be neutralized by 10.0 ml. of 5.10 N NaOH? By 10.0 ml. of 5.10 N
Ba(OH) 2 ? How many milliliters of 4.60 N HC 2 H 3O2 would be neutralized by
10.0 ml. of 5. ION NaOH?
81.To what volume must 25.0 ml.of HC1 (sp. gr. 1.100) be diluted in order
to make a solution of HC1 with a specific gravity of 1.04? How many milli-
liters of 0.500 N Ba(OH) 2 would be required to neutralize 40.0 ml. of the re-
sulting diluted solution?

82. A
12.0 per cent solution of 2 C 2O 4 .2H 2 H
has a specific gravity of 1.04. O
What the normality of the solution as an acid? How many milliliters of
is
3.00 molar KOH

would be neutralized by 18.0 ml. of the acid?
83. How many milliliters of 0.500 N BaCl2 solution would be required to
precipitate all the sulfate from 10.0 millimoles of FeSO 4 .(NH 4 ) 2 SO 4 .6H 2 O?
How many milliliters of 0.100 N AgNO
3 would be required to precipitate the
chloride from 8.30 ml. of the barium chloride solution?

84. What is the approximate normality of a solution of nitric acid marked
"HN0 3 1:4"? How many milliliters would theoretically be required to react
with 0.028 F.W. of Fe2O 3 to form Fe(NO 3) 3?
86. A solution of H PO 3 4 contains 0.500 millimole per milliliter. What is the
normality of the solution as a phosphate? How many milliliters of 1.20 N
KOH would be required to form KH PC>4 with 5.00 ml. of the phosphoric acid?
2
To what volume must 25.0 ml. of the original acid be diluted in order to make
the solution 1.10 N as a phosphate?
86. How many grams of FeCl 3 are contained in 25.0 ml. of 0.520 N ferric
chloride solution? How many millimoles of FeCl 3 .6H 2 O could be obtained by
evaporating the solution to dryness? How many milliliters of 0.200 N NH
4 OH
are required to react with 25.0 ml. of the ferric chloride solution to precipitate
Fe(OH) 8 ?
CHAPTER V
EQUILIBRIUM CONSTANTS
26. Law of Mass Action. In simple terms the law of mass
action may be expressed as follows: The rate of reaction between
two or more interacting substances in a mixture is proportional to
the product of the prevailing active concentrations of the substances.

A great many of the reactions of analytical chemistry are re-
versible reactions. This means that the products of a given reac-
tion interact, at least to some extent, to give the initial substances.
Consider a general reversible reaction between substances and A
B at a given temperature to give substances C and D according
to the following equation:
A + B <= C + D
At the start of the reaction, only substances A and B are present.
These react at a certain rate to give C and D and, as the latter
are produced, the concentrations of and B A decrease. According
to the law of mass action, the rate of the reaction between A and
B at any given moment isproportional to the prevailing concen-
trations of A and B at that moment. In symbols this may be
expressed as follows:
Rate of reaction between A and B= k'[A][B]
where [A] and [B] are the prevailing molar concentrations of A

and B, respectively, and k' is a constant at a given temperature.
As the concentrations of substances C and D increase, these sub-
stances in turn react at a constantly increasing rate to produce
A and B. The rate of this reaction at any moment is proportional
to the product of the prevailing concentrations of C and D.
Rate of reaction between C and D= k"[C][D]
When equilibrium has been established, these two rates are equal.
Hence,
[C][D] _
~ K
k"
= TC
[A][B]
In the reaction A + 2B <= C+D (i.e., A + B + B^C + D),

the rate of reaction between A and B is proportional to the con-
46
EQUILIBRIUM CONSTANTS 47
cent ration of A and to the square of the concentration of B. Hence,

at equilibrium,
= K
[ApP
More generally, in the reaction wA + #B + <=* yC + zD + ,
the equilibrium constant is expressed as follows:
= K
IAMB?
For the value K to be approximately a true constant, con-
centrations must be relatively small (see Sec. 32). Furthermore,
although in computations involving chemical equilibria, concentra-
tions are better expressed in terms of the number of moles of sub-
stance per kilogram of solvent, for dilute solutions this is practically
the same as the number of moles of substance per liter of solution;
and as the latter is consistent with the definition of a molar solu-
tion as used in analytical computations, it will be employed here
in formulating mass-action expressions as well. In mass-action
expressions molar concentrations will be represented as above by
enclosing in brackets the symbol of the element, compound, or
radical in question.
In general, if a solid substance is involved in a chemical equi-
librium, its concentration is not included in the formulation of
the mass-action constant, since the concentration of the solid is
itself essentially a constant. The same is true of water in an
equilibrium involving dilute aqueous solutions. Thus, the mass-
action constant for the dissociation equilibrium
NH OH ^ NH + H O
4 8 2
is simply
[NH 3 ]
K
[NH4 OH]
27. Ion Product Constant of Water. Water dissociates slightly
*
into hydrogen ions and hydroxyl ions as follows:
H 2 <=> H+ + OH-
1
Experiments indicate that the hydrogen ion is hydrated. It is therefore
often expressed as BUG*. This ion is called the hydronium ion and is formed
by the union of a proton with a molecule of the solvent. The use of this symbol
complicates equations and offers no particular advantages in analytical
computations.
The mass-action expression for this dissociation is simply
[H+][OH-] = Ku,
since the concentration of undissociated aqueous H 2 in dilute

solutions is
essentially a constant and, as stated above, is omitted
from mass-action expressions. In any aqueous solution, there-
fore, the product of the molar hydrogen-ion concentration and
the molar hydroxyl-ion concentration is a constant at a given
temperature. This constant is called the ion product constant of
water and at 25C. has a value of 1.0 X 1Q- 14 .
[II+][OH-] - Ku, = 1.0 X 10~ 14 (at 25C.)

(= 1.2 X 10~ 15 at 0C.)
(= 5.8 X 10- 13 at 100C.)
In pure water the hydrogen-ion and the hydroxyl-ion concentra-

tions are equal; at 25C. each has a value of 1.0 X 10~ molar.
7
28. pH Value. It is often convenient to express hydrogen-ion

concentrations in terms of the pH value. The pH value as used
in analytical chemistry is simply the common logarithm of the
reciprocal of the molar hydrogen-ion concentration.
pH = log
^ = - log [H+]
= colog [H+]
Similarly the pOH value, although less often used, is the loga-
rithm of the reciprocal of the hydroxyl-ion concentration. The
pH value of pure water at 25C. is 7. The pH value of acid solu-
tions is less than 7; the pH value of alkaline solutions is greater
than 7. In general at 25C.,
pH + pOH = 14
EXAMPLE I. What is the pll value and what is the hydroxyl-

ion concentration of a solution that is M/ 1,000 in HC1 (effective
ionization = 100 per cent)?
SOLUTION:
[H+] = 0.001 = 1 X 10- 3
pH = log _3 = 3. Ans.
1 x 1Q
pOH = 14 - 3 = 11
[OH-] = 1 X 10-". Ans.
EXAMPLE II. The hydrogen-ion concentration in a certain

dilute solution of sulfuric acid is 2.0 X 10~ 5 . What is the pH
value? What is the pOH value?
SOLUTION:
(5 x
log 10
4
+ log 5 = 4 + 0.70 = 4.70. Ana.
pOH = 14 - 4.70 = 9.30. Ana.
EXAMPLE III. The pH value of a certain solution is 5.92.

What is the pOH value, the hydrogen-ion concentration, and the
hydroxyl-ion concentration?
SOLUTION:
pH + pOH = 14
pOH = 14 - 5.92 = 8.08. Ans.
=[H+] 10- 5 - 92 = 10+- 08
X 10-6 = 1.20 X 10-6 . Are*.
[H+][OH-] = X 14
1.0 10-
~
i o
[OH = ]
= 8 3
' X
1 20 X 10-
Problems
I (Temperatures are 25*C.)

87. (a) What is the pH value of a solution in which the hydrogen-ion
concentration X is 2.8 10~ 3 ? Is the solution acid or alkaline? (6) What is
the hydrogen-ion concentration of a solution with a pOH value of 4.17? Is
the solution acid or alkaline?
Ans. (a) 2.55, acid. (6) 1.5 X lO" 10 alkaline.
,
88. What is the pH value of 0.010 molar IIC1 (100 per cent ionized)? Of
0.30 molar NaOH (90 per cent effective ionization)? Of a solution of HC1 in
which the hydrogen-ion concentration is 8 molar?
Ans. 2.0. 13.43. - 0.90.
89. What is the hydrogen-ion concentration of a solution in which pH =

- 0.55?
Ans. 3.6 molar.
90. (a) Given pH = 10.46. Calculate [H+], [OH~], and pOH. (6) Given
[Oil-] = 5.6 X 10-2 . Calculate [H+], pH, and pOH.
Ans. (a) 3.5 X 10-", 2.9 X 10~4 3.54.
, (6) 1.8 X 10~ 13 12.75, 1.25.
,
91. (a) What is the pOH value of a solution in which the hydrogenion
concentration ^s 5.3 X 10~4 ? Is the solution acid or alkaline? (6) What is the
hydroxyl-ion concentration of a solution in which the pH value is 9.27? Is
the solution acid or alkaline?
92. What is the pH value of 0.050 molar IINO 3 (100 per cent ionized)?
Of 0.80 molar KOH (effective ionization = 85 per cent)? Of a solution of HC1
in which the hydrogen-ion concentration is 5.0 molar?
93. What is the hydroxyl-ion concentration of a solution in which pOH =

- 0.27?
94. (a) Given pOH = 5.80. Calculate [H+], [Oil-], and pH. (6) Given
[H]+ = 3.1 X 10~ 9
. Calculate IOH~], pll, arid pOH.
29. Ionization Constant. The law of mass action can be applied

to the equilibrium in dilute solution between the molecules of a
weak acid or weak base and its ions. Thus acetic acid, 2 3 O2 , HC H
is partially ionized in solution as follows:
HC H 2 3 2 <=> H+ + C 2 H O 2- 3
Therefore,
[H+][C 2 H Q ~] 3 2
~ vVnc H >*
_
[HC H
>
2 3 2]
That a solution containing acetic acid, the total molar con-

is, in
centration of hydrogen ions (from whatever source) multiplied by
the total molar concentration of acetate ions (from whatever
source) divided by the molar concentration of un-ionized acetic
acid, is a constant at a given temperature. This value is called
the ionization constant of acetic acid. Its value at 25C is 1.86 X
5
io- .
A similar mass-action expression can be set up for the ionization

of a solution of ammonia in water. Here ammonium hydroxide
molecules are presumably formed which, in turn, dissociate par-
tially into ammonium ions and hydroxyl ions.
NH OH 4 <=> NH + + OH-
4
The ionization constant is therefore usually written
[NH4 +][OH-1 _
" KNH OH <
[NH4 OH]
Since ammonium
hydroxide molecules (if they exist at all) are in
equilibrium with ammonia and water, the equilibrium is more
generally expressed as
H 2 ?= (NH4 OH) * NH + + OH"

4
and the ionization constant can be written
[NH4+][OH-] _
In either case the total concentration of 3 either dissolved as NH ,
such or combined as NII 4 OH, is used in the denominator of the

fraction, so the numerical value of the constant is the same in
the two cases. At 25C. it is 1.75 X 10~ 5 .
The ionization constants of a few weak acids and bases are

given in the Appendix.
EXAMPLE I. What is the ionization constant of acetic acid at
a certain temperature if in tenth-molar solution it is 1.3 per cent
ionized?
H+ + C H O 2-
HC H 2 3 2 <= 2 3
SOLUTION: If 0.10 mole of HC H O were completely ionized, 2 3 2
it would give 0.10 mole (or 0.10 gram-ion) of H+ and 0.10 mole
(or 0.10 gram-ion) of C H O ~. Being only 1.3 per cent ionized,

2 3 2
it gives 0.10X0.013 = 0.0013 mole of 11+ and 0.0013 mole of

C 2 H 3O 2~, leaving 0.0987 mole of undissociated HC 2 H3 2 mole-
cules. The molar concentrations are therefore as follows:
[11+]
= 0.0013
H[C 2 3 2-]
= 0.0013
[HC H 2 3 2]
= 0.0987
Substituting these in the above expression for the ionization con-

stant of acetic acid, we get
(0.001 3) (0.0013) ~ _
0.0987
K= 1.7 X 10- 5 . Ans.

EXAMPLE II. At 25C. the ionization constant of acetic acid
is 1.86 X 10~ 5
. What is the molar concentration of hydrogen ions
molar solution
in a 0.20 of acetic acid at 25C.?
SOLUTION:
Let x = molar concentration of H+
Then
x = molar concentration of C 2H 30<r
and
0.20 x = molar concentration of undissociated HC H O?
2 3
(0.20
- x)
Solving,
x = 1.9 X 10~~
3
mole per liter. Ans.
Numerical values in mass-action expressions need not be ex-

pressed to more than two or, at the most, three significant figures.
Therefore simplifying assumptions can often be made. In the
above fractional equation, the value of x is so small compared
with the value 0.20 from which it is subtracted, that it is well
within the limit of precision to write
(*)(*) = 1.8GX 10~5

0.20
and thus avoid solving a quadratic equation. 1

30. Common Ion Effect. Buffered Solution. Suppose into a
dilute solution of acetic acid dissolved a considerable quantity
is
of sodium acetate, i.e., a highly ionized salt of acetic acid. The

total acetate-ion concentration is greatly increased, but since the
ri . . [H +
][C 2 H O -]
3 2
== KHc,H o , ,
must be main-
equilibrium constant ^-TFT^-TT/A 3 2
tained, the greater part of the hydrogen ions present must unite
with acetate ions to form more of the undissociated acetic acid
molecules. In other words, the equilibrium reaction HC 2 3 2 <=* H
~
H+ + C H 2 3 2 must go to the left to a degree sufficient to rees-
tablish the numerical value of the constant. The solution there-
fore becomes much less acidic, with a hydrogen-ion concentra-
tion only slightly greater than that of pure water.
A
similar case is one in which an ammonium salt is added to a
solution of ammonium hydroxide. The common ion, NH44 re- ",
presses the ionization NH + H O

3 2 <F (NH4 OH) < NH4+ + OH- to
a very great extent, for in order to maintain the equilibrium con-
.
[NH4+][OH-]- =
stant i
,
^" f
. ,
^
K, the hydroxyl-ion concentration must be
1
. .
^. , ,
1
In cases where such simplifying assumptions cannot be made, the formula
for solving the general quadratic equation
bx +c= 0| is x = -
2a
greatly decreased. The resulting solution is only slightly more

basic than pure water.
In each of the above two cases the solution is said to be buffered
by the common ion added. The acetic acid-sodium acetate com-
bination, for example, has a low hydrogen-ion concentration which
is little affected even by the addition of small amounts of a strong
acid, for the additional hydrogen ions merely unite with the acetate
ions present in excess) to give more acetic acid, the ioniza-
(still
tion of which is repressed by the acetate. Similarly, the basicity

of a buffered ammonium
hydroxide solution is not much affected
even by the addition of small amounts of a strong base like sodium
hydroxide.
Buffered solutions are much used both in qualitative and quanti-
tative analysis to effect certain separations of elements where a
carefully controlled hydrogen-ion or hydroxyl-ion concentration
is essential. Problems covering some of these separations are in-
cluded in this book.
EXAMPLE. What
the hydrogen-ion concentration in 500 ml.
is
of a 0.10 molar solution of acetic acid at 25C. if the solution con-

tains an additional 2.0 grams of acetate ions added in the form
(KH c H,o = X JO" 5
ofsodium acetate? 2 2
1.86 .)
SOLUTION :
2 grams C2H302~~ per 500 ml.

= 0.068 mole per liter
Let x = concentration of H+ ions

Then
~
x + 0.068 = concentration of C2H 3 O 2 ions
and
0.1 x = concentration of un-ionized
Therefore,
or approximately,
W|JP_ 1.86X10-'
(since x is small)
Solving,
x = 2.6 X 10~ 5 mole per liter. Ans.
31. lonization of Polybasic Acids. Polybasic acids like

H C0 H
2 3, 3 P0 4 etc., ionize in steps, and a mass-action expression
,
can be written for each step. Thus, H

2 S ionizes to form H+ and
HS~, in which case the ionization constant is
__ T^ _ v
- Kl ~ Q X 10-8
in
i
9>1
=
The HS~ ions are further ionized into H+ and S ,
in which case
Multiplying the two equations one by the other gives
[H 2 S]
--
A saturated solution of about 0.10 molar, and [H 2 S] =
HS 2 is
0.10. Therefore in cases where metallic elements are precipitated
by saturating their solutions with H 2 S, [H+] [S=]

2 = 1.1 X 10~23 .
It is seen that the primary ionization of 2 S is much greaterH

than the secondary ionization and that the ionization cannot be
correctly expressed by the equation H 2 S <=^ 2H+ + S~. The con-
centration of H+ ions in a solution of H 2 S is not twice that of the
S^ ions. The primary ionization of any polybasic acid is much
greater than the secondary ionization.
EXAMPLE I. What is the approximate hydrogen-ion concen-
tration in a solution of hydrogen sulfide which is 0.07 molar in 2 S? H
rTT4-i 2 ra=i
SOLUTION: In solving this problem, the expression
1.1 10~ 22 cannot be used since neither [H+] nor [S^] is known
X
and there is no simple relation between them. On the other hand,
H
although 2S is ionized in two steps, the first ionization is so much
greater than the second ionization that, for the purpose of obtain-
ing an approximate answer, the latter may be considered negligible.
In other words, practically all of the hydrogen ions may be con-
sidered to come from the ionization of H 2 S into H+ and IIS"".
Therefore [H+] and [HS~] are practically equal in value and
[H+KHS-] J>1 X U
1Q
_8
[H 2S]
or ,
- 9.1 X 10-
x = 8 X 10~5 mole per liter. Ans.

*
EXAMPLE II. What is the concentration of S
8
ions in 200 ml.

of a solution that is 0.05 molar in HS2 and that by the addition
of HC1 contains a total of 0.12 equivalent of H+ ions?
SOLUTION:
Let x = molar concentration of S = ions
0.05 x = approx. 0.05
= concentration of undissociated
0.12 X 5 = 0.6 = concentration of H+ ions
(0.05)
--
x = 1.5 X 10~ 23 mole per liter. Ans.
32. Activity and

Activity Coefficients. In analytical chemistry
mass-action calculations are usually applied to equilibria involving
electrolytes in solution. As solutions of electrolytes are made pro-
gressively more concentrated, the quantitative effect on such prop-
erties as conductivity and freezing-point lowering becomes pro-
gressively less than that calculated solely from the net change in
molar concentration. This is likewise true of mass-action equi-
libria. This phenomenon was formerly explained by assuming
that electrolytes are less completely ionized in more concentrated
solutions; that the degree of ionization approaches 100 per cent
only as dilution approaches infinity. A
more satisfactory explana-
tion is based on the assumption that most salts and the so-called
strong acids and bases are practically completely ionized in all
aqueous solutions but that the effective concentration, or activity,
of the ions is decreased because of forces of attraction between
the positive and negative ions. These forces become less at higher
dilutions since the ions are farther apart.
In mass-action expressions, therefore, activities or effective con-
centrations, rather than molar concentrations should be used for ac-
curate results. The activity (a) of an ion or molecule can be found by
multiplying its molar concentration (c) by an activity coefficient (/).
a =/c
An a factor which converts a molar

activity coefficient is therefore
concentration to a value which expresses quantitatively the true
mass-action effect. Thus, the ionization constant of acetic acid
is correctly expressed as
/i[H+]X/,[C,H,Qr] =
where /2 and /3 are the activity coefficients of the hydrogen

/i, ,
ion, the acetate ion, and the acetic acid molecule, respectively.
The numerical value of an activity coefficient is not always
easy to determine, since it depends on many factors such as tem-
perature, the number of charges on the ion, and certain electrical
properties of the solution. In the case of relatively dilute solu-
tions (e.g., 0.01 formal or less) and particularly for univalent ions,
activity coefficients are not far from unity, and so no great error
is introduced when molarconcentrations are used in place of ac-
tivities. Since concentrations in most analytical operations are
relatively low and since a high degree of precision is seldom re-
quired in analytical computations involving mass-action constants,
activity coefficients can be omitted without much error. They are
therefore not included in the calculations in this book.
33. Dissociation Constants of Complex Ions. A complex ion,
by definition, is in equilibrium with its constituents.

one that is
These constituents are ordinarily a simple positive ion and either

a neutral molecule or a negative ion. The mass-action principle
can be applied to dilute solutions of such ions. Thus the copper
ammino (or copper ammonio) ion, Cu(NH 3)4"M ",
ionizes slightly
as follows:
++ * Cu++ + 4NH
Cu(NH 3) 4 3
Its dissociation constant is therefore expressed thus,
[Cu++][NH 3]* _ ,
4.0 xiu
++ ( u);
[Cu(NH 3 ) 4 ]
This means that in a dilute solution containing the complex ion,

the total molar concentration of the simple cupric ions present,
multiplied by the fourth power of the total molar concentration
of ammonia (NH 3 + NH
4 OH), divided by the molar concentra-
tion of the undissociated complex ion, is a constant at a given

temperature.
ions of this type frequently encountered in analytical
Complex
++
chemistry are Ag(NH 3 ) 2+, Cu(NH 3 ) 4++, Cd(NH 3 ) 4++, Ni(NH 3 ) 4
CoCNHah^, and Zn(NH 3) 4 ++.
s s
Fe(CN) 6
Important cyanide complexes include Fe(CN) 6 , ,
Ag(CN)r, Cd(CN) 4 =, Cu(CN)a- Hg(CN)r, Co(CN) 6 ^, and

~
Ni(CN)4". Halide complexes like SnClr and HgI4 and oxalate
complexes like Mg(C 2 4 )<r are also commoa
EXAMPLE I. What is the molar concentration of mercuric ions

and of cyanide ions in a tenth-molar solution of K2Hg(CN)4?
= -
(Dissociation constant of Hg(CN) 4 4.0 1Q- 42 .) X
SOLUTION:
[Hg++][CN-f - 4 oxl -
[Hg(CN)r]
Let x = concentration of Hg++ in the dissociation:
=
<=* 4CN-
Hg(CN) 4 Hg++ +
Then
4x = concentration of CN~
0.10 x 0.10 (approximately) = concentration of Hg(CN)4~
= 4.0 X 10~42
x = 1.1X 10~9 molar Hg++. Ans.

4x = 4.4 X 10~9 molar CN~. Ans.
EXAMPLE II. the dissociation constant of Ag(NHs)2+

What is
if a solution of 0.20 formula weights of AgCl, in sufficient excess

NIÔH to give a total ammonia concentration of 2.0 molar and
a total volume of one liter, has a silver-ion concentration of only
0.00037 mg. per liter?
SOLUTION :
[Ag+][NH 3? _
[Ag(NH 3 ) 2+]
~8
[Ag+]
=a 003
1 ny
<
10
= 3.4 X 10-9 mole per liter
[NH,] = 2.0
[Ag(NH 3) 2+ = ] 0.20 (approximately)

9 2
(3.4xlO- )(2.0) _ ir
0.20
= 6.8 X 10~8 . Ans.
Problems
(See Appendix for ionization constants and dissociation constants. Tem-

peratures are 25C. unless otherwise specified.)
96. A certain organic acid has one replaceable hydrogen and in 0.010 molar
aqueous solution is 0.18 per cent ionized. What is the ionization constant of
the acid?
Ans. 3.2 X 10-.
96. Lactic acid is a monobasic acid with an ionization constant of 1.6 X
10~ 4 . What is the lactate-ion concentration in a 0.50 N solution of the acid?
Arts. 8.9 X 10~3 molar.
97. What is the molar concentration of each of the three constituents of
acetic acid in 0.050 N solution?
Ans. H+ = 0.00096, C H Or =
2 3 0.00096, HC H O =
2 3 2 0.049.
98. What is the concentration of a solution of NII 4OII if it is 3.0 per cent
ionized? If it is 0.50 per cent ionized?
Ans. 0.020 molar. 0.72 molar.
99. a monobasic acid that is 3.2 per cent ionized in 0.20 molar
Formic acid is
solution. What
the ionization constant of formic acid, and what is its
is
percentage ionization in 0.050 molar solution?

Ans. 2.1 X 10~4 6.4 per cent. ,
100. What is the hydrogen-ion concentration in a 0.10 normal solution of

acetic acid containing sufficient dissolved sodium acetate to give a total acetate-
ion concentration of 0.85 mole per liter?
Ans. 2.2 X 10-* molar.
101. What is the hydrogen-ion concentration and the pOH value of a 0.010
molar solution of hypochlorous acid at 25C.?
Ana. 2 X 10~5 molar, 9.30.
102. What is the pH value of a 0.30 normal solution of NH OII?
4 What
is pH value of a 0.30 normal solution of
the NH
4 O1I containing sufficient dis-
solved NH4C1 to give an ammonium-ion concentration of 1.2 moles per liter?

Ans. 11.36. 8.63.
103. Approximately how many grams of acetate ions should be dissolved

in a liter of 0.10 M acetic acid in order to cut down the hydrogen-ion con-
centration one hundredfold?
Ans. 8 grams.
104. To what volume should 100 ml. of any weak 0.30 molar monobasic
acid or mono-acidic base be diluted in order to triple its percentage ionization?
<Ans. 900 ml.
/%t)6, What is the approximate concentration of sulfide ions and of hydro

mlfide ions (HS") in a 0.070 molar solution of hydrogen sulfide? (Hint: As-
sume that practically all the hydrogen ions come from the primary ionization,)
Ans. 1.2 X 10~1B molar, 8 X 10~6 molar.
106. Calculate the concentration of sulfide ions in a solution which is
0.080 molar in H S and contains sufficient HC1 to give a pH value of 3.40.

2
Ans. 5.5 X 10~ 17 molar.

107. What is the approximate molar concentration of silver ions and of
cyanide ions in a tenth-molar solution of KAg(CN)2? [Dissociation constant
-
of Ag(CN) 2 = 1.0 X 10-21 ].
Ans. 3 X 10~8 molar, 6 X 10~8 molar.
What are the approximate molar concentrations of Na + Cd + CN~,

108. , ,
-
and Cd(CN) 4 in a solution made by dissolving 0.020 F.W. of Na2 Cd(CN) 4 in
water and diluting to one liter?
Aru. [Na+] = 0.040 molar, [Cd ++ ] = 6.4 X 10" 5 molar, [ON"] = 2.5 X
10~4 molar, [Cd(CN) 4 ~] = 0.020 molar.
109. If 100 milligrams of AgCl are dissolved in excess ammonium hydroxide

to give a volume of 500 ml. of solution, and the total concentration of ammonia
is 0.30 molar, what is the silver-ioii concentration? Dissociation constant of
+ = 6.8 X 10~ 8
Ag(NH 3 2 ) .
JLns.
1.06 X 9
10~ molar.
110. What is the concentration of Cd++ ions in a solution 0.040 molar in

Cd(NH 3) 4
++ and 1.5 molar in NH ?3
Ans. 2.0 X 10~ 9 molar.
111. A certain organic amine acts as a mono-acidic base in aqueous solu-

tion. A 0.05 molar solution is found to give a hydroxyl-ion concentration of
7.5 X 10~B molar. What is the ioiiization constant of the base? What is its
pll value?
H
(HC 3 6 O2) is a monobasic acid with an ionization constant
112. Lactic acid
at 25C. of 1.6 X
10"4 In a tenth-molar solution how many grains of lactic
.
acid are present in the un-ionized form?

113. What is the molar concentration of the three constituents of benzoic
acid in 0.080 M solution at 25C.? What is the pH value?
\
114. What molarity acetic acid is 2.0 per cent ionized at 25C.?
115. Ethylamine is a derivative of ammonia and in aqueous solution is basic
like ammonia. At a certain temperature ethylamine in 0.30 molar solution
gives a hydroxyl-ion concentration of 1.3 X 10~ molar. What is the ioniza-
2
tion constant of ethylamine at that temperature, and what is its percentage

of ionization in 0.20 molar solution?
116. Calculate the cyanide-ion concentration and the percentage ionization
of a 0.030 molar solution of hydrocyanic acid.
Xll7. Calculate the hydrogen-ion concentration of a solution at 25C. con-
taining 25 ml. of 4 acetic acid inNa total volume of 1,200 ml. Calculate the
hydrogen-ion concentration in the same solution after adding 15 grams of

sodium acetate (assuming the effective ionization of the salt to be 85 per cent).
What is the pH value in each case?
118. To what volume should 50 ml. of any weak 0.20 molar monobasic
acid be diluted in order to double its percentage ionization?
119. In a 0.20 ammonium hydroxide, what percentage of
molar solution of
the base is What is its pH value?
un-ionized?
120. Approximately how many grams of NH 4 + ions should be dissolved
into a liter of 0.20 M NH 4 OH in order to cut down the concentration of hy-
droxyl ions to one-fiftieth its previous value?
121. What is the pH value of a 0.25 normal solution of acetic acid? What
is pH value of a 0.25 normal solution of acetic acid containing sufficient
the
dissolved sodium acetate to give an acetate-ion concentration of 2.0 moles per
liter?
122. What are the approximate concentrations of HCOs" and of COs*" in a

0.0010 molar solution of carbonic acid? (Hint: Assume that practically all
of the hydrogen ions come from the primary ionization of the acid.)
123. What is the sulfide-ion concentration of a solution 0.090 molar in E^S

and containing sufficient HC1 to give a pH value of 4.50?
"
124. Whatare the approximate molar concentrations of +
Hg++, HgI 4 K ,
and I" in a solution made by dissolving 0.010 F.W. of 2 HgI 4 in water and K
= =
diluting to one liter? (Dissociation constant of HgI 4 5.0 X 10~ 31 ).
125. What is the approximate molar concentration of cyanide ion in a
solution 0.010 molar in K Fe(CN)
4 6?
126. If 50 milligrams of AgCl are dissolved in excess NH4OH (AgCl +

2NH OH 4 -> Ag(NH 8) 2
+
+ Cl~ + 2H O) 2and the resulting solution is 0.50
formal in NH 3 and has a volume of 500 ml., what is the concentration of Ag +
ions in formula weights per liter?
127. What is the molar cyanide-ion concentration of an aqueous solution
containing 0.020 F.W. of K
2 Ni(CN) 4 per 500 ml.? What is the concentration
of Ni++ in such a solution if sufficient additional KCN is present to give a total
cyanide concentration of 0.10 molar?
If 0.10 F.W. of Hg(NO 3 ) 2 is treated with excess Na2 S solution in the
^SL28.
presence of NaOH, the precipitate of IlgS that first forms dissolves to give
~ ~
HgS 2 ions. If the dissociation constant of HgS 2 is 2 10~56 and the sulfide- X
ion concentration of the solution is 2.0 molar, what is the concentration
of Hg++?
34. Solubility Product. A

very important equilibrium constant
applies to a saturated solution of a slightly soluble, completely
ionized salt. Most
of the precipitates encountered in analytical
chemistry belong to this category.

Consider the simple case of a saturated solution of silver chloride
in equilibrium with some of the undissolved salt. What little silver
chloride, is in solution is completely ionized, and the equilibrium
can be written
AgCl(solid) <=> Ag+ + Cl-
The mass-action equilibrium constant is expressed simply as
-]
= KAgCl
or more accurately as
where /i and /2 are the respective activity coefficients of the two

ions (see Sec. 32). These coefficients are only slightly less than
1.00 in value.
This constant, applying as it does to a saturated solution of a
slightly soluble salt, is called a solubility product (KS P .).
. The
numerical value of the solubility product of silver chloride at
25C. is 1.0 X 10" 10 This means that in a solution saturated
.
with silver chloride at this temperature the total molar concen-

tration of silver ions in the solution multiplied by the total molar
concentration of chloride ions equals 1.0X10~ 10 Conversely, .
when the product of the total concentration of silver ions and

the total concentration of chloride ions in any solution exceeds
this value,a precipitate of silver chloride is obtained under con-
ditions of stable equilibrium.
Lead chloride ionizes as follows:
PbCl 2 * Pb++ + 2C1-
Its solubility product is therefore
[Pb++][Cl-]* = KPbC1 ,
Here the square of the total chloride-ion concentration must be

used. In terms of activities, the solubility product is
In most mass-action calculations two significant figures are all

that are warranted by the precision of the data and of the con-
stant itself. The precision is much
involving less in calculations
the solubilities and solubility products of the more insoluble hy-
droxides and sulfides. These values are usually known only very
approximately, for the composition of a precipitate of this type
may be quite variable.
EXAMPLE I. the solubility product of Ag3 P04 if the
What is
solubility of the salt is 6.5 X 10~ gram per liter?

3
SOLUTION: 6.5 X 10~ 3 gram per liter = (6.5 X 10- 3 )/418.7 =

1 .6 X 10~~
6
mole per liter. The salt is 100 per cent ionized as follows :
Therefore,
[Ag+] = 3 X 1.6 X 10~5
S = 1.6 X 10~5
[PO4 ]
(3 X 1.6 X 10" 6 3
) (1.6 X 10- 5
)
= 1.8 X 10~ 18 . Ans.
EXAMPLE II. The solubility product of CaF2 is 3.2 X 10~ u .
How many grams of Ca ++ are present in 500 ml. of a saturated

solution of CaF2 ? How many grams of CaCU can be dissolved
in500 ml. of a solution containing 9.5 grams of fluoride ions?
SOLUTION:
Let x = molar concentration of Ca" 4
" "
1
Then
2x = molar concentration of F~
(z)(2z)
2 = 3.2x 10- u
x = 2.0 X 10-4 mole per liter
2.0 X 10-4 X 40 X5= Zi
0.0040 gram Ca++ per 500 ml. Ans.
9.5 grams F~ per 500 ml. = 1 mole F~ per liter
(z)(l)
2 = 3.2X 10- 11
x = 3.2 X 10-" mole Ca++ per liter
3.2 X 10~ n X 111 = 2.9 X 10-9 gram CaCl2 per liter
= 1.45 X 10-9 gram CaCl 2 per 500 ml. Ans.
EXAMPLE III. What

the hydroxyl-ion concentration in a
is
solution of sodium hydroxide having a pH value of 11.6? How

many grams of magnesium could remain dissolved in 500 ml. of
such a solution [solubility product of Mg(OH) 2 = 3.4 X 10~ u ]?
SOLUTION:
= 6 = ~ 12 + 4)
[H+] 10- 11 -
10 ( -
or
= 2.52 X 10- 12
(since antilog 0.4
= 2.52)
" = i o v 1ft- 14
[OH ]
= 3 98 X 10~ 3 AnS ' ' -
X10-" 2.52
pOH = 14 - 11.6 = 2.4
[OH-] = 10- = 10- X 10~ = 3.98 X 10-
2 4 6 3 3
-
. Ans.
[Mg++][OH-] = 3.4 X 10-
2 11
4. V 10- 11 ~6
^
= 2A X 10 m le per liter =
2.55 X 10~ 5 gram per 500 ml. Ans.
36. Fractional Precipitation. Ordinarily when a precipitating

agent is added slowly to a solution containing two ions capable
of being precipitated agent, the substance with the lesser
by the
solubility will precipitate first. The point at which the second
substance will precipitate can be determined from the solubility
products of the two precipitates.
Suppose to a solution 0.10 molar in Ba++ and 0.10 molar in

is added gradually and in very minute quantities a solution
of Na SO4. 2 Insoluble BaSO4 (solubility product, KBaso 4

= 1.1 X
10~ 10
) precipitates first, then SrSO4 (KSrS04
=
2.8 X 10~ ) begins 7
to precipitate. The ratio of the two solubility products is as follows :
[Ba++][SOrl _ 1.1 X 10- 10
[Sr++][SOr] 2.8 X 10~7

Therefore,
rRfl++i
0J - 0.00039
At the point where SrSO4 just begins to precipitate (and the con-
centration of Sr++ is still 0.10 M) the barium-ion concentration
will have been reduced to 0.000039 molar, since
[Bar"-] = 0.00039
0.10
Separation of the two cations is therefore nearly complete at this

point.
In qualitative analysis the preparation of a solution of a water-
insoluble salt for the anion tests is usually made by metathesis
of the solid with a solution of Na C(V The
2 extent of metathesis
can be determined, roughly at least, from the solubility product
of the original salt and that of the insoluble compound of the
metal formed by the metathesis.
EXAMPLE. If lead iodide (PbI 2 ) is boiled with 2.0 M Na C0 2 3
solution, the insoluble lead iodide is converted to the more in-

soluble lead carbonate (PbI 2 COs^ 21" +
PbC0 3 ). Assuming +
that sufficient PbI 2 present to give equilibrium conditions be-
is
tween the two insoluble substances and that the solubility products
of PbI 2 and PbCOs at the temperature of the solution are 2.4 X
10~ 8 and 5.6 X
10~ 14 respectively, what would be the concentra-
,
tion of iodide ion in the resulting solution?

SOLUTION:
2.4 X 10-*
5.6 X
.
[I~]
= 930 moles per liter. Ans.
This concentration is of course impossible to attain, not only be-
cause of the limited solubility of the Nal formed, but also because
the Pbl2 is completely metathesized before the equilibrium condi-
tion is reached. The result merely shows that PbI 2 is readily
and completely metathesized by Na2C03 solution.
Problems
(Temperatures are 25C. unless otherwise specified. A table of solubility

products is given in the Appendix.)
129. A saturated solution of barium fluoride, BaF2 ,
is 7.5 X 10~3 molar.
What is the solubility product of barium fluoride?
Am. 1.7 X Wr+.
130. If 0.11 mg. of silver bromide dissolves in one liter of water, what is
the solubility product of silver bromide?

Am. 3.5 X 10~13
181. If the solubility product of lead phosphate, Pb 8 (PO 4 )2, is 1.5 10" 32 , X
how many milligrams will dissolve in 500 ml. of water? How many milligrams
of Pb"*~+ can remain dissolved in 500 ml. of a solution that is 0.20 molar in
PO " ions?
4
Am. 0.070 mg. 7.5 X lO" 6 mg.
132. From the solubility product of PbI 2 calculate how many grams of
lead ions and of iodide ions are contained in each milliliter of a saturated solu-
tion of lead iodide?
Am. 3.7 X 10~4 4.6
, X 10~4 gram.
133. What are the solubility products of PbC 2O4 and of Pb(IO 8 ) 2 if the
solubilities are 1.7 X 10~3 gram per liter and 1.6 X 10"2 gram per liter,
respectively?
Am. 3.3 X 10-11 9.8 ,
X 10~ 14 .
134. If the solubility products of AgBrO 3 and of Ag2 Cr2 7 are 5.0 X 10~5 O
and 2.7 10~ n, respectively, what are the solubilities of the two salts in
X
milligrams per 100 ml.?
Am. 167 mg., 8.2 mg.
136. A saturated solution of K
2 PtCle contains 11 mg. of the salt in each
milliliter. the solubility product of the salt? How many milligrams

What is
of Pt can remain dissolved (as PtCle") in each milliliter of a solution that

contains 3.9 grams of K+ per liter?
Am. 4.6 X 10~6 . 0.90 mg.
" "h
136. Mercurous bromide, Hg Br
2 2, dissociates into Hg2 f
and 2Br~~. Its
solubility at 25C. is 0.039 mg. per liter. What is its solubility product at
that temperature?
Am. 1.4 X 10-*
137. The normality of a saturated solution of Ag2 COs is 2.2 X 10~4 N.

What is the solubility product of A&CO*?
Ans. 5.3 X 10-12 .
A moles of AgsP04 dissolve in 500 ml. of water, express the solu-

138. If
bilityproduct of Ag3PO4 in terms of A, and the normality of a saturated solu-
tion of Ag3 PO4 in terms of A.
Ans. 432A 4 6A. ,
139. If the solubility product of Ca8(PO4 ) 2 is A, express in terms of A the

solubility of Cas(PO4) 2 in moles per liter. Also express in terms of A the
normality of a saturated solution of the salt.
Ans.
How many milligrams of Mn++ can remain

140. dissolved in 100 ml. of a
solution of pH 8.6 without precipitating Mn(OH) ? 2
Ans. 13.5 mg.
141. From Fe(OH) 8 calculate the weight of Fe+++

the solubility product of ,
in milligrams which must be present in one liter of solution in order to cause

precipitation of the hydroxide when the hydroxyl-ion concentration is 8.0 X
10~6 mole per liter.
Ans. 1.2 X 10~19 mg.
Given KS.P. MgCO3

142. 2.6 X lO"6 KS.P. CaCOs = 1.7 X 10~8 In a
;
.
+ +
solution 0.20 molar in Ca+ and 0.20 molar in Mg+ and with a volume of
250 ml., which cation would precipitate first bn the slow addition of Na^COa?
How many milligrams of this cation would still remain in solution when the
other cation just starts to precipitate?
Ans. About 1.3 mg.
143. What are the solubility products of BaF2 and of BaSO4 at a certain
temperature if the solubilities at that temperature are 1.3 grams per liter and
2.5 X 10~3 gram per liter, respectively? A solution has a volume of 100 ml.
and contains 0.010 mole of Na2 SO4 and 0.020 mole of NaF. If BaCl2 is slowly
added, which anion will precipitate first? How many milligrams of this ion
will still remain in solution when the other ion just begins to precipitate?
Ans. 1.6 X 10-, 1.1 X KT 10

. Sulfate. 0.027 mg.
144. A saturated solution of magnesium fluoride, MgF2 ,

is 1.2 X 10" 3
molar. What is the solubility product of magnesium fluoride?
146. are the solubility products of CaS04 and of CaF 2 if the solu-
What
bilities are 1.1 mg. per milliliter and 0.016 mg. per milliliter, respectively?
How many milligrams of calcium ions can remain in 100 ml. of a solution that
is 0.50 molar in fluoride ions?
146. If the solubility products of BaC 2 4 and of Ba(IO 3 ) 2 are 1.7 O
10~7 X
and 6.0 X
10~10, respectively, what is the solubility of each salt in milligrams
per liter?
147. Mercurous iodide, Hg2l2, dissociates into B^" "* and
1
21"". Its solu-
bilityproduct is 1.2 X 10" 28

. How many milligrams of the salt dissolve in
250 ml.?
148. The normality of a saturated solution of cerous iodate, Ce(I0 3 )3, is
5.7 X 10~~ 3 . What is the solubility product of the salt? How many milligrams
of cerous ions can remain dissolved in 500 ml. of a solution that is 0.30 molar
in iodate ions?
149. If A grams of Ba 3 (AsO4 ) 2 dissolve in 500 ml., express the solubility

product of Ba3 (AsO) 4 )2
in terms of A.
160. If the solubility product of Ag 2 Cr2 O7 is 2.7 X 10~u ,

how many milli-
grams of silver will be present in solution when excess salt is shaken with
250 ml. of water until equilibrium is reached?
151. If a saturated solution of Pb 3 (PO 4 ) 2 is A normal, what is the solubility
product of Pb3 (PO4 ) 2 ?
152. If the solubility product of Ag OrO4 is A, what (in terms of A) is the
2
normality of a saturated solution of Ag CrO4 ? How many grams of chromium

2
can remain dissolved (as CrO4 ==

) in 500 ml. of a solution that is B molar in
silver ions?
++
153. Mercurous chloride, Hg 2 Cl 2 ,
ionizes as follows: Hg 2 CI 2 >
Hg 2 +
2C1~. If its solubility product is 1.1 X 10~ 18
,
how many grains of mercurous
mercury can remain dissolved in 2.00 ml. of a solution that contains one gram-
milliequivalent weight of chloride ions?
154. How many grams of FeCl could be present in 200 ml. of an acid solu-
3
tion with a pH value of 3.0 without causing a precipitation of Fe(OH) ? 3
155. Show by calculation from the solubility product of Ag2SO4 whether or

not this compound would be suitable as a final precipitate in the detection or
determination of silver. What would the concentration of sulfate ions theo-
retically have to be in solution so that not more than 30 mg. of silver would
remain unprecipitated in 500 ml. of solution?
156. What is the ratio of the concentrations of Br~ and Cl~ in a solution in
which sufficient AgNO 3 has been added to cause precipitation of both halides?
Solubility products: AgBr = 5.0 X lO" 13 AgCl = 1.0 X 10~ 10 ;
.
157. Calculate the number of milligrams of CaSO4 converted to CaCO 3 by

20 ml. of 2.0 N Na 2 CO 3 solution under equilibrium conditions at a temperature
at which the solubility products are 6.4 X 10~ 5 and 1.6 X 10~ 8 for CaSO4 and
CaCO 3, respectively.
158. From the appropriate solubility products show which cation would
precipitate first on the slow addition of 2 CrO 4 to 500 ml. of a solution 0.10 K
molar in Sr++ and 0.10 molar in Ba++. How many milligrams of this cation
would still remain in solution when the other cation just starts to precipi-
tate?
159. What are the solubility products of CaSO 4 and of CaF 2 if the solubili-
ties are 1.1 grams per liter and 0.016 gram per liter, respectively? A solution
has a volume of 250 ml. and contains 0.020 mole of Na2SO4 and 0.030 mole of
NaP. If CaCl 2 is slowly added, which anion will precipitate first? How many
milligrams of this ion will still remain in solution when the other ion just begins
to precipitate?
36. Application of Buffered Solutions in Analytical Chemistry.

Buffered solutions are frequently used in both qualitative and
quantitative analysis to effect certain separations of elements. A
familiar case is one in which a solution is buffered, usually either
with NH 4 OII + NH
4 C1 or with 2 3O 2 4C2 HC H
3O 2 and the + NH H ,
pH value thus brought to such a value that the solubility product

of the hydroxide of an element (or the hydroxides of a group of
elements) is greatly exceeded but the solubility products of other

hydroxides are not reached.
The composition insoluble hydroxides is somewhat
of many
"
variable, and they are perhaps more properly called hydrous
oxides." Their solubility products are not known accurately and
numerical values obtained from them should therefore be con-
sidered as showing only relative orders of magnitude.
EXAMPLE. The
solubility product of Mg(OH) 2 at a certain
temperature is 3.4 X
1Q- 11 ; that of Fe(OH) 3 is 1.1 1Q- 36 At X .
how and Fe" HHf

that temperature (a) many graips of Mg++ of
can remain dissolved in 100 ml. of M/10 solution of 4 OH NH
(ionization constant
= 1.75 X 10~ ); (6) how many grams of Mg"^
5
and of Fe^+ can remain dissolved in 100 ml. of M/10 4 OH NH

containing a sufficient amount of dissolved 4 C1 to make the NH
ammonium-ion concentration 2.0 molar?
SOLUTION :
(a) NH OH4 <=> NH + + OH-

4
[NH4+][OH-]
[NH4 OH]
Let x = concentration of OH~~ = concentration
Then
0.10 x = concentration of undissociated NH OH
4
(*)(*) =
- 1.75 X 10~ 5
0.10 x
= 1.75 X 10~5 (since x is small compared to 0.10)

^ |ft
x= 1.3 X 10~ s mole per liter
[Mg++][OH-] = X
2
3.4 10-"
[Mg++](1.3 X 10- 3 2
)
= 3.4 X 10- 11
[Mg++] = 2.0 X 6
10- mole per liter
= 2.0 X 10-6 X Ko X 24 -3
= 4.9 X 10-6 gram per 100 ml. Ans.
[Fe+++][OH-] = 1.1X10- 36
3
[Fe+++](1.3 X 10- 3 ) 3 = 1.1 X 10- 36
2.8 X 10-27 gram per 100 ml. Ans.
* = 8.8 X 10-7
[Mg++](8.8 X 10-7 ) 2 = 3.4 X 10- 11
= 106 grams per 100 ml. Ans.
\Fe+++](S.S X 10~7 ) 3 = 1.1 X 10- 36

1-1 X 10-*
_1
7 3
X558
(8.8X10~ ) 10
= 9.0 X 10~ 18 gram per 100 ml. Ans.
37. Control of Acidity in Hydrogen Sulfide Precipitations. The

separation of certain elements by precipitation from acid solution
with HS 2 effectively used in analytical chemistry, particularly
is
in qualitative analysis. Probably the most important factor in-

fluencing the effectiveness of the separation is the sulfide-ion con-
centration and its control by the regulation of the hydrogen-ion
concentration. The concentration of the sulfide ion can be regu-
lated to such a point that the solubility products of certain sul-
fides are greatly exceeded while the solubility products of other
sulfides arenot reached. The quantitative effect of the presence
of acid on the ionization of H 2S and the calculation of the sulfide-
ion concentration have been illustrated in Examples I and II of
Sec. 31 and should be reviewed at this time.
Solubility products of sulfides are not known precisely, and

hydrolysis effects and rates of precipitation influence the quan-
titative aspect of the separation of sulfides. Therefore, in the
following example and problems of a similar nature, the calculated
values may not agree well with corresponding values determined
experimentally, but they do show relative orders of magnitude
and are useful only in this connection.
EXAMPLE. How many grams of Zn ++ and how many grams
of Cd++ can remain dissolved in 200 ml. of the solution of H 2 S +
HC1 mentioned in Example II of Sec. 31 (solubility product of
ZnS = 1.2 X 10~ 23 solubility product of
;
CdS = 3.6 X 10~ 29 )?
SOLUTION:
[S-]
= 1.5 X 10~23 (as calculated)
[Zn++][S=]
= 1.2 X 10-23
1 9
[Zn++]
= zr3
= 0.80 mole per liter
= 0.80 X 65 X H= 10 grams per 200 ml. Ans.
[Cd++][S-]
= 3.6 X 10~ 29
= 3.6 X
J
1.5X10-*
= 2.4 X 10~ 6 molc pcr liter
x
= 2.4X 10- 6 X 112 X%

= 5.4 X 10~ 5 gram per 200 ml. Ans.
38. Separations by Means of Complex-ion Formation. Certain

separations in analytical chemistry are effected by making use of
the equilibrium that exists between a complex ion and its constitu-
ents. The following cases illustrate the two general ways in which
this is applied.
1. When an ammoniacal solution of silver nitrate containing a
carefully controlled excess of ammonia is added to a mixture of
iodide and chloride, only silver iodide is precipitated, since most
"
of the silver in the solution is as the ammino complex, Ag(NH 3 ) 2 h ,
and the concentration of Ag+ too small to exceed the solubility

is
product of AgCl but is great enough to exceed the solubility

product of the more insoluble Agl.
2. When potassium cyanide is added to an ammoniacal solution
=s *"
of copper and cadmium salts, the two ions Cu(CN)3 and Cd(CN) 4
are formed. When hydrogen sulfide is passed into the solution,
only cadmium sulfide is precipitated, since the degree of dissocia-

tion of the copper complex is much less than that of the cadmium
complex. A
sufficiently high concentration of Cd
++ is
present to
exceed the solubility product of CdS, but the concentration of Cu+
is too low to exceed the solubility product of Cu2S.
EXAMPLE I. How many grams bromide will dissolve

of silver
in one liter of NH OH 4 if the resulting solution is 2.0 molar in NH 3 ?
SOLUTION :
[Ag+][Br~] = 5.0 X 10~ 13 (see Appendix)
Let x = moles of AgBr dissolved = [Br~] = [Ag(NH 3 )2

+
]
5.0 X 10~ 13
_ ,
(5.0XlO-"/s)(2.0) _ u.o A 1U
X
Solving,
= x 5.4 X 10~ 3 molar
5.4 X 10~ 3 X AgBr = 1.0 grain. Ans.
EXAMPLE II. A solution 0.10 molar in Cu++ and 0.10 molar

in Cd++ is treated with NH OH 4 and KCN, forming Cu(CN) 3
===
and Cd(CN) 4 ^. The solution is 0.50 molar in excess CN~ ions.

If H 2S is passed into the solution to give a sulfide-ion concentra-
tion of 0.010 molar, will Cu 2 S or CdS precipitate?
SOLUTION :
~ 28
n J =
NJ3 J
5 - x 10 ( see Appendix)
+
tCu l(0.60) _
~ _28
0.10
5Q ' X 1Q
1U
[Cu+] = 4.0 X 10-28

Therefore,
2
[Cu+] [S=] = (4.0 X 1(^
= 1.6X10-57
The solubility product of Cu2S (= 1.0 10~50 ) is greater X than this

value. Hence CuzS will not precipitate. Ans.
[Cd++][CN-]* _
~ *
[Cd++](0.50)* _
~ X
0.10
[Cd++] = 2.2 X 10~ 17

Therefore
[Cd++][S~]
= (2.2 X 10- 17
)(0.01)
= 2.2 X 10- 19
The solubility product of CdS (= 3.6 X 10~ 29 ) is less than this

value. Hence CdS will precipitate. Ans.
Problems
(See Appendix for solubility products and ionization constants.)

160. How many grams of Mg++ could remain dissolved [i.e., unprecipitated
as Mg(OH) 2] in a liter of 0.2 M NH OH, and how many grams of Mg+ + could
4
remain dissolved in a liter of 0.2 M NH OH containing enough dissolved

4
NH C1 to make the ammonium-ion concentration 1 molar?

4 [Ks.p. Mg(OH)-> =
3.4 X 10- 11
.]
Ans. 2.4 X 10~4 gram, 68 grams.

How many ++ + could remain dissolved
161. milligrams of Fe [i.e., unpre-
cipitated as Fe(OII)3] in 100 ml. of a solution 2.0 normal in acetic acid and
containing a sufficient amount of sodium acetate to make the acetate-iori con-
centration 0.15 molar? IK S .P. Fe(OH) 3 = 1.1 X 10~ 36 .]
Ans. 0.095 nig.
from appropriate equilibrium constants the number of grams

162. Calculate
of zinc and of cadmium that can remain dissolved in 1,500 ml. of a solution
that contains 0.05 mole of dissolved H 2 S and is 0.30 N in hydrogen ions.
Ans. 29.0 grams, 1.5 X 10"4 gram.
163. By saturating with hydrogen sulfide 350 ml. of a solution that is 0.010
molar in a certain trivalent element and 1.0 molar in hydrogen ions, all but 12
millimoles of the element precipitates as sulfide. What is the approximate
solubility product of the sulfide of the element? (Solubility of H 2 S
= 0.10
molar.)
Ans. 1.5 X 10~72 .
164. How many

formula weights of chloride ion must be introduced into
a a tenth-molar solution of NaAg(CN) 2 in order for AgCl to start to
liter of
[Dissociation constant of Ag(CN) 2 = 1.0 X 10~

~~ 21
precipitate? solubility ;
product of AgCl
= 1.0 X lO' 10 .]
Ans. 0.0033 F.W.
166. How many formula weights of silver iodide will dissolve in one liter
of NH OII which is 6.0 molar in NH ?

4 3 [Dissociation constant of Ag(NH 3) 2
+ =
6.8 X 10~ 8 solubility product of Agl
;
= 1.0 X 10~16 .] (Hint: In the resulting
solution [Ag(NH 8) 2 +}
= [I"].)
Ans. 2.4 X 10~4 F.W.

166. A
solution 0.080 molar in 3 is treated with Na2 S2O 8 which con-
AgNO
s If the solution contains
verts practically all of the Ag+ into Ag(S 2 Os)2 .
~
sufficient excess thiosulfate to make the S 2 O 3 0.20 molar, how many grams
of I~ per liter could be present without causing a precipitation of Agl?
Ans. 0.16 gram.
167. What is the maximum molar concentration of sulfide ion in a solution
0.20 molar in Cd(NH3 ) 4 Cl2 and 2.0 molar in NH 8 without forming a precipitate
of cadmium sulfide?
Ans. 1.2 X 10-20 .
What must be the maximum pll value of a solution in order that

168.
0.500 gram of Mg++ in 100 ml. will remain unprecipitated as Mg(OH) 2 ?
[Solubility product Mg(OH) 2
= 3.4 X lO" 11 How many grams of Fe ++ + .]
could remain dissolved in such a solution?

How many ++ could remain
169. milligrams of Mii unprecipitated as
Mn(OH) 2 in 500 ml. of 0.10 M NH
4OH, and how many milligrams of
++ Mn
could remain dissolved in 500 ml. of 0.10 4 OII containing sufficient M NH
dissolved NH
4 C1 to make the ammonium-ion concentration 2.0 molar?
How many ++ could remain

170. milligrams of Fe+ unprecipitated as
Fe(OH) 8 in 250 ml. of a solution 1.5 molar in acetic acid buffered by that
amount of dissolved sodium acetate that makes the acetate-ion concentration
0.20 molar?
171. If the solubility product of Bi2S 8 is 1.6 X 10~ find the weight of 72
,
bismuth ions that must be present in a liter of solution to cause precipitation

4
of Bi2S 8 in a solution which is 0.10 molar in 1X28 and contains 0.010 mole of II
per liter.
What is the maximum pH value that 100 ml. of a solution containing

172.
0.0050 gram of PbCl2 can have so that on saturating the solution with II 2 S no
lead sulfide will precipitate? (Saturated solution of 2S
= 0.10 molar.) H
173. A grams of ZnSO 4 .7H 2 O in 500 ml. of dilute acid is
solution of 1.2
saturated with resulting solution is found to be 0.10 molar in H 2 S
H S.
2 The
and 0.050 molar in H+ ions. What fraction of the zinc has been precipitated
as ZnS? What maximum pll value should the solution have in order for no
precipitate to form if the concentrations of zinc salt and H2S are as above?
174. If 50 ml. of 0.010 molar AgN0 3 and 50 ml. of 3.0 molar 4 are NH OH
mixed, what is the resulting concentration of Ag+ ions? How many moles of
Cl~ would have to be introduced before precipitation of AgCl would take
place? [lonization constant of Ag(NH 3) 2
+ = 6.8 X 10""8 ; solubility product
of AgCl = 1.0 lO"10 .] X
176. If a solution is 0.050 molar in K HgI
2 4 and 1.5molar in I", show by
calculation whether or not a precipitation of HgS would be expected if the
solution is made 1.0 X
10""15 molar in sulfide ions.
176. How many grams of S"" can be present in a liter of a solution containing
0.10 F.W. of Cd(NH 4 Cl and 1.5 mole of NH without forming a precipitate
3) 2 8
of CdS?
177. A solution containing 0.10 F.W. of MgCl 2 and 0.20 F.W. of CaCl 2
would require a total of how many milliliters of N/2 H 2 C2 O 2 solution in order
to form the complex ion Mg(C 2 C>4) 2 "" and precipitate the calcium as CaC 2 O4 .
H 0?
2
178. How many grams of silver bromide will dissolve in one liter of NKUOH
which is 1.5 molar in NH ? [Dissociation constant of Ag(NH
3
+ = 6.8 X 3) 2
10~ 8 ; solubility product of AgBr = 5.0 X 10~ 13

(Hint: In the resulting
.]
solution [Ag(NII 3 ) 2 + ] = [Br~].)
39. Distribution Ratio. Occasionally in analytical chemistry

the greater part of a solute is removed from aqueous solution by
shaking the solution with an organic solvent in which the solute
is much more soluble. In qualitative analysis the removal of
liberated bromine and iodine by means of carbon tetrachloride
in the test for bromide and iodide occurs in many schemes of
analysis. In quantitative analysis ferric chloride is often extracted
in greater part from hydrochloric acid solution by means of ethyl
ether or isopropyl ether. This is of value in the analysis of certain
constituents in iron alloys where a high concentration of ferric
ions in the solution Certain hydrolytic separations
is undesirable.
(e.g., titanium from iron) are more readily carried out if a prelim-
inary extraction of the iron is made.

The distribution law states that when a solute is in simultaneous
equilibrium with two mutually insoluble solvents the ratio of the
concentrations of the solute in the two solvents is a constant at
a given temperature regardless of the volumes of solvents used
or of the quantity of solute present:
Concentration of x in solvent A __
Concentration of x in solvent B
The ratio K is called a distribution ratio and is determined
experimentally for each solute and each pair of mutually insoluble
liquids. The value is a true constant only in the case of perfect
solutions and perfectly immiscible solvents, but it is very nearly
a constant at a given temperature for the dilute solutions ordi-
narily encountered in analytical chemistry. The law applies only
to a particular species of molecule; that is, the solute must be in
the same condition in the two phases. The law does not hold,
for example, if the solute is ionized in one solvent and not ionized
in the other, or if it is as associated molecules in one solvent and
not in the other.
EXAMPLE. An aqueous potassium iodide solution has a volume
of 100 ml. 'and contains 0.120 gram of dissolved iodine. Assuming
that the distribution ratio of iodine between carbon tetrachloride
and an aqueous solution of potassium iodide is 85 at 25C., how
many grams of iodine will remain in the aqueous phase if the
above solution is shaken with 25 ml. of carbon tetrachloride?
SOLUTION:
Let x = grams iodine remaining in II 2 O phase

Then
0.120 x = grams iodine in CCL* phase
Concentration of iodine in CC14 phase = ~ 120

^=
.Zo
- x
grams per ml.
X
Concentration in KUO phase = y^: grams per ml.
(0.120 -s)/25
Solving,
x = 0.00539 gram. Ans.
Problems
173. If 0.568 of iodine is dissolved in 50 ml. of carbon tetrachloride
gram
and the solution shaken at a certain temperature with 500 ml. of water, it is
is
found that the aqueous layer contains 0.0592 gram of iodine. Calculate the
distribution ratio of iodine at that temperature between the two solvents, in
both of which it exists as I 2 molecules.
Ans. 86.0
180. At 20C. the distribution ratio of a certain organic acid between water
and ether is 0.400. A solution of 5.00 grams of the acid in 100 ml. of water is
shaken successively with three 20-ml. portions of water-saturated ether. Cal-
culate the number of grams of acid left in the water. Also calculate the number
of grams of acid that would have been left in the water if the solution had been
shaken with a single 60-ml. portion of ether.
Ans. 1.48 grams. 2.00 grains.
an aqueous solution containing 1.00 millimole of bromine

181. If 90 ml. of
are shaken at 25C. with 30
ml. of a certain organic solvent, 0.128 gram of the
bromine is extracted from the aqueous layer. What is the distribution ratio?
What percentage of the bromine would have been extracted by two successive
extractions with 15-ml. portions of the solvent? Assume bromine to be as

diatomic molecules in both solvents.
Ans. 12.0. 88.89 per cent.
182. The distribution ratio ofbromine between carbon tetrachloride and

water is 29.0 at 25C. a certain aqueous solution of bromine is shaken with
If
one-half its volume of carbon tetrachloride, what percentage of the bromine
is removed from the aqueous phase?
183. If a 0.0010 molar solution of bromine A
is shaken with one-
in solvent
tenth of volume of solvent B, 78.0 per cent of the bromine remains in A. If
its
at the same temperature a solution of 0.0300 gram of bromine in 50 ml. of

solvent B is shaken with 20 ml. of solvent A how many grains of bromine
}
remain in B? Assume A and B to be immiscible and bromine to be as diatomic

molecules in both solvents.
184. What explanation can you give to account for the fact that the dis-
tribution ratio at 25C. of acetic acid between benzene and water is not even
approximately constant, even at low concentrations of acetic acid?
185. In certain methods removed from hydrochloric acid
of analysis iron is
solution by repeated extraction with either ordinary ether or with isopropyl

ether. If 36 ml. of an aqueous solution of FeCl 3 + HC1 are shaken with 18 ml.
of ether (previously saturated with IIC1), 94 per cent of the iron is removed
from the aqueous layer. What is the distribution ratio of iron between the
two solvents and what per cent of the iron would have been removed if the
initial solution had been extracted with two separate 9-ml. portions of ether?
CHAPTER VI
OXIDATION POTENTIALS
40. Relation of the Electric Current to Oxidation-reduction
("Redox") Reactions. Experiment shows that at ordinary con-
centrations free chlorine or bromine will oxidize ferrous ions
(2Fe++ + C12 -> 2Fe+++ + 2C1~), but free iodine will not. Con-
versely, iodide ions will reduce ferric ions (2Fe+++ + 2I~ *
2Fe ++ + 12) but chloride or bromide will not. Hydrogen ions at
ordinary concentrations will oxidize metallic zinc (Zn +
2H+ ->
Zn*4"
+
H2) but will not oxidize metallic copper.
To be able to predict whether or not a given pair of oxidizing
and reducing agents will or will not mutually interact to an ap-
preciable extent of considerable importance, particularly in
is
qualitative analysis, and tables showing relative tendencies for

substances to be oxidized or reduced, if used properly, are of great
value.
In the light of the modern concept of the structure of atoms,
oxidation and reduction may be defined in terms of transfer of
electrons. An element is oxidized when it loses electrons; an ele-
ment is reduced when it gains electrons.
Redox reactions can be brought about by the application of an
electric current; conversely, an electric current can be obtained
from oxidation-reduction processes. The electrolysis of a solution
of sodium chloride is an example of the first class. At the anode,
negative chloride ions are oxidized to free chlorine gas; at the
cathode, positive hydrogen ions from the water are reduced to free
hydrogen gas. The voltaic cell is an example of the second class.
41. Specific Electrode Potentials. Suppose we have on the end
of a platinum wire a platinum foil covered with platinum black.
Suppose further that the foil is immersed in a solution of acid

that is one molar in hydrogen ions and that pure hydrogen gas
at one atmosphere pressure continually bubbles over the foil.
Such a setup is called a normal hydrogen electrode. It may be
+
represented graphically, thus: H2(l atmosphere), 2H (1 molar) I
76
OXIDATION POTENTIALS 77
Pt. The platinum chemically inert, but an equilibrium exists

is
between the hydrogen gas and the hydrogen ions, thus: 2 <=* H
2H+ + 2, the symbol e representing an electron. Suppose now
we have a strip of metallic zinc immersed in a solution of zinc
sulfate that is one molar in zinc ions. Equilibrium exists between
the metal and its ions, Zn <= Zn++ + 2e. If the two elec-
thus:
trodes are connected by means of a wire and the two solutions
are connected by means of a capillary tube containing an elec-
trolyte, a current of 0.76 volt will flow through the wire and solu-
tion. The "plus to minus " direction of the current in the wire
is from the hydrogen electrode to the zinc electrode and in the
solution from the zinc electrode to the hydrogen electrode. The

flow of electrons in the wirefrom the zinc electrode to the hy-
is
drogen electrode, and in the solution it is from the hydrogen

electrode to the zinc electrode. At the same
time, metallic zinc
is oxidized and hydrogen ions are reduced, the net reaction being
represented by the equation Zn 2H+ > Zn4" "
+ 2 there-
1
+H . We
forehave a voltaic cell made up of two half cells, and the entire
system may be represented thus:
Zn Zn++(l molar) 11
H+(l molar), H (l
2 atmosphere) Pt
In representing way, a single line represents a junc-

cells in this
tion between an electrode and a solution. A double line denotes

a junction between two solutions, and it is assumed that the
small potential difference between the solutions has been corrected
for in formulating the total e.m.f. of the cell.
It should also be noted that oxidation always takes place at
the anode; reduction always takes place at the cathode. The pas-
sage of electrons through the wire is from anode to cathode; elec-
trons pass through the solution from cathode to anode.
In similar fashion, a copper electrode dipping in a solution of
copper sulfate that is one molar in copper ions can be connected
to a normal hydrogen electrode. A current of 0.34 volt will flow
through the wire. The passage of electrons in the wire is from
the hydrogen electrode to the copper electrode.
If now we connect the above copper half cell with the above
zinc half cell, we obtain a voltaic cell that is represented thus:
Cu Cu++(l
I
molar) II
Zn++(l molar) I Zn
It will be found that a current be generated.
of 1.10 volts will
The passage of electrons in the wirefrom the zinc to the copper
is
and in the solution from the copper to the zinc. At the same time
metallic zinc is oxidized to zinc ions, and the copper ions are re-
duced to metallic copper, the net reaction being
Zn + Cu++ -> Cu
It is difficult to determine absolute potential differences be-
tween electrodes and solutions; but, since we are usually con-
cerned only with differences of potential, we can refer electrode
potentials to some common standard. The normal hydrogen elec-
trode is arbitrarily given the value of zero, and other electrode
potentials are referred to it. The molar electrode potential or
specific electrode potential of zinc (i.e., the relative potential be-
tween metallic zinc and a one-molar solution of zinc ions) is

0.76 volt; the specific electrode potential of copper is 0.34 +
volt. Giving the zinc potential the negative sign and the copper
potential the positive sign is again purely arbitrary. It is perhaps
more from the point of view of the physicist who
is primarly inter-
ested in the outer circuit of acell, than from the point of view of
the chemist who is concerned with the changes within the solu-
tion. To the physicist, copper is positive to zinc since in the
above cell the positive to negative direction of the current in the
wire is from the copper to the zinc. Chemists are also adopting
this sign convention although many texts and reference books use
the opposite convention.
In this book, specific potentials will be denoted by the symbol
E, and a table of such potentials is given in the Appendix. When
applied to an active metallic electrode, the numerical value refers
to the potential at 25C. between a metal and a one-molar solu-
tion of its ions relative to the potential between hydrogen gas at
one atmosphere pressure and a one-molar solution of hydrogen
ions.
The e.m.f. of a cell is the difference between the potentials of
its two half cells, or E = EI E2 In the case of the above-
.
mentioned cell, E=E - l E* = Ecu* - EZU Q = +0.34 - (-0.76) =

1.10 volts.
Electrode potentials are not limited to those between elements
and their ions. They also apply to potentials between ions at
two states of oxidation. Thus, as shown in the potential table

in the Appendix, the specific potential between ferrous and ferric
ions (Fe++ =* Fe"*"4 4 +
"
e) is +0.748 volt, indicating that a current

"
of that voltage would flow through the following cell:
Pt M), M) M), H 2 (l atm.) Pt
Electrons would pass through the solution from the ferrous-ferric

half cell to the hydrogen electrode (i.e. from left to right as written
y
above). They would enter the solution from the wire at the fer-
rous-ferric half cell. Ferric ions would be reduced to ferrous ions;
hydrogen gas would be oxidized to hydrogen ions.
Similarly, the specific potential between chromic ions and di-
chromate ions in the presence of acid (20+++ 7H2O =* CrÔ^ + +
14H+ + 6e) is +1.30 volt which is the voltage of the following
cell:
Cr+++(l M) "
Pt M) H+(l M), H 2 (l atm.) Pt

H+(l M)
The e.m.f. of the following cell:
Pt Pt
would be the algebraic difference between the two half cells com-
prising it, or +0.748 (+1.30) = 0.55 volt. The negative sign
indicates that the passage of electrons through the solution is from
right to left as written above, and through the wire from left to
right. The ferrous ions are therefore oxidized and the dichromate
ions reduced during the process. The over-all reaction would be
Cr2 C>7- + 14H+ 7H2

42. Rules for Writing Equations for Half-cell Reactions. In
writing and balancing equations for half-cell reactions the follow-
ing steps should be followed:
1. Write the reduced form of the element that changes its oxida-
tion number on the left-hand side of the equation; write the

oxidized form on the right-hand side. If necessary, balance the
number of atoms of the element by inserting the proper coefficients.
2. On the right-hand side of the equation introduce that number

of electrons equal to the total change in oxidation number of the
element.
3. introduce sufficient hydrogen ions (if the reac-
If necessary,
tion takes place in acid solution) or hydroxyl ions (if the reaction
takes place in basic solution) to balance the electrical charges.
Remember that each electron symbol represents a negative charge.
4. If necessary, introduce water molecules into the equation to
balance the hydrogen and oxygen atoms.

EXAMPLE. Write balanced half-cell reactions for the following
changes (a) VO++->V0 3~ (acid solution); (6) Cr+++ - O 2 7
=
(acid solution); (c) Mn++ MnO 2 (basic solution).
Following the above four steps, the results in each case are as
follows:
(a) 1. VO++->VOr
2. VO++ - V0 - + e (change = 5-4=1)
3
3. VO++ -> V0 - + 4H+ + e

3
-
4. VO-*+ + 2H 2 -> V0 3 + 4H+ + e
~
(6) 1. 2Cr+++--Cr2 7
2. 2O+++ -> Cr2O 7 + 6e [change = (6 - 3) X

- 2 = 6]
3. 2O+++ -> Cr2 Or + 14H+ + 6e
2Cr+++ + 7H 2 O - Cr2 O 7 + 14H+ + 6e
=
4.
(c) 1. Mn++ -+ MnO2

2. Mn++ -> MnQ 2 + 2e
3. Mn++ + 40H- -> Mn0 2 + 2e
4. Mn-^ + 40H- -> MnO 2 + 2H2 + 2e
43. Oxidation-reduction Equations in Terms of Half-cell Reac-
tions. In order to write an ordinary redox equation in terms of
half-cell reactions the appropriate couples are merely written one
below the other and subtracted in algebraic fashion. Since electron
symbols should not appear in the net equation, it is frequently
necessary to multiply one or both half-cell equations by a factor
"
in order that the electrons may cancel" out. This is illustrated
in the following examples. Obviously the potential of the half-
cell reaction is not affected by such multiplication.
The oxidation of ferrous ions by chlorine can be written:

Fe++ - FC+++ +e (Ef = +0.747)

or
(1) 2Fe++ = 2Fe^ + 2e
(2) 2C1- = C1 2 + 2e (#2 = +1.359)
(l)-(2) 2Fe++ + C1 2 = 2Fe+++ + 2C1~

The oxidation of ferrous ions by dichromate in the presence of
acid can be written:
(1) 6Fe++ = 6Fe+++ + 6e (EJ = +0.747)

=
(2) 2Cr+++ + 7H 2O = Cr2 7 + 14H+ + 6e (E2 = +1.30)
(l)-(2) 6Fe++ + Cr O - +
2 7 14H+ = 6Fe+++ + 2Cr+++ + 7II O
2
The
oxidation of stannous ions in the presence of acid by per-
manganate can be written:
(1) 5Sn++ = 5Sn++++ + We (Ei*
= +0.13)
(2) 2Mn++ + 8H2 = 2MnOr + 16H+ + lOe (E = 2+1.52)
-
2MnO + 16H+ = 4 5Sn++++ + 2Mn++ + 8H O 2
If concentrations are all molar, the net potentials of the above

1
three illustrations are the algebraic differences between the specific

potentials corresponding to the two half^cell reactions, namely,
E = EJ- E = z (+0.747)
- (+1.359) = -0.612 volt
E = Ef - E = 2 (+0.747)
- (+1.30) = -0.55 volt
EÊS- E = 2 (+0.13)
- (+1.52)
= -1.39 volt
In cases like the above, if the algebraic difference between the elec-
trode potentials, as written, is negative, the net reaction can be ex-
pected to go as written (i.e., from left to right). If the algebraic dif-

ference is positive, the reaction will not go as written but can be
expected to go from right to left. Thus,
(1) 2Fe++ = 2Fe+++ + 2e (+0.747)

(2) 21- + 2e= I2 (+0.535)
(l)-(2) 2Fe-H- + I, = 2Fe+++ + 2l~

[(+0.747)
- (+0.535) = +0.212 volt]
This reaction at 1 molar concentrations will not take place from

left to right as written, but goes in the opposite direction (2F
21- - 2Fe++ + I ).2
The behavior of metals with acids can be treated in the same

way. Metallic zinc dissolves in 1 M HCL
(1) Zn = Zn++
+ 2e (-0.758)
H = 211+ + 2 (0.00)
_
(2) 2
(l)-(2) Zn + 2H+ -* Zn++ + H 2 (-0.758)

Metallic copper does not dissolve in HC1.
(1) Cu = Cu++ + 2e (+0.344)

(2) H2 = 2H+ + 26 (0.00)
(l)-(2) Cu + 2H+ - Cu++ + H 2 (+0.344)
Both zinc and copper dissolve in 1 M HNOa. In this case two

oxidizing agents are present, namely H+ and N0a~, but the nitrate
ion has the greater oxidation potential and is the oxidizing agent
in both cases.
(1) 3Cu = 3Cu^ + 6e (+0.344)

(2) 2NO + 4H 2 O - 2NO 3- + 8H+ + 6e (+0.94)
(l)-(2) 3Cu + 2N0 ~ + 8H+ -
3 3Cu++ + 4H O 2
[(0.344)
- (0.94)
= -0.60 volt]
potential table therefore shows relative tendencies for sub-

The
stances to lose or gain electrons. Substances at the top left of
the table lose their electrons most readily and gain them least
readily. They are therefore the strongest reducing agents. Simi-
larly, the oxidizing agents at the bottom of the table are the
strongest; those at the top are the weakest.
Such predictions as given above must be applied cautiously.
In a few cases reactions that should proceed according to the rela-
tive positions in the potential series do so at such a slow rate that
they are almost negligible. More important still, as shown in

the next section, the concentration of each component of an oxida-
tion-reduction equilibrium affects the value of the potential. A
substance may be present that is capable of forming a complex
ion with one of the components of the half-cell equilibrium and
thus reduces the concentration of that component to a point where
it no longer reacts. Thus, the potential of the equilibrium Sn++ <=
gn ++++ 4. 2e is greatly affected by the presence of chloride ions
which form SnCle" ions with the stannic tin. In a few cases pre-
cipitation effects interfere in the same way. For example, ac-

cording to the table, iodide ions should reduce silver ions to metallic
silver (2Ag+ + 2I~ >
2Ag +I 2 ). Actually, a precipitation of silver
iodide takes place instead (Ag+ + I~
Agl) and the concentra- >
tion of Ag+ in the residual solution is made too small to be affected

by excess iodide. In the case of a few metals, passivity effects
may occur. Pure aluminum should dissolve readily in nitric acid
~
(Al + NO 3 + 4H+ -> A1+++ + NO + 2H 2 O). Actually it does not
do probably because of the formation of a protective coating
so,
of oxide on the surface of the metal.
44. Relation between Electrode Potential and Concentration.
When the prevailing concentrations are not 1 molar, the electrode
potentials are no longer molar electrode potentials but can be cal-
culated from them. From considerations of free energy it can be
shown that at 25C. electrode potentials can be calculated from
the following formula:
0.0591
E = EQ H ,
n
,
log M
,_ .
l
where E =
Q
molar electrode potential
n = number of faradays involved in the change
log
= common logarithm
M = ratio obtained by dividing the prevailing molar con-
centrations of the oxidation products of the reaction
by the prevailing molar concentrations of the reacting
substances, each concentration being raised to a power
equal to the coefficient of the substance in the equation
representing the reaction taking place in the half cell.
In expressing M, reactions should be written as oxida-
tions, and, as in the case of mass-action expressions,
concentrations of water and of solid substances ar
omitted. Gases are expressed in terms of partial pres-
sures (in atmospheres)
1
in Sec. 41, in some tables of electrode potentials the signs are
As stated
opposite to those given in this book; that is, the numerical values of those
potentials listed above hydrogen are plus, and those below hydrogen are minus.
If this alternative system is used, the given formula becomes = E E
log M. The consistent use of either system leads to correct results.
In calculations of electrode potentials, as in the case of calcula-

tions of equilibrium constants, activities rather than concentra-
tions should be used for precise results (see Sec. 32). Values for
specific electrode potentials should therefore be for unit activity
rather than for molar concentration. Analytical calculations in
this particular field, however, do not require a precision greater
than one or two significant figures, and the use of activities and
activity coefficients (which are not always easily determined) can
be dispensed with.
EXAMPLE I. Find the e.m.f. at 25O. of the cell
Cc+++ (0.10 molar) Fe++(0.010 molar)

Pt Pt
Ce ++++ (0.00010 molar) Fe+++(1.0 molar)
SOLUTION :
(1) C
= 1.45 + 0.0591 log 10-'

= 1.27
(2) Fe++ = Fe+++ +

= 0.747 + 0.0591 log 100
= 0.805
Subtracting (2) from (1)
Fe++
= E -Es= 1.27-0.8G5
L
= 0.40 volt. Ans.

Thepositive sign shows that the passage of electrons in the
solution is from left to right. The ferrous ions are, therefore,
oxidized, and the eerie ions are reduced. The reaction Ce 4 4" " "
1
+
Fe+ ++ = Ce 4^"^4"
+ FG ++ right to left. The eerie ions
proceeds from
are reduced, and the ferrous ions are oxidized until the concentra-
tions so adjust themselves that no current flows.
In this example the concentrations given are those of the simple
cations. These cations may often be in equilibrium with complex
ions, such as FeOLr, Ce(SO 4 ) 3 ^, etc.

EXAMPLE IT. What is the e.m.f. of the half cell represented
-
by the following equilibrium: 2Cr+++(0.20 M) + 7II O 2 <= Cr 2 7
(0.30 M) + 14H+(2.0 M) + Oc?

SOLUTION:
14
0.0591 , (0.30) (2.0)
= 1.46 volts. Ans.
EXAMPLE TIL What is the e.m.f. of the cell
Cu Cu f+(0.010 molar) ||
Zn++(1.0 X 10~6 molar) Zn?
SOLUTION:
El = Ecu" +- log [Cu++]
= +0.34 + log (0.010)

Zj
= +0.28 volt
= -0.76 + -
log^l.O X 10-6 )
Zi
= -0.94
E = h\-E = 2 1.22 volts. În^.
P]XAMPLB IV. Calculate the e.m.f. of the following cdl:
Cu Cu ++ (2.0 M) |
Cu++(0.010 M) Cu
This type of cell, made up of the same half-cell equilibrium (Cu ^
C -u 4 "*
+ 2e, in this case) but with the ions at two different con-
centrations, is known as a concentration cell.
SOLUTION:
E, = 0.344 -f
~ z
log 2.0
nwio
^ =
2 0.344 + ^P log 0.010
~ (log 2.0
- log 0.010)
= 0.068 volt. Ans.

45. Calculation of the Extent to Which an Oxidation-reduction

Reaction Takes Place. All reversible reactions proceed in one
direction or the other until equilibrium conditions are reached, at
which point the two rates of reaction are equal.
During the progress of an oxidation-reduction reaction in a cell,
the concentrations of the reacting substances are steadily decreas-
ing and those of the products are increasing. The voltage of the
celldecreases steadily until equilibrium is reached, at which point
no current flows. The potentials of the two half cells making up
the are therefore equal at this point of equilibrium.
cell In order
to calculate the extent to which an oxidation-reduction reaction
takes place, it is only necessary to express the reaction as two half-
cell reactions and to express an equality between the two electrode
potentials.
EXAMPLE I. When excess metallic aluminum is added to a
solution 0.30 M in cupric ions, what is the theoretical concentra-
tion of CU++ after equilibrium is reached (2A1 + 3Cu++ + 2A1+++ +
3Cu)?
SOLUTION: Experiment shows that the reaction is practically
complete.
[A1+++]
= 0.20 M (3 moles of CU++ give 2 moles of A1+++)
[Cu++] = x M
. -n 0.0591 , n on IA9>I>II 0.0591
-1.70 H ,
5 log 0.20 = +0.344 + = ,

log x
o Zi
log x
= -69
x = 1 X 10-69 mole. Ans.
EXAMPLE II. A solution is prepared so as to be initially 0.000
molar in Fe +, 0.10 molar in Cr2 7= and 2.0 molar in II +
+ After .
the reaction, what would be the approximate concentration of the

Fe++ remaining (6 Fe++ + Cr2O 7= + 14H+ <= 6F6+++ + 2Cr-H+ +
7H 20)?
SOLUTION: Experiment shows that the reaction is practically
complete. Since, according to the equation, 0.060 mole of Fe++
would react with 0.010 mole of Cr2O 7= and 0.14 mole of H+, the
latter two are initially present in excess and the concentration of
Fe++ is the limiting factor. At equilibrium, ^6+++] = 0.060;
[Fe
4
-*-]
= x; [Cr+++] 0.020;
= [Cr2 7 ~]
= 0.10 - 0.010 = 0.090;
[H+] = 2.0 - 0.14 = 1.86. The two half-cell equilibria are
M) *=
6Fe++(z 6Fe+++(0.060 M) + 6e
2Cr+++(0.020 M) + 7H O * 2
Cr2O7=(0.090 M) + 14H+(1.86 M) + 6
+0.747 + log
. +1.30 + log
0.0591 0.060 "

,A _._,
+0.747 + , 10A + 0.0591,
= 1.30 .
(0.090) (1. 86);
-p-
log log
-g-
Solving,
a: = 1 X 10~ 17 . Ans.
46. Calculation of Equilibrium Constant from Electrode Po-

tentials. A
mass-action constant (Sec. 26) applies to a reaction
under conditions of equilibrium. At this point the electrode po-
tentials of the half-cell equilibria are equal and the over-all poten-
This gives a method of calculating the numerical value
tial is zero.
of the mass-action equilibrium constant of an oxidation-reduction
equation from the respective specific electrode potentials.

EXAMPLE. Calculate the numerical value of the equilibrium
constant of the reaction 2Fe++ + I 2 2Fe+++ + 2I~ (which at ^
moderate concentrations proceeds only very slightly from left to
right as written).
SOLUTION:
(1) 2Fe++ + 2Fe+++ + 2e
(2) 21- + I2 + 2e
(l)-(2) 2Fe++ +I 2 <=> 2Fe+++ + 21-
fFe~
K-f 2 2
l [I~~l
r-n .x-Jorr
2 i
^ K (mass-action constant)
[Fe++] [I 2 ]
EI = E% (at equilibrium)
<"*
+0.747 + f log
- 0.535 + ,og m
0.0591 /[Fe ++-h]2 j2 \
log
" = "~*
2 UF^+F DF?/
2 2
0.0591 .
[Fe+++] [I-]
log K- -0.212
log K = -7.0
K = 1.0 X 10-7 . Ans.
Problems
(See Table VII, Appendix, for the necessary oxidation potentials. Tempera-
tures are 25C.)
186. Calculate the potentials of the half cells:
(a) Hg =* M) + 2
Hg++(0.0010
(6) Co Co+++(0.24 M) + 2e
=*
(c) Pb (0.050 M) + 2H O ^ PbO2 + 4H + (0.010 M) +

++ 2 2e
(d) H 2 O2 (0.0020 M) Ô2 (2 atm.) +2Ff(1.5 M) + 2e

Ans. (a) +0.77 volt. (6) -0.94 volt, (c) +1.24 volt, (d) +0.78
volt.
187. Balance the following equation and express it as the difference between
two half-cell reactions:
+ Br- + 11+ -> Pb+ + Br + H O.

PbO 2 2 2
Ans. PbO + 2Br- + 4H+ - Pb++ + Br + 211 O; (2Br~ & Br + 2e) -

2 2 2 2
(Pb+ + 2H O <* PbO, + 4H+ + 2e).

+ 2
188. Write the equation showing the net reaction indicated by each of the
following pairs of half-cell reactions. Show from the respective electrode
potentials in which direction each reaction will go, assuming all ion concen-
trations to be 1 molar, + Cu^Cu +
(a) A_g?=>Ag
+
e,
++
2e; (6) 1I 2 O 2 <=
O + 2H-* + 2e,
2 + 2H O ^ MnO + 4H+ + 2e.
Mn ++ 2 2
Ans. (a) Cu + 2Ag+ -> Cu ++ + 2Ag; (6) MnO + II O + 2H+ - Mn

++
+ 2 2 2
O + 2H O.
2 2
189. Write complete and balanced equations for the half-cell reactions in-
dicated by the following changes taking place in acid solution: (a) ^b
- > SbO + ,
(6) HNO2 - NCV, (c) As -^ UAsO2 (d) BiO+ -* Bi 2 O 4 , , (e) Br2 -> BrO,-
Ans. (a) + H o"^ SbO+ + 2H*- + 3e,
Sb 2 HNO + HO ^ NOr + (ft) 2
3H+ + 2e, (c) As + 2H0 * HAsO, + 311+ + 3e, 2BiO+ + 2H O ^ (tt) 2
Bi 2O 4 + 411 <
+ 2e, (e) Br + GH O ^ 2BrO.r + 12H+ + 10e.
2 2
190. Write complete and balanced equations for the half-cell reactions
indicated by the following changes taking place in basic solution: (a) Zn >
-
THs -
- -
ZnOT, (6) HCHO HCO 2 (c) IISnO2 -*Sn(OH)r, (d) P, (e) Ag ->
Ag2 0.
Ans. + 4OH- ^ ZnO = + 2H
(a) Zn
-
O + 2e, (6) IICIIO + 3OH- ^> 2 2
HCOr + 2II 6 + 2e, (c) HSnO + 3OII- + II O & Sn(OII).,- + 2e,

2 2 2
(d) PR, + 3011- f P + 3H O + 3e, (e) 2Ag + 2OTI- ^> Ag O + II O + 2e.

;
2 2 2
191. What is the e.m.f. of the following concentration cell?
Ag Ag+(0.40 molar) Ag' (0.0010 molar) |

Ag
In what direction is the flow of electrons through the solutions as written?
Ans. 0.10 volt. Left to right.
192. What e.m.f. can be obtained at 25C. from the following cell?
Zn Zn ++ (0.010 molar) Ag+(0.30 molar) Ag

| ||
In what direction is the flow of electrons through the solutions? Write an

equation for the reaction at each electrode and for the net reaction. What
would the concentration of Ag+ have to be for no current to flow?
Ans. 1.585 volts. Right to left. Zn -* Zn ++ + 2e, 2Ag
f
+ 2e -> 2Ag,
"
Zn + 2Ag' ~>Zii +l + 2Ag. 4.5 X lO" 28

molar.
193. Calculate the e.m.f. obtainable from each of the following cells. In
each case indicate the positive to negative direction of the current in the wire
connecting the electrodes, and write an equation for the net reaction.
(a) Cd Cu +l (1.0M On
(6) Hg Hg+*-(0.10 M) II
Hg f + (0.0071 M) Hg
Cr ++ +(0.010 M)
Fe++(0.10 M)
Fe + ++(0.30 M)
O Or
2 (0.20) M Pt
H+(1.0M)
Mn ff (0.10M)
Su+ + (0.050 M)
(d) Pt MnO -(0.060 M)
4 Pt
Sn+^+(0.020 M)
II+(0.20 M)
Fe +l (0.10 M) Pt
Ag Ag+Cl (sattl.)
Fe+++(0.20 M)
Ans. (a) 0.742 volt, right to left. (6) 0.0340 volt, left to right, (c) 0.56
volt, right to left, (d) 1.33 volts, left to right, (e) 0.52 volt, right to left.
Ag Ag+(0.50 molar) Cd f+ (1.0 X

| ||
10~4 molar) Cd
In what direction do the electrons flow through the solutions as written?

Write the equation for the reaction taking place at each electrode and for the
+
net reaction. What would the concentration of Ag have to be for no current
to flow?
Ans. 1.30 volts. Left to right. 6 X 10~ 23 molar.
195.. What must be the value of x in order that the following reaction shall
be at equilibrium? 2A1 + 3Cu++(z molar) ^2A1+++(0.10 M) 3Cu. +
Ans. 1.6 X 10~ 70
molar.
196. What must be the value of x for the following reaction to be at equi-
librium at 25C.?
Cu + 2Ag+Cc molar) :Cu++(0.10 molar) + 2Ag

Ans. 6 X 9
10~ molar.
197. If excess metallic iron is placed in a solution 0.010 molar in Cu ++ what ,
"
concentration of Cu*" will remain when equilibrium is reached? The reaction

1
is practically complete as follows: Fe + Cu ++ > Fe ++ + Cu.

Ans. 3 X 10- 29
molar.
198. When excess metallic zinc is added to a solution 0.010 molar in Ag+,
what is the theoretical concentration of Ag+ after equilibrium is reached? The
reaction is practically complete as follows: Zn + 2Ag+ Zn* 4
"
+ 2Ag.
Ans. 2 X 10~28 .
199. Equal volumes of a solution 0.10 molar in Fe +f and a solution 0.30

molar in Ce +++ + are mixed. After the reaction is practically complete (Fe++ +
Ce++++ > Fe+ + + + Ce+ ++ ) and equilibrium has been attained, what is the
resulting concentration of Fe ++ ?
Ans. 6 X 10~ 14 molar.
200. Calculate the equilibrium constant for each of the following:
(a) Zn Cu ++ = Zn++ + Cu
+
(6) A1+++ + 3 Ag =* Al + 3Ag+
(c) Fe+++ + Ag <=> Fe++ + Ag+
(d) 2Ce +++ + I, 2Ce ++++ + 21- <=
(e) 6F6++ + Cr,07- + 14H+ ^ GFe+++ + 2Ct+++ + 7H O 2
(/) 2Fe + + + + 2Br- ^ 2Fe ++ + Br 2
Ans. (a) 3 X 10 37 .
(6) 10' 127 .
(c) 0.13. (d) 1.6 X 10~31 .
(e) 1056 .
(/) 1.7 X 10-".
dicated by the following changes taking place in acid solution: (a) P >
H 3 P04 , (6) Mn0 2 -> MnOr, (c)
++++ -> 2
++
, (d)
U
SbO+ -. Sb 2 O6 (e) Ch -> UO ,
HC102 , (/)S 2 3 -->H S0 2 3.
dicated by the following changes taking place in basic solution: (a) P > PO ^,
3
(6) Pb^-^Pba, (c) S03 -->SO4 -, (d) CrO2 - -> CrOr, (e) NO 2 4 -* NO,-,
203. Calculate the potentials of the following half cells:
(a) AgÂg+(0.010M) + e
(b) Co < Co ++ (0.063 M) + 2e
(c) Mn^(0.030 M) + 4H 2 O + MnOr(0.020 M) + 8H+(0.10 M) + 5e
(d) 2Cr+-H'(0.010 M) + 7II 2 ?=* Cr2 7 (0.020 M) + 14H + (0.030 M) + 6e
204. Balance the following equations and express each as the difference
between two half-cell reactions: (a) Fe + H+ -> Fe+ + + H 2 (b) Fe ++ -f ,
MnOr + H+ -* Fe^-^ + Mn++ + H O, (c) Fe + N0 - + H^ -> Fe "^ +

4-
2 8
4
NO + H 0, (d) C1 + H O - HOC1 + H + + CJ- (e) PbS + H O2 ->

2 2 2 2
PbS0 + H2O. 4
205. Balance the following equations and express each as the difference
between two half-cell reactions: (a) Fe
++ 2 O2 H+ -> Fe+++ 2 O, +H + +H
(b) MnOr + H O +
2 2 11+ -> Mn++ O2 2 O, (c) Cr +++ + +H + MnOr +
H 2
- Cr2O7 - Mn++ H+ (d) I2
+ 2 O2 ->H+
+ I(V 2 O, (e) +H
2 SO8 + +H H +
HS-
2 S + H O.
2
206. Write the following as balanced ionic equations and express each as
the difference between two half-cell reactions: (a) SnSO4 2 Cr2 07 + +K
H S04 - SnCSOdt + K2S04 + CftCSO*). + H 2O,
2 + HNO, + H O -
(6) As 2
H3As04 + NO, (c) Br2 + NHOH -> NH4 Br + N 2 + H O, (d) KI + KIO, +

2
HC1 -* I, + H 2O + KC1.
207. Write an equation showing the net reaction indicated by each of the
following pairs of half-cell reactions. Show from the respective electrode
potentials in which direction each reaction should go, assuming all ion con-
centrations to be 1 molar, (a) Hg <^ Hg^+ + 2e, Zn *=* Zn++ + 2e; (b) H O 2 2 <=
+ 2H+ + 2e, Fe++ ^ Fe++ + + e; (c) Pb++ + 2II O PbO + 4H+ +

2 <=* 2
2f, 201- & Cl, + 2e; (d) 2C1~ ^ C1 + 2 2c, 2Br~ ?=* Br + 2e. 2
208. Solve the preceding problem with respect to the following half-cell
reactions: (a) Sn++ v* Sn
++++
2e, 2I~ I2 2e; (6) 2O+++ + 7H 2 <= ^ + + O
Cr2 O7+-
+
1411+ 6e, Fe(CN) 6
s
Fe(CN) 6
a
e; (c) 2H 2 ^ ? + Hn^ + O
MnO, + 4H + 2f, Fe ++ <^ Fe +++ + e; (d) Ag Ag+ + NO + 2H O ?
<= e, 2
NO - + 411*- + 3e.
3
209. The following reactions take place at ordinary concentrations as written:

y++ -f + 2H+ - V +++ + T1+++ + H O
TiO ++ 2
Bi + + HjO - BiO+ +.3FC++ + 2H+

3Fe +++
Zn + 2Cr+++-> Zn++ + 2Cr++
6Br~ + Cr O + 14H+ - 3Br + 2Cr+++ + 7II O
-
2 7 2 2
3Ti+++ + BiO+ + 2H O - 3TiO ++ + Bi + 4H<- 2

~
2Fe ++ + NO + 3H+ -> 2Fe +++ + HN0 + H
3 2 2
Mg + Zn ++ - Mg + Zn
++
C r + V+++ -+ Cr +++ + V++
++
HNO + Br + H O - NO - + 2Br~ + 3H+
2 2 2 3
Convert each of these reactions into two half-cell reactions, placing the re-
duced form on the left and the oxidized form and electrons on the right.
Rearrange the 10 half-cell reactions in tabular form in such a manner that the
strongest reducing agent is at the top left and the strongest oxidizing agent
is at the bottom right. From the tabulation predict which of the following do
not react at ordinary concentrations and write balanced ionic equations for
~
those that do: (a) Zn++ V++ (6) Fe++ + TIO++, (c) Cr ++ + N08
+ +
- +
H+ (d) Bi + Br2 (e) Cr2O7 + TiO+ + H+.
,
210. Which of the following reactions should take place as indicated when
ion concentrations are 1 molar? (a) 2C1~ + Ii -+ C1 2 2I~ + 2Fe(CN)- -f
(b)
HO2
- 2Fe(CN) 6 B + O2 + 2H +
2 (c) ,
2Fe ++ PbO+ + 4H+ -> 2Fe +++ +
Pb +++ 2H2O, (d) 2BJ + 6H+ -> 2Bi +++ + 3H 2, (e) 1QCT+++ + 6Mn04~ 4-
11H2O - 5Cr2O7 - + 6Mn++ + 22H+.
CALCULATIONS OF ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
211. Calculate the e.m.f. of each of the following cells. In each case
indicate the direction of the passage of electrons in the wire connecting the
electrodes, and write an equation for the net reaction.
(a) Ag Ag+(1.0 M) II
Cd++(1.0 M) Cd
Cu M) Cu
'
(6) Cu Cu |
f *
(0.010 M) ||
'
(0.090
Cr Mt (0.050 M)
Cr 2 O 7 -(0.10 M)
M) Pt
Fe +++ (0.0l5 M)
II + (2.0 M)
1
(0.050 M)
Pt
M)
Sii++(0.020
MnO -(0.10 M) Pt
(d) 4
Sii+ ++ +(0.080 M)
II 1
(0.40 M)
Fc ++ (0.25 M)
Pt AgCl
Fe M (0.050 M)
f
(siitd.)
212. What is the c.ni.f. of the following concentration cell?
Cu Cu++(1.0 X 10~ 5 molar)

||
Cu ++ (0.080 molar) Cu
|
In what direction is the flow of electrons through the solutions as written?

+ Cd f
X 10- molar)
1
Cd
Ag Ag
'
(0.50 molar) ||
(1.0
In what direction is the flow of electrons through the solutions? Write the
equation for the reaction at each electrode and for the net reaction. What
would the concentration of Ag f have to be for no current to llo\v?
214. A piece of zinc is immersed in a 0.010 molar solution of silver ions at
25C., and the reaction Zn + 2 Ag
2Ag is practically complete.
'
> Zn ' f
+
What is the concentration of silver ions theoretically remaining in the solution?
215. What must be the value of jc in order that the following reaction shall
be at equilibrium: Zn f
2Ag (x molar) Zn + +(1.0 X 10~ 3 molar) + Ag?
+ ^
216. When excess metallic aluminum is added to a solution 0.10 molar in
Cu ++ what is the theoretical concentration of Cu ++ after equilibrium
,
is
reached? The reaction is practically complete as follows: 2AJI + 3Cu f+

2A1+++ + 3Cu.
+
217. Equal volumes of a solution 0.40 molar in Fe+ and a solution 0.10
molar in Ce ++ are mixed.!
After the reaction is practically complete
f
++ + Ce +++ + > Fe +++ + Ce +++ and equilibrium has been attained,

(Fe )
""
what is the resulting concentration of Ce^" "? 1 1 1
218. Calculate the equilibrium constant for each of the following:
(a) CU++ + 2Ag Cu + 2Ag + -+
(6)
++
3Cu + 2A1 3Cu ^
(c) Fe^ + + CG++++ + Fe
(d) 2Br- + I 2 + Br2 + 21-
(e) 101- + 2Mn0 ~ + 4 16II + + 5I 2 + 2Mn + + + 8H 2
PART II
GRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS
CHAPTER VII
THE CHEMICAL BALANCE

47. Sensitiveness of the Chemical Balance. The determina-
tion of the weight or the mass of a body is a fundamental measure-
ment of analytical chemistry and is made with an equal-arm
balance of high degree of precision. An equal-arm balance con-
sists essentially of a rigid beam supported horizontally at its center
on a knife-edge and so constructed that the center of gravity of
the swinging portion is below the point of support.
The sensitiveness or sensitivity of a chemical balance is the tan-
gent of the angle through which the equilibrium position of the
pointer is displaced by a small excess I6ad (usually 1 mg.) on the
balance pan. This angle is usually so small that it is sufficiently
accurate to define the sensitiveness of a balance as the number
of scale divisions through which the equilibrium position of the
pointer of the balance is displaced by an excess load of 1 mg.

The sensitiveness varies directly with the length of the balance
beam, inversely as the weight of the beam, and inversely as the
distance between the center of gravity of the swinging portion
and the point of support. That is,
tan a= ri k
bd
where a= the angle through which the pointer is moved

b = the weight of the beam
I = the length of the beam
d = the distance between the center of gravity and the
point of support
k = a constant
93
The sensitiveness of a balance decreases slightly with increasing

load.
48. Method In most analytical work, it is suffi-
of Swings.
ciently accurate to make weighings bythe method of short swings.

The pointer of the balance is allowed to swing only one or two
scale divisions to the right or left of the zero point of the scale,
and the reading of the weights is taken when the extreme posi-
tions of the pointer to the right and left of the zero point are equal.
The balance is, of course, previously adjusted so that with no
load on the pans the extreme positions of the pointer are likewise
equal.
For more accurate work the method of long swings is used. The
equilibrium position of the pointer is first determined by allowing
the beam of the empty balance to swing so that the pointer passes
over six to eight divisions on the scale. Extreme positions of
the pointer in an odd number of consecutive swings are recorded;
for example, three readings are taken to the right of the zero
point of the scale, and two readings are taken to the left of the
zero point. The two sets of readings are averaged, and the
equilibrium position of the pointer is taken as the algebraic mean
of the two values. As an illustration, assume that the pointer of
a balance swings as indicated below:
+4.5
^-^
-3.5
\_ +4.0
Average: -3.3 +4.1
-
Equilibrium position: z
The weight an object can then be determined by placing it on

of
the left-hand pan and (1) adjusting the weights and rider, or
weights and chain, so that the equilibrium position is the same
as that obtained with the empty balance, or (2) calculating the
weight from the sensitiveness of the balance and the equilibrium
THE CHEMICAL BALANCE 95
position corresponding to an approximate weighing of the object.

For example, suppose the equilibrium position of the pointer under
zero load is +0.4 as determined above. Suppose that, when an
object balanced with 20.1260 grams, the equilibrium position
is
is found to be +1.6 and the sensitiveness of the balance under a

20-gram load is 4.0 (i.e., a 1-mg. increment shifts the equilibrium
position by 4.0 scale divisions); then the necessary shift of 1.2
divisions to the left to bring the equilibrium position to +0.4 is
accomplished by increasing the weight on the right-hand side of

the balance by 1.2/4.0 = 0.3 mg. The weight of the object is,
therefore, 20.1263 grams.
49. Conversion of Weight in Air to
Weight in Vacuo. Archi-
7
medes principle states that
any substance immersed in a fluid
weighs less by an amount equal to the weight of fluid displaced.
Consequently, a substance weighed in the ordinary manner is
buoyed up to a slight extent by the surrounding air, and for
accurate determinations, especially those involving the weighing
of objects of largevolume, a correction for this buoyant effect
must be applied. method of weighing consists in
Since the usual
balancing the substance to be weighed against standard weights,
the surrounding air likewise exerts a buoyant effect upon the
weights. If the volume occupied by the weights used is equal to
the volume occupied by the substance, the buoyant effects will
be equal, and the weight of the substance in vacuo will be the
same as its weight in air. If the volume occupied by the substance
is greater than the volume occupied by the
weights, the substance
willweigh more in vacuo than in air; and if the weights have the
greater volume, the substance will weigh less in vacuo than in air.
In any case, the difference between the weight in air and the weight
in vacuo will be equal to the difference between the weight of the
air displaced by the substance and the weight of the air displaced
by the weights used. The weight in vacuo W Q
may be expressed
by the equation
where W = the weight of the substance in air

V= the volume occupied by the substance
V = the volume occupied by the weights used
a = the weight of a unit volume of air
Since in practice, the volume occupied by the substance and the

volume occupied by the weights are usually unknown, the formula
is better written by expressing the values V and V' in terms of
weight and density. If d is the density of the substance and d'

the density of the weights, the volume occupied by the substance
will be W/d, and the volume occupied by the weights used will
be W/d
f
. The formula may now be written
Since the value following the plus sign in this expression is small
compared with the value W
to which it is added and since W
and W W
be substituted for the TF in
are nearly equal, may
the parenthesis without appreciably affecting the accuracy of the
formula. The formula now becomes
'W
W=W + '
or
Although the value of a varies slightly with the temperature

and barometric pressure, the approximate value of 0.0012 gram
for the weight of one milliliter of air may be used except in cases
where extreme accuracy is required or whore the atmospheric con-
ditions are highly abnormal. The densities of a few common sub-
stances are shown in Table I. A consideration of the precision of
the various terms shows that the values of a, d, and d' need be
known only approximately and that in most cases the computa-
tion may be performed with sufficient accuracy by means of a
slide rule.
TABLE I. DENSITIES OF A FEW COMMON SUBSTANCES

Aluminum 2.7 Mercury 13.6
Brass 8.4 Nickel 8.7
Brass (balance weights) 8.0 Platinum 21 .4
Copper 8.9 Porcelain 2.4
Glass 2.6 Quartz 2.7
Gold 19.3 Silver 10.5
11.3 Steel 7.8
EXAMPLE. A platinum crucible weighs 25.0142 grams in air

against brass analytical weights. What is its weight in vacuo?
SOLUTION:
Density of platinum
= 21.4 =d
Density of brass weights
= 8.0 = d'
Weight of 1 ml. of air = 0.0012 gram = a
Substituting in the above formula,
- 25.0142
= 25.0142 - 0.0024
= 25.0118 grams. Ans.
50. Calibration of Weights. Tn an ordinary quantitative chem-

ical analysis, if the same set of weights is used throughout, it is
immaterial whether or not the masses of the weights are exactly
as marked so long as they are in correct relative proportion. The
mass of the 5-gram weight should be exactly one-half that of the
10-gram weight, and the others should be similarly in proportion.
In order to establish this relationship and to determine what cor-
rection factors must be applied to the individual weights of a
given set, the weights must be calibrated.
There are several ways of calibrating weights. One of the sim-
plest is toassume temporarily that one of the smaller weights,
say tlurlO-mg. weight, is correct and to determine the value of
the other weights in relation to it. In order to allow for the
possible fact that the arms of the balance may be slightly unequal
in length, weighings should be made by the method of substitution,
which practically eliminates any error from this source.
Ordinarily the masses of objects A and B are compared by plac-
ing them on opposite pans of a balance, but by the method of
substitution, object A is placed on the left-hand pan and is bal-
anced against a tare (which may be a weight from an auxiliary
set) on the right-hand pan. A is removed and B is placed on the
left-hand pan. Tf it exactly balances against the same tare, it
has the same mass as A. If there is a slight difference, the change

in position of the rider or chain necessary to reestablish equilib-
rium can be taken as a measure of the difference in mass.
The relative mass of the other 10-mg. weight (which can be
marked 10') in the set is determined by comparing with the 10-mg.
weight; the relative mass of the 20-mg. weight is similarly deter-
mined by balancing against the combined 10-mg. and lO'-mg.
weights. This process is continued up through the entire set of
weights, the combined values of the smaller weights being used
TABLE II. TYPICAL CALIBRATION CORRECTIONS
to establish the values of the larger weights. In this way values

similar to those listed in the second column of Table II are ob-
tained. Because of the small standard taken, it will usually be
found that the larger weights have large correction factors. It is
therefore convenient to convert the values to a larger standard,
say one of the 10-gram weights of the set (or an auxiliary 10-gram
weight from a set checked by the Bureau of Standards, which has
been included in the above series of weighings). In the case cited
in the table, the new 10-gram standard has a value of 10.1128
grams (relative to the original small standard) The 5-gram weight

.
should have a value of exactly one half of this, or 5.0564 grams.

Actually its value is 5.0562 grams; hence it is 0.0002 gram too

light. Therefore 0.2 mg. must be subtracted from a weighing in
which its face value is used.
In weighing a given object, instead of applying a correction
for each weight used, it is less tedious to construct a table showing
cumulative corrections. By means of such a table the total cor-
rection found from the sum of the face values of the weights
is
on the pan. In this case it is necessary when weighing an object

to adopt the convention of using the smallest number of weights
possible, to use an "unprimed" weight (e.g., 0.100 gram) in pref-
"
erence to a primed" weight (e.g., 0.100' gram), and to construct
the table accordingly. In the table given, a total weight of 0.18
gram would show a net correction of -0.3 mg., which is the alge-
braic sum of the individual corrections of the weights having the
face values 100, 50, 20, and 10 mg. (i.e., +0.1 + 0.0 - 0.3 - 0.1 =
-0.3).
Problems
219. The
addition of a small weight to a certain balance displaces the
pointer through an angle of 6. Through what angle would a weight \}<-%
times as great displace it?
Ans. 8 57'.
220. A
crucible weighing approximately 10 grams is being weighed. The
pointer of the empty balance has an equilibrium position at +0.2 on the
scale, and the sensitiveness of the balance under a 10-gram load is known to
be 3.6 divisions. With the rider at 4.8 (mg.) on the beam, the equilibrium
point of the balance is found to be at +2.7 on the scale. To what point
on the beam should the rider be moved to make the correct final reading?
Ans. 5.5. %
221. When
the pointer of a balance (having a 10-gram load on each pan) is
set in motion, it swings on the scale as follows: right to +7.6; left to
6.4;
right to +7.0; left to 5.8; right to +6.2. With an additional 1-mg. weight
on the right-hand pan, the pointer swings as follows: right to +1.0; left to
-8.2; right to +0.4; left to -7.6; right to -0.3. What is the sensitiveness
(in scale divisions) of the balance under a 10-gram load?
Ans. 4.2 divisions.
222. The balance of the preceding problem is used to weigh a certain

crucible and isadjusted so that the equilibrium position of the pointer is at
zero when the balance is empty. With the crucible on the left-hand pan, with
weights totalling to 10.12 grams on the right-hand pan, and with the rider at
3.0 mg. on the right-hand beam, the equilibrium position of the pointer is
found to be at 1.7 on the scale division. What is the weight of the crucible
to the nearest tenth of a milligram?
Ans. 10.1226 grains.
223. A
sample of an alloy having a volume of 2 ml. is weighed in air with
brass weights and is found to weigh 16.0000 grams. What is its weight in
vacuo?
Ans. 16.0000 grams.
224. Find the weight in vacuo of a piece of gold that weighs 35.0000 grains
in air against brass weights.
Ans. 34.9968 grams.
225. A substance weighing 12.3456 grams in air has a volume of 2 ml. and a
density equal to three times that of the weights used. What does it weigh
in vacuo?
Ans. 12.3408 grams.
226. A quartz crucible weighing 16.0053 grams in a vacuum would weigh

how many grams in air against brass weights?
Ans. 16.0005 grams.
227. A sample of brass weighs 12.8150 grams in air against platinum

weights. What is its weight in vacuo?
Ans. 12.8162 grams.
228. If of gold in vacuo weighs thirty-five times as much as a

a piece
1-gram brass weight in vacuo, what would the brass weigh in air against
gold weights? What would the piece of gold weigh in air against brass weights?
Ans. 0.99991 gram. 35.0031 grams.
229. In calibrating a given sot of weights the 10-mg. weight is temporarily

taken as a standard and assumed to be 0.0100 grain. On this basis the 2-gram
weight is found to be 2.0169 grams and a 10-gram weight (certified by the
Bureau of Standards to be correct to within less than 0.05 mg.) is found to be
10.0856 grams. What correction should be applied for the 2-gram weight in
any weighing in which its face value is taken as its true weight?
Ans. 0.2 mg.
230. A weight of 1 mg. on the right-hand pan of a certain balance displaces

the equilibrium position of the pointer by 6.0 mm. The pointer is 24.6 cm.
long. What is the tangent of the angle through which the pointer has moved?
If thebeam weighs 32.0 grains and is 16.0 cm. long, what is the distance be-
tween the middle knife-edge and the center of gravity of the moving parts?
231. When
the pointer of a balance (having a 20-gram scale on each pan)
is swings on the scale as follows: right to +6.2; left to
set in motion, it 6.1 ;
right to +5.7; left to 5.5; right to +5.3. With an additional 1-iiig. weight
on the right-hand pan, the pointer swings as follows: right to +3.1; left to
-9.2; right to +2.6; left to -8.7; right to +2.2. What is the sensitiveness (in
scale divisions) of the balance under a 20-gram load?
232. The balance mentioned in the preceding problem is adjusted so that

the equilibrium position of the pointer of the empty balance is at zero and is
used to weigh a certain crucible. With the crucible on the left-hand pan, with
weights adding to 19.87 grams on the right-hand pan, and with the rider at
8.0 mg. on the right-hand beam, the equilibrium position of the pointer is
found to be at +
1.2 on the scale division. What is the weight of the crucible
to the nearest tenth of a milligram?
233. What would be the weight of a piece of gold in vacuo if in air against
brass weights it weighs 14.2963 grams?
234. In vacuo, a quartz dish weighs 22.9632 grams. Calculate the weight
in air against brass weights.
235. In determining an atomic weight, a final product which has a density

of 6.32 is weighed in air against gold weights. What percentage error would
be made by failing to convert this weight (10.0583 grams) to the weight
in vacuo?
236. Find to the nearest tenth of a milligram the weight in vacuo of a
piece of silver which weighs 20.0113 grams in air against brass weights.
237. Find the weights in vacuo of two crucibles, one of gold and one of
aluminum, each weighing 15.0000 grams in air against brass weights. What
would the gold crucible weigh in air against aluminum weights?
238. What is the density of a solid which weighs approximately 20 grams
in air against brass weights and the weight of which increases by exactly
0.01 per cent in vacuo? What is the density of a similar substance the weight
of which decreases by 0.01 per cent in vacuo?
239. From the correction values given in Table II construct a table of cumu-
lative corrections for weighings ranging from 0.01 to 0.99 gram and construct
another table of cumulative corrections for weighings ranging from 1.00 gram
to 99.99 grams. (Hint: To save space use a tabulation similar to that used in
logarithm tables.)
240. in a given set has a value of 20.2364
Assuming that the 20-gram weight
grams weight as a standard, what should be the value
in relation to the 10-mg.
of a 500-mg. weight to have a zero correction if the 20-gram weight is taken as
the final standard and assumed to be 20.0000 grams? If the 500-mg. weight
actually has a value of 0.5063 on the basis of the smaller standard, what
correction should be applied for this weight in any weighing in which its face
value is taken as its true weight?
CHAPTER VIII
CALCULATIONS OF GRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS
51. Law Proportions Applied to Calculations of

of Definite
Gravimetric Analysis. Gravimetric analysis is based on the law
of definite proportions, which states that in any pure compound
the proportions by weight of the constituent elements are always
the same, and on the law of constancy of composition, which states
that masses of the elements taking part in a given chemical change
alw ays exhibit a definite and invariable ratio to each other. It
r
consists in determining the proportionate amount of an element,

radical, or compound present in a sample by eliminating all in-
terfering substances and converting the desired constituent or
component into a weighable compound of definite, known compo-
sition. Having then determined the weight of this isolated com-
pound, the weight of the desired component present in the sample
can be calculated (see also Chap. III).
EXAMPLE I. A sample of impure sodium chloride is dissolved
in water, and the chloride is precipitated with silver nitrate ac-
cording to the following equation.
NaCl + AgNO 3 -> AgCl + NaNO 3
or
furnishing 1.000 gram of silver chloride. What is the weight of

chlorine in the original sample?
SOLUTION: Since silver chloride always contains silver and
chlorine in the respective ratio of their atomic weights, or in the
ratio of 107.88:35.46, in every 143.34 (107.88 35.46) grams of +
silver chloride there are 35.46 grams of chlorine. In 1.000 gram
of silver chloride there is
1.000 X ~ = 1-000 X = 0.2474 gram of chlorine. Ans.
EXAMPLE II. The iron in a sample of FeCOa containing inert
impurities is converted by solution, oxidation, precipitation, and

102
CALCULATIONS OF GRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS 103
ignition into Fe2 3 weighing 1.000 gram. What is the weight of

iron expressed as FeCO3 as Fe, and as FeO in the original sample?
,
SOLUTION: The reactions may be expressed by the following

molecular equations:
FeCO 3 + 2HC1 -> FeCl2 + CO 2 + H2 O

2FeC0 3 + 4HC1 - 2FeCl2 + 2CO2 + 2H2
2FeCl 2 + Br 2 + 2HC1 -> 2FeCl 3 + 2HBr
2FeCl 3+ 6NH OH -> 2Fe(OH) + 6NH C1
4 3 4
2Fe(OII) -> Fe O + 3H
3 2 3 2
From these equations it is seen that one molecular weight in

grams (one mole) of FeC0 3 will furnish one molecular weight in
grams of FeCl 2 or 2 moles of FeCO 3 will furnish 2 moles of FeCl 2

,
.
Two moles of FeCl 2 will give 2 moles of FeCl 3 which in turn will ,
precipitate 2 moles of Fe(OH) 3 and this last compound on igni-

;
tion will give one mole of Fe 2 3 Hence, every 2 moles (231.72

.
grams) of FeC0 3 will eventually furnish one mole (159.70) grams

of Fe 2 O 3 and it will do so independently of the nature of the
,
process or composition of the reagents used to bring about the

conversion. Indeed, the above reactions are better written in
the ionic form, thus:
FeCO 3 + 211+ -> Fe++ + C0 + H O 2 2
Br~
3NH OII -> Fc(OH) + 3NH +
4 3
2Fe(OH)s - Fe^ + 3H O 2
and for purposes of calculations all the intermediate steps may be

omitted and the fundamental change expressed by the hypo-
thetical equation
2FeCO 3 + -> Fe 2 3 + 2CO 2
In general, it is unnecessary to determine the weights of inter-

mediate products in a reaction that takes place in steps, and for
purposes of calculation only the initial and final substances need
be considered.
Since two moles (231.72 grams) of FeC0 3 will furnish one mole
(159.70 grams) of Fe 2 O 3 by simple proportion, 1.0000 gram of
,
9TT* fÔ 3'
Fe2 3 will be obtained from 1.0000 X 5.

= 1.0000 X =
159.70
1.4510 grams of FeCO 3 . Since each mole of FeC0 3 contains one

gram-atomic weight (55.85 grams) of Fe and represents the equiva-
lent of one mole (71.85 grams) of FeO(FeCO3 -* FeO 2 ), the + C0
corresponding weights of Fe and FeO would be
2 * 5 85
1.0000 X r =1.0000 X ~A = 0.6994 gram of Fe,
1*6203
and
9"PVO 9 V 71 R^
1.0000 X |^ =1.0000 X 1
'
'.? = 0.8998 gram of FeO, re-
spectively. Ans.
EXAMPLE III. What weight of Fe 3 C>4 will furnish 0.5430 gram
of Fe 2 3?
SOLUTION: Whatever equations may be written to represent

the conversion of the Fe 3 C>4 to the FeaOa it will be found that from
every 2 moles of Fe 3 O4 there are obtained 3 moles of Fe 2 O 3 and ,
the hypothetical equation may be written
2Fe 3 4 + - 3Fe 2 3
Hence,
0.5430 X = 0.5430 X
52. Chemical Factors. A chemical factor may be defined as
the weight of desired substance equivalent to a unit weight of
given substance. Thus, in the above three examples, the num-
bers obtained from the ratios Cl/AgCl, 2FeCO 3 /Fe 2 O 3 2Fe/Fe 2 O 3 , ,
2FeO/Fe 2 O 3 and 2Fe 3 C>4/3Fe 2 O 3 are chemical factors since they

,
represent the respective weights of Cl, FeCO 3 Fe, FeO, and Fe 3 C>4 ,
equivalent to one unit weight of AgCl or of Fe 2 0s as the case

may be.
A weight of one substance is said to be equivalent to that of
another substance when the two will mutually enter into direct
or indirect reaction in exact respective proportion to those weights.
In the example cited above, 231.72 grams of FeCO 3 produce 159.70
grams of Fe 2 O 3 Hence, 231.72 grams of FeC0 3 are equivalent
.
to 159.70 grams of Fe 2 O 3 The equivalent weights of elements

.
and compounds may be expressed by mutual proportions as in

the case just given, or they may be referred to a common standard
for which purpose the atomic weight of hydrogen (1.008) is usually
taken (see Sec. 24).
Notice that in expressing a chemical factor the atomic or molec-

ular weight of the substance sought is placed in the numerator,
the atomic or molecular weight of the substance weighed is placed
in the denominator, arid the coefficients are adjusted in accordance
with the reactions involved. When the principal element, or radical
desired occurs in both numerator and denominator, usually the
number of atomic weights of this element or radical will be the
same numerator and denominator, although there are
in both in-
stances when this is not true. For example, in the reaction
2CuCl - CuCl 2 + Cu
the weight of free copper liberated from one gram of cuprous
chloride is 1.000 X (Cu '2CuCD = 0.3210 gram, and 0.3210 is the
chemical factor in this particular case.
That the principal element does not always occur in both nu-
merator and denominator is shown in the determination of bromine
by precipitation as silver bromide and conversion to silver chloride
with a current of chlorine.
2AgBr + C1 2 -- 2AgCl + Br 2
Here the weight of bromine represented by one gram of silver

.,
chloride
.
is
Br 2 - 2X79.92
- - AF:r7Q
0.5578 gram.
2
53. Calculation of Percentages. Since the chemical factor rep-
resents the weight of desired element or compound equivalent to
one unit weight of the element or compound weighed, from any
weight of the latter the weight of the former can be calculated.
The percentage of that substance present in the sample may be
found by dividing by the weight of sample and multiplying by
100.
EXAMPLE I. If 2.000 grams of impure sodium chloride are dis-
solved in water and, with an excess of silver nitrate, 4.6280 grams

of silver chloride are precipitated, what is the percentage of chlorine
in the sample?
SOLUTION: The chemical factor of Cl in
AgCl is 0.2474, in-
dicating that gram of
1 .000 AgCl contains 0.2474 gram of Cl. In
4.6280 grams AgCl there are therefore 4.6280 X 0.2474 = 1.145
of
grams of Cl. Since this amount represents the chlorine present

in 2.000 grams of the material, the percentage weight of chlorine

i
14^
must be ^^ X 100 =
^.uuu
57.25 per cent. Ans.
EXAMPLE II. A half-gram sample

impure magnetite (Fe3 4 ) of
isconverted by chemical reactions to Fe 2 O 3 weighing 0.4110 gram. ,
What is the percentage of FeaO4 in the magnetite?

SOLUTION: The chemical factor of Fe 3 4 from Fe2 O 3 is
2Fe 3 O 4 /3Fe 2 03 = 0.9666 which represents the weight of Fe 3 4
equivalent to 1.000 gram of Fe 2 O 3 The weight of Fe 3 O4 equiva- .
lent to 0.4110 gram of Fe 2 3 must be 0.4110 X 0.9666 = 0.3973

3973
gram, and the percentage of Fe 3 O 4 in the sample must be
100 = 79.46 per cent. Ans.
Problems
241. Calculate the chemical factors for converting (a) BaSO 4 to Ba,
(b) Cb2 6 to Cb, (c) 2 P2 O 7 to MgO, (d) K01O 4 to
Mg 2 O, (e) K Fe 3 O 4 to Fe2O8 .
Ans. (a) 0.5885, (b) 0.6990, (c) 0.3621, (d) 0.3399, (e) 1.035.
242. Calculate the chemical factors of the following:
WEIGHED SOUGHT
(a) (NII 4 ) 2 PtCl6 NH 3
(6) MoS 3 MoO 3
(c) U0 8 U
(d) B O3
2 Na B 4O
2 7 .10H 2 O
(e) (NII 4) 3 PO4 .12Mo0 8 PO
2 6
Ans. (a) 0.07671, (6) 0.7492, (c) 0.8480, (d) 2.738, (e) 0.03783.
243. What is the weight of sulfur in 5.672 grams of barium sulfate?

Ans. 0.7790 gram.
244. How many grams of Na2 SO4 .10H O 2 are equivalent to the Na in the
NaCl required to precipitate AgCl from 2.000 grams of 3? AgNO

Ans. 1.896 gram.
246. sample "of impure ferrous ammonium sulfate weighs 0.5013

A
gram and furnishes 0.0968 gram of Fe2 O 3 What is the percentage of .
Fe(NH4 ) 2 (S0 4 ) 2 .6H 2 0?

Ans. 94.82 per cent.
246. A sajnple of limestone weighing 1.2456 grams furnishes 0.0228 gram

of Fe 2 O3 1.3101 grams of CaSO4 , and 0.0551 gram of 2 P2 7 Calculate Mg .
,
the percentage of (a) Fe, (6) CaO, (c) MgO in the limestone. What weight
ofC0 2 could be in combination with the calcium?
Ans. (a) 1.28 per cent, (6) 43.32 per cent, (c) 1.60 per cent. 0.4237 gram.
247. What weight of pyrite containing 36.40 per cent of sulfur must have
been taken for analysis in order to give a precipitate of barium sulfate weighing
1.0206 grams?
Ans. 0.3850 gram.
248. What isthe percentage composition of a brass containing only copper,

lead, and zinc a half-gram sample furnishes 0.0023 gram of PbSO 4 and
if
0.4108 gram of ZnNH 4 PO 4 ? What weight of Zn 2 P2 O 7 could be obtained by

igniting the zinc ammonium phosphate?
Ans. Cu = 69.60 per cent, Pb = 0.31 per cent, Zn = 30.09 per cent.
0.3510 gram.
249. What is the percentage of fluorine in a sample of soluble fluoride

weighing 1.205 grams if it yields a precipitate of CaF 2 weighing 0.4953 gram?
260. The nitrogen in a half-gram sample of organic material is converted

to NH HSO4 4 by digestion with concentrated 2 SO4 If the H . NH + 4 ions are
precipitated as (NH 4 ) 2 PtCl 6 and the precipitate is ignited to Pt, what is the
percentage of nitrogen in the sample if the metallic platinum weighs 0.1756
gram?
261. A sample of pyrite, FeS 2 contains only silica and other inert impurities
,
and weighs 0.5080 gram. After decomposing and dissolving the sample, a
precipitate of 1.561 gram of BaSO4 is subsequently obtained. Calculate the
percentage of sulfur in the sample. If the iron in the solution had been pre-
cipitated as Fe(OH) 3 and ignited to Fe2O3 what weight
,
of ignited precipitate
would have been obtained?
Ans. 42.20 per cent. 0.2671 gram.
262. A sample of alum, 4 2 K SO .A1 SO .24H O,

containing only inert im-
2 4 2
purities weighs 1.421 grams. a precipitate of A1(OH) 8 which, after

It gives
ignition to A1 2 O 3 weighs 0.1410 gram. What is the percentage of S in the

,
alum? What is the percentage purity of the alum?

Ans. 6.246 per cent. 92.43 per cent.
263. Calculate the chemical factors for converting (a) Fe2 O3 to Fe;
(b) AgCl to KC1O4 (c) Cu3(AsO )2.2As O3.Cu(C H O2 2 (mol.
; 3 2 2 3 ) wt. = 1,014)
to As 2 3 ; (d) BaSO to HSCN; (e) K2 A1 (SO 4 4 .24H 2 O to H SO4
4 2 ) 2 .
264. Calculate the chemical factors of the following:
WEIGHED SOUGHT
(a) Mg P 2 2 7 P
(6) K PtCl
2 6 KC1
(c) Mn3O4 Mn O2 3
(d) Cu 2 (SCN) 2 HSCN

(e) KBF 4 Na B O
2 4 7 .10H2O
255. What weight of AgBr could be obtained from 4.7527 grams of
Ag2 Cr 2 7?
256. How many pounds of phosphorus are contained in 1.000 ton of

Ca 3 (P0 4) 2?
257. A manufacturer using potassium cyanide in a process involving its

use as cyanide only, substituted sodium cyanide at 45 cents a pound for a
chemically equivalent quantity of potassium cyanide at $2 a pound. How
much did he save per pound of KCN?
268. An ammonium salt is converted into (NH 4 ) 2 PtCL> and the latter
ignited until only the Ft remains in the crucible. If the residue weighs
0.1000 gram, what weight of Nils was present in the original salt?
259. What weight of water could be obtained by strongly igniting 2.000

grams of datolite [CaB(CII)SiO 4 (mol. wt. - 160.0)?
]
260. Find the percentage composition of the following in terms of the oxides
of the metallic elements: (a) FeSO 4 .7H 2 O, (ft) K
2 SO 4 .A1 2 (S0 4 ) 3 .24II 2 O,
(r) 3Ca3 (PO4 ) 2 .CaCO3 (mol. wt. = 503.7).
261. An alloy is of the following composition: Cu = 65.40 per cent;

Pb = 0.24 per cent; Fe = 0.56 per cent; Zn = 33.80 per cent.
A sample weighing 0.8060 gram is dissolved in HNO3 and electrolysed.
Copper is deposited on the cathode; PbO 2 is deposited on the anode. When
NH4 OH is added to the residual solution, Fe(OTI) 3 is precipitated and the
precipitate is ignited to Fe 2 Oa. The zinc in the filtrate is precipitated as
ZnNH 4 PO4 and ignited to Zn 2 P2 7 What weights of Cu, PbO2 Fe 2 O 3 and
.
,
Zn 2 P 2 O 7 were obtained?
262. How many grams of KNO
3 are equivalent to the potassium iri that
weight of K
3 PO4 which contains the same amount of combined P 2 O& that is
contained in 1.100 grams of Ca3 (PO 4 ) 2 ?
263.The antimony in a sample of alloy weighing 0.2500 gram is converted

to Sb 2 O 6 arid this substance is ignited to Sb 2 O4 If the latter weighs 0.1305
.
gram, what is the percentage of Sb in the alloy?

264. A
sample of Pb 3 O4 containing only inert matter, weighs 0.1753 gram
,
and, after dissolving, subsequently yields a precipitate of PbSO 4 weighing

0.2121 gram. What is the purity of the sample expressed in terms of per-
centage of Pb? In terms of percentage of Pb 3 O 4 ?
266. A sample of FeS0 4 .(NII 4 ) 2 S0 4 .6H 2 O
containing only inert impurities
weighs 1.658 grains. After dissolving, oxidizing, and precipitating the iron,
the Fe(OH) 3 ignites to Fe 2 O 3 and weighs 0.3174 gram. Calculate the per-
centage of sulfur in the sample. What is the percentage of impurities in the
sample?
266. A
sample of Mn
2 O 3 is dissolved, and the manganese subsequently
precipitated as MnO
2 and ignited to 3O4 Mn
If the latter weighs 0.1230 gram,
.
calculate the weight of 2 Mn

3 shown to be present in the original sample.
64. Calculation of Atomic Weights. Determinations of atomic-

weight values at the present time are chiefly revisions of those
already established, in order that their accuracy may be in keep-
ing with improved apparatus and methods. In such cases, the
formulas of the compounds involved are well established and the
required calculations are thereby made very simple. The experi-
mental procedure usually followed is to prepare from the element
a known compound of high degree of purity. This compound is
weighed, and the percentages of its constituents are determined

gravimetric-ally. The mathematical computations involved are
exactly similar to those of an ordinary gravimetric analysis, except
that the atomic weight of the desired element is the only unknown
factor.
EXAMPLE. Carefully purified sodium chloride weighing 2.56823
grams furnishes 6.2971 grams of silver chloride. Assuming the
atomic weights of the chlorine and silver to be established as
35.457 and 107.880, respectively, calculate the atomic weight of
sodium.
SOLUTION :
Weight of NaCl = weight of AgCl X
= NaC1
2.50823 G.2971 X
AgCl
= Na + 35.457
2.50823 0.2971 X
107.880 + 35.457
Solving,
Na = 23.003. Ans.
Problems
267. Tf silver phosphate is found by careful analysis to contain 77.300 per
cent silver, what is the calculated atomic weight of phosphorus (Ag = 107.88)?
Ans. 31.04.
268. From an average of 13 experiments, Baxter finds the ratio of silver

bromide to silver chloride to be 1.310171. If the atomic weight of silver is
taken as 107.880 and that of chlorine as 35.457, what is the atomic weight of
bromine?
Ans. 79.915.
269. In determining the atomic weight of manganese, Berzelius in 1828

obtained 0.7225 gram of Mn 2 O 3 from 0.5075 gram of Mn. Von Hauer in
1857 obtained 13.719 grams of Mn 3 O 4 from 12.7608 grams of MnO. In 1906
Baxter and Hines obtained an average of 11.43300 grams of AgBr from
6.53738 grams of MnBr 2 What are the three values as determined? (Br =
.
79.916).
Ans. 56.66, 55.024, 54.932.
270. In determining the atomic weight of arsenic, Baxter and Coffin

converted several samples of Ag3 As04 into AgCl and found the average
value for the factor 3AgCl/Ag3 AsO 4 to be 0.929550. Using the factor
Ag/AgCl as found by Richards and Wells to be 0.752632, calculate the per-
centage of Ag in Ag 3 AsO 4 Taking the atomic weight of silver as 107.880,
.
calculate to five figures the atomic weight of arsenic.

Ans. 69.9609 per cent. 74.961.
271. In determining the atomic weight of aluminum, Richards and Krepelka

prepared pure samples of AlBrs and experimentally determined the weight of
silver required to precipitate the halogen. Results of four experiments were
as follows:
WT. ALBRJ WT. AG
Sample 1 5.03798 6.11324
Sample 2 5.40576 6.55955
Sample 3 3.41815 4.14786
Sample 4 1.98012 2.40285
If the atomic weight of silver is taken as 107.880 and that of bromine is

taken as 79.916, what is the mean value obtained for the atomic weight of
aluminum?
272. The ratio of the weight of silicon tetrachloride to the weight of an
equivalent amount of silver has been found to be 0.393802 db 0.000008.
Assuming Cl = 35.457 and Ag = 107.880, calculate the atomic weight of
silicon.
273. Classen and Strauch have determined the weights of bismuth oxide
obtainable from several samples of pure bismuth triphenyl. In one such
H
determination, 5.34160 grams of Bi(C c 6 )3 gave 2.82761 grams of Bi 2 O 3 .
Calculate the atomic weight of bismuth as shown from these figures. C =

12.010; H = 1.0080.
274. What is the atomic weight of copper if 1.0000 gram of Cu is obtained

by the reduction of 1.2518 grams of CuO?
From the ratios NaNO /NaCl = 1.45422, AgCl/Ag = 1.328668, and
276. 3
NaCl/Ag = 0.541854 and assuming N = 14.008, calculate the atomic

weights of silver, sodium, and chlorine.
55. Calculations Involving a Factor Weight Sample. It is

sometimes desirable in industrial work, where large numbers of
samples of similar material are analyzed, to regulate the weight
of sample so that the weight of the final product obtained mul-
tiplied by a simple factor will exactly equal the percentage of the

desired constituent. This makes it possible to have the sample

weighed out directly against a tare, perhaps by someone inexperi-
enced in exact weighing, and at the same time to eliminate both
the tedious calculations necessary for each analysis and the pos-
mathematical errors.
sibility of
The calculation of a desired constituent in a chemical analysis
involving a direct gravimetric determination is carried out by
means of the following formula:
Grams of - product X chemical factor ^ 1AA =

X
,
j ; 100 per cent

Grams ot sample
Since for a specific determination the chemical factor is a con-

stant, the expression contains only three variable factors, viz., the
weight of product, the weight of sample', and the percentage of
desired constituent. If any two are known, the third can be cal-
culated; or, since the expression involves only multiplication and

division, the numerical ratio between the weight of product and
if
the weight of sample, or between the weight of product and the

percentage of desired constituent, is known, the remaining term
can be determined. Thus, if the weight of product is numerically
equal to the percentage of desired constituent, these values cancel,
and the weight of sample becomes equal to one hundred times
the chemical factor. the weight of product is numerically equal
If
to the weight of sample, these values cancel, and the percentage

of desired constituent becomes equal to one hundred times the
chemical factor. Other ratios may be inserted in the expression,
and the calculation made in a similar way.
EXAMPLE. The chemical factor of a certain analysis is 0.3427.
It is desired to regulate the weight of sample taken so that (a) each
centigram of the precipitate obtained will represent 1 per cent of
the desired constituent; (6) every 2 centigrams of precipitate will
represent 1 per cent of the desired constituent; (c) the percentage
will be twice the number of centigrams of precipitate; (rf) three-
fourths of the weight in grams of precipitate will be one-fiftieth
of the percentage of desired constituent. What weight of sample
should be taken in each case?
SOLUTION: (a) The relation between the weight of precipitate
and the percentage of constituent is such that 0.01 gram =s= 1 per
cent. Hence,
0.01 X 0.3427
X
x = 0.3427 gram. A ns.
OJ2X 0.3427 X100 _,
X
x = O.G854 gram. Ans.
0.01 X0.3427 _
(c) x 1QO 2
# = 0.1714 gram.
a; = 0.9135 gram. Ans.
Problems
276. In the analysis of a sample of feldspar for silica, the sample is fused,
dissolved in HC1, and the solution is evaporated to dryness, heated, and
treated with acid. The residue is filtered off and weighed as SiO 2 What .
weight of sample should he taken for analysis so that (a) each centigram of
residue will represent 1 per cent SiO 2 (b) the number of centigrams will
,
represent directly the percentage SiO 2 (r) every 2 centigrams of residue will
,
represent 1 per cent SiO-2, (d) twice the number of centigrams will equal the
percentage of Si02?
Ans. (a) 1.000 gram, (fe) 1.000 gram, (r) 2.000 grams, (d) 0.5000 gram.
277. What weight of cast iron should be taken for analysis so that the
weight of ignited SiO in centigrams will be equal to one-third of the per-
centage of Si in the cast iron?
A?is. 0.156 gram.
278. Calculate the weight of limestone to be taken so that the number of

centigrams of CaO obtained and the percentage of Ca in the sample will be
in the respective ratio of 7:5.
Ans. 1.001 grams.
279. In the analysis of a sample of lead salt, the lead is determined as
PbSO4 . Whatweight of sample should be taken for analysis such that the
weight of lead sulfate in grams obtained will represent (a) one-thirtieth the
percentage of lead in the sample expressed as Pb, (b) one-thirtieth the per-
centage of lead expressed as PbO 2, (c) one-thirtieth the percentage of lead

expressed as PbCrO 4 ?
Ans. (a) 2.277 grams, (6) 2.629 grams, (r) 3.553 grams.
280. A sample of ammonium salt is analyzed by precipitating the ammo-

nium radical as (NH^Ptdfl and igniting the precipitate to metallic platinum.
Calculate the weight of sample to be taken for analysis (a) so that the weight
of ignited precipitate in grams multiplied by the atomic weight of platinum

will give the percentage of N the sample,
(b) so that the weight of ignited
in
precipitate in milligrams multiplied by îoo will equal four-thirds of the per-

centage of NH
3 in the sample.
Ans. (a) 0.07357 gram, (b) 0.7753 gram.
281. What weight of impure ferrous sulfate should be taken for analysis
so that each milligram of Fe 2 O 3 obtained will correspond to 0.120 per cent FeO
in the sample?
282. What weight of dolomite should be taken for analysis so that, in the
determination of magnesium, the number of centigrams of Mg 2 P2O 7 obtained
will be twice the percentage of Mg in the mineral?
283. In the analysis of potassium in a silicate, the mineral is decomposed

and the potassium subsequently weighed as KCKXj. What weight of sample
was taken if it was found that the percentage of K 2 O in the mineral could
be found by dividing the number of milligrams of KC1O 4 obtained by 12?
284. What weight of magnetite (impure Fe a O 4 ) should be taken for
analysis so that after decomposition of the sample, precipitation of the iron

as Fe(OTT) 3 and ignition to Fe 2 Oj (n) the number of centigrams of FcoO,*
,
obtained willbe equal to the percentage of Fe.s() 4 in the sample, (/>) the number
of milligrams of Fc 2 O 3 obtained will be live times the percentage of Fe 3 O 4 ,
(r) the percentage of Fc in the sample and the number of centigrams of

Fe 2 O 3 obtained will be in the ratio of 3:2?
56. Calculation of the Volume of a Reagent Required for a

Given Reaction. The volume of a solution required to carry out
a given reaction can be calculated if the concentration of the solu-
tion is known. If the concentration is expressed in terms of nor-
mality, the calculation is best made by the methods of volumetric
analysis, i.e., in terms of milliequivalents (see Sec. 21); if the con-

cent-ration expressed as grams of solute per unit volume of solu-
is
tion or in terms of specific gravity and percentage composition,

the calculation is usually easiest made by the use of the chemical
factor.
EXAMPLE I. How many milliliters of barium chloride solution
containing 90.0 grams of liuCl 2 .2H 2 per liter are required
to precipitate the sulfate as BaSO 4 from 10.0 grams of pure
Na $CVH)H 0?
2 2
SOLUTION: The weight of BaCl 2 .2H 2 O for the precipitation is
found by means of the chemical factor, thus:
10.0 X J^HrfiT^ 10 X = 7 58 8rams of

- BaCl 2 .2H2
o^
-
-Q99
JNa2olJ4.1vUl2vJ
Since each milliliter of reagent contains 0.0900 gram of BaCl2.2H 2 O,

the volume of solution required is
7.58
= 84.2 ml. Ans.
0.0900
Whenthe concentration of the required reagent is expressed

in terms of the percentage by weight of the solute, the specific
gravity of the solutionmust also be known in order to determine

the volume required. As stated in Sec. 21, there is no exact
mathematical relationship between these two factors, but tables
are given in all standard chemical handbooks showing this rela-
tionship for solutions of common substances experimentally deter-
mined at many different concentrations. Consequently, when a
problem includes only one of these factors, tables must be con-
sulted in order to determine the other. In the Appendix, specific-
gravity-percentage tables are given for a few common acids and
bases. These tables apply to weighings in vacuo at definite tem-
peratures, but since three-significant figure accuracy is all that is
needed in most calculations involving specific gravity of solutions,
it is usually not necessary to make corrections for temperature
and buoyancy differences.

EXAMPLE II. How many milliliters of ammonia water of specific
gravity 0.950 (containing 12.72 per cent of 3 by weight) are NH
required to precipitate the iron from 0.800 gram of pure ferrous
ammonium sulfate, FeSO4.(NH4 ) 2S04.6H20, after oxidation of the
iron to the ferric state?
SOLUTION: Since 3 molecules of ammonia are required to pre-
cipitate one atom of ferric iron
Fe+++ + 3NII + 3H O -> Fe(OH) + 3NH +

3 2 3 4
it follows that the weight of NH 3 necessary to precipitate the

iron from 0.800 gram of ferrous ammonium sulfate will be
3NH *
" '
51 10-
"
FeS0 4 .(NH4) 2 S0 4 .6H 2 392.1
0. 1043 gram of NH*
Since the ammonia water has a specific gravity of 0.950 and con-
tains 12.74 per cent of NH 3 by weight, one milliliter of the solu-
tion weighs 0.950 gram of which 12.74 per cent by weight is NH 3
and 87.26 per cent by weight is water. The actual weight of NH 3
in one milliliter of solution is therefore 0.950X0.1274 = 0.121

gram." Since 0.1043 gram of NH
3 is required to precipitate the
iron and since each milliliter of the solution contains 0.121 gram
of NH 3, it follows that the volume of solution required is
0.1043
= 0.862 ml. Ans.
0.121
As explained in Sec. 51 in calculations of this type, the com-

putations should not be carried through unnecessary steps. In
the example above, it is not necessary to compute the weight of
iron contained in the ferrous ammonium sulfate, the weight of
ammonium hydroxide required to precipitate the iron, and the
weight of anhydrous ammonia contained in the ammonium hy-
droxide. On expressing the whole, the common factors cancel.
0800
UU
FeSO4.(NH4 )2SO4.6H 2
3NH
QXTTT-
3
_= 0.1043 gram of NHs
(3NII40II)
0.1043
= 0.862 ml.
0.121
In general, with problems of this type, time will be saved if the

final multiplicationsand divisions are not made until all the factors
are combined and expressed as a whole. In the above example
the only essential factors are
0.800X51.10 = ,,0.862
QA o ml. i A
Ans.
392.1X0.950X0.1274
A very
similar type of problem is one in which it is required to
calculate the volume of a solution of given percentage composi-
tion required to react with a certain volume of another solution
of given percentage composition. By computing the weight of
reacting component in the given volume of the latter solution,
the problem becomes exactly like the one discussed above.
EXAMPLE III. How many milliliters of sulfuric acid (sp. gr.
1.135, containing 18.96 per cent H^SOi by weight) are required
to neutralize 75.0 ml. of ammonium hydroxide (sp. gr. 0.960, con-
taining 9.91 per cent NH 3 by weight)?
SOLUTION: In 75.0 ml. of the ammonia solution there are
75.0 X 0.960 X 0.0991 grams of NH 3
The required weight of HC1 for this NH 3 is
75.0 X 0.960 X 0.0991

H S0
X 2NH42
3
QQ no
75.0 X 0.960 X 0.0991 X grams
Since each milliliter of the acid contains 1.140 X 0.2766 gram of

HC1, the volume of acid required is
75.0 X 0.960 X 0.0991 X 98.08

= OK ,
95 ' 6 ml An8
,
'
1.135 X 0.1896 X 34.06
Problems
285. What volume of ammonium oxalate solution [35.1 grams of
(NH4) 2 C 2 O4.Il2O per liter] will be required to precipitate the calcium as
CaC 2 O4 from 0.124 gram of 3Ca3 (PO4 )2.CaCl 2 ? What volume of "magnesia
mixture" containing 1 F.W. of MgCl 2 per liter will be necessary to precipitate
the phosphate as MgNH 4 PO 4 from the filtrate from the calcium determina-
tion?
Ans. 4.82 ml. 0.71 ml.
286. How many milliliters of silver nitrate solution containing 20.00 grams
of AgNO per 100 ml. are required to precipitate all the chloride as AgCl from
3
a solution containing 2.012 grams of dissolved BaCl .2H O? How many milli- 2 2
liters of H S()
2 4 (sp. gr. 1.105) are required to precipitate the barium as BaSO4
from the same solution?
Ans. 14.00ml. 4.86ml.
287. In the precipitation of arsenic as 4 AsO 4 from a solution of

MgNH
0.4000 gram of pure As 2 Oa that has been oxidized to arsenic acid, it is desired
to add sufficient magnesium chloride reagent (64.00 grams MgCl 2 per liter) to
precipitate the arsenic and also have 200 mg. of Mg remaining in solution.
What volume is required?
Ans. 18.26 ml.
288. Chloride samples are to be prepared for student analysis by using the
chlorides of sodium, potassium, and ammonium, alone or mixed in various
proportions. How many milliliters of 5.00 per cent silver nitrate of specific
gravity 1.041 must be added to a 0.300-gram sample in order to ensure com-
plete precipitation in every possible case?

Ans. 18.3 ml.
289. How many milliliters of aqueous ammonia (sp. gr. 0.900) are re-
quired to precipitate the iron as Fe(OH) 8 from a half-gram sample of pure
Fe2 (S04 ) 3 .9II2 O?
Ans. 0.36 ml.
290. Calculate the volume of hydrochloric acid (sp. gr. 1.050, containing
10.17 per cent HC1 by weight) to neutralize (a) 48.6 ml. of a solution of
KOH (sp. gr. 1.100, containing 12.0 per cent KOH by weight), (6) 152.1 ml.
of a solution of NaOH a solution containing 10.0 grams of
(sp. gr. 1.327), (c)
pure KOH, (d) a solution containing 10.0 grams of impure (96.6 per KOH
cent KOH, 2.2 per cent 2 CO 3 K
1.2 per cent H
2 O), (e) 25.3 ml. of ammonia
,
water containing 15.04 per cent by weight of 3 NH .
Ans. (a) 39.0 ml., (6) 508 ml, (c) 60.9 ml., (d) 59.8 ml., (e) 72.0 ml.
291. following are added to water: 1.60 grams of pure Na2

The 3 2.21 ml. CO ,
of H SO
2 solution (sp. gr. 1.700), and 16.0 ml. of
4 solution (56.0 grams of KOH
solid per liter). This solution is to be brought to the exact neutral point.
The solutions available for this purpose are hydrochloric acid (sp. gr. 1.141)
and ammonia water (sp. gr. 0.930). Which should be used? What volume is
required?
Ans. 1.26 ml. of ammonia water.
292. In the reaction 2NaCl + H 2 SO 4 -> Na 2 SO 4 + 2HC1, it is desired to

add sufficient sulfuric acid (sp. gr. 1.835) to liberate that amount of HC1
which when absorbed in water will furnish 250 ml. of solution of specific
gravity 1.040. Calculate the volume necessary.
Ans. 16.7 ml.
293. A solution of ferrous ammonium sulfate is prepared by dissolving

2.200 grams of pure FeSO 4 .(NII 4 ) 2 SO 4 .6H 2 O in 500 ml. of water containing
15.0 ml. H
2 SO 4 (sp. gr. 1.135, containing 18.96 per cent H S()
2 4 by weight).
The iron is then oxidized by bromine water (2Fe+ + Br2 + > 2Fe+++ + 2Br~).
What total volume of NH
4 OII (sp. gr. 0.950, containing 12.74 per cent 3 by NH
weight) is required to neutralize the acid and just precipitate all of the iron as
Fe(OH) 3 ?
Ans. 11.6 ml.
294. How many milliliters of barium chloride solution containing 21.05 grams
ofBaCl 2 .2H 2 O per liter are required to precipitate all the sulfate as BaSO4 from
a solution containing 1.500 grams of dissolved Fe 2 (SO4 ) 8 .9H 2 O? How many
milliliters of NaOH solution (sp. gr. 1.200) are required to precipitate all the
iron as Fe(OH) 3 from the same solution?
295. A
sample of MgCO3 contaminated with SiO2 weighs 0.5000 gram and
loses 0.1002 gram on ignition to MgO. What volume of disodium phosphate
solution (90.0 grams Na2 HPO4 .12H 2 O per liter) will be required to precipitate
the magnesium as MgNH PO ? 4 4
296. How many milliliters of a solution of potassium dichromate contain-

ing 26.30 grams of K Cr O
2 2 7 per must be taken in order to yield 0.6033
liter
gram of Cr2O3 after reduction, precipitation, and ignition of the chromium?

297. The arsenic in a half-gram sample of As2Sa is oxidized to arsenic
"
acid, and is precipitated with a solution of magnesia mixture" (MgCU +
NI^Cl). If exactly 12.6 ml. of the mixture are required, how many grams of
MgCl2 per liter does the solution contain? (H 3AsO4 + MgCl2 + 3NH4OH >
MgNH4AsO4 + 2NH4 C1 3H 2O.)+

298. How many grams of silver chloride will be formed by the addition
of an excess of silver nitrate to 10.00 ml. of hydrochloric acid (sp. gr. 1.160,
containing 31.52 per cent HC1 by weight)?

299. Sulfuric acid of specific gravity 1.800 is to be used to precipitate the
barium as barium sulfate from 1.242 grams of pure BaCl 2 .2H 2 O. Calculate
the volume of acid necessary for precipitation.
300. How many milliliters of ammonia (sp. gr. 0.940) will neutralize
40.00 ml. of H SO
2 4 solution (sp. gr. 1.240)?
301. According to the following equation what volume of HNOs (sp. gr.
1.050) is required to oxidize the iron in 1.000 gram of FeS04 .7II 2 in the
presence of sulfuric acid? [6FeSO 4 2IINO 3 3H 2 SO 4 +
--> 3Fe +
2 (SO 4 ) 3 +
2NO + 4TI 2 O.]
302. How many ammonia (sp. gr. 0.960 containing 9.91
milliliters of
per cent of NH 3 be required to precipitate the aluminum as
by weight) will
A1(OH) 3 from a solution containing 500 grams of alum [KA1(SO4 )2.12II 2 O)

and 100 ml. of HC1 (sp. gr. 1.120, containing 23.82 per cent HC1 by weight)?
303. Alum, KA1(SO4 ) 2 .12H 2 O, weighing 0.6000 gram is dissolved in water
and 10.0 ml. of hydrochloric; acid (sp. gr. 1.120, containing 23.82 per cent HC1
by weight) are added. It takes 5.11 ml. of ammonia (containing 28.33 per
cent NH
8 by weight) to neutralize the acid and precipitate the aluminum
as A1(OH)3. Find the specific gravity of the ammonia, the normality of the
acid, and the ratio of the base to the acid.
304. To a suspension of 0.310 gram of A1(OH) 3 in water are added 13.0 ml.
of aqueous ammonia (sp. gr. 0.900). How many milliliters of sulfuric acid
(sp. gr. 1.18) must be added to the mixture in order to bring the aluminum
into solution?
57. Indirect Analyses.Problems relating to indirect analyses

differ of direct analyses in much the same way that
from those
algebraic equations involving two or more unknown quantities dif-
fer from those involving only one unknown quantity. Indeed,
such indirect problems are often solved by algebraic methods.
The simplest type of indirect problem is that in which two pure
chemical substances are isolated and weighed together. Then
either by further chemical action on the substances or by chemi-
a new sample of the same material, additional data
cal analysis of
are derived by which one of the components is determined. The
other component is then found by difference.
In any case, results of analyses of this type are usually less

precise than results of analyses in which a single component is
determined by a direct method. In solving simultaneous alge-
braic equations, for example, there is often a decrease in the
number of significant figures that may properly be retained. For
example, in solving the following simultaneous equations:
0.2395z + 0.2689y = 1.937

0.2067X + 0.2689y = 1.222
0.0328z = 0.715
x = 2.18
there is a decrease from four-significant- to three-significant-figure

precision.
EXAMPLE I. In the analysis of a two-gram sample of lime-
stone, the weight of combined oxides of iron and aluminum
(Fe 2 O 3 + A1 2 O3 ) is found to be 0.0812 gram. By volumetric
methods, the percentage of total iron calculated as FeO is found
to be 1.50 per cent. What is the percentage of A1 2 3 in the
sample?
SOLUTION :
Weight of FeO = 2.00 X -~ = 0.0300 gram

rjn
Weight of Fe 2 O 3 = 0.0300 X ~~ = 0.0333 gram
Weight of A1 2 O 3 = 0.0812 - 0.0333 = 0.0479 gram
= 0479
Percentage of A1 2 O 3
'
nn X 100 = 2.40 per cent. Ans.

^.uu
A second general type of indirect analysis is that in which two

chemical substances are isolated and weighed together. Then an-
other measure of the two substances is obtained either by con-
verting them to two compounds and again finding the
different
combined weights or by determining the amount of reagent
required to effect such conversion. In this way, by the use of
algebraic symbols to represent the unknown quantities, two inde-
pendent equations can be formulated, and from them the values of
the unknowns can be determined. It is evident that this type of
problem may be extended to any number of unknown quantities,
provided sufficient data are given to allow the formulation of as

many independent algebraic equations as there are unknowns.
EXAMPLE II. In the analysis of a 0.5000-gram sample of feld-
spar, a mixture of the chlorides of sodium and potassium is ob-
tained which weighs 0.1180 gram. Subsequent treatment with
silver nitrate furnishes 0.2451 gram of silver chloride. What is
the percentage of Na O and

2 KO2 in the sample?
SOLUTION:
Let x = weight of KC1
y = weight of NaCl
(1) Z + i/ = 0.1 180
Number of grams of AgCl obtainable from x grams of KC1
Number of grams of AgCl obtainable from y grams of NaCl
= 2.452ty
Therefore,
(2) 1.923* + 2.452?y = 0.2451
Solving (1) and (2) simultaneously,
x = 0.0837 gram of KC1
y = 0.0343 gram of NaCl
fT-n = /K \00837X 100

=
T> ,
Percentage of 2 K (s
2
T ) ^rSnn
lftr
10 G-
,
yd -MO
P o = i'NaO\0.0343X 100 ~ .
Percentage
4.
offAi
NazO OM^T) ' = 3 f
-64
{
Q^QQ
The standard J. Lawrence Smith method for determining sodium
and potassium an example of an indirect analysis
in a silicate is
of this type. By this method the sample is decomposed and the
alkalies are isolated and weighed as combined chlorides. These
are dissolved and the potassium alone is precipitated from water-
alcohol solution as K^PtCle (or as KC1O4) and weighed as such.
The K 2 PtCl6 can also be ignited and weighed as 2KC1 + Pt, or
(after washing) as metallic platinum (see also Part VI).
EXAMPLE In the analysis of a sample of feldspar weighing

III.
0.4150 gram, a mixture of KC1 + NaCl is obtained weighing 0.0715
gram. From these chlorides 0.1548 gram of 2 PtCl6 is obtained. K

Calculate the percentage of Na2 O in the feldspar.
SOLUTION:
Let x = weight of NaCl in combined chlorides
Then
0.0715 - x = weight of KC1
(0.0715
- x) x 6
= 0.1548
/IVL/l
- -
Solving,
0.0415 X (Na O/2NaCl)- vx

n\ 1
0.4150
2
*
X '
x = 0.0415 gram
inn
100
Problems
= c OA
5.30 per cent
.
XT
Na O. 2
~ ,
Ans.
306. A mixture of 0.2600 gram of ferric oxide and 0.4500 gram of alumi-
num oxide is ignited in hydrogen, the ferric oxide alone being reduced to
metallic iron. What is the final weight?
Ans. 0.6318 gram.
306. A weighing 0.6000 gram yields a mixture of pure NaCl and

silicate
pure KOI weighing 0.1800 gram. In this residue the KC1 is converted to
K 2 PtCl 6 weighing 0.2700 gram. Find the percentage of 2 O and the percentage K
of Na2 O in the silicate.
A ns. 8.72 per cent K O,

2 8.60 per cent Na2O.
307. In the analysis of a sample of feldspar weighing 0.7500 gram there is
obtained 0.2200 gram of NaCl +
KC1. These chlorides are dissolved in
water-alcohol mixture and treated with chloroplatinic acid. The precipitate
of K2 PtCl 6 is filtered on a Gooch crucible, dried, arid ignited
in hydrogen.
After washing with hot water, the residual platinum then weighs 0.0950 gram.
Compute the percentages of Na 2 O and K 2 O in the feldspar. What weight of
precipitate would have been obtained if perchloric acid had been used as the
precipitating agent and the precipitate had been dried and weighed without
ignition?
Ans. 10.42 per cent Na 0, 2 6.11 per cent K O.2 0.1349 gram.
308. A mixture of silver chloride and silver bromide is found to contain

66.35 per cent of silver. What is the percentage of bromine?
Ans. 21.3 per cent.
309. A sample of carbonate rock weighing 1.250 grams yields a precipitate

of the hydrated oxides of iron and aluminum. These are filtered off and ignited.
The combined oxides Fe 2 3 + A12 3 are found to weigh 0.1175 gram. Iron is
determined by a volumetric method on a separate sample of the rock and the
results show 3.22 per cent Fe. Calculate the percentage of Al in the rock.
Ans. 2.54 per cent.
310. An alloy weighing 0.2500 gram when treated with HNO

3 gives a residue
of the hydrated oxides of tin and antimony. These on ignition yield 0.1260
gram of the combined oxides SnO 2 +
Sb 2 C>4. This residue is brought into
solution and found by a volumetric method to contain 32.56 per cent Sn.
is
Calculate the percentage of antimony in the original alloy.

Ans. 23 A per cent.
311. A
mixture of silver chloride and silver bromide weighs 0.5267 gram.
By treatment with chlorine, the silver bromide is converted into silver chloride,
and the total weight of silver chloride becomes 0.4269 gram. What is the
weight of bromine in the original mixture?
Ans. 0.179 gram.
312. A mixture of pure CaO and pure BaO weighing 0.6411 gram yields
1.1201 grams of pure mixed sulfates. Find the percentages of Ba and of
Ca in the original mixture.
Ans. 17.6 per cent Ca, 67.4 per cent Ba.
313. A sample of silicate weighing 0.6000 gram yields 0.1803 gram of a

mixture of pure NaCl and pure KC1. When these are dissolved and treated
with AgNO3 the resulting precipitate of AgCl is found to weigh 0.3904 gram.
,
Calculate the percentages of Na O and

2 K O.
2
Ans. 7.32 per cent Na 2 0, 10.27 per cent K O.

2
314. From a sample of feldspar a mixture of KC1 and NaCl is obtained

that weighs 0.1506 gram and contains 55.00 per cent chlorine. What weight
ofK 2 PtCl 6 could be obtained from the KC1?
Ans. 0.212 gram.
315. A mixture of BaCl 2 .2II 2 O and LiCl weighs 0.6000 gram and with
silver nitrate solution yields 1.440 grams AgCl. Calculate the percentage of
Ba in the original mixture.
Ans. 25.0 per cent.
316. A mixture of pure NaCl and pure Nal weighs 0.4000 gram and yields
with AgNO a precipitate of AgCl and Agl that weighs 0.8981 gram. Find
3
the percentage of iodine present in the original mixture.

Ans. 19.8 per cent.
317. What percentage of MgCO 3 is present with pure BaCO 8 so that the
mixture contains the same CO2 content as if it were pure CaCO 3 ?
Ans. 72.5 per cent.
318. A 1.0045-gram sample containing only CaCO3 and MgCO 3 is strongly

ignited. The weightof the ignited product (CaO and MgO) is 0.5184 gram.
Calculate the percentages of Ca and of Mg in the original sample and in the

ignited sample.
319. A mixture of BaO and CaO weighing 1.792 grams, when treated with
sulfuric acid and transformed to mixed sulfates, weighs twice the original
amount. What is the percentage of BaO in the mixture?
320. Iron and aluminum are precipitated from a sample of a mineral weigh-
ing 0.9505 gram and the combined oxides A1 2 O 3 +
Fe2O 3 are found to weigh
0.1083 gram. By a volumetric method this oxide residue is found to contain
10.50 per cent Fe. What is the percentage of Al in the original mineral?
321. An
alloy weighing 0.5180 gram yields a residue of the hydrated oxides
of tin and antimony which on ignition produces 0.1661 gram of the combined
oxides SnC>2 +
Sb2O4. By a titration method a separate sample of the alloy
shows the presence of 10.12 per cent Sb. Calculate the percentage of Sri in
the alloy.
322. A silicate rock weighing 0.7410 gram is analyzed by the J. L. Smith
method, and a mixture of the chlorides of sodium and potassium weighing
0.2172 gram is obtained. These chlorides are dissolved in a mixture of alcohol
and water and treated with I1C1O 4 The dried precipitate of KC1O4 weighs
.
0.3330 gram. What is the percentage of Na2O in the silicate? If the potassium
had been precipitated as K 2 PtCl6 and the precipitate converted to metallic
platinum, what weight of platinum would have been obtained?
323. How many grams of BaCO 3 must be added to 2.40 grams of MgCOs
so that the mixture will contain the same percentage of CO 2 as CaCO 3 does?
324. mixture of NaBr, Nal, and NaNO3 weighs 0.6500 gram. With
A
silver nitrate, a precipitate of the halides of silver is obtained and is found
to weigh 0.9390 gram. When heated in a current of chlorine gas the pre-
cipitate is converted entirely into AgCl weighing 0.6566 gram. What is the
percentage composition of the original sample?
325. A precipitate of AgOl + AgBr weighs 0.8132 gram. On heating in
a current of chlorine, the AgBr converted into AgCl, the mixture losing
is
0.1450 gram in weight. What was the percentage of chlorine in the original
precipitate?
326. A one-gram sample consisting of a mixture of LiCl, KC1, NaCl, and
NH C1 is
4 dissolved in water and the solution is divided into two equal parts.
One portion gives with chloroplatinic acid in the presence of alcohol a pre-
cipitate of K^PtCle that weighs 0.9500 gram and that loses 35.00 per cent of
itsweight on ignition. The other portion gives a precipitate with AgNO3
weighing 1.2500 grams. What is the percentage of each constituent in the
mixture?
327. A
mixture of NH
4 C1 and KC1 weighs 0.5000 gram. With chloro-
platinic acid a precipitate is obtained that, when ignited, weighs 1.0400 grams.
What is the percentage of NH
3 in the mixture? If the ignited precipitate were
washed with water and reignited, what would be the weight obtained?
328. A
mixture of AgCl and AgBr contains chlorine and bromine in the
proportion by weight of Cl:Br = 1:2. What is the percentage of silver in
the mixture? one gram of the sample were heated in a current of chlorine,
If
thereby converting the AgBr into AgCl, what would be the weight of the
resulting mixture?
329. A
sample of an impure mixture of NaCl, NaBr, and Nal weighing
1.5000 grams is dissolved in water, arid the solution is divided into two equal
portions. One portion gives a precipitate of Pdl2 weighing 0.1103 gram.
The other portion gives a precipitate of AgCl +
AgBr +
Agl weighing
1.2312 grams; and when these salts are heated in a current of chlorine they
are all converted into AgCl weighing 1.0500 grams. What are the percentages
of NaCl, NaBr, and Nal in the original sample?
330. A mixture of silver bromide and silver iodide weighs x grams. After
the mixture has been heated in a current of chlorine, the resulting silver
chloride is found to weigh y grams. Derive an expression for the percentages
of bromine and of iodine in the original mixture.
331. A
mixture of silver chloride and silver iodide on being heated in a
current of chlorine is converted entirely into silver chloride and is found to
have lost 6.00 per cent of its weight. What is the percentage of chlorine in the
original mixture?
CHAPTER IX
ELECTROLYTIC METHODS
68. Decomposition Potential. The decomposition potential of

an electrolyte is the lowest e.m.f. that must be applied in order
to bring about continuous decomposition of cation and anion at
the electrodes.
If a nitric or sulfuric acid solution of copper is electrolyzed be-
tween platinum electrodes, the copper plates out on the cathode.
CU++ + 2e -> Cu
Water is decomposed at the anode.
As a result there is produced a voltaic cell of the type
Cu Cu++ 2H+ 2 Pt
This cell exerts a "back e.m.f." which opposes the applied voltage
and which can be calculated from the formula
log [Cu+
#H o
2 + log [H+]
2
[press.
(
In order to continue the electrolysis, a voltage at least equal to

thismust be applied. In addition, enough voltage to overcome
the simple ohmic resistance of the solution (E = IK) is necessary,
and, in cases where polarization effects occur, the required e.m.f.
must be still further increased.
Decomposition potential = back e.m.f. + IR + overvoltage

The extent of overvoltage depends on several factors, such as
current density (amperes per square centimeter of electrode sur-
face), concentration, temperature, nature of the substances liber-
ated, and the character of the electrodes.
125
During an electrolysis, those ions in solution will first be dis-

charged which have the lowest decomposition potentials. So long
as these ions are present around the electrode in considerable con-
centration, they, almost alone, are discharged; but, as their con-
centration diminishes, other ions whose deposition potentials are
higher but still within that of the current applied will also begin
to be discharged.
69. Analysis by Electrolysis. Quantitative analysis by means
of electrochemical methods is usually restricted to the determina-
tion of metals. An electric current is passed, under suitable con-
ditions, through a solution of the salt of a metal, and the metal
gradually deposited, usually in the elementary condition,
itself is
upon one of the electrodes. The calculation of the amount of

metal which will be deposited at the end of a given time is founded
on Faraday's laws which may be stated as follows:
1. The mass of any substance deposited at an electrode is propor-
tional to the quantity of electricity which passes through the solution.
2. The amounts of different substances liberated at the electrodes
by the passage of the same quantity of electricity are proportional to
the equivalent weights of the substances.

Current strength expressed in terms of the ampere, which
is
is defined as that strength of current which, when passed through
a solution of silver nitrate under certain standard conditions, will

deposit silver at the rate of 0.001118 gram per second.
Quantities of electricity are expressed in terms of the coulomb,
which is defined as that quantity of electricity which passes through
a conductor in 1 second when the current is 1 ampere. That is,
Q= It
where Q= quantity of electricity, coulombs

/ = current strength, amperes
t = time, seconds
From law, it follows that the weight of a sub-

Faraday's first
stance liberated from solution by electrolysis during a given time

willbe directly proportional to the current strength and under a
given amperage will be directly proportional to the time.
Faraday's second law states that the weights of different sub-
stances liberated at the electrodes by a given quantity of elec-
tricity are proportional to the respective equivalent weights. The
ELECTROLYTIC METHODS 127
equivalent weight of a substance in this case is the atomic or

molecular weight divided by the total change in oxidation number.
It is found by experiment that 90,500 coulombs are
required tc
liberatea gram-equivalent weight (equivalent weight in grams) of
any substance. Thus, 96,500 coulombs of electricity are capable
of depositing at the cathode:
Ag =
107.88 grams of silver from a solution of a silver salt
Fe =
-75-
27.92 grams of iron from a solution of a ferrous salt
Zi
Fe =
-5- 18.61 grams of iron from a solution of a ferric salt
o
The value 96,500 coulombs therefore a unit of quantity in

is
electrochemical measurements, and in that capacity it is called

a faraday. One faraday = 96,500 coulombs = 96,500 ampere-
seconds = 26.81 ampere-hours.
The above reactions may be expressed by equations, as follows:
(a) Ag+ + 6->Ag
(c)
where the symbol represents the electron, or unit of negative

electricity. If the equations are considered as representing gram-
atomic or gram-molecular then the symbol represents the
ratios,
faraday. That is, 1, 2, and 3 faradays are required to deposit a
gram-atomic weight of metal from a solution of silver salt, ferrous
salt, and ferric salt, respectively.
EXAMPLE How many grams of copper will be deposited in
I.
3.00 hours by current of 4.00 amperes, on the assumption that

a
no other reactions take place at the cathode?
SOLUTION:
t = 3.00 X = 10,800 seconds
3,600
Number of coulombs = It = 4.00 X 10,800 = 43,200
1 faraday would deposit ~ = 31.8 grams of copper

&
40 onrj
43,200 coulombs would deposit X 31.8 =
14.2 grams Cu. Ans.
Faraday's laws apply to each electrode. A current of 1 ampere

flowing for 96,500 seconds through a copper sulfate solution is
not only capable of depositing Cu/2 = 31.79 grams of copper at
the cathode, but at the same time will liberate O/2 = 8.000 grams
of oxygen at the anode.
Cu++ + 2* -> Cu (cathode)
H 2 2H+ + HO + 2e
-> 2 (anode)
The passage 2 faradays therefore deposits one gram-atomic

of
weight of copper (63.57 grams) and liberates mole, or 16 grams,^

of oxygen gas, occupying 1L.2 liters under standard conditions.
As seen from the equation, the acidity of the solution increases
by one gram equivalent (=0= 1 mole HNO 3
== 1 ôle H 2SO 4 etc.)A ,
per faraday passed. This gain in acidity may be expressed in

terms of acid normality (see Sees. 24 and 68). It is possible to
prepare a solution suitable as a standard in acidimetry by elec-
trolyzing a neutral solution of copper sulfate and determining the
acid concentration of the resulting solution from the weight of
copper deposited.
The electrolysis of a dilute sulf uric acid solution causes the fol-
lowing reactions to take place :
2H+ + 2e -> H 2 (cathode)

H 2 -> 2H+ + H0 + 2 2 (anode)
The passage faraday liberates Yz mole of hydrogen (1.008

of 1
grams; 11.2 liters under standard conditions) and mole of Y

oxygen (8.000 grams; 5.6 liters under standard conditions). The
total amount of gas evolved per faraday is therefore mole %
(16.8 liters). In this electrolysis, there is no net change in acidity if
the volume of the solution is kept constant, for the loss in acidity
at the cathode is balanced by the gain in acidity at the anode.
The electrolysis of a dilute nitric acid solution of lead causes
the deposition of lead dioxide on the anode:
Pb++ + 2H 2
- PbO + 4H+ + 2e
2 (anode)
2H+ +2e -+H 2 (cathode)
One faraday therefore deposits PbO 2 /2 =

119.6 grams of PbO 2 ,
liberates Yi mole of hydrogen, and increases the acidity by 1 gram-

equivalent weight (1.008 grams) of hydrogen ion.
EXAMPLE II. A
neutral solution containing 0.4000 gram of
copper is electrolyzed until all the copper is plated out, and the
electrolysis is continued 7 minutes longer. The volume of the
solution keptisat 100 ml., and the current strength is maintained
at an average of 1.20 amperes. On the basis of 100 per cent cur-
rent efficiency (a) how long did it take for the copper to deposit,
(6) what total volume of gas was evolved during the entire elec-
trolysis, (c) what was the acidity of the solution at the end of the
electrolysis?
SOLUTION:
1 faraday deposits -^- = 31.8 grams Cu
z
f\ Af\f\f\
Number of faradays to deposit 0.4000 gram Cu = HpTo"" == 0.0126
m.
Time required
- ,
--
= 0.0126X96,500
T~w\
= t mo
1*012 seconds
ul.o
,
=
16.9 minutes. Ans.
During deposition of Cu, each faraday (i.e., each ^ mole Cu)

corresponds to J^ mole O 2 .
Moles O2 evolved = 0.0126 X M = 0.00315

After Cu deposited, number faradays passed =
7 X 60 X 1.2
96,500
Each faraday evolves J/ mole H

% mole O
2 and 2
Moles H +O
2 2 evolved - 0.00522 X % = 0.00392
Total gas evolved = 0.00315 + 0.00392 = 0.00707 mole. Ans.
During Cu deposition each faraday corresponds to a gain of

1 gram atom of H+ .
After Cu deposition, acidity does not change

Gain in acidity = 0.0126 gram-equivalent of H+. Ans.
(Resulting solution is 10 X 0.01258 = 0.1258 normal as an acid.)
In the above calculations involving Faraday's second law, it

has been assumed that all the current serves for the decomposi-
tion of the substance in question; i.e., 100 per cent current effi-
ciency has been assumed. In actual analyses, this is not usually

the case. The electrolysis of an acid solution of a copper salt will
not only cause the deposition of copper at the cathode, but small
amounts of hydrogen will usually be given off at the same elec-
trode before the copper has all plated out. In such cases, the sum
of the weights of the products discharged at each electrode exactly
corresponds to the law. That
is, in the copper electrolysis, for
each faraday of electricity passed, the number of gram-equivalent

weights of copper deposited added to the number of gram-equiva-
lent weights of hydrogen liberated will be unity. In problems of
electroanalyses, unless otherwise specified, 100 per cent current
may be assumed.
efficiency
Other electrical units which are frequently used in electro-
chemical computations are as follows :
The ohm, R, is the unit of resistance. It is the resistance offered

to a constant current of electricity at 0C. by a column of mercury
1 sq. mm. in cross section and 106.3 cm. long.
The voltj E, the unit of electromotive force or electrical pres-

is
sure. Its relation to the ampere and ohm is expressed by Ohm's

law.
The joule, J, is the unit of work. It is represented by the energy

expended in 1 second by a current of 1 ampere against a resistance
of 1 ohm.
J = Elt - EQ - 107 ergs
The watt, W, is the unit of power. It is represented by the work

done at the rate of 1 joule per second.
J=
Problems
332. A100-watt 110- volt incandescent lamp is connected in series with an
electrolytic cell. What weight of cadmium could be deposited from solution
by the current in 30 minutes?
Ans. 0.953 gram.
333. How many minutes will it take for a current of 0.500 ampere to cause
the deposition of 500 mg. of silver from nitric acid solution on the basis of
80 per cent current efficiency?
Ans. 18.6 minutes.
334. How many

coulombs of electricity are required to deposit 0.1000
gram from
of cobalt a solution of cobaltous salt? How many amperes would
be required to deposit that amount in 20 minutes 20 seconds? How many
grams of nickel would be deposited under identical conditions?
Ans. 327.3 coulombs. 0.2682 ampere. 0.09951 gram.
336. With a current at 8.00 volts, how much electrical energy is theoretically
required to deposit (a) 0.100 gram of gold, (6) 0.100 gram of mercury from
solutions containing these metals in the higher state of oxidation?
Ans. (a) 1,180 joules, (6) 770 joules.
336. What of PbO2 will be deposited in separate

weights of Cu, of Zn, and
electrolytic cells, on the assumption of 100 per cent current yield by a current
of 0.0800 ampere flowing for 30 hours?
Ans. 2.85 grams Cu, 2.93 grams Zn, 10.7 grams PbO2 .
337. Using a rotating electrode, Sand obtained 0.240 gram of copper from
a nitric acid solution of copper sulfate in 6 minutes. A
current of 10.0 amperes
under 2.80 volts was used. What electrical energy was expended and what
was the current efficiency?
Ans. 10,080 joules, 20.2 per cent.
338. Using a rotating electrode, Langness found that with a current of

17.0 amperes and a potential of 10.0 volts, 0.200 gram of platinum could be
deposited in 5 minutes from a solution of potassium chloroplatinate. How
much electrical energy was expended per second? What quantity of electricity
was used? What was the current efficiency?
Ans. 170 joules. 5,100 coulombs. 7.75 per cent.
339. What
quantity of electricity is required for (a) the electrolytic deposi-
tion of 1.196 grams of PbO2 (6) the liberation of 0.800 gram of oxygen gas,
,
(c) the liberation of 30.0 ml. of chlorine when measured under standard condi-
tions (one molecular weight in grams occupies 22.4 liters)?
Aris. (a) 965 coulombs, (6) 9,650 coulombs, (c) 259 coulombs.
For how long a time must a current of 1.00 ampere be passed through
340.
a dilute solution of sulfuric acid in order to liberate a total volume of 600
ml. of gas when measured dry and under standard conditions?
Ans. 57 A minutes.
With a current of 1.00 ampere, what weight of silver would be deposited

341.
in 1 minute in a silver coulometer? What volume of gas (under standard
conditions) would be evolved in 60 seconds in a water coulometer?
Ans. 0.06708 gram. 10.44 ml.
342. Pure crystals of copper sulfate are dissolved in water, and the solution
is electrolyzed until the solution is colorless. The cathode gains 0.4280 gram.
What is the acidity of the solution in terms of moles of H SO ? 2 4
Ans. 0.006731 mole.

343. What would be the net gain or loss in gram-equivalents of H+ per
faraday in the electrolysis of a solution of HNOs in which 80 per cent of the
current goes to the simple decomposition of water and 20 per cent goes to the
reaction involving the reduction of nitrate to free nitrogen at the cathode and
liberation of oxygen at the anode?
Ans. 0.040 gram-equivalent lost.
344. An
alloy consists of 20.72 per cent lead and 79.30 per cent zinc. A
1-gram sample is dissolved in acid and the solution diluted to exactly one liter.
A 100-ml. pipetful is titrated with 0.1000 N NaOH
and requires 30.00 ml. to
neutralize the acid present. The remaining 900 ml. are electrolyzed under
2.00 amperes for exactly 5 minutes (100 per cent current efficiency) with the
deposition of the lead as PbO 2 (a) How .
many milliliters of gas (standard
conditions) are evolved during this time? (ft) volume of the solution
If the
after electrolysis is brought again to 900 ml., what would be the acid normality
of the solution.
Ans. (a) 94.4 ml. (6) 0.034 N.
346. Anaverage current of 0.5000 ampere is passed through a dilute acid

solution of alloy containing 0.5000 gram of copper, 0.2000 gram of zinc, and
an
0.1000 gram of lead. Assuming 100 per cent efficiency, compute the total gain
in acidity in terms of moles of H
2 SO4 (a) at the end of the PbO 2 deposition at
the anode, (6) at the end of the Cu deposition at the cathode, (c) after the cur-
rent has been continued 5 minutes longer. What volume of gas (standard
conditions) has been evolved during the entire process?
Ans. (a) 0.0009652 mole, (h) 0.008347 mole, (c) 0.008347 mole. 108.8 ml.
346. How many milligrams of silver can be deposited from solution in 23

minutes by a current of 0.700 ampere at 100 per cent efficiency? How long
would it take the same current to deposit the same weight of nickel?
ampere is passed through a copper sulfate solu-
347. If a current of 0.250
tionand a 90 per cent current yield is obtained, compute (a) the weight of
copper which can be deposited in one hour, (6) the gain in acidity in moles of
sulfuric acid during that time.
348. If 6.30 amperes will deposit 0.532 gram of tin in 20 minutes from a
solution of stannous salt, what is the current efficiency?
349. A
pure alloy of copper and zinc is dissolved in acid and electrolysed
under 0.500 ampere (100 per cent efficiency). It is found that just 40 minutes
are required to deposit all the copper. From the filtrate the zinc is precipi-
tated and ignited to 0.245 gram of Zn 2 P2O 7 . Calculate (a) grams of copper
deposited, (b) percentage of copper in the alloy, (c) volume of gas liberated,
(d) gain in acid normality of the solution assuming the volume at the end
of the electrolysis to be 500 ml.
350.Assuming the volume of an electrolytic cell to be kept at 125 ml.,

find the normal acid concentration of a solution containing 0.42 gram of
copper, 0.20 gram of lead, and 0.26 gram of zinc and 144 milliequivalents
of acid at the start (a) after just enough current has been passed to
deposit
allthe lead as PbO2 and assuming no other reaction takes place at the anode
during that time, (6) after all the copper has deposited, when the current
(c)
of 1.8 amperes has been continued 30 minutes longer. Compute the total
volume of gas evolved during the entire electrolysis, measured under standard
conditions.
351. On the basis of 30 per cent current yield, compute the cost of the
power required to produce 1 pound of NaMnO4 from a manganese anode and
0.3 N Na 2 CO3 solution. E.m.f. = 8 volts. Cost of current = 3 cents per
kilowatt-hour.
352. The
following represents the net reaction for the discharge of an
ordinary lead storage battery: Pb PbO2 +
2H+ 2HSO4 - - 2PbSO4
+ + +
2H 2 O. Write the two half-cell reactions involved. If the charged battery
contains two liters of sulfuric acid of specific gravity 1.28 (36.9 per cent 2 SO4 H
by weight) and in 1 hour the cell is discharged to the point where the specific
H
gravity of the acid is 1.11 (15.7 per cent 2 SO4 by weight), what is the average
amperage produced? Assume no change in volume of the electrolyte.
353. A current of one ampere is passed for one hour through a saturated
solution of sodium chloride connected in series with a copper coulometer con-
sisting of copper electrodes dipping in a solution of cupric sulfate. Write
equations for the anode and cathode reactions that take place in the NaCl
cell and in the CuSO4 cell. Assuming 100 per cent current efficiency, calculate
(a) grams of copper deposited on the cathode of the coulometer, (6) number of
liters of C1 2 gas evolved (standard conditions), (c) number of milliliters of
N/10 HC1 required to titrate one-tenth of the cathode portion of the NaCl cell.
354. A
copper coulometer, consisting of copper electrodes dipping in a
solution of cupric sulfate, is connected in series with a cell containing a con-
centrated solution of sodium chloride. After a direct current is passed through
both the cell and the coulometer for exactly 50 minutes, it is found that 0.636
gram of copper has been dissolved from the coulometer anode, (a) What is
the average amperage used during the electrolysis? (6) Assuming 100 per
how many grams of NaClO3 could be produced from the C12
cent efficiency,
and NaOII formed during the electrolysis (3C1 2 6OH~ -> C1O3 - 5C1- + + +
3H 2 0)?
355. weight of CuSO4 .5H2 O must be dissolved in water so that after
What
complete deposition of the copper by electrolysis, a solution will be obtained
which is equivalent to 100 ml. of 0.100 N acid?
356. Pure crystals of CuSO4 .5H 2 O
weighing 1.0000 gram are dissolved in
water, and the solution is electrolyzed with an average current of 1.30 amperes
for 20 minutes. What weight of copper has been deposited? What volume
of gas measured dry and under standard conditions has been liberated? If
the resulting solution is made up to 100 ml. with water, what is its normality
as an acid?
357. Pure crystals of CuSO4 .5H 2 O are dissolved in water, and the solution
is electrolyzed with an average current of 0.600 ampere. The electrolysis is
continued for 5 minutes after the copper has been deposited, and it is
all
found that a total volume of 62.5 ml. of gas measured dry at 18C. and
745 mm. pressure has been evolved. What weight of crystals was taken for
electrolysis? (Assume all the copper is deposited before hydrogen is evolved.)
How many milliliters of 0.100 N NaOH will the resulting solution neutralize?
368. A solution of brass in nitric acid contains 1.10 grams of copper and
0.50 gram of zinc and is 2.00 N in acid. It is electrolyzed at 1.50 amperes, and
the volume is kept at 100 ml. If all the current goes to the deposition of
copper at the cathode, what is the acid normality of the solution when all the
copper has just deposited? What is the acid normality of the solution if the
current continued 20 minutes longer and 40 per cent of it goes to the reduc-
is
tion of nitrate ions to ammonium ions: (cathode) NOa" 8 10H+ = + +

NH +4
+ 3H 2 0; (anode) 4II 2 O - 8 = 8H+ 202 How long before the acid
+ .
would be entirely destroyed?

359. Assuming 100 per cent current efficiency and assuming that the elec-
trolysis discontinued as soon as the copper is deposited, compute the time

is
required, the volume of gas evolved, and the gain in acidity in terms of
millimoles of hydrogen ions when 0.8000 gram of brass in dilute HNOs
is electrolyzed. Cathode gains 0.6365 gram; anode gains 0.0240 gram.
Current = 0.900 ampere. Compute also the percentage composition of the
brass.
CHAPTER X
CALCULATIONS FROM REPORTED PERCENTAGES
60. Calculations Involving the Elimination or Introduction of

a Constituent. It is occasionally necessary to eliminate from or
introduce into a report of an analysis one or more constituents,
and calculate the results to a new basis. Thus, a mineral may
contain hygroscopic water which is not an integral part of the
molecular structure. After complete analysis, it may be desir-
able to calculate the results to a dry basis as being more repre-
sentative of the mineral under normal conditions. On the other
hand, a material may contain a very large amount of water, and
because of the difficulty of proper sampling, a small sample may
be taken for the determination of the water while the bulk of the
material is dried, sampled, and analyzed. It may then be desir-
able to convert the results thus obtained to the basis of the original
wet sample. This applies equally well to constituents other than
water, and, in any case, the method by which these calculations
are made is based upon the fact that the constituents other than
the ones eliminated or introduced are all changed in the same
proportion, and the total percentage must remain the same.
EXAMPLE I. A sample of lime gave the following analysis:

CaO = 90.15 per cent
MgO = 6.14 per cent
Fe 2 O 3 + A1 O
2 3
= 1.03 per cent
SiO 2 = 0.55 per cent
H O + CO
2 2 (by loss on ignition)
= 2.16 per cent
100.03 per cent
What the percentage composition of the ignited sample on the

is
assumption that the volatile constituents are completely expelled?

SOLUTION: In the sample as given, total percentage of all
constituents is 100.03. The slight variation from the theoretical
100 per cent is due to experimental errors in the analysis. The
135
total percentage of nonvolatile constituents is 100.03 2.16 =

97.87 per cent. Ignition of the sample would therefore increase
the percentage of each of the nonvolatile constituents in the ratio
of 100.03:97.87, and the percentage composition of the ignited
sample would be
100.03
CaO = 90.15 X 92.14 per cent
97.87
100.03
MgO = 6.14 X 6.28 per cent
97.87
Ans.
100.03
= 1.03 X 1.05 per cent
97.87
100.03
SiO 2 = 0.55 X 0.56 per cent
97.87
100.03 per cent
EXAMPLE II. the original sample of lime mentioned in the

If
preceding problem were heated only sufficiently to reduce the

percentage of volatile constituents from 2.16 to 0.50 per cent,
what would be the percentage composition of the product?
SOLUTION: In the original sample, total percentage of non-
volatile constituents is 100.03 - 2.16 = 97.87 per cent. In the
ignited sample, the total percentage of residual constituents would
be 100.03 - 0.50 = 99.53 per cent. The loss of volatile matter
would therefore have caused the percentage of the various con-
stituents to increase in the ratio of 99.53 to 97.87. Hence, the
percentage composition would be
CaO = 90.15 X = 91.68 per cent

97.87
99.53
MgO = 6.14 X = 6.24 per cent
97.87
= Ans.
Fe2O3 + Al 2 3
1.03XJ~|=
1.05 per cent
99 53
SiO 2 = 0.55 X T^T^ = 0.56 per cent
97.87
Volatile matter = 0.50 per cent
100.03 per cent
61. Cases Where Simultaneous Volatilization and Oxidation or

Reduction Occur. Occasionally a material on ignition may not
CALCULATIONS FROM REPORTED PERCENTAGES 137
only lose volatile constituents but may

also undergo changes due
to oxidation or reduction effects. In such cases the percentages
of the constituents after ignition can best be calculated by assum-
ing that oxidation or reduction occurs first, and loss of volatile

material afterward. In other words, it is easiest to solve the prob-
lem in two separate steps.
EXAMPLE. A mineral analyzes as follows:

MgO = 8.10 per cent
FeO = 4.00 per cent
SiO2 = 6.02 per cent
CO2 = 34.07 per cent
H2 O = 2.03 per cent
100.00 per cent
After heating in oxygen the ignited material shows the presence

of no water and 3.30 per cent CO 2 The iron is all oxidized to
.
the ferric state. Calculate the percentage of CaO and of Fe 2 O 3 in

the ignited material.
SOLUTION: Assume first that 100 grams of the original mineral
are taken and that the only change is that of oxidation of FeO to
Fe 2 O 3 Here 4.00 grams of FeO would form 4.00 X Fe 2 3 /2FeO =
.
4.44 grams of Fe 2 3 and the resulting material would gain in

weight by 0.44 gram due to this change alone. The material now
weighs 100.44 grams and the percentages of the constituents (other
than Fe 2 O3 ) are decreased in the ratio of 100/100.44. The per-
centages are now
CaO = 45.18 X 100/100.44 = 44.98 per cent

MgO = 8.10 X 100/100.44 = 8.07 per cent
FeO = 4.44 X 100/100.44 = 4.42 per cent
SiO 2 = 6.02 X 100/100.44 = 5.99 per cent
CO2 = 34.67 X 100/100.44 = 34.52 per cent
H2 = 2.03 X 100/100.44 = 2.02 per cent
100.00 per cent
Assume now that the second change takes place, namely, that
all the water is lost and that the percentage of C0 2 in the ignited
material is brought down to 3.30 per cent due to loss of most of

the C02. The calculation then becomes similar to that of the
preceding example:
100 00 3 30
Percentage of CaO = 44.98 X
mo( )
_'
(34.52 + 2 .02)
= 60.97 per cent. Ans.
f ** = A
100.00-3.30
Percentage of Fe2 O 3 4.44 X, -
100 . 0() (34 .52 + 2.02)
= 6.61 per cent. Ans.
Problems
360. The percentage of copper in a sample of copper ore with a moisture
content of 8.27 per cent is found to be 36.47 per cent. Calculate the percentage
on a dry sample.
361. A
sample of coal as taken from the mine contains 8.32 per cent ash.
An sample of the same coal contains 10.03 per cent ash and 0.53 per
air-dried
cent moisture. Calculate the percentage of moisture in the original sample.
362. A
powder consisting of a mixture of pure BaCl 2 .2H 2 and silica con- O
tains 20.50 per cent Cl. What would be the percentage of Ba in the material
after all the water of crystallization is expelled by ignition?
363. A sample of lime gives the following analysis:

MgO = 15.81 per cent
Si02 = 2.13 per cent
Fe2 O3 = 1.60 per cent
CO = 2 2.16 per cent
HO =
2 3 JL4 per cent
99.96 per cent
What the percentage of each constituent after superficial heating in which

is
the COcontent has been reduced to 1.08 per cent and the water content to
2
1.00 per cent?

Ans. CaO = 77.66, MgO = 16.35, SiO2 = 2.21, Fe 2 O3 = 1.66, CO =
2 1.08,
HO2
= 1.00.
364. Lime is to be manufactured by the ignition of a sample of dolomite.

The only data as to the composition of the dolomite are as follows:
96.46 per cent CaC0 3 + MgCO 8
2.21 per cent SiO 2

10.23 per cent MgO
1.33 per cent H 2
The analysis of the lime shows no water and 1.37 per cent carbon dioxide.
Calculate the percentages of CaO, MgO, and SiC>2 in the lime.
Ans. CaO = 76.14, MgO = 18.52, SiO2

= 4.00, CO2
= 1.37.
366. The oil in a sample of paint is extracted, and the residual pigment is
found to be 66.66 per cent of the original weight. An analysis of the pigment
gives
Zinc oxide = 24.9 per cent
Lithopone = 51.6 per cent
Barium chromate = 23.5 per cent
100.0 per cent
Calculate the percentage composition of the original paint.

Ans. Zinc oxide = 16.6, lithopone = 34.4, barium chromate = 15.7,
oil = 33.3.
366. The same sample of iron ore is analyzed by two chemists. Among
other constituents, Chemist A reports: H O = 1.62 per cent,
2 Fe = 43.92 per
cent. Chemist reports: B2 H O = 0.96 per cent, Fe = 44.36
per cent. Cal-
culate the percentage of iron in both cases on a dry sample. Analysis of a
dry sample shows A to be correct. What are the error and percentage error
in the constituent iron in B's analysis as reported?
Ans. A = 44.64 per cent, B = 44.79 per cent. 0.15 per cent, 0.34 percent.
367. A properly sampled and the loss in weight at

cargo of wet coal is
105C. is The dried sample is used for the

determined as 10.60 per cent.
analysis of other constituents, as follows:
Volatile combustible matter = 21.60 per cent

Coke = 60.04 per cent
Ash = 18.36 per cent
The air-dried coal (moisture content = 1.35 per cent) costs $8.80 a ton at
the mine. What
percentage of ash? Neglecting other factors except
is its
water content, calculate the value of the wet coal.

Ans. 18.11 per cent. $7.98 a ton.
368. The moisture content of a sample of A1 2 (SO4)3.18H 2 O is reduced from

the theoretical to 7.36 per cent. Calculate the analysis of the partly dried
material reporting percentage of Al 2 Os, SOs, and JHÔ. The original salt
costs $0.0262 per pound. Calculate the cost of the dried material, considering
only the loss in water content.
Ans. A1 2 O3 = 27.64 per cent, SO3 = 64.98 per cent, HO 2
= 7.36 per cent.
$0.0473.
369. In the paper industry "air-dry" paper pulp is considered as containing

10 per cent of water. A sample of wet pulp weighs 737.1 grams and when
heated to "bone dryness" weighs 373.6 grams. What is tne percentage of
air-dry pulp in the original sample?
370. Ignition in air of MnOa converts it quantitatively into 3 04. A Mn
sample of pyrolusite is of the following composition: MnO2 = 80.0 per cent;
SiO2 and other inert constituents = 15.0 per cent; 2 = 5.0 per cent. The HO
sample is ignited in air to constant weight. Calculate the percentage of Mn
in the ignited sample.
Ans. 59.4 per cent.
371. A salt mixture is found to contain 60.10 per cent UO3 (essentially
in theform of ammonium diuranate). It is also found that 10.00 per cent of
the mixture is combined and uncombined volatile matter (essentially NH 3
and H 2 O) and 29.90 per cent is nonvolatile inert matter. What is the per-
centage of the clement uranium in the material after ignition if the volatile
matter is all lost and the uranium is converted to the oxide U3 O8 ?
372. A sample of a mineral containing water as its only volatile constituent

contains 26.40 per cent SiO2 and 8.86 per cent water. What would be the
percentage of SiO 2 in the material after heating sufficiently to drive off all the
water, assuming that no chemical changes occur? What would be the percentage
of SiO 2 if the ignited material still showed the presence of 1.10 per cent water?
373. A a mixture of pure CuS04 .5H 2 O and silica con-

powder consisting of
tains 18.10 per cent Cu. What would be the percentage of combined sulfur in
the material after the water of crystallization is all driven off by ignition?
374. One pound of an ore lost 0.500 ounce of water by drying at 110C. to
constant weight. The dried ore upon strong ignition with a flux lost 1.50
per cent of its weight as moisture and was also found to contain 20.10 per
cent SiO2 Find the percentage of water and of silica in the ore as received.
.
376. A
sample of crude copperas (FeSO4 .7H 2 O) representing a large ship-
ment was purchased at 1.25 cents per pound. An analysis for iron content
gave 20.21 per cent Fe. The shipment was stored for a considerable period
during which time water of crystallization was lost. To fix the price at which
the copperas was to be sold, it was found that an increase of 0.023 cent per
pound would be necessary, due entirely to the change in the percentage of
iron. Calculate the percentage of iron in the sample after storage. Assume
the increase to be due wholly to loss of water.
376. A sample of dolomite analyzes as follows:
A1 2 O3 = 0.07 per cent
Fe 2O 3 = 0.09 per cent
CO 2
= 47.55 per cent
The dolomite is ignited, and a 5.00-gram sample of the ignited material shows
the presence of 0.80 per cent CO 2. What weight of Mg P2O7
2 could be obtained
from a 0.500-gram sample of the ignited material?
377. A shipment of meat scrap is sold with the specification that it con-
tains a minimum of 55.00 per cent protein and a maximum of 10.00 per cent
fat whencalculated to a dry basis. The analyst for the sender reports 53.20
per cent protein, 9.59 per cent fat, and 3.60 per cent moisture. The material
takes on moisture during shipment and the analyst for the receiver reports
50.91 per cent protein, 9.31 per cent fat, and 7.50 per cent moisture. Do either
or both of the analyses show conformityof the material to specifications?
On the dry basis, what the percentage variation between the two protein
is
values and between the two fat values as reported by the analysts?
378. A sample of limestone analyzes as follows:
CaCO = 3 86.98 per cent
MgCO = 3 3.18 per cent
Fe2 O 3 = 3. 10 per cent
A1 2 O 3= 0.87 per cent
=
SiO 2 5.66 per cent
H2O = 0.30 per cent
100.09 per cent
Analysis of the ignited material shows no moisture and only 1.30 per cent CO2.
What is the percentage of Fe in the ignited material?
379. A sample of pyrolusite analyzes as follows: MnO 2 = 69.80 per cent;
SiO2 and other inert constituents = 26.12 per cent; CO 2 = 1.96 per cent;
H 2 O = 2.15 per cent. On ignition in air all the H2O and CO2 are lost arid the
MnO 2 is converted to Mn O
3 4. Calculate the percentage of Mn O 3 4 in the ignited
material.
380. carbonate rock analyzes as follows: CaO = 43.18 per cent; MgO =
A
8.82 per cent; FeO = 3.10 per cent; Fe 2 O3 = 1.90 per cent; SiO 2 = 7.30 per
cent; CO 2 = 33.69 per cent; H 2 = 2.00 per cent. A portion of this rock is
ignited and a sample of the ignited material on analysis shows 2.00 per cent
CO2 and no water. It also shows that the ferrous iron has been completely
oxidized. Calculate the percentage of total Fe 2 Os and of CaO in the ignited
material.
Molecular Formulas from Chemical Analy-

62. Calculation of
ses. Given a compound of unknown composition, a chemical
analysis will determine the proportion in which the constituents
of the compound exist. The results of such an analysis may then
be used to calculate the empirical formula of the compound.
Thus, the analysis of a certain salt gives the following results:
Zinc = 47.96 per cent
Chlorine = 52.04 per cent
lOOOO per cent
Dividing the percentage of each constituent by its atomic weight

will give the number of gram-atoms of that constituent in 100
grams of the In 100 grams of the above salt there are

compound.
present 47.96/65.38
= 0.7335 gram-atom of zinc and 52.04/35.46 =
1.4674 gram-atoms of chlorine. These numbers are seen to be
in the ratio of 1 to 2. The empirical formula of the salt is there-
fore ZnCl'2, although, as far as the above analysis is concerned, the
actual formula might be Zn2 Cl4, ZnaCle, or any other whole mul-
tiple of the empirical formula. Tn general, the determination of
the molecular weight of a compound is necessary in order to deter-
mine which multiple of the empirical formula will give the actual
formula. The usual methods of establishing molecular weights

by means of
vapor density, freezing-point lowering, boiling-point
raising, and other physicochemical phenomena should already be
familiar to the student but the following will serve as a brief review.
Equal volumes of gases under identical conditions of tempera-
ture and pressure contain the same number of molecules (Avo-
gadro). Therefore the molecular weights of gases are proportional
to their densities. Since under standard conditions of tempera-
ture and pressure (0C., 760 mm.) a gram-molecular weight of a
gas (e.g., 32 grams of O 2 28.016 grams of
;
N
2 ) occupies 22.4 liters,
an experimental method of determining the molecular weight of

a gas is to measure its density under known conditions of tem-
perature and pressure and calculate the weight of 22.4 liters of
itunder standard conditions (see Sec. 109). The molecular weight
of a solid or liquid can also be determined in this way if the sub-
stance can be converted to a gas without decomposition or change
in degree of molecular association.
A
soluble substance lowers the freezing point and raises the
boiling point of a definite weight of a solvent in proportion to
the number of molecules or ions of solute present. In the case
of a nonpolar (un-ionized) solute dissolved in water, one gram-
molecular weight of the solute dissolved in 1,000 grams of water
raises the boiling point of the water by 0.52C. (i.e., to 100.52C.)
and lowers the freezing point of the water by 1.86 (i.e., to
1.86C.). In general, for aqueous solutions of nonpolar solutes.
X 0.52 = raising of
Grams of solute . .
1,000 boiling point
Mol. wt. of solute grams of water X 1.86 = lowering of
freezing point
Ionized solutes change the boiling point or freezing point of a

solvent to a greater degree owing to the greater number of par-
ticles present. Thus, NaCl at ordinary concentrations depresses
the freezing point of water and raises the boiling point by about
twice as much as calculated from the above formula, owing to
ionization into Na+ and Cl~ ions. Similarly, CaCl2 and Na2SO4
give an effect about three times as great as that of a nonpolar
solute.
Solutes dissolved in solvents other than water show analogous
behavior in that the changes in freezing point and boiling point
brought about by a mole of solute in 1,000 grams of solvent are
fixed values (but of course different from those values given by
water as the solvent).
The determination of the molecular weight of a soluble sub-
stance can therefore be made by preparing a solution of a known
weight of it in a known weight of solvent (preferably water) and
measuring the point at which the solution begins to freeze or boil.
EXAMPLE 1. A certain organic found by analysis
compound is
to contain 40.00 per cent carbon, 6.71 per cent hydrogen, and the
rest oxygen. When converted to a gas it has a density 2.81 times
that of oxygen at the same temperature and pressure. What is
the formula of the compound?
SOLUTION: In 100 grams of substance there are 40.00 grams
of C, 6.71 grams of H, and 53.29 grams of O. This corresponds to
40.00 00 .
= ,
3.33 gram-atoms of C
12.01
6.71
1.008
= 6.66 gram-atoms of H
53.29
= 3.33 gram-atoms of
16.00
These are in the ratio of 1:2:1
Empirical formula = CH 2 O
Formula weight of CH 2 = 30 (approx.)
Molecular weight of compound = 2.81 X 32 = 90 (approx.)
Therefore,
Formula of compound = CaHeOa. Ans.
EXAMPLE II. Butandione is a yellow liquid containing 55.8

per cent carbon, 7.00 per cent hydrogen, and 37.2 per cent oxygen.
It is soluble in water, and the solution does not conduct electricity.
A water solution containing 10.0 grams of the compound in 100
grams of water freezes at 2.16C. What is the formula of
butandione?
SOLUTION:
rr n
Gram-atoms per 100 grams = r^ = 4.65 of C
JZ.U
-^-7.00 ofH
-
f?_ 2.32 of O
These are in the approx. ratio of 2:3: 1
Empirical formula = C^HaO

Formula weight of C 2 H 3 O = 43
10
X 1^X1.80 =
'
2.16
Mol. wt. 100
Solving,
Mol. wt. = 86
Therefore,
Actual formula = C^Hf^. Ans.
63. Calculation of Empirical Formula of a Mineral. The cal-

culation of molecular formulas plays an important part in the
analysis of natural minerals. A careful analysis furnishes a means
of establishing the empirical formula of a mineral of high degree
of purity, although its actual formula is usually impossible to
determine by ordinary physicochemical methods since minerals
cannot be vaporized or dissolved unchanged. The method of
calculation is similar to that of the preceding examples, except
that the basic constituents of a mineral are usually expressed in
terms of their oxides. If the percentage of each constituent is
divided by its molecular weight, the number of moles (gram-
molecular weights) of that constituent in 100 grams of the mineral
is obtained. From the ratios of the number of moles of the various
constituents thus obtained, the formula of the mineral may be
determined. It should be remembered, however, that analytical
methods are subject to errors. It can hardly be expected, there-
fore, that the number of moles of the various constituents as

determined analytically will be exactly in the ratio of small whole
numbers, although in the actual molecule (except in cases involv-
ing isomorphism, discussed below) the molar ratios are small whole
numbers. In a few cases, some judgment must be exercised in
order to determine from the analysis the true molar ratios of the
constituents in the molecule. A slide rule will be found to be
almost indispensable for this purpose, since, with two settings of
the rule, all possible ratios are visible.
EXAMPLE. The analysis of a certain mineral gives the follow-
ing results :
A1 2 O3 - 38.07 per cent

KO 2
= 17.70 per cent
SiO 2 = 3370 per cent
99.93 per cent
What the empirical formula of the mineral?

is
SOLUTION: In 100 grams of the mineral there are present
38.07 38.07
= 0.3733 mole of A1 2 3
A1 2 O 3 102.0
17.70 17.70
KO 94.20
= 0.1879 mole of KO
2
2
10.46 10.46
~ -0.1865 mole of CaO
CaO 56.07
33.70 33.70
=
" = 0.559 mole of SiO 2
"SiO 2 60.3
It is seen that themoles of these constituents are near enough

in the ratio of 2:1:1:3 to be within the limits of experimental
error. The molecule is therefore made up of 2A1 2 O 3 .K2 0. Ca0.3SiO 2
K
and may be written 2 CaAl 4 Si 3 Oi4.
64. Calculation of Formulas of Minerals Exhibiting Isomorphic
Replacement. Complications arise in the calculation of formulas

in the cases of minerals exhibiting isomorphic replacement, i.e.,
the partial replacement of one constituent by one or more other
constituents having the same general properties. It therefore
happens that, owing to different degrees of replacement, samples

of the same kind of mineral obtained from different localities often

give on analysis numerical results which apparently bear little
resemblance to one another.
As a general rule, a constituent may be replaced only by another
of the same type and valence. Thus, Fe 2 3 is often partially or
wholly replaced by A1 2 O 3 and vice versa. CaO may be replaced
,
by MgO, MnO, FeO, etc. Exceptions are sometimes met with,

but, for purposes of calculation, this assumption may be safely
made. Since the isomorphic replacement occurs in no definite
proportion, it follows that the molar amounts of the constituents
in such minerals do not necessarily bear any simple relation to
one another. On the other hand, if constituent B partially re-
places constituent A, since the valences are the same, the sum of
the molar amounts of A and B would be the same as the molar
amount of A if it had not been replaced. Consequently, when
the molar quantities of the constituents of a mineral in them-
selves bear no simple ratio to one another, the quantities of con-
stituents of the same type should be combined in an effort to
obtain sums that do exist in ratios of simple whole numbers.
EXAMPLE. A certain mineral gives the following analysis:
A1 2 = 3 20.65 per cent

Fe2 O 3 = 7.03 per cent
Si0 2 = 44.55 per cent
99J88 per cent
What is the empirical formula?

SOLUTION: The number of moles of each constituent in 100
grams of the mineral is found to be
= 0.2025 mole of A12O 3

(
,= 0.2465 mole
4rr = 0.0440 mole of Fe2 8

reaUa
27.65
= 0.4932 mole of CaO
CaO
44.55
= 0.7389 mole of Si0 2
Si0 2
Only when the molar quantities of the first two constituents

are combined are all the above numerical results found to be in
simple ratio to one another, these being approximately as 1:2:3.
This shows isomorphic replacement between Fe20 3 and AhOa,
and the formula of the mineral may therefore be written
(Al,Fe) 2 O 3 .2CaO.3Si0 2
or
Ca2 (Al,Fe) 2 Si3 Oii. Ans.
Problems
381. From the following percentage composition of ethylamine, calculate
its empirical formula: C = 53.27 per cent, = 15.65 per cent,
H = 31.08 N
per cent.
Ans. C 2 H N.
7
382. Calculate the empirical formula of the compound having the following
composition: Ca = 23.53 per cent, = 2.37 per cent, P = 36.49 per cent,
H
O = 37.61 per cent.
Ans. Ca(H P0 2 ) 22 .
383. Calculate the empirical formula of an organic compound having the

following composition: C = 68.83 per cent, == 4.96
per cent, H
= 26.21 per O
cent.
Ans. CylleOjN
384. Show
that the following analysis of diethylhydrazine agrees with
the formula (C 2 6 ) 2 :N.NH 2 H :
Carbon = 54.55 per cent

Hydrogen = 13.74 per cent
Nitrogen = 31.80 per cent
100.09 per cent
386. Calculate the molecular formula of a compound that has a molecular

weight of approximately 90 and has the following composition: C = 26.67 per
cent, H
= 2.24 per cent, O = 71.09 per cent.
Ans. HCO 2 2 4.
386. A certain compound of carbon and oxygen has an approximate

molecular weight of 290 and by analysis is found to contain 50 per cent by
weight of each constituent. What is the molecular formula of the compound?
Ans. Ci 2 Og.
387. What is the molecular weight of a substance, 0.0850 gram of which
dissolved in 10.0 grams of water gives a solution freezing at 0.465C. and
not conducting electricity? What is the molecular formula of the substance
if it contains 5.94 per cent hydrogen and 94.06 per cent oxygen?
Ans. 34.0. H 2 2.
A certain organic compound contains 48.64 per cent carbon, 43.19
388.
per cent oxygen, and the rest hydrogen. A solution of 7.408 grams of the solid
in 100 grams of water boils at 100.52C. and does not conduct electricity.
What is the molecular formula of the compound?
Ans. C,H 6O2 .
389. A certain gaseous compound is found by analysis to consist of 87.44

per cent nitrogen and 12.56 per cent hydrogen. If 500 ml. of the compound
has almost exactly the same weight as that of 500 ml. of oxygen at the same
temperature and pressure, what is the molecular formula of the compound?
Ans. N 2 II 4 .
390. A
certain organic compound contains almost exactly 60 per cent
carbon, 5 per cent hydrogen, and 35 per cent nitrogen. A solution of 20.0
grams of the compound in 300 grams of water does not conduct electricity
and freezes at 1.55C. What is the molecular formula of the com-
pound?
Ans.
391. A certain sugar is a compound of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen.

Combustion in oxygen of a sample weighing 1.200 grams yields 1.759 grams of
C02 and 0.720 gram of H 2 O. A solution of 8.10 grams of the substance in 150
grams of water boils at 100.156C. What is the molecular formula of the sugar?
At what temperature should the above solution freeze?
Ans. C 6H 12 O 6. -0.558C.
392.At a certain temperature and pressure 250 ml. of a certain gas con-
sisting of 90.28 per cent silicon and 9.72 per cent hydrogen has a weight equal
to that of 555 ml. of nitrogen at the same temperature and pressure. What
is the molecular formula of the gas?
Ans. Si 2 H 6.
393. When 0.500 gram of a certain hydrocarbon is completely burned in

oxygen, 0.281 gram of H
2 O and 1.717 grams of CO 2 are formed. When a
certain weight of this compound is vaporized, it is found to have a volume
almost exactly one-quarter that of the same weight of oxygen under the same
conditions of temperature and pressure. Calculate the molecular formula of
the compound.
Ans. dolis.
394.An analysis of a mineral gave the following results: H 2 = 4.35 per

cent, CaO = 27.15 per cent, A1 2O3 = 24.85 per cent, SiO2 = 43.74 per cent.
Calculate the empirical formula of the mineral.
Ans. H Ca Al Si Oi
2 2 2 3 2.
395. Dana gives the composition of vivianite as follows: P2 Os 28.3 per

cent, FeO = 43.0 per cent, H2 = 28.7 per cent. Show that this conforms to
the formula
396. The percentage composition of a certain silicate is as follows: 2O

= K
21.53 per cent, A12 O3 = 23.35 per cent, Si02 = 55.12 per cent. Calculate the
empirical formula of the silicate.
Ans. KAlSi 2 O6 .
397. A compound contains only the following constituents: CaO,

certain
Na2 O, SO8 The percentages of these constituents are in the respective
.
approximate ratios of 9:10:26. What is the empirical formula of the com-

pound?
Ans. Na2 CaS2 8.
398. What the empirical formula of a simple basic cupric carbonate

is
which, according to Rogers, contains 57.4 per cent Cu and 8.1 per cent 2 O? H
Ans. Cu 2 (OH) 2 CO3 .
399. The composition of bismutite is given by Ramm as follows: CO =2
6.38 per cent, Bi 2 O3 = 89.75 per cent, HO= 2 3.87 per cent. Calculate the
empirical formula.
Ans. 2Bi8 C 3 Oi 8 .9H2 O.
400. What is the empirical formula of a silicate which gives the following
analysis:
MgO = 11. 93 per cent
FeO = 10.39 per cent
100.13 per cent
Ans. Ca(Mg,Fe)(SiO3 ) 2 .
401. A silicate gives the following analysis. Tf two-thirds of the water

exists as water of crystallization, what is the empirical formula?
HO
2
= 17.22 per cent
CaO = 8.22 per cent
Na*O = 0.76 per cent
A1 2 O3 = 16.25 per cent
99.93 per cent
Ans. H 4 (Ca,Na 2 )Al 2 (Si03 ) 6 .4H 2 0.
402. Calculate the empirical formula of a mineral that analyzes as follows:
MnO = 46.36 per cent

CaO = 6.91 per cent
Si02 = 46.78 per cent
100.05 per cent
Ans. (Mn,Ca)SiO8 .
403. The analysis of samples of microcline and of albite are given below.
Show that these minerals are of the same type. Give the general empirical
formula. Assume the percentages of silica and alumina to be the most reliable.
MICROCLINE ALBITB
Na2 O = 1.61 per cent Na2O = 11.11 per cent
K2 O = 13.56 per cent KO2
= 0.51 per cent
A1 2 O3 = 19.60 per cent CaO = 0.38 per cent
SiO2 = 64.79 per cent A12 O3 = 19.29 per cent
99.56 per cent SiO2 = 68.81 per cent
100.10 per cent
Ans. (K,Na)AlSi O 3 8 .
404. Calculate the empirical formula of axinite from the following analysis:
H2 O = 1.58 per cent

FeO = 9.54 per cent
MnO = 3.01 per cent
A1 2 O3 = 17.92 per cent
B 2 O3 = 6.12 per cent
100.03 per cent
Ans. HCa (Fe,Mn)Al B(SiO )4.
2 2 4
406. A sample of the mineral biotite gave the following analysis:

HO2
= 1.10 per cent
FeO = 9.60 per cent
=
A1 2 O3 22.35 per cent
KO 2
= 14.84 per cent
99.97 per cent
What is the empirical formula of the mineral?

Ans. (H,K) 2 (Mg,Fe) 2 Al 2 Si 3 12 .
406. What is the empirical formula of a compound of the following composi-

tion: K = 38.68 per cent, H = 0.50 per cent, As = 37.08 per cent, O = 23.74
per cent?
407. Analysis of anorganic compound gave the folio wing results C = 60.86 :
per cent, H
= 4.38 per cent, = 34.76 per cent. Calculate the empirical
O
formula of the compound.
408. An organic acid is found to have a molecular weight of approximately
160 and to give the following analysis: carbon = 57.82 per cent, hydrogen =
3.64 per cent, oxygen (by difference) = 38.54 per cent. Calculate the
molecular formula of the acid.
409. Calculate the empirical formula of the compound of the following
composition: Sb = 49.55 per cent, = 6.60 per cent, Cl = 43.85 per cent.
O
410. Metaformaldehyde contains 40.00 per cent carbon, 6.67 per cent hydro-
gen, and 53.33 per cent oxygen. A solution of 10.01 grams of the compound
in 250 grams of water freezes at 0.827C. and does not conduct electricity.
What is the molecular formula of metaformaldehyde?
411. A certain derivative of benzene contains only carbon,

hydrogen, and
nitrogen, and is not ionized in aqueous solution. Analysis of the compound
shows 58.51 per cent carbon and 7.37 per cent hydrogen. A solution of 30.0
grains of the compound in 150 grams of water freezes at 3.02C. What is
the molecular formula of the compound?
412. Wliatis the molecular weight of a substance 4.50
grams of which,
when dissolved in 50.0 grams of water, gives a solution freezing at 0.93C.
but not conducting electricity? What is its molecular formula if it contains
40.00 per cent carbon, 6.67 per cent hydrogen, and 53.33 per cent oxygen?
At what temperature would the solution boil?
413. A
certain hydrocarbon contains 79.89 per cent carbon and has a
density 1.07 N
times that of 2 at the same temperature and pressure. What is
the molecular formula of the hydrocarbon?
414. A sample of a certain compound of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen
weighing 2.000 grains yields on combustion in oxygen 2.837 grams of CO 2 and
1.742 grams of 2 O. H
A solution of 2.150 grams of the compound in 50.0 grams
of water is nonconducting and freezes at 1.288C. What is the molecular
formula of the compound?
Under standard conditions a liter of a certain gaseous compound of
416.
boron and hydrogen weighs 2.38 grains. When 1.00 gram of this compound is
heated, it is completely decomposed into boron and hydrogen, and the latter
has a volume of 2.10 liters under standard conditions. Calculate the molecular
formula of the boron hydride.
416. A certain gas is composed of 46.16 per cent carbon and the remainder
nitrogen. Its density is 1.80 times that of air at the same temperature and
pressure. What is the molecular formula of the gas? (Calculate the apparent
molecular weight of air by considering it four-fifths nitrogen and one-fifth
oxygen.)
417. Calculate the formula of a compound of carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen,
and oxygen from the following data. Approximate mol. wt. 140. Decom-
position of a 0.2-gram sample gives 32.45 ml. of nitrogen when measured
dry under standard conditions. The same weight of sample on combustion
in oxygen yields 0.3824 gram of CO
2 and 0.0783 gram of I1 2 O.
418. Whatthe empirical formula of a mineral containing 3.37 per cent

is
water, 19.10 per cent aluminum oxide, 21.00 per cent calcium oxide, and
56.53 per cent silica?
419. Zircon isa pure silicate of zirconium containing 33.0 per cent of silica.
What is its empirical formula?
420. A tungstate has the following composition: 3
= 76.5 per cent, WO
FeO = 9.5 per cent, = 14.0 per cent. Calculate the empirical formula.
MnO
421. Calamine is a basic zinc silicate of the following composition: ZnO =
67.5 per cent, HO = 2 7.5 per cent, SiO 2 = 25.0 per cent. Calculate its em-
pirical formula.
422. A silicate of the composition given below is found to have 85 per cent
of its water in the form of water of crystallization. What is the empirical
formula?
H 2
= 7.7 per cent
KO = 28.1 per cent
CaO = 20.4 per cent
100.0 per cent
423. A
sample of a certain hydrogen-potassium-magnesium-aluminum
silicateweighing 1.2000 grams yields the following products: 0.0516 gram
of water, 0.4000 gram of KC10 4 0.9550 gram of Mg2 P2 O 7 and 0.1461 gram
, ,
of alumina. What is the empirical formula of the mineral?
424. From the following data obtained from the analysis of a feldspar,
calculate the percentage composition of the sample and determine the em-
pirical formula of the mineral, omitting the calcium from the formula and
assuming the percentages of silica and alumina to be the most reliable.
Sample taken = 1 .2000 grams

Silica obtained = 0.7751 gram
Alumina obtained = 0.2255 gram
Calcium oxide obtained = 0.0060 gram
KC1 + NaCl obtained = 0.3193 gram
K PtCl
2 6 obtained = 0.7240 grain
PART III
VOLUMETRIC ANALYSIS
CHAPTER XI
CALIBRATION OF MEASURING INSTRUMENTS
Measuring Instruments in Volumetric Analysis. The prin-

65.
ciple of volumetric analysis differs from that of gravimetric analysis

in that, instead of isolating and weighing a product of a reaction
directly or indirectly involving the desired substance, the volume

of a reagent required to bring about a direct or indirect reaction
with that substance is measured. From the volume of the reagent
and its concentration, the weight of the substance is calculated.
Since volumetric analysis makes use of exact volume relation-
ships, it is essential first to adopt a definite standard for a unit
volume and then to calibrate all measuring instruments to con-
form to this standard. The measuring instruments most often
used are burets, pipets, and measuring flasks, and the experi-
mental methods of calibrating them may be found in any standard
reference book on quantitative analysis.
66. Calculation of True Volume. A liter is the volume occupied
by kilogram of water at the temperature of its maximum den-
1
sity (approximately 4C.). A milliliter (ml.} is 1/1,000 liter. A

cubic centimeter (cc.) is the volume occupied by a cube 1 cm. on
a side. One liter contains 1000.027 cc. In calibrating a vessel,
since the cubical content of the vessel holding the water to be
weighed varies with the temperature, it is evident that the tem-

perature of the container must be included in the specifications.
Instead of taking the corresponding temperature of 4C., the tem-
perature of 20C. has been accepted as the normal temperature by
the Bureau of Standards at Washington.
To contain a true then, a flask must be so marked that at
liter
20C. its capacity will be equal to the volume of water which

153
at 4C.weighs 1 kilogram in vacuo. From the density of water

at different temperatures (Table IV, Appendix), the coefficient
of cubical expansion of glass (0.000026), and the relationship
existing between the weight of a substance in air and the weight

in vacuo (Sec. 49), it is possible to calculate the amount of water
to be weighed into a container in order that it shall occupy a true
liter at any given temperature.
EXAMPLE. How much 25C.

should be weighed in
water at
air with brass weights so that when placed in a flask at the same
temperature and under normal barometric pressure it will occupy

1 true liter at 20C.?
SOLUTION: Density of water at 25C. = 0.99707 (Table TV).
At 4C. and in vacuo, 1,000 grams of water will occupy 1 true liter.
At 25C. and in vacuo, 1,000 X 0.99707 grams of water will
occupy 1 true liter.
At 25C. and in air, the weight of water is found by substituting

in the formula
W\
?-?>
(W
and solving for W (see Sec. 49).
Thus,
Since the term to the right of the plus sign is required to only
two significant figures, it is sufficiently accurate to write
997.07 = W
whence
W = 996.02 grams
Theoretically, to contain a true liter, the flask must be at 20C.
and yet contain this weight of water at 25C. Actually, the tem-
perature of the flask is also 25C. It has therefore expanded, the
cubical content greater, and the true-liter volume is also greater.
is
The coefficient of cubical expansion of glass is 0.000026, and the

increase in volume from 20 to 25C. is 1,000 X 0.000026(25 - 20) =
0.13 ml. This volume is represented by 0.13 X 0.99707 = 0.13
gram of water. The required weight of water is therefore
996.02 + 0.13 = 996.15 grams. Ans.

CALIBRATION OF MEASURING INSTRUMENTS 155
A general formula may now be written for calculating the weight

of water required for a true liter.
X d
W= 1>00
a a
+ [1,000 X d X c(t - 20)]
1 4-
1
T" ~j J7
d d
where W = grams of water required for 1 true liter

t = temperature of water and flask
d = density of water at t
a = weight of 1 ml. of air under given conditions
d' = density of balance weights
c = coefficient of cubical expansion of the container
(The values of these last three terms are usually 0.0012, 8.0, and
0.000020, respectively.)
The correction for the expansion or contraction of the container
is in each case small compared with the
quantity to which it is
added. Consequently, only an approximate value containing two
or three significant figures need be used. Indeed, in the case of
instruments of 50-ml. content or less and for small differences in
temperature, this correction may ordinarily be neglected.
By using the third column of Table IV, calculations like the
above can be simplified. This column gives the weight of 1 ml.
of water at a given temperature when the weighing is made in
air against brass weights and the water is in a glass container.
In other words, corrections for expansion of glass and for con-
version to vacuo are incorporated in the values given. It is
seen,
for example, that the answer to the above
problem is found di-
rectly by multiplying by 1,000 the weight of 1 ml. of water at
25C. under the conditions specified.
0.99615 X 1,000 = 996.15 grams. Ans.
Problems
426. Calculate accurately theamount of water which should be weighed
into a tared flask at 18C. and 770 mm. pressure against brass weights in
order that the flask may be marked to contain exactly 250 true milliliters.
Ans. 249.37 grams.
426. A flask which has been marked to contain 1 true liter is filled with
water at 15C. to the mark, and the temperature of the water is allowed to
rise to 25C. How many millimeters above the mark does the water now
stand (inner diameter of the neck of the flask = 15.0 mm.)?
Ans. 10.2 mm.
427. In calibrating a flask to contain 3^ true liter, if the water is weighed
at 26C. against brass weights, what percentage error would be introduced
in the weight of water necessary if the expansion of glass were neglected?
What weight of water should be taken?
Ans. 0.016 per cent. 498.07 grams.
What is the true volume of a flask that contains

428. 746.24 grams of
water at 30C. when weighed in air against brass weights?
Ans. 750.06 ml.
429. A flask is accurately marked to contain 1 true liter, and the inner
diameter of the neck of the flask is 16.0 mm. If 996.00 grams of water are
weighed out in air against brass weights at 20C. and placed in the flask at this
temperature, how far above or below the true-liter mark does the meniscus
of the water lie?
Ans. 5.9 mm. below.
430. To calibrate a flask to contain a true liter at 20C., how much water
at 31 C. and 760 mm. pressure must be weighed into the flask in air against
brass weights?
431. In calibrating a flask to contain J^ true liter using water at 30C.,

what percentage error would be introduced by neglecting the expansion of
glass in the calculation of the weight of water required?
432.What is the true volume of a flask that contains 398.70 grams of water
at 26C. when weighed in air against brass weights?
433. A pipet is marked to contain 100 ml. according to the true-liter
standard. It is filled with water at 12C. How much would the water weigh
in air under normal barometric pressure against gold weights?
434. The inner diameter of the neck of a flask is 14 mm., and the flask
contains 498.00 grams of water at 28C. weighed in air against brass weights.
How far above or below the meniscus of the water should a mark be placed
in order to represent a volume of 500 ml. according to the true-liter
standard?
436. A 50-ml. buret is calibrated by weighing in ah (against brass weights)

1
the water delivered between 10-ml. intervals in the graduations. Calculate

from the following data the true volume of solution that the buret will deliver
between each 10-ml. interval, calculate the true total volume delivered be-
tween the 0- and the 50-ml. mark, and make a graph showing the correction
that must be applied to the buret reading to obtain the true volume in any
titration where the buret is initially filled to the zero mark (temperature of the
water = 25C.).
CALIBRATION OF MEASURING INSTRUMENTS 157
IKTEKVALS, Mr,.
0.03-10.07 10.04
10.07-19.93 9.84
19.93-29.97 10.07
29.97-40.03 10.13
40.03-49.96 10.05
If this buret is used in a titration and the initial and final readings are 0.11
and 46.38, respectively, what volume of solution has actually been delivered?
CHAPTER XII
NEUTRALIZATION METHODS
(ACIDIMETRY AND ALKALIMETRY)
67. Divisions of Volumetric Analysis. It is customary to di-
vide the reactions of volumetric analysis into four groups, viz.,
1. Acidimetry and alkalimetry
2. Oxidation and reduction ("redox") methods
3. Precipitation methods
4. Complex formation methods
In Sees. 24 and 25 the principles underlying the use of equiva-
lents, milliequivalents, and normal solutions were taken up
in a
general way. In this and succeeding chapters these principles are

reviewed, developed, and applied to the above four types of volu-
metric analysis.
68. Equivalent Weights Applied to Neutralization Methods.
The fundamental reaction of acidimetry and alkalimetry is as
follows :
H+ + Oil- - HO
2
i.e.,the neutralization of an acid by a base, or the neutralization

of a base by an acid.
The gram-equivalent weight of a substance acting as an acid is
that weight of it which is equivalent in total neutralizing power
to one gram-atom (1.008 grams) of hydrogen as hydrogen ion.
The gram-equivalent weight of a substance acting as a base is
that weight of it which will neutralize one gram-atom of hydrogen
ion.
A normal solution of an acid or base contains one gram-equiva-
lent weight of the acid or base in one liter of solution, or one
gram-milliequivalent weight in one milliliter of solution (see also
Sec. 24).
When hydrochloric acid reacts as an acid, the gram-molecular
weight (36.47 grams) of hydrogen chloride furnishes for the neu-
tralization of any base one gram-atom (1.008 grams) of reacting
158
NEUTRALIZATION METHODS 159
hydrogen. According to the definition, the value 36.47 grams con-

stitutes the gram-equivalent weight of hydrogen chloride, and a
liter of solution containing this amount is a normal solution of the
acid. In this case, the normal solution and the molar solution
are identical. On the other hand, the amount of hydrogen sulfate
required to furnish in reaction one gram-atomic weight of hydrogen
is only one-half the gram-molecular weight, or 2 S0 4 /2
= 49.04 H
grams, and a normal solution of sulfuric acid would contain 49.04
grams of hydrogen sulfate per liter of solution. A molar solution
of sulfuric acid is therefore 2 normal and contains 2 gram-equiva-
lent weights per liter, or 2 gram-milliequivalent weights per milli-
liter.
Acetic acid, HC2H contains 4 hydrogen atoms in its mole-

3 2,
cule; but, when the compound acts as an acid, only one of these
hydrogens is involved in active reaction, thus:
HC H O + OH- -> C H - + H O
2 3 2 2 8 2 2
Consequently, 2H0 II /1 = 60.05 grams of acetic

3 2 acid consti-
tute the gram-equivalent weight, and the normal solution con-
tains this weight of acid in a liter, or 0.06005 gram of acetic acid
per milliliter.
Sodium hydroxide is neutralized as follows :
(Na+)OH- + H+ -> H 2 (+ Na+)

NaOH/1, or 40.00 grams, of sodium hydroxide constitutes one
gram-equivalent weight of the alkali, not because the molecule
contains one atom of hydrogen, but because it involves in reaction
one atomic weight of hydrogen ion, as shown in the above equa-
tion. Therefore, a weight of 40.00 grams of sodium hydroxide in
a liter of solution represents the normal solution. When calcium
oxide used as a base, each gram-molecule reacts with two gram-
is
atoms of hydrogen, thus:

CaO + 211+ -* Ca++ + 2 H
or CaO/2 = 28.04 grams of calcium oxide are needed to involve
in reaction one gram-atom of hydrogen. Therefore, 28.04 grams
ofcalcium oxide constitute the gram-equivalent weight in this case,
although calcium oxide in itself contains no hydrogen whatever.
Total neutralizing power should not be confused with degree of
ionization. Equal volumes of normal solutions of hydrochloric
acid and acetic acid have the same but total neutralizing power,
the acids have very different degrees of ionization.
In other words,
equivalent weight is based on neutralizing power and not on rela-
"
tive strength" or degree of ionization.
Problems
436. What is the equivalent weight of zinc oxide as a base? Of KHSO
as an acid?
An*. 40.69. 136.2
437. What is the milliequivalent weight in grams of each of the following

acids or bases, assuming complete neutralization in each case: (a) NaaCOj,
(6) K O,
2 (c) NH OH, 4 (d) HBr, (e) H SO 2 3, (/) H,PO 4?
Ans. (a) 0.05300 gram, (6) 0.04710 gram, (c) 0.03505 gram, (d) 0.08093
gram, (e) 0.04103 gram, (/) 0.03267 gram.
438. What is the equivalent weight of the following acids or bases, assuming
complete neutralization in each case: (a) NO 2 5, (6) (NH 4 ) 2 O, (c) Ba(OII)2,
(d) N1I3 , (e) S0 2 ?
Ans. (a) 54.01, (6) 26.05, (c) 85.69, (d) 17.03, () 32.03.
439. What is the gram-milliequivalent weight of KsCOs in the reaction

K CO + HC1 -> KHCOs + KC1? What the gram-equivalent
2 3 is weight of
H PO in the reaction H PO + 2NaOH -> Na HPO + 2H O?
3 4 8 4 2 4 2
Ans. 0.1382 gram. 49.00 grams.
440. How many grams of oxalic acid, H C O .2H O,

2 2 4 2 are required to make
(d) a liter of molar solution, (b) a liter of normal solution, (c) 400 ml. of
half-normal solution?
A?is. (a) 126.1 grams, (b) 63.00 grams, (c) 12.61 grams.
Formic acid (HCHO2 ) is a monobasic acid that is 3.2 per cent ionized
441.
in 0.20normal solution. What weight of the pure acid should be dissolved in
250.0 ml. in order to prepare a 0.2000 normal solution?
Ans. 2.301 grams.
442. What weight of CaO is necessary to prepare the following: (a) 500 ml.
of a one-hundredth molar solution of Ca(OH) 2 (6) 30.63 ml. of N/100 Ca(OH) 2 ?
,
Ans. (a) 0.2804 gram, (b) 0.008588 gram.
443. What is the normality of a sulfurous acid solution containing 6.32

grams of S0 2 per liter? Of an ammonium hydroxide solution containing
17.5 grams of NH3 in 480 ml. of solution?
Ans. 0.197 N. 2.14 N.
444. A solution of hydrochloric acid has a specific gravity of 1.200 and

contains 39.11 per cent HC1 by weight. Calculate (a) the molar concentra-
tion of the solution, (b) the normality of the solution, (c) the number of gram-
equivalent weights of HC1 in every 750 ml. of solution.
Ans. (a) 12.87 molar, (6) 12.87 N, (c) 9.65.
446. A solution of sulfuric acid has a specific gravity of 1.100 and contains
15.71 per cent H2SO4 by weight. What is the normality of the solution?
Ans. 3.524 N.
446. Assuming complete neutralization in each case, what are the equiv-
alent weights of the following substances when acting as acids and bases?
(a) LiOH, (b) H SO2 4, (r) Fe2 O3 , (</) HC H O
2 3 2, (e) cream of tartar (KHC 4 H4O6 ).
447. How many grams of II 2 SO4 does a liter of 0.1000 N sulfuric acid
solution contain?
448. How many milliliters of HC1 (sp. gr. 1.200, containing 39.11 per cent
HC1 by weight) are required to make a liter of N/10 solution by dilution with
water?
449. How many grams of hydrated oxalic acid (H 2 C 2 O4 .2H 2 0) must be
dissolved and diluted to exactly one liter to make a 0.1230 N solution for use
as an acid?
460. Chloracetic acid, CH
2 C1.COOH (mol. wt.
= 94.50), is a monobasic
acid with an ionization constant of 1.6 X 10~
3
How many grams of the acid .
should be dissolved in 300.0 ml. of solution in order to prepare a half-normal

solution?
451. How many grams of pure potassium tetroxalate (KHC O
2 4 .H 2 C 2 O 4 .2H 2 O)
must be dissolved water and diluted to exactly 780 ml. to make a 0.05100
in N
solution for use as an acid?
452. How many milliliters of sulfuric acid (sp. gr. 1.200, containing 27.32
per cent H SO 2 4 by weight) are required to make one liter of 0.4980 Nsolution
by dilution with water?
453. What is the normality of a sulfuric acid solution that has a specific
gravity of 1.839 and contains 95.0 per cent H2 SO4 by weight?

454. If 75.0 milliliters of hydrochloric acid (sp. gr. 1.100, containing 20.01
per cent hydrochloric acid by weight) have been diluted to 900 ml., what is the
normality of the acid?
455. How
could a solution of HC1 be prepared of such normality that each
milliliterwould represent 0.01000 gram of NaNO2 when the latter is deter-
mined by reducing to an ammonium salt, distilling the NH3 with excess caustic
alkali, and titrating the NH 3 with the standard HC1?
456. 0.2000 N solution of barium hydroxide is to be prepared from pure
A
Ba(OH) .8H 2 O crystals that have lost part of their water of crystallization.
2
How may the solution be made if no standardized reagents are available?

State specifically the treatment given and the weight and volume used.
69. Normality of a Solution Made by Mixing Similar Com-

ponents. When several similar components are mixed and dis-
solved in water, the normality of the resulting solution is deter-

mined by calculating the total number of equivalent weights
present in a liter of solution.
EXAMPLE. 3.00 grams of solid

If KOH
and 5.00 grams of solid
NaOH are mixed, dissolved in water, and the solution made up
to 1,500 ml., what is the normality of the solution as a base?
SOLUTION: The number of equivalent weights of KOH in 1,500
3.00 3.00 3.00 1,000
mL i
.
1S = In l, r
T , ,,
hter thcre 1S
.
X
KOH 5630" 500
equivalent weight of KOH. In a liter of the solution there is
also ^^\ x r?S = 0833 equivalent weight of NaOH. A total

-
of 0.0356 + 0.0833 = 0.1189 equivalent weight of base in a liter

y
makes the normality of the solution as a base 0.1189 N. Ans.
Problems
467. What is the normality of an alkali solution made by dissolving 6.73
grams of NaOH (99.5 per cent NaOH, 0.5 per cent H 2 O) arid 9.42 grams of
pure Ba(OII)2.8H2O in water and diluting to 850 ml.?
Ans. 0.267 N.
468. If 50.00 ml. of sulfuric acid (sp. gr. 1.420, containing 52.15 per cent
of H 2 SO4 by weight) and 50.00 ml. of sulfuric acid (sp. gr. 1.840, containing
95.60 per cent H

2 SO4 by weight) are mixed and diluted to 1,500 ml., what is
the normality of the solution as an acid?

Ans. 1.699 N.
459. If 50.00 ml. of a solution containing 5.000 grams of NaOH are added to
50.00 ml. of a solution containing 5.000 grains of KOH, what is the normality
of the mixture before and after dilution to 116.3 ml.?
Arts. 2.141 N, 1.841 N.
460. If a sample of NaOH

contains 2.00 per cent by weight of Na 2 3 CO
and 6.00 per cent by weight of 2 HO
and if 40.0 grams are dissolved in water
and diluted to a liter, what is the normality of the resulting solution as a
base? Assume complete neutralization.
Ans. 0.935 N.
461. If 50.00 grams of a solid dibasic acid (mol. wt. 126.0) are mixed with
25.00 grams of a solid monobasic acid (mol. wt. 122.0) and the mixture is
dissolved and diluted to 2,500 ml., what is the normality of the solution as
an acid?
Ans. 0.3995 N.
462. What is the normality as an acid of a solution made by mixing the

following components? Assume no change in volume due to chemical effects.
(a) 160 ml. of 0.3050 N HC1, (6) 300 ml. of half-molar H 2 SO 4 (c) 140 ml.
,
containing 1.621 grams of IIC1, (d) 200 ml. containing 1.010 grams of II 2 SO 4 .
Ans. 0.517 N.
463. In preparing an alkaline solution for use in volumetric

work, a student
mixed exactly 46.32 grams of pure KOH and 27.64 grams of pure NaOH
and,
after dissolving in water, diluted the solution to exactly one liter. How
many
milliliters of 1.022 N HC1 are necessary to neutralize 50.00 ml. of the basic
solution?
464. One gram of a mixture of 50.00 per cent anhydrous sodium carbonate
and 50.00 per cent anhydrous potassium carbonate is dissolved in water and
17.36 ml. of 1.075 N acrid are added. Is the resulting solution acid or alkaline?
How many milliliters of 1.075 N acid or base will have to be added to make
the solution exactly neutral?
465. What would be the approximate normality of an acid solution made
by mixing the following amounts of II 2 SO 4 solutions? (a) 160 ml. of 0.3050
N solution, (6) 300 ml. of 0.4163 molar solution, (c) 175 ml. of solution con-
taining 22.10 grams H SO
2 4, (d) 250 ml. of solution (sp. gr. 1.120, containing
17.01 per cent H
2 SO 4 by weight).
466. What is the normality of an alkali solution made by
mixing 50.0 ml.
of a solution containing 5.00 grains of NaOH
with 100 ml. of a solution con-
O
taining 2.90 grams of Ba(OH) 2 .8II 2 and diluting with water to 250 ml.?
70. Volume-normality-milliequivalent Relationship. normal A

solution contains one gram-equivalent of solute per liter of solu-
tion, or one gram-milliequivalent weight per milliliter of solution.
It follows that the product of the number of milliliters of a given
solution and the normality of the solution must give the number
of milliequivalents of solute present, or
ml. X N = number of milliequivalents
where ml. = volume, milliliters

N = normality
This simple relationship is the basis of most calculations involving
simple volume relationships between solutions and is illustrated
in the following sections.
71. Adjusting Solution to a Desired Normality. solution A
with a given normality is often found to be too concentrated or
too dilute for the purpose for which it is to be used. In order to
decrease its concentration, water is usually added; and in order
to increase its concentration, a solution is added which contains
the solute in greater concentration than the one given. The
amounts required in each case may be determined by simple

calculation.
EXAMPLE I.To what volume must 750.0 ml. of a 2.400 normal
solution be diluted in order to make it 1.760 normal?
SOLUTION :
Before diluting, number of gram-milliequivalents

= 750.0 X 2.400 = 1,800
After diluting to x ml., these would be
1,800 gm.-milliequivalents in x ml.
= normality = 1.760
x
Solving,
x = 1,023 ml. Ans.
EXAMPLE II. How much 0.600 normal base must be added

to 750 ml. of a 0.200 normal base in order that the resulting solu-
tion shall be 0.300 normal?
SOLUTION :
Let x = milliliters of 0.600 N base added

Total volume after dilution = 750 +x
Total number of gram-milliequivalents present =
-
(750 X 0.200) + (O.GOOr)
Resulting normality (number of gram-milliequivalents per
-
(750 X
frA
fr
750
-
0.200)
+x i
+ O.GOOx _- U.
= 250 ml.
milliliter)
Ans.
= 0.300
Problems
467. Each milliliter of a solution of sodium carbonate contains exactly

0.0109 gram of pure Na2 CO 3 To what volume must 100 ml. of the solution
.
be diluted to make it exactly N/100?

Ans. 2,056 ml.
468. What volumes of 3.00 N and 6.00 N hydrochloric acid must be mixed
to make a liter of 5.00 N acid?
Ans. 667 ml. 6 N, 333 ml. 3 N.
469. A solution of sulfuric acid is standardized gravimetrically, and it is
found that 25.00 ml. will precipitate 0.3059 gram of BaSO 4 To what volume .
must a liter of the acid be diluted in order to be exactly N/10?

Ans. 1,047 ml.
470. A
solution of sodium hydroxide is found on analysis to be 0.5374
normal, and a liter of it is available. How many milliliters of 1.000
N NaOH
solution must be added in order to make the resulting solution 0.6000 normal?
Ans. 156.5 ml.
471. How muchwater must be added to 760 ml. of 0.2500 barium M

hydroxide solution in order to prepare a tenth-normal solution? How many
grams of Ba(OH)2.8H 2 O must be dissolved and diluted to 400 ml. to prepare a
twelfth-normal solution? How many moles per liter, and how many gram-
equivalent weights per liter does this last solution contain?
Ans. 3,040 ml. 5.26 grams. 0.04167 mole, 0.08333 gram-equivalent
weight.
472. A 10-ml. pipetful of H

2 S0 4 (sp. gr. 1.80, containing the equivalent of
80.0 per cent SO 3 by weight) is diluted to 500 ml. What is the normality of
the solution as an acid? How many milliliters of 4.00 molar H
3 PO 4 should be
added to this solution so that the resulting mixture will be 1.00 normal as an
acid in reactions where neutralization to Na 2 SO 4 and Na2 HPO
4 takes place?
Ans. 0.719 N. 20.1ml.
473. What volume of 0.2063 N KOH must be added to 150.0 ml. of

0.1320 N KOH in order that the resulting solution shall have the same basic
strength as a solution which contains 15.50 grams of Ba(OII) 2 per liter?

Ans. 288.6 ml.
474. What volumes of 0.500 N and 0.100 N HC1 must be mixed to give 2
liters of 0.200 N acid?
476. How many milliliters of water must be added to a liter of 0.1672 N

sulfuric acid to make it exactly 0.1000 N?
476. If 10.0 ml. of H SO 2 containing the equivalent of 48.7 per
4 (sp. gr. 1.50
cent of combined SOs by weight) are diluted to 400 ml., what is the normality
of the solution as an acid? What volume of 6.00 molar IT 2 SO 4 should be added
to this in order to make the resulting mixture 1.00 normal as an acid?
477. If 10.0 ml. of Na CO

solution (sp. gr. 1.080, containing 8.00 per cent
2 3
CO
Na 2 3 by weight) are diluted to 50.0 ml, what is the normality of the result-
ing solution as a base? What volume of 4.00 molar 2 K C0
3 solution should be
added to this solution so that the resulting mixture will be 1.00 normal?
478. A 500-ml.
graduated flask contains 150.0 ml. of 0.2000 sulfuric acid. N
By addition of more concentrated sulfuric acid, the solution is brought up to
the mark and after mixing is found to be exactly 0.3000 N. What was the
normality of the acid added?
479. What volumeof sulfuric acid (containing 0.150 gram of 2 SO 4 per H
milliliter) should be added to 250 ml. of sulfuric acid (sp. gr. 1.035, con-
taining 5.23 per cent H

2 S0 4 by weight) in order that the resulting solution
shall be one-molar?
480. A
chemist desires to prepare approximately 14.00 liters of exactly
0.5000 N How many grams of the solid should be weighed out?
NaOII.
After preparing 14.00 liters of the solution, the analyst standardizes it and
finds it to be actually 0.4895 N. What volume of 6.00 N NaOH should be
added to bring the solution up to half normal? After adding approximately
this amount, the analyst standardizes the solution and finds it to be 0.5010 N.
How much water should now be added?
72. Volume and Normality Relationships between Reacting

Solutions. Since a gram-milliequivalent weight of an acid will
just neutralize a gram-mil liequivalent weight of a base and since
the number of milliequivalents in each case is found by multiply-
ing the number of millilitcrs of solution by its normality, we have
the following simple relationship between two reacting solutions:
ml.,i X N^ = ml.B X N#
A by determining what
solution can therefore be standardized
volume of it with a definite volume of another
will exactly react
solution the normality of which is already known. The normali-
ties of the two solutions will then be in inverse ratio to the respec-
tive Thus 50 ml. of any half-normal acid will

volumes used.
neutralize 50 ml. of any half-normal base, or 100 ml. of quarter-
normal base, since the solutions contain the same number of
equivalent weights of reacting substance (i.e., 25 gram-milliequiva-
lents). To neutralize 60 ml. of 0.5 N
alkali solution (30 milli-
equivalents), 15 ml. of 2 N
(30 milliequivalents) will be
acid
required regardless of the chemical composition of the acid or

alkali used. The chemical compositions of the reacting substances
are taken into account in preparing their standard solutions.
EXAMPLE. What is the normality of a solution of 2 SO 4 H if
27.80 ml. are required to neutralize a 25-ml. pipetful of 0.4820

N alkali?
SOLUTION:
27.80 X x = 25.00 X 0.4820
x = 0.4334 N. Ans.
Problems
481. How many milliliters of normal sodium hydroxide solution are

required to neutralize 5 ml. of (a) N HC1, (6) N/2 IIC1, (c) N/5 H2SO4,
(d) N/5 HC1?

Ans. (a) 5 ml, (6) 2.5 ml., (c) 1 ml., (d) 1 ml.
482. A solution of HC1 contains 0.1243 gram-equivalent of HC1 per liter.

How many milliliters of half-normal KOH
solution are necessary to neutralize
10.00 ml. of the acid?
Ans. 2.486 ml.
483. A solution of H SO is 0.1372 normal. How many milliliters of 0.1421

2 4
normal KOH solution are required to neutralize 13.72 ml. of the acid?
Ans. 13.24 ml.
484. Convert 42.95 ml. of 0.1372 normal hydrochloric acid to the equivalent
volume of normal solution.
Ans. 5.892 ml.
486. Subtract 34.37 ml. of 0.1972 HC1 from 42.00 ml. of 0.2000 N HC1 by
converting both values to the equivalent volumes of normal acid. Express the
answer in terms of (a) milliliters of 1.000 N HC1, (6) number of milliequivalents
of IIC1, (c) number of milliliters of 0.5000 N NaOII.
Ans. (a) 1.622 ml, (6) 1.622, (c) 3.244 ml.
486. To neutralize 10.00 ml. of dilute acetic acid, 13.12 ml. of 0.1078 N
KOH were required. What was the normality of the acid?
Ans. 0.1415 N.
487. A solution containing 31.21 ml. of 0.1000 N HC1 is added to a solution

containing 98.53 ml. of 0.5000 2 SO 4 and NH ,
50.00 ml. of 1.002 N KOH are
added. Is the resulting solution acid or alkaline? How many milliliters of
0.3333 N acid or alkali will make it exactly neutral?

Ans. Acid. 6.85 ml. of alkali.
488. If 50.00 ml. of 1.087 normal HC1 are added to 28.00 ml. of a solution
of a solid substance having an alkaline reaction, the alkali is more than neu-
tralized. It then requires 10.00 ml. of 0.1021 N
alkali to make the solution
exactly neutral. How many milliequivalents of base per milliliter did the
original solution of solid substance contain, and what was its normality as an
alkali?
Ans. 1.904, 1.904 N.
489. Given: Standard sulfuric acid = 0.1072 N

Standard sodium hydroxide 0.1096 = N
How many milliliters of the sodium hydroxide solution are equivalent to
26.42 ml. of the sulfuric acid solution?
490. If 50.0 ml. of 6.00 N ammonium hydroxide and 50.0 ml. of 6.00 N
hydrochloric acid are mixed, what is the approximate normality of the resulting
ammonium chloride solution?
491. How many milliliters of 0.300 N II 2 SO4 will be required to (a) neutralize
30.0 ml. of 0.500 N KOH, (b) neutralize 30.0 ml. of 0.500 N Ba(OH) 2, (c) neu-
tralize 20.0 ml. of a solution containing 10.02 grams of KHCO per 3 100 ml.,
(d) give a precipitate of BaSO4 weighing 0.4320 gram?
492. 1.000 ml. NaOH o 1.012 ml. HC1
HC1 = 0.4767 N
If 100.0 ml. of the alkali have been diluted to 500.0 ml. with the idea of
preparing an exactly N/10 solution, how much too large is the volume?
73. Determination of the Normality of a Solution. A solution

may be standardized (i.e., its normality may be determined) in
a variety of ways. In a few specific cases, it is possible to pre-
pare a standard solution by accurately weighing out the solute,
dissolving, and diluting to a definite volume. This method is
applicable only to solutions of such substances as can be weighed
out accurately and the composition and purity of which are
definitely known.
In some cases, it is possible to determine the normality of a
given solution by gravimetric methods, i.e., by taking a definite
volume of solution and precipitating the principal constituent in
the form of a weighable compound of known composition. From
the weight of this compound the weight of the solute in the vol-
ume of solution taken is calculated. This gives a direct measure
of the normality. For example, if a certain volume of hydrochloric
acid is treated with an excess of silver nitrate, the weight of the
precipitated silver chloride is a measure of the weight of hydrogen
chloride in a liter of the acid. Since a liter of normal hydrochloric
acid contains 36.47 grams of HC1, the normality of the solution
is found by direct proportion.
A solution is most often standardized, however, by determining
the exact volume of itrequired to react with a known weight of
substance of known purity (usually, but not necessarily, 100 per
cent pure). One liter of a normal solution of an acid, for example,
contains one gram-equivalent weight of that acid and therefore
must just neutralize one gram-equivalent weight of any base, or
one milliliter (a more convenient unit for ordinary experimental
work) of the acid will neutralize one gram-milliequivalent weight

of *any base. One milliliter of normal acid will just neutralize
one milliequivalent weight in grams of any base. For example,
it will neutralize Na C0
3 /2,000
2
= 0.05300 gram of pure sodium
carbonate, K2CO3/2,000
= 0.06910 gram of pure potassium car-
bonate, or NaOH/ 1,000
= 0.04000 gram of pure sodium hydroxide.
If 1 ml. of an acid solution were found to neutralize 0.1060 gram
2 gram-milliequivalents) of pure sodium carbonate, the acid

(i.e.,
would be two-normal. If 1 ml. of an acid solution were found to

neutralize 0.02000 gram (}^ gram-milliequivalent) of pure sodium
hydroxide, the acid would be one-half normal. The same reason-
ing holds true for the standardization of alkali solutions against
acids and, as will be seen later, for the standardization of solu-
tions of oxidizing, reducing, and precipitating agents. In calcu-
lating the normality of a solution standardized in this way, the
number of grams of pure standardizing agent divided by its milli-
equivalent weight gives the number of gram-milliequivalents pres-

ent. This must be the same as the number of gram-milliequivalents
of substance in the solution used. Since this equals the number
of milliliters times the normality,
ml. 8 X N. =
or
__ grams*
3
ml., X ex
where e x is the milliequivalent weight of pure substance x which

is titrated with solution s.
EXAMPLE. A
sample of pure oxalic acid (H2C 2 O4.2H 2 O) weighs
0.2000 gram and requires exactly 30.12 ml. of potassium hydroxide
solution for complete neutralization. What is the normality of
the KOH solution?
SOLUTION : The milliequivalent weight of oxalic acid is
200
The number of milliequivalents of oxalic acid present is
0.2000/0.06303. The number of milliequivalents of KOH re-
quired is 30.12 X N.
OA1x, XT 0.2000
30 12XN==
'
006303
N = 0.1053. Ans.
74. Conversion of Data to Milliequivalents. In general, the

student will usually find that the most satisfactory initial step in
solving problems in analytical chemistry is to convert amounts of
reacting substances to the corresponding number of milliequiva-

lents of these substances. Since the number of milliequivalents
of reacting substances are the same, such problems resolve them-
selves into the simplest types of algebraic equations. The fol-
lowing three formulas are of general applicability.
1. Solution s of given normality:
ml., X N, = no. of me.-wts. of solute
2. Solution s of given specific gravity and percentage composi-

tion:
percentage x in solution
ml. 8 X sp. gr. s X j-QQ
= no. of me.-wts. of solute
ex
3. Solid x :
= no. of me.-wts. of solid

ex
where ex = gram-milliequivalent weight of solid or solute

Even in gravimetric analysis, the chemical factor (Sec. 52) ex-
presses nothing more than a ratio between two equivalent or milli-

equivalent weights. For example, the chemical factor 2Fe/Fe2O 3
represents the weight of iron equivalent to a unit weight of ferric
oxide. ^ L r,n ^> which

It is identical to the fraction ,.. is the
6203/2,000 Jp
ratio of the milliequivalent weights of the two substances.
Problems
493. A
hydrochloric acid solution is of such strength that 45.62 ml. are
equivalent to 1.600 grams of pure Na 2 CO 3 Calculate: (a) the number of gram-
.
equivalents of Na 2 CO 3 neutralized by 1.000 liter of the acid, (6) the number

of gram-milliequivalents of Na CO 2 3 neutralized by 1.000 ml. of the acid,
(c) the normality of the acid.
Ans. (a) 0.6616, (6) 0.6616, (c) 0.6616 1ST.
494. What is the normality of a solution of HC1 if 20.00 ml. are required to
neutralize the NH 3 that can be liberated from 4 millimoles of (NH 4 ) 2 SO 4 ?
Ans. 0.4000 N.
496. How many milliliters of 3.100 N NaOH will be neutralized by (a) 105.0
ml. of II 2 SO 4 (sp. gr. 1.050), (6) 10.50 grams of SO 3?
Ans. 53.44 ml., 84.61 ml.

496. Three millimoles of pure thiourea, CS(NH2 ) 2, are digested with con-
centrated H SO
2 4 and the nitrogen thereby converted to ammonium bisulfate.
Excess NaOH is added and the liberated NII 3 is caught in 25.0 ml. of H SO42
(1.00 ml.
- 2.00 ml. NaOH ^ 0.0315 gram H C O .2H O).
2 2 4 2 The excess acid
then requires 20.0 ml. of KOH. How many millimoles of P2 O 6 would each
milliliter of the KOH
be equivalent to in the neutralization of 3 PO 4 to the H
point of forming 2 HPO4?K
Ans. 0.0813 millimoles.
497. A 10-ml. pipetful of dilute sulfurie acid was standardized gravi-

metrically by adding an excess of BaCl 2 filtering, igniting, and weighing the
,
resulting precipitate. The weight was found to be 0.2762 gram. Calculate

the normality of the acid.
Ans. 0.236G N.
498. The normality of a sulfuric acid solution is 0.5278. If 38.61 ml.

of the acid are equivalent to 31.27 ml. of a solution of NaOH, calculate the
normality of the NaOH. If 38.61 ml. of the acid are equivalent to 62.54 ml.
of a solution of Ba(OII) 2 ,
what is the normality of the Ba(OH) 2 ?
Ans. 0.6516 N. 0.3258 N.
499. Calculate the normality of a. solution of hydrochloric acid and of

sodium hydroxide from the following data:
1.000 ml. of H(a ~ 0.9492 ml. of NaOH
39.81 ml. of HC1 o 0.6293 gram of AgCl
Ans. IIC1 = 0.1105 N, NaOH = 0.1162 N.
600. A sample of pure CaC0 3

weighs 1.0000 gram and requires 40.10 ml.
of a solution of HC1 for neutralization. What is the normality of the acid?
What volume of sulfuric acid of the same normality would be required for the
same weight of CaCO 3? What volume of KOH solution of which 20.00 ml.
will neutralize 1.420 grams of KHC O .H O would be neutralized by 50.32 ml.
2 4 2
of the acid?
Ans. 0.4985 N. 40.10ml. 51.59ml.
601. To a sample of sodium carbonate (99.20 per cent pure Na2 C0 3 )

weighing 1.0500 grams are added 48.24 ml. of a solution of acid. This is in
excess of the amount required for complete neutralization. The resulting
solution is brought back to the neutral point with exactly 1.31 ml. of sodium
hydroxide solution of which 1.000 ml. is equivalent to 1.010 ml. of the acid.
Calculate the normality of the acid.
Ans. 0.4189 N.
602. In standardizing an alkali against 0.1200 gram of a solid acid (equiva-

lent weight = 114.7), 38.92 ml of the alkali are added before it is realized
that the end point has been overstepped. By introducing 0.0050 gram of
pure H 2 C 2 04.2H 2 O into the solution, it is found that 0.58 ml. of the alkali is
required to make the solution neutral. What is the normality of the alkali?
Ans. 0.02850 N.
603. A solution of sulfuric acid was standardized against calcium carbonate
containing 91.90 per cent CaCOs and no other basic material. The sample
weighing 0.7242 gram was titrated by adding an excess of acid (29.97 ml.), and
the excess was titrated with 10.27 ml. of NaOH solution (1.000 ml. of the
acid o 1.024 ml. of the NaOH). Calculate the normality of each solution.
Ans. H SO =2 4 0.6664 N. NaOH = 0.6507 N.
604. A sample of pure potassium acid phthalate (a monobasic acid,

KHC H O4) 8 4 weighing 4.070 grams is titrated with NaOH solution and back-
titrated with HCL NaOH required = 46.40 ml.; HC1 required = 5.35 ml.
One HC1 ^ 0.01600 gram Na O. How much water or how much
milliliter 2
6.00 N NaOH must be added to 500 ml. of the NaOH to bring it to 0.5000 N?
Ans. 0.96 ml. of 6 N NaOH.
606. 10.0 ml. NaOH o 0.0930 II 2 C 2 O4 .2H 2

1.00 ml. NaOH o 0.850 ml. HOI.
What is the normality of the II Cl solution?
606. What would be the normality of a solution of (a) HC1 and (6) H SO
2 4,
if40.0 ml. of the acid are required to neutralize 0.500 gram of pearl ash con-
taining 95.0 per cent total alkali calculated as 2 CO 3 ? K
Three millimoles of pure urea, CO(NH 2 ) 2 are digested with concen-
607. ,
trated 2 H S0
4 and the nitrogen is thereby converted to ammonium bisulfate.
Excess NaOH is added and the liberated NH 3 is caught in a 25-ml. pipetful of

0.5200 N II SO 2 4. How many milliliters of NaOH (each milliliter will neutralize
0.01640 gram H C O .2H O)
be required to neutralize the excess acid?
2 2 4 2 will
How many millimoles of hydrated Al 2Oa will each milliliter of the above II 2 SO4
be capable of reacting with to form A1 2 (SO4) 8 ?
608. An acid solution
prepared by dissolving 19.264 grams of pure
is
KHC 2 4 .H 2 CO and diluting to exactly 900 ml. Fifty milliliters

2 4 .2H 2 in water
of this solution are neutralized by 35.00 ml. of solution. What is the KOH
normality of each solution?
609. 1.000 ml. NaOH o 0.0302 gram H C O 2 2 4 .2H 2O
1.000 ml. HC1 o 0.1123 gram BaC0 8
the ratio by volume of HC1 to NaOH? How much solid NaOH

What is
must be added to 800 ml. of the alkali solution so that when the resulting
solution is diluted to 1,000 ml. it will be 0.5000 N? How much water must
be added to 1,000 ml. of the HC1 to make it 0.5000 N? What is the value of
1.000 ml. of the original NaOH in terms of grams of benzoic acid (HC 7 H 6 O 2 )?
610. What is the normality of a solution of KOH if 20.60 ml. are required to
neutralize (a) 32.35 ml. of H2 SO4 (sp. gr. 1.160), (b) 1.000 gram of P2O5 (forming
K HPO )?
2 4
611. How many milliliters of H SO

2 4 (sp. gr. 1.105) will be neutralized by
(a) 20.00 ml. of 2.680 N NaOH, (6) 5.100 grams of Fe2O3 ?
612. 1.000 ml. NaOH =0= 1.342 ml. HC1
1.000 ml. HC1 o 0.0225 gram CaC0 3
How much water must be added to 1,000 ml. of the sodium hydroxide
solution to makeit half normal? How much hydrochloric acid (sp. gr. 1.190,
containing 37.23 per cent HC1 by weight) must be added to 1,000 ml. of the
arid solution to make it half normal?
613. Pure dry sodium carbonate weighing 0.1042 gram is dissolved in

50.00 ml. of 0.1024 N sulfuric acid and the solution heated to boiling to expel
the carbon dioxide liberated by the reaction. The solution is then titrated
with 0.1120 N
sodium hydroxide. What volume of the base is necessary to
neutralize the solution?
614. Calculate the normality of a solution of NaOH from the following

data:
Weight of potassium acid phthalate (KHC 8H404) = 4.119 grams.

NaOH used = 42.18 ml.
HC1 used - 3.10 ml.
1.000 ml. HC1 =0= 0.02577 gram 2OK
What volume of 2.000 N NaOH or of water should be added to 750 ml. of
the NaOH in order to bring it to 0.5000 N?
76. Calculation of Percentage Purity from Titration Values.
Just as the normality of a solution can be found from the volume
required to react with a definite weight of substance of known
purity, the percentage purity of a substance can be determined
from the volume of a solution of known normality required to
react with a definite weight of the substance. For example, one
normal alkali solution will neutralize one milliequiva-
milliliter of
lent weight in grams of any acid. If an acid is titrated with
normal alkali and exactly two milliliters of the latter are required,
it follows that two gram-milliequivalent weights of the acid must
be present. If two milliliters of two normal alkali are required,

then four gram-milliequivalent weights of the acid must be present.
Jri other words, the number of milliliters multiplied by the normal
value of the solution will give the number of milliequivalents (in

grams) of substance reacted upon. The number of gram-milli-
equivalents thus found multiplied by the milliequivalent weight
of the substance reacted upon will give the number of grams of
that substance. the percentage is desired, all that is necessary
If
is to divide this weight by the weight of sample taken and multiply
by 100.
In general, therefore, if a substance x requires a certain number
of milliliters of a solution s of normality N
and if e is the milli-
equivalent weight of the substance,
X N* X = grams*
-
ml., ex
and
ml,XN, X
r^ inn = ex
iTr n
Weight
r
oi
sample
X 100 per cent*
,
EXAMPLE I. A sample
soda ash (impure Na2 CO3) is titrated
of
with half-normal sulfuric acid. If the sample weighs 1.100 grams
and requires 35.00 ml. of the acid for complete neutralization,
what is the percentage of Na^COs in the ash, assuming no other
active component to be present?
SOLUTION: One milliliter of normal acid will neutralize one
gram-milliequivalent weight of any base. Thirty-five milliliters
of 0.5000 N
acid will neutralize 35.00X0.5000= 17.50 gram-
milliequivalent weights of any base. Since the milliequivalent
weight of Na2 CO 3 is Na 2 CO 3 /2,000 - 0.05300, 35.00 ml. of the
0.5000 N
sulfuric acid will react with
35.00 X 0.5000 X 0.05300 - 0.9275 gram of Na C03

2
As weight is contained in a sample weighing 1.100 grams, the

this
percentage of Na 2 CO 3 in the sample is
^77^ X 100 = 84.32 per cent. Ans.

l.luu
It is important to remember that the normality of a solution

merely expresses the ratio of its concentration to that of a solu-
tion containing one gram-equivalent weight of solute per liter
(i.e., a normal solution). Consequently, if the normality of a
solution is known, the value of a definite volume of it in terms
of other elements, compounds, or radicals can be found directly,
even though the solution may not be capable of reacting directly
with these elements, compounds, or radicals. Thus, the weight
of hydrogen chloride in 10.00 ml. of 0.1000 hydrochloric acid is N
10.00 X 0.1000 X TT^ = 0.03G47 gram
The weight of silver chloride precipitated by adding an excess of

silver nitrate to 10.00 ml. of 0.1000 N hydrochloric acid is
10.00 X 0.1000 X ~= 0.1433 gram
The weight of silver sulfate equivalent to the silver in the silver

chloride precipitated by adding an excess of silver nitrate to
10.00 ml. of 0.1000 N
hydrochloric acid is
10.00 X 0.1000 X ~ = 0.1559 gram
The weight ofbarium in the barium sulfate obtained by adding

an excess of barium chloride to the silver sulfate above is
10.00 X 0.1000 X o-^ = 0.06868 gram
In other words, as in the case of gravimetric computations, it is

not necessary to calculate the weights of the intermediate product
of a reaction. From the milliequivalent weight of the substance
required, the weight of that substance can be determined directly.
EXAMPLE IT. Given the same conditions as in Example I,
what would be the percentage of CO 2 in the soda ash?

SOLUTION:
35.00 X 0.5000 = 17.50 gram-milliequivalents of CO2
17.50 X ~= 0.3850 gram of C02
z,uuu
X 10 = 35 -
P61 cent
"
C 2-
EXAMPLE III. A 0.3000-gram sample of impure magnesium ox-

ide is which 3.000 ml. =0=
titrated with hydrochloric acid solution of
0.04503 gram CaCO 3 The end point is overstepped on the ad-
.
dition of 48.00 ml. of the acid, and the solution becomes neutral
on the further addition of 2.40 ml. of 0.4000 N sodium hydroxide.
What is the percentage of MgO in the sample?
SOLUTION:
1 ml. HC1 =0=
^55 ^ 0.01501 gram of CaCO3
Normality of HC1 =
48.00 X 0.3000 = 14.40 milliequivalents of HC1

2.40 X 0.4000 = 0.96 milliequivalents of NaOH
14.40 - 0.96 = 13.44 = net milliequivalents
13 "4 72 000
'
X MO - 90.33 per cent MgO. An,.
76. Volumetric Indirect Methods. Instead of titrating a sub-

stance directly with a standard solution, it is frequently more
feasible to allow the substance to react with a measured amount
of a given reagent and then to titrate that part of the reagent
leftover from the reaction. This is an indirect method and is
characterized by the fact that, other factors being fixed, a greater
degree of purity of the sample corresponds to a smaller buret
reading.
In acidimetry and alkalimetry an outstanding example of an
indirect method is the Kjeldahl method for determining nitrogen
in organic material. The sample
digested with concentrated is
H 2 S04 in the presence of a catalyst and the nitrogen in the ma-
terial thus converted to ammonium bisulfate. The resulting solu-

tion is made alkaline with NaOH
and the liberated ammonia gas
distilled (through a condenser) into a measured volume of standard
acid (NH 3 + H+ NH4+ ). The acid remaining in the receiving
flask, after all the NH 3 has been liberated, is then titrated with
standard NaOH solution.
Calculation of a volumetric indirect method is usually best made
by determining the number of total milliequivalents of reagent
added, and subtracting the number of milliequivalents used in
the titration. This difference is the number of milliequivalents
of desired substance.
EXAMPLE. A sample of meat scrap weighing 2.000 grams is
digested with concentrated sulfuric acid and a catalyst. The re-
sulting solution is made alkaline with NaOH and the liberated

ammonia distilled into 50.00 ml. of 0.6700 N H SO2 4. The excess
acid then requires 30.10 ml. of 0.6520 for neutralization. N NaOH
What is the percentage of nitrogen in the meat?
SOLUTION:
Milliequivalents of H SO
2 4
= 50.00 X 0.6700 = 33.50
Milliequivalents of NaOH = 30.10 X 0.6520 = 19.62
Net milliequivalents
= 33.50 - 19.62 = 13.88
Since, in the above process, NH + H+

3 > NH4+ ,
the milliequiva-
lent weight of NH 3 is NH /1,000 and that of nitrogen is N/1,000.
3
13.88 X N/1,000 vx inA = n . . ,

' '
X 100 9.72 per cent. Ans.
Problems
616. Calculate the percentage of carbon dioxide in a sample of calcium
carbonate from the following data:
Total volume of 0.5000 N HC1 = 35.00 ml.

Total volume of 0.1000 N NaOH = 17.50 ml.
Weight of sample = 1.000 gram
616. Given the following data, calculate the percentage purity of a sample
of cream of tartar (KHC 4 II 4O 6 ):
Weight of sample = 2.527 grams

NaOH solution used = 25.87 ml.
II 2 S0 4 solution used = 1.27 ml.
1.000 ml. of H SO - 1.120 ml. of NaOH
2 4
1.000 ml. of H SO ~ 0.02940 gram CaCO

2 4 3
517. A sample of pearl ash (technical grade of K C0

3 ) weighing 2.000 grams
2
is titrated with HC1, requiring 25.00 ml. What

the alkaline strength of the
is
K
ash in terms of per cent of 2 O if 20.00 ml. of the HC1 will just neutralize the
NH 3 that can be liberated from four millimoles of (NH 4 ) 2 HPO 4 ?
518. Calculate the percentage of K CO 2 3 in a sample of pearl ash from the

following data:
IIC1 used = 49.27 ml.
1.000 ml. HC1 =0= 0.02926 gram CaCO3
NaOH = 0.3172 N
Given four 10.00-ml. portions of 0.1000 normal hydrochloric acid

519.
solution, (a) How many grams of pure sodium carbonate will be neutralized
by one portion? (&) How many grams of K 2 O are contained in that weight
of potassium hydroxide neutralized by another portion of the acid? (r) A
sample of calcium carbonate is a

decomposed by portion of the acid. Calcu-
late theweight of CaCO3 decomposed, the weight of CO2 liberated, and the
weight of CaCl 2 formed, (d) Calculate the weight of 2 4 .H 2 C 2 O 4 .2H 2 O KHC
equivalent in acid strength to a portion of the HC1.
Ans. (a) 0.05300 gram. (6) 0.04710 gram, (c) 0.05004 gram, 0.02200
gram, 0.05550 gram, (d) 0.08473 gram.
620. Strong KOH will liberate NH 3 from ammonium salts. The liberated
ammonia can be distilled and determined by absorbing it in standard acid
and titrating the excess acid with standard alkali. From the following data,
calculate the percentage of NH
3 in a sample of impure ammonium salt:
Sample = 1.009 grams
Standard acid used = 50.00 ml. of 0.5127 N
Standard alkali required = 1.37 ml. of 0.5272 N
521. Rochelle salt is 4KNaC H O

4 6 .4II 2 O
and on ignition is converted to
KNaCO 3. The original sample of 0.9546 gram is ignited and the product
titrated with sulfuric acid. From the data given, calculate the purity of the
sample:
H SO used =
2 4 41.72 ml.
10.27 ml. H SO * 2 4 10.35 ml. NaOH
NaOlI = 0.1297 N
NaOH used in titrating excess acid = 1.91 ml.
. Ans. 76.95 per cent.
522. A sample of zinc oxide is digested with 50.00 ml. of normal sulfuric
arid. The excess acid is titrated with 2.96 ml. of 0.1372 normal alkali. The
weight of sample is 2.020 grams. Calculate the percentage of purity of the
sample.
623. If all of the nitrogen in 10.00 millimoles of urea, CO(NH 2 )2, is converted
H
by concentrated 2 SO4 into ammonium bisulfate and if, with excess NaOH,
the NIT3 is liberated and caught in 50.00 ml. of HC1 (1.000 ml. ^ 0.03000'gram
CaCOs), how much NaOH solution (1.000 ml. =0= 0.03465 gram H C O4.2H O)
2 2 2
would be required to complete the titration?

A?is. 18.18 ml.
524. The percentage of protein in meat products is determined by multi-

plying the percentage of nitrogen as determined by the Kjeldahl method by
the arbitrary factor 6.25. A sample of dried meat scrap weighing 2.000 grams
isdigested with concentrated H
2 SO4 and mercury (catalyst) until the nitrogen
present has been converted to ammonium bisulfate. This is treated with

excess NaOH
and the liberated NH
3 caught in a 50-ml. pipetful of 2 SO 4 H
(1.000 ml. =c=0.01860 gram Na O). 2 The
excess acid requires 28.80 ml. of
NaOH (1.000 ml. ^ 0.1266 gram potassium acid phthalate, 8 4 O 4 ). KHC H
Calculate the percentage of protein in the meat scrap.
525. A
sample of milk weighing 5.00 grams is digested with concentrated
H SO
2 4 (plus a catalyst) which converts the protein nitrogen in the milk to
ammonium bisulfate. Excess NaOH is added and the liberated 3 is evolved NH

and caught in 25.0 ml. of dilute H 2 SO 4 The excess acid then requires 28.2 ml.
.
of NaOH of which 31.0 ml. are equivalent to 25.8 ml. of the dilute H 2 SO4 .
The acid and base are standardized by evolving the 3 from 1.00 gram of NH
pure NH 4 C1, passing it into 25.0 ml. of the above dilute H 2SO 4 and titrating
the excess acid with the above NaOH. A volume of 11.3 ml. of the NaOH is
required.
The
arbitrary factor for converting nitrogen in milk and milk products to
protein is 6.38. Calculate the percentage of protein in the above sample of
milk.
Ans. 3.30 per cent.
526. From the following data, calculate the percentage purity of a sample
of KHSO4 :
1.000 ml. HC1 o 1.206 ml. NaOH

1.000 ml. HC1 o 0.02198 gram Na CO 2 3
Sample = 1.21 18 grams

HC1 used = 1.53 ml.
NaOH used = 26.28 ml!
627. A
sample of Rochelle salt (KNaC 4 4O6.4H 2 0), after ignition in H
platinum to convert it to the double carbonate, is titrated with sulfuric acid,
methyl orange being employed as an indicator. From the following data,

calculate the percentage purity of the sample:
Weight of
sample = 0.9500 gram
2 H SO
4 used
= 43.65 ml.
1.000 ml. II 2 SO4 ^ 1.064 ml. NaOH
NaOH =0.1 321 N
528. A sample of milk of magnesia [suspension of Mg(OH) 2 j weighing 5.000
grams is titrated with standard HNO
requiring 40.10 ml. What is the per-
3,
centage of MgO
in the sample if 20.11 ml. of the 3 will just neutralize the HNO
NH 3 that can be liberated from five millimoles of (NH 4 ) 3 AsO 4 .5H 2 O?
529. The saponification number of a fat or oil is defined as the number

of milligrams of potassium hydroxide required to saponify one gram of the
fat or oil. To a sample of butter weighing 2.010 grams are added 25.00 ml.
of 0.4900 N KOH
solution. After saponification is complete, 8.13 ml. of
0.5000 N
HC1 solution are found to be required to neutralize the excess alkali.
What is the saponification number of the butter?
530. Samples of oxalic acid mixed with inert matter are given out for
student analysis to determine by acidimetric titration the acid strength in
terms of percentage H C O .2H O. However, a sample of pure potassium
2 2 4 2
acid tartrate KHC H O is included among the samples. What percentage

4 4 6,
of H C O .2H O would the student report in this case?

2 2 4 2
631. A sample of vinegar weighing 10.52 grams is titrated with standard

NaOH. The end point is overstepped, and the solution is titrated back with
standard HC1. From the following data, calculate the acidity of the vinegar
in terms of percentage of acetic acid (HC 2 3O2 ) : H
HC1 used - 1.50 ml.
1.000 ml. o
HC1 0.02500 gram Na*CO 8
1.000 ml. NaOH o 0.06050 gram benzoic acid (C6 H COOH)
6
632. The
arbitrary factor 6.25 is used by agricultural chemists to convert
percentages of nitrogen in meat products to percentages of protein. sample A
of dried pork scrap is sold under a guarantee of a minimum of 70.00 per cent
protein. A is digested with sulfuric acid and a catalyst,
one-gram sample
which converts the nitrogen to ammonium bisulfate. Treated with excess
all
NaOII, the ammonia is liberated and caught in a 25-ml. pipetful of 2 SC>4 H

(1.000 ml. o 0.02650 gram Na2 CO 3 ). What is the maximum volume of
0.5110 N NaOH required to titrate the excess acid if the sample conforms to
the guarantee?
77. Problems in Which the Volume of Titrating Solution Bears

a Given Relation to the Percentage. In commercial laboratories
where many similar titrations are made each day, it is often con-
venient to simplify computation by taking each time for analysis
a weight of sample such that the volume of standard solution
used bear some simple relation to the percentage of desired
will
constituent. The advantages derived from such a procedure are
the same as those discussed in Sec. 55, and the computations in-
volved are similar in principle. In the volumetric problem, it is
also possible to fix the weight of sample and determine the nor-
mality of the titrating solution which must be used to fulfill a
similar condition, although this type of problem is less often met
with in practice. It is easier in practical work to vary a sample
weight than it is to vary a solution concentration. In cither case,
however, the required weight of sample or normality of solution
is best found by directly applying the formula previously de-
rived, viz.,
ml.. X N 8 X ex
X 100 = per cent*
Weight of sample
In this type of problem, always be found that, of the five

it will
factors involved, be known and a ratio will be given be-

two will
tween two others, thus making possible the determination of the
fifth factor.
EXAMPLE. What
weight of soda ash should be taken for analy-
sis such that the percentage of Na 2 O present may be found by
multiplying by 2 the number of milliliters of 0.2000 acid solu- N

tion used in the titration?
SOLUTION:
ml.. X X N X 1An
ex
100 = per cent,
m .
Weight
.,
of
r
,.
sample
a vv ,
In the problem given, N and e x are known. A relation also exists

between the ml. and the per cent whereby
ml. X 2 = per cent

Upon substitution,
ml. X 0.2000 X Na2 0/2,000

117 T . i x iuu =
, i
mi. a x &
Weight ot sample
0.2000 X 62.00/2,000 ^
x 1QO 2
Weight of sample
Weight of sample = 0.3100 gram. Ans.
The same precautions should be taken type of in solving this
problem as were emphasized in the examples in Sec. 55, namely,

that a numerical difference exists between a statement such as
"the number of milliliters is three times the per cent," and the
statement "the per cent is found by multiplying the number of
milliliters by 3." Thus, in the above example, the weight of soda
ash to be taken so that each millilitcr of 0.2000 N acid shall equal
% of 1 per cent of Na O 2 is found as follows:
1 X 0.2000 X 0.03100
î
x IOQ
Weight of sample 2
Weight of sample = 1.240 grams. Ans.
Problems
633. A sample of oxalic acid is to he analyzed by titrating with a solution
of NaOII thatis 0.1000 N. What weight of sample should be taken so that
each milliliter of NaOH will represent 3 2 of 1
P cr cent of IWÔÎÔ?
Ans. 1.261 grams.
534. In the analysis of oxalic acid using a one-gram sample, what must be
the normality of the alkali used for titration so that the buret reading will
equal one-half the percentage of I^CaO^HÔ?
Ans. 0.3173 N.
535. In the analysis of a sample of soda ash, what weight of sample should
be taken so that the volume in milliliters of 0.4205 normal acid required for
complete neutralization and the percentage of Na 2 CO 3 in the sample will be
in the respective ratio of 8:17?
Ans. 1.049 grams.
636. A
sample of a certain acid weighed 0.8250 gram and was titrated with
0.2000 N alkali.
After the purity of the sample was calculated in terms of the
percentage of constituent A, it was found that the percentage obtained was
just equal to the equivalent weight of A as an acid. What volume of titrating

solution was used?
Ans. 41.25 ml.
637. A sample of limestone is titrated for its value as a neutralizing agent.

A one-gram sample is always taken. What must be the normality of the
titrating acid so that every 10 ml. will represent 4J^ per cent of the neutral-
izing value expressed in terms of percentage CaO?
Ans. 0.1605 N.
638. Samples of pickling solution are to be analyzed volumetrically for

acidity, and results are to be expressed in terms of milliliters 2 SC>4 (sp. gr. H
1.84, containing 95.60 per cent H SO
2 4 by weight). The specific gravity of
the pickling solution is 1.270, and a 25-ml. pipetful is taken for analysis.
(a) What must be the normality of the standard alkali so that each milliliter
used will represent 0.100 ml. of the H SO ?2 4 (6) So that every 10.0 ml. will
represent 1.00 per cent of pure 2 SO4? H

Ans. (a) 3.59 N. (b) 0.647 N.
639. What weight of soda ash must be taken for analysis so that by using
0.5000 N
IIC1 for titrating (a) the buret reading will equal the percentage of
Na2O, (6) three times the buret reading will equal the percentage of Na2O,
(r) every 3 ml. will represent 1 per cent Na2 O, (d) each milliliter will represent
3 per cent Na2 O, (e) the buret reading and the percentage of Na 2O will be in
the respective ratio of 2:3?
Ans. (a) 1.550 grams, (6) 0.5167 gram, (c) 4.650 grams, (d) 0.5167 gram,
(e) 1.033 grams.
640. What weight of calcite (impure CaCO 3 ) should be taken for analysis
so that the buret reading will be 2^
times the percentage of Ca in the sample?
The solution used for the titratiori is IINOa of which 2.00 nil. 1.00 ml. o
Ba(OH) 2 solution =0=
(KHC 8H 4 O4).
0.0400 gram potassium acid phthalate
641. What weight of soda ash (technical Na 2 CO 3 ) should be taken for
analysis so that when titrated with HC1 [1.00 ml. o 2.00 ml. Ba(OH) 2 solu-
tion o 0.0254 gram KHC 2 O 4 .H 2 C 2 O 4 .2II 2 O] the buret reading will be three-
quarters of the percentage of Na2 O in the ash?
642. In the standardization of an acid, it was titrated against 1.000 gram

of calcium carbonate (98.56 per cent pure). If 46.86 ml. of HC1 were added,
the CaCOa dissolved, and the excess acid titrated with 5.21 ml. of NaOH
solution of which 1.000 ml. 0.7896 ml. HC1, calculate the weight of crude
=c=
pearl ash to be taken for analysis so that each milliliter of this HC1 will
represent 2.00 per cent 2 O. K
643. If 1.500 grams of crude 2 K CO
3 are taken for analysis, what must be
the strength of the HC1 used in order that the buret reading will indicate twice
the percentage of KO2 in the sample?
644. A
2,000-gram sample of nitrogenous organic matter is digested with
concentrated H
2 SO 4 and a catalyst until the nitrogen in the sample has been
converted to NH
4 HSO4 By adding excess NaOH, NHa is liberated and is
.
completely caught in a cold 5 per cent solution of boric acid. It is then

titrated directly with standard HC1. What must be the value of each milliliter
of the acid in terms of pure Na2COs if the buret reading is 2% times the per-
centage of nitrogen in the material?

646. Asample of quicklime is to be analyzed for CaO and CaCOs by
titrating with 0.3572N HC1. It is desired to start with a 10.0-gram sample,,
mix with water, dilute, and take aliquot portions of such size (a) that when
titrated with HC1 [phenolphthalein being used as an indicator, in which case
only the Ca(OH) 2 is neutralized] the number of milliliters will represent directly
the percentage of CaO and (6) that, when titrated by adding an excess of HC1,
heating, and titrating back with NaOH of the same normality as the HC1,
the net number of milliliters of HC1 used will represent directly the percentage
of total calcium in terms of CaO. What portions should be taken?
78. Determination of the Proportion in Which Components Are

Present in a Pure Mixture. Problems involving the determina-
tion from titration values of the proportion in which components
are present in a pure mixture are identical in principle with the
so-called double chloride problems of gravimetric analysis (see
Sec. 57, Example and the same algebraic method of solution
II),
may conveniently be used. The same type of analysis may be
applied equally well to methods of oxidation and reduction.
As shown in Sec. 57, the precision of the result of an analysis
of this type is usually less than that of the data given, and there
is often a decrease in the number of significant figures that ma^
properly be retained in the numerical answer.

EXAMPLE. If 0.5000 gram of a mixture of calcium carbonate
and barium carbonate requires 30.00 ml. of 0.2500 N hydrochloric
acid solution for neutralization, what is the percentage of each
component?
SOLUTION :
Let x = number of grams of CaCO 3

y = number of grams of BaCO 3
Then
(1) x +y = 0.5000
Number of gram-milliequivalents of CaC0 3 present

x x
~
CaCOa/2,000 0.05004
Number of gram-milliequivalents of BaC03 present

=
y y
BaCO 3 /2,000 0.09869
Number of gram-milliequivalents of HC1 used = 30.00 X 0.2500

Therefore
Solving equations (1) and (2) simultaneously,

x = 0.247
y = 0.253
247
Percentage of CaCO = 3 ;rk/^s X 100 = 49.4 per cent
0253
Percentage of BaCO 3 = X -
100 = 50.6 per cent
79. Analysis of Fuming Sulfuric Acid. Case A. An important

titration is that involved in the analysis of fuming sulfuric acid
(oleum). This substance may be considered to be a solution of

sulfur trioxide, SO 3 ,
in hydrogen sulfate, H SO
2 4, and when no
other component is present, the analysis is made by dissolving
a weighed sample and
titrating with standard alkali.
in water
EXAMPLE I. A sample of fuming sulfuric acid weighing 1.000
gram when dissolved in water requires 21.41 ml. of 1.000 N NaOH
solution for neutralization. What is the percentage of each com-
ponent?
SOLUTION :
Method Since fuming sulfuric acid is a mixture of two pure

I.
components, the problem can be solved by the method of the

preceding section.
Let x = weight of free SO 3
y = weight of H S02 4
x + y= 1.000
+ H S0 = 2L41 X l - 000
SOÔOO 2 4 /2,000
When the simultaneous equations are solved,
x = 0.222 gram S0 3 = 22.2 per cent 1
S
y = 0.778 gram H 2 SO 4 = 77.8 per cent J
'
Method II. In dissolving the oleum, the SO 3 unites with part

of the water to H form 2 SO 4 If the total percentage of acid is
.
computed in terms of H S0 2 4, the following result is obtained:

21.41 X 1.000 X H S0 /2,000 w

2 4 t nn = n
T- -
X 100 ,
105.0 per cent
Since, in the original mixture, S0 3 + H SO =

2 4 100.00 per cent,
the difference of 5.0 per cent is caused by the water which has
combined with the SO 3 . The S0 3 and HO 2 combine mole for
mole.
SO =
5.0 X ^7-7! percentage of
X12VJ
= 22.2 per cent SO 3 1
A
100.0 - 22.2 = 77.8 per cent H 2SO4 J
Method III. In dissolving the oleum, the free SOs unites with
water to form H 2 SO4 (SO 3 + H 2 O -> II 2 S04 ). The percentage of
as follows:
--
total SOs (combined and free) in the original solution is found
21.41 X
H
1.000
l.UUU
X SOs/2,000 - vX
-
Since the original solution consisted of free SO 3 combined SO 3 ,

and combined 2 O, the percentage of combined II 2 in the solu-
, nn
100 = 85.70 per cent
tion is 100.00 - 85.70 = 14.30 per cent.
Percentage of original H SO2 4

= 14.30 X Jl ^
il 2 ij
= 77.8 per cent ) ,
Percentage of free SO 3 = 22.2 per cent J
Case B. Fuming sulfuric acid often contains small amounts

of SO2 which with water forms II 2 SO 3 and is included in the alkali
titration:
H SO + 2OH- -
2 3 SO 8- + 2H 2 O
This is when phenolphthalein is used as the indicator. With
methyl orange, the color change takes place at the bisulfite stage i
H S0 + OH~ -> HSOr + II

2 3 2
In case S0 2
present, its amount is usually determined in a
is
separate sample by titration with a standard oxidizing agent, and

the other components are then computed from the alkali titra-
tion values in the usual way, with a correction for the volume of
alkali used by the S0 2 .
EXAMPLE II. A sample of fuming sulfuric acid containing

H S0
2 4, 80s, and SO2 weighs 1.000 gram and is found to require
23.47 ml. of 1.000 alkali for neutralization (phenolphthalein as
indicator). A separate sample shows the presence of 1.50 per
cent S0 2 Find the percentages of S0 3 and
.
2S0 4 H .
SOLUTION:
Volume of alkali used by SO 2 = LOQO = * 47 mL

Volume of alkali used for 4 3
2
= 23.47 - 0.47 =
H S0 + S0 23.00 ml.
Percentage of HaSCX + S0 3 = 100.00 - 1.50 = 98.50 per cent
Let x = weight of SO 3
y = weight of H2S04
x + y = 0.9850
<3
/ rr qr//9 MM = 23.00 X
mn + xi2^^4/ 1,000
fcUs/ &, \j\j\) ÎHJU
Solving,
x = 0.635 gram SO 3 = 63.5 per cent \
y = 0.350 gram H 2 SO 4 = 35.0 per cent J
Problems
546. A mixture consisting entirely of lithium carbonate and barium
carbonate weighs 1.000 gram and requires 15.00 ml. of HC1 for neutraliza- N
tion. Calculate the percentage of BaCO 3 in the sample.
Ans. 71. 2 per cent.
547. A mixture of pure lithium carbonate and pure strontium carbonate

weighs 0.5280 gram and requires 19.82 ml. of 0.5060 N acid for neutralization.
What is the percentage of Li 2 O and SrO in the sample?
Ans. Li 2 O = SrO = 41.8 per cent.
16.3 per cent,
548. What weight of barium carbonate must be added to 1.000 gram of

lithium carbonate so that the mixture will require the same volume of standard
acid for neutralization as would the same weight of pure calcium carbonate?
Ans. 0.716 gram.
549. A half-gram sample of a mixture of pure CaCOs and pure SrCO3

requires 30.00 ml. of 0.2726 N
sulfuric acid for neutralization, (a) What
would be the loss in weight of the original sample on strong ignition? (6) Cal-
culate the combined weight of CaS0 4 and SrS0 4 obtained above, (c) What is
the weight of CaCO 3 in the original sample?
Ans. (a) 0.180 gram, (b) 0.647 gram, (c) 0.218 gram.
650. The combined weight of LiOH, KOH, and Ba(OH) 2 in a mixture is
.5000 gram, and 25.44 ml. of 0.5000 N acid are required for neutralization.
The same amount of material with CO2 gives a precipitate of BaCO3 that when
filtered is found to require 5.27 ml. of the above acid for neutralization.
Calculate the weights of LiOH, KOH, and Ba(OH) in the original sample. 2
Ans. 0.217 gram, KOH = 0.0567 gram, Ba(OH) 2 = 0.226 grain.

LiOH =
661. A sample of fuming sulfuric acid, containing no SO or other impurity, 2
on titration is found to contain 108.5 per cent acid expressed in terms of H 2 SO 4.
Calculate the percentage of free SO 3 in the sample.

Ans. 37.8 per cent.
662. A sample of fuming sulfuric acid containing only SO 3 and H 2 SO4

is titrated, and the percentage of total SO 3 (free and combined) is found to be
84.00 per cent. What is the percentage of 1I 2 SO4 in the original sample?
Ans. 87.1 per cent.
663. A sample of fuming sulfuric acid containing only SO3 and H 2 SO4
weighs 1.4000 grams and requires 36.10 ml. of 0.8050 normal NaOH for
neutralization. What is the percentage of each constituent in the sample?
Ans. 91.98 per cent II 2 SO 4 8.02 per cent

,
SO 3.
654. A solution of SO 3 in H SO2 4 requires 65.10 ml. of 0.9000 normal alkali

for the titration ofa sample weighing 2.604 grams. What is the proportion
by weight of free SO3 to H 2 SO4 in the sample?
Ans. 0.850.
666. A
sample of fuming sulfuric acid consisting of a solution of SO3 and
SO 2 in H SO
4 is found to contain 2.06 per cent SO 2
2 A sample weighing 1.500 .
grams requires 21.64 ml. of 1.500 N KOH when phenolphthalcin is used as the
indicator. What are the percentages of free SO 3 and H 2 SO 4 in the sample?
Ans. 22.4 per cent free SO 3 75.6 per cent H 2 SO 4 ,

.
666. A
mixture of pure sodium carbonate and pure barium carbonate
weighing 0.2000 gram requires 30.00 ml. of 0.1000 acid for complete N
neutralization. What is the percentage of each constituent in the mixture?
567. A sample supposed to be pure calcium carbonate is used to standardize
a solution of IIC1. The substance really was a mixture of MgCO8 and BaCOs,
but the standardization was correct in spite of the erroneous assumption.
Find the percentage of MgO in the original powder.
658. A mixture of BaCO3 and CaCO3 weighs 0.5000 gram. The mixture
is titrated with HC1, requiring 12.90 ml. From the following data, calculate
the percentage of barium in the mixture:
30.40 ml. HC1 ~ 45.60 ml. NaOH

2.000 ml. of NaOH will neutralize 0.07460 gram of NaHC O 2 4
669. Glacial acetic acid often consists of a mixture of two acids, namely,
pure acetic acid, HC H O2 3 2 or CH COOH, 3 and a small amount of acetic an-
hydride, (CHjCO) 2 O. When dissolved in water, the anhydride forms acetic
acid: (CH3 CO) O 2 + H O -> 2CH COOH. A sample of the original substance
2 3
weighing A grams is and requires B ml. of C normal NaOH

dissolved in water
for neutralization. Set up an expression showing how the percentage of acetic
anhydride in the sample can be determined from this single titration. Express
clearly the correct milliequivalents involved.
660. A sample of P2Os is known to contain H PO as its only impurity. 8 4
A sample is weighed in a closed container, the container is opened under water

(P20 + 3H O -* 2H PO and the solution is titrated with standard NaOH
5 2 3 4)
to form Na HPO4
2 at the end point. If A ml. of normal were used,B NaOH
set up an expression to show how the number of grams of P 2 O& in the original
mixture could be determined. Express all milliequivalent weights.
661. The titration of a sulfuric acid containing no SO 2
sample of fuming
shows the presence an equivalent of 109.22 per cent H 2 SO4
of Calculate .
the percentage composition of the sample and the percentage of combined SO 3 .
662. A sample of oleum weighing 1.762 grams requires 42.80 ml. of 0.8905
N NaOH for neutralization. Calculate the proportion by weight of free SO 3
to combined S0 3 in the sample.
663. A mixture of SO3 and H

2 SO4 contains 91.18 per cent of total SO3 .
Calculate the volume of half-normal alkali required to titrate a solution of

1.030 grains of the mixture. What is the percentage of free SO 3 in the mix-
ture? What is the equivalent of the mixture in terms of aqueous sulfuric acid
containing 93.19 per cent II 2 SO 4 ?
664. A mixture of pure acetic acid and acetic anhydride is dissolved in
water and titrated with NaOH. The acidity of the sample expressed in terms
H
of HC 2 3 O2 is found to be 114.0 per cent. What is the composition of the
original mixture? Acetic anhydride reacts with water to form acetic acid:
<CH CO) 2O
3 +H 2 ~> 2HC H 2 3 2.
80. Indicators. An
used in volumetric analysis for
indicator is
the purpose of detecting the point at which a reaction is just com-

pleted. The indicators used in acidimetry and alkalimetry are
usually organic dyestuffs which are of one color in acid solution
and of a distinctly different color in alkaline solution. They are
usually in themselves either weak acids (e.g., phenolphthalein) or

weak bases methyl orange), and the change in color that they
(e.g.,
undergo can be attributed to the fact that the arrangement of

the atoms in their molecules is somewhat different from the ar-
rangement of the atoms in the molecules of their corresponding salts.
Consider a weak organic acid indicator of the general formula
HX. This acid ionizes as follows: HX +> H+ + X~. The undis-
sociated molecule HX
for example, colorless; the ionis,is X~
colored, usually because of a rearrangement of atoms to form a
quinoid structure. In water solution the ionization of the acid
isso slight that the color of the ion is too faint to be seen. The
addition of an alkaline substance to the solution, however, by
reacting with the hydrogen ion, displaces the above equilibrium
to the rightand increases the concentration of the X~ ion to the
point where its color becomes visible. The ionization constant of
the above indicator is as follows: mrî = ^' anc^ * s ca^ e(^ an

[HAJ
indicator constant. If it is assumed that with
type of indicator
this
a titration is stopped when one half of the un-ionized molecules
have been converted by a base to the colored ionic form, then
[HX] = [X~] and the indicator constant is equal to the hydrogen-
ion concentration of the solution at the end point.
Similarly, a weak basic indicator of the general formula XOII
ionizes as follows: XOH
<=
+ X + Oil"",
and the ionization constant
^
(= indicator constant) is rv L" LJ1 = K. In water solution the
[AOHJ
color of the XOH molecule predominates, but the addition of acid
increases the concentration of the X~
form and the color changes.
If it is assumed that the color change is seen when three-fourths
of XOH has been converted to X~, then the hydroxyl-ion con-
centration at the end point is equal to ^K.
With a given concentration of indicator, the color change takes
place at a point where the hydrogen-ion or the hydroxyl-ion con-
centration in the solution has attained a definite value that is
characteristic of the indicator in question. Thus, a solution con-
taining about 0.001 per cent of phcnolphthalein turns from color-

less topink when the hydroxyl-ion concentration has attained the
value of about 1 X 10~ 5 mole per liter, and the corresponding hy-
drogen-ion concentration has therefore been reduced to about
1 X 10~ mole per liter (pH = 9).
9
Figure 2 shows the approximate
hydrogen-ion and hydroxyl-ion concentrations at which dilute
solutions of the common indicators change color. It will be noted
that on this chart each color change is spread over a certain range
of pH Each indicator may be said to have a "range of
values.
doubt" over which the transition in shade of color is gradual;
the average analyst might stop a titration anywhere within the
range in question.
81. Equivalence Point. The equivalence point in any titration
is the point where the amount of titrating solution added is
chemically equivalent to the amount of substance being titrated;

the analyst attempts to make the end point (i.e., the point where
the indicator changes color) coincide with this. In an acidimetric
or alkalimetric titration the equivalence point is not necessarily
the same as the neutral point (pH = 7). For example, in the
titration of acetic acid with sodium hydroxide, when the latter
has been added in an amount equivalent to the former, the
acidity of the solution is the same as that resulting from dissolving
the corresponding amount of sodium acetate in water. Such a
solution basic owing to hydrolysis of the salt.
is Similarly, in
the titration of a weak base with a strong acid, the equivalence
point is at a point where the solution is slightly acidic (pH < 7).
Other conditions being equal, the correct indicator for a given

titration is one of which the color change takes place when the
solution has that pH value which exists in a solution obtained by
dissolving in the same volume of water the salt formed by the
neutralization. In other words, an indicator should be chosen
that will change color at a pH value approximately equal to the
pH value at the equivalence point. Just how that pH value can
be determined is shown in the following section.
82. Determination of pH Value at the Equivalent Point. In
the following discussion, let us consider four general types of acidi-
metric titrations:
A Titration of a strong acid with a strong base, or vice versa
.
B. Titration of a weak acid with a strong base

C. Titration of a weak base with a strong acid
D. Titration of a weak acid with a weak base, or vice versa
Let us also make use of the following symbols:
pH = log
JL = -log [H+]
pOH = log = -log [OH-]
Kw = ion-product constant of water = [H+][OH"~] = 1.0 X

14
10- (at 25C.)
pW = log ^-
ivw
= -log Kw - 14.0 (at 25C.)
Ka = ionization constant of the weak acid being titrated =
pA = log ==-
Jva
= -log Ka
Kb = ionization constant of the weak base being titrated =

[X+][OH-]/[XOH]
pB = log = -log Kb
C= molar concentration at the equivalence point, of the

salt formed by the neutralization process
20 Ail. N/2 solution diluted to 100 ml.

|
and titrated with N/2 solution
HCl+NaOH
HC 2H 8 2
+NaOH-
HC.H.0 9 fNH,QH n Phenol-

LJphthalein
f~1Bromthymol
LJblue
Methyl
red
H Methyl
1-1
orange
12 16 20 24 28
Titrating solution, ml.
FIG. 3. Acidimetric titration curves.
Case A Twenty milliliters N/2 HC1 diluted to 100 ml. with

water and titrated with N/2 NaOIL
At the beginning of the titration, [H+] = 20 X mole per %
100 ml. = 0.10 molar. Therefore pH = 1.0. As the titration pro-
gresses, the hydrogen-ion concentration decreases (pH increases),
and as the equivalence point is approached the change becomes
very rapid. At the equivalence point, the solution contains only
sodium chloride dissolved in water, and, since there is no appre-
ciable hydrolysis, pH = 7.0. Beyond the equivalence
point, the
solution is basic and the
pH value rapidly drops to about 12.
The graph for this titration, in which buret readings are plotted
against corresponding pH values, is shown in Fig. 3, curve (A) (A).
At the right of the figure are shown the approximate pH values
at which four of the common indicators (phenolphthalein, brom-

thymol blue, methyl red, and methyl orange) change color. So far
as the titration of a strong acid [curve (A) (A)] or the titration
of a strong base [curve (B) (B)] is concerned, it is seen that not
only the
is equivalence point at pH = 7.0, but near the equiva-
lence point the change in pH is so rapid that any indicator chang-
ing color between about pH = 3 and pH =11 should be suitable.
In other words, in titrations of strong acids with strong bases,
and vice versa, although an indicator changing at pH = 7 is in-
dicated (e.g., brom thymol blue), yet the error involved in the
use of such indicators as phenolphthalein or methyl orange is
negligible being usually within the error of reading a buret.
Case B. Twenty milliliters N/2 acetic acid (HC 2 H3O2 ) diluted
to 100 ml. and titrated with N/2 NaOH.
At the beginning of the titration, the pH value is approximately
3. This can be calculated from the ionization constant of acetic
acid, Ka = 1.86 X 10~ 5 thus:
,
H+ + C 2 H -
H0 II 2 3 2 <= 3 2
[H+][0 H 2-]
2 3
= Ka= 1.86X 10-6
[HC H 2 3 2]
xXx = 1.86 X 10-6

(0.10-z)
x = 1.36 X 10~3 = [H+]
- 2 87
-
At the equivalence point, the pH value of the solution can be

calculated from the following formula (which is general for titra-
tions of this type) :
This may be derived by considering the numerical equilibrium

relationships at the equivalence point in the titration just cited.
The salt, sodium acetate, formed at the equivalence point at con-
centration C, hydrolyzes as follows:
NaC H O + H
2 3 2 2 + HC H O + NaOH
2 3 2
or
C2 H 3O - + H O 4=i HC 2 H O + OH-
2 2 3 2
The mass-action expression for this hydrolysis is
m [HC 2 H 3Q2][OH-]
w [C 2 H 3 2-]
but
(2) [H+][OH-] - Kw
and
[H + ][C 2H 3 2-]
[HC 2 H3 2]
Dividing (2) by (3) gives (1)

Hence
[HC 2 H 3 O2 ][QH-] Kw
[C 2 H 3 2-] Ka
but, as seen from the above hydrolysis equilibrium,
[HC 2 H 3 2]
= [OH-]
and, if the extent of hydrolysis is not too great,
[C 2 H O-]
3
= C (approx.)
therefore,
Kw
Ka
pH = Kw (^2 log C + }/2 log Kw y% log Ka)]
-[log
= y<i log Kw Yi log Ka + % log C
= A pw + y2 PA + y2 log c
1
In the case at hand, we have Kw = 1.0 X 10~ Ka = 1.86 X 10"" 14

,
5
,
and
^ 0.010 mole
jrr -NaC H O
120 ml. solution
1
2 3 2
~ U.Oooo molar
This is point C,on the titration curve (C) (C).

The common indicator that changes color at approximately this

point is phenolphthalein and is the indicator suitable for the titra-
tion. As seen from the titration graph, the use of an indicator
like methyl orange would give erroneous results.
Case C Twenty milliliters of N/2 NH OH4 diluted to 100 ml.
and titrated with N/2 HC1.
At the beginning of the titration, pH = 11.1, as calculated from
the ionization constant of 4 NH OH (Kb = 1.75 X 10~ 5 ). At the
equivalence point, the pH value can be calculated from the for-
mula (which is general for titrations of this type) :
This equation derived from the hydrolysis constant of ammo-

is
nium chloride by a method analogous to that in Case B.

In the case at hand, we have = 1.0 X 10~ 14 Kb = 1.75 X
Kw ,
10~5 and C = 0.0833.

,
-
14.0 4.76 (-1.08)
2 2~~
= 5.16
This is point D on the titration curve (D) (D).

The common indicator that changes color at approximately this
point is methyl red. As seen from the chart an indicator like phe-
nolphthalein would give erroneous results. The change of color
would be gradual, and the end point would occur considerably
before the true equivalence point.
Case D. The titration curves for the neutralization of a weak
acid like acetic acid with a weak base like ammonium hydroxide
and for the neutralization of a weak base with a weak acid are
represented by curves (E) (E) and (F) (F) in the accompanying
figure. The pH value at the equivalence point can be found by
substituting in the following formula (which is general for titra-
tions of this type) :
Such titrations are of no value in general analytical work, for, as

seen from the chart, there is no sudden inflection of the curve
at the equivalence point, and no indicator has a sharp enough

change in color to indicate the equivalence point with satisfactory
precision.
83. Calculation of the Degree of Hydrolysis of a Salt. Not
only are the above formulas useful for calculating the pH value
at the equivalence point in a given titration, but they can be used
to calculate the approximate extent of hydrolysis of a salt of a
weak acid or of a weak base. For example, in the hydrolysis of
sodium acetate (C 2 H 8 O 2
"
+H -
IIC 2 H 3 O2 + OH~), the value
2
of the concentration of OH~ can be found from the pH value cal-

culated from the appropriate formula above; the value of the con-
centration of acetate that of the concentration of the salt (0)
is
in the formula. The ratio of [OII~] to

[C2H 3 2~] indicates the
degree of hydrolysis of the salt.
EXAMPLE. What is the percentage hydrolysis of a 0.0010 molar

solution of NH
4 C1 (NH 4
+ 2 O -> 4 +H
11+)? NH OH +
SOLUTION :
pH = % pW - Y2 pB - yz log C
where pW =14
pB = - log KNH4oH = - log 1.75 X 10~ 5
C = 0.0010
Solving,
pH = G.12
[H+] = log = 7 6
' X 1(H
6l2
[NH 4 +] = 0.0010
rjj+i
Percentage hydrolysis = prf^-iTi x 10 = - 076 P er cent -
Problems
666. What is the pH value of a solution that at 25C. has a hydroxyl-ion
concentration of 4.2 X 10~ ? What color would be given to the solution by
8
a drop of methyl orange? Of thymol blue?

Ans. 6.62. Yellow. Yellow.
666. What is the hydrogen-ion concentration of a solution that at 25C.
has a pOH value of 8.85? What common indicator would change color at
approximately this concentration?
Ans. 7.08 X 1Q-*. Methyl red.
667. A certain weak monobasic acid is colorless in acid solution and blue in
alkaline solution. Assuming that the blue is seen when two-fifths of the
indicator has been converted to ions and that at this point the pOH value of
the solution is 3.6, what is the indicator constant of the indicator?
Ans. 2.7 X 10-u .
668. A certain weak monobasic acid has an ionization constant of

2.0 X 10~4 . If 1/100 mole is dissolved in water and the solution diluted to
200 ml. and titrated with 0.250 NaOH, calculate the N
value of the solu- pH
tion at the following points: (a) the original solution, (6) one-fifth of the
way
to the equivalence point, (r) at the equivalence point.
Ans. (a) 2.50, (6) 3.10, (r) 8.16.
569. What is the pH value of a 0.0100 molar solution of KCN? Of NH 4 C1?

What common indicator is therefore suitable for the titratioii with HC1 of a
solution approximately N/100 in NH OH? 4
Ans. 10.57. 5.62. Methyl red.
570. What is the percentage hydrolysis at 25C. in a 0.0050 molar solution

of potassium acetate?
671. What are the pH value and the percentage hydrolysis at 25C. in a
0.010 molar solution of sodium formate (KncHOz = 2.1 X 10~ 4 )?
Ans. 7.84, 0.0069 per cent,
672. What is the percentage hydrolysis at 25C. in a 0. 10 molar solution

of Na2C(MCQr + H o 2 <= iicor + on-)?
A ns. 4.5 per cent.
573. What are the pH value, the hydroxyl-ion concentration, and the per-
centage hydrolysis at 25C. in a 0.10 molar solution of NaCN?
Ans. 11.07, 1.1 X 10~3 ,

1.1 per cent.
674. How many moles per liter of KC1O are required to

give a solution
with a hydroxyl-ion concentration of 2.0 X 10"6 at 25C.?
Ans. 1.6 X 10~5 .
576. A
sample of vinegar weighing 6.00 grams is dissolved in water, diluted
to 50.0 ml., and titrated with 0.505 NaOH, phenolphthalein being used. N
After 12.40 ml. of the base have been added, it is found
necessary to back-
titrate with 2.00 ml. of 0.606 N
HC1. What is the acidity of the vinegar in
terms of percentage of acetic acid, 2 3O2 ? HC H
Assuming that this is the only
acid present in appreciable amounts in the vinegar, calculate the
pH value of
the solution at the equivalence point at the end of the above titration. Is
phenolphthalein shown to be suitable for this titration?
Ans. 5.05 per cent. 8.82. Yes.
676. If 400 ml. of a solution containing 4 OH are titrated with 0.250 N NH

HC1, 40.0 ml. of the acid are required to reach the equivalence point. What
is the pH value of the solution at the start of the titration, halfway to the
equivalence point, and at the equivalence point? What indicator is thus

shown to be suitable?
Ans. 10.82, 9.24, 5.44. Methyl red.
677. Formic acid (HCOOH) is a monobasic acid that is 4.6 per cent
ionized in tenth-molar aqueous solution at 25C. Calculate the ionization

constant of formic acid. If 50.0 ml. of 0.100 N HCOOH are diluted to 250 ml
and titrated with 0.200 N NaOH, what would be the pH value at the equiva-
lence point? What indicator is suitable for the titration?
Ans. 2.13 X 10-4 . 7.97. Cresol red.
678. What is the pOH value of a solution the hydrogen-ion concentration

of which at 25C. is 9.0 X 10~ 10? What common indicator would change
color at approximately this concentration?
579. What
is the hydroxyl-ion concentration of a solution that at 25C.
has a value of 6.30? What color would be given to the solution by a

pH
drop of congo red? Of cresol red?
680. Derive the formula J^ pH =
J/2 pB pW
Yt, log C, which represents
the pH value at the equivalence point in the titration of a weak base with a
strong acid.
581. A certain weak monoacidic organic base serves as an indicator.
Assuming that the color change is seen when one-third of the indicator has
been converted to ions and that at that point the pH value of the solution
is 4.8, what is the indicator constant of the indicator?
682. In the titration of a solution of a certain monoacidic base with HC1,

with methyl red as the indicator, the appearance of a shade of pink in the
solution is taken as the end point. On the assumption that the concentra-
tion of the resulting salt is 0.100 N and that the indicator used is best suited
for this titration, what is the approximate ionization constant of the base?
683. Benzoic acid (CeHsCOOH) is a monobasic acid with an ionization

constant of 6.6 X 10~"6 A sample of the pure acid weighing 0.610 gram is
.
dissolved in 500 ml. of water and titrated with 0.500 NaOH. Calculate the N
pH value of the solution at the start of the titration, halfway to the equivalence
point and at the equivalence point. What indicator is shown to be suitable
for this titration? Roughly sketch the titration graph.
684. What is the percentage hydrolysis in a solution of 0.050 molar

NaNO ? 2
686. By how many times is the percentage hydrolysis of NH NO

4 8 increased
when its 0.10 molar solution is diluted tenfold?
686. What are the pH value and the percentage hydrolysis in a solution
-
0.10 molar in KHCO 3 at 25C.? (HCO 3 +HO 2 <=> H CO, +
2 OH~).
How many grams of each of the following substances must be dissolved
687.
in 100 ml. in order that the resulting solution shall have a pH value of 9.0;
(a) NH (6) NaOH, (c) KN0

8, (d) NaHCO ? 2, 3
588. What is the percentage hydrolysis in 0.10

~
M solution at 25C. of
(a)Na P04 (POr +
3 H O * HPO +
2 4 OH-), (6) Na2 HPO4 (HPOr +H 2 *
H2PO4~ + OH-)?
689. A certain organic amine is a monoacidic base like NtUOH and is
soluble in water. Calculate its ionization constant from the fact that a tenth-
molar solution of the base is 6.6 per cent ionized. What is the hydroxyl-ion
concentration at the equivalence point in the titration of 200 ml. of a 0.20
molar solution of the base with 0.500 N
HC1? What indicator is suitable?
690. A certain organic amine is a weak monoacidic base like 4OH. Its NH
ionization constant is 1.0 X 10~4 . If 100 ml. of a 0.020 molar solution is
titrated with 0.020 N
HC1, what is the hydroxyl-ion concentration at the
equivalence point? Which of the following four indicators would be best
suited for the titration: methyl orange, phenolphthalein, methyl
red, brom-
thymol blue? Carefully sketch the titration curve (pH against ml.) and show
from it why the other three indicators would not be as satisfactory. Show
clearly the positions of pH 4, 7, and 10 on the graph.
691. Propionic acid is a monobasic acid with an ionization constant of
1.6 X 10~5 . If 0.100 mole of the pure acid is dissolved in 100 ml. and titrated
with 4.00 N
NaOH, calculate the pH value (a) of the original solution, (b) of
the solution when the acid is two-thirds neutralized, (c) at the
equivalence
point.
84. Titration of Sodium Carbonate.

In Fig. 3 (Sec. 82) curve
(G) (<7) represents the titration of a solution of sodium carbonate
with a half-normal solution of hydrochloric acid. It will be noted
that there are two points of inflection. The first is at about
pH = 9 and corresponds to the completion of the reaction
CO,- + H+ -* HCO - 3
The second is at about pH = 4 and corresponds to the comple-

tion of the reaction
HCO - + H+ -* C0 + H
3 2 2
Phenolphthalein should therefore indicate the conversion of sodium

carbonate to bicarbonate, and methyl orange should change color
only when complete
neutralization has taken place. Use is made
of this principle in titrations of certain mixtures of substances as
illustrated in the following section.
85. Analyses Involving the Use of Two Indicators. The fact
that certain indicators change color at different stages of a neu-
tralization is sometimes made use of in volumetric work to deter-
mine the proportions of the components of certain mixtures by
the employment of two end points in a single titration. This
may be brought about by means of two indicators, and the vol-
umes of titrating solution required for the respective end
points
give a direct measure of the amounts of substances present. Only
the two commonindicators, methyl orange and phenolphthalein,
will be considered.
Assume a solution to contain only sodium hydroxide and inert
impurities. The weight of NaOH present may be found by direct
titration with a standard solution of any
strong acid and with
either methyl orange or phenolphthalein as the indicator. In
either case, the color change will take place only when the alkali
is completely neutralized, and the volume of standard acid used
measure of the weight of NaOH present.

in the titration is a direct
a solution contains only sodium carbonate and inert impurities
If
and is titrated with standard acid, methyl orange being used as

the indicator, the color change takes place only when the Na 2 CO 3
has been completely neutralized.
C0 8- + H+ -* HCOr
HC0 3- + H+ - II + C0 2 2
The volume of acid required is a measure of the total alkaline

strength of the sample and of the actual weight of Na 2 CO 3 present.
In calculating, the equivalent weight of the Na 2 CO 3 would be
taken as one-half of the molecular weight. On the other hand,
ifphenolphthalein were used as the indicator and the titration
were carried out in the cold, the color change from pink to colorless
would occur when the carbonate had been changed to bicarbonate.
-
C0 8 + H+ -> HC0 - 3
The volume of standard acid required to titrate sodium carbon-

ate to an end point with methyl orange as the indicator is twice
that required if phenolphthalein is used as the indicator, since
twice the number of hydrogen-ion equivalents is involved. The
equivalent weight of the Na2 C0 3 is identical in the latter case
with the whole molecular weight Na2 CO 3 /l, and the calculated
weight of Na CO
2 present
3 the same in the two cases.
is It is
important to note that if, with phenolphthalein as the indicator,
an excess of standard acid is added to the carbonate solution and
the carbon dioxide is expelled
by boiling the sodium carbonate will
)
be completely neutralized. Neutralization of the excess acid with

standard alkali will give a net volume of acid which will be the
same as that used with methyl orange as the indicator.
If a solution contains sodium bicarbonate and inactive impuri-
ties, the NaHCOs may be titrated with standard acid, methyl

orange being used as the indicator, or in boiling solution with
phenolphthalein, in the latter case by adding excess acid and
titrating back with alkali.
HC(V + 11+ -> II 2 + C0 2
The equivalent weight of NaHCO 3 in either case is identical to

the molecular weight. As stated above, a cold solution of pure
sodium bicarbonate gives no color with phenolphthalein and there-
fore cannot be titrated with phenolphthalein as the indicator.
There now remains the question of possible mixtures of the
three alkalies just discussed. Altogether, there are the following
theoretical possibilities :
(a) NaOH
(6) Na C02 3
(c) NallCOs
(d) NaOH + Na C0 2 3
(e) Na C0 + NaH(X)
2 3 3
(/) NaOH + NaHCOa

(0) NaOH + Na C0 + NaHCO
2 3 3
Inert impurities may be present in each case. The last two mix-
tures, however, cannot exist in solution, for sodium hydroxide and
sodium bicarbonate interact mole for mole to form the normal
carbonate
OH- + HCO - -> C0 - +
3 3 II 2 ()
Strictly speaking, these last two mixtures can exist when in the
perfectly dry form, although this condition would be difficult to
realize in practice. When they are treated with water the reaction
takes place, forming the carbonate and leaving a possible excess
of hydroxide or bicarbonate as the case may be.
The mixtures ordinarily encountered in practice are those of
(d) and (e) viz., sodium hydroxide w ith sodium carbonate and
r
y
sodium carbonate with sodium bicarbonate. Two end points being

used, it is possible to determine the proportions of the components
of either of these mixtures even when inactive impurities are present.
EXAMPLE I. MIXTURE OF HYDROXIDE AND CARBONATE. A

1.200-gram sample of a mixture of sodium hydroxide and sodium
carbonate containing inert impurities is dissolved and titrated
cold with half-normal hydrochloric acid solution. With phenol-
phthalein as an indicator, the solution turns colorless after the
addition of 30.00 ml. of the acid. Methyl orange is then added,
and 5.00 ml. more of the acid are required before this indicator
changes color. What is the percentage of NaOH and of Na CO 3

2
in the sample?
SOLUTION: If the acid is added slowly, the stronger base
(NaOH) is neutralized first, as follows:
OH- + H+ -+ H O 2
After this reaction is complete, the carbonate is converted to bi-

carbonate.
CCV* + H+ -> HCO - 8
At this point, the phenolphthalein changes from pink to colorless

and a total of 30.00 ml. of acid has been added. Then the bicar-
bonate formed is neutralized by 5.00 ml. more of acid.
HC0 - + H+ -> H
8 2 + C0 2
Since each mole of Na CO 3 2 reacts with 1 mole of HOI to give

1 mole of NaIIOO 3 and
this, in turn, is neutralized by 1 mole
of HOI, it follows that the volume of acid required to convert
the Na2 OO 3 into NaHOO 3 is the same as the volume required

to neutralize the NaHCO 3, viz., 5.00 ml.
Therefore, the volume of acid necessary to neutralize completely

the Na2 C0 3 is 10.00 ml. Since the total volume added was 35.00
ml., it is evident that 35.00 10.00 = 25.00 ml. were necessary
to neutralize the NaOH. Hence,
Percentage of NaOH =
25.00 X 0.5000 X
X 100 = 41.68 per cent
A . J\J\J
x A v} 9
Percentage of NazCOs =
10.00 X 0.5000 X
X 100 = 22.08 per cent
These volume relationships are shown diagrammatically in

Fig. 4.
EXAMPLE II. MIXTURE OF CARBONATE AND BICARBONATE.
A 1.200-gram sample of an impure mixture of sodium carbonate
and sodium bicarbonate containing only inert impurities is dis-
solved and titrated cold with half-normal hydrochloric acid solu-
Phenolphthalein
25 ml. i
30 ml.
NaCl Na 2C0 3
35 ml.
5 mi. i
[
NaHCO3 [< ~
changes color
Methyl orange added
5 ml.
I
NaC1 U... Methyl orange
I
changes color
FIG. 4.
tion. With phenolphthaleinas an indicator, the solution turns

colorless after the addition of 15.00 ml. of the acid. Methyl
orange is then added, and 22.00 ml. more of the acid are required
to change the color of this indicator. What is the percentage of
Na CO and
2 3 of NaHCO 3 in the sample?
SOLUTION: When the acid is added slowly, the Na COs 2 is con-
verted into NaHCO 3 At this point, the phenolphthalein changes
.
color, and 15.00 ml. of HC1 have been added. As in Example I,

the same volume of HC1 as was used for the conversion of the
Na2 CO3 into NaHCO 3 would be required to convert this NaIICO3
formed from the Na2 C0 3 into NaCl, H 2 O, and C0 2 It follows .
that 15.00 + 15.00 = 30.00 ml. of acid were required to neutralize

completely the Na2 CO 3 present in the sample. The total volume
= 37.00 ml, - 30.00 =
being 15.00 + 22.00 it is evident that 37.00
7.00 ml. of HC1 were required to neutralize the NaHCOs present
in the original sample. Hence,
Percentage of Na2CO3 =
30.00 X 0.5000 X
2,000 =
X 100 66.25 per cent
1.200
Ans.
Percentage of NaHCO = 3
NaHCO 3
7.00 X 0.5000 X
1,000 =
X 100 24.50 per cent
1.200
These volume relationships are shown diagrammatically in

Fig. 5.
Na 2 CO3 |<- Phenolphthalein added
15 ml.
Phenolphthalein changes color

Methyl orange added
37 ml.
15 ml.
22ml.
_
Methyl orange
changes color
FIG. 5.
86. Relation of Titration Volumes

Composition of Sample.
to
In an analysis of the type discussed in this section, it is not al-
ways true that the analyst is previously aware of the exact com-
position of the sample. He may not know whether the sample
contains hydroxide, carbonate, bicarbonate, or possible combina-
tions of these components, and a qualitative test is not always
conclusive. By means of a simple titration, however, and the
use of a double indicator or double end point, the composition

of the alkali can be determined so far as these negative radicals
are concerned.
In this connection, let A represent the volume of standard acid
required to titrate the cold solution to a change of color of phenol-

phthalein, and let B represent the additional volume of the acid
to continue the titration to a change of color of methyl orange.
The following relationships exist:
Problems
692. Asample of sodium carbonate containing sodium hydroxide and only
inert impurities weighs 1.197 grains. It is dissolved and titrated in the cold
with phenolphthalein as the indicator. The solution turns colorless when
48.16 ml. of 0.2976 N HOI have been added. Methyl orange is added, and
24.08 ml. more of the acid are required for complete neutralization. Calculate
the percentages of NaOl I and Na 2 CO 2 in the sample.
Ans. NaOH = 23.95 per cent, Na CO =
2 3 63.46 per cent.
693. From the following data, calculate the percentages of Na 2 CO3 and
NaHCO 3 in a mixture in which they are the only alkaline components.
Sample = 1 .272 grains. Volume of 0.2400 N
IIC1 required for phenolphthalein
end point = 26.92 ml. After addition of an excess of the standard acid arid
CO2 net additional volume of the acid required
the boiling out of the ,
for the
phenolphthalein end point = 50.21 ml.

Ans. Na 2 OO 3 = 53.84 per cent, NaHCO 3 = 36.93 per cent.
694. A sample of material contains for its active components NaOH,

Na2CO 3 NaIICO
,
or possible mixtures of these. Two samples, each weighing
3,
1 .000 gram, are dissolved in water. To one sample phenolphthalein is added

and the solution is titrated cold with 1.038 N
acid, of which 17.96 ml. are re-
quired. The other sample is titrated cold with methyl orange as an indicator,
and 21.17 ml. of the same acid are required. What alkalies are present?
Calculate the percentage of each.
Ans. NaOH = 61.28 per cent, Na CO =
2 3 35.31 per cent.
696. A chemist received different mixtures for analysis with the statement
that they contained either NaOH, NaHCO3 Na 2 CO 3 or possible mixtures
, ,
of these substances with inert material. From the data given, identify
the respective materials and calculate the percentage of each component.
One-gram samples and 0.2500 normal HC1 were used in all cases.
Sample I. With phenolphthalein as an indicator, 24.32 ml. were used.
A duplicate sample required 48.64 ml. with methyl orange as an indicator.
Sample II. The addition of phenolphthalein caused no color change.
With methyl orange, 38.47 ml. of the acid were required.
Sample To cause a color change in the cold with phenolphthalein
III.
15.29 ml. of the acid were necessary, and an additional 33.19 ml. were required
for complete neutralization.
Sample IV. The sample was titrated with acid until the pink of phenol-
phthalein disappeared; this process required 39.96 ml. On adding an excess
of the acid, boiling, and titrating back with alkali, it was found that the alkali
was exactly equivalent to the excess acid added.
Ans. 64.45 per cent Na2 CO3

I. II. 80.79 per cent . NaHCO 3. III. 40.52
per cent Na 2 CO 3 37.60,per cent NaHCO 3 IV. 39.97 per cent . NaOH.
696. sample is known to contain either NaOH or NaHC03 or Na2 CO3 or
A
possible mixtures of these, together with inert matter. A 1.200-gram sample
requires 42.20 ml. of N/2 HC1, using methyl orange as indicator. The same
weight of sample requires 36.30 ml. of the acid using phenolphthalein indicator.
Calculate the percentage of inert matter in the sample.
697. Pure dry NaOH and pure dry NaHCO 3 are mixed in the respective
proportion by weight of 2:1, and the mixture is dissolved in water. Calcu-
late to three significant figures the ratio of the volume of standard acid
required with phenolphthalein as an indicator to the additional volume re-

quired with methyl orange.
Ans. 4.20.
598. A
mixture that contains and KOH
2 CO 3 weighs a grams and, in K
the cold solution with phenolphthalein, requires 6 ml. of c normal acid.
After methyl orange is added, d ml. of the acid are required. Calculate the
percentage of KOH and of K CO Reduce to simplest terms.
2 3.
-
A
Ans. r>
KOH = 5.611(6 d)c
Per cent I-^TT
Per cent K CO
2 3
= -
a
699. Solve the preceding problem with respect to a mixture of Na2CO3 and
NallCOs. Reduce to simplest terms.
10.60 be
Ans. Per cent Na CO2 3
a
8.401 (d - 6)c
Per cent NaHC0 = 3
a
600. A liter of an alkali solution is prepared from 38.00 grams of pure
NaOH and 2.00 grams of pure Na^COs. What is the true normality of the
solution if completely neutralized? If this solution were used in a titration

in the cold with phenolphthalein as an indicator, what normality should be
taken for the alkali?
Ans. 0.9874 N. 0.9686 N.
601. Calculate the grams of NaOH and the grams of Na CO3

2 present in
a mixture that on analysis gives the following data: Sample = 10.00 grams.
The sample is dissolved in water, the solution is diluted to 250.0 ml., and
25.00 ml. are taken for analysis. An end point with phenolphthalein in cold
solution is obtained with 44.52 ml. of 0.5000 N HCL A new portion of the
same volume requires 46.53 ml. of 0.5000 N
HC1 for an end point with methyl
orange.
602. A mixture of soda ash and caustic soda weighs 0.7500 gram. It is
dissolved in water, phenolphthalein is added, and the mixture is titrated

cold with 0.5000 N
HC1; the color disappears when 21.00 ml. have been added.
Methyl orange then added, and the titration continued until the pink color
is
appears. This requires 5.00 ml. of acid in addition. Calculate the percentage
of NaOH and of Na2 CO3 in the sample.
603. A sample is known to contain NaOH or NaIICO 3 or Na2CO3 or possible
mixtures of these, together with inert matter. Using methyl orange, a 1.100-
gram sample requires 31.40 ml. of IIC1 (1.00 ml. - 0.01400 gram CaO).
Using phenolphthalein, the same weight of sample requires 13.30 ml. of the
acid. Calculate the percentage of inert matter in the sample.
604. The qualitative analysis of a powder shows the presence of sodium, a

carbonate, and a little chloride. Titrated with methyl orange as an indicator,
0.8000 gram of the powder reacts with 25.10 ml. of half-normal HC1, and the
same weight reacts with 18.45 ml. of the acid with phenolphthalein in the cold
solution. Compute the percentage composition of the original powder.
605. A substance reacts alkaline in aqueous solution, and the alkalinity is

due either to K CO
2 K2 C03 and KIIC03 Compute the per-
3 and KOII or to .
from the following data:

centage of each alkaline constituent
When phenolphthalein is the indicator (in a cold solution), 1.160 grams of
powder react with 26.27 ml. of 0.3333 N HC1, and with 59.17 ml. when
methyl orange is the indicator. Sample = 1.5000 grams.
606. A prepared from NaOH contaminated with
solution of alkali is
Na2 CO3 With phenolphthalein in the cold, 36.42 ml. of the alkali are re-
.
quired to neutralize 50.00 ml. of 0.5280 N

r
2 SO 4 H
With methyl orange as .
the indicator, 35.60 ml. of the alkali are required for the same amount of acid.
How many grams of NaOH and of Na2 CO3 are contained in each milliliter
of the alkali solution?
87. Analysis of Phosphate Mixtures. Phosphoric acid ionizes

in three steps. The ionization constant for the first hydrogen is
1.1 X 10~ for the second, 2.0 X 1Q- and for the third, 3.6 X 10~
7 13
2 .
;
;
In the titration of phosphoric acid with an alkali like NaOH, the

replacement of the first hydrogen results in the formation of
NaH P04
2 (H 3 PO 4 + OH- -> H PO ~ +
At approximately
2 4 II 2 O).
this point, methyl orange changes The replacement of the
color.
~
second hydrogen results in the formation of Na2 HPO4 (H 2 P0 4 +
OH~ >HPO4= + H 20). At approximately this point, phenol-
phthalein changes color. The reverse titration of Na3 PO4 with a
strong acid like HC1 results first in the formation of HPO^, at
which point phenolphthalein
H 3 P04 and then in the
changes color,
formation of H PO ~,
2 4 at which
point methyl orange changes
color. A titration of this sort is
NaH2 P04 ... Methyl orange shown in Fig. 6.

h changes color substances
Only adjacent
shown on the diagram can exist
together in solution. Other com-
binations interact. As in the
__ Phenolphthalein case of the carbonate titrations
changes color
of the preceding section, it is
possible to analyze certain mix-

tures of phosphates by means
of titrations involving the use of
Na 3 PO4 two indicators. Actually, the
FIG. 6. titrations should be carried out
on fairly concentrated solutions
and at a temperature of about 55C.
EXAMPLE. A sample, which is known to contain either Na PO4
3 ,
NaH P() Na HPO

2 4, or possible mixtures of these, together with
2 4,
inert impurity, weighs 2.00 grams. When this sample is titrated

with 0.500 N
HC1, methyl orange being used, 32.0 ml. of the
acid are required. The same weight of sample when titrated with
0.500 NHC1, phenolphthalein being used, requires 12.0 ml. of
the acid. What is the percentage composition of the sample?
SOLUTION: From simple inspection of the diagram and con-
sideration of the two volumes involved, it is evident that both
SaaP0 4 and Na2 HPO4 are present. A volume of 12.0 ml. must
lave been required to convert the Na 3PO 4 to Na2 HPO 4 and, since ;
12.0 ml. more would be required to convert the Na2 HPO 4 formed
to NaH PO 2 4, a volume of 32.0 - (2 X 12.0) = 8.0 ml. is required

to convert the original Na HPO 2 4 to NaH PO4 2 .
12.0 X 0.500 X
X 100 = 49.2 per cent Na3 P04
*'" 141J<1
Ans.
8.0 X 0.500 X
2.00
Problems
607. A sample that contains Na PO4.12II O, or Na HPO 2II O, or 3 2 2 4. 1 2
NaH PO .Il2O, or possible mixtures of these weighs 3.00 grams. When it is

2 4
titrated with 0.500 N

HOI, methyl orange being used, 14.0 ml. of the acid are
required. A similar sample requires 5.00 ml. of 0.600 NaOH, with phenol- N
phthalein. What is the percentage composition of the sample?
Ans. 13.8 per cent NaH PO
2 4 .H2 O, 83.6 per cent Na TTPO4 .12H
2 2 O.
608. A certain solution is known to contain any possible combinations

of the
following substances: HC1, Na ITPO 2 4, NaTI 2 PO4 ,
H PO3 4, NaOII.
Titration of a sample with 0.500 N NaOH, phenolphthalein being used, re-
quires 27.0 ml. of the base. With the same weight of sample arid methyl
orange indicator, 17.2 ml. of the 0.500 N NaOII are required to obtain a color
change. What components are present, and how many grams of each are
present in the sample taken?
Ans. 0.135 gram IIC1, 0.481 gram H PO3 4.
609. A certain solution is known to contain either IIC1 + H PO 3 4, or

IT 3 PO4 + NalI 2 PO 4 ,
or the three compounds existing alone. A sample is
titrated withNaOH, requiring A

ml. with methyl orange indicator; but the
same weight of sample requires B ml. of the NaOH with phenolphthalein
indicator. What relationship would exist between A and B to indicate the
first combination, and what relationship would indicate the second com-
bination? What relationship would indicate the presence of 3 PO4 alone? H

Ans. B> A, but B< 2A; B > 2A. B = 2A.
610. A
solution known to contain 3 PO4 Na2 HPO4 or NaH 2 PO4 or H , , ,
possible mixtures of these, weighs 1.10 grains. When it is titrated with

0.520 N
NaOH, 27.0 ml. are required to change the color of phenolphthalein,
but only 10.0 ml. to change the color of methyl orange. What is the per-
centage composition of the solution?
611. A certain solution is known to contain any possible combinations of
the following substances: HC1, Na 2 4 NaII 2 PO 4 3 PO 4 HPO
NaOH, Na 3 PO4 , ,
H ,
.
Titration of a sample with 0.510 N

HC1, methyl orange being used, requires
28.1 ml. of the acid. With the same weight of sample and phenolphthalein
indicator, 17.1 ml. of the HC1are required. What components are present,
and how many grams of each are in the sample taken?
612. A series of solutions are known to contain H PO 3 4, NaII 2 PO 4 Na2HP(>4,
,
alone or mixed in varying proportions. In each case, the titration is made

with 1.000 N
NaOH to a pink color with phenolphthalein and the solution is
then back-titrated with 1.000 N
HC1 to a pink color with methyl orange.
In each of the following four cases, determine which components are present
and the number of millimoles of each:
a. Initial titration 48.36 ml; back-titration 33.72 ml.
6. Initial titration 37.33 ml.; back-titration 39.42 ml.
c. Initial titration 24.36 ml.; back-titration 24.36 ml.
d. Initial titration 36.24 ml.; back-titration 18.12 ml.
CHAPTER XTII
OXIDATION AND REDUCTION (REDOX) METHODS

(OXIDIMETRY AND REDUCTIMETRY)
Fundamental Principles. This phase of volumetric analy-
88.
sishas to do with the titration of an oxidizing agent with a standard
solution of a reducing agent or the titration of a reducing agent
with a standard solution of an oxidizing agent. This type of de-
termination embraces the greater part of volumetric analysis, for
the number of substances capable of oxidation or reduction is
comparatively large.
Oxidation is the increase in the positive direction of the elec-
trical valence or oxidation number of an element or radical; re-
duction is the decrease in electrical valence or oxidation number
of an element or radical. Oxidation arid reduction must evidently
take place simultaneously, for in any reaction of this type the
oxidizing agent is always reduced and the reducing agent is always
oxidized, and to the same degree. The methods of expressing
concentration and the definitions given in Chap. IV hold true for
solutions of oxidizing and reducing agents. Therefore, the rela-
tionships existing between these agents are the same as those
existing between acids and bases. However, it is necessary in the
case of concentrations of solutions expressed in terms of normality
to consider the hydrogen equivalent from a slightly different point
of view.
89. Equivalent Weights of Oxidizing and Reducing Agents.
As in acidimetry and alkalimetry, the concentration of a solution
of an oxidizing or reducing agent is best expressed in terms of its
relation to the normal solution, and the gram-atom of hydrogen
is taken as the ultimate unit. We must, however, consider the
unit from the point of view of oxidation and reduction, thus:
H <=> H+ + e
Hydrogen ion is an oxidizing agent and iscapable of being reduced

to hydrogen gas (e.g., Zn + 2H+ H
Zn++ + 2 ). Free hydrogen
211
is a reducing agent and is capable of being oxidized to hydrogen

ion (e.g., 2Fe+++ + H 2
- 2Fe++ + 2H+).
The conversion of one atom of hydrogen to the ion, or vice
versa, involves a change of 1 in oxidation number and a transfer
of one electron. To find the equivalent weight of an oxidizing or
reducing agent we must, therefore, take that fraction of its formula
weight so that in the oxidation or reduction process there will be
involved the equivalent of a transfer of one electron. This will
be accomplished (1) by dividing the formula weight of the sub-
stance by the total change in oxidation number involved in the
oxidation-reduction process, or (2) by dividing the formula weight
of the substance by the number of electrons transferred per for-
mula weight of substance. The gram-equivalent weight of an
oxidizing agent the equivalent weight in grams and is equivalent
is
in oxidizing power to 1.008 grams of hydrogen as hydrogen ion.

It is likewise equivalent in oxidizing power to 8.000 grams of
oxygen. The gram-equivalent weight of a reducing agent is
equivalent in reducing power to 1.008 grams of elementary hy-

drogen gas. As will be seen later, a substance may have two
different equivalent weights depending on whether it is used as
an acid or as an oxidizing or reducing agent. As in acidimetry,
a normal solution of an oxidizing or reducing agent contains one
gram-equivalent weight of substance per liter of solution, or one
gram-milliequivalent per milliliter. Hence, as in acidimetry,
ml. X N = number of gram-milliequivalents

and
ml. 8 X N, X cx = grams*
EXAMPLE I. How many
grams of the following reducing
substances constitute the gram-equivalent weight in each case:
(a) FeS0 4 .7II 2 0,(6) SnCl 2 (c) H 2 C 2 O 4 .2II 2
, (oxalic acid), (d)
KHC 2 4 .H 2 O (potassium binoxalate), (e) KHC 2 4 .H 2 C 2 4 .2H 2 O
(potassium tetroxalate), (/) H 2S (oxidized to S), (g) H 2S (oxidized

to H 2 S0 4 ), (K) Na2 S 2 O 3 .5H 2 (oxidized to Na2S4 6 ), (z) H 2 O 2 ?
SOLUTION: (a) FeSO 4 .7H 2 O. In solution, this gives ferrous
ions which can be oxidized to ferric ions.
Fe++ ->
+ Br 2 -> 2Fe+++ + 2Br~

OXIDATION AND REDUCTION METHODS 213
Each ferrous ion changes in oxidation number by one unit and

hence is equivalent in reducing power to the hydrogen unit. The
molecular weight of FeS0 4 .7H 2 is therefore the equivalent weight
as a reducing agent, and, expressed in grams, is equivalent in
reducing power to 1.008 grams of hydrogen.
FeS04 .7H 2 O =
278.0 grams. Ans.
1
(b) In solution, this gives stannous ions which can be

SnCl 2 .
oxidized to stannic ions: Sn ++ > Sn 4 "^ + 2e.

"
The change in 1
oxidation number is 2. The gram-molecular weight of SnCl2 is,

therefore, equivalent in reducing power to 2 gram atoms of hy-
drogen, or one-half the molecular weight represents the equivalent
weight.
? = 77.08 grams. Ans.
z
H C204.2H2(). In solution, this gives oxalate ions, C =

(c) 2 2 O4 r
which can be oxidized to CO 2 gas.

1
( 2< V - -
2CO 2 + 2e
e.g.,
5C 2 O4 - + 2Mn0 ~ + 4 1GII+ 10CO, + 2Mn++ + 8IT O
2
The average oxidation number of carbon in the oxalate radical is
+3 (actually one is+2, the other is +4). The oxidation number

of carbon in 2 is CO
+4. Each carbon, on an average, changes by
one unit in oxidation number; but, since there are 2 carbon atoms
in the oxalate radical, the average change for the oxalate radical
is 2. The radical is, therefore, equivalent in reducing power to
2 hydrogen atoms.
HC 2 2 4 .2H S
= Q nQ
,.
03.03 A
Ans.
grams.
z
(d) KHCoC^.HaO. Here again, each molecule of the dissolved

salt gives an oxalate ion which is oxidized to CO 2 as in the pre-
ceding case.
KHC ~ .H O =2 4 2
73.07 grams.
,
Ans.
Z
It should be noted that the equivalent weight of this salt as an

acid is the molecular weight, or 146.14. Hence, a solution of po-
tassium binoxalate which is 0.1 N as an acid is 0.2 N as a reducing

agent.
(e) KHC204.H 2 C204.2H 2 0. Since each molecule of this salt in
When
--
solution gives 2 oxalate ions which are oxidized as above to C02,
the equivalent weight of potassium tetroxalate as a reducing agent
is
KHC 04.H2C
2
this salt is reacting as

j
2 4 .2H 2
an
= PQ
63.55 grams.
acid, its equivalent

A
Ans.
weight is one-
third of the molecular weight, or 84.73. given solution of po- A
tassium tetroxalate has four-thirds the normality as a reducing
agent that it has as an acid.
(/) H S. When
2 this substance is oxidized to free sulfur, the
change in oxidation number of sulfur is 2.
= 17.04 grams. Ans.

Zt
(g) H S. When this substance is oxidized to sulfate, the change

2
in oxidation number of sulfur is from -2 to +6.
HS= 2
4.2M) grams. A
Ans.
~Q
o
(h) Na2S 2O3.5H 2O.

In aqueous solution, this salt gives thio-
sulfate ions which can be oxidized to tetrathionate ions.
=
-> S 4 6 + 2e
e.g.,
2S 2 O 3~ +I 2 -> S 4 6
=
+ 21-
In the thiosulfate radical, the average oxidation number of sulfur
is+2; in tetrathionate, the average oxidation number of sulfur is
+2J/2. The average change for each sulfur is %\ but, since in
thiosulfate there are two sulfurs, the total change in oxidation
number is 1.
--
Na S 2 2
~
3 .5H 2
= 01QO
248.2 grams. Ans.
(i) H 2 2. When hydrogen peroxide acts as a reducing agent,

it is always oxidized to free oxygen; e.g.,
-
5H O + 2Mn0
2 2 -> 4 + 6H+ 5O 2 + 2Mn++ + 8H O 2
Average change in oxidation number of each oxygen atom in the

hydrogen peroxide molecule is from 1 to 0. Total change for
the molecule is 2.
H 2 2
= 17.01 grams. Ans.
EXAMPLE II. How many grams of the following oxidizing sub-

stances constitute the gram-milliequivalerit weight in each case:
(a) K Fe(CN)
3 KMn0 6, (6) 4, (c) K Cr O
2 2 7, (d) I2 , (c) KBrO 3 (re-
duced to bromide), (/) H O ? 2 2
SOLUTION: (a) K Fe(CN) In solution, this salt gives ferri-

3 6.
cyanide ions which are capable of being reduced to ferrocyanide

ions.
The change in oxidation number of the iron is from +3 to +2.
K Fe(CN)
3 6
^ n QOnQ
3293 gram
- - ^
A s -
fobf)
(ft) KMnOd. When reduced in the presence of acid, perman-

ganate ions form manganous ions.
MnOr + 8H f + 5e -> Mn++ + 4II O 2
MnOr + 5Fe++ + 8H+ -> Mn++ + 5Fe+++ + 4H () 2
Change in oxidation number of manganese is from +7 to +2.
KMnOi = rôi^
0.03161
A
Ans.
gram.
5QQO
In alkaline solution, permanganate is reduced to MnO 2 with a

change in oxidation number of 3 (from +7 to +4).
MnO ~ + 2H O + 36 -> MnO + 4011^

4 2 2
Here the equivalent weight is one-third of the molecular weight.

(c) K 2 Gr 2 Or. Bichromate ions are ordinarily reduced to chromic
ions.
Cr2 O 7 =s + 14H+ + 6e -> 2Cr^^- + 7II O 2
=
Cr2 7 + 6Fe^ + 14H+ -* 201^++ + 6Fc+++ + 7H 2
The change in oxidation number of each chromium atom is from

+6 to +3, or the change of the dichr ornate ion (since it contains 2
chromiun ions) is 6.
= 0.04903 gram. Ans.
(d) I2 . Iodine is reduced to iodide.
I2 + 2c -> 21-
There one unit change in oxidation number for each iodine
is
atom, or two unit changes for the molecule.
2
= 0.1209 gram. Ans.
2,000
0) KBrOa. Bromate reduced to bromide involves a change in

oxidation number of the bromine from +5 to 1, or a change of
6 units.
Br0 3- + 6H+ + 6e -> Bi- + 3H O 2
KBrOs
0.02784 gram. Ans.
6,000
(/) II 2 02. As an oxidizing agent, hydrogen peroxide is reduced

to water.
H O + 2H+ + 2e - 2H O
2 2 2
Average change of each oxygen is from 1 to 2. Total change

for the molecule is 2.
= 0.01701 gram. Ans.
90. Calculations and Reduction Processes.

of Oxidation
Since the concentration of solutions in oxidation and reduction
titrations, like those in acidimetry and alkalimetry, is based on
the hydrogen equivalent, the methods of calculation are identical.
Thus, I liter of a normal solution of an oxidizing agent will exactly
oxidize 1 liter of a normal solution of a reducing agent, or 2 liters
of a half-normal solution.
In titrating a reducing agent with a solution of oxidizing agent
or an oxidizing agent with a solution of reducing agent, reasoning
similar to that described in Sees. 73, 74, and 75 will evolve the*
same general formulas as were there derived: viz.,
ml.. X N, X ex = grams*
and
ml., X N* X ex
w .
/ V X 100 = per cent*
i ,
vx , x
Weight of sample
The methods of solving the various types of problems described
under Sees. 76, 77, and 78 likewise apply to oxidation and reduc-
tion titrations.
Problems
613. Refer to Problem 35 and give the equivalent weights of the following
oxidizing agents: (a) KsAsO4 , (6) NaBrO 3, (c) NaNO 2, (d) NuaOfe.
Ans. (a) 32.02, (6) 25.15, (c) 11.50, (d) 39.00.
614. Refer to Probelm 34 and state what fraction of the molecular weight
represents the milliequivalerit weight in the case of each of the following

reducing agents: (a) Cr2 (SO4 ) 3 , (6) HC1, (c) H S. 2
Ans. (a) 1/6,000, (6) 1/1,000, (c) 1/2,000.
616. Thirty milliliters of ferrous ammonium sulfate solution contain 1.176

grams of pure FeSO 4 (NH 4 ) 2 SO4.6II 2 O.
.
Twenty milliliters of potassium
dichromate solution contain 0.2940 gram of K Cr O
2 2 7. Calculate (a) normality
of the ferrous ammoniumsulfate, (6) normality of the dichromate, (c) value
of 1.000 ml. of ferrous solution in terms of the dichromate solution.
Ans. (a) 0.1000 N, (fc) 0.2998 N, (c) 0.3335 ml.
616. solution of nitric acid is 3.00 N as an acid. How many milliliters'

A
must be added to 50 ml. of the acid to make it 3.00 N as an oxidizing
of water
agent? Assume reduction of HNO8 to NO.

Ans. 100 ml.
617. If 10.00 grams of E^Fe(CN) 6 .3H 2 O are dissolved in water and the
volume made up to 500 ml., what is the normality of the solution as a reducing,
agent?
Ans. 0.04736 N.
618. From the following data, calculate the ratio of the nitric acid as an
oxidizing agent to the tetroxalate solution as a reducing agent (assume reduc-
~
tion of NO3 to NO).
1.000 ml. HNO 3 =0= 1.246 ml. NaOH
1.000 ml. KHC O .H C O .2H O
2 4 2 2 4 2 =0= 1.743 ml. NaOH
Normality NaOH = 0.1200
Ans. l.f
619. To oxidize the iron in 1.00 gram of FeSO4 .(NH4 ) 2 SO4 .6H 2 O requires.
5.00 ml. of HNOs (3Fe++ + NO - + 4H+ -3 3Fe+++ + NO + H 0). How
2
much water must be added to 500 ml. of this acid to make the concentration
as an acid exactly one-tenth normal?
Ans. 350 ml.
620. A certain volume of a solution of KHC2O4.H2O would be oxidized in
the presence of acid by an equal volume of 0.01000 molar 4 How KMnO .
many milliliters of 0.01000 molar Ba(OH) 2 solution would be neutralized by

20.00 ml. of the binoxalate?
Ans. 25.00 ml.
621. A method of standardizing KMnO solution against a standard solu- 4
tion of NaOH has been suggested. This consists in dissolving a small (un-
weighed) amount of oxalic acid (or acid oxalate) in water and titrating with
the standard alkali, using phenolphthalein indicator. The resulting solution
is acidified with H
2 SO 4 and titrated with the 4 If 2 O4 .H 2 O were KMnO . KHC
used as the intermediate compound and the titrations required 10.58 ml. of
0.2280 N
NaOH and 38.10 ml. of 4 KMnO
calculate the normality of the ,
KMriO4 as an oxidizing agent.

Ans. 0.1266 N.
622. KIIC 2 O4 .H2C2O4 .2H 2 O and Na 2 C 2 O 4 are to be mixed in the proper
proportion so that the normality of a solution of the mixture as a reducing
agent will be 2.15 times the normality as an acid. Calculate the proportion.
Ans. 1:0.644.
623. Calculate the normality as an acid and as a reducing agent of a

solution made by dissolving a mixture of 20.00 grams of 2 C 2 O 4 .2H 2 O, 10.00 H
grams of KHC 2 O 4 and
,
15.00 grams of KHC20 4 .H 2 C2O 4 .2H 2 O in water and
diluting to exactly 1 ,000 ml.

Ans. 0.5728 N, 0.7096 N.
624. Refer to Problem 37 and give the gram-milliequivalent weights of the
following oxidizing agents: (a) BiO 2 , (&) K Fe(CN)

3 6.
625. Refer to Problem 36 and state what fraction of the molecular weight
represents the equivalent weight in the case of each of the following reducing
agents: (a) KNO 2, (6) UO C1 2 2, (c) MnSO4 , (d) VOSO 4.
626. In the analysis of chrome iron ore, chromium is oxidized by fusion

to chromate and determined by titration with ferrous ammonium sulfate.
What is the equivalent weight in terms of (a) Cr2 O 3 and (6) Cr?
627. What volume of HC1
theoretically required to dissolve
solution is
1.000 gram of pure iron out of contact with the air, if 3.00 ml. of the acid will
neutralize that volume of KOII solution which will react with 6.00 ml. of a
potassium acid oxalate solution that is 2.00 N as a reducing agent?
628. When 25.00 ml. of IIC1 are treated withAgNO 3 a precipitate of AgCl ,
weighing 0.5465 gram obtained; 24.36 ml. of the IIC1 exactly react with
is
27.22 ml. of NaOH solution; 26.24 ml. of the NaOH exactly react with 30.17
ml. of KHC
2 O 4 .H 2 C2O 4 .2H 2 O solution. How much water must be added to a
liter of the oxalatg solution to make it exactly 0.02500 as a reducing agent? N
629. The hydrogen peroxide sold for medicinal purposes is often labeled
"
10 volume" which means that on ordinary decomposition it yields ten times
itsvolume of oxygen. What would be the normality of such a solution as
an oxidizing agent? As a reducing agent?
630. certain volume of KHC 2 O4.H2C2O4.2H 2 O solution would be neu-
A
tralized by an equal volume of 0.01000 molar Na2CO3 solution. How many
milliliters of 0.02000 molar K 2 Cr 2 7 would be required to oxidize 25.00 ml. of
the tetroxalate solution?
Permanganate Process. Potassium permanganate is exten-

91.
sively used as an oxidimetric standard. It serves as its own in-

dicator. A normal solution contains one-fifth the gram-molecular
weight per liter (see Sec. 89, used in the presence

Example 116) if
of acid. A
standard solution of potassium permanganate is used
in three ways:
1. It is used in the presence of acid in the direct titration of a
large number of oxidizable cations and anions. Among them are

the following:
SUBSTANCE OXIDIZED TO
vo++ vo -3
C or 2 co 2
NO ~ 2 NOr
so3- sor
HO 2 2 O2
MO+++ MoO
U++++ UO2 ++
It is used in the presence of acid in the indirect titration
2.
of a large number of reducible substances. In each case a meas-

ured amount of a reducing agent (e.g.,a ferrous salt or an oxalate)
is added, and, after reduction is complete, the excess reduc-
ing agent is titrated with standard permanganate (see Sec. 76).
Among the many substances that can be determined in this way
are the following:
StrBSTAN REDUCED TO
Cr2O7 -
MnO Mn O
2, 3 4 Mn ++
PbO Pb2 O3
2. . Pb.,0,
3. used in neutral or alkaline solution in the titration of a

It is
very few substances. In these cases the permanganate is reduced

to MnC>2, which precipitates. The permanganate, therefore, has
an oxidizing power only three-fifths of what it has when used in
the presence of acid (see Sec. 89). This fact must be made use
of in the calculations of such analyses (see Example VI below).
Mn ++ MnO 2
HCOOH (formic acid) CO 2
EXAMPLE I. What the normality of a solution of potassium

is
permanganate if 40.00 ml. will oxidize that weight of potassium

tetroxalate, KHC O4.H2C2O4.2H 0,
2 2 which requires 30.00 ml. of
0.5000 N sodium hydroxide solution for its neutralization?
SOLUTION: The amount of tetroxalate that requires 30.00 ml.
of 0.5000 N NaOH for neutralization is
or*
30.00
f\f\ vx
X f\ cr\r\r\
0.5000 X KHC2O4.H2C2O4.2H2O
vx
s~000
^.
^ *-^ grams
.,
The normality of the permanganate is therefore
1.271
= 0.5000. Ans.
40 00 X
4,000
The same result is more simply obtained by setting up the entire
equation before performing any of the operations, when it will be
found that the molecular weights of the potassium tetroxalate
cancel and need not be calculated. Thus, the weight of potassium
tetroxalate neutralized by 30.00 ml. of 0.5000 N NaOH is
30.00 X 0.5000 X
and the weight of potassium tetroxalate oxidized by 40.00 ml. of

x normal KMnO4 is
in flfl
40.00 XxX
y r y
KHC 04.H2C 04.2H20
2 2
Since these two expressions are equal to each other, the equality
may be expressed by an equation in which the molecular weights
of the potassium tetroxalate cancel and x gives the value 0.5000
for the normality of the permanganate.
EXAMPLE II. What is the percentage of iron in a sample of

iron ore weighing 0.7100 gram if, after solution and reduction of
the iron with amalgamated zinc, 48.06 ml. of KMnO 4 (1.000 ml. =0=
0.006700 gram Na2 C O4 2 ) are required to oxidize the iron? How

many grams of KMn0 4 are contained in each milliliter of the
solution?
SOLUTION :
Normality of the KMn0 4

= = 0.1000 N
JN a2L/2vJ 4
Each
-
48.06 X
milliliter
0.1000
QJ^Q
X y^r
of
-^-
normal
X 100
KMn0
=
~27KKT
37.79 per cent Fe.
4 contains KMn0 /5,000 =

Ans.
0.03161 gram.
Each milliliter of this KMnO 4 contains 0.03161 X 0.1000 =
0.003161 gram. Ana.
EXAMPLE III. How many grams of II 2 02 are contained in a
solution that requires for titratioii 14.05 ml. of KMn0 4 of which
1.000 ml. =0= 0.008378 gram Fe (i.e., will oxidize that amount of
ironfrom the divalent to the trivalent state)? How many grams
and how many milliliters of oxygen measured dry and under stand-
ard conditions are evolved during the titration?
SOLUTION :
Normality KMn0 = 4 /1
= 0.1500 N
re/I,
Grams HO 2 2
= 14.05 X 0.1500 X ~~ = 0.03584 gram. Ans.
Each mole of HO
2 2 corresponds to a mole of O 2 evolved [see
Sec. 89, Example !(*)]- Therefore,
Grams 2 evolved = 14.05 X 0.1500 X x~c = 0.03372 gram.

A,UUU
Ans.
Each mole of O 2 occupies 22,400 ml.
Therefore,
Milliliters O 2 evolved = 14.05 X 0.1500 X ~

99 4OA
= 23.60 ml.
A na.
EXAMPLE IV. What is the percentage of MnO 2 in impure py-

rolusite a sample weighing 0.4000 gram is treated with 0.6000
if
H
gram of pure 2 C20 4 .2H 2 and dilute 2 S04 and after reduction H
has taken place (MnO 2 + H 2 C 2 O 4 + 2H+ -> Mn++ + 2CO 2 +2H 2 O)
the excess oxalic acid requires 26.26 ml. of 0.1000 N KMn0 4 for
titration?
SOLUTION:
Milliequivalents of HC 2 2 4 .2H 2 O used = = 9.526
Milliequivalents of KMnO 4 used = 26.26 X 0.1000 = 2.626
- 6.900 X
MnOz/2,000
040QA
x - ,__
10
=
~
9.526
_. __
-
74 -97 per cent

2.626
A
=
Mn0~
,,
6.900
2. Ans.
EXAMPLE What would be the milliequivalent weight of

V.
PbsO4 and Pb in the calculation of the analysis of red lead
of
(impure PbsC^) by a method similar to that of the preceding ex-

ample (Pb 3 4 + H 2 C 2 4 + 3S04 + 6H+ - 3PbS0 4 + 2CO 2 +
=
4H2 0)?
SOLUTION: The oxidation number of lead changes from an
average of 2% (in Pb 3O4 ) to 2 (in PbSO 4 ). Each lead therefore
changes by an average of %
unit; 3 leads change by 2 units.
Hence,
Me. wt. Pb3 4

= ~=
Z } \)(j(j
0.3428. Ans.
Me. wt. Pb =
qpu ~= 0.3108. Ans.
EXAMPLE VI. A steel containing 0.90 per cent Mn is analyzed

by the three standard methods below, in each case with a 2.50-
gram sample, 0.0833 N KMnO4 and 0.100 N FeS0 4 solutions.
Calculate in each case the volume of KMnO required. 4
SOLUTION Bismuthate Method. The Mn is oxidized to KMnO

:
4
and after reduction with 25.0 ml. of the standard FeSO (MnO ~ + 4 4
5Fe++ + 8H+ -> Mn++ + 5Fe+++ + 4H 0) the excess ferrous iron 2
is titrated with the standard KMnO 4.
Let x = milliliters of KMn0 used in the titration. 4

Milliequivalents of FeS04 used = 25.0 X 0.100 = 2.50

Milliequivalents of KMnO 4 used =xX 0.0833
Net milliequivalents = 2.50 - 0.0833s
x = 5.42 ml. Ans.
Chlorate (Williams) Method. The Mn

is oxidized with KClOs
to MriO 2 which is filtered and dissolved in 25.0 ml. of the standard

FeS0 4 (MnO 2 + 2Fe++ + 4H+^Mn^ + 2Fe+++ + 2H 2 0). The
excess FeSO 4 is titrated with the standard KMn04 .
Let x = milliliters of KMnO4 used in the titration.
Milliequivalents of FeSO 4 used = 25.0 X 0.100 = 2.50

Milliequivalents of KMnO 4 used = x X 0.0833
= 2.50 - 0.0833z
x = 20.2 ml. Ans.
Volhard Method. The Mn is titrated directly with KMnO 4 in

a solution kept neutral with ZnO (3Mn++ + 2Mn04~ + 2ZnO ->
5Mn0 + 2 2Zn++).
Let x = milliliters of KMn04 used in the titration.
Tn this case the normality of the KMnO 4 cannot be taken as
0.0833 because it is used in neutral solution where the change
in oxidation number of its manganese is 3 instead of 5. In other
words, the oxidizing power of KMnO 4 in neutral solution is only
three-fifths as great as it is in acid solution. In this particular
- --
case the normality
ber of the titrated
s(0.0833
is 0.0833
Mn is 2.
X___
?flMn/2,000
X %.
x
The change in oxidation num-
luu
x
=
=
u.yu
16.4 ml. Ans.
EXAMPLE VII. A 1.00-gram sample of steel containing 0.90

per cent Mn is analyzed by the persulfate method whereby the
manganese is oxidized to permanganate by ammonium persulfate
and the resulting permanganate is titrated with a standard solu-
tion of sodium arsenite. If 7.68 ml. of arsenite solution (0.0400
molar in NasAsOa) are required and the arsenite is oxidized to

arsenate in the titration, to what average oxidation number was
the manganese reduced in the titration?
SOLUTION:
0.0400 molar Na AsO =
3 3 0.0800 normal
Let x = change in oxidation number of Mn during titration

7.68 X 0.0800 X = 0.0090
x X 1,000
Solving,
x = 3.75
Oxidation number of Mn in reduced form = 7 3.75 = 3.25. Ans.
EXAMPLE VIII. If 1.000 ml. of a solution of KMn0 4 is equiva-

lent to 0.1000 millimole of NaCHO (sodium formate) in the fol-
2
lowing titration: 23CHO ~ + 2MnO4~ + H O -> 3CO + 2MnO +

2 2 2
5OH-, what is the value of the 4 in terms of KMnO

grams of CaO
in the volumetric method for calcium in which that element is
precipitated as CaC 2 4 .H 2 O and the precipitate is filtered, dis-

solved in dilute 2 S0 4 H
and the oxalate titrated with perman-
,
ganate?
SOLUTION:
0.1000 millimole NaCHO = 2 0.2000 milliequivalent
(since in the titration the oxidation number of C changes from

+2 to +4)
Normality KMnO 4
= 0.2000 N
This normality applies only to the above type of titration in
which the oxidation number of Mn in 4 changes by 3 units. KMnO
Therefore,
Normality KMn0 4 (presence of acid) = 0.2000 X % = 0.3333 N

Each atom of Ca is combined with and equivalent to 1 mole
of oxalate. Since the milliequivalent weight of the oxalate radical
is its molecular weight over 2,000, the milliequivalent weight of
CaO must be its molecular weight over 2,000.
1.000 X 0.3333 X ~ = 0.009347 gram CaO. Ans.

92. Bichromate Process. Potassium dichromate is occasionally

used as an oxidimetric standard. With chemical indicators (e.g.,
potassium ferricyanide as an external indicator, or diphenylamine
sulfate as an internal indicator), the use of dichromate in direct
titrations is restricted to the titration of ferrous iron.
Oxidizing
substances can be determined by the dichromate process, as in
the permanganate process, by the addition of a measured excess
of a ferrous salt and the titration of the excess with the standard
solution. Potassium dichromate titrations have greater applica-
bility in potentiometric titrations where chemical indicators are
not necessary.
The normal solution of potassium dichromate contains one-sixth
of the gram-molecular weight of K
2 Cr2 Or per liter (see Sec. 89).
EXAMPLE I. What
the percentage of FesOs in a sample of
is
limonite ore (impure Fe 2 C>3) if the iron from a 0.5000-gram sample

is reduced and titrated with 35.15 ml. of a potassium dichromate
solution of which 15.00 ml. are equivalent in oxidizing power

to 25.00 ml. of a potassium permanganate solution which has an
"iron value" of 0.004750 gram? (This last expression is a con-
ventional means of signifying that 1.000 ml. of the solution will
oxidize 0.004750 gram of iron from the divalent to the trivalent state.}
SOLUTION:
Normality of KMnO 4
=
t OQO'V Fe/1 000
= - 08506
Normality of K Cr
2 2 7
= 0.08506 X 25.00/15.00 = 0.1418
X
35.15 0.1418
x|^ X 100 =
'
79.60 per cent Fe2 3. Ans.
U.oUUU
EXAMPLE Fusion with Na2 2 oxidizes the chromium in a

II.
0.2000-gram sample of chromite ore to chromate. The addition

of a 50-ml. pipetful of ferrous sulfate solution reduces this in acid
solution to chromic salt (Cr2 Or + 6Fe++ + 14H+ -> 2O+++ +
GFe 4 4 4
" " "
+ 7H O),
and the excess ferrous ions are titrated with
2
7.59 ml. of 0.1000 N K2 2O7 O

Each pipetful of ferrous solution
.
is equivalent to 47.09 ml. of the standard K 2 Cr2 7 solution. What

is the percentage of Cr in the sample? What weight of sample
of the chromite ore should be taken such that the milliliters of
standard 0.1000 N K2 Cr2 07 that are equivalent to the ferrous

solution added, minus the milliliters of K^CrOy used in the titra-
tion, will equal the percentage of Cr2 03 in the sample?
SOLUTION Net K2 Cr2 07 solution (equivalent to the Cr in the
:
ore)
= 47.09 - 7.59 = 39.50 ml.
39.50X0. 1000
Xg~ X 100 = 34.23 per cent
'-
Cr. Ans.
nonnn
(j.ZOOO
The second part of this problem merely states that the net
volume of 0.1000 NK
2 Cr 2 O 7 (i.e., the milliliters equivalent to the
Cr in the sample) is equal in value to the percentage of Cr2 0a.
aX0.1000xCr O 3 /6,000
"
2 _
/\ JLUU O>
X
x = 0.2533 gram. Ans.
93. Ceric Sulfate or Cerate Process. Cerium in the valence of

4 is a very powerful oxidizing agent, the yellow 4-valent eerie or
complex cerate ions being reduced to colorless 3-valent cerous ions.
Ce++++ +e-
or,
+ e _> CC+++ + 3S04
A solution of eerie sulfate is satisfactory for oxidimetry titrations
and has certain advantages over potassium permanganate, par-
ticularly with respect to its greater stability and its lesser tendency
to oxidize chloride ions. In the titration of reducing substances
that in solution are colorless, the yellow color of the excess eerie
ions serves as a fairly satisfactory indicator. Titration of ferrous
ions can be accomplished with orthophenanthroline ("ferroin")
as an internal indicator. The potential of the indicator in its
two states of oxidation lies between those of ferrous-ferric iron
and cerous-ceric cerium.
Fe++ <=> Fe+++ +e

Ferroin' (red) <= ferroin" (blue) +e
Ceric sulfate is particularly satisfactory in potentiometric titra-

tions.
EXAMPLE. What weight of limonite should be taken so that

after solution in HC1 and reduction of the iron, the volume
of a
standard eerie solution required for titration will be one-half the
percentage of Fe2O 3 in the sample (6.00 ml. of the eerie solution =
2.00 ml. 2 O4 solution - 3.00 ml. of 0.0800
KHC N
NaOH)?
SOLUTION:
KHC O 2 4 soln. = 0.0800 X 3.00/2.00
= 0.120 N os an acid
= 0.240 N as a reducing agent
Ceric soln. = 0.240 X 2.00/6.00 - 0.0800 N
1 X 0.0800 X Fe 2 () 3 /2,000 ^
~~~ ,nn n
~~~~
X 1UU &
x = 0.320 gram. Ans.
Problems
631. A solution of permanganate contains 2.608 grams of KMnO 4 per 750 ml.
What is the normality of the solution and what is the value of 1.000 ml. in
terms of (a) Fe2 O3 , (6) Fe, (c) KHC O 2 4, (d) TI 2 O 2, (e) U(SO4) 2 (oxidized to UO ++)?
2
Ans. 0.1100 N. (a) 0.008784 gram, (6) 0.006144 gram, (r) 0.007046 gram,
(d) 0.001871 gram, (c) 0.02367 gram.
632. Given a solution of KMnO 4 of which 1.000 ml. =c= 1.000 ml. 2 O4 KHC
solution =c= 1.000 ml. NaOH 0.1000 millimole of
=0=
8 4 O 4 (potassium KHC H
acid phthalate). What is the value of 1 ml. of it in terms of grams of Fe 2 O 3 ?
How many millimoles of Mn are present in each milliliter?
633. How many grams of KMnO 4 are contained in a liter of potassium

permanganate if a certain volume of it will oxidize a weight of potassium
tetroxalate requiring one-half that volume of 0.2000 N potassium hydroxide

solution for neutralization?
Ans. 4.214 grams.
634. What is the normality of a solution of potassium permanganate if

50.13 ml. will oxidize that weight of 2 O4 which requires 43.42 ml. of KHC
0.3010 N
sodium hydroxide for neutralization?
Ans. 0.5214 N.
636. 1.000 ml. KHC .H C2O4.2H O 0.2000

2 4 2 2 =c= ml. KMnO 4
1.000 ml. KMnO - 0.1117 gram Fe
4
What is the normality of the tetroxalate solution when used as an acid?

Ans. 0.3000 N.
636. Given two permanganate solutions. Solution A contains 0.01507

gram of KMnO 4 per milliliter. Solution B is of such strength that 20.00 ml. ^
0.1200 gram Fe. In what proportion must the two solutions be mixed in
order that the resulting solution shall have the same oxidizing power in the
presence of acid as 0.3333 2 Cr2O 7 has? NK
A Vol. A = _ 7A
*
Ans - L576 '
v^Ts
637. How many milliliters of K 2 Cr2O7 solution containing 25.00 grams of
anhydrous salt per liter would react with 3.402 grams of FeSO4 .7H2 in dilute
acid solution?
Ans. 24.00 ml.
638. If 25.0 ml. of ferrous sulfate solution in sulfuric acid require 31.25
ml. of 0.100 2 Cr2NK O
7 solution for oxidation, how much water must be added
to 200 ml. of the reducing solution to make it exactly one-twentieth normal?

Ans. 300 ml.
639. How many grams of pure K 2 Cr2 O 7 must be weighed out, dissolved,
and diluted to exactly 700 ml. to make a solution which, when used in the
titration of iron in a sample of ore, shall be of such a strength that four times
the number of milliliters used with a half-gram sample will represent one-half
the percentage of FeO in the sample?
Ans. 19. 12 grams.
640. How many grams of pure Pb 3 O = PbO .2PbO)

4 ( 2 must be dissolved in
a mixture of 30 ml. of 6 N H SO and 2.000 millimoles of KHC O .II C2O .2H O
2 4 2 4 2 4 2
so that 30.00 ml. of 0.1000 N KMnO will be required for the excess oxalate?
4
Ans. 1.714 grams.
641. What weight of spathic iron ore (impure FeCO 3 ) should be taken for
analysis such that the number of milliliters of 4 (1.000 ml. =c= 0.3000 ml. KMnO
of potassium tetroxalate solution which is one-fourth normal as an acid) used
in titration will be twice the percentage of FeO in the ore?
Ans. 1.438 grams.
642. If 0.9000 gram of oxalic acid (H 2 C 2 O 4 .2H2 O) is allowed to react with

0.5000 gram of pyrolusite and the excess oxalic acid is titrated with per-
manganate, what must be the normality of the permanganate in order that
one-half the percentage of MnO2 may be obtained by subtracting the buret
reading from the volume A of the permanganate equivalent to the 0.9000
gram of oxalic acid used? What is the value of A?
Ans. 0.2300 N. 62.09ml.
643. A sample of steel weighing 2.20grams and containing 0.620 per cent
of Mn is dissolved, and the manganese is eventually titrated in neutral
~
solution with standard KMnO 4. (3Mn++ + 2MnO4 + 2H 2 O -> 5MnO2 +
4H+.) If 6.88 ml. are required, what is the value of each milliliter of the
KMnO 4 in terms of H C O .2HaO?
2 2 4
Ans. 0.00756 gram.

644. Sodium formate, NaCHO2, can be titrated in neutral solution accord-

ing to the equation: 3CHO-T + 2MnOr + H O -> 2Mn0 + 3CO +
2 2 2 50H~.
If 10.00 ml. of the KMn0 4 are equivalent to 0.08161 gram of sodium formate
"
by this method, (a) what is the "iron value of each milliliter of the 4 KMnO
(6) what is the value of each milliliter in terms of rnillimoles of HO 2 2, (c) what
isthe value of each milliliter in terms of grams of CaO, and (d) what is the
value of each milliliter in terms of grains of by the Volhard method? Mn
Ans. (a) 0.02234 gram, (6) 0.2000 millimoles, (c) 0.01122 gram,
(d) 0.006598 gram.
646. Calcium can be precipitated as CaC 2 O4 .H 2 O, and the precipitate

filtered, washed, and dissolved in dilute II 2 S0 4 The oxalic acid formed can
.
then be titrated with potassium permanganate. If a 0.1000 solution of N

KMnO 4 is used, calculate the value of 1.000 ml. in terms of (a) Ca, (&) CaO,
(r) CaCO 3.
Ans. (a) 0.002004 gram, (6) 0.002804 gram, (c) 0.005004 gram.
646. If the iron in a 0.1500-gram sample of iron ore is reduced and sub-
sequently requires 15.03 ml. of permanganate for oxidation, what is the purity
of the ore expressed as percentage of (a) Fe, (6) FeO, (c) Fe 2 O 3 ? (4.000 ml.
KMnO 4 o 3.000 ml. KHC
2 O4 .H 2 C,O 4 solution =c= 3.000 ml. 0.1000 N NaOII.)
Ans. (a) 55.95 per cent, (6) 71.96 per cent, (c) 80.00 per cent.
647. the percentage purity of a sample of impure 2 C 2 O4 .2II 2 O if a

What is H
sample weighing 0.2003 gram requires 29.30 ml. of permanganate solution, of
which 1.000 ml. - 0.006023 gram Fe?
648. To a
half-gram sample of pyrolusite is added a certain weight of
oxalic acid (II 2 C 2 O 4 .2II 2 O). After reaction in acid solution is complete, the
excess oxalic acid requires 30.00 ml. of 0.1000 N KMnO
4 for oxidation. If the
pyrolusite is calculated to contain 86.93 per cent MnO 2, what is the weight ot
oxalic acid added? (MnO2 2 C 2 O4 211+ -> +H + Mn++ + 2CO + 2H O.)
2 2
A ns. 0.8194 gram.
649. One hundred K2 Cr2 O7 solution (10.0 grams per liter),

milliliters of
5.00 ml. of 6 N H SOand 75.0 ml. of FeSO4 solution (80.0 grams FeSO4 .7H2 O
2 4,
per liter) are mixed and the resulting solution is titrated with 0.2121 N
KMnO 4. Calculate the volume required.
Ans. 5.63 ml.
660. In analyzing a one-gram sample of hydrogen peroxide with permanga-

nate, what must be the normality of the KMn0
4 in order that the buret reading
shall represent directly the percentage of H O2?

2
Ans. 0.5880 N.
661. A sample of magnetite (impure Fe3 O4 ) is fused with Na O2 2 and all the
iron thus oxidized to the ferric state. After leaching with water andiacidifying,
the total iron is determined by reduction in a Jones reductor and titration with
standard 4 KMnO
Volume of .4 required
= 30.10 ml. It is of such
KMnO
concentration that 2.000 ml. - 3.000 ml. 2 O4 solution o 2.000 ml. KHC
H
NaOH =0= 1.000 ml. 2SO4 =0= 0.008138 gram ZnO. What is the normality of
the KMn0 4 and how many grams of Fe3O4 are present in the sample of mag-
netite?
Ans. 0.2000 N, 0.4646 gram.
662. Six millimoles of MnO are ignited in air (6MnO + O2 * 2MnsO4 ) and
the resulting Mn O3 (= MnO2.2MriO) is dissolved in a solution containing
4
25 ml. of 6 N H2 SO4 and A grams of FeSO4 .(NH4) 2SO4 .6H2O. The manganese
isreduced by the ferrous ions completely to the divalent form. If the excess
ferrous ions require 12.00 ml. of KMnO 4 (containing 0.05000 millimole of
KMnO 4 per ml.) calculate the value of A.
Ans. 2.745 grams.
663. A sample of steel weighs 2.00 grams and contains 0.55 per cent Mn.
After dissolving in HNO
3 the manganese is oxidized to permanganate with
solid BiO 2 and the excess BiO2 is filtered off. Excess FeSO4 .7H 2 O (dissolved
in water) is now added and the excess ferrous ions require 20.0 ml. of 0.200 N
KMnO How many grams of FeSO .7H O were used? If the reduction had
4. 4 2
been made with Na C O instead of with FeSO .7II O, how many millimoles of
2 2 4 4 2
Na C O should have been added in order for 20.0 ml. of the KMnO4 to be
2 2 4
required for the excess oxalate?

Ans. 1.39 grams. 2.50 millimoles.
664. A sample of chromite contains 30.08 per cent Cr2 O 3 After fusion of a .
0.2000-gram sample with Na2 O2 and dissolving in acid, how many grams of
FeSO4 .(NH4 ) 2 SO4 .6II 2 O should be added so that the excess ferrous ions will
require 15.00 ml. of 0.6011 N K Cr 2 2 7? How many milligram-atoms of Cr
does each milliliter of the dichromate contain? If 3.000 ml. of this dichromate
o 2.000 ml. of KHC
2 O 4 .H 2 C 2 O4 .2H 2 O solution =c= 1.000 ml. KOH o 3.000 ml.
II 2 SO 4 how many moles of Fe 2 3 .xII2 O is each milliliter of the H 2 SO4 capable
,
of dissolving, and how many milliequivalents as an oxidizing agent would this

amount of Fe 2 O3 .xH 2 O represent?
Ans. 4.467 grams. 0.2006 mg.-atoms. 0.00007514 moles, 0.1503 me.
666. A sample of steel weighing 2.00
analyzed for manganese by grams is
the bismuthate method. FeSO4 were used for

If a 25-inl. pipetful of 0.120 N
the reduction of the oxidized manganese and 22.9 ml. of 0.0833 4 were N KMnO
used in the titration of the excess ferrous ions, what volume of the 4 KMnO
would have been used if the same weight of sample had been analyzed (a) by
the chlorate method (using the same 25-inl. pipetful of the above FeSO 4 );
(6) by the Volhard method on a Y^ aliquot portion of the prepared solution?
What is the percentage of Mn in the steel?
Ans. (a) 30.8 ml, (6) 4.37 ml. 0.600 per cent.
A sample of chrome iron ore weighing 0.3010 gram is fused with
666.
Na2 O2 leached with water, and acidified with
, 2 SO 4 The resulting solution H .
of dichromate is treated with a solution containing dissolved crystals of

FeSO4.(NH 4 ) 2 SO4.6H2 O, and the excess ferrous ions titrated with standard
dichromate (containing 5.070 grams 2 Cr2 O7 per liter).KA maximum of
45.00 per cent Cr2 O 3 in the ore being allowed for, what minimum weight of
FeSO4.(NH 4 ) 2 SO4.6II 2O should be used so that not more than a 50-ml. buretful
of the standard dichromate would be required?
Ans. 4.124 grams.
667. A sample of pure sodium oxalate, Na2C 2 O 4 weighing 0.2500 gram, when
,
dissolved in dilute IT 2 SO4 requires 40.15 ml. of eerie sulfate solution to give a
permanent yellow color to the solution. What is the normality of the eerie
sulfate solution? How many grams of pure Ce(SO4) 2 .2(NH4) 2 SO4 .2H 2 O should
be dissolved in 500 ml. of solution in order to prepare a solution of this nor-
mality? If a sample of limonite weighing 0.3000 gram is dissolved in HC1, the
iron reduced by metallic silver and then requires 25.03 ml. of the above eerie
sulfate solution, orthophenaiithroline being used as indicator, what percentage
of Fe 2 O 3 is shown to be present in the limonite?
Ans. 0.09294 N. 29.40 grams. 62.03 per cent.
668. What is the normality of a solution of KMnCX and what is the value
of each milliliter in terms of grams of Fe if when titrating a 0.1000-gram sample
of impure KNO 2 (which is oxidized to nitrate) the buret reading is one-half
the percentage of N O in the sample? How
2 3 many gram-atoms of does Mn
each liter of the KMnO contain? 4
669. What must be the value of 1 ml. of eerie sulfate in terms of grams of
Fe2 O3 so that in the titration of a half-gram sample of impure sodium arsenite
(arsenite oxidized to arsenate), the percentage of As 2 3 in the sample will O be
twice the buret reading? What is the molarity of the eerie solution?
660. A stock solution of KMnO 4 is made up and standardized. It is found
that each milliliter is equivalent to 0.01597
gram of Fe2 O 3
10-ml. pipetful . A
of the permanganate is reduced with 2 O 2 in the H
presence of acid and the excess
H 2 O 2 is destroyed by boiling. The resulting solution is then made neutral and
the manganous ions in the solution are titrated with more of the original
stock KMnO4, the solution being kept neutral with ZnO (Volhard method).
How many milliliters of KMnC>4 would be required in the titration?
661. A student standardized a solution of and one of KOH
4 against KMnO
the same salt (KHC 2 O 4 .H 2 C 2 O4.2H2 0). The normality of the former was
found to be 0.09963 as a base and of the latter to be 0.1328 as an oxidizing
agent. By coincidence, exactly 50.00 ml. of solution were used in each
standardization. Calculate the ratio of the weight of tetroxalate used in the
first case to that used in the second case.
662. A is composed of oxalic

powder acid (H 2 C 2 O4 .2H2 O), potassium
binoxalate (KHC O4.H 2 O), and
2 an inert impurity. Find the percentage of
each constituent from the following. A sample of the powder weighing
1.200 grams reacts with 37.80 ml. of 0.2500 solution; 0.4000 N NaOH gram of
powder reacts with 43.10 ml of 0.1250 permanganate solution. N

663. It requires 15.27 ml. of SnCl2 solution to reduce an amount of iron
that can be oxidized by 16.27 ml. of permanganate solution. This volume
of the permanganate will also oxidize that amount of 2 O4.H 2 C 2 O4.2H 2 O KHC
solution which reacts with 16.24 ml. of 0.1072 NaOH. Calculate the N
normality of the SnCl2 solution.
664. Given the following data, calculate the percentage of MnO 2 in a
sample of pyrolusite:
Sample = 0.5217 gram
KHC O4.H C2O4.2II O added to react with MnO =
2 2 2 2 0.7242 gram
KMiiCX used in titrating excess = 22.42 ml.
1.000 ml. KMnO ~ 4 0.009721 gram H C O .2H O 2 2 4 2
666. A
50.00-ml. pipetful of 0.2016 N oxalic acid
is added to a sample of
pure MiiO2 to reduce it. The excess of oxalic acid requires 10.15 ml. of
0.2008 N KMnO
4 for its oxidation. What weight of 2 is present? MnO
666. How many grams of Cr2 3 are present in a sample of chromite ore if
when decomposed by fusion with Xa O 2 2 acidified with
,
2 SO 4 H
and treated ,
with 3.000 millimoles of KHC 2 O .H C O

4 2 2 4
-
.2H 2 O(Cr2 O 7 -
+ 3C (V +
2 14H+
2CV"*-
4-
+ 6CQ* + 7H2 O), the excess oxalate requires 20.00 ml. of 0.1000 X
KMn0 4?
667. A
sample of spathic iron ore is analyzed for calcium by the perman-
ganate method, following the precipitation of the calcium as oxalate. What
weight of sample must be taken so that one-half the number of milliliters of
0.1000 KMnO4 may represent the percentage of CaO in the sample?
N
668. What weight of iron ore should be taken for analysis so that the
milliliters of 0.0833 N permanganate multiplied by 2 will give the percentage
of Fe 2 Oa in the sample?
669. qualitative analysis of a certain silicate shows the presence of a

The
large quantity of calcium and only traces of other positive elements. In the
quantitative analysis, the silica is removed and the calcium
is precipitated
from the calcium oxalate. It is found that the milliliters of 0.1660

filtrate as
X KMnOi required to oxidize the oxalate in a half-gram sample is almost
exactly equal to the percentage of silica in the sample. What is the empirical
formula of the pure mineral?
670. Hculnnditc is hydrous acid calcium metasilicate and yields on analysis
14.8 per cent water and 16.7 per cent alumina. If the calcium were precipitated
as calcium oxalate from a 1.00-gram sample, 32.8 ml. of 0.100 4 X KMn0
would be required for oxidation. Three-fifths of the water exists as water of
crystallization. What is the empirical formula of heulandite?
671. A
sample of alloy containing manganese and weighing 4.35 grams is
dissolved and the manganese eventually titrated in neutral solution with a
standard permanganate having an "iron value" of 0.00640 gram (i.e., 1.000 ml.
will oxidize that amount of ferrous iron in add solution). A volume of 13.05
ml. is required. Calculate the percentage of Mn in the alloy.
672. A sample of magnetite (impure FeaCW is fused with Xa O 2 2 and all the
iron thus oxidized to the ferric state. After leaching with water, the iron in
UA1VAT1UJM AND KUDUUT1ON METHODS 233
the solution is determined by reducing with SnCU, destroying the excess stan-
nous ions, and titrating with 0.3000 2 Cr2 O7 NK
If 30.00 ml. are required, .
calculate the number of grams of Fe3 O4 in the sample. How many grams of Cr
are present in each milliliter of the 2 Cr 2 07? K
How many milligrams of CeO2
is each milliliter of the dichromate equivalent to as an oxidizing agent?
673. From the following data, compute the weight of iron ore to be taken
for analysis such that the percentage of Fe2 3 prasent is numerically equal to O
twice the number of milliliters of 2 Cr 2 K
7 used in the titration. O
40.00 ml. HC1 solution o 2.880 grams of AgCl.
35.00 ml. HC1 solution =c= 40.00 ml. of KHC
2 O4 .H 2 C 2 O 4 solution.
35.00 ml. of tetroxalate solution =0= 40.00 ml. of K Cr O

2 2 7 solution.
674. A solution of dichromate

prepared by dissolving 4.883 grams of
is
pure K Cr O
2 2 7 and
diluting to exactly one liter; a solution of ferrous salt is pre-
pared by dissolving 39.46 grams of FeSO 4 .(NH4) 2 SO4 .6H 2 O and diluting to
one liter. What volume of the dichromate solution must be transferred to the
ferrous solution and thoroughly mixed so that the normality of one solution as
a reducing agent will be the same as the normality of the other solution as an
oxidizing agent?
676. An oxide of iron weighing 0.1000 gram is fused with 4 and the KHSO ,
fused material is dissolved in acid. The iron is reduced with stannous chloride,
mercuric chloride added to oxidize the excess stannous ions, and the iron is
is
titrated with 0.1000 N dichromate solution.

If 12.94 ml. were used, what is the
formula of the oxide FeO, Fe 2 O3 or Fe 3 O4 ? ,
676. Two pure Pb 3O4 (= PbO2 .2PbO) are dissolved in

millimoles of
a solution containing a mixture of 25 ml. of 6 2 SO4 and A grams of N H
FeSO 4 .(NH4 ) 2 SO4 .6H 2 O, the 4-valent lead being reduced to Pb++. The
excess of ferrous ions requires 12.00 ml. of 0.2500 4 for oxidation N KMnO
(a) What is the value of Al (6) How many milligram-atoms of Mn are
present in each milliliter of the 4? KMnO
(c) If potassium tetroxalate,
KHC 2 O4 .H 2 C 2 O 4 .2H 2 O, had been substituted for the ferrous ammonium sulfate
above, how many milliequivalents, how many millimoles, and how many
grams of the oxalate would have been used for the reduction so that the excess
oxalate would have required 12.00 ml. of 0.2500 N KMnO ? 4 (d) If lead
sesquioxide, Pb2 O 3 were analyzed by a similar method, what would be the

,
milliequivalent weight of Pb 2 O3 ?
677. From the following data, calculate the percentage of iron in a sample
of limonite:
1.000 ml. K O O o 0.006299 gram Fe
2 2 7
Dichromate solution used = 47.56 ml.

Ferrous solution used = 2.85 ml.
Sample taken for analysis = 0.6170 gram
1.000 ml. ferrous solution =0= 1.021 ml. KOO
2 2 7
678. A certain is known to contain 24.80 per cent Cr.

chrome iron ore
A sample weighing 0.2580 gram is fused with Na2 O2 leached with water, and ,
acidified with 2 SO4 The H

resulting .solution of dichromate is treated with a
weight of FeSO4.7H2 O crystals which happens to be just 50 per cent more than
the amount necessary to reduce the dichromate. The excess of ferrous ions is
titrated with standard dichromate (containing 0.02000 millimole K
2 Cr2 O7 per
milliliter). What volume is required? (Hint: It is not necessary to calculate

the amount of ferrous salt required.)
679. A solution of eerie sulfate is of such normality that 26.73 ml.

are required to titrate the ferrous iron obtainable from 1.052 grams of
FeSO4 .(NH4)2SO4.6H2 O. How many grams of Ce(S04 ) 2 .2(NH4 ) 2 SO4 .2H2 O
should be dissolved in 750 ml. of water and the resulting solution diluted to
one order to prepare a solution of such normality that each milliliter
liter in
is equivalent to 0.006500 gram KHC
2 O 4 .Il2C 2 O4 .2H 2 O?
680. (a) What is the normality of a solution of KMn0

4 if each milliliter
will oxidize 0.008377 gram of iron from the ferrous to the ferric state? (b) How
many grams of Mn do 10.00 ml. of such a solution contain? (c) How many
grams of Mn would 10.00 ml. of this KMnO4 oxidize to MnO2 by the Volhard
~
method (3Mn++ + 2MnO4 + 2ZnO -> 5MriO2 + 2Zn-f +)? (d) How many
milliliters of this KMn04 would be required to titrate 0.1200 millimole of
~ ~
sodium formate (NaCIIO2 ) according to the reaction: 3CHO2 + 2MnO4 +
H2O -> 2MnO2 + 3CO2 + 50H-? (e) How many grams of CaO would each
milliliter of the KMnO4 be equivalent to in the volumetric method for calcium?
(/) How many grams of As 2 O 3 would each milliliter of the KMnO4 be equiva-
lent to in the titration of arsenite to arsenate?
681. Find the percentage of Pb 3 4 in a sample of red lead that has been
adulterated with PbO. 2.500 grams of the pigment are treated with 50.00 ml.
of potassium tetroxalate solution which is 0.1500 N
as an acid, and the excess
of the latter requires 30.00 ml. of permanganate of which each milliliter is
equivalent to 0.005584 gram of iron.

682. A sample of steel weighing 2.50 grams is analyzed for manganese by
the chlorate method (see above). N
If a 25-ml. pipetful of 0.110 FeSO4 were
used to dissolve the precipitated and 18.4 ml. of 0.125 N KMnO 4 were
Mn0 2
used to titrate the excess ferrous ions, what volume of the permanganate
would have been used if the same weight of sample had been analyzed (d) by
the bismuthate method (using the same 25-ml. pipetful of the above FeSO 4 ) ;
(b) by the Volhard method on a J^ aliquot portion of the prepared solution?

What is the percentage of Mn in the steel?
94. lodimetric The fundamental reaction in this

Process.
process is that between iodine and sodium thiosulfate, with starch
(or sometimes chloroform) as the indicator.
I2 + 28203= -> 21- + S^-

Titrations by be divided into two groups, those
this process may
involving direct titrations with standard iodine and those involv-
ing titrations with standard sodium thiosulfate.
Iodine solutions are prepared by dissolving iodine crystals, to-

gether with potassium iodide, in water. A normal solution con-
tains I 2 /2 = 126.9 grams of iodine per liter. Standard solutions
are used to titrate directly certain reducing agents of which the
following are typical:
HS 2 S
so 3 ~ sor
S2 o 3 - so- 4 c
Sodium thiosulfate solutions are prepared by dissolving crystals

of the salt in water. normal solution contains Na2S2O3.5Il20/l =
A
248.2 grams of the hydrated salt per liter (see Sec. 89). Stand-
ard solutions of thiosulfate can be used to titrate almost any
oxidizing substance. The titration is made, however, by adding
to the solution of oxidizing substance a large excess (roughly
measured) of potassium iodide. The oxidizing substance is re-
duced, liberating an equivalent amount of iodine, and the liberated
iodine is titrated with thiosulfate. Typical oxidizing agents de-
termined in this way are as follows:
SUBSTANCE EQUATION
~
Cr2 O 7
-
O O - -+ 61- + 14H+ -> 2Cr
2 7 3I 2 +++
7H 2 O + +
Mn0 4 2MnO 4 + 10I~ +
16H+ -> 2Mn++ 5I 2 8H2 O + +
BKV BrO 3 - + 61- + 6H+ -> Br~ 3I 2 3H 2 O + +
IOr I0r + 61- +611+ -> I- 3I 2 +
3II 2 O +
Cu++ 2Cu++ + 41- -> Cu 2 I 2 + I2
C1 2 C1 + 21- -> 2C1- + I

2 2
II 2 O 2 H O + 21- + 211+ - I + 2H O
2 2 2 2
Since an oxidizing agent liberates its own equivalent of iodine,

the volume of thiosulfate required for the liberated iodine in any
given case is the same as would be required if the thiosulfate were
used directly and reduced the substance to the form indicated.
In calculations, therefore, the equivalent weight of the substance
titrated is found in the usual way by dividing the formula weight
of the substance by the total change in oxidation number.
In titrations in acid solution, a standard solution of potassium
iodate containing an excess of potassium iodide is a convenient
substitute for standard iodine. It is a colorless, stable solution, but
when comes in contact with acid the two ingredients immedi-

it
ately interact and liberate free iodine (IO 3 + 61"" j- 6H+

~~
I~ +
3I 2 + 3H 2 0). In the titration of a substance in acid solution, this
standard solution, therefore, behaves as if it were a standard solu-
tion of iodine. It is used, for example, in the determination of
sulfur in steel. Since the iodate molecule has the oxidizing
equivalent of 6 iodine atoms, a tenth-normal solution contains
KI0 3 /60
= 3.567 grams of KIO3 per liter and can be prepared
by dissolving this amount of the pure crystals, together with
an excess of potassium iodide, in water and diluting to exactly one
liter.
EXAMPLE I. An excess of potassium iodide is added to a solu-

tion of potassium dichromate, and the liberated iodine is titrated
with 48.80 ml. of 0.1000 N
sodium thiosulfate solution. How
many grams of K Cr 07 did the dichromate solution contain?
2 2
SOLUTION: Potassium dichromate liberates an equivalent

amount of iodine from an iodide (i.e., 6 gram-atoms = 6 gram-
equivalents of iodine per mole of dichromate) :
Cr2 0r + 61- + 14H+ -> 2Cr+++ + 3I + 7H O

2 2
and the liberated iodine is titrated with thiosulfate
2S 2 O 3~ + k -> S O ~ + 21-
4 6
The volume of titrating solution is the same as it would have been

if the original solution had been titrated directly to the indicated
products.
Grams of K Cr O
2 2 7
= 48.80 X 0.1000 X 7
- 0.2393. An*.
EXAMPLE II. The sulfur from 4.00 grams of steel is evolved

as HS 2 and titrated with 1.60 ml. of 0.05000 N iodine solution.
What the percentage of S in the steel?
is What is the value of
1.000 ml. of the iodine in terms of As2 O 3 ? How many milliliters
of the iodine will be reduced by 40.00 ml. of Na2S 2 3 solution of
which 1.000 ml. =c= 0.006357 gram Cu. What volume of iodate-
iodide solution containing 10.0 millimoles of KIO 3 and 50.0 grams
of KI per liter would be required to titrate the 2 S from 5.00 grams H
of the above steel? The equations involved are as follows:
+ 2HCOr + !- As0 s + 21- + 2CO + H O

1
4 2 2
2Cu++ + 41- -> Cu I + I 2 2 2

-
IO + 61- + 6H+ -* 3I + I- 4- 3H O
3 2 2
SOLUTION:
1. 60 X 0.05000
Xn-TjL'
X 100 = 0.0320 per cent S. Ans.
1.000 X 0.05000 X -r^ = 0.002473 gram AszO3 . Ans.
The addition of KI to a copper solution will cause reduction of

the Cu and the liberation of an amount of iodine equivalent to
the copper present. This iodine may be titrated with thiosulfate
and the normality of the latter found from the amount of Cu
present. In the above case,
Normality of Na S O 3 2 2 solution = = ' 1000 N

| 000 X Cii/1 000
1000
Volume of 0.0500 N I2 solution = 40.00 X = 80.00 ml.
Ans.
10.0 millimoles KIOs = 60.0 milliequivalents
Normality of KIO, = 0.0600 N
x = 1.67 ml. Ans.
The reaction As0 8= + I2 +HO 2 <= AsOr + 21- + 211+ is revers-

ible, for 3-valent arsenic is oxidized by iodine in neutral solution,
whereas 5-valent arsenic is reduced by iodide in the presence of
acid with the liberation of free iodine. These reactions can be
made use of in the determination of the two forms of arsenic when
present in the same solution.
EXAMPLE III. A powder consists of Na HAs0 + As O + inert 2 3 2 5
material. A sample weighing 0.2500 gram is dissolved and titrated

with standard iodine in a solution kept neutral by excess dissolved
NaHCO 3 (AsO 3s + I 2 + 2HCO 3- - AsO 4s + 21- + 2CO 2 + 2 O). H
The titration requires 15.80 ml. of 0.1030 NI 2. Hydrochloric acid
and an excess of KI are added (AsO<r + 21- + 8H+ - AS+++ -f
I2 + 4H O) 2 and the liberated iodine requires 20.70 ml. of 0.1300

N NajSaOs. Calculate the percentages of Na2HAsOs and
in the sample.
SOLUTION:
15.80 X 0.1030 = 1.628 milliequivalents 3-valent As
20.70 X 0.1300 = 2.691 milliequivalents total As
2.691 - 1.628 = 1.063 milliequivalents 5-valent As
1.628 X 9 ono
X 100 = 55.33 per cent
0.2500 ,
A
> Ans.
As2 5
! 063 X
'
X 100 = 24.42 per cent As2 B
U.ôUU
Problems
683. A solution of iodine contains 15.76 grams of I 2 per liter. What is
the value of each milliliter as an oxidizing agent in terms of (a) SO 2

r
, (6) H SOj,
2
(c) Na 2S O 2 3, (d) As?

Ans. (a) 0.003978 gram, (6) 0.005097 gram, (r) 0.01963 gram, (d) 0.004655
gram.
684. What is the value of 1.000 ml. of 0.04000 N sodium thiosulfate solution
in terms of Cu? What is the normality of a thiosulfate solution if 25.00 ml.
are required to titrate the iodine liberated by 0.01563 gram of copper?
Ans. 0.002543 gram. 0.009833 N.
686. What is the value of 1.000 ml. of an iodine solution (1.000 ml. o=
0.03000 gram Na S O 2 2 3) in terms of As 2 O 8 ?

Ans. 0.009386 gram.
686. From the following data calculate the normality and molarity of the
Na S O2 2 3 solution and the value of 1.000 ml. in terms of grams of potassium
bi-iodate[KH(I0 8 )l.
1.000 ml. K 2 Cr 2 7 o 0.005585 gram of Fe.
20.00 ml. K 2 Cr 2 O 7 liberates sufficient iodine from potassium iodide to require
32.46 ml. Na 2 S 2 3 solution for reduction.
Ans. 0.06162 N, 0.06162 M, 0.002003 gram.
687. Forty milliliters of 4 solution (1.000 ml. KMnO

<^ 0.005000 gram Fe)
are added to KI and the liberated iodine is titrated with sodium thiosulfate
solution requiring 35.90 ml. What is the value of 1.000 ml. of the thiosulfate
solution in terms of copper?
Ans, 0.006345 gram.
688. of sodium thiosulfate is freshly prepared, and 48.00 ml. are
A solution
required to titrate the iodine liberated from an excess of KI solution by
0.3000 gram of pure KIOs. What are the normality of the thiosulfate and its
value in terms of iodine?

Ans. 0.1752 N, 0.02224 gram.
689. The thiosulfate solution of the preceding problem is allowed to stand,

and O
1.00 per cent of the Na2 S 2 3 is decomposed by a trace of acid present in
=
the solution (S2 3 O +
2H+ -> 2 SO3 S). H +
What is the new normality of
the solution as a reducing agent, assuming oxidation of sulfite to sulfate?
Ans. 0.1768 N.
690. A steel weighing 5.00 grams is treated with NCI and the H 2 S is evolved
and eventually titrated with a solution containing 0.0100 mole of KIO3 and
60 grams of KI per liter. If 3.00 ml. are required, what is the percentage of
sulfur in the steel?
691. If 20.00 ml. of thiosulfate (1.000 ml. ^

0.03750 gram CuSO 4 .5H 2 O)
are required for a certain weight of pyrolusite by the Bunsen iodimetric method,
H
what weight of 2 C 2 O4 .2H2 O should be added to a similar sample to require
20.00 ml. of 0.1000 N KMnO by the commonly used indirect method? In
4
the Bunsen method MnO 2 reduced by TTC1, the C1 2 liberated from the
is
latter is passed into KI solution, and the liberated iodine is titrated with
thiosulfate.
Ans. 0.3154 gram.

692. Titrating with 0.05000 N
iodine, what weight of stibnite ore should be
taken so that the percentage of Sb 2 S3 in the sample will be 1 J^ times the buret
reading? (SbOr I2+ 2HCO3 - -+ SbCV 21- 2CO2
+ + +
2 O). +H
How
many millimoles of Na2 S2 O 3 .5H 2 O is each liter of the above iodine equivalent to?
693. A sample of sodium weighing 1.468 grams was added to

sulfite
100 ml. of 0.1000 N iodine. The was titrated with 42.40 ml. of
excess iodine
S O
Na2 2 3 .5H 2 O solution of which 1.000 ml. was equivalent to the iodine liberated
from 0.01574 gram of KI. Calculate the percentage of Na2 SO3 in the sample.
694. A sample of stibnite

containing 70.00 per cent Sb is given to a student
for analysis. He with
titrates a solution of iodine of which he had found
1.000 ml. to be equivalent to 0.004948 gram of As 2 O 3 The normality of the
.
solution, however, had changed, owing to volatilization of iodine, and the

student reports 70.25 per cent Sb. What are the percentage error and the
present normality of the iodine solution, and how much 0.2000 N iodine solu-
tion must be added to one the solution to bring it back to its original
liter of
strength? (SbOr + I2 + 2HCOr -> SbO4 3 21- 2CO2 + +

2 O.) +H
Ans. 0.36 per cent, 0.09965 N. 3.5 ml.
696. A sample of impure potassium iodide weighing 0.3100 gram is treated

with 0.1942 gram ( = 1 millimole) of 2 CrO4 and 20 ml. of 6 N H 2 SO4 and the
K
solution is boiled to expel all the free iodine formed by the reaction. The
solution containing the excess chromate is cooled, treated with excess KI, and
the liberated I 2 titrated with 0.1000 N
Na2 S 2 O 3 requiring 10.20 ml. Calculate
,
the percentage purity of the original potassium iodide.

696. A standard stock solution is made by dissolving 50.0 millimoles of

KIO and 100 grams of KI in water and diluting to 10.00 liters. A sample
3
of Bureau of Standards steel weighing 5.00 grams and certified to contain

0.0530 per cent sulfur is treated with HC1. The sulfur is liberated as H 2 S,
caught in ammoniacal zinc sulfate solution, and eventually titrated in the
presence of acid with the above-mentioned stock solution. What volume is
required?What is the oxidizing normality of the iodate solution? How
many grams of KI in excess of the amount were used in preparing
theoretical
the stock solution?
Ans. 5.52 ml. 0.0300 N. 58.5 grams.
697. The copper in a 0.2500-gram sample of copper ore is treated in

solution with excess KI and the liberated iodine titrated with 16.50 ml. of
NaÔa (1.000 ml. ^ 0.003619 gram KBrO ). What
3 is the purity of the ore
expressed in terms of percentage of Cu 2 S?
698. If the arsenic trichloride from 50 grams of impure copper is distilled

off, absorbed in dilute alkali, and finally oxidized by 20 ml. of 0.0200 N
iodine solution, find the percentage of arsenic in the sample.
699. A mixture of As O 2 3 and As2 O 6 and inert matter is dissolved and titrated
in neutral solution with 0.05000 N I 2 , requiring 20.10 ml. The resulting solu-
tion is acidified and excess KI is added. The liberated I 2 requires 29.92 ml. of
0.1500 N
Na2 S2 3. Calculate the number of grams of combined As 2 O 3 + As 2 O 6
in the sample.
Ans. 0.2498 gram.

700. A mixture of pure potassium permanganate and pure potassium
chromate weighing 0.2400 gram, when treated with KI in acid solution,
liberates sufficient iodine to react with 60.00 ml. of 0.1000 N sodium thio-
sulfate solution. Find the percentages of Cr and Mn in the mixture.
Ans. Cr = 11.0 per cent, Mn = 20.5 per cent.
701. A sample of pyrolusite is treated with ITC1, the liberated chlorine is

passed into potassium iodide, and the liberated iodine is titrated with Na2 S 2 O3
solution (49.64 grams of Na 2 S 2 O 3 .5H 2 O per liter). If 38.70 ml. are required,
what volume of 0.2500 N KMnO
4 would be required in an indirect determina-
tion in which a similar sample is reduced with 0.9000 gram of H^CaOÎÔ

and the excess oxalic acid is titrated with the 4? KMnO
Ans. 26.16ml.
702. One milliliter of a thiosulfate solution is equivalent to 0.005642 gram

of copper and is also equivalent to 1.50 ml. of a certain iodine solution. Cal-
culate the value of one milliliter of the iodine solution in terms of grams of
(a) Sb, (b) As, (c) As2 S8 , (rf) Sb2 O8 .
703. Calculate the percentage of iron in a sample of crude ferric chloride

weighing 1.000 gram if the iodine liberated by its action on an excess of potas-
sium iodide is reduced by the addition of 50.00 ml. of Na2 S2 O3 solution and the
excess thiosulphate is titrated with standard iodine, of which 7.85 ml. are
required.
45.00 ml. iodine =0= 45.95 ml. thiosulfate

45.00 ml. arsenite solution =c= 45.20 ml. iodine
1.000 ml. arsenite solution o 0.00516 gram As 2C>3.
704. What
weight of copper ore should be taken for analysis so that when
the copper determined by the regular iodimetric method using 0.05000
is N
sodium thiosulfate, the buret reading will be two-thirds the per cent CuS in
the ore? What the molarity of the thiosulfate solution? What volume of
is
KMnO 4 (1.000 =0= 0.0005493

ml. gram of by the Volhard method: Mn
-
3Mn++ + 2MnO4 +
2ZnO -> 5Mn0 2 2Zn++ +
2II 8 O) will react with an+
excess of soluble iodide in the presence of acid to require 20.00 ml. of the above
thiosulfate for reduction?
706. A
special analysis calls for the preparation of an exactly 0.1000 N
solution of sodium thiosulfate. The usual method is to prepare a solution
of slightly greater strength and standardize it, subsequently diluting with a
calculated and carefully measured amount of water. In this case a stand-
ardization of the diluted solution was also made to ensure its accuracy.
The data follow:
FIRST STANDARDIZATION SECOND STANDARDIZATION
Pure Cu, grams Thiosulfate, ml. Pure Cu, grams Thiosulfate, ml.
0.2504 37.98 0.2492 39.09
0.2592 39.24 0.2507 39.27
0.2576 39.04 0.2631 41.28
Calculate the volume of water necessary to reduce 1,000 ml. of the first
and calculate the amount that apparently
solution to a normality of 0.1000,
was actually added.
an iodine solution are exactly equivalent in oxidizing
706. If 50.00 ml. of
power to 49.47 ml. of a K
2 Cr2 O 7 solution of which 1.000 ml. will liberate
0.004263 gram of iodine from KI, calculate the normality of each solution.
707. Pure K Cr
weighing 0.3321 gram, was boiled with an excess of
2 2 C>7,
strong HC1. The evolved

chlorine was passed into a soluton of KI, and the
I 2 liberated was titrated with 68.21 ml. of Na2S2O 3 solution. Calculate the
normality of the Na2S 2O3 solution.
708. What must be the normality of a standard iodine solution so that,

ifa 0.5000-gram sample of stibnite (impure Sb2 Ss) is taken for analysis, the
number of milliliters of solution may represent directly the percentage of
"
antimony? (SbO8
-
It 2 O -> SbO4+ 2H+ 2I~).+H + +
709. A powder consists of a mixture of Na3AsO4.12H O, Na2HAsO 3 and
2 ,
inert matter. It is dissolved and titrated in neutral solution with 0.08100 N I2 ,
requiring 15.60 ml. The resulting solution is acidified and excess KI is added.
The liberated iodine requires 8.58 nil. of 0.1200 molar Na2 S2 O 3 solution.
Calculate the amount of 5-valent and of 3-valent arsenic in terms of grams of
Na AsO4 .12H
3 2 O and grams of combined As2O 3 respectively.
,
710. What weight of sulfite liquor should be taken for analysis so that
the milliliters of I 2 solution required (1.000 ml.
-
0.0125 gram Na 2 S 2 3 .5II 2 O) O
and the percentage total SO 2 shall be in the respective ratio of 20:3?
711. If the amount of copper in a carbonate ore, expressed in terms of
percentage Cu 2 (OIT) 2 CO 3 is 53.05 and if 25.72 ml. of Na2S2 O 3 are eventually
required to titrate the iodine liberated from excess KI by the copper from a
half-gram s'ample, what is the value of 1.000 ml. of the thiosulfate in terms of
grams of (a) KBrO 3, (b) KII(IO 3 ) 2 ?
712. The sulfur from a 5.00-gram sample of steel is evolved as II 2 S and
eventually titrated in the presence of acid with standard iodine solution
(1.00 ml. o 0.004945 gram As 2 O 3 ), of which 1.90 ml. are required. What is the
percentage of sulfur in the steel? If a standard potassium iodate-iodide
solution had been substituted for the standard iodine and a volume identical
with the above had been required, how many grams of KIO 3 would have
been present in each milliliter of the solution? Could the iodate solution
have been standardized against pure As 2 O 3 as the iodine solution was? ,
Explain your answer.

CHAPTER XIV
PRECIPITATION METHODS
(PRECIPITIMETRY)
95. Equivalent Weights in Precipitation Methods. In precipi-
tation (or "saturation") methods a substance is titrated with a
standard solution of a precipitating agent. At the completion of
the precipitation the precipitating agent reacts with an indicator
and a color change takes place. For example, in the Volhard
method for silver, silver ions are titrated with a standard solution
of potassium thiocyanate (Ag+ + CNS~ AgCNS) and the end
point is determined by the red color formed when an additional
drop of the thiocyanate reacts with ferric alum indicator (Fe*4 1 +
" "
4CNS--*Fe(CNS) 4-).
Similarly silver ions and halide ions can be titrated in neutral
solution with standard NaCl or standard AgNO3 using certain so-
called adsorption indicators (e.g., fluorescein), which form colored
compounds on the surface of the particles of precipitate and give

a change of color at the equivalence point.
In determining the equivalent weight of a constituent being
precipitated, 1.008 grams of hydrogen ion is again taken as the
stadnard of reference. The equivalent weight is that weight which
in precipitation reacts with the equivalent of that amount of hy-
drogen ion. Here the point of view is that of general metathesis
rather than that of neutralization (as in acidimetry) or of oxidizing
power (as in oxidimetry). Knowledge of valence and a simple
inspection of the equation usually suffice to determine the correct
equivalent weight. In a great majority of cases the gram-equiva-
lent weight is found by dividing the formula weight by the net
number of charges on the constituent actually taking part in the
reaction.
In the reaction between silver nitrate and sodium chloride
(Ag+ + Cl~ AgCl) the equivalent weights of the reacting sub-
stances are AgNOs/1 and NaCl/1, respectively. In the reaction
between barium chloride and sodium sulfate (Ba ++ +
SO4 > ==:
243
BaSO4) the equivalent weight in each case is one-half of the mo-

lecular weight. The equivalent weight of anhydrous disodium
phosphate as an acid is Na2HPC>4/l = 142.05; as a sodium salt,
Na2HPO4 /2 = 71.03; and as a phosphate, Na2 HP04 /3 = 47.35.
Reactions in this class may be direct or indirect. That is, the
titrating solution may be added in amounts just sufficient to pre-
cipitate all of the substance to be determined; or in certain cases
an excess of the precipitating agent may be added and the excess
titrated by means of a precipitating agent. Because of the diffi-
culty of finding suitable indicators to show the completion of the
reactions a great many precipitating reactions cannot be used
satisfactorily for quantitative titrations.
The Volhard method for silver is a direct method and is illus-
trated in Example I below. The Volhard method can also be
applied as an indirect process to the determination of chloride,

bromide, iodide, cyanide, and thiocyanate. This is illustrated in
Example II below.
EXAMPLE I. What is the percentage of silver in a coin, if a
0.2000-gram sample requires 39.60 ml. of potassium thiocyanate
solution (0.4103 gram of KCNS per 100 ml.) for the precipitation
of the silver?
Ag++CNS~~*AgCNS
SOLUTION: A liter of the KCNS solution contains 4.103 grams
of the salt. Its normality is
4.103 4.103
0.04223
KCNS/1 97.17
39.60 X 0.04223 X Ag
nqnnft
u.ûuu
^^ X 100 = 90.20 per cent Ag. Ans.
EXAMPLE II. A sample of impure strontium chloride weighs

0.5000 gram. After the addition of 50.00 ml. of 0.2100 N AgNO 3
and filtering out of the precipitated silver chloride, the filtrate
requires 25.50 ml. of 0.2800 N

KCNS to titrate the silver. What
is the percentage of SrCU in the sample?
SOLUTION:
Milliequivalents of AgNOs added - 50.00 X 0.2100 - 10.50
Milliequivalents of KCNS required = 25.50 X 0.2800 = 7.14
= 10.50 - 7.14 = 3.36
PRECIPITATION METHODS 245
-
3.<
w X 100 = 53.3 per cent.
Per cent SrCl2 .
Kt
U.OUv/U ^'
EXAMPLE A sample of feldspar weighing L500 grams is
III.
decomposed, and eventually there is obtained a pure mixture of

KC1 and NaCl weighing 0.1801 gram. These chlorides are dis-
solved in water, a 50-ml. pipetful of 0.08333 N AgNO 3 is added,
and the precipitate filtered off. The filtrate requires 16.47 ml. of
0.1000 N KCNS, ferric alum being used as indicator. Calculate

the percentage of KÔ in the silicate.
Let x = grams KC1 obtained
of
Then
0.1801 - x - grams of NaCl
Total milliequivalents of mixed halides = +

Trri/1 QAQ
0.1801-x
NaCl/1,000
so/boo
+
mm - (5 x -
08333>
~ (16
(IG^47 x
- -
1000)
0.1517 X K O/2KC1 ^
2
*
l.oOu
'
X- inn
100
x -
=
0.1517
A A
6.40
Problems
,
gram KC1
per cent.
,
A
Ans.
713. What volume of 0.1233 N silver nitrate solution is required to pre-
cipitate the chlorinefrom a sample of rock salt weighing 0.2280 gram and
containing 99.21 per cent NaCl and no other halide?
Ans. 31.37 ml. /
714. What volume of 0.08333 N BaCl 2 solution is required to precipitate

the sulfur from a solution containing 0.2358 gram of FeSO 4 .7H 2 O?
Am. 20.36 ml.
715. A solution of a soluble phosphate that a precipitating is 0.2000 N as

agent is MgNH4PO4
used to precipitate the magnesium as from a 1.000-gram
sample of dolomite containing 14.01 per cent MgCO 3 What volume is required? .
Ans. 16.62 ml.
716. A solution of K Cr
which is 0.1121 normal as an oxidizing agent
2 2 7
is used to precipitate BaCrO 4 from 0.5060 gram of BaCl 2 .2H2 O. What is the
K
normality of the solution of 2 Cr2 C>7 as a precipitating agent, and what volume
is required?
Ans. 0.07473 N, 55.42 ml.
717. What volume of oxalic acid solution which is 0.2000 N as an acid is
required to precipitate the calcium as CaC O4.H 2 O from 0.4080 gram of

2
cement containing 60.32 per cent CaO? What is the normality of the oxalic
acid as a precipitating agent?
Ans. 43.88ml. 0.2000 N.
718. In the volumetric analysis of a silver coin containing 90.00 per cent Ag,
a 0.5000-grarn sample being used, what is the least normality that a potas-
sium thiocyanate solution may have and not require more than 50.00 ml. of
solution in the analysis?
Ans. 0.08339 N.
719. Pure elementary arsenic weighing 0.1500 gram is dissolved in 3 HNO

(forming HaAsO^. The resulting solution is made neutral and then treated
with 150 ml. of 0.06667 M AgNO* which precipitates all the arsenic as Ag 3 AsO 4 .
The precipitate is washed, dissolved in acid, and the silver in the resulting
solution of the precipitate is titrated with 0.1000 M KCNS
using ferric ions as
indicator. How many milliliters are required?
Ans. 60.06 ml.
720. What is the percentage of bromine in a sample of bromide if to 1.600

grams of the sample are added 52.00 ml. of 0.2000 N
AgNO 8 solution and the
excess silver requires 4.00 ml. of 0.1000 N KCNS solution for the precipitation
of AgCNS?
721. The purity of soluble iodides is determined by precipitating the iodine

with an excess of standard silver nitrate and titrating the excess AgNO 3
with thiocyanate solution. The silver nitrate is made by dissolving 2.122
grams of metallic silver in nitric acid, evaporating just to dry ness, dissolving
the residue in water, and diluting to exactly 1,000 ml. From a buret 60.00 ml.
of this solution are added to 100.0 ml. of a solution of an iodide and the excess
is titrated with 1.03 ml. of thiocyanate solution of which 1.000 ml. will pre-
cipitate 0.001247 gram of silver as AgCNS. Calculate the grams of iodine
present as iodide in the 100-ml. portion of the solution.
Ans. 0.1482 gram.
722. A mixture of pure LiCl and Bal2 weighing 0.6000 gram is treated
with 45.15 ml. of 0.2000 normal AgNO 3 solution, and the excess silver is then
titrated with 25.00 ml. of 0.1000 N
KCNS solution with ferric alum as an
indicator. Find the percentage of iodine present in the mixture.
723. A sample of feldspar contains 7.58 per cent Na2 O and 9.93 per cent
K 0. 2 What must be the normality of a silver nitrate solution if it takes 22.71
ml. of it to precipitate the chloride ions from the combined alkali chlorides
from a 0.1500-gram sample?
Ans. 0.03005 N.
PRECIPITATION METHODS 247
724. A sample of greensand weighing 2.000 grams yields a mixture of NaCl

and KC1 weighing exactly 0.2558 gram. After the chlorides have been dis-
solved, 35.00 ml. of 0.1000 N AgNO
3 are added to precipitate the chlorine
and the excess is titrated with 0.92 ml. of 0.02000 thiocyanate solution. N
Calculate the percentage of potassium in the sample.
Ans. 6.36 per cent.
726. A 1.000-gram sample of feldspar containing 3.05 per cent NaÔ and
10.0 per cent 2 KO is decomposed with CaCO 3 + NH
4 C1 and eventually yields
a residue of NaCl +
KC1 which is treated with 75.0 ml. of 0.06667 AgNO 8 M .
The precipitate is filtered off and the filtrate titrated with 0.1000 M KCNS.
How many milliliters are required?
Ans. 18.93 ml.
726. How many milliliters of 0.2500 N AgNO 3 solution are required to

precipitate all the chlorine from a solution containing 0.5680 gram of
BaCl 2 .2H 2 0?
727. How many milliliters of a solution of Na 2 HPO4.12H 2 O which is tenth
normal as a sodium salt are required to precipitate the calcium as Ca 3 (PO 4 )2
from a solution containing 0.5000 gram of Ca(NO 3 ) 2 ?
728. How many milliliters of K Cr O
2 2 7 (1.000 ml. 0.01597 gram Fe2 O 3 )
will precipitate all the lead as PbCrO 4 from a solution containing 0.2510 gram
of Pb(N0 3 ) 2 ?
729. To precipitate the sulfur from a certain weight of ferrous ammonium
sulfate contaminated with silica and water requires a number of milliliters
of 0.2000 N barium chloride solution exactly equal to the percentage of iron
in the sample. What is the weight of sample?
730. In the analysis of a sample of silicate weighing 0.8000 gram, a mixture
of NaCl and KC1 weighing 0.2400 gram was obtained. The chlorides were
dissolved in water, 50.00 ml. of 0.1000 N
AgNO 3 added, and the excess of silver
titrated with KCNS
solution, ferric alum being used as an indicator. In the
were used,
last titration, 14.46 ml. and the reagent was exactly 0.30 per cent
stronger in normality than the AgNO 3 solution. Find the percentage of K 2O
O
and of Na2 in the silicate.
A
sample of feldspar contains 7.73 per cent Na2O and 9.17 per cent
731.
K O. 2 What must be
the normality of a silver nitrate solution if 25.18 ml.
precipitates the chloride ions from the combined chlorides in a sample weighing
0.1500 gram?
A
mixture of pure chlorides of potassium, lithium, and sodium weigh-
732.
ing 0.4800 gram is obtained from 1.600 grams of a silicate. The chlorine in
this mixture is equivalent to 80.00 nil. of 0.1110 N silver nitrate solution, and
the potassium is equivalent to 0.1052 gram of 2 PtCl 6 Compute the per- K .
centage of K O and of Li O in the silicate.

2 2
733. A mixture of LiCl and BaBr2 weighing 0.5000 gram is treated with
37.60 ml. of 0.2000 N silver nitrate and the excess of the latter titrated with
18.50 ml. of 0.1111 N thiocyanate solution. Find the percentage of Ba in the
mixture.
734. Express the calculation of the per cent Na O
2 in a silicate containing
sodium and potassium from the following data: Weight of sample = A grams.
Weight of NaCl + KC1 obtained = B grams. Weight of AgN0 3 crystals
added to precipitate the chlorine from these chlorides and give an excess = C
grams. Volume of D normal KCNS required to titrate the excess silver
ions = E ml.
CHAPTER XV
COMPLEX-ION FORMATION METHODS
(COMPLEXIMETRY)
96. Equivalent Weights in Complex-ion Methods. Reactions
in which complex ions are formed are common in chemistry, par-
ticularly in qualitative analysis, and many of them should already
be familiar to the student. Typical cases where complex ions are
formed are the following:
Ag+ + 2NH4 OH - Ag(NH,) a + 2H 2

+
-
Cd++ + 4CN- - Cd(CN) 4
6C1-
Unfortunately, because of lack of suitable indicators, few of the

many reactions of this class can be used as a basis for a volu-
metric analysis. Most of those that are in common use are cov-
ered by the examples and problems below.
The gram-equivalent weight of a substance involved in a com-
plex-ion forming reaction is based as usual on 1.008 grams of H+
as the standard of reference. As in all previous cases, if one for-
mula weight of a substance reacts with A
hydrogen equivalents,
its equivalent weight is its formula weight divided by A. The
milliequivalent weights of the metal ions in the above four equa-
tions are Ag/2,000, Cd/4,000, Sn/6,000, and Hg/4,000, respect-
ively. Conversely, the equivalent weight of CN~ in the second
reaction 4CN/2,000 = CN/500, each atom
is of Cd being con-
sidered as equivalent to 2 atoms of H+ .
EXAMPLE LIEBIG METHOD. How many grams of NaCN

I.
are present in a solution that is titrated just to a permanent

turbidity with 26.05 ml. of AgNO 3 solution containing 8.125 grams
of AgNO 3 per liter?
SOLUTION:
2CN- + Ag+-
249
The next drop of AgNOs gives a permanent precipitate of Ag2(CN) 2 ,
which serves as the indicator for the above reaction.

~
Ag(CN) 2 + Ag+ -> Ag2 (CN) 2 (indicator)
812^
Normality of AgN03 = - 0.04782 N
The milliequivalent weight of NaCN
in this case is not NaCN/-
1,000 since two cyanide ions react with one silver ion in the titra-
tion. The milliequivalent weight of NaCN may be considered
here to be 2NaCN/l,000.
Then,
Grams NaCN = 26.05 X 0.04782 X
2
f^N = 0.1221 gram. Ans.
Or, from another point of view, if 26.05 ml. are necessary to form
the complex ion as shown above, then twice that amount is neces-
sary to precipitate the cyanide completely.
2CN- +'2Ag+ -> A g2 (CN) 2
Therefore,
NnPN =
Grams NaCN = 2 X 26.05 X 0.04782 X 0. 1221 gram. Ans.
EXAMPLE II. A solution contains KCN and KC1. It is titrated

with 0.1000 N AgNOs to a faint turbidity, requiring 15.00 ml.
Then 32.10 ml. more of the AgNOa are added and the precipitates of
Ag2 (CN) 2 and AgCl are filtered off. The filtrate requires 7.20 ml. of
0.08333N KCNS to give a red color with ferric indicator. How
many grams of KCN and of KC1 are present in the original solution?
SOLUTION:
TCPN
15.00 X 0.1000 X ^-^ = 0.1953 gram KCN. Ans.
oUU
Total volume AgNO 3 added = 15.00 + 32.10 = 47.10 ml.
AgNOs required to precipitate KCN completely as
Ag2(CN) 2 = 2 X 15.00 = 30.00 ml.
47.10 - 30.00,
- 17.10 ml. AgNO 3 (reacting with KC1 and giving
excess)
(17.10 X 0.1000) - (7.20 X 0.08333) X

0.08276 gram KC1. Ans.
COMPLEX-ION FORMATION METHODS 251
EXAMPLE III. VOLUMETRIC NICKEL. How many grams of Ni

are contained in an ammoniacal solution that is treated with
49.80 ml. of KCN solution (0.007810 gram per milliliter) and the
excess KCN titrated with 5.91 ml. of 0.1000 N AgN0 3, KI being
used as an indicator?
SOLUTION: The essential reactions are
6
+H- + 4CN- + 6H O - Ni(CN)r + 6NH OH
2 4
2CN- + Ag+-Ag(CN) - 2
Unlike the Liebig method above, the formation of Ag2(CN)2 can-

not be used as an indicator since this salt is soluble in 4 OH. NH
Instead, excess Ag+ is indicated by the formation of Agl which
is insoluble in NH OH. 4
Normality KCN solution = IvUJN / 1,UUU

= 0.1200 N
5.91 ml. AgNO 3 =0= 5.91 X X 2 = 9.85 ml. KCN solution
(see Example I)
Net KCN =
milliliters of 49.80 - 9.85 = 39.95 ml.
39.95 X 0.1200 X - = 0.07032 gram Ni. Ans.
EXAMPLE IV. A volumetric method for zinc consists in titrat-
ing it in acid solution with a standard solution of K4Fe(CN)e.

The reaction takes place in two steps, the net reaction being
3Zn++ + 2Fe(CN) s + 2K+ -> K Zn [Fe(CN)

6 2 3 6 ]2
Ferric ions or uranyl ions are used to indicate the completion of

the reaction (by forming a highly colored insoluble ferrocyanide).
If 15.5 ml. of a solution of K4Fe(CN) 6 which is tenth-normal as
a potassium salt is used in a given titration, what weight of zinc
is shown to be present?
SOLUTION:
1 F.W. K Fe(CN)
4 6 as a salt = 4 gm.-atoms H+
Therefore each gm.-atom Zn++ =0=
% gm.-atoms H+
15.5 X 0.100 X ^^ = grams Zn
= 0.380 gram. Ans.
Problems
735. How many milliliters of 0.1000 N AgNOa are required to titrate to a
faint permanent turbidity a solution containing 10.00 millimoles of KCN?
Ans. 50.00 ml.
736. A solution containing KCN and KC1 requires 20.0 ml. of 0.100 N
AgNO 3 solution to titrate the KCN to a faint turbidity by the Liebig method.
After addition of 50.0 ml. more of the silver solution and filtering, the filtrate
requires 16.0 ml. of 0.125 KCNS, ferric N alum being used as an indicator.
Calculate the number of millimoles of KCN and of KC1 in the original
solution.
Ans. 4 millimoles KCN, 1 millimole KC1.
737. A sample consists of 80.00 per cent KCN, 15.00 per cent KC1, and
5.00 per cent 2 SO4 K A
half-gram sample would require how many milliliters
.
of 0.1000 molar AgNOa for titration to a faint permanent turbidity? If

80.00 ml. more of the AgNOa were added, how many milliliters of 0.2000 molar
KCNS would be required to complete the titration?
Ans. 30.71 ml. 19.62 ml.
738. A
powder containing KCN, KCNS, and inert material weighs 1.200
grams, and the solution of it requires 23.81 ml. of 0.08333 AgNOs to titrate N
the KCN by the Liebig method. A 50-ml. pipetful of the silver solution is
then added, and the precipitated AgCN and AgCNS are filtered. The filtrate
requires 10.12 ml. of 0.09090 KCNS for the excess silver, ferric ions being
used as the indicator. Calculate the percentage of KCN and of KCNS in the
powder.
Ans. 21.53 per cent KCN, 10.21 per cent KCNS.
739. Zinc can be determined by direct titration with standard K 4 Fe(CN)6
and the net reaction is as follows: 3ZnCl2 + 2K4Fe(CN) 6 - K2 Zn8 [Fe(CN) 6 ]2 +
6KC1. If the KiFe(CN)6 is 0.1000 N as a potassium salt, what is the value
of each milliliter of it in terms of grams of Zn? If the KiFe(CN)6 were
0.1000 N as a reducing agent (in reactions where it is oxidized to ferricyanide),
what would be the value of 1 ml. of it in terms of zinc?
Ans. 0.002452 gram. 0.009807 gram.
740. Find the weights of dissolved KC1, KCN, and KCNS

in 500 ml. of a
solution that analyzed as follows: 30.0 ml. of the solution titrated for KCN
by the Liebig method reacted with 9.57 ml. of AgNO3 solution (15.0 grams per
liter). Then more
of the silver solution were added, and the solution
75.0 ml.
was filtered. The contained enough silver to react with 9.50 ml. of
filtrate
0.100 N
KCNS. The precipitate was heated with HNO
8 to decompose the
AgCN and H
AgCNS, the 2S04 formed was precipitated with barium nitrate,
and the solution then reacted with 58.4 ml. of 0.100 KCNS. N
Ans. KC1 - 0.85 gram, KCN = 1.83 grams, KCNS 6.73 grams.
COMPLEX-ION FORMATION METHODS 253
741. A solution containing ^

millimole of KC1, J millimole of KCN, and
Y millimole of KCNS
is titrated with 0.0667 M
AgNO8 to a faint turbidity,
requiring A Then enough more of the AgNO3 is added to make a total of
ml.
30.00 ml. of the AgNO3 The precipitate is filtered off and the filtrate requires
.
B ml. of 0.100 M KCNS to give a red color with ferric alum indicator. The
precipitate is decomposed with concentrated HNO3 and the solution is diluted
which leaves only AgCl as a residue. The nitric acid solution containing the
silver from the Ag2 (CN) 2 and the AgCNS is titrated with 0.100 KCNS, M
requiring C ml. What are the values of A, B, and C?
Ans. A = 2.50, B = 9.17, C = 5.83.
742. A nickel ore contains 10.11 per cent Ni. A half-gram sample is decom-
posed and the ammoniacal solution treated with 60.00 ml. of a 0.08333 M
solution of KCN. A little KI added as an indicator and the solution is
is
titrated with 0.06667 M AgNO3 to a faint permanent turbidity. What volume

of the AgNO 3 is required?
Ans. 11.65 ml.
743. Find the percentage of nickel in an ore if the sample weighs 0.3000
gram and the ammoniacal solution is treated with 20.00 ml. of KCN (31.2
grams per liter) and then requires 14.00 ml. of AgNOs (25.5 grams per liter),
KI being used as an indicator.
Ans. 26.4 per cent.
744. What weight of KCN is equivalent to 30.00 ml. of AgNO 3 solution con-
taining 15.00 grams per liter (a) by the Volhard method for cyanide and (&) by
the Liebig method?
746. A sample of impure KCN

weighs 0.950 gram and requires 22.0 ml.
of 0.0909 N AgNO 3 to obtain a turbidity in the Liebig titration. What is the
percentage of KCN? If the sample contained also 0.102 gram of NaCl, what
additional volume of AgNO 3 would be required for complete precipitation?
746. A sample containing KCN weighs 1.000 gram and requires 24.00 ml.
of 0.08333 N AgNO 3 solution to obtain a faint permanent turbidity. What is
the percentage of KCN? If the sample also contained 10.00 per cent KC1,
what volume of the AgN03 solution would be required to precipitate the KCN
and KC1 completely?
747. A solution is known to contain dissolved KC1, KCNS, and KCN.
The solution titrated to a faint turbidity
is by the Liebig method for cyanide
with 25.00 ml. of 0.0880 3 solution.N AgNO A
100-ml. pipetful of the AgN0 3
is then added and the solution is filtered; the excess silver in the filtrate
requires
50.4 ml. of 0.0833 N KCNS
solution. The precipitate of the three silver salts
is boiled with 3 HNO
which decomposes the AgCN and AgCNS and leaves
,
the AgCl, which is filtered off. The filtrate requires 65.0 ml. of the above-
mentioned KCNS solution of the silver. Calculate the number of milligrams
of KCN, KC1, and KCNS in the original solution.
748. A mixture of KCNS, KCN, KC1 weighing 0.687 gram reacts with
30.0 ml. of 0.0500 N AgNO 3 and with 150 ml. more in the
in the Liebig titration
Volhard titration. Find the percentage composition of the original powder.
749. What is the percentage of nickel in an ore if the ammoniacal solution
of a 1.000-gram sample is treated with 3.255 grams (= 50 millimoles) of KCN
and the excess KCN requires 50.00 ml. of 0.1000 molar AgNO 3 to obtain a
turbidity with KI indicator?
750. The Ni in a 0.9000-gram sample of millerite is converted to the

ammonia complex, and to the solution are added 0.25 ml. of AgNO 3 solution,
containing 20.00 grams AgNO 3 per liter, and 5.00 ml. of a KI solution that
serves as the indicator. By KCN

addition of two 10-ml. pipetfuls of solution
(13.00 grams KCN per liter)the turbidity due to the Agl is found to have
disappeared, but it just reappears on addition of exactly 1.50 ml. more of the
AgN03 Calculate the percentage of Ni in the millerite.
.
761. How many grams of copper are represented by each milliliter of KCN
in the cyanide method for determining copper (see Part VI, under Copper), if
each milliliter of the KCN is equivalent to 0.01000 gram of silver by the Liebig
method?
PART IV
ELECTROMETRIC METHODS
CHAPTER XVI
POTENTIOMETRIC TITRATIONS
97. Potentiometric Acidimetric Titrations.
In a potentiometric
titration the principles discussed in Chap. VI are applied in a
practical way. Suppose a solution of hydrochloric acid is to be

titrated potentiometrically with a standard solution of sodium
hydroxide. One method is to use a hydrogen electrode (con-
sisting of a platinum electrode coated with platinum black and
over which pure hydrogen gas is allowed to bubble) immersed in
the solution. This is one half cell. The other half cell is a calomel
cell. This consists of a tube containing free mercury in contact
with a solution saturated with mercurous chloride and usually
either one molar with respect to chloride or saturated with po-
tassium chloride. The two half cells are connected by means of
a capillary tube filled with potassium chloride solution. The whole
cell (assuming one-molar chloride to be used) is
expressed as
follows:
Hg |
Cl- (1 molar), MHg Cl 2 2
1|
H+, i^H 2 (1 atmosphere) |
Ft
At 25 the electrode potential of this so-called normal calomel cell
is +0.285 volt (see Table XI, Appendix). Using saturated KC1,
the potential is +0.246 volt.
(1) Hg + Cl- = ^Hg Cl + e

2 2 E =
l +0.285
(2) HH 2 (1 atmosphere) = H+ +e
F
^2 = /V
i7o .
H --
0.0591,
log
[H+]
-
~û
i
1
7
(press. H 2)
!
/2
= + 0.0591 log [H+]

E = Ei-Ei = 0.285 - 0.0591 log [H+]
255
By measurement of the e.m.f of the cell, the

.
pH value of the solu-
tion can be determined from this formula. Furthermore, the pH
values of the solution can be determined in the same way at suc-
and those pH values plotted against
cessive points in the titration
corresponding buret readings. There is obtained a curve similar

to curve (A) (A) in Fig. 3, Sec. 82. If the nearly vertical line of
inflection is bisected, the volume of titrating solution correspond-
ing to the equivalence point can be read off. Since the titration
is independent of color indicators, the titration can be as suc-
cessfully carried out in a dark-colored or turbid solution as in a

colorless one. Plotting the results of potentiometric titrations of
weak acids like acetic acid and weak bases like ammonia gives
curves like (C) (C) and (D) (D) in Fig. 3, and the pH value at
the equivalence point or at any other stage of the titration can
be readily found in each case.
EXAMPLE. If, at the equivalence point in the titration of a
certain solution of acetic acid, = 9.10, what e.m.f. should be
pH
given by the cell made up of this solution in contact with a hy-
drogen electrode and a normal calomel half cell?
SOLUTION :
E- 0.285
P
0.0591
9.10X0.0591 -#-0.285
E= 0.823 volt. Ans.
98. Simple Potentiometric Titration Apparatus. The essential

parts of a potentiometric titration apparatus of the type discussed
above are shown in diagrammatic form in Fig. 7. An outer cir-
cuit consists of a storage battery S, a rheostat 72, and a slide wire
M 0, of uniform diameter. The inner circuit consists of a sensi-
tive galvanometer G, a key K
for closing the circuit, and the cell
to be measured. The direction of the current in the inner circuit
opposes that in the outer circuit so that, when the position of N
on the slide wire is adjusted so that the two voltages are equal,
no current will flow through the galvanometer. In determining
the voltage of the cell to be measured, the position of on the N
slide wire is adjusted until the galvanometer needle no longer de-
flects when the key is momentarily closed. The distance MN
along the slide wire is then a measure of the desired voltage. If
POTENTIOMETRIC TITRATIONS 257
a standard Weston cell of known

voltage is previously inserted in
place of the cell to be measured, the resistance at R can be so ad-
justed that the scale divisions beside the wire will directly register
millivolts or some simple
R
multiple thereof. vwwvyww
As a matter of fact,
the purpose of a potentio-
metric titration is usually
to establish the buret M N
reading at the equiva-
lence point rather than to
determine voltages or pll
values with a high degree
of precision. Since the
buret reading at
the
equivalence point can be
established from the mid-
point of the inflection of
the curve obtained by
FIG. 7. Potentiometric titralion hook-up.
plotting either e.m.f. or
pH values against corresponding buret readings, the use of a simpler
apparatus than the one just described is possible. In this apparatus,
a simple dry cell is substituted for the storage battery, and a simple
voltmeter is used in place of the slide-wire arrangement. After the
addition of each increment of titrating solution, the resistance at R
is adjusted until, on closing the key, the galvanometer needle does
not deflect. The voltmeter is then read directly. When these

voltages are plotted against buret readings, a curve is obtained
that inflects sharply at the equivalence point.
99. Quinhydrone Electrode. Several substitutes for the hydro-
gen electrode are available, their principal advantages being the
elimination of the cumbersome purifying trains necessary for the
hydrogen electrode. Among these substitutes is the quinhydrone
electrode. This consists of a few crystals of quinhydrone added
directly to the solution to be titrated. A plain platinum wire

serves as the metallic contact, and a calomel cell is used as the
other half cell.
When quinhydrone is added to water, a very small amount dis-

solves and dissociates into an equimolecular mixture of quinone
(C 6H4O 2 ) and hydroquinone (CeEUC^Hb). These two substances

are in equilibrium with each other, as shown by the equation
C6H4 2 + 2H+ + 2e
The potential of this electrode is a function of the hydrogen-ion
concentration.
00591
, , -j- log
= 0.700 -1- 0.0591 log [H+] at 25C.

Using a calomel cell as the other half and making it the nega-
cell
tive electrode in the outer circuit (positive to quinhydrone in the

inner circuit) we have
E = +0.700 + 0.0591 log [H+]
l
E = +0.285
2
E = E!-E2 = 0.415 + 0.0591 log [H+]

or
0.415 -E
pH = -
TT ,
log [H+]
rrr+T = -
In a titration, the quinhydrone electrode being used, the value

of E becomes zero at about pH = 7; and on the alkaline side of
this point the calomel cell is used as the positive electrode, and
the values of E
are given a negative sign. Correct values are not
obtained in solutions where pH > 9.
100. Glass Electrode. The glass electrode consists of a thin-
walled bulb of special glass containing an electrode immersed in
a standard reference solution (e.g., a platinum wire in a quinhy-
drone-hydrochloric acid solution). The glass bulb serves as a
semipermeable membrane between the reference solution and the
solution to be tested. Because of the high resistance of the bulb,
a galvanometer of high sensitivity or an electrometer potentiom-
eter is required to measure pH. In some forms the glass elec-
trode is rather fragile, but this disadvantage is more than offset
by the facts that (1) there is no contamination of the solution
being tested, (2) measurements can be made on very small volumes
of solution,and (3) the presence of oxidizing or reducing agents
does not influence the results of a pH determination.
Because of variations in composition of the glass used in the

glass electrode, the formula for determining the pH value with a
given electrode is usually provided by the manufacturer, but
slight changes can occur over long periods of time owing to crystal-
lization of the glass.
Most modern portable
pH meters use glass electrodes and calo-
mel cells in
compact form and are of such construction that pH
values can be read directly from the instrument. By means of
such a meter a pll measurement can be made very quickly, and
the manipulative technique involved is hardly more than that of
turning a knob a^d pressing a button.
101. Potentiometric Redox Titrations. The hookup for the
potentiometric titration of a reducing or oxidizing agent is similar
to that of an acidimetric titration except that a plain platinum
wire serves as the electrode.
Suppose a solution of ferrous sulfate is titrated with a standard
solution of eerie sulfate (Fe++ Ce++++ - Fe+++
+ Ce+++). Be- +
fore the equivalence point is reached, the principal equilibrium is
that between ferrous and ferric ions (Fe ++ = Fe+++ e) and the +
ratio of the two concentrations changes rapidly. During this part
of the titration the cell is represented by
Pt
Fe HHg Cl 2 2, Cl- (1 molar) Hg
fTTp-l-K-1J
= +0.748 + 0.0591 log
y
Ez = +0.285 (calomel cell)
E = E!-E2 = 0.463 + 0.0591 log
Beyond the equivalence point the predominating equilibrium is

""" =
that between cerous and eerie ions (Ce" Ce++++1
).
1
Dur-
1
+
ing this part of the titration the cell is represented by
Ce
Pt
Ce HHg Cl 2 2, Cl- (1 molar) Hg
.,
Elo +
,
__
0.0591 ,
log
i___
[Ce^ j
= +1.45 + 0.0591 log

[Ce+++j
E =
2 +0.285 (calomel cell).
E-E -E - l 2 1.16 + 0.0591 log
The graph a typical titration of this type is shown hi Fig. 8.

of
When dichromate is used for the titration of iron, the graph be-
yond the equivalence point depends on the hydrogen-ion concentra-
tion of the solution since in this case the predominating equilibrium
s + 7H 2
= Cr2 7= + 14H+ + Ge, and
14
0.0591 [Cr2 7 ~][H+]
. 30 lo
2
6 [Cr+++]
In all titrations of this kind when the potentials are plotted

against volumes of titrating solution added, the equivalence point
is found by bisecting
+1.50
the nearly vertical part
+1.40 of the curve. As a
matter Of fact, the
+1.30
change in e.m.f. is
+1.20 usually so great that it

is often unnecessary to
+1.10
tabulate the values for
E
+1.00 the e.m.f. in order to
determine the volume
+0.90
of titrating solution
+0.80 corresponding to the

Titration of 30 ml. FeS04 The
(N/10) with N/10 Ce <S04 ) 2 equivalence point.
+0.70 solution is
titrating
+0.60
added in small incre-
10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80
ments until the volt-
ML
meter shows a very
FIG. 8.
sudden deflection, and
the volume read directly from ^he buret.
is
Potentiometric titrations can, of course, be applied to oxidation

reactions other than the change from ferrous to ferric ions. The
e.m.f at the equivalence point is different for different reactions,

.
but the sudden change in voltage is common to all.

102. Potentiometric Precipitation Titrations. The potentio-
metric principle can be applied to certain precipitation titrations.
For example, in the titration of silver ions with halide ions, the
concentration of silver ions changes during the progress of the
titration. Using a silver electrode and a regular calomel half cell,
we have the cell
Ag Ag+ I
MHg Cl 2 2, Cl- (1 molar) 1 Hg
o n^Qi
E = l +0.799 + ^p log [Ag+]
#2- +0.285 (calomel cell)

E = Ei - #2 = +0.514 + 0.0591 log [Ag+]
The graph of a titration of this type shows a sudden inflection at

the equivalence point as in the case of acidimetric titrations and
oxidation titrations.
Problems
762. A cell made up of a certain basic solution and normal hydrogen-
calomel electrodes gives at 25C. an e.m.f. of 0.825 volt. What is the pH
value and what is the hydroxyl-ion concentration of the solution?
Ans. 9.14, 1.38 X 10~6 molar.
763. A certain solution of sulfuric acid has a hydrogen-ion concentration

of 3.60 X 10~3 . What is the pOH value? With regular hydrogen-calomel
electrodes, what e.m.f. could be obtained at 25C.?
Ans. 11.56. 0.429 volt.
764. With quinhydrone-calomel electrodes, approximately what e.m.f.

could be obtained at 25C. with a 0.0500 N
solution of acetic acid (ionization
constant 1.86 X 10~5 )? What e.m.f. could be obtained from the same solution
containing an additional mole of acetate ion per 500 ml.?
Ans. 0.237 volt. 0.041 volt.
766. With quinhydrone-calomel electrodes, a tenth-molar solution of a

certain monobasic acid at 25C. gives an e.m.f. of 275 mv. What is its
approximate ionization constant?

Ans. 1.83 X 10~4 .
766. What is the hydroxyl-ion concentration of a solution which at 25C.

and with quinhydrone-calomel electrodes gives anê.m.f. of zero?
Ans. 1.07 X 10-7 .
757. Calculate the potential at 25C. obtainable from the cell made by
connecting the half cell:
Sn++ (0.0600 molar)
Pt
Sn++++ (0.00100 molar)
with a calomel half cell.
Ans. 0.208 volt.
768. Plot the foll&wing values of millivolts against milliliters of 0.100

N NaOH in the potentiometric titration of 2.50 grams of vinegar, hydrogen-
calomel electrodes being used, and calculate the percentage of acetic acid in
the vinegar. At what volume of NaOH is the solution neutral, and what
volume corresponds to the equivalence point? What is the pll value at the
equivalence point? 0.0 ml. =
420 mv.; 4.0 ml. 475; 8.0 ml. = 540;
=
12.0 ml. = 588; 16.0 ml. = 620; 18.0 ml. = 638; 19.0 ml. = 650; 19.4 ml. =
670; 19.8 ml. = 790; 20.0 ml. = 830; 20.2 ml. = 856; 20.5 ml. = 875;
21.0 ml. = 900; 22.0 ml. = 930; 24.0 ml. = 948; 28.0 ml. = 970; 32.0 ml. =
985.
55.
Ans. 4.75 per cent. 19.2 ml., 19.8 ml. 8.55.
769. A sample of sodium carbonate containing inert impurities weighs

1.10 grams. It is dissolved in water and titrated potentiometrically with
0.500 N HC1, normal hydrogen-calomel electrodes being used. Plot the
following values of milliliters against corresponding millivolts, and calculate
the approximate percentage of Na 2 CO 3 in the sample. What are the
pH values at the two equivalence points? 0.01 ml. = 928 mv.; 5.0 ml. = 922;
10.0 ml. =
912; 12.5 ml. = 900; 15.0 ml. = 880; 17.5 ml. = 838; 20.0 ml. =
762; 22.5 ml. = 710; 25.0 ml. = 696; 27.5 ml. = 682; 30.0 ml. = 669;
32.5 ml. = 650; 35.0 ml. = 607; 37.5 ml. = 484; 40.0 ml. = 452; 45.0 ml. =
427; 50.0 ml. = 416.
Ans. 87 per cent. 9.1, 4.5.
760. A
sample of Na2 C03 is known to contain either NaOH or NaHCO3,
together with inert matter. A sample weighing 1.50 grams is titrated potentio-
metrically with 0.600 N

HC1. Plot milliliters of acid against millivolts, and
determine the approximate percentage composition of the sample. 0.1 ml. =
930 mv.; 5.0 ml. = 918; 10.0 ml. = 899; 12.5 ml. = 872; 15.0 ml. = 820;
17.5 ml. = 757; 20.0 ml. = 727; 22.5 ml. = 708; 25.0 ml. = 696; 27.5 ml. =
683; 30.0 ml. = 668; 32.5 ml. = 648; 35.0 ml. = 606; 37.5 ml. = 485; 40.0
ml. = 452; 45.0 ml. = 427; 50.0 ml. = 416.
Ans. 63.7 per cent Na CO2 3, 20.1 per cent NaHC0 3.
761. A sample of formic acid (IICOOTI) is dissolved in water and titrated

potentiometrically with 0.400 N
NaOH, quinhydrone-calomel electrodes
being used. Plot the titration curve from the following data, and calculate
the pH value at the equivalence point. Approximately how many grams of
HCOOH are shown to be present in the solution? 0.0 ml. = 273 mv.;
10.0 ml. = 262; 25.0 ml. = 242; 35.0 ml. = 225; 45.0 ml. = 195; 55.0 ml. =
135; 60.0 ml.

= 58; 62.5 ml. = 0; 65.0 ml. = -100; 70.0 mi. = -223;
80.0ml. = -308.
Ans. 8.11. 1.2 grams.
762. In the potentiometric titration at 25C. of 50.0 ml. of 0.100 N ferrous
sulfate (diluted to 250 ml.) with 0.100 N
eerie sulfate, what should be the
voltage reading (a) at the equivalence point, (6) halfway to the equivalence
point?
Ans. (a) 1.10 volts, (b) 0.748 volt.
763. A cell is made up of a platinum wire, dipping into a solution of cerous

and eerie ions, and a regular calomel cell. At 25C. an e.m.f. of 1,190 mv.
is obtainable. Calculate the ratio of concentration of eerie ions to concentra-
tion of cerous ions in the solution.
Ans. 3.22.
764. A
sample of limonite weighing 0.350 gram is dissolved in HC1, and
the ferric ions are reduced by means of a slight excess of stannous chloride.
Without removal of the excess stannous ions the solution is titrated poten-
tiometrically with 0.100 N eerie sulfate solution, platinum-calomel electrodes
being used. Plot the following values of milliliters of eerie sulfate against
corresponding millivolts, and from the graph calculate the approximate
percentage of Fe 2 O 3 in the sample. The stannous ions are oxidized by the
eerie sulfate first. 0.0 ml. = 218; 2.00 ml. = 223;
190 mv.; 1.00 nil. =
3.00 ml. =
240; 4.00 ml. 325; 5.00 ml. =
342; 6.00 ml.
= 350; 9.00 ml. =
=
363; 15.0 ml. = 382; 20.0 ml. = 388; 25.0 ml.
= 393; 30.0 ml. = 417; 32.0
ml. = 450; 34.0 ml. = 510; 35.0 ml. = 570; 36.0 ml. = 910; 37.0 ml. =
1,100; 39.0 ml. =1,155; 45.0 ml. = 1,217; 50.0 ml.
= 1,229.
Ans. 73 per cent.
766. Twenty-five milliliters of 0.200 N AgN0 3 are diluted to 250 ml. and
titrated potentiometrically with 0.200 N
KBr, a silver electrode and a normal
calomel electrode being used. Assuming the solubility of silver bromide to
be 5.9 X 10~7 mole per liter, calculate the theoretical value for (a) when a E
fraction of a drop of bromide has been added, (fe) at the equivalence point,
(c) after 20 ml. of the bromide have been added. (Hint: Find the silver-ion
concentration in each case, and use the specific oxidation potential of Ag =
Ag+ + e given in the Appendix.)
Ans. (a) +0.414 volt, (b) +0.146 volt, (c) -0.039 volt.
766. A certain solution of sodium hydroxide has a hydroxyl-ion concen-

tration of 5.20 X
With regular hydrogen-calomel electrodes, what
10" 4 .
e.m.f. could be obtained at 25C.?
767. With quinhydrone-calomel electrodes, a certain solution at 25C.

gives an e.m.f. of 116 mv. What is the hydroxyl-ion concentration of the
solution?
768. With regular hydrogen-calomel electrodes, a hundredth-molar solution
of a certain monoacidic base gives at 25C. an "e.m.f. of 946 mv. What is the
approximate ionization constant of the base? What e.m.f. would be obtained

if2.00 moles per liter of cation common to the base were introduced into the
solution?
769. Plot values on graph paper showing the relationship between milli-
volts and pH values (a) when using normal hydrogen-calomel electrodes,
(6) when using quinhydrone-calomel electrodes. Include the range between
pH = 14 and pH = - 2.
770. Prove that in the potentiometric titration of ferrous ions with eerie
ions the voltage at the equivalence point is given by the general expression
Ei = (Ei + -E 2 At the equivalence point, not only is the reaction

)/2. (Hint:
Fe^ + Ce+ ++ + = Fe+++ + Ce ++ + at equilibrium, and hence El = #2 but ,
also [Fe++] = [Ce+++ + and [Fe+ ++ ] = [Ce ++ +].)

]
771. In the potentiometric titration of 60.0 ml. of 0.100 N ferrous sulfate

(diluted with water) with 0.200 N
eerie sulfate, what should be the voltage
reading (a) after 10.0 ml. of eerie sulfate has been added, (6) after 30.0 ml. of
eerie sulfate has been added?
772. The potentiometric

titration of a 25-ml. pipetful of 0.268 2S04 NH
with NaOH
solution gave the following values of millivolts for the corre-
sponding volumes of NaOH: 0.0 ml. = 369 mv.; 5.0 ml. = 378; 10.0 ml. =
388; 15.0 ml. = 398; 20.0 ml. = 406; 25.0 ml. - 420; 28.0 ml. = 460;
30.0 ml. 516; 30.5 ml. = 690; 31.0 ml. = 860; 35.0 ml. = 949; 40.0 ml. =
-
966; 45.0 ml. = 982. Plot the millivolts of potential as ordinates against
milliliters of NaOH
as abscissas, and from the curve determine the pH value
at the equivalence point and the normality of the NaOH solution.
773. Make a graph for the following potentiometric titration of 40.0 ml.
of 0.213 N H PO 3 4 diluted with water to 200 ml. and titrated with 0.200 N
NaOH at 25C., hydrogen-calomel electrodes being used. Calculate the
pH value at which the replacement of the first and second hydrogens of
H,PO4 occurs. 0.0 ml. = 300 mv.; 5.0 ml. = 315; 10.0 ml. =*
350; 13.0 ml. =
385; 13.5 ml. = 398; 13.8 ml. = 405; 14.0 ml. = 415; 14.2 ml. = 450; 14.4
ml. = 525; 14.8 ml. = 555; 15.5 ml. = 566; 17.0 ml. = 580; 20.2 ml. = 603;
25.0 ml. = 640; 27.5 ml. = 658; 28.5 ml. = 675; 28.8 ml. = 685; 29.0 ml. =
740; 29.2 ml. = 760; 29.5 ml. = 795; 30.0 ml. = 815; 31.0 ml. = 835;
35.0 ml. 870; 40.0 ml. = 890.
774. A cleaner is known to contain, in addition to inert material, either
NaOH, Na^COs, or mixtures of these. The potentiometric titration of a

1.00-gram sample in 100 ml. of water with 0.265 N
HC1, regular hydrogen-
calomel electrodes being used, give the following pH values: 0.0 ml. = 11.70;
5.50 ml. 11.68; 10.0 ml. = 11.66; 20.0 ml. - 11.60; 30.0 ml. = 11.44;
45.0 ml - 10.98; 55.0 ml. = 9.75; 60.0 ml. = 8.76; 62.0 ml. = 7.66;
64.0 ml. = 6.31; 66.0 ml. - 5.70; 68,0 ml. = 5.40; 70.0 ml. = 5.05; 72.0 ml. =
4.81; 73.0 ml. =
4.10; 74.0 ml. = 2.44; 76.0ml. = 1.94; 78.0 ml. = 1.70;
85.0 ml. =
1.41; 95.0 ml. = 1.16.
Interpret the curve, stating which components are present and their
approximate percentages. What voltage reading is obtained at the first
point of inflection?
775. The chromium in 5.00 grams of steel was oxidized to dichromate and
then titrated potentiometrically with 0.1039 N
ferrous sulfate solution. Plot
the curve, and compute the percentage of Cr from the following data which
show volts X 10 against milliliters: 0.0 ml. = 6.50; 5.0 ml. 7.90; 10.0 ml. -
8.00; 15.0 ml. = 8.10; 20.0 ml. = 8.20; 25.0 ml. = 8.40; 30.0 ml. = 8.60;
35.0ml. = 8.78; 36.0 ml. * 8.85; 37.0ml. = 8.87; 37.5 ml. = 8.87; 38.0 rnl. =
8.85; 38.3 ml. = 8.84; 38.4 nil. 5.03; 39.0 ml. = 4.45; 40.0 ml. 4.15;
45.0 ml. = 390.
CHAPTER XVII
CONDUCTOMETRIC TITRATIONS
103. Conductance. Strong acids, strong bases, and most salts,
when dissolved in a relatively large volume of water, are prac-
tically completely dissociated into ions. These ions are capable
of transporting electricity, and because of them the solutions are
good conductors of the electric current. The conductance of a
solution is the reciprocal of its electrical resistance and is meas-
ured in reciprocal ohms or mhos.
The specific conductance of a solution is the conductance of a
cube of the solution of 1-cm. edge. The specific conductance at
25C. of 0.100 N
HC1 is 0.0394 mho; the specific conductance of
0.0100 N HC1 is 0.00401 mho.
Equivalent conductance is the conductance of a solution contain-
ing one gram-equivalent weight of dissolved electrolyte between
electrodes 1 cm. apart. It is therefore numerically equal to the
product of the specific conductance of the solution and the num-
ber of milliliters containing one gram-equivalent weight of electro-
lyte. Thus the equivalent conductance of 0. 100 N
IIC1 is 0.0394 X
10,000 = 394 mhos; the equivalent conductance of 0.0100 HC1 N
is 0.00401 X 100,000 = 401 mhos. As a solution becomes more
dilute, its equivalent conductance becomes somewhat greater owing
to the fact that in more dilute solutions inter-ionic effects are les-
sened, which gives the apparent effect of increasing the degree of

ionization of the dissolved substance.
By extrapolation it is possible to determine the equivalent con-
ductance of a solution at infinite dilution. For hydrochloric acid
this value at 25C. is 425.8 reciprocal ohms. This is the theoretical
conductance that would be given by a "perfect" solution con-
taining 36.46 grams of HC1 between electrodes 1 cm. apart.
104. Mobility of Ions. Different kinds of ions have different
velocities, so that when an electric current is passed through a
solution, the faster moving ions carry a relatively greater amount

266
CONDUCTOMETRIC TITRATIONS 267
of the current. In the case of very dilute hydrochloric acid, the

hydrogen ions, moving much faster than the chloride ions, carry
about 82 per cent of the current; the chloride ions carry only
about 18 per cent. The mobility of an ion is the equivalent con-
ductance of that ion, and the equivalent conductance of an elec-
trolyte is sum of the mobilities of its ions. Thus,
equal to the
the equivalent conductance at 25C. of hydrochloric acid at in-
finite dilution (= 425.8) is equal to the sum of the mobility of
the hydrogen ions (= 350) and the mobility of the chloride ions
(= 75.8) at that temperature. If several electrolytes are present
in a solution, all the ions contribute to the conductance of the
solution. Mobilities increase by about 2 per cent for each degree
centigrade increase in temperature.

Table III gives the equivalent conductances, or mobilities, at
25C. of some of the common ions at infinite dilution. From it
can be calculated the equivalent conductances of corresponding
electrolytes at infinite dilution.
TABLE III. IONIC CONDUCTANCES OR MOBILITIES
AT INFINITE DILUTION, 25C.
Na+ 50.8 Cl~ 75.8
K+ 74.8 Br~.* 77.7
Ag+ 63.4 I- 76.0
H+ 350 OTI- 193
NH + 4 74.9 C 2 Il3O - 2 40.8
41.7 /
l
2 SOr
-
80.0
55.0 C1O3 G3.3
65.2 NO - 3 70.9
61 Br03 - 55.3
71.0 I0r 39.6
53.6 J^CjOr 73.5
-
54 HFe(CN) 6 97.3
68.4 MFe(CN) 6B 100.8
105. Conductometric Acidimetric Titrationsl Consider the ti-
tration of a dilute solution of HC1 with NaOH solution:

H+C1- + (Na+OH-) - Na+Cl- + H 2 O
At the beginning of the titration, the HC1 solution has a high
conductance value, owing principally to the extremely high mo-
bility of the hydrogen ions. As NaOH is added, the concentra-
tion of the hydrogen ions is decreased and, although hydrogen
ions are replaced by sodium ions, the mobility of the latter is
much less, so that the conductance of the solution decreases

rapidly. At the equivalence point, the solution contains only
NaCl, and the conductance is at a minimum for, on further addi-
tion of NaOH, the hydroxyl ions with their high mobility give a
rapidly increasing conductance to the solution. If the titration
^4-" ,1
\
Volume of NaOH
Fio. 9. Conductometric titration of dilute HC1 with NaOH.
iscarried out under constant conditions of temperature, etc., and

the volume of titrating solution is plotted against conductance, a
curve of the appearance of line ABC in Fig. 9. is obtained
In this figure, line AH represents that part of the conductance
of the solution contributed by the HC1 alone; DBJ represents
that part of the conductance of the solution contributed by the
NaCl alone. Line A B is therefore the resultant of these two curves,
the distance GI being equal to FI EL Line + HK
represents the
conductance of the excess NaOH alone; line BJ is the conduct-
ance of the NaCl present in the solution after the equivalence
point has been reached; and BC is the resultant.
Ideal titration curves applying to perfect solutions can be cal-

culated from the mobilities of the ions involved. Thus, in the
titration of a very dilute solution containing a gram-equivalent
weight of HC1 with a relatively concentrated solution of sodium

hydroxide (so as to give no appreciable change in the total vol-
ume of the solution being titrated), the theoretical conductance
of the original solution is 350 (11+) + 75.8 (Cl~) = 425.8 mhos.
At the equivalence point the solution contains only NaCl and its
conductance is 50.8 (Na+) + 75.8 (C1-) = 126.6 mhos. An excess
of one gram-equivalent weight of NaOH to the resulting solution
would give a conductance of 50.8 (Na+) + 75.8 (C1-) + 50.8 (Na+) +
193 (OH") = 370.4 mhos. Plotting these conductance values
against corresponding relative volumes of NaOH gives a titration
curve like that of the resultant line ABC in the figure. The
equivalence point is the intersection of two straight lines.
In an actual titration of this type the lines are likely to be
slightly curved because of (1) variation in temperature, due, in
part at least, to the heat of neutralization, (2) increase in the
volume of the solution because of added reagent, and (3) inter-
ionic effects. Foreign ions in the solution may distort the curve
slightly, although their general effect is" to increase the total con-
ductance by a constant amount. In spite of this, the inflection
is sharp and three or four readings on each side of the equivalence
point are usually sufficient to establish the point of intersection

and hence the buret reading at the equivalence point.
The titration of a weak acid like acetic acid with a strong base
like sodium hydroxide is shown in the curve (a) (a) of Fig. 10.
Here the first small amount of NaOH will, as before, cause a
decrease in conductivity but, since the concentration of hydrogen
ions in acetic acid is small, the conductance of the solution soon
increases owing to the formation of sodium ions and acetate ions,
the latter buffering the solution and thus cutting down the con-
centration of the highly mobile hydrogen ions. The conductance
values then follow closely those of the sodium acetate formed.
Beyond the equivalence point the formation of hydroxyl ions does
not cause a sharp inflection in the titration curve. If, on the other
hand, NH 4 OH is used to titrate the acetic acid, a curve (6) (&)
is obtained with a
sharper inflection at the equivalence point, for
the excess NH 4 OH, owing to its slight degree of ionization, has
little effect on the conductance of the solution. In an actual titra-

tion of this type, the two parts of the conductance curve do not
meet sharply at a point because of hydrolysis effects, but the
equivalence point can be found by extending the straight parts
of the titration graph to a common point [see part (c) of Fig. 10].
Volume of titrating reagent
FIG. 10. Conductometric titration of 0.01 N HC H O

2 3 2
(a) with NaOH, (b) with NH 4 OH.
The and a weak acid with

titration of a mixture of a strong acid
a standard base can often be carried out conductometrically and
the amount of each acid determined from the graph (see Prob.
781). A similar type of titration curve is obtained in the titration
of certain dibasic acids (see Prob. 789).
106. Conductometric Precipitation Titrations. Many precipi-
tation titrations are also possible by Conductometric methods.
Consider, for example, a very dilute solution containing a gram =
equivalent weight of sodium sulfate being titrated with a con-
centrated solution of barium acetate. The theoretical conductance
=
of the original solution 50.8 (Na+)
is 80.0 (MS04 ) = 130.8 mhos.
+
At the equivalence point the conductance is 50.8 (Na4*) 40.8 +
(C2H 3 02~) = 91.6 mhos. If an excess of a gram-equivalent weight
of barium acetate is added, the conductance of the solution is
50.8 (Na+) + 40.8 (C 2 II 3 O 2-) + 65.2 (HBa++) + 40.8 (C 2 H O -)

3 2
-
197.6 mhos. The titration curve
is therefore a flat V-shaped
one with the equivalence point at the intersection of two straight

lines. Certain titration curves of this type are illustrated in the
accompanying problems.
"NAAAAA/WWW
HH
E
A/ 1000 -a o
FIG. 11. Conductometric titration hook-up.
Afew complex-forming reactions can also be made the basis

of conductometric titrations.
107. Conductometric Titration Apparatus. A simple hookup
for determining the conductance of a solution is indicated in the
diagram of Fig. 11, where MO
is a slide-wire divided into 1,000
scale divisions, G is a galvanometer, E is a pair of electrodes so

fixed as to remain at a constant distance apart and dipping into
the solution to be measured. S is a source of alternating current,
stepped down by means of a transformer to about 6 volts, and
R is a rheostat.
In measuring relative conductance values in a titration, the
rheostat is first adjusted so that there is no deflection of the
galvanometer when the point of contact N is near the center of
the slide-wire. From then on, the adjustment of the rheostat is
not changed. The solution is then titrated, and bridge readings are
taken between each increment of added solution by adjusting the

slide-wire until no deflection is observed in the galvanometer.
After any such adjustment,
a resistance of cell
1,000 a resistance of rheostat
but, since the resistance of the rheostat is a constant (K) and the
resistance of the cell is the reciprocal of its conductance,
1,000 a -
=
conductance of cell
whence,
o - 1
j x
Conductance *
of cell
n = /%
(
<A
-^
\ a JK
Since in an ordinary titration we are not interested in the actual
conductance values but only in the relative changes in conduc-
tivity as a means
of establishing a titration curve, it is only
necessary to plot the volume of titrating solution against the values

(1,000 obtained from the bridge readings. Unlike the
a) /a as
potentiometric graph, the conductometric titration curves are
straight lines or nearly so, and they can therefore usually be fixed
by a few volume readings on each side of the equivalence
relatively
point. In order for accurate values to be obtained and in order
for the lines to be straight or nearly so, it is important to keep
the temperature of the solution as nearly constant as possible, and
it is also theoretically necessary that the volume of the solution
shall not change during the titration. This last condition is ful-
filled approximately enough for ordinary titrations if the total
volume of reagent does not exceed 1 or 2 per cent of the solution
titrated. The reagent should therefore be as concentrated, and
the solution as dilute, as feasible. A solution 0.01 0.001 normal
titrated with a 1 normal solution of reagent would be a typical case.
Problems
776. If the specific conductance of N/50 IIC1 is 0.00792 mho, what is the
equivalent conductance of N/50 HC1?
Ans. 396 mhos.
777. At 25C. what is the equivalent conductance at infinite dilution of a

solution of silver sulfate?
Ans. 143.4 mhos.
778. A solution containing a gram-equivalent weight of BaCla at very high

dilution is titrated at 25C. with Li 2 SO4 From mobilities of the ions involved
.
calculate the conductance of the solution (a) at the start of the titration,
(6) at the equivalence point, and (c) at the point where a total of 2 gram-
equivalents of Li2SO4 have been added. Plot these values to show the titration
graph. Make similar calculations and graph for the titration of BaCl2 with
Na2SO4 . Which gives the sharper inflection at the equivalence point?
Ans. (a) 141.0, (6) 117.5, (c) 239.2; (a) 141.0, (6) 126.6, (c) 257.4 mhos.
A very dilute solution of sodium hydroxide is titrated conductometri-

779.
cally with 1.00 N HC1. The following bridge readings of (100 a) /a were
obtained at the indicated points in the titration. Plot the titration curve and
from it determine the number of grams of NaOH present in the solution.
0.00 ml - 3.15; 1.00ml. - 2.60; 2.00 ml. - 2.04; 3.00 ml. - 1.40; 4.00 ml. -
1.97; 5.00 ml.
- 2.86; 6.00 ml.
- 3.66.
Ans. 0.128 gram.
780. A
solution approximately N/100 in sodium acetate is titrated con-
ductometrically with 1.00 HC1. N From the following titration values showing
relative conductivities plot the curve and calculate the number of grams of
NaC2H 3 O2 present in the solution. (Hint: Extend the nearly straight parts of
the curve to a point of intersection.) 0.00 ml. - 218; 4.00 ml. - 230; 8.00
ml. - 243; 9.00 ml. - 247; 10.00 ml. - 256; 11.00 ml. - 269; 12.00 ml. - 278;
14.00 ml. 325; 17.00 ml. 380. Show from mobilities and relative degrees
of ionization why this form of curve is to be expected.
Ans. 0.820 gram.
781. A sample of vinegar has been adulterated with hydrochloric acid.

It is titrated with 0.500 N NH OH 4 and the following bridge readings of
(1,000 a)/a were obtained at the indicated buret readings. Calculate the
number of grams of HC1 and of HC2H 3 O2 in the sample. (Hint: Find the point
of neutralization of the HC1 by extending the nearly straight sides of the U--
shaped part of the graph to a point of intersection.) 0.00 ml. 2.87; 1.00 ml.
2.50; 2.00 ml.
- 2.10; 2.50 ml. -1.85; 3.00 ml. - 1.70; 3.20 ml. 1.70;
-
3.50ml. -
1.76; 4.00 ml.
- 2.00; 4.20 ml. - 2.10; 4.50 ml. - 2.15; 5.00 ml -
2.15; 6.00 ml. - 2.14; 7.00 ml. - 2.16; 8.00 ml. - 2.18.
Ans. 0.0580 gram HC1, 0.0336 gram HdH,Cfc.
782. At 25C. what is the equivalent conductance at infinite dilution of a

solution of BaCh?
783. Sketch the general form of the titration curve you would expect to
get in the conductometric titration of N/100 4 OII with (a) N/l HC1, NH
(6) N/l HC H O2.
2 8
784. Using the eqivalent conductance values obtained from the mobilities
of the ions, show the general form of the titration curve in each of the following
cases: (a) titration of with NaOH HNO
a , (6) titration of BaCl 2 with 2 SO4 , K
(c) titration of BaCl2 with H SO
2 4, (d) titration of Ba(OH) 2 with H SO
2 4,
(e) titration of MgSO4 with Ba(OH) 2, (/) titration of NH C14 with NaOH,
(0) titration of AgNO with LiCl.
8
785. In the titration of 80.0 ml. of a solution of 8 with 4.85 NaOH HNO N
the following relative conductivities were obtained for the corresponding
volumes of NaOH. Plot the curve and calculate the acid normality of the
original acid solution. 0.00 ml. - 501; 1.00 ml. 340; 2.00 ml. 175;
3.00 ml. - 180; 4.00 ml. - 261 5.00 ml. - 338.
;
786. A sample of vinegar weighing 5.00 grams is diluted to 500 ml. and ti-
trated conductometrically with 0.500 4 OII. N NH

The following relative
conductivities were obtained from the bridge readings of (1,000 a) /a at the
indicated buret readings: 0.00 ml. - 1.20; 0.50 ml. - 0.95; 1.00 ml. - 0.80;
1.50 ml. - 0.70; 2.00 ml.
- 0.70; 3.00 ml.
- 0.95; 4.00 ml.
-1.35; 5.00
ml. - 1.75; 6.00ml. - 2.13; 7.00ml.
-2.48; 7.50ml.
- 2.68; 8.00ml.
-
2.78;
9.00 ml. - 2.82; 10.00 ml.
- 2.83; 14.00 ml.
-
2.87. Plot these values and
determine from the graph the buret reading at the equivalence point. From
this calculate the acidity of the vinegar in terms of percentage of IIC 2 H 3 O2.
Explain the chemistry involved to give the U-shaped appearance of the curve
prior to reaching the equivalence point. What would be the general appearance
of the graph if 0.500 N NaOH had been substituted for the 4 OH in the titra- NH
tion? What is the advantage of using 4 OH? NH
787. A
solution approximately 0.01 N
in sodium acetate is titrated con-
ductometrically with 1.25 HOI and N

the following relative conductivities
were obtained at the corresponding buret readings: 0.00 ml. 451; 1.00 ml.
455; 2.00 ml.
- 459; 2.50 ml. - 460; 2.75 ml. - 462; 3.00 ml. - 465; 3.25
ml. - 472; 3.50 ml. - 482; 3.75 ml. - 497; 4.00 ml. - 515; 4.50 ml. - 575;
5.00 ml. 643; 6.00 ml. 776. Plot the curve and calculate the number
of grams of NaC H O
2 3 2 present in the solution.
788. A solution containing sodium bromide is titrated with 0.650 silver N
acetate. The following relative values were obtained for the conductances of
the solution during the titration. Plot the curve on a large scale and calculate
the number of grams of NaBr originally present in the solution. 0.00 ml.
269; 0.50 ml.
- 262; 1.00 ml. - 241; 1.50 ml. - 227; 2.00 ml. - 213; 2.50
ml. - 197; 3.00 ml.
- 218; 3.50 ml. - 237; 4.00 ml. - 261; 4.50 ml. - 282;
5.00 ml. - 301.
789. Oxalic acid is a dibasic acid and can be considered as an equimolar
mixture of a fairly strong acid (H 2 C 2 O4 + 11+ + IlC 2 Or; K' = 4 X 10"2 )
~
and a weak acid (HC 2 O4 * H+ C 2 O4 -; K" = 5 X 10~6 ). The following
+
relative conductance values were obtained in the conductometric titration of a
dilute solution of oxalic acid with 0.640 N 4 OH. NH
Plot the curve and cal-
culate the number of grams of H 2 C 2 O 4 .2H 2 O present in the solution. 0.00
ml. - 285; 0.20 ml. - 235; 0.40 ml. - 188; 0.60 ml. - 141; 0.70 ml. - 118;
0.80 ml. - 109; 0.90 ml. - 115; 1.00 ml. - 123; 1.20 ml. 147; 1.40 ml.
- -
173; 1.60 ml. 184;
-
1.80 ml. 183; 2.00 ml. --181; 2.20 ml. - 1.81. What
does the lowest point of the curve represent? Show how it would be possible
in certain cases to analyze a mixture of oxalic acid and sodium binoxalate
(NaHC 2O4 ). What would be the general appearance of the curve in this case?
CHAPTER XVIII
AMPEROMETRIC TITRATIONS
108. Principle of an Amperometric Titration. Suppose a solu-
tion containing a reducible substance is subjected to electrolytic
reduction at an electrode consisting of metallic mercury dropping
at a steady rate from a capillary tube, thus exposing a constantly
fresh surface of the metal to the solution. If the applied e.m.f.
Diffusion current
&
Half wave
Residual current^
Applied voltage
FIG. 12. Typical current- voltage curve (dropping-mercury electrode).
is increased gradually, the amperage of the current remains near

zero and increases only slightly until the decomposition potential
of the substance is reached (see Sec. 58). At this point electrolytic
reduction starts, and an increased e.m.f. causes a sharp increase
in amperage in accordance with Ohm's Law, E = IR. As elec-
trolysis progresses, however, there is a depletion of the reducible
substance at the electrode and the potential necessary for de-
composition is increased. A point is reached where an increasing
275
e.m,f. again causes practically no increase in amperage. These
three steps are shown in Fig. 12 where milliamperes as ordinates
are plotted against applied voltages as abscissas.
The nearly constant current corresponding to the upper right-
hand part of the curve is called the diffusion current, and its
magnitude is proportional to the concentration of the reducible
substance remaining in the solution.
Volume of titrating reagent
FIG. 13. Amperometric titration curve (Pb+~*~ + SO ~).

4
Suppose a reducible substance in a solution is subjected to an

which is of such magnitude as to give the amperage
initial e.m.f.
corresponding to the diffusion current, and suppose the solution is

subjected to a precipitation titration with a nonreducible reagent.
Such a case would be the titration of a solution of a lead salt with
"
sulfate. The concentrationof the reducible substance (Pb" 1") is 1
steadily diminished as the sulfate is added. The current, being

proportional to the concentration of lead ions, likewise steadily
diminishes as the titration proceeds and, if amperes are plotted
(as ordinates) against volume of titrating solution added (as ab-
scissas), a curve similar to that of Fig. 13 is obtained. The
equivalence point corresponds to the point of intersection of the
AMPEROMETRIC TITRATIONS 277
two arms of the curve. These arms are essentially straight lines,
especially if the effect of dilution is corrected for. In the above
case, the nearly horizontal portion of the curve corresponds to the
diffusion current of a saturated solution of lead sulfate. Solu-
may give a curved line in the close neighborhood of
bility effects
the equivalence point, but, as in certain conductometric titration
curves [see Fig. 10(c)3, extension of the two straight parts of
*
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-Dropping
mercury electrode
Hg
Electrolysis
cell
FIG. 14. Amperometric titration hook-up.
the curve will give a point of corresponding to

intersection
the equivalence point. As in conductometric titrations, it is ad-
vantageous to titrate a dilute solution with a relatively con-
centrated one.
An equally satisfactory titration curve is given in the ampero-
metric titration of a nonreducible ion when it is titrated with a
reagent capable of electrolytic reduction. This type is illustrated in
the first part of the problem given below. The second part of the
problem a titration in which both the substance titrated
illustrates
and the reagent yield a diffusion current at the applied e.m.f.
Certain titrations involving neutralization, oxidation, and re-
duction, and complex-ion formation are also possible by ampero-
metric methods.
Current-voltage curves can be automatically recorded on photo-

graphic paper by means of a mechanism called a polarograph, but
satisfactory curves can also be obtained manually with a relatively
simple dropping-electrode assembly which furnishes a means of
applying a variable known e.m.f. to the cell and for measuring
the resulting very small current. Several portable instruments of
this type are on the market. The essential hook-up is shown
diagrammatically in Fig. 14.
In general, although much work is still needed to bring about
refinements of method and to extend the applications of the proc-
ess,amperometric titrations are in many specific cases capable of
giving very precise results. The method is satisfactory in many
precipitation titrations where the solubility of the precipitate is
too great for potentiometric or indicator methods to be used.
Furthermore, foreign electrolytes which are often harmful in con-
ductometric titrations do not usually interfere in amperometric
titrations unless they are present at high concentrations and yield
diffusion currents at the applied e.m.f.
The numerical values in the following problem are taken from
data and graphs obtained by I. M. Kolthoff and his co workers.
Problem
790. In each of the following two titrations, plot the titration graph and
determine the volume of titrating solution corresponding to the equivalence
point. Calculate the number of grams of titrated constituent shown to be
present in each case and explain the appearance of the curve.
(a) A certain volume of 0.0100 MK
2 SO 4 is titrated amperometrically with
0.100 M Pb(NO 3) at e.m.f.

volts. = -1.2
The following values are the
milliamperes obtained at the corresponding volumes of titrating solution.
Dilution effects have been corrected for. 0.0 ml. = 0.8; 1.0 ml. = 0.8; 2.0 ml. =
0.8; 3.0 ml.
= 0.8; 4.0 ml. = 0.9; 4.5 ml. = 1.3; 5.0 ml. = 4.2; 5.5 ml. =
11.3; 6.0 ml.
=
20.0; 6.5 ml. - 28.9; 7.0 ml. = 37.5.
(6) A 50-ml. pipetful of dilute Pb(NO 3) 2 (in 0.10 M KNO 3) is titrated with
0.0500 M K Cr O
2 2 7 at e.m.f. = - 1.0 volt. The following values are the milli-
amperes actually obtained at the corresponding volumes of titrating solution.
Before plotting the titration curve, correct for dilution effect by multiplying
each current reading by (V v}/V in which V = initial volume of solution,
+
and = total volume of reagent added. 0.0 ml. = 81.56; 1.0 ml. = 66.22;
v
2.0 ml. = 48.34; 3.0 ml. = 31.66; 4.0 ml. = 15.25; 4.8 ml. = 3.79; 4.9 ml. =
2.09; 5.0 ml. = 2.9; 5.1 ml. = 5.1; 5.3 ml. = 12.03; 5.5 ml. = 21.86; 6.0 ml. =
43.86. (Note. The large residual current at the equivalence point is due to
the relatively high solubility of the precipitated PbCrO 4 in the acid formed
by the titration: 2Pb++ Cr2 7 " + +H
2O -> 2PbCrO 4 2H+.) +
PART V
GAS ANALYSIS
CHAPTER XIX
CALCULATIONS OF GAS ANALYSIS
Fundamental Laws. Problems involving the determina-

109.
tion of the proportional amounts of the components of a gaseous
mixture and the determination of the amount of a given sub-
stance by measuring the quantity of gas which that substance
may be made to evolve in chemical reaction are the only phases
of gas analysis considered in this book.
Calculations of gas analyses make use of the following gas laws,
most of which apply strictly only to the so-called "perfect" gases,
but which may be applied to ordinary analyses with results that
are usually in keeping with the precision of analytical manipulation.
These laws should already be more or% less familiar to the student.
Boyle's Law. The volume of a fixed mass of a gas at constant
temperature is inversely proportional to the pressure to which it
is subjected. That is,
pv = p'v'
= k
where pv and p'v' are pairs of simultaneous values of pressure

and volume of a given mass of gas and k is a constant.
EXAMPLE I. If a sample of gas occupies a volume of 500 ml.
at a barometric pressure of 755 mm. of mercury, what volume
would it occupy at a pressure of 760 mm.?
SOLUTION: An increase in pressure must cause a decrease in
volume. In this case, the new volume will be
500 X = 49G.7 ml. Ans.

7oU
Or, by substitution in the formula above,
755 X 500 = 760 X x

whence,
x = 496.7 ml. Ans.
279
Charles's Law. The volume of a fixed mass of a gas at con-

stant pressure is directly proportional to the absolute temperature
to which it is subjected; that is,
L"
v
= 1
L
T'
where vT and v'T' are pairs of simultaneous values of volume

and temperature expressed on the absolute scale. Zero on the
absolute scale is at 273C.; hence, the temperature in absolute
units may be found by adding 273 to the temperature in centi-
grade units. Charles's law may therefore be written
v
~ 273
= + t
v' 273 + //
f
where t and t represent the respective temperatures in degrees
centigrade.
EXAMPLE a gas occupies a volume of 500 ml. at 20C.
II. If
and the temperature is raised to 30C. at constant pressure, what
is the new volume of the gas?
SOLUTION The temperatures on the absolute
: scale are 293 and
303C., respectively. If the temperature is raised, the gas must
expand and the new volume becomes
500 X ~ OfkO
= 517 ml. Am.
Or, by substitution,
500
= 273 + 20
x "273 + 30
whence,
x = 517 ml.
. Ans..
The formulas expressing the two gas laws mentioned above may
be combined to give
ive
pv __
""
"T
Dalton's Law. The pressure exerted by a mixture of gases is

equal to the sum of the pressures of the individual components,
and the pressure exerted by a single component is the same as
the pressure that component would exert if existing alone in the
same volume.
CALCULATIONS OF GAS ANALYSIS 281
EXAMPLE Moist hydrogen gas is confined over water under

III.
a pressure of mm. of mercury and a temperature of 26C.

760
What is the actual pressure of the hydrogen?
SOLUTION: At 26C., the vapor pressure of water is equal to
25 mm. of mercury (see Table V, Appendix). The partial pressure
of the hydrogen is therefore 760 25 = 735 mm. Ans.
Gay-Lussac's Law. Whenever gases unite or gaseous products
are formed, the proportions by volume measured at the same
temperature and pressure of all the gaseous products concerned can
be represented by ratios of small integers. Thus, in the reaction
2H + O
2 2
-> 2H O
2
two parts by volume hydrogen unite with one part by volume

of
of oxygen to give two parts by volume of water vapor.
Avogadro's Law. Equal volumes of all gases under identical

conditions of temperature and pressure contain the same number
of molecules.
110. Gas-volumetric Methods. For convenience, gas analysis
may be divided into the following groups:
(a) Gas-volumetric methods

(b) Absorption methods
(r) Combustion methods
Under gas-volumetric methods may be included those methods

in which a gas is evolved by means of a chemical reaction, and
from the volume of the gas the weight of the substance producing
it is calculated.
From Avogadro's law evident that the weights of equal
it is
volumes of gases will be in direct proportion to the respective

molecular weights. The weight in grams of 22.4 liters of any
gas, when measured under standard conditions, i.e. 7 at 0C. and
under a pressure of 760 mm. of mercury, represents the molecular
weight of the gas. If the molecular weight of a gas and the vol-
ume that a certain quantity of it occupies under standard conditions
are known, the weight of that quantity can be readily determined.
This is the principle underlying gas-volumetric analysis. Since it
is usually inconvenient actually to measure the volume of a gas
at 0C. and under 760 mm. pressure, it is customary to measure

the gas at any convenient temperature and pressure and by means
and Charles's laws to calculate the volume that the gas
of Boyle's
would occupy under standard conditions.
EXAMPLE. A gas occupies a volume of 42.06 ml. under 765.0
mm. pressure and at 20.0C. What is its volume under standard
conditions?
SOLUTION According to Boyle's law, if the pressure of the gas
:
at a constant temperature is reduced from 765 to 760 mm., the

volume would be increased in the same ratio, and, were the tem-
perature the same, the new volume would be
42.06 X = 42.34 ml.
The temperature, however, is to be reduced from 20.0C. (293

Absolute) to 0C. (273 Absolute), and, according to Charles's
law, this change alone serves to decrease the volume of the gas
by the ratio of 293 273. If both the pressure and temperature are
:
changed to standard conditions, the volume of the gas becomes
Expressed according to the symbols used above,
VX
vx P.
'
x
X ~
p' 273+
which is identical to the general expression
111. Correction forWater Vapor. Evolved gases are frequently

collectedand measured over liquids which exert an appreciable
vapor pressure, and in such cases the barometric pressure does
not represent the pressure of the pure gas. It may be assumed
that the gas will be saturated with the vapor of the liquid over
which it is measured, and in such cases the vapor pressure of the
liquid depends only upon the temperature. According to Dalton's
law, the pressure of the pure gas may be found simply by sub-
tracting the vapor pressure of the liquid at the given temperature
from the barometric pressure. The values of the vapor pressure
of water at different temperatures are given in Table V
(Appendix).
112. Calculations of Gas-volumetric Analyses. These consider-

ations be
may applied to determine the percentage of a constituent
of a given substance by gas-volumetric measurements.
EXAMPLE. A
0.500-gram sample of limestone on treatment
with acid liberates 98.7 ml. of carbon dioxide when measured over
water at 23C. and 761 mm. pressure. What is the percentage
of CO 2 in the sample?
SOLUTION :
Vapor pressure of water at 23C. = 20.9 mm.

Pressure of the pure CO 2 = 761 - 20.9 = 740 mm.
Volume of CO2 under standard conditions =
740 273
The gram-molecular weight (44 grams) of CO 2 would occupy under

standard conditions a volume of 22.4 liters = 22,400 ml. The
weight of C02 evolved is, therefore,
gram
Percentage of CO 2 in the sample is
0.174
X 100 = 34.8 per cent. Ans.
0.500
Alternative Method. Some

chemists prefer to solve problems
involving molar relationships of gases by means of the following
general formula:
pv= NRT.
where p = pressure of the gas, atmospheres
_ pressure in millimeters
v = volume, milliliters
N = number of moles of gas
__ weight of gas
molecular weight
R = "gas constant " = 82.07
T = temperature on the absolute scale
Applying this formula to the problem under consideration,
740 v
X OQ
y8 7
'7 ~ wt
_ - of gas
v co n7
X ^' X
U ' N/ ^
OOP
b
760 44.0
Weight of C02 = 0.174 gram
Percentage
= '
X 100 = 34.8 per cent. Ans.

.^
U.OUU
Problems
791. If 500 ml. of hydrogen gas are cooled at constant pressure from 26
to 10C., what is the volume at the lower temperature?
440 ml
792. The pressure on a gas that at 758 mm. occupies a volume of 600 ml.
is increased to 774 nun. at constant temperature. What is the resulting
volume?
Ans. 588 ml.
793. Three hundred and sixty volumes of hydrogen are measured dry at
13CX and 760 mm. pressure. By heating at constant pressure, the volume
is increased 10 per cent. What is the increase in temperature?
Ans. 26C.
794. One hundred grams of pure calcium carbonate are dissolved in hydro-
chloric acid. Calculate the volume of gas evolved (a) measured dry at 0C.
and 760 mm. pressure, (6) measured dry at 15C. and 780 mm. pressure,
(c) measured over water at 30C. and 748 mm. barometric pressure.
Ans. (a) 22 A liters, (b) 23.0 liters, (c) 26.4 liters.
796. How many liters of oxygen gas measured over water at 17C. and 777
mm. pressure can be obtained from 1.00 kilogram of pure KC1O 3 by ignition
to KC1?
Ans. 290 liters.
796* What weight of CaCOa must be treated with acid to produce 138.6
ml. of CO 2, measured over water (saturated with CC>2) at 10C. and 773 mm.
pressure?
Ans. 0.599 gram.
797. In the analysis of dolomite, 0.0500 gram of ferric oxide, 0.6080 gram
of CaO, and 0.1505 gram of magnesium pyrophosphate were obtained. If
these were originally present as FeCOs, CaCO 3 and MgCOa, how many milli- ,
liters of CO2 measured dry at 20C. and 780 mm. pressure could have been
obtained from the same weight of sample?
Ans. 300.3ml.
798. What weight of limestone should be taken for analysis such that the
volume in milliliters of CO2 measured dry at 20C. and 780 mm. equals the
percentage of CO2 present?
Ans. 0.1880 gram.
799. A
sample of pyrite (FeS 2 ) weighing 0.2000 gram yields 0.7783 gram
of BaSO4How many cubic feet of air measured at 130F. and 27 in. of mer-
.
cury pressure would theoretically be required to burn 1.00 pound of the

pyrite? What would be the volume of the gaseous residue (sulfur dioxide
and residual nitrogen) measured at the same temperature arid pressure?
(4FeS 2 + 11O 2 -> 2Fe2 3 + 8SO2 . Air = 20.9 per cent O2 by volume. 1 cu.
in. = 16.39 ml. 1 Ib. = 0.4536 kg.)
Ans. 52.4 cubic feet. 49.5 cubic feet.
800. of H 2 O that can be obtained from 8.0 grams of

Compute the volume
I^CaÂUSiioO^ measured at (a) 20C. and 750 mm. pressure, (6) 750 mm.
pressure and 900C. (Two significant figures.)

Ans. (a) 0.18 ml., (fc) 970 ml.
801. If a gas measured dry at 27C. and 758 mm. pressure occupies a
volume of 500 ml., calculate its volume if the temperature is increased to 87C.
and the pressure is kept constant.
802. If hydrogen gas when measured over water at 23C. and 772 mm.
pressure occupies 97.3 ml., what would b the volume under standard
conditions?
803. A gas occupies a volume of 222 ml. over water at 12C. and 751 mm.
pressure. What volume would it occupy over water at 31 C. and 770 mm.
pressure?
804. BaCO and MgCO 3 3 are mixed in the proportions by weights of 2:1.
Calculate the volume of 6.00 N HC1 to decompose a 5.00-gram sample. Cal-
culate the volume of CO2 gas formed when measured dry at 22.4C. and
758 mm. pressure. What would the volume of the gas be if it were collected
under the same conditions over water (saturated with CO2 )?
805. What
weight of impure calcite (CaCOs) should be taken for analysis
so that the in milliliters of CO2 obtained by treating the sample with
volume
acid and measuring the CO 2 dry at 18C. and 763 mm. pressure will equul the
percentage of CaO in the sample?
806. What volumes of nitrogen and carbon dioxide, each measured dry
at 20C. and 755 mm. pressure, could be obtained by the combustion of
0.2010 gram of urea [CO(NH 2 ) 2 ]?
807. What volume of nitrogen measured over water at 30C. and 760 mm.
pressure could be obtained from 0.1860 gram of tetraethyltetrazone

l(C 2 H 6) 2 :N.N:N.N:(C 2 H 6 ) 2 ]?
808. If, in the analysis of a 1.00-gram sample of a carbonate, 18.0 ml. of
CO 2 measured over water at 18C. and 763 mm. pressure were obtained, find
the percentage of carbon in the sample.
809. Whatweight of limestone should be taken for analysis so that the

volume of CC>2 evolved measured over water at 15C. and 749 mm. pressure
shall be three-fifths the percentage of CC>2 in the sample?
810. Compute the volume of oxygen required to oxidize a sample of pure

Fe weighing 0.9000 gram, assuming that the product of combustion is com-
posed of 60 per cent Fe2O3 and 40 per cent FeaCU and that the gas is measured
dry at 21C. and 756 mm. pressure.
811. A compound of C, N, and a volume of nitrogen which when
II yields
measured in milliliters 22C. and 767 mm. pressure is equal to
over water at
155.5 times the number of grams of sample taken. The carbon and hydrogen
are present in the molar ratio of 1:1. What is the empirical formula of the
compound?
812. Decomposition of a compound of carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, oxygen,
and bromine weighing 0.2000 gram yielded 8.70 ml. of nitrogen, measured
over water at 18C. and 758 mm. pressure. Combustion in oxygen of the
same weight of sample gave 0.1880 gram CO2 and 0.01924 gram H 2O. After
decomposition of 0.2000 gram with 3 HNO
a precipitate of AgBr weighing
,
0.2674 gram was obtained. The molecular weight was found to be about 275.
What is the formula of the compound?
813. Decomposition of 0.1500 gram of indole gave 16.42 ml. of nitrogen
when measured over water at 27C. and 758 mm. pressure. Combustion in
oxygen of 0.2000 gram of the sample increased the weight of a potash bulb by
0.6026 gram and of a calcium chloride tube by 0.1078 gram. Calculate the
empirical formula of indole.
113. Absorption Methods. Absorption methods of gas analy-

sis apply to the determination of the proportionate amounts of
the components of a gaseous mixture. The mixture of gases is

treated with a series of absorbents, and the temperature and pres-
sure are usually kept constant throughout the entire determina-
tion. In cases where these are allowed to vary, corrections for
their effect may be made by
applying the principles outlined in
Sec. 109. The volume of the gas before and
difference in the
after it has been acted upon by each absorbing agent represents
the amount of gas absorbed, and the amount is usually expressed
on a percentage-by-volume basis. The many forms of apparatus
used for carrying out gas absorptions are described in the text-
books on the subject, but the fundamental principles are identical.
The reagents commonly employed are shown below.
GAS REAGENT
Carbon dioxide Caustic soda
Caustic potash
Unsaturated hydrocarbons Bromine water
(" illuminants") Fuming sulfuric acid
Oxygen Alkaline pyrogallol solution

Yellow phosphorus
Carbon monoxide Ammoniacal cuprous chloride
Hydrogen Palladium sponge

Palladous chloride solution
Colloidal palladium solution.
EXAMPLE. A sample of illuminating gas occupying a volume

of 80.0 ml. is treated in succession with caustic potash solution,
fuming sulfuric alkaline pyrogallol solution, and ammo-
acid,
niacal cuprous chloride solution. After each treatment, the vol-
ume of the residual gas at constant temperature and pressure is
measured as 78.7, 75.5, 75.1, and 68.3 ml., respectively. What
is the percentage composition of the gas as shown by these results?
SOLUTION:
Volume of CO 2 = 80.0 - 78.7 = 1.3 ml.
Volume of illuminants = 78.7 75.5 = 3.2 ml.
Volume of 2 = 75.5 ^ 75.1 = 0.4 ml.
Volume of CO = 75.1 - 68.3 - 6.8 ml.
The percentages of the various components are therefore
^
oU.U
X 100 =1.6 per cent CO 2
3 2
5777: X 100 = 4.0 per cent illuminants
oU.U
0.4
X 100 = 0.5 per cent 2 Ans.
80.0
r X 100 = 8.5 per cent GO

oU.U
f\R o
577 X 100 =
oU.U
85.4 per cent inert gases
Combustion Methods. If a gas mixture contains one or

114.
more components capable of combustion with oxygen, it is usually
possible to determine the percentages of these components by
allowing combustion to take place and measuring the contraction
in volume, the amount of carbon dioxide formed, the volume of
oxygen used, or combinations of these measurements, depending

upon the number and character of the combustible components
present. Gay-Lussac's law underlies calculations involving con-
tractions in volume. Thus, in the combustion of carbon monoxide
with oxygen
2CO + 2 -> 2C0 2
two volumes of carbon monoxide unite with one volume of oxygen
to form two volumes of carbon dioxide. The combustion is there-
fore accompanied by a contraction equal to one-half the volume
of the carbon monoxide present and produces a volume of carbon
dioxide equal to the original volume of carbon monoxide.
Assume a gas mixture with hydrogen and methane as the only
combustible components. Hydrogen reacts with oxygen accord-
ing to the equation
in which two volumes of hydrogen unite with one volume of oxygen

to form water vapor, condensing at ordinary temperatures to
liquid water. Methane reacts with oxygen according to the equa-
tion
CH + 20
4 2 -> CO + 2H
2 2
in which one volume of methane reacts with two volumes of oxygen

to form one volume of carbon dioxide. Let x represent the volume
of hydrogen and y the volume of methane present in the gas
mixture. The volume of oxygen required for the hydrogen is ^z,
and the volume of oxygen required for the methane is 2y. The
total volume of oxygen required B is therefore given by the ex-
pression
0) B=yx + 2y 2
The contraction in volume caused by the hydrogen reaction is

3 and that by the methane reaction is 2y. The total contrac-
x,
tion in volume C is given by the expression
(2) C = 3^ + 2y
whence
x = C B= volume of hydrogen
y= = volume 1 r .u
: of methane
It is evident that by allowing this gas mixture to react with a

determinable volume of oxygen and measuring the resulting con-
traction which the gas undergoes it is possible to determine the
volume of hydrogen and methane present.
Since carbon dioxide appreciably soluble in water, it is cus-
is
tomary in accurate analyses to measure the contraction in volume

after the carbon dioxide has been entirely absorbed. Under such
conditions, in the combustion of a mixture of hydrogen and

methane the volume of oxygen required would be represented as
before by the equation
(1) B= yx + 2y
2
but the total decrease in volume due to combustion and absorption

would be
(2) C" = %x + 3y
whence
x = %C' 2B = volume of hydrogen
y = B = volume of methane
f
]/^C
Instead of measuring the contraction in volume and the oxygen

consumed, the amounts of hydrogen and methane present in a
mixture in which they are the only combustible components may
be determined from the contraction in volume and the volume of
carbon dioxide produced by combustion. Combustion of hydro-
gen of volume x causes a contraction in volume of x and pro- %
duces no carbon dioxide; combustion of methane of volume y
causes a contraction of 2y and produces a volume of carbon dioxide
equal to y. The total contraction in volume C is therefore given
by the equation
C = %x + 2y
and the total volume of carbon dioxide produced D is given by

D = y
Hence,
x --
= 2C-4/)
^
o
= volume ,
of ,,,
hydrogen
y = D= volume of methane
In a similar way, the percentage composition of other mixtures

of gases may usually be calculated, provided that as many inde-
pendent equations can be formulated as there are unknown com-

ponents in the mixture.
The equations in the following table represent combustion re-
actions more commonly encountered in gas analysis, and the ac-
companying columns show the volume relationships in each
case.
With this table, little difficulty should be experienced in formu-
lating the necessary equations for the determination by combus-

tion of any mixture of the gases.
In case used for combustion, it may be assumed to consist
air is
*of 20.9 per cent of oxygen by volume.
EXAMPLE I. A mixture of carbon monoxide and nitrogen occu-

pies a volume of 100 ml. and on combustion with oxygen produces
40 ml. of carbon dioxide. Calculate the percentage of nitrogen in
the mixture.
SOLUTION: Let x represent the volume of carbon monoxide
and ?/ the volume of nitrogen. Since I volume of carbon monoxide
on combustion gives 1 volume of carbon dioxide, the volume of
carbon dioxide produced is equal to x. This volume is stated to
be 40 ml., and the volume of nitrogen is therefore 60 ml. N 2 =
60 per cent. Arts.
EXAMPLE II. A mixture of carbon monoxide, methane, and
nitrogen occupies a volume of 20 ml. On combustion with an
excess of oxygen, a contraction of 21 ml. takes place, and 18 ml.
of carbon dioxide are formed. What is the volume of each com-
ponent in the mixture?

SOLUTION:
Let x = volume of CO
y = volume of CTT4
c = volume of N%
Total contraction in volume, C = ]/^x + 2y
Total volume of CO 2 produced, D = x + y
4D ~ 2C = 72 ~ 42
x-= 3 3
ion
2C D 42-18 -
,,.__,__- Q ml.
8
,
z = volume original gas (x + y) =2 ml. ,
EXAMPLE III. The residual gas mentioned in the example in

Sec. 113 is assumed to consist entirely of hydrogen, methane, and
nitrogen. To
a 20.0-ml. sample are added exactly 100.0 ml. of
air, and the mixture is exploded. After the carbon dioxide is
absorbed in caustic potash, the volume of the gas is found to be
88.0 ml.; and after the excess oxygen is absorbed in pyrogallol,
the volume of the gas is 82.1 ml. What is the percentage of each
component in the gas mixture and in the original illuminating gas?
SOLUTION:
Volume after adding air = 120 ml.
Contraction after explosion and absorption = 120 88.0 =
32.0 ml. = C"
Volume oxygen taken = 100.0 X 0.209 = 20.9 ml.
of
Volume of residual oxygen = 88.0 82.1 = 5.9 ml.
Oxygen actually required = 20.9 5.9 = 15.0 ml. = B
On substitution of these values of B and C' in the equations de-
rived above, viz.,
x = ^C' - 25
y = B -
the results obtained are
x = (% X 32.0) - (2 X 15.0) = 12.7 ml. = volume of H 2
y = 15.0 - (M X 32.0) = 4.3 ml. = volume of CEU

20.0 - (12.7 + 4.3) = 3.0 ml. = volume of N2
The percentages by volume of these components are found by

dividing these volumes by 20.0 and multiplying by 100.
63.5 per cent H2 1
21.5 per cent CH4 f

Ans.
15.0 per cent N 2 J
In the original illuminating gas (Example, Sec. 113) the percent-

ages of these components are
12.7 X ~
^~ X
= 54.2 per cent H 2
4.3 X ~ ^
AS Q
X
inn
= 18.3 per cent CH 4 Ans.
3.0 X ~ X = 12.8 per cent N 2
Problems
814. The following measurements are made under identical conditions.
Calculate the percentages of CO 2 O2 CO, and 2 in a sample of gas contain-
, ,
N
ing no other components.
Sample taken = 100.0 ml.

Volume after KOII treatment = 91.5 ml.
Volume after pyrogallol treatment = 81 .4 ml.
Volume after cuprous chloride treatment = 81.1 ml.
Ans. CC>2 = 8.5 per cent, O2 = 10.1 per cent, CO = 0.3 per cent, N =
2
81.1 per cent.
815. A flue known to contain 3.8 per cent O2 0.6 per cent CO,
gas is ,
15.0 per cent 2 and the rest N 2

CO ,
A 95.0-ml. sample is drawn into an .
Orsat apparatus. What would be the volume reading after absorption in the
following absorbents in the order stated: (a) caustic potash, (6) pyrogallol,
(c) ammoniacal cuprous chloride?
Ans. (a) 80.7 ml., (6) 77.1 ml., (c) 76.5 ml.
816. How many liters of oxygen are necessary for the complete combustion
of 5.0 liters of (a) methane, (6) acetylene, (c) hydrogen sulfide?
Ans. (a) 10 liters, (6) 12.5 liters, (c) 7.5 liters.

Calculate the percentage composition of a mixture of hydrogen and nitrogen.
Volume of gas taken = 58.2 ml.

Volume of oxygen added = 32.0 ml.
Volume of oxygen consumed by combustion = 6.1 ml.
Ans. H 2
= 21.0 per cent, N 2 = 79.0 per cent.
818. The following measurements are taken under identical conditions.

Calculate the percentage composition of a mixture of hydrogen and nitrogen.

Volume of oxygen added = 40.8 ml.
Volume of gas after combustion = 40.1 ml.
Ans. H = 2 67.2 per cent, N =

2 32.8 per cent.
819. What
is the percentage composition of a mixture of
hydrogen and
nitrogen the
if contraction in volume due to combustion with oxygen is the
same as the volume of the sample taken?
Ans. II 2 = 66?^ per cent, N =
2 33> per cent.
820. What is the percentage of methane in a mixture of hydrogen, methane,

and acetylene if 16.0 ml. of the mixture when exploded with an excess of air
cause a contraction of 26.0 ml.?
Ans. 25.0 per cent.

Calculate the percentage composition of a mixture of hydrogen, carbon
monoxide, and methane.

Volume of air added = 137.4 ml.
Total volume after combustion = 136.1 ml.
Volume after removing CO 2
= 129.6 ml.
Ans. H 2
= 38.1 per cent, CO = 45.7 per cent, CII 4 = 16.2 per cent.
822. What is the percentage of propane in^ a mixture of propane, carbon

monoxide, and methane if a 13.7-ml. sample on combustion produces 23.7 ml.
of carbon dioxide?
Ans. 36.5 per cent.
823. What is the percentage composition of a mixture of carbon monoxide,

ethane, and nitrogen, if, on combustion with oxygen, the contraction in
volume and the volume of carbon dioxide produced are each numerically
equal to the volume of the sample taken?
Ans. CO = 33)^ per cent, C H6 = 33^
2 per cent, N 2 = 33^ per cent.
824. To 40.8 ml. ,of a mixture of hydrogen, nitrogen, and carbon monoxide
are added 150.0 ml. of air, and the mixture is exploded. If 4.8 ml. of CO 2
are produced and the residual oxygen requires 42.0 ml. of hydrogen for
combustion, what is the percentage composition of the original mixture,
and what was the total volume after the first combustion?
Ans. H 2
= 39.0 per cent, N = 2 49.3 per cent, CO =11.7 per cent.
Volume = 164.6 ml.
H
826. A mixture of ethane (C 2 6 ), hydrogen, carbon monoxide, and nitrogen
has a volume of 28.0 ml. After combustion with 72.0 ml. of oxygen, the
residual volume is 60.0 ml. and, after passing this into KOH
solution, the
residual gas occupies 34.0 ml. When this gas is passed over yellow phosphor-
ous, only 4.0 ml. are left. Calculate the percentage composition of the original
Q.
Ans. C2H 6 = 35.7 per cent, H = 2 28.6 per cent, CO = 21.4 per cent,
N =
2 14.3 per cent.
826. What is the percentage composition of a mixture of hydrogen, carbon

monoxide, and methane if the volume of the oxygen consumed in combustion
and the volume of the carbon dioxide produced are each equal to three-
fourths of the volume of the original gas taken?
Ans. 112 = 25 per cent, CO = 58.3 per cent, CH ~ 4 16.7 per cent.
827. From the following data, calculate the percentage composition of a

sample of illuminating gas:
Sample taken for analysis = 100.6 ml.

Volume after KOH treatment = 98.4 ml.
After Br2 treatment = 94.2 ml.
After pyrogallol treatment = 93.7 ml.
After Cu 2 Cl 2
treatment = 85.2 ml.
Residual gas taken for analysis == 10.3 ml.
Volume of air added = 87.3 ml.
Volume after explosion = 80.1 ml.
Carbon dioxide produced = 5.2 ml.
Ans. CO 2
= 2.2 per cent
Unsaturated compounds = 4.2 per cent
O2
= 0.5 per cent
CO = 8.5 per cent
CH 4
= 42.8 per cent
H 2
= 38.6 per cent
N 2
= 3.3 per cent

Calculate the percentages of carbon dioxide, oxygen, carbon monoxide, and
nitrogen in a sample of gas containing no other components:
Sample taken = 79.5 ml.

Volume after O absorption
2 64.6 ml. =
Volume after CO absorption 64.5 ml. =
Ans. CO = 2 8.3 per cent, O
= 10.4 per cent, CO = 0.1
2 per cent, N =
2
81.2 per cent.
A water gas is of the following composition: 33.4 per cent CO, 8.9
829.
per cent unsaturated hydrocarbons, 3.9 per cent CO2 7.9 per cent 2 10.4 per ,
N ,
cent saturated hydrocarbons, 34.6 per cent 2 0.9 per cent O 2 H

If a sample of
,
.
100 ml. is passed through the following absorbents in the order stated until
constant volume is reached in each case, what is the volume reading following
each treatment: (a) caustic potash, (6) bromine water, (c) alkaline pyrogallol,
(d) ammoniacal cuprous chloride?
830. A mixture of methane, air, and hydrogen having a volume of 130 ml. is
conducted over gently ignited palladium asbestos, after which the volume of
the gas is 105 ml. Both measurements are made at 20C. and 750 mm. pres-
sure, a Hempel pipet filled with water being used. Compute the percentage
(by volume) of hydrogen in the original gas mixture and the weight of H 2 O
that could be formed from it.
831. If 12.0 grams of pure carbon undergo combustion in 31.3 liters of
pure oxygen, what is the percentage-by-volume composition of the mixture
after combustion?
Assume air to contain 20.9 volumes O2 and 79.1 volumes of nitrogen.

832.
If 100 volumes of air are mixed with 95 volumes of hydrogen and the mixture
exploded, what is the composition of the gas remaining and what are the
volumes of the various components after cooling to 20C. and 760 mm.
pressure?
833. A known volume
of a mixture of methane, carbon monoxide, and
nitrogen is
exploded with an excess of air. Show by equations that the
percentage composition of the mixture cannot be determined by measuring
the contraction in volume and the volume of oxygen consumed.
834. A certain illuminating gas is known to contain the following compo-

nents: H
CH4, 2, CO N O
CO, and unsaturated hydrocarbons.
2, 2, 2, Calculate
the percentage composition of the gas from the following data:
Sample taken for analysis = 99.5 ml.

After Br2 treatment v
= 94.4 ml.
After pyrogallol treatment = 93.8 ml.
After Cu 2 Cl 2 treatment = 85.1 ml.
Residual gas taken for analysis = 12.0 ml.
Volume of O 2 added 20.2 = ml.
Volume after explosion =11.8 ml.
Combined CO2 + O2 produced = 11.4 ml.
(i.e., absorbed in alkaline
pyrogallol)
836. A certain natural gas is known to contain methane, nitrogen, and

carbon dioxide. A
50.0-ml. sample is passed into caustic potash, and the
volume of the residual gas is found to be 49.6 ml. Of this residual gas, 20.0 ml.
are taken and an excess of air isadded. Combustion causes a shrinkage in
the total volume of 38.4 ml. Calculate the percentage composition of the
original gas.
836. A blast-furnace gas is of the following composition: CO = 12.5 per 2
cent, CO = 26.8 per cent, H = 3.6 per cent, N = 57.1 per cent. If a
2 2
100-ml. sample were passed through a solution of caustic potash, what would
be the volume of the residual gas? If to 50.0 ml. of this residue were added
25.0 ml. of pure oxygen and the mixture exploded, what would be the new
volume of the gas and what would be its percentage composition?
PART VI
COMMON ANALYTICAL DETERMINATIONS
The following methods are those in common use in the gravimetric and
volumetric determinations of the more common elements and radicals. They
are given here in barest outline principally to serve as a reference in solving
problems in this book. Colorimetric methods and other special methods
involving little if any stoichiometry are omitted.
Aluminum
Precipitated with NII 4 OII as A1(OH) 3 ignited, and weighed as A1 2 3 ,
.
Precipitated with 8-hydroxyquinoline ("oxine") as A1(C 9 H6NO) 3 ignited, ,
and weighed as A1 2 03.

Precipitated with oxine as in the preceding case arid the precipitate dis-
solved in HC1. KBr then added and the solution titrated with standard
KBrOa to disappearance of red color of methyl red indicator [A1(O 9 H NO) +
6 3
311+ -> A1++*- 3C 9 H 6 NOH; 5Br~

+ BrOr 611+ - 3Br 2 + + + 3II O; 2
C9 HNOH + 2Br 2 - 2Br~ 211+ +

C 9 H 4 NBr2 OH]. +
Ammonium
(See under Nitrogen.)
Antimony
Precipitated as Sb 2 S 3 or Sb 2 S5, ignited in an inert atmosphere, and weighed
xus 81)283.
Precipitated as Sb 2 S 3 or Sb 2 S 6 heated with ,

NII 4 OH +H 2 2, ignited in air,
and weighed as Sb 2 4 .
(In alloys} Left as a residue of hydrated Sb 2 06 on treating alloy with HNO 3
<6Sb + lONOr 1011+ -> 3Sb 2 O 5

+ 10NO 5II 2 O). +
Residue ignited + in
4iir to Sb 2 O4 . Tin must be removed.

Titrated in ice-cold HC1 solution from 3 to 5 with standard KMn0 4
(oSbCV + 2MnOr + 12II 2 O -> 5H 3 SbO 4 2Mn++ 20C1- +

91 l+). + +
Titrated from 3 to 5 with standard I 2 in a solution kept nearly neutral by
excess NaIICO3 . The antimony is often held as a tartrate complex (SbOs* +
I2 + 2HCO ~ -> SbCV +
3 21- + 2CO + 2 H,O).
Titrated from 3 to 5 with standard KBr0 3 in IIC1 solution to disappearance
~
of color of methyl orange indicator (3SbCl4 + Br<V + 9II 2 O - 3H SbO + a 4
Br~ + 12C1- + 9II+).

Brought to 5-valent form and the HC1 solution treated with KI. The
liberated I 2 titrated with standard Na 2 S 2 O 3 (H 3 SbO4 + 21" + 4C1- + 5H+ ->
+ I2 + 4H O). 2
297
Arsenic
N HC1 with H2S and weighed as such. Arsenate
Precipitated as As^S3 from 9
from ammoniacal solution as MgNH4As0 4 .6H 2 O, ignited, and
precipitated
weighed as Mg^s^.
Arsenate precipitated from neutral solution as Ag*AsO4 Precipitate dis- .
solved in HNO 3 and the Ag titrated with standard KCNS using ferric alum
f
indicator (Ag+ + CNS~ -> AgCNS).

Titrated from 3 to 5 with standard I 2 in a solution kept nearly neutral by
-
excess NaHCO 3 (AsOr I 2 + 2HCO 3 -* AsOr + 2I~ + 2CO 2 + H 2 O).
+
Titrated in strong HC1 solution from 3 to 5 with standard KIO S (2As+++ +
Cl" + 5H 2 O - 2Il8AsO4
-
IO3 + IC1 + 4H+). +
Free I 2 is formed as an
intermediate product and gives violet color with chloroform. Titration is to
disappearance of this color.

Titrated in HC1 solution with standard KBrO to disappearance of color of
3
+ ++
methyl orange indicator (3As BrCV + + 9II2 O -> 3H AsO4 + Br~ + 91I+).
3
as AsH 3
(Smatt amounts) Reduced in acid solution with Zn and evolved
.
The arsine oxidized to As and color compared to standards. Or AsH 3 ab-
sorbed in measured volume of I 2 solution. Excess I 2 titrated with standard

NaAQi (AsHs + I2 + 4H 2 -> H AsO +
3 4 81" + 8H+).
Barium
Precipitated as BaSO4 ignited, ,
and weighed as such.
Precipitated as BaCrO4 and weighed as such.
Precipitated with (NH4 ) 2 CO3 as BaCO ignited, and weighed as such.
3,
Precipitated as BaCrO
4 Precipitate dissolved in excess standard FeS04
.
f+
(+H 2 SO4 ) and excess Fe titrated with standard KMn0 4 (BaCrO4 + 3Fe f +
f
- -> ++ + ++
8H+ + S0 4 3Fe BaSO 4H
+ Cr^ + 4 + 2 O).
Precipitated as BaCrO 4 and precipitate dissolved in KI dilute IIC1. +

Liberated 2 I titrated with standard Na 2 S 2 O 8 (2BaCrO 4 6I~ 16II + -^ + +
2Ba++ + 3I 2 + 8H2O).
Beryllium
Precipitated with NIlÔH as Be(OH) 2 ignited, and weighed as BeO. ,
Precipitated from ammoniacal solution with 8-hydroxyquinoline, as

Be(C 9Il6NO) 2 ignited, and
, weighed as BeO.
Bismuth
Precipitated with H S as
2 Bi 2 S 3 and weighed as such.
Precipitated as basic carbonate, ignited, and weighed as Bi 2 O.
Precipitated as oxalate, (BiO) 2 C 2 O 4 the precipitate dissolved in dilute
,
H2 SO4 and the oxalate titrated with standard

,
4 (5H 2 C 2 O4 2Mn04 " KMnO + +
6H+ -> 10C02 2Mn ++ 8H 2O).
+ +
Boron
Borate heated with methyl alcohol and the volatile methyl borate passed
through a weighed amount of ignited lime: 2B(OCH s )a CaO 3H 2 O -* + +
6CH OH3 Ca(BO 2 ) 2
-f . The material is reignited and weighed. Gain in
weight = B2CV
COMMON ANALYTICAL DETERMINATIONS 299
Borate treated with methyl alcohol as above and the methyl borate hy-
drolyzed: B(OCH 8 ) 3 3H 2 O -> H 3 BO3 + 3CH 3 OH. The CH,OH is re-
+
moved by evaporation and the H
3 BO3 titrated with standard NaOH in the
presence of glycerol (or other polyhydric alcohol) which forms a loose com-
pound with the HsBOs. Only one hydrogen of 3 BO3 reacts. H
Bromine
(Bromide) Precipitated as AgBr and weighed as such.
(Bromide) (Volhard method) Precipitated as AgBr with measured amount
of AgNOs and the excess Ag+ titrated with standard KCNS using ferric alum
indicator (Ag+ + CNS~ -* AgCNS).
(Bromide) Titrated with standard AgNO 3 using eosin or other adsorption
indicator.
(Free bromine)Excess KI added and the liberated I 2 titrated with standard
Na2 S O3 (Br 2 +
2 21" -* I, 2Br~). +
(Bromate) Excess KI added in the presence of acid and the liberated L>
~
titrated with standard Na 2 S 2 O 3 (BrO 3 + 6I~ 6H+ -> 3I 2 Br~ + 3H 2 O). + +
(Bromate) Measured amount of As 2 O 3 (dissolved in NaHCOj) added. The
solution is acidified, boiled, neutralized with NallCOs, and the excess arsenite
titrated with standard I2 (BrO" + 3H AsO - 3 3 3HaAsO4 + Br~; AsOs" +
I2 + 2HCO- - AsO4 - + 21- + 2CO + H O).
2 2
Cadmium
Precipitated as CdS and weighed as such.
Electrolytically deposited as Cd and weighed as such.
Precipitated as CdS and the precipitate titrated with standard I 2 in the
presence of IIC1 (CdS + I 2 -* Cd++ + S + 2I~).
Calcium
Precipitated as CaC 2 O 4 .H O,
2 ignited at low heat, and weighed as CaCOs .
Precipitated as CaC O4 .II 2 O,

2 ignited strongly, and weighed as CaO.
Precipitated as CaC O4.H 2O,
2 ignited, moistened with H 2 SO4> reignited, and
weighed as CaSO 4 .
Precipitated as CaC 2 O 4 .II 2 O, the precipitate dissolved in dilute II 2 SO 4 and ,
the oxalate titrated with standard KMnO

4 (5II 2 C 2 O 4 2MnO 4" 6H+ -* + +
lOCOa + 2Mn++ + 8H O). 2
Precipitated as CaC 2 O 4 .H 2 O
with a measured amount of oxalate. The
precipitate is filtered and the excess oxalate in the filtrate is titrated with
standard KMnO 4 as above.
Precipitated as O
CaC 2 4 .H 2O, and the ignited material (CaO, or CaC0 3, or
CaO + CaCOs) titrated with standard acid.
Carbon
(In organic compounds) is burned in O 2 and the C0 2 caught in
Substance
an absorbing agent (e.g., "asoarite") and weighed.
(In iron and steel) Alloy is burned in O 2 The CO 2 is caught in absorbing .
agent (e.g., "ascarite," = NaOH + asbestos) and weighed. Or the COa is

caught in a measured volume of standard Ba(OH) 2 solution and (1) the
Ba(OH) 2 filtrate or supernatant liquid is titrated with standard acid or (2) the
change in conductivity of the Ba(OH) 2 is measured.
(C02 in carbonates) (Alkalimeter method) Sample is treated with acid in a
weighed alkalimeter and the loss in weight measured.
(C02 in carbonates) Sample is treated with acid and the evolved CO 2 caught
in an absorbing agent (e.g.,"ascarite") and weighed.
(COZ in gas mixture) KOH CO2 absorbed in solution and the decrease in
volume of gas mixture measured.
(CO in gtis mixture) CO absorbed in ammoniacal cuprous chloride solution
and the decrease in volume of gas mixture measured. Or volume change
measured before and after combustion with O2 .
(Oxalate) Precipitated as CaC2O4 , ignited to CaO, or CaCO 3, or CaS04

(see under Calcium), and weighed.
(Oxalate) Titrated with standard KMnO 4 (5C2 O4
-
+ 2MnO ~ + 4 16H+ ->
10CO 2 + 2Mn++ + 8H O).2
Cerium
Precipitated as Ce(OH) 4 or Ce(OII) 3 or Ce2 (C 2 O4) 3 , ignited, and weighed
as CeO2 .
Precipitated as Ce(IO3 ) 4 converted to Ce2 (C2 O4 ) 3

, , ignited, and weighed as
Ce0 2 (2CeffOW4 + 24H 2 C 2 O4 -> Ce2 (C 2 O4 ) 3 + 4I ? + 42CO 2 + 24II 2 O;
2Ce2 (C 2 O 4 ) 3 + 4O2 - 4CeO2 + 12CO 2 ).
Cerous oxidized to eerie with NaBiO3 or (NH4) 2 S2 Os and excess oxidizing
agent removed. Measured amount of FeSO4 added and the excess ferrous
titrated with standard KMn04 (2Ce+++ + NaBiO 3 + 6H+ -> 2Ce++++ +
Na+ + 3H 2 O;
Chlorine
(Chloride) AgCl and weighed as such.
Precipitated as
(Chloride) (Volhard method) Precipitated as AgCl with measured amount
of AgNO 8 and the excess Ag+ titrated with standard KCNS using ferric alum
indicator (Ag + + CNS" -* AgCNS).
(Chloride) Titrated with standard AgNO 3 using fluorescein or other ad-

sorption indicator.
(Chloride) (Mohr method, for small amounts) Titrated in neutral solution
with standard AgNO using K CrO
3 2 4 indicator.
(Free chlorine) Excess KI added and the liberated I 2 titrated with standard
Na S 2 2 3 (C1 2 + 21- -+ I 2 + 2C1-).
(Hypochlorite) Excess KI added in the presence of acid and the liberated
I 2 titrated with standard Na2 S 2 3 (OC1- 21- O
211+ -> I 2 Cl~ 2 O). + + + +H
(Hypochlorite) Titrated with standard Na 3 AsO 3 using KI starch as +
outside indicator (OC1~ Cl~ AsO4 s ). + AsOr - +
(Chlorate) Reduced to chloride with Zn, FeSO4 or ,
H SO
2 3 and chloride
determined gravimetrically as AgCl.
Chromium
Chromic ions precipitated with NH OH 4 as Cr(OH) 3j ignited, and weighed
as Cr2O3 .
Chromate precipitated as BaCrO4 from neutral or buffered acid solution,

ignited gently, and weighed as such.
Dichromate reduced with measured amount of FeSO4 and the excess ferrous
-
titrated with standard KMnO 4 K 2 Cr2 O7 or Ce(SO4 ) 2 (Cr2 7 + 6Fe++ +
, ,
14H+ -> 2Cr+" + + 6Fe+++ + 7H 2 O).

Dichromate reduced with excess KI and the liberated I 2 titrated with
standard Na2 S2O3 (CriOr + 6I~ + 14H+ -> 2Cr+++ + 3I 2 + 7H 2O).
Cobalt
Electrolytically deposited as Co from ammoniacal solution.

Precipitated with alpha-nitroso-beta-naphthol as Co[CioHeO(NO)]3 and the
precipitate (1) ignited in O2 to Co3 O 4 and weighed, or (2) ignited in H 2 to Co
and weighed.
Copper
Electrolytically deposited as Cu.
Precipitated with H SO + KCNS and weighed as CuCNS
2 3 (2Cu++ +
H SO + 2CNS- + H O -
2 3 2 2CuCNS + SO ~ + 4H+). 4
Excess KI added and the liberated I 2 titrated with standard Na2 S O| 2
(2Cu++ + 41- - CuJ, + I 2 ).

Ammoniacal solution titrated with standard KCN to the point of decoloriza-
tion (2Cu(NH3 ) 4 ++ + 7CN- + H O 2 -> 2Cu(CN)r + CNO~ + 6NH + 3
2NH +
4 ).
Precipitated as CuCNS (see above) and the precipitate titrated with

standard KIO 3 forming I2 which gives a violet color with chloroform
-
(lOCuCNS + + 14H+ -+10CU++ + 10S<V + 7I + 10HCN + 2TT O).
14TO3 2 2
Titration continued to disappearance of this color (2T 2 + IGjT + 5C1~ +

6H + - 5IC1 3H 2 O). Net reaction: 4CuCNS 7IO8 -
+ + + 14H+ + 7C1~ -^
4SOr + 7IC1 + 4IICN + 5H O. 2
Cyanide
(See under Nitrogen.)
Fluorine
Precipitated as CaF2 , ignited, and weighed as such.

Precipitated as PbFCl from acid solution and weighed as such.
Titrated with standard Th(NO3 ) 4 using zirconium-alizarin
indicator
(4F~ + Th+++ -> ThF4 ).
Evolved as SiF4 by action with quartz and concentrated 2 SO 4 the gas H ,
absorbed in water and the solution titrated with standard NaOH using
phenolphthalein (4IIF + SiO 2 -> SiF 4 + 2IT 2 O; 3SiF 4 3H 2 -> 2H 2 SiF 6 + +
H 2 Si0 3 H 2 SiF6 6OH~ 6F~
;
-> +
2 SiO3 3H 2O). +H +
Gold
Chemically or electrolytically reduced to Au and weighed as such.
Reduced to metal by measured amount of reducing agent (e.g., oxalate)
and excess titrated with standard 4 KMnO .
Hydrogen
Volatilized as waterand loss in weight of sample determined.
Volatilized as water and measured by gain in weight of
absorbing agent
(e.g., CaCl 2 ).
(Gas analysis) Absorbed on Pd sponge and loss in volume of gas mixture

determined. Or volume change measured before and after combustion with O
2 .
Iodine
(Iodide) Precipitated as Agl and weighed as such.
(Iodide) Precipitated as PdI 2 and weighed as such (Br~ and Cl~ not
precipitated).
(Iodide) (Volhard method) Measured amount of AgNO 8 added and the
excess Ag+ titrated with standard KCNS (Ag+ + CNS~ -* AgCNS).
(Iodide) Excess Fe2 (SO 4 ) 3 added, liberated I 2 caught in KI solution and
titrated with standard (2I~ 2Fe 4++ -> I 2
NaÔa +
2Fe++) (Br~ and Cl~ +
not affected).
(Iodide) Excess KIOS added in presence of acid and liberated I 2 boiled out.
Excess I(V determined in cooled solution by adding KI and titrating the
liberated I 2 with standard Na^S-A (5I~ ICV 6H+ -> 3I2 +
3H 2O). + +
(Iodide) Titrated with standard KIO 8 in presence of concentrated HC1
using chloroform as indicator. I 2 is first liberated and colors CHC1 3 violet.
~
Color fades away at end point. Net reaction: 2I~ IO 3 3C1~ 6H+ - + + +
3IC1 + 3H 0. 2
(Iodide) Titrated directly with standard AgNO3 using eosin adsorption

indicator.
(lodate) Excess KI added and the liberated I 2 titrated with standard
Na*S2O (IQr +
8 51- +
6H+ -> 3I 2 3TI 2 O). +
(Free iodine) Titrated with standard Na2 S 2 O3 using starch indicator
(I 2 + 2S 2 Or -* 21- S 4 +
6 -).
(Free iodine) Titrated with standard NasAsOa using starch indicator in

solution kept nearly neutral with excess NaHCQe (12 AsOs
13
2HCO 8 - -> + +
"
AsO4 +
21- + 2CO2 2 0).+H
Iron
Precipitated as Fe(OH) 3 with NH OH
4 or NaOH, ignited, and weighed as
Fe2 8.
Precipitated with cupferron as (CeHsNONO^Fe from acid solution, ignited,

and weighed as Fe2O3 .
Ferrous titrated with standard KMnO K Cr 4, 2 2 7, orCe(SO 4 ) 2 (e.g., 5Fe++ +

MnO - + 8H+ -> SFe+++ + Mn^ +
4 4TI 2 O).
Ferric treated with large excess KI and liberated I 2 titrated with standard
Na S O
2 2 3
+ 21" -> I
(2Fe ^+ 2 + 2Fe^).
Ferric titrated with standard TiCl3 solution using KCNS indicator
Lead
Precipitated as PbSO4 or PbCrO4 or PbMoO 4 and weighed as such.
Electrolytically oxidized and deposited as PbO2 and weighed as such
,
(Pb++ + 2H 2
- PbO 2
Titrated with standard (NH 4 ) 2 MoO4 using tannin as outside indicator

-> PbMoO4 ).
+ MoOr
Precipitated asPbCrO4 the precipitate dissolved in acid and the Cr207~
,
determined volumetrically as under Chromium above.
Magnesium
Precipitated from ammoniacal solution as MgNH P0 4 4, ignited, and
weighed as Mg2 P2O7.
Manganese
Manganous ions oxidized by KC1O3 or KBrO3 to Mn02 .
Precipitate ignited
in airand weighed as Mn O4.
3
Precipitated as MnNH PO4, 4 ignited, and weighed as Mn P Or.2 2
(Bismuthate method) Oxidized with NaBiO 3 or BiO2 to permanganate.

Measured amount ofFeSO4 added, and excess ferrous titrated with standard
KMnO 4 (2Mn++ + 5NaBiO8 + 14H+ -> 2MiiO4- + 5Bi+++ + 5Na+ + 7TI 2 O).
(Ford-Williams method) Oxidized with KC1O3 in presence of concentrated
HNO 3 to MnO 2.Measured amount of FeSO4 added, and the exceiss ferrous
titrated with standard KMn04 (MnO2 + 2Fe++ + 411+ -> Mn++ + 2Fe+++ +
2H 2 O).
(Persulfate method) Oxidized with (NH4 ) 2 S O 8 (+AgNO ) to perman-
2 3
ganate, and then titrated with standard Na3 AsO to indefinite valence of 3+.
3
Arsenite standardized against similar sample containing known Mn.

(Volhard method) Manganous ions titrated directly with standard KMnO 4
in solution kept neutral with ZnO (3Mn++ + 2Mn0 ~ + 4 2ZnO - 5MnO2 +

2Zn++ +
2II 2 O).
*
Mercury
Precipitated as HgS and weighed as such.
Electrolytically precipitated as Ilg and weighed as such.
Titrated with standard KCNS using ferric alum indicator [Tig"*"
1
"
+
2CNS- -> Hg(CNS) 2 ].
Molybdenum
Precipitated as PbMoO4 or Ag MoO 2 4 and weighed as such.
Precipitated as Hg MoO or as MoS
2 4 3, ignited, and weighed as MoO 3.
Reduced with Zn and passed directly into ferric alum. The reduced iron
then titrated with standard KMiiO 4 (2MoOr + 3Zn + 1611+ - 2Mo f f + +
3Zn++ + 8H O; 5Mo+++ + 3MnO " + 8II O -> 5MoO - + 3Mn^ +
2 4 2 4 16II+).
Nickel
Precipitated with dimethyl glyoxime as [(CH3 ) 2 .CNOH.CNO] 2 Ni and
weighed as such.
Electrolytically precipitated as Ni and weighed as such.
Measured amount of KCN
added to ammoniacal solution and the excess
CN- titratedwith standard AgNO3 using KI indicator [Ni(NH3 )++ +
4CN- -> Ni(CN) 4- .+ 6NH3 2CN~ Ag + -^ Ag(CN) 2 -].
; +
Nitrogen
(Organic nitrogen) (Kjeldahl method) Converted by digestion with con-
centrated H2S04 catalyst +
to 4 HSO 4 NH
Excess NaOH is then added, the .
liberated NH 8 distilled into measured amount of acid, and the excess acid
titrated with standard NaOH using methyl red indicator.
(Ammonium) Excess NaOH added, the liberated NH 3 distilled into
measured amount of acid, and the excess acid titrated with standard NaOH
using methyl red indicator.
(Ammonium) Precipitated as (NH4) 2 PtCl6 and weighed as such, or ignited
toPt.
Reduced to
(Nitrate) NH + 4 with Zn or with Devarda alloy; then by
Kjeldahl method above.
~
(Nitrite)
-
Titrated with standard KMnO 4 (5NO2 + 2Mn0 ~ + 4 6H+ ->
5NO 8 + 2Mn++ + 3H2 O).
(Cyanide) (Volhard method) Measured amount of AgNO8 added and the
excess Ag+ titrated with standard KCNS
using ferric alum indicator (2CN~ +
2Ag+ -> Ag2 (CN) 2 ).
(Cyanide) (Liebig method) Titrated with standard AgNO3 to faint turbidity
of Ag2 (CN) 2 [2CN- Ag+ -> Ag(CN)r]. +
(Gas analysis) Volume of residual nitrogen measured after absorbing
other gases.
Oxalate
(See under Carbon.)
Oxygen
(Gas analysis) Volume of gas mixture determined before and after ab-
sorbing in alkaline pyrogallol.
Phosphorus
Precipitated as MgNH PO 4 4, and weighed as
ignited, Mg P O
2 2 7.
and steel) Precipitated as (NH 4 ) 8 PO4 .12MoO3 and weighed as such,

(Iron
or ignited and weighed as P 2 O5.24MoO 3 .
(Iron and steel) (Ferric alum metlwd) Precipitated as (NH4 ) 3 P0 4 .12Mo0 8 ,
dissolved, the Mo reduced with Zn in a Jones reductor and passed directly

into excess ferric alum. The reduced iron then titrated with standard
KMnO (2MoOr + 3Zn + 16H+ -> 2Mo +++ +
4 3Zn++ + 8II 2 O; MO+++ +
3Fe+++ + 4H O -> MoOr + 3Fe++ + 8H+).
2
(Iron and steel) (Blair method) As in the preceding method except that the
reduced solution is caught in an open flask where slight oxidation by the air
occurs. The Mo, now having an average valence corresponding to the oxide
Mo 24 37 , is titrated to MoO " 4 with standard KMnO 4.
(Iron and steel) (Alkalimetric method) Precipitated as (NH 4 ) 8 PO 4 .12MoO 3 ,

dissolved in a measured amount of standard and the excess alkali NaOH
titrated with standard HNO 3 using phenolphthalein indicator. Net reaction:
(NH4 PO .12MoO)3 4 8 + 23OH- - 12MoO4 - HP04 " 3NH4+ 11H20.
+ + +
Platinum
Precipitated as K PtCl
2 6 and weighed as such.
Precipitated as (NH )
4 2 PtCl6 and weighed as such, or] ignited to Pt and
weighed.
Electrolytically reduced to Pt and weighed as such.
Potassium
Precipitated as K PtCl6
2 and weighed as such, or the precipitate reduced
to Ft and weighed.
Precipitated as KC1O4 and weighed as such.
See also under Sodium.
Selenium
Reduced by H SO2 8, KI, etc., to Se and weighed as such.
Silicon
Precipitated as 2 SiO 8 H
ignited to SiO 2 and weighed. The impure SiO2 is
,
then treated with HF, evaporated, reignited, and impurities are weighed.
Loss in weight = SiO2 (SiO 2 4HF -> SiF4 2H 2 O). + +
Silver
Precipitated as AgCl and weighed as such.

(Volhard method) Titrated with standard KCNS using ferric alum indi-
cator (Ag+ + CNS- -> AgCNS).
Titrated with standard NaCl using fluoresceiii as an adsorption indicator.
Sodium
(Silicates) (J. Lawrence Smith method) Silicate decomposed by heating
with CaCO 3 + 4 C1. NH
Leached with water, Ca++ removed, filtrate evapo-
rated, and residue ignited. NaCl KC1 weighed. +
then determined as K
KC1O4 or K 2 PtCl e Na determined by difference.
.
(Small amounts) Precipitated as NaZn(UO2 )3(C2H 3O2 )9.6H 2O or as

NaMg(UO )3(C H O )9.6^2H O and weighed as such
2 2 3 2 2
Strontium
Precipitated as SrS0 4 and weighed as such.
Sulfur
(Sulfate) Precipitated as BaSO4 and weighed as such.

(Sulfate) (Hinman method) Excess acid solution of BaCrO4 added (SO4 ~ +
~ -
Ba++CrO4 BaSO4 CrOr). Excess 4 OH added to precipitate excess
+ NH
BaCrO4 Combined BaSO4 + BaCrO4 filtered. Filtrate acidified, treated
.
~
with excess KI, and liberated I 2 titrated with standard Na2 S2O8 (Cr2 O 7 +
++ -
61- + 14H+ -2Cr +
+ 3I2 + 7H2O). In the titration each Cr2O7 is
equivalent to 2SO 4 ~.
Precipitated with benzidine hydrochloride giving Ci 2 8 (NH 2 ) 2 .-
(Sulfate) H
H SO2 Suspension of precipitate titrated with standard NaOH which acts
4.
only on the 2 SO4 H .
(Sulfide) (Evolution method for alloys) Evolved as 2S by action of HC1 and H

caught in ammoniacal solution of ZnSO4 The solution is acidified and the .
H 2 S titrated with standard I 2 or standard KIOs KI using starch indicator +

(Sulfide) Oxidized to sulfate, precipitated as BaSO4 and weighed.
(Sulfite) Titrated with standard I2 using starch indicator. (SOs~ +

HO+ 2 I* -> SOr + 21- + 2H+0.
Measured amount of FeS04 added and excess ferrous
(Persulfate) titrated
with standard KMnO 4 (S 2 O 8
~
+ 2Fe++ -> 2SO4 - + 2Fe^+).
Titrated with standard I 2 (2S 2 3
~
+ 12 - S 4 O6
"
+ 21 -).
(Thiosulfate)
(Thiocyanate) Measured amount of AgNO 8 added and excess Ag+ titrated
with standard KCNS (CNS- + Ag + - AgCNS).
Thorium
Precipitated as Th(C 2 O4) 2 , ignited, and weighed as ThO2 .
Tin
Precipitated as H SnO
2 3 by hydrolysis, ignited, and weighed as SnO2 .
Precipitated as SnS 2 , ignited, and weighed as Sn() 2 .
(In alloys) Alloy treated with 1INO3 leaving H SnO 2 3 as residue. This is
ignited to SnO2 and weighed. Antimony must be removed. (3Sn + 4NO ~ + 3
1I 2 O -> 3H 2 SnQ3 + 4NO).

Titrated from 2 to 4 in cold IIC1 solution in current of CO2 with standard
I2 (Sn-*
+ I2+ 6C1- - SnClT
+ 21"). +
Titrated to yellow color with standard FeCl 3 (Sn++ + 2FeClr Sn-Cle~ +
2Fe + + 2C1-).+
Titanium
Precipitated as Ti(OH) 4 , ignited, and weighed as Ti02 .
Precipitated with cupferron, ignited, and weighed as TiO 2 .
Reduced by Zn (but not reduced by SnCl 2 ) to Ti+++ and titrated with

standard KMnO
4 or passed from zinc reductor into ferric alum and the
,
re-
duced iron standard

titrated 4 with
(2Ti++++ Zn - 2Ti+++ KMnO + +
Zn++; 5Ti
+++ MnO4 8H+ -> 5Ti ++
+ ~
Mn++ + 4H 2 O). ^+ +
Reduced to Ti +++ and titrated with standard ferric alum using 4 CNS NH
Fe^ + -> Ti ++++ +
indicator (Ti+++ + Fe++).
Tungsten
Precipitated with acid as H W0 2 4 or with cinchonine as cinchonine tungstate,
ignited, and weighed as WO 3.
Uranium
Precipitated with NH OH 4 as (NH 4 ) U2 O
2 7, ignited in air, and weighed as
U 3 8.
UO2NII 4PO4 ignited, and weighed as (UO2) 2P2O7

Precipitated as ,
.
Reduced with Zn and titrated back with standard KMnO4 (UO2 + + + Zn 4-

-
4H+ -* U++++ + Zn ++ + 2H 2 O; 5U++++ + 2Mn04 + 2H 2 O -> 5UO2 ++ +
2Mn +4 + -
4H+).
Vanadium
Precipitated as HgVO 3, ignited, and weighed as VO 2 6.
Precipitated as Pb(V08 )2, fumed with H2 S04 , filtered, ignited, and weighed
as VO2 6.
Reduced from 5 to 4 by 862 or H 2 S and titrated back with standard KMn04

- " ~
(2V08 + S02 + 4H+ -> 2VO++ + S04 + 2H20; 5VO++ + MnO4 + 6H 2 ->
5V08 ~ + Mn++
Zinc
Precipitated as ZnS, ignited, and weighed as ZnO.

Precipitated as ZnNH 4 PO 4 and weighed as such or ignited to Zn 2 P207
and weighed.
Titrated with standard K4Fe(CN) 6 using FeS04 as internal indicator or
UO2 (NO8 ) 2 as external indicator. The net equation is: 3Zn++ + 2Fe(CN) 6 li +
2K+->K2Zn3 [Fe(CN) 6 2 ] .
Zirconium
Precipitated as Zr(OH) 4 , ignited, and weighed as ZrO2 .
Precipitated with cupferron or phenyl-arsonic acid, ignited, and weighed

QS ZrO 2 .
Precipitated with H
2 Se0 8 as Zr()ScO3 ignited, and weighed as
t
ZrO2 .
Precipitated as Zr(HP0 4 ) 2 ignited, and weighed as ZrP2 7

,
.
PART VII
PROBLEMS ON SPECIFIC GROUPS
AND DETERMINATIONS
A. QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS
Silver Group
(See also Probs. 54, 66, 109, 126, 153, 155, 174.)
837. Silver chloride dissolves in NH OH4 according to the equation:

AgCl 2NII 4OH -> Ag(NH 3 ) 2 + + Cl- + 2H 2 O. Calculate (a) number of
+
gram-moles of NII 4OH equivalent to 1 F.W. of AgCl, (b) number of grams of
NH3 equivalent to 1 F.W. of AgCl, (c) number of gram-ions of Cl"" produced
by dissolving 1 F.W. of AgCl.
838. Assuming 20 drops to equal a milliliter, how many drops of 2.0 formal
NH C1
4 would be required to precipitate the silver from a solution
solution
containing 100 mg. of AgNO 3 ? How many millimoles and how many milli-
grams of NII 4 C1 does each milliliter of the reagent contain? How many milli-
liters of 5.0 normal NH 4 C1 should be taken in order to prepare 500 ml. of the
2.0 formal solution by dilution with water?
839. A neutral solution containing 0.0170 gram of dissolved AgN0 3 is

treated with an aqueous solution of 0.120 millimole of HC1 and the precipi-
tated AgCl is filtered off. (a) How many gram-ions of Cl" and how many
grams of Cl~ are present in the filtrate? (6) How many milliliters of 4 NH OH
(sp. gr. 0.96 containing 9.9 per cent NH 3 by weight) would be required to
neutralize the acid in the filtrate? (c) How many milliliters of 2.0 N NH4OH
would be required to dissolve the AgCl precipitate?
840. Complete and balance the following equation: Hg 2 Cl2 + NH 4OH >
Hg + HgNTI 2 Cl + .What oxidation numbers does mercury show in
. . .
this reaction? How many grams of mercurous chloride would give 0.0100 F.W.
of the amido compound by this reaction? How many gram atoms of free mer-
cury would be formed at the same time, and how many grams of ammonium
chloride could be obtained by filtering and evaporating the filtrate to dryness?
How many milliliters of ammonium hydroxide (sp. gr. 0.970, containing 7.31
per cent NH 3 by weight) would be required in the reaction?
841. What is the solubility product of lead chloride, PbCl2 ,

if 550 milligrams
dissolve in 50.0 ml.? How many milligrams of chloride ions must be present
in 3.00 ml. of a solution containing 0.100 millimole of Pb(N08 ) 2 in order to
give a precipitate of lead chloride in the silver group?
309
+
842. a solution containing 50.0 mg. of Ag and 50.0 mg. of Pb++ are
To
added sufficient NH
4 C1 solution to give precipitates of AgCl and PbCl 2 and
make the surrounding solution half normal in chloride ions. If the volume of
the solution is 30.0 ml and the solubility products of AgCl and PbCl 2 are
1.0 X 10~ 10 and 2.4 X 10~ respectively, how many milligrams of silver and of
4
,
lead will remain unprecipitated? How many milliliters of boiling water are
if its solubility at 100C. is
required to dissolve the precipitated lead chloride
0.120 F.W. per liter of water? How many milligrams of silver chloride would
dissolve by this treatment if its solubility at 100C. is 0.150 millimoles per liter
of water?
Hydrogen Sulfide Group
(See also probs. 55, 57, 67, 106, 108, 110, 123, 128, 162, 163, 167, 171, 172,
176.)
843. If precipitation of suifides is carried out in a solution 0.30 in hy- N
drogen ions, what is the pH value of the solution? What is the hydroxyl-ion
concentration?
844. A solution contains dilute HN0 3 and 0.0485 gram of dissolved
Bi(NO .5H 2 O. The bismuth is precipitated by H 2 S as follows: 2Bi+++ +
3) 3
3H 2 S Bi 2 S 3 + 6H+. Calculate (a) number of formula weights of bismuth

sulfide produced, (6) number of grams and number of milliliters (standard
conditions) of H
2 S required, (c) increase in the number of gram-ions of
+ H
accompanying the precipitation.
846. The bismuth sulfide of the preceding problem is dissolved in HNOa
~ - 2Bi+++ + 2NO +
according to the ionic equation: Ri 2 S 3 + 2NO 3 + 8H+
3S + 4H 2 O; 2NO + O 2 (air) ~-> 2NO2 Calculate (a) number of formula
.
weights of Bi(NO3 ) 3 .5H 2 O obtainable from the resulting solution, (fc) number
of formula weights of HNO
3 required; (c) number of milliliters of 3 HN0
(Sp. gr. 1.13, containing 21.8 per cent HN0 by weight) required, (d) number
3
of gram-atoms of sulfur produced, (e) number of millimoles of NO gas formed;

(/) number of grams of NO
2 subsequently produced, (g) percentage of nitrogen
in the NO 2 gas.
846. How many milliliters of H S0
2 4 (sp. gr. 1.14, containing 19.6 per cent
H SO4
2 by weight) are theoretically required to precipitate 10.0 milligrams of
Pb++ ? What is the normality of the above sulfuric acid and what is its com-
position in terms of percentage of combined 80s? How many formula weights
of NH
4 C2H 3 02 would be required to dissove the resulting precipitate of lead
sulfate? If the latter solution were diluted to 50.0 ml., what would be its
normality in terms of lead acetate and its molarity in terms of ammonium
sulfate?
847. When H
2 S is passed into an acid solution containing 0.10 F.W. of
K Cr O
2 2 7, the following reaction takes place: 2 Cr2 O7 3H 2 S 8HC1 -*> K + +
2CrCU + 2KC1 3S + +
7H2 0. (a) Write this equation in ionic form ob-
serving the usual conventions, (b) Express the reaction as the difference
between two half-cell reactions, (c) How many formula weights of chromic
chloride and how many grams of potassium chloride could be obtained by
PROBLEMS 311
evaporating the resulting solution to dryness? (d) How many gram-atoms

of sulfur are formed? (e) How many milUmoles of 2 S are oxidized? (/) How H
many milliliters (standard conditions) of HS 2 are oxidized? (g) If the initial
solution has a and is 0.30 N in HC1, what is the acid nor-
volume of 100 ml.
mality of the solution after the above reaction has taken place, assuming no
appreciable change in volume?
848. In the precipitation of the copper-tin groups from acid solution with
H S, oxidizing agents like
2 permanganate ions and ferric ions are reduced by
the H S and the latter is
2 oxidized to free sulfur. Write each of these two
redox reactions as the difference between two half-cell reactions, and calculate
the number of millimoles and the number of milligrams of 4 and of FeCU KMnO
thus reduced by 10.0 ml. of 11 2 S gas (measured under standard conditions).
849. Balance the following equation and express it as the difference between
~
two half-cell reactions: HgS C103 + + Cl~ ->
SOr. Assume thatHgClr +
0.233 gram of HgS is dissolved according to this equation and the solution
diluted to 50.0 ml. If excess chloride ions are present in sufficient amount to
make the chloride-ion concentration 0.510 molar, how many milligrams of
HgClr =
H f
mercury are present as simple Hg ions? (Dissociation constant of
1.0 X 10- 16
).
860. A solution containing 0.010 F.W. of CdS04 and 0.010 F.W. of CuSO 4 is
made ammoniacal and treated with excess KCN, forming Cd(CN) ~ and 4
Cu(CN)a~. The resulting solution is 0.80 molar in CN~ ions. What is the
molar concentration of Cd++ and of Cu+ in the solution if the dissociation
- -
constant of Cd(CN) 4 is 1.4 X 10~17 and that of Cu(CN) 3 is 5 X 10~ 28 ?
Are these values consistent with what happens when II 2 S is passed into the
complex cyanide solution?
851. Mercuric sulfide dissolves in a solution of Na2S + NaOII (HgS +
S- -> HgS 2 -) but not a solution of (NII 4 ) 2 S
in 4OH. + NH
This is due to the
difference in the degree of hydrolysis of the sulfide ion: S" 1^0 IIS~ + +
OH". Calculate the numerical value of the mass action hydrolysis constant
[HS~~][OH~]/[S~] by combining appropriate ionization constants given in
Sees. 27 and 3L
852. A
solution containing 30 milligram-atoms of bismuth as Bi 4f f is
"
treated with I1C1 in sufficient amount to make the hydrogen-ion concentration

2 molar and the chloride-ion concentration 2 molar. Most of the bismuth is
converted to BiCl 4 ~. The solution has a volume of 15 ml. and is made 0.10
molar in I^S. From the ionization constant of H2S calculate the concentration
of S" and from the dissociation constant of BiCU~ calculate the concentration
of Bi+++. Calculate the value of [Bi+++] 2 [S-] 3 and predict from the solubility
product of Bi2Ss whether a precipitation of the sulfide is to be expected.
Ammonium Sulfide Group

(See also Probs. 78, 120, 127, 140, 141, 154, 160, 161, 168, 169, 170, 173, 185.)
853. A solution contains 0.286 gram of dissolved Fe 2 (S0 4 ) 3 .9H 2 O in 500 ml.
of solution, (a) What is the normality of the solution as a ferric salt?

(b) What is its normality as a sulfate? (c) How many milliliters of 3.00 N
NH OH
4 are required to precipitate all the iron as Fe(OH) 3 ? (d) How many
milliliters of barium chloride solution containing millimole of 2 2 ^ BaCl .2H O
per milliliter are required to precipitate the sulfate?
854. From the solubility products of Mg(OH) 2 and Fe(OH) 3 calculate the
number of grams of ferric ions that can remain dissolved in 100 ml. of a solution
of such alkalinity that 243 mg. of Mg++ will just fail to precipitate as Mg(OIT) 2 .
866. What is the molarity of a solution of CrCl 3 which is 0.10 normal as a

salt? How many milliequivalents of the salt are present in each milliliter?
If the chromium is oxidized to dichromate and the volume is twice as great
as before, what would be the normality as a sodium salt of the Na Cr O
2 2 7
present? How many inillimoles of FeSO4 .7H 2O would be required to reduce

this dichromate to chromic ions in the presence of acid? Write the ionic equa-
tion as the difference between two half-cell reactions.
866. How many milliliters of H SO2 4 (sp. gr. 1.20) are theoretically required
to dissolve 0.010 F.W. of A1(01I) 3 ? What is the normality and what is the
molarity of the acid?
867. How many millimoles of HNO 3 are required to dissolve 0.020 gram-
atom of metallic nickel (HNO3 reduced to NO)? How many grams of NiS
could be precipitated from the solution? Show from appropriate mass-action
constants why one would not expect precipitate to form from 100 ml. of the
above solution if it has been made 0.30 normal in H+ and 0.10 molar in H 2 S.
How high a molar concentration of sulfide ion would be necessary before NiS
would start to precipitate?
858. Starting with 0.010 gram-ion of Zn + +, how many millimoles of 3 NH
are theoretically required to form the ammonio complex ion? If three times
this amount of ammonia are used and the total volume is 250 ml., what is the
molar concentration of Zn+ + ?
Alkaline Earth and Alkali Groups
(See also Probs. 124, 135, 142, 158, 177.)
869. A solution is 0.030 formal in Sr++ ions. What value must the chromate-
ion concentration be in order for SrCrO4
to start precipitating (Ks.p. for
SrCrO4 = 3.0 X 10~6 )? How many
grams of Ba++ could remain dissolved
in each milliliter of such a solution (K s .p. for BaCrO 4 = 3.0 X 10~ 10 )? The
mass-action constant for the equilibrium 2CrO4
=B
2H+ <= Cr2 O7 ~ II 2 O is + +
4.2 X
10 14 If the above solution contains sufficient
.
2 3 02 and 4 C 2 3 O2 HC H NH H
to give a pH 5,value of what would be the dichromate-ion concentration?
How many grams of CaCl should be taken to prepare 100 ml. of 0.20 N
860. 2
solution? How many millimoles of H C O 4 .2H O would be required to pre-

2 2 2
cipitate all the calcium? How many gram atoms of magnesium could theo-
~
retically be held as Mg(C O ) 2 by this amount of oxalic acid?
2 4
861. How many milliliters of a solution of K Cr Oy which is 0.10 normal as a 2 2
potassium salt would be required to precipitate 0.010 gram-atom of barium

as BaCr0 4 ?
PROBLEMS 313
862. How many grams of NH would be liberated from 1.00 gram-equivalent

3
weight of (NH SO 4 by the action of NaOH? If this NH were absorbed in

4) 2 3
water and diluted to one liter, what would be the normality and the approxi-
mate specific gravity of the solution? How many milliliters of 3.40 H2SO4 M
would it neutralize?
Anion Groups
(See also Probs. 107, 125, 130, 156, 157, 159, 165, 178, 179, 182.)
~
and balance the following: NO3 + A 1 + OH- -> NH 8 +
863. Complete
A1O2 ". Also write it as the difference between two half-cell reactions. If 250
mg. of NaNO 3 are reduced as above with excess aluminum in the presence of
NaOH, how many milliliters of N/2 II 2 SO 4 would be required to neutralize the
NH 8 liberated? How many gram-atoms of aluminum are theoretically re-
quired for the reduction?
864. If 100 milligrams of sodium oxalate Na 2 C 2 O4 are heated with concen- ,
trated H
2 SO 4 what volume of mixed gases would be obtained when measured
,
over water at 753 mm. pressure and 25C.? (Na 2 C 2 O 4 2 SO 4 > Na 2 SO 4

+H +
(JO _j_ CO 2 II +
2 O.) What volume of gas would be obtained (under the same
conditions of temperature and pressure as above) if the 100 mg. of sodium
oxalate were treated with excess KMnO
4 in the presence of dilute 2 SO 4 ? H
B. QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS
Water
(See also Probs. 259, 360, 361, 367, 368, 369, 372, 373, 374, 375, 377.)
866. A manufacturer purchased 130 tons of material at 0.20 cent per pound
V
per cent A on a guarantee of 10.00 per cent A. The material was shipped in
cars, and on manufacturer had it analyzed. The chemist reported
arrival the
10.46 per cent but neglected to state that he had dried the sample at 100O.
A
The manufacturer paid on a 10 per cent basis, figuring he had made money.
In reality, he lost $520. What was the percentage of moisture in the material?
866. Ten tons of Na SO
2 containing 6.30 per cent moisture were purchased
3
at the market price. During storage, 10.0 per cent of the sodium sulfite was
oxidized to sodium sulfate. The salt when sold contained 3.20 per cent of
its weight of water. The salt was sold as C.P. Na2 SO 3 at the same price as
purchased. Calculate the gain or loss in the transaction figuring the market price
as 3.25 cents per pound.
Sodium. Potassium
(See also Probs. 283, 306, 307, 313, 314, 322, 539, 541, 542, 543, 723, 724,
725, 730, 731, 732, 734, 1028.)
NaCI and KC1 weighing
867. If in the analysis of a silicate a mixture of pure
0.2500 gram was obtained from a sample weighing 0.7500 gram and if this
mixture of chlorides contained 50.00 per cent chlorine, compute the percentage
of K
2 O in the silicate. What weight potassium perchlorate would have been
of
obtained if the chlorides had been analyzed by the perchlorate method?
868. In the J. Lawrence Smith method for potassium using a 0.5000-gram
sample of mineral, the analyst fails to expel all the ammonium chloride from
the NaCl +
KC1. The insoluble precipitate with chloroplatinic acid weighs
0.08921 gram. On ignition the weight is changed to 0.05969 gram. What
would be the weight if the ignited precipitate were washed with water and
dried, and what is the percentage of K O in the mineral?
2
869. With a 0.5000-gram sample of pure NaKCaSi 2 6 (mol. wt. O 254.3),

=
what would be the financial saving of the perchloric acid method over the
chloroplatinic acid method with 3.00 N
perchloric acid at $18 per liter and
platinum at $6 per gram? Assume these reagents to be added in sufficient
amounts to react with both the sodium and potassium in the sample and that
80 per cent of the platinum is recovered. Neglect all other costs.
870. Caustic potash is to be produced by the electrolysis of a solution of
potassium chloride. A solution containing 100 grams of per liter is KOH
required. An average current of 900 amperes is used; and, at the end of 5.00
hours, 102 liters of caustic potash, 1.520 N as an alkali, have been produced.
How much longer must the electrolysis be continued in order to produce the
desired concentration, and what is the current efficiency at the cathode?
871. How many grams of Pt (dissolved in aqua regia) and how many milli-
liters of HC1O4 (3.000 N as an acid) would theoretically be required to pre-
cipitate the potassium from 0.5000 gram of K PO without allowing for the
3 4
customary excess of reagent? How much would the former precipitate weigh
after ignition?
872. When an electric current is passed through a solution of sodium

chloride, metallic mercury being used as a cathode, metallic sodium is liberated
and dissolves in the mercury, forming a hard gray compound which shows the
properties of an alloy and is called an amalgam. Sodium amalgam is used
extensively as a reducing agent and contains a compound of the formula
NaHg2 .
Five grains of the amalgam are placed in a flask containing about 100 ml.
of water and allowed to stand with repeated shaking until the evolution of
gas has entirely ceased. The solution is then titrated with 40.75 ml. of
0.1067 N
of HC1, methyl orange being used us an indicator. Write the
equation for the reaction of NaHg 2 on 2 O. Calculate the H
percentage of Na
in the sample.
Ammonium. Ammonia. Nitrogen
(See also Probs. 250, 258, 280, 520, 523, 524, 525, 532, 544, 1011.)
873. Ten milliliters of ammonium hydroxide (sp. gr. 0.960) are diluted
to exactly 100 ml. in a calibrated flask; 10.00 ml. are withdrawn in a pipet,
made acid with hydrochloric acid, and an excess of chloroplatinic acid is
added. After evaporation and dilution with alcohol, the insoluble residue is
dried and found to weigh 1.240 grams. Calculate the percentage of 8 by NH
weight in the original ammonia sample.
874. The nitrogen in a half-gram sample of urea, CO(NH 2 )2, is determined
by the Kjeldahl method. The evolved ammonia is passed into 150 ml. of
0.1200 NH2 SO 4 How many ml. of NaOH solution would be required for the
.
excess acid if 1.000 ml. NaOII o 0.00700 gram of hydrated oxalic acid?
PROBLEMS 315
875. nitrogen in 5.000 grams of leather is converted into ammonium

The
bisulfate. After the sample has been treated with excess NaOH, the 3 NH
evolved is passed into 90.0 ml. of 0.4990 N
acid and the excess acid titrated with
22.05 ml. of 0.1015 N NaOH. Find the percentage of nitrogen in the leather.
876. Nitrogen, existing as nitride in a crucible steel, is determined by de-
composing a 5.00-gram sample with HC1. The resulting NH 4 C1 is decomposed
with NaOH, and the liberated 3 is absorbed in 10.05 ml. of H 2 SO4 which is
NH
exactly 0.00990 N as an acid. After absorption, the concentration of the
II 2 SO4 is determined by adding an excess of KI and of KIO 8 and titrating with
standard Na2 S 2 O3 the I 2 liberated. The Na 2 S 2O3 is of such strength that 42.0
ml. are equivalent to the I 2 liberated from an excess of KI by 20.0 ml. of 0.0258
N KMnO4 and in the above titration 5.14 ml. are used. Calculate the percent-
,
age of nitrogen in the steel.
877. A sample of impure ammonium chloride is dissolved in water, and the

solution divided into two equal portions. One portion is made alkaline
is
with NaOH, and the liberated ammonia is distilled into 100 ml. of 0.1000 N
sulfuric acid which is then found to require 43.90 ml. of 0.1320 NaOH for N
neutralization. The other portion is treated with sodium hypobromite solution
(2NH 3 + 3OBr~ 3Br~ + N 2 + 3H 2 0), and the liberated nitrogen is found
>
to occupy 51.30 ml. when measured over water at 20C. and 753 mm. pressure.
If the first method gives correct results, what is the percentage error of the
gas-volumetric method?
Silver. Mercury. Gold. Platinum
(See also Probs. 333, 335, 338, 341, 346, 718.)
878. If a sample of silver coin weighing 0.2500 gram gives a precipitate of

AgCl weighing 0.2991 gram, what is the percentage of silver in the coin and
what volume of 0.05000 N KCNS
solution would have been used if the silver
in the same weight of sample had been determined volumetrically by the
Volhard method?
an insoluble thiocyanate ++ + 2CNS~~
879. Mercury, like silver, forms [IIg >
Hg(CNS) 2 and can be determined by titration with standard KCNS.

]
How many milliliters of 0.08333 N KCNS would be required to titrate the

solution of 0.6000 gram of an amalgam consisting of 70.00 per cent Hg and
30.00 per cent Ag?
880. What
weight of metal can be deposited at the cathode in 20 minutes
H
by the electrolysis of (a) HAuCU, and (b) 2 PtCl6r using an average current
strength of 1.50 amperes? What material would you use for the construction
of the anode?
Halogens. Cyanide. Thiocyanate. Halogen acids

(See also Probs. 249, 257, 268, 286, 288, 298, 308, 311, 316, 324, 325, 326,
327, 328, 329, 330, 331, 695, 713, 720, 721, 722, 726, 735, 736, 737, 738, 740,
741, 744, 745, 746, 747, 748, 1013, 1014, 1018, 1019, 1027, 1028.)
881. In the determination of fluoride in a given sample of a salt mixture,
if 20.00 ml. of NaOH
(1.000 ml. o
0.01021 gram potassium acid phthalate)
were required, what weight of precipitate would be obtained if the same weight
of sample were analyzed for fluoride gravimetrically by precipitating as lead
chlorofluoride?
Barium. Strontium. Calcium. Magnesium
(See also Probs. 278, 282, 285, 286, 295, 312, 315, 317, 318, 319, 323, 362,
528, 537, 540, 545, 645, 667, 715, 717, 733, 891.)
882. A sample of calcite (impure CaCO 3 ) weighing 1.402 grams is titrated
with HC1 and requires 25.02 ml. What is the alkaline strength of the sample
in terms of per cent CaO if 20.00 ml. of the HOI will just neutralize the 3 NH
that can be liberated from four millimoles of (NH 4 ) 3 PO4.2H 2 O?
883. Given the following data: 35.27 ml. I 2 solution =c= 0.02991 gram As 2 O 3 ;
30.00 ml. I 2 solution =0= 45.03 ml. Na2 S 2 O 3 solution; 25.82 ml. Na2 S 2 O 3 will
reduce the iodine liberated from an excess of KI by 31.05 ml. KMnO
4 solution;
15.42 ml. KMnO4 <* 16.97 ml. KHC

2 O 4 .H 2 C 2 O 4 .2H 2 O solution; 1.000 nil.
KIIC 2 O4 .H 2 C 2 O 4 .2H 2 O solution =0= 1.074 ml. NaOH solution; 10.00 ml. NaOH
solution =0 12.00 ml. HC1 solution. How many grams of CaCO 3 will be reacted
upon by 29.83 ml. of this HC1 solution?
884. A sample of Epsom salts is supposedly C.P. MgS04 .7H 2 O. On analysis

of a sample weighing 0.8000 gram, the magnesium precipitated as MgNH 4PO4
and ignited to Mg2 P2 O7 was found to weigh 0.3900 gram.
The sulfate precipitated as BaSO 4 weighed 0.8179 gram.
(a) Is the sample chemically pure? (6) If not, is the sample contaminated
with excess magnesium salt, excess sulfate, or excess water? (c) Is the
magnesium equivalent to the sulfate?
885. Basic magnesium carbonate corresponds approximately to the formula

4MgCO .Mg(OH) 2 .6H 2 O (F.W. = 503.7). The substance is sometimes
3
roughly analyzed by determining its loss 011 ignition, but more generally by
titration.
A sample weighing 1.000 gram is dissolved in a 25-ml. pipetful of 1.000 N
HC1 and the excess acid requires 5.01 ml. of 1.010 N
NaOH. Calculate the
percentage purity of the sample in terms of the above theoretical formula.
What would be the loss on ignition of a 1.000-gram sample of the pure
substance?
886. A sample of dolomite is analyzed for Ca by precipitating as the oxalate
and The ignited product is assumed to be CaO, and
igniting the precipitate.
the analyst reports 29.50 per cent Ca in the sample. Owing to insufficient
ignition, the product actually contains 8.00 per cent of its weight of CaCO 3*
What is the correct percentage of Ca in the sample, and what is the per-
centage error?
887. A sample of magnesia limestone has the following composition:
Silica = 3.00 per cent
Ferric oxide and alumina = 0.20 per cent
Calcium oxide = 33.10 per cent
Magnesium oxide = 20.70 per cent
Carbon dioxide = 43.00 per cent
PROBLEMS 317
In the manufacture of lime from the above, the carbon dioxide is reduced
to 3.00 per cent. How many milliliters of 0.2500 4 will be required N KMnO
to determine the calcium volumetrically in a 1.000-gram sample of the lime?
888. A sample of limestone containing 34.75 per cent Ca is given to a
student for analysis. Using a 1.000-gram sample the student reports 35.26
per cent Ca. If the error was due to insufficient ignition of the calcium
oxalate precipitate causing contamination of the CaO by CaCO 3 what was ,
the percentage of CaCO 3 in the ignited product? What was the percentage
error? What volume
of sulfuric acid (sp. gr. 1.06, containing 8.77 per cent
H SO
2 by
4 weight) should be added to this product to convert all the Ca into
CaSO4 ? What would be the new weight of the ignited product?
Limestone. Lime. Cement
(See also Probs. 246, 363, 364, 376, 378, 1025, 1026.)
889. the following data, compute the percentage of SiO 2 A1 2 O 3>

From ,
MgO, and CaO in a sample of cement weighing 0.6005 gram: Weight of

SiO 2 = 0.1380 gram. Weight of Fe2 O 3 A1 2 O 3 = 0.1201 gram. Weight of
+
=
Mg2 P2 O7 0.0540 gram. Volume of 0.1429 N KMnO
4 for the Fe in the above
ignited precipitate
= 2.05 ml. Volume of this KMn0
4 required to titrate the
precipitated calcium oxalate

= 45.12 ml.
890. A limestone contains only SiO2 CaCO 3 FeC0 3 MgCO 3 , 3 , , ,
MnCO .
Calculate the percentage of CO 2 from the following data: Sample = 0.800

gram. Fe 2 3 3 O4
= 0.0521 gram and requires 5.00 ml. of 0.1112
+ Mn N
KMnO 4 for the iron. CaSO 4 = 0.7250 gram. Mg P2 O7 =
2 0.0221 gram.
A sample of limestone contains only silica, ferrous carbonate, calcium
891.
carbonate, and magnesium carbonate. From a sample weighing 1.200 grams
there were obtained 0.0400 gram of ignited ferric oxide, 0.5003 gram of CO 2 ,
and 0.5007 gram of magnesium pyrophosphate. Find the volume of ammonium

oxalate solution [containing 35.00 grams of (NH 4 ) 2 C 2 O 4 .H 2 O per liter] required
to precipitate the calcium as oxalate. Also calculate the normality of KMnO 4
if 38.00 ml. are required to titrate the oxalate precipitate.
Iron. Aluminum. Titanium
(See also Probs. 245, 251, 271, 281, 284, 289, 293, 294, 301, 302, 303, 304,
305, 309, 320, 366, 375, 639, 641, 646, 651, 657, 668, 672, 673, 675, 677, 703,
764, 810.)
892. How many milliliters of ammonium hydroxide (sp. gr. 0.946, con-
taining 13.88 per cent NH

3 by weight) are required to precipitate the iron as
Fe(OH) 3 from a sample of pure FeSO4 .(NH 4 ) 2 SO4 .6H2 O which requires 0.34 ml.
of hot HNO
3 (sp. gr. 1 .350, containing 55.79 per cent 3 by weight) for HNO
oxidation? Assume reduction of HNO 3 to NO.
893. A sample of magnetite (impure Fe3 4 ) is fused with an oxidizing flux,
leached with water, and acidified. The solution is divided into two equal
portions.
In one portion the iron is precipitated as Fe(OH) 3 and ignited in the regular
way. What was the weight of the original sample if the number of centigrams
of ignited precipitate is found to be one-third the percentage of FesO4 in the
sample?
In the other portion the iron is reduced with zinc and titrated with KMnO 4 .
What should be the normality of the KMnO4 so that the percentage of Fe8 O4
will be twice the buret reading?
894. A 1.000-gram sample of limonite containing inactive impurities is dis-
solved in acid, and the solution is divided into two equal portions. One
portion is reduced and titrated with KMnO
4 (1.000 ml. =0= 0.008193 gram
H C O4.2H O).
2 2 2 The other portion is just neutralized, and 40.00 ml. of 1.500 N
ammonia are added to precipitate the iron. This is in excess of the necessary
amount, and the number of milliliters in excess is equal to the number of
milliliters of KMnO
4 required in the volumetric process. What is the per-
centage of Fe in the sample?
896. If 60.00 ml. of BaCl 2 (0.1000 N
as a precipitating agent) are required
just to precipitate all the sulfate from a sample of pure ferric alum, Fe 2 (SO 4 ) 3 .
(NH4) 2SO4 .24H2 O, how many milliliters of NH OH

4 containing
(sp. gr. 0.900,
28.33 per cent 3 NH by weight) would be required just to precipitate all the
iron from the same weight of sample?
896. What is the percentage purity of a sample of ferrous sulfate FeSO4 .7H 2O
weighing 1.000 gram, if, after it has been dissolved in water, 10.00 ml. of
0.1100 N
hydrochloric acid have been added to it, and it has been oxidized
with bromine, 11.73 ml. of 4 N NH OH
are required to neutralize the acid and
precipitate the iron as Fe(OH) 3 ?
897. How many milliliters of 0.1250 N KMnO 4 are needed to titrate a solu-
tion containing ferrous iron if by a gravimetric method 3.50 ml. of 6.00 N
ammonia water are required to precipitate the iron after oxidation to the ferric
condition?
898. What
weight of mineral containing ferrous iron should be taken for
analysis so that twice the number of milliliters of permanganate used for
oxidation (20.0 ml. o 30.0 ml. of potassium tetroxalate solution which is
0.0400 N
as an acid) will be three times the percentage FeO? With this
weight of sample, 15.0 ml. of the permanganate are required, and the water
evolved by strong ignition weighs 0.0256 gram. What is the percentage
of FeO in a finely ground sample in which the percentage of water is 1.05?
899. After decomposition of a half-gram sample of a certain mineral and

the removal of silica, the addition of bromine and 4 precipitates NH OH
Fe(OH) 3 +
A1(OH) 3 On ignition,.these weigh 0.1205 gram. They are then
fused with KHS0 4, dissolved in dilute H SO 2 4,passed through a column of
amalgamated zinc, and the iron titrated with KMnO
4 (1.000 ml. =0= 0.02500
millimole Na C O4 ),
2 2 requiring 22.46 ml. What is the percentage of A1 2 O 3
and of FeO in the original sample? How many milliliters of NH OH
4 (sp.
gr. 0.970, containing 7.31 per cent NH by weight) were required just to
3
precipitate all of the ferric iron and aluminum from the solution after neu-
tralizing the acid?
PROBLEMS 319
" "
900. Iron by hydrogen is obtained by reducing pure Fe2Os with hydrogen.
It is a fine gray powder used analytically as a reagent for the determination
of nitrates by reduction to ammonia. The material should contain at least
90 per cent metallic iron and is generally contaminated with an oxide assumed
to be Fe 3 O4 as the reduction is not complete. The metallic iron in the sample
,
issoluble in a neutral solution of FeCl 3 according to the equation Fe

, +
2Fe+++ > 3Fe++, and the ferrous chloride formed is determined by titration
with KMnO4 .
In an actual analysis, 0.5000 gram is weighed into a 100-ml. measuring

flask, the air displaced with C02 and water added, 2.500 grams (an excess)
,
of anhydrous FeCls (free from Fe++) are added, and the flask stoppered and
shaken for 15 minutes. The solution is diluted to the mark, mixed, and
filtered. Twenty milliliters of the filtrate are titrated with 44.16 ml. of
0.1094 N KMnO 4 after the addition of sulfuric acid and manganese sulfate
titrating solution and proper dilution. Calculate the percentage of metallic
iron in the sample.
901.A sample of aluminum sulfate is known to be contaminated with

iron and manganese. A sample weighing 3.362 gram is dissolved in dilute
acid, and bromine and ammonia are added to precipitate A1(OH) 3 Fe(OII) 3 ,
and MnO2 Treating the precipitate with concentrated HNO 8 dissolves

.
the iron and aluminum hydroxides and leaves the MnO2 This MnO 2 is .
ignited in air (forming Mn 3 O4) and the product is found to weigh 0.0363 gram.
The HNOs solution is evaporated with H 2 SO4 and the iron eventually reduced
and titrated with 4.90 ml. of 0.1020 N KMnO4 An acid solution of 3.829
.
grams of the original salt gives with bromine and ammonia a precipitate that
on ignition in air weighs 0.5792 gram. What is the percentage of Al 2 Oa
and of Mn and Fe in the original material?
902. A
volumetric method for aluminum has been found useful in certain
cases. The aluminum is precipitated with 8-hydroxyquinoline ("oxine")
and the precipitate is dissolved in acid and titrated with standard KBrOs
(+KBr) (See Part VI, under Aluminum). If an excess of KBr is used and the
titration requires 48.0 ml. of KBrO
3 (of which 1.00 ml. will liberate from excess
KI in the presence of acid sufficient I 2 to require 1.00 ml. of 0.100 N Na S O 2 2 3 ),
what weight of residue would have been obtained if the oxine precipitate had
been ignited in air?
903.A solution of ferric chloride is prepared by dissolving 10.03 grams of

pure iron in HC1, oxidizing, and diluting to a liter. If 50.0 ml. of this solu-
tion react with 40.0 ml. of a TiCl 3 solution, what is the normality of the latter
as a reducing agent?
904. A sample of titanium ore is treated in such a way that all the iron is
present in the 2-valent condition and all the titanium in the 3-valent condition.
The solution is then titrated with ferric alum solution of which 50.00 ml. yield
0.4000 gram of Fe 2 O3 . If the original sample weighed 0.6000 gram and 15.00
ml. of ferric alum solution were used, find the percentage of TiO2 in the ore.
906. The iron in a solution of a 0.800-gram sample of titanium ore was
reduced with stannous chloride and then reacted with 26.0 ml. of KMnC>4
(1.00 ml. =0= 0.800 ml. of potassium tetroxalate solution which is 0.08000 N
as an acid). The sulfuric acid solution of the same weight of sample was re-
duced with zinc, and the reduced solution was caught in an acid solution of
ferric alum which then reacted with 48.0 ml. of the above KMnC>4. Compute
the analysis on the basis that the original sample contained only Fe 3 O 4 TiO2 , ,
and SiO 2 (Zinc reduces Ti from valence 4 to 3; SnCl 2 does not.)

.
906. A rock is shown to contain ferrous iron, aluminum, and

silicate
titanium. A
sample weighing 0.6050 gram is decomposed by an oxidizing
flux, the silica removed, and the precipitate obtained by 4 OH filtered NH
off, this precipitate consisting of the hydroxides of ferric iron, aluminum,
and titanium. The ignited precipitate weighs 0.5120 gram. It is fused with
K 2 S2O7, and brought into solution, and the solution divided into two equal
portions. One portion is poured through a Jones reductor containing amal-
gamated zinc and the solution caught directly in excess ferric alum solution.
This solution then titrated with 0.08333 N KMnO4 of which 19.56 ml. are
is ,
required. The other portion is reduced with SnCl 2 the excess stannous is
,
destroyed, and the solution titrated with 0.08333 N KMnO 4 of which 1 1.94 ml. ,
are required. Calculate the percentages of FeO, A12 O 3 and TiO 2 in the original
,
silicate.
Cerium. Thorium. Zirconium. Uranium. Beryllium. Bismuth. Boron

(See also Probs. 273, 371.)
907. From the methods given for the determination of cerium in Part VI,
outline a possible iodimetric method for that element and indicate the correct
milliequivalent weight to be used.
908. A solution of uranyl nitrate is divided into two equal parts. One
portion is evaporated to fumes with 2 SO 4 H
diluted, and passed through a
,
Jones reductor. The uranium forms uranous ions (U ++ H~). The solution is
"
titrated with 0.1200 N KMnO

4 requiring 20.50 ml.
,
The uranium in the other
portion is precipitated with NIT 4 OH
as (NH 4 ) 2 U 2 O7 and the precipitate is
ignited and weighed (see Part VI). Write equation for the titration and for
the ignition (NH 3 and N 2 are among the products in the latter case) and cal-
culate the weight of residue obtained in the ignition.
909. An iodimetric method for determining zirconium has been suggested.
The element is precipitated with selenious acid (H 2 SeO 3 ) as ZrOSeO 3 . The
precipitate is dissolved, treated with KI (SeOr + 4I~ -> Se + 2I 2 + 3H O) 2
and the liberated iodine subsequently titrated with standard Na 2 S 2 O 3 If .
5.00 ml. of 0.0833 N Na 2 S 2 O 3 were required for a given weight of sample by

this method, how many grams of residue would be obtained by igniting the
ZrOSeO 3 obtained from another sample of the same weight (see Part VI,
under Zirconium)?
910. Anhydrous sodium tetraborate reacts with water according to the
following equation:
B O - + 5H O - 2H BO - + 2H BO
4 7 2 2 3 3 3
PROBLEMS 321
The anhydrous salt may be dissolved in water and titrated directly by means
of hydrochloric acid, with methyl orange as indicator, as represented by the
following equation:
H BO - + H+ - H BO
2 3 3 8
After conversion of the sodium tetraborate to boric acid by careful titration

with HC1, methyl orange indicator being employed, a suitable polyhydric
alcohol (inverted sugar, glycerin, mannitol, etc.) is added and the first hy-
drogen of the boric acid is titrated by means of standard sodium hydroxide,
with phenolphthalein indicator.
The following data were obtained on a sample of tetraborate:
Sample = 0.3000 gram

Volume of IIC1 required, with methyl orange indicator = 26.35 ml.
Volume of NaOH required to titrate the boric acid = 58.10 ml.
Normality NaOH = 0.1030
40.00 ml. NaOH o 36.35 ml. HC1
Calculate the percentage of Na 2 B 4 O7 present in the sample (a) using the
data from the acid titration, (6) using the data from the alkali titration.
911. Barium can be determined volumetrically (after precipitating as
BaCrO4 ) either by a permanganate process or by an iodi metric process (see
Part VI, under Barium). If in the permanganate process 25.00 ml. of 0.1000 N
ferrous ammonium sulfate were used and the excess ferrous required 10.50 ml.
of 0.06667 N KMnO 4 what weight of BaSO4 would be precipitated during the
,
titration reactions? If the iodimetric method had been used on the same
weight of sample, how many milliliters of 0.06667 N Na2 S2O3 would have been
required?
Ans. 0.1400 gram. 27.00 ml.
912. Beryllium can be determined volumetrically by precipitating with

oxine and titrating with KBrO 3 as in the case of aluminum (see Part VI, under
Aluminum). Write the corresponding equations for the behavior of beryllium
and calculate the weight of the ignited residue (of BeO) using the same
numerical data as given in Prob. 902.
913. If bismuth determined by precipitating as bismuthyl oxalate and
is
titrating with standard KMnO4 (see Part VI, under Bismuth), what is the
value of each milliliter of 0.1000 N KMnO 4 in terms of grams of Bi 2 O 3 ?
914. In the volumetric method for boron (see Part VI), what is the milli-
equivalent weight of B 2 O 3 ? Look up the ionization constant for boric acid
and plot the titration curve to show its general appearance. Show how it
compares in appearance with the curve for the titration of HC1 under similar
conditions of concentration.
Copper. Lead. Zinc. Cadmium. Brass

(See also Probs. 248, 261, 264, 274, 279, 332, 336, 337, 339, 342, 344, 345,
347, 349, 350, 352, 355, 356, 357, 358, 359, 360, 522, 640, 681, 697, 704, 711,
728, 739, 751, 1005, 1006, 1007, 1010, 1017.)
916. How many milliliters of HNO
8 (sp. gr. 1.130, containing 21.77 per cent
HNO 3 by weight) are theoretically required to dissolve 5.00 grams of brass

containing 0.61 per cent Pb, 24.39 per cent Zn, and 75.00 per cent Cu? Assume
reduction of the HNO 3 to NO by each constituent. What fraction of this
volume of acid is used for oxidation?
916. What volume

of sulfuric acid (sp. gr. 1.420) is required to displace
the nitrate radical from the mixture of salts obtained by dissolving 25.00 grams
of brass (68.29 cent Cu, 31.50 per cent Zn, 0.21 per cent Pb) in nitric acid
per
and evaporating to dryness?
917. percentage of copper in a steel if with a 5.00-gram sample
What is the
the volume of HS
gas (measured under standard conditions) required to
2
precipitate the copper as CuS is 2.00 ml. more than the volume of 0.100 N
Na2 S2 O 3 solution subsequently required for the copper by the iodimetric
method?
918. If 0.800 gram of a lead ore yields a precipitate of chromate that
contains chromium sufficient to yield on treatment with an excess of KI in
acid solution an amount of iodine to react with 48.0 ml. of 0.1000 thiosulfate N
solution, find the percentage of Pb in the ore.
919. weight of zinc ore should be taken for analysis such that the
What
number of milliliters of 0.1000 molar ferrocyanide solution used will equal the
percentage of Zn in the ore?
920. If a copper ore on being analyzed yields 0.235 gram of Cu 2 S after
being heated with sulfur in a stream of hydrogen, how many grams of KIO3
would react in the iodate method with the same weight of ore?
92L If 0.5000 gram of a copper alloy containing 25.00 per cent Cu requires
20.00 ml. of KCN
for titration, what is the equivalent of 1.000 ml. of the KCN
(a) in terms of Ag (using KI as indicator) and (b)
in terms of Ni? How many
milliliters of KIO3 solution would have been required by the iodate method
if with an excess of KI, 15.00 ml. of the KIO 3 would have liberated I 2 enough to
react with a volume of 0.1000 N thiosulfate equivalent to 0.1000 gram of
K Cr O ?
2 2 7
922.A brass weighing 0.800 gram contains 75.02 per cent Cu, 23.03 per cent
Zn, and 1.95 per cent Pb. What volume of 0.1000 N Na S O would be used in
2 2 3
the determination of copper by adding KI and titrating the liberated iodine?

What volume of 0.05000 N KMnO
4 would be required for the lead if it is pre-
cipitated as chromate, dissolved, reduced with 25.00 ml. of 0.04000 FeSO4 N ,
and the excess ferrous ions titrated with the 4 ? What KMnO
weight of zinc
pyrophosphate would be obtained in the determination of zinc?
923. In a certain volumetric method for determining copper, the element is
precipitated as CuCNS and the precipitate is titrated with standard 8 KIO

+ 7KIO + - 4CuS04 +
according to the net equation: 4CuCNS 3 14HC1
7IC1 + 4HCN + 7KC1 + 5H 0.
2 If the KIO 3 is of such concentration that
1.000 ml. will liberate from excess KI in the presence of acid sufficient iodine
PROBLEMS 323
to react with 1.000 ml. of 0.1000 N NaÔa, what is the value of 1.000 ml. of
the KIOs in terms of grams of Cu in the above method?
Ans. 0.0006054 gram.
924. If a solution contains that amount
Cu++ requiring 10.0 ml. of a of
Naj&Os solution in the common
method for copper, how many
iodimetric
milliliters of KIO 3 solution (1.00 ml. =c= 2.00 ml. of the above NaÔs) would
be required to reach that point in the titration by the iodate method (see
Part VI, under Copper) corresponding to the maximum intensity of color of
the CHC13 indicator?
Ans. 42.0 ml.
925. Red lead (Pb 3 O 4 ) is made by the direct oxidation of metallic lead.
Chemically may be regarded as 2PbO.PbO2 but owing to uneven heating
it ,
in the manufacturing process commercial samples vary somewhat from the

theoretical composition and are likely to contain excess Pb0 2 When such .
samples are treated with dilute 3 HNO

the monoxide dissolves, leaving a ,
brown residue 3 H PbO

which can be reduced by the addition of a measured
2 ,
excess of oxalate ionand the excess titrated with standard permanganate.

A sample weighing 0.7000 gram is treated with dilute HNO3 and subse-
quently with a weighed amount of pure sodium oxalate (5.000 milliequivalents).
After complete reaction, the solution is diluted with boiling water, manga-
nous sulfate solution added, and the excess oxalate ion titrated with 28.56 ml.
of 0.09987 N
permanganate. Calculate: (a) the total percentage of PbOa
(free and combined) in the sample; (6) the oxidizing power to percentage of
Pb3O 4 (r) on the assumption that the sample is composed only of 2PbO.PbC>2
;
and excess Pb02 the percentage of each.

,
Ans. (a) 36,70 per cent total PbO2 ; (b) 105.2 per cent Pb3O4 ; (c) 97.18
per cent Pb 3 (X, 2.82 per cent free PbO 2 .
926. A solution of (NH4 IIPO4)2 is made up to be 2.00 N as an ammonium

salt. Calculate'approximately the volume necessary to precipitate the zinc as
ZnNH4 PO4 in a sample of brass (90.0 per cent Cu, 10.0 per cent Zn) weighing
5.00 grams.
927. If in the analysis of a brass containing 28.0 per cent Zn an error is
made in weighing a 2.500-gram portion by which 0.001 gram too much is
weighed out, what percentage error in the zinc determination would be

made? What volume of a solution of diammonium phosphate, containing
90.0 grams of (NH 4 ) 2 HPO4 per liter, would be required to precipitate the zinc
as ZnNH 4 PO 4 and what weight of precipitate would be obtained?
,
928. In the electrolysis of a sample of brass weighing 0.8000 gram, there

are obtained 0.0030 gram of PbO 2 and a deposit of copper exactly equal in
,
weight to the ignited precipitate of Zn 2 P2 7 subsequently obtained from the O

solution. What is the percentage composition of the brass?
Tin. Antimony. Arsenic. Bronze

(See also Probs. 263, 270, 287, 297, 310, 321, 348, 692, 694, 698, 699, 708,
709, 719).
929. A sample of stibnite weighs 0.5000 gram. The percentage of Sb as
found by titration in neutral solution with 0.1000 N iodine was 30.00 per cent.
If the buret reading as recorded was 0.45 ml. too large, what was the true
percentage and what was the percentage error?

930. A sample of type metal weighing 1.100 grains is dissolved in con-
centrated H SO4.
2 Concentrated HC1 is added to the cooled solution, and the
solution is boiled. At this point antimony is in the 3-valent state; tin is in the
4-valent state. The antimony in the cold solution is then titrated rapidly with
KMn0 4 (1 ml. requiring 32.80 ml. More HC1 is added,

=c= 0.00558
gram Fe),
and the solution boiled with powdered lead which reduces the antimony from
is
valence 5 to valence 3 and the tin from valence 4 to valence 2. The tin is then
quickly titrated in cold acid solution with I 2 (1 ml. =0= 0.0500 millimole As 2 O 3 ),
requiring 9.27 ml. What are the percentages of Sb and Sn in the alloy? If
the same weight of alloy had been treated with 6 3 and the residual N HNO
metastannic and antimonic acids had been ignited, what weight of product
would have been obtained?
931. A sample weighing 0.250 gram and containing arsenic is dissolved, and
the solution containing the trivalent element is electrolyzed (method of
Hefti). Arsine is liberated and is conducted into 50.0 ml. of 0.125 iodine N
solution. The excess of the latter reacts with 20.0 ml. of Na2 S O 3
2 solution, of
which 1.00 ml. = 0.00500 gram of copper. Find (a) percentage of As 2O 3 in
the sample and (b) the time required for electrolysis if a current of 3.00 amperes
is used and only 40.0 per cent of the current is used in reducing the arsenic.
932. An alloy containing arsenic weighs 5.10 grams. The arsenic is distilled
as AsCI 3 from a strong HC1 solution of the alloy and eventually titrated in
nearly neutral bicarbonate solution with standard iodine (1.00 ml. =0= 1.00 ml.
Na S2Oa
2
== 0.0024 gram Cu). Calculate the percentage of arsenic in the alloy
if5.00 ml. are required. If the arsenic were evolved as arsine and the arsirie
absorbed in excess 0.100 N
iodine (which oxidizes the arsenic to arsenate),
how many milliliters of 0.0833 N
Na2 S 2O3 would be equivalent to the iodine
used up?
933. A mixture of As 2 3 + As O + inert

2 5 matter is dissolved and titrated
in neutral solution with I 2 [1.00 ml. =0= 1.00 ml. KMnO 4 =0= 0.0500 millimole
FeSO4.(NH 4 ) 2 SO4.6H 2 O] requiring 20.00 ml. The resulting solution is acidified
and an excess of KI is added. The liberated I 2 requires 30.50 ml. of Na2 S 2 O 3
[1.00 ml. o 0.0100 millimole of KH(IO 3 ) 2 ]. Calculate the weight in grams of
combined As2 C>3 + As 2 6 in the sample.
Carbon. Carbon Dioxide. Silicon. Tungsten. Molybdenum

(See also Probs. 272, 276, 277, 515, 794, 796, 797, 798, 804, 805, 808, 890.)
934. If a 1.30-gram sample of iron containing 1.15 per cent carbon is

analyzed by direct combustion, what would be the gain in weight of the ab-
sorption tube? If the gas is passed through 100 ml. of 0.0833 N Ba(OH) 2 ,
how many milliliters of 0.100 N HC1 would be required to titrate the super-
natant liquid?
PROBLEMS 325
936. A
sample of steel weighing 1.00 gram is burned in oxygen. The
CO2 is caught in a 100-ml. pipetful of Ba(OH) 2 solution. The supernatant
liquid requires 96.50 ml. of 0.100 N HC1. If the steel contains 0.57 per cent car-
bon, what is the normality of the barium solution used and how many grams
of Ba(OH) 2 .8H 2 O are contained in each milliliter?
936. What is the percentage of carbon in a 5.00-gram sample of steel if on

combustion the ascarite tube gains 0.1601 gram in weight? Using the same
weight of sample and passing the gas into Ba(OH) 2 solution, what must be
the normality of an HC1 solution so that the milliliters required to titrate the
BaC03 precipitate will be twenty-five times the percentage of C?
937. A 2-gram sample of steel is burned in oxygen, and the evolved CO2
after passing through appropriate purifying trains is caught in 100 ml. of
Ba(OH) 2 solution. The supernatant liquid requires 75.0 ml. of HC1 [1.00
ml. =0= 0.00626 gram Na 2 3 1.00 ml. CO o
1.12 ml. of the Ba(OH) 2 solution].
;
What the percentage of carbon in the steel and what would have been the
is
gain of an ascarite bulb if a similar sample had been analyzed by the absorption
method?
938. What volume of 6.00 N hydrofluoric acid is theoretically required to
volatilize the silica from 0.5000 gram of KAlSi3O 8 ? What volume of SiF4
at 29C. and 765 mm. pressure is produced?
939. A 3.00-gram sample of steel contains 3.00 per cent Fe 2 Si. After it has
been dissolved in HNO 3 and evaporated, what weight of SiO 2 will be obtained?
What volume of SiF4 under standard conditions will be evolved by the action
of 1IF + H 2 SO 4 on the SiO 2 ?
940. A 3.00-gram sample of steel containing 1.21 per cent Si and 0.23 per cent
W is dissolved in concentrated 1INO 3 and evaporated to dryness. What should
be the weight of the ignited acid-insoluble residue before and after treatment
with HF?
941. A
sample of tungsten steel weighing 5.000 grams is] dissolved in aqua
regia, evaporated to dry ness, and dehydrated. The acid-insoluble residue
weighs 0.0928 gram and after treatment with HF weighs 20.00 per cent less.
What are the percentages of Si and of W in the steel?
942. On
the assumption that Mo O24 37 is a mixture of MoO 3 and Mo2 O3 ,
what percentage of the total Mo is in the 3-valent state and what percentage
is in the 6-valent state?
943. What
weight of molybdenum steel should be taken so that 1.00 ml. of
0.0600 N KMnO
4 will be used for each 0.50 per cent of Mo, on the basis of
reduction of element to the trivalent condition and reoxidation by the per-

manganate to the oxidation number of 6?
Chromium. Vanadium
(See also Probs. 296, 654, 656, 666, 678, 775, 1012.)
944. From the following data compute the percentage of Cr in a sample of

steel. Weight of sample = 1.850 grams. After the chromium has been
oxidized to dichromate with KMnO4 and the excess reagent removed, 150 ml.
of 0.0800 N ferrous solution are added and the solution then reacts with 14.00
ml. of 0.0900 N KMnO 4.
945. It is desired to prepare a solution of chromium acetate to contain

8.00 per cent Cr2 3 by weight for use as a mordant. A batch of the material
is made up to the approximate concentration and is found to have a specific
gravity of 1.195. A
2.000-ml. sample is taken, and the chromium is oxidized
to dichromate. To
one-half the solution are added 50.00 ml. of ferrous sulfate
solution, and the excess ferrous iron requires exactly 17.32 ml. of 0.1334 N
KMnO 4 for oxidation (25.00 ml. FeSO4 solution =c= 21.73 ml. KMnO 4 solution).
How many pounds of water must be evaporated from one ton of the liquor
to give the desired concentration?
946. A steel containing 0.90 per cent Cr weighs 2.000 grams. The chromium
isoxidized to chromate, and to the acidified solution is added an excess of KI.
The liberated iodine requires 10.00 ml. of thiosulfate solution. What is the
normality of the thiosulfate solution?
Assuming that vanadium like nitrogen forms five oxides and that any
947.
other oxide is a mixture of two or more of these, compute the oxidation number
of the vanadium in the reduced condition and show what combination of oxides
could give this. Use the following data: 0.08500 gram of Na 2V4 O 9 after an
abnormal reduction was oxidized to the 5-valent condition by 43.14 ml. of
KMnO4 of which 40.00 ml. reacted with 30.00 rnl. of potassium tetroxalate
solution which was 0.08000 N as an acid.
V
gram of Na2 4O 9 is reduced and requires 10.00 ml. of per-
948. If 0.394
manganate (1.000 ml. o
0.0536 gram Na 2 C 2 O4) to oxidize the vanadium back
to vanadic acid, find the valence of the reduced vanadium.
949. A
sample of chrome-vanadium steel weighing 2.00 grams is dissolved
in H SO + H PO
2 34 4 and HNO3 is added to oxidize the iron and carbides.
,
In the presence of silver ions (catalyst), ammonium persulfate is added to

oxidize chromic ions to dichromate, vanadyl ions to metavanadate, and man-
ganous ions to permanganate. Excess persulfate is destroyed by boiling,
and the permanganate is reduced with a small quantity of HC1. The addition
of 25.0 ml. of 0.1010 N FeSO4 causes reduction of vanadate and dichromate,
and the excess ferrous and the reduced vanadium are titrated with 0.1120 N
KMnO4 of which 12.6 ml. are required. A small amount of FeSO4 is added to
,
reduce the vanadium again and the excess ferrous ions destroyed with per-
sulfate. The vanadium alone is then titrated with the above-mentioned
KMnO4 of which 0.86 ml. are required. Write ionic equations for all chemical
,
changes involving the above-mentioned elements, and calculate the percentage

of Cr and of V in the sample.
960. The determination (HV03 ) in the presence of molybdic

of vanadic acid
acid (H MoO
2 depends upon
4) the fact that vanadic acid alone is reduced to
VO++ by sulfur dioxide in dilute sulfuric acid and can be reoxidized by standard
permanganate solution. Both vanadic acid and molybdic acid are reduced by
amalgamated zinc, the former to V*4 and the latter to
"
Mo+ ++ . These reactions
PROBLEMS 327
are carried out in a Jones redactor and the reduced constituents oxidized by
being passed into an excess of ferric salt and phosphoric acid. An equivalent
reduction of the ferric iron to ferrous takes place. The ferrous iron is then
titrated with standard permanganate.
REDUCTION WITH SO2 REDUCTION WITH Zn

Grams of sample = 0.4500 Grams of
sample = 0.4500
Normality of KMnO4 = 0.1092 Normality of KMnO4 = 0.1092
Ml. KMnO 4
= 8.23 Ml. KMnO4 = 41.74
Complete and balance all the equations in this process.

a.
Express the amount of vanadate as percentage of V and the amount

6.
of molybdate as percentage of Mo.
951. Calculate the percentage of chromium and of vanadium in a chrome-

vanadium steel from the following data:
Chromium. A sample weighing 2.00 grams is dissolved in an acid mixture.
convert iron to Fe +4 + manganese to Mn+ +, chromium
"
Subsequent treatments ,
to Cr 2 O7~ and vanadium to VO 3 ". A 25-ml. pipetful of standard ferrous solu-

tion [39.2 grams of FeSO4.(NII 4 ) 2 SO4.6H 2 O per liter] is added. Chromium is
thus reduced to Cr+++, vanadium to VO++. The solution is titrated with
KMnO 4 (1.00 ml. =0= 0.92 ml. of the ferrous solution) requiring 14.28 ml. to
give a permanent pink color. Only vanadium and the excess ferrous iron are
oxidized in this step. To correct for overtitration and color interferences, the
solution is boiled until the permanganate color is destroyed, and the solution
is brought to the same shade of color as before with the standard perman-
ganate, requiring 0.08 ml.
Vanadium. The vanadium in the above solution is now reduced to VO 4 4"
with dilute FeSO4 solution and the excess ferrous oxidized with a small amount
~
of persulfate. The vanadium is then titrated back to VO 3 with the above
KMnO 4, requiring 1.10 ml. It may be assumed that the solution is overtitrated
to the same degree as in the first titration.
Manganese
(See also Probs. 266, 269, 351, 370, 379, 642, 643, 648, 652, 653, 655, 664,
671, 682, 691, 701.)
962. What weight of pyrolusite containing 75.0 per cent MnO2 will oxidize
the same amount of oxalic acid as 35.0 ml. of a KMnO
4 solution of which
1. 00 ml. will liberate 0.0175 gram of iodine from an excess of potassium
iodide?
953. An oxide of Mn weighing 0.4580 gram is treated with dilute H SO2 4
and 50.00 ml. of 0.1000 N ferrous ammonium sulfate solution. After the
reduction of the manganese to the manganous condition is complete, the excess
of ferrous solution reacts with 30.00 ml. of 0.03333 N KMn0 4 . Find the
symbol of the original oxide of Mn.
Given the following data in the analysis of pyrolusite by the iodimetric
964.
process, find the volume of disodium phosphate solution (90.0 grams of
Na 2 HPO4 .12H 2O per liter) that would be necessary to precipitate the Mn as
MnNH P0 4 4 from 0.5000 gram of the sample.
Weight of sample = 1 .000 gram

Na2 S 2 O 3 solution
= 40.40 ml.
The thiosulfate solutionequivalent in reducing power to a stannous

is
chloride solution that contains 29.75 grams of tin per liter.
956. What volume bromine water (30.0 grams Br 2 per liter) would
of
theoretically be required to precipitate the manganese from an acetic acid
solution of its salt, if the resulting precipitate of Mn0 2 gives on ignition
0.1060 gram of Mn O4? How many
3 milliliters of sulfurous acid (sp. gr.
1.028, containing 5.00 per cent SO 2 by

weight) would be required to dissolve
the MnO
2 precipitate, and what weight of Mn
2 P 2 O 7 would be obtained from
the resulting solution?
manganese in 50.0 ml. of 0.0833 N KMnO4 solution were reduced

966. If the
to the manganous condition, how many milliliters of 0.0833 N KMnO 4 would
be equivalent to the Mn in the reduced solution by the (a) Volhard method,
(b) bismuthate method, and (c) chlorate method?
967. It has been shown that manganous ions can be titrated potentio-
metrically with standard KMiiO4 in nearly neutral pyrophosphate solution
-
15II 2 P2 O 7 -
"
according to the equation: 4Mn++ 4 8H+ + MnO + +
+
5Mn(H 2 P2O 7 )s- 4H 2 O. What is the value of each millilitcr of 4 in KMnO
terms of Mn by this method if each milHliter of the KMnO4 is equivalent to
0.002040 gram of sodium formate (NaCIIO2 ) when titrated according to the
equation: 3CHO," + 2Mn(V + H 2 -> 2MnO + 3CO + 5OH~?
2 2
Ans. 0.004394 gram.
968. When a constituent is to be determined with extreme accuracy,

e.g., in a case where the manganese content of a sample of steel may be in
dispute, it is best to analyze for the constituent by two different methods.

It is also best to standardize the solutions used against a sample of like material
of known composition rather than in the usual way. This procedure gives a
direct comparison under identical conditions with a standard.
The purchaser of a quantity of steel has reserved the right to reject the lot,
which is to be used for a special purpose, if the manganese content is less than
0.350 per cent. The sample must therefore be prepared and the analysis made
with extreme accuracy. On the basis of a representative sample, the method
and results of an analysis follow. Calculate to three significant figures (a) the
percentage of manganese in the steel by both methods, (6) the normality of the
permanganate.
Persulfate Process. A 0.1000-gram sample of Bureau of Standards steel
containing 0.660 per cent Mn
required 7.03 ml. of arsenite solution. A
similar-weight sample of the steel under investigation required 4.36 ml.
Bismuthate Process. A one-gram sample of the above-mentioned Bureau
of Standards steel was used. A pipetful of FeSO4 was used, and the excess
ferrous salt required 16.96 ml. of standard KMnO 4. A one-gram sample
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of the steel under investigation, treated the same way, required 19.63 ml.
of the KMnO 4. One pipetful of FeSO 4 ~ 23.97 ml. of KMnO 4.
959. A
carefully prepared steel is to be used as a standard in subsequent
analyses of other steels for manganese by the persulfate method. To determine
the correct percentage of manganese in the standard steel a sample weighing
1.05 grams is analyzed by the bismuthate method. A 25-ml. pipetful of ferrous
ammonium sulfate is used, and the titration requires 13.2 ml. KMnO
4 (1 ml. =c=
0.00201 gram Nu 2 C 2 O4 1 ml. =c=

;
1.02 ml. of the ferrous solution). What is the
percentage of manganese in the steel?
In the routine analysis of a certain plain carbon steel by the persulfate
method, the analysis is run in parallel with a corresponding analysis of the
above standard steel. The same weights of sample are used in the two cases.
The above standard steel requires 10.4 ml. of arseiiite solution; the unknown
steel requires 17.1 ml. What is the percentage of manganese in the latter
steel? the persulfate method a one-gram sample was used and the arsenite
If in
solution contained 1.10 grams of As 2 O 3 per liter, to what average oxidation
number was the manganese reduced in the titration?
A/is. 0.355 per cent. 0.584 per cent. 3.4.
Cobalt. Nickel
(See also Prob. 334, 742, 743, 749, 750.)
960. A
sample of ore weighing 0.8900 gram yields by electrolysis 0.2670
gram Ni and Co, and from the deposited metal a precipitate weighing
of
0.9405 gram is obtained with dimethyglyoxime. Find the percentages of Ni
and Co in the ore.
961. A
nickel ore was analyzed by the volumetric method. The nickel
solutionwas treated with KI solution and exactly 0.50 ml. of AgNO 3 solution
containing 0.0125 gram of AgNO 3 per milliliter. The solution then reacted
with 48.00 ml. of KCN solution containing 0.0140 gram of KCN per milliliter.
What was the percentage of Ni in the ore if the sample taken weighed 0.900
gram?
962. What weight of dried glyoxime precipitate would be obtained from
5.00 grams of steel containing 1.48 per cent Ni?
Phosphorus
(See also Probs. 256, 257.)
963. How many milliliters of magnesia mixture (1.00 with respect to N

MgCl 2 ) are required to precipitate the phosphorus from 0.2000 gram of pure
apatite. Assume the formula of the latter to be 3Ca3(P0 4 )2.CaCl 2 ? How
many grams of (NH 4 ) PO4.12MoO
3 3 could theoretically be obtained from this
weight of apatite?
964. Calculate the percentage of phosphorus in a steel from the following
data:
Two grams of steel furnished a yellow precipitate which was dissolved in
20.0 ml. of 0.500 N sodium hydroxide solution, and the excess of the latter
reacted with 27.0 ml. of 0.333 N nitric acid.
Calculate the weight of a sample of steel to be taken for analysis so that
every 100 ml. of 0.100 N KMnO
4 used in the titration by the Blair method
(see Part VI, under Phosphorus) will represent directly the percentage of P.
Calculate in this process the equivalent weight of (a) P, (6) P2 O 6 (c) Mo, ,
(d) MoO 3, (e) Mo O 24 3 7.
966. A
normal yellow precipitate of ammonium phosphomolybdate from
a sample of bronze weighing 1.00 gram is reduced with zinc. The reduced
solution requires 21.13 ml. of 0.100 N permanganate to oxidize the molyb-
denum to the hexavalent condition. If the alloy contains exactly 0.20 per
cent of phosphorus, to what hypothetical oxide was the molybdenum reduced
by the zinc?
966. What weight of steel should be taken for analysis so that the number
of milliliters of 0.125 N permanganate required in the ferric alum method (see
Part VI) will be two hundred times the percentage of P in the steel?
967. A
2.00-gram sample of steel is dissolved in HNOa and the phosphorus
isprecipitated with molybdate as the normal yellow precipitate. The molyb-
denum in the precipitate is reduced to a form corresponding to the oxide
MoieO2 7 and requires 10.0 ml. of 0.100 N KMnO4 for reoxidation to the
oxidation number of 6. Calculate the percentage of P in the steel.
968. A sample is prepared for student analysis by mixing pure apatite
[3Ca 3 (PO4)2.CaCl 2 with an inert material. If 1.000 gram of the sample gives
]
0.4013 gram of Mg2 P 2 O 7 how many milliliters of ammonium oxalate solution

,
[40.00 grams of (NH 4 ) 2 C 2 O4 .H 2 O per liter] would be required to precipitate

the calcium from the same weight of sample?
969. Calculate the percentage of phosphorus in a sample of steel from the
following data: 2.00 grams of steel furnished a normal yellow precipitate
which when dissolved and passed through a Jones reductor reacted with
7.00 ml. of 0.0833 N KMnO 4.
970. In the analysis of a sample of steel weighing 1.881 grams, the phos-
phorus was precipitated with ammonium molybdate and the yellow precipitate
was dissolved, reduced, and titrated with permanganate. If the sample
contained 0.025 per cent P and 6.01 ml. of KMnO4 were used, to what oxide
was the molybdenum reduced? One milliliter of KMnO4 was equivalent to
0.007188 gram of sodium oxalate.
971. The Pincus method for determining phosphate is to titrate it in acetic
acid solution in the presence of ammonium ions with standard uranyl acetate
solution according to the equation: 2
++
4
+ ->
PO^ + UO
2 4 PO 4 + NH UO NH .
The indicator is ferrocyanide which gives a brown

color on a spot plate with
excess UO ++.
2 uranyl acetate solution is 0.100
If the as an ordinary acetate N
salt and 10.0 ml. are used in the titration, how many grams of P 2 O 6 are shown
to be present?
was treated with ammonium
972. A, solution containing phosphoric acid
molybdate, and an abnormal yellow precipitate was obtained, which after
PROBLEMS 331
drying may be assumed to have consisted of [(NH^sPOJXMoOs)^ This

precipitate was dried, weighed, and dissolved in ammonia water, and the
solution was made up to 500 ml. Of this, 50.0 ml. were taken, made acid with
H2 S04, reduced with amalgamated Zn, and passed directly into an excess
of ferric alum which served to oxidize the trivalent molybdenum back to
the hexavalent condition. To oxidize the iron reduced by the molybdenum
required a number of milliliters of 0.125 N KMnO4 equal to 15.39 times the
weight in grams of the original yellow precipitate. What values of x and y
may be taken in the formula of the yellow precipitate?
973. A carefully prepared steel is to be used as a standard for phosphorus

determinations. It is analyzed by an accurate ("umpire") method in which,
from a sample weighing 3.00 grams, a phosphomolybdate precipitate is
obtained. This is dissolved and the phosphorus is subsequently precipitated
as MgNH 4 PO4 On ignition this precipitate yields a pyrophosphate residue
.
weighing 0.0109 gram.

In the routine analysis of a plain carbon steel by the alkalimetric method,
the analysis is run in parallel with a corresponding analysis of the above
standard steel. The same weights of sample are used in the two cases, and a
25-ml. pipetful of standard NaOH is used in each case. Back titration with
HNO 3 using phenolphthalein indicator requires 10.2 ml. of the acid in the case
of the standard steel and 8.6 ml. in the case of the unknown steel. If 1.00 ml.
NaOH o 1.08 ml.
3 HNO
what is the percentage of phosphorus in the plain
,
carbon the concentration of the HNOa were 0.105 N, what weight of

steel? If
sample must have been taken in each case?

Ans. 0.0868 per cent. 3.0 grams.
Sulfur. Selenium
(See also Probs. 243, 244, 247, 251, 252, 265, 294, 373, 690, 696, 712, 714,
729, 799, 1023.)
974.A sample of ferrous ammonium sulfatc is prepared for student analysis

by intimately mixing pure crystals of FeSO4.(NH )2SO4.6H O with an inert
4 2
substance. Using a 0.7650-gram sample a student correctly obtains 0.1263

gram of Fe 2Os. What volume of barium chloride solution containing 25.00
grams of BaCl 2 .2H2 O per liter would be necessary to precipitate the sulfur
from the filtrate? What is the percentage of inert material in the sample?
976. A sample of pure ferric alum, FesCSOOs^NH^SO^HsO, is dissolved
in water and the iron
precipitated with
is 4 OH. NH
If the ignited precipitate
weighs 0.1597 gram, (a) what volume of the 4 NH OH

(sp. gr. 0.900, containing
28.33 per cent NH
3 by weight) is theoretically required for the precipitation
of Fe(OH) 3 , (6) milliliters of 0.1000 N BaCl 2 would be required to

how many
precipitate the sulfate from the iron filtrate, and (c) how many milliliters of
0.1000 N Na2 S 2 Os would be required in the determination of this amount of
sulfate by the iodimetric (Hinman) method?
976. If nitrogen is reduced to the 4-valent state, compute the volume

of fuming nitric acid actually required to oxidize 5.000 grams of pyritic ore
containing 70.10 per cent FeS2. Neglect the quantity of acid required for the
remainder of the ore. Assume the acid to be of 1.500 specific gravity and to
contain 94.10 per cent 3 by weight. HNO
Also assume complete oxidation of
sulfide to sulfate.Compute the weight of dry sodium peroxide required to
carry out the same oxidation assuming the oxidation products to be NaFeO2
and Na SO4
2 .
977. A sample of pure FeS 2 is analyzed by fusing a 0.5000-gram sample and
precipitating the sulfur as BaSO 4 How large an error in the weight of the
.
precipitate must be made to produce an error amounting to 0.10 per cent of

the apparent amount of S in the mineral?
978. A
soluble sulfate weighing 0.9261 gram is analyzed. The precipitate
of BaSO4 on ignition is found to weigh 1.3724 grams. On further ignition the
weight increases to 1.3903 grams, owing to the fact that the precipitate as
first weighed had been partly reduced to BaS which on further ignition was
reoxidized to BaSO 4 Calculate the true percentage of S in the original sample.

.
Calculate the percentage of S present as sulfide and the percentage of S present

as sulfate in the first ignition product.
979. In the determination of sulfur by the evolution method, a notebook

contains the following data:

Iodine used = 15.59 ml.
Naa&Oi used = 12.68 ml.
1.000 ml. iodine o 1 .086 ml. Na 2 S 2 O3
1.000 ml. Na S O o
2 2 3 0.005044 gram Cu
Find the percentage of sulfur.
980. A steel weighing 5.00 grams is treated with HC1, and the evolved HS2
iseventually titrated with a solution containing 0.0100 mole of KIO3 and 0.4
mole of KI per liter. What is the normality of the KIO3 KI solution as an +
oxidizing agent? If 3.00 ml. are used in the titration, what is the percentage
of sulfur in the steel?
981. A
sample of steel contains 0.075 per cent sulfur. Using a 5.00-gram
sample and determining the percentage of S in an analysis by the evolution
method, calculate the molarity of KIO3 to be used so that an error of 0.20 ml.
in the titration will represent an actual error of only 0.001 per cent in the
reported percentage of sulfur.

982. A sample of A1 2 (S04) 3 .18H 2 which has lost a part of its water of
crystallization and is therefore specified as A12 (SO4 ) 3 .XH 2 O, is analyzed to
determine itsapproximate composition. The calculation in this particular
instance is based upon a determination of total sulfur as follows: A 0.5000-gram
sample dissolved in dilute hydrochloric acid and diluted, and the sulfate ion
is
precipitated as BaSO 4 yielding 0.5602 gram of ignited BaSO4

,
Calculate to .
three significant figures the value of X.

983. It is desired to prepare a standard solution of iodine of such concen-
tration that each milliliter will be equivalent to 0.010 per cent sulfur when the
PROBLEMS 333
latter isdetermined on a 5.00-gram sample by the evolution method. The

iodine solution is to be prepared in the following way. A certain volume of
0.105 N KMnO4 is to be run from a buret into an aqueous solution containing
H
an excess of KI, the solution is to be acidified with 2 SO4 and diluted to exactly
1 liter. What volume of the KMnO4 should be used?
Ans. 297 ml.
984. A carefully prepared steel is to be used as a standard in the evolution

method for sulfur. A sample is dissolved in IINO 3 and the sulfur subsequently
precipitated and weighed as BaSO4. The sample weighs 4.57 grams and the
BftSO4 weighs 0.0110 gram.
In the routine analysis of a certain sample of Bessemer steel for sulfur by
the evolution method the analysis is run in parallel with a corresponding
analysis of the above standard steel. The same weights (5.00 grams) of sample
are used. The above standard steel requires 3.3 ml. of KIO
solution; 3 + KI
the Bessemer steel requires 8.3 ml. What is the percentage of sulfur in the
Bessemer steel and how many grains of KIO3 does each liter of the titrating
solution theoretically contain?
Ans. 0.083 per cent, 1.12 grams.
986. What volume (two significant figures) of 15.0 N HNO
3 would be used
in dissolving the Cii2S precipitate from a 5.00-gram sample of steel containing

0.25 per cent Cu, if the precipitate were contaminated with 5 per cent of its
weight of FeS (assume sulfur completely oxidized to sulfate and the HNO 3
reduced to NO
2 )?
986. In the anlysis of 0.8000 gram of a substance for sulfur by the barium
chromate method, 25.00 ml. of 0.1110 N sodium thiosulfate solution were used.
Compute the percentage of sulfur.
987. The H 2 S in a sample of illuminatinggas is determined by passing 10.0
cubic feet of the gas through an absorbing agent and oxidizing the sulfur to
sulfate. By the Hinman method, there are used 12.00 ml. of thiosulfate
solution having two-thirds the normality as a reducing agent as a certain
potassium tetroxalate solution. 6.00 milliliters of the tetroxalate will reduce
in acid solution 3.00 ml. of a KMnO 4 solution containing 0.00632 gram of
KMnO 4 per milliliter. What is the H 2 S content of the gas in parts per thousand
(by volume)?
988. Sulfite liquor, used in the manufacture of sulfite paper pulp, consists
essentially of a solution of Ca(HSO 3 ) 2 Mg(HSO 3 ) 2 and
, 2 SO 3
,
H
Titration with .
alkali converts all of these to normal sulfites (i.e., to SO 3 ~). Titration with
"
iodine converts all sulfites and bisulfites to bisulfates. "Available S0 2 is
the actual free H 2 SO3 plus one-half the SO 2 in the bisulfites of calcium and
magnesium, and is given by the alkali titration (using phenolphthalein).
"
Combined SO 2 " is one-half the SO2 in the bisulfites of calcium and magnesium
"
and is given by subtracting the "available S(V from the "total SO 2 (as
given by the iodine titration).
A 10-ml. pipetful of sulfite liquor (sp. gr. = 1.028) is introduced into a
100-ml. measuring flask and diluted to the mark. A 10-ml. pipetful of the
diluted solution is titrated with 0.03312 N
NaOH, requiring 30.11 ml. to change
the color of phenolphthalein. At this point starch is added, and the solution
then requires 13.82 ml. of 0.1050 N
iodine to give a blue coloration.
(a) Calculate the percentage of "available SO 2 ," and of "combined SO*".
"
(6) Calculate the percentage of "free SO 2 (i.e., in the form of uncombined
H 2 S0 8 ). (c) Show by an equation why the pink color produced at the first
end point disappears at the beginning of the second titration.
989. Fuming sulfuric acid is a clear, colorless, oily, fuming liquid, a mixture
of the monohydrate (H 2 S04) and sulfuric anhydride (SOa) containing from
13 to 15 per cent of free SOa. Fuming sulfuric acid for special purposes, com-
mercially called oleum, contains as high as 60 per cent free SO 3 and is often
partly or completely crystallized. The analysis depends upon the determina-
ton of total acidity in a representative sample, carefully collected and weighed
under conditions that assure no loss of material. The ordinary method of
determining the acid strength does not take into account the effect of SOa
which is always present in small quantities. When sulfurous acid, H 2 SO3 is ,
titrated with base, methyl orange changes color when one hydrogen has been
replaced; phenolphthalein changes color when both hydrogens have been re-
placed.
a. The analysis neglects the presence of S0 2 and assumes the mixture to
be 1X2804 when 3.926 grams of oleum, dissolved in water, are diluted to exactly
500 ml. A 100-ml. portion requires 34.01 ml. of 0.5132 N NaOH for complete
neutralization, methyl orange being used as indicator.
Calculate the percentage of H
2 SO4 and free SOa, expressing the answers
to the number of significant figures justified by the data and method of

calculation.
b. The analysis includes the presence of SO2 and
,
the mixture is calculated
as H SO 2 4, SO and SO2
3, .
In this case, 3.926 grams of oleum dissolved in water are diluted to exactly
500 ml. A 100-ml. portion requires 34.01 ml. of 0.5132 N NaOH for com-
plete neutralization, methyl orange being used as indicator. Another 100-ml.
portion is titrated directly with 0.1032 N iodine solution, starch being used as
indicator, and requires 4.93 ml.
Calculate the analysis in this case.
990. An oleum contains only 2 S04 H ,
SO3 and S02 The H SO4 and S03
,
. 2
are found to be present in equal parts by weight. When a sample of the

oleum is titrated with NaOH, phenolphthalein being used as indicator, the
volume of alkali required is found to be fifty times the volume of iodine of
the same normality required to titrate the SO 2 in the same weight of sample.
Calculate the percentage composition of the oleum (see preceding problem).
991. A sample of fuming sulfuric acid contains only H SO SO and SOa. 2 4, 2,
A sample weighing 3.2030 grams is dissolved in water and requires 5.00 ml. of
0.2000 N iodine solution to oxidize the S0 Another sample weighing 4.0301
2.
grams is N
with phenolphthalein as an indicator
titrated with 0.5000 alkali
and requires 172.5 ml. What is the percentage composition of the acid, and
what volume of alkali would have been used with methyl orange as the in-
PROBLEMS 335
dicator? (Methyl orange changes color when one hydrogen of H2SO3 has been
replaced; phenolphthalein changes color when both hydrogens have been
replaced.)
992. To 5.00 ml. of a solution of a mixture of Na2S and NaHS (sp. gr. 1.032)
is added a standard solution of HC1. The liberated HS 2 is determined by
adding excess iodine solution and titrating back with thiosulfate, and the
resulting acidity is determined with NaOH. From the following data, calculate
the percentage of Na2 S and the percentage of NaHS in the sample:
1.000 ml. HC1 =0= 0.006005 gram CaC03

12.0 ml.NaOH o 10.0 ml. HC1
1.000 ml. I o 0.00601 gram Sb 2
10.0 ml. Na 2 S O o 12.0 ml. I 2 3 2
HC1 used * 10.8 ml.

I2 used = 28.0 ml.
Na2 S O3 2 used = 15.0 ml.
993. contain Na 2 S, NaHS, H 2 S or mixtures of these is

A solution that may
acidified and requires 20.00 ml. of 0.1000 N iodine solution for titration. The
gain in acidity caused by the titration is equivalent to 10.00 ml. of NaOH
(1.000 ml. =0= 0.006303 gram H 2 C 2 O 4 .2H 2 O). What does the solution contain?
If 20.00 ml. of iodine had been required and the gain in acidity had been repre-
sented by 17.00 ml. of NaOH, what would the solution have contained?
994. A solution of a mixture of HS 2 and NaHS is acidified with a ml. of
N/10 HC1, and the total H 2 S then present is determined by adding b ml. of
N/10 I 2 and titrating back with c ml. of N/10 Na2 S 2O 3 The acidity at .
the end of the titration is measured by d ml. of N/10 NaOH. Show that the
number of grams of H 2 S present in the original solution is given by the formula
[c + 2d - (6 + 2a)]0.001704
995. The Norris and Fay method for determining selenium is to titrate
with standard Na2 S 2 O 3 according to the equation: H 2 SeO 3 + 4Na2 S 2O3 +
4HC1 -> Na2 S4SeO6 +
Na2 S4O6 4NaCl + 3H 2 O. +
The Jamieson method for determining arsenic is to titrate with standard
KIO 3 according to the equation: 2AsCl 3 + KIO3 + 5H 2O > 2H 3AsO 4 +
KC1 + IC1 +
4HC1.
If the above KIO 3 is of such concentration that 3.00 ml. will liberate from
excess KI
in the presence of acid that amount of I 2 which reacts with 3.00 ml.
of the above 2S2 Na O
3 and 3.00 ml. of the Na 2 S 2
, 3 will react with 3.00 ml. of O
0.100 NI 2, (a) what the value of 1.00 ml. of the KIO 3 in terms of grams of As
is
and (6) what is the value of 1.00 ml. of the Na 2 S 2 Os in terms of grams of Se?
General and Miscellaneous Analyses

996. A sample of pyrolusite analyzes as follows: MnO2 = 75.00 per cent;
CaO = 5.60 per cent; = 4.00 per cent; Si02
MgO = 15.40 per cent. A one-
gram sample is dissolved in HC1 (Mn02 4HC1 + - MnCl 2 + C1 2 + 2H 20),
and the silica is removed in the regular way. The solution is neutralized and
the manganese is precipitated with NH OH + bromine
4 water: MnCl 2 +
Br 2 + 4NH OH 4
-> MnO 2 2NH4C1
+ + 2NH Br + 2II 0.
4 2 From the filtrate
the calcium is precipitated as oxalate, and the precipitate is dissolved and

titrated with 4KMn0
The magnesium precipitated with ammonium phos-
. is
phate in the regular way, and the precipitate is ignited and weighed. Calculate
to 3 significant figures: (a) the number of milliliters of 3.00 4 and N NH OH
(6) number of milliliters of 3.00 per cent Br2 solution
the (sp. gr. 1.10) to pre-
cipitate the manganese according to the above equation, (c) the total number
=
of milliliters of 1.00 N Na C 2 2 4 solution to form Mg(C 2O4) 2 and precipitate
all the calcium, (d) the number of milliliters of 0.100 molar KMnO 4 to titrate
the precipitated calcium, (e) the weight of the ignited magnesium precipitate,
(/) the percentage of Mn
in the material obtained by strongly igniting a sample
of the original pyrolusite in air, assuming conversion of 2 to 3 O 4 and MnO Mn
no other changes.
Ans. (a) 11.5 ml., (b) 41.8 ml., (<) 5.97 ml., (d) 4.00 ml., (e) 0.111 gram,
(/) 52.2 per cent.
A certain mineral has the following composition: CaO = 28.03 per

997.
cent; MgO
= 10.05 per cent; FeO = 7.12 per cent; CO = 44.77 per cent; 2
giO = 10.03
2 per cent. A one-gram sample is dissolved in HC1 and the silica
removed in the regular way. Bromine is used to oxidize the iron. Calculate
to 3 significant figures: (a) number of milliliters of 6.00
theoretically N HF
required to volatilize the silica in the presence of concentrated 2 SO 4 (b) num- H ,
ber of milliliters of 4 NH OH
(sp. gr. 0.960, containing 9.91 per cent 3 by NH
weight) theoretically required just to precipitate all the iron as Fe(OH) 3
after exact neutralization of the acid, (r) number of milliliters of 4 KMnO
(1 ml.
=0= 0.00800 gram Fe 2 3) to titrate the O
oxalate in the regular calcium
precipitate, (d) weight of ignited magnesium precipitate obtained in the usual
way from the calcium filtrate.
998. A certain mineral has the following composition:
FeO = 14.41 per cent

MnO = 7.12 per cent
MgO = 3.89 per cent
C0 2
= 43.60 per cent
A one-grain sample is decomposed without oxidizing the iron and put through
a regular systematic analysis. Calculate to 3 significant figures: (a) number of
milliliters of 6.00 N IIF theoretically required to volatilize the silica, (b) total
number of milliliters of bromine water (sp. gr. 1.100, containing 3.00 per cent
Br2 by weight) and (c) total number of milliliters of 3.00 N NH 4OH to pre-
cipitate the iron and manganese together according to the equations:
2Fe++ +
Br2 + 6NH 4OH~>2Fe(OH) 3 + 2Br- + 6NH4 +; Mn++ + Br2 + 4NH 4OH ->
MnO2 + 2Br" + 4NH4 f + 2H20, (d) weight of this precipitate after ignition,
'
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(e) total number N H 2 C 2O4 solution to form the soluble

of milliliters of 0.100
Mg(C O
ra
complex 2 4) 2 and completely precipitate the calcium, (/) weight of the
material obtained by precipitating the magnesium with (NH 4 ) 2 HPO 4 in the
regular way and igniting the precipitate, (g) number of milliliters of KMnO4
required to titrate the iron in a one-gram sample of the original mineral after
decomposition without oxidation. Each milliliter of the 4 is equivalent KMnO
~
to 0.006802 gram of 2 in the following NaCHO
titration: 3CHO 2 2MnO4 - + +
H O - 2MnO + 3CO +
2 2 2 5OII-
Ans. 0.333 ml., (b) 9.70 ml.,
(a) (c) 3.33 ml., (d) 0.236 gram, (e) 140 ml.,
(/) 0.113 gram, (</) 6.00 ml.
A
sample of limestone rock was analyzed, and the percentages of the
999.
constituents, expressed as SiO 2 Fe 2 O 3 A1 2 O 3 CaO, MgO, CO 2 and H 2 O, were
, , , ,
obtained as follows:
SiO*. A
sample weighing 2.500 grams was dissolved in IIC1, evaporated
to dryness, and dried at 110C. The ignited insoluble residue weighed 0.6650
gram, and all but 0.0015 gram was volatilized by 11F. This small residue was
and added to the main filtrate.
fused, dissolved,
+Fe'zOs The filtrate from the SiO 2 determination gave a precipitate
AkOz.
with ammonia weighing 0.2181 gram after ignition.
CaO. One-fifth of the filtrate from the above-mentioned determination
gave a precipitate of calcium oxalate that required 38.40 ml. of 0.1225 N
KMnO 4 for oxidation.
MgO. From the filtrate of the Ca determination was obtained 0.1133

gram of Mg2P 2 C>7.
/^20s. A sample weighing 2.000 grams required 12.24 ml. of the above-
mentioned KMnO 4 to oxidize all the iron after reduction.
CO 2 + 7/ 2 0. A sample weighing 0.5134 gram after strong ignition weighed
0.3557 gram.
C0 2 The same weight of sample on treatment with acid caused an ascarite
.
bulb to gain 0.1541 gram in weight.

What was the complete analysis as reported?
1000. A mineral analyzes as follows:
CaO = 23.9 per cent

M.
MgO =
A/f~f\ Q 1 nt\t. cent
3.1 per
f*f*-n4-
Fe2 O 3 = 40.0 per cent

CO2 = 33.0 per cent
A one-gram sample is dissolved in HC1, evaporated to dryness, and taken

up in just 10.0 ml. HC1 (sp. gr. 1.10,containing 20.0 per cent HC1 by weight).
Calculate: (a) Total milliliters NH
4 OII (sp. gr. 0.97, containing 7.0 per cent
NH 3 by weight) to neutralize the acid and just precipitate all of the iron.
(6) Volume of KMnO 4 (having the same normality as a solution of thiosulfate

of which 20.00 ml. will titrate the iodine liberated from excess KI by 0.1113
gram of KBrO 3 ) to titrate the iron in the resulting precipitate after the iron
has been dissolved in 2 SO 4 and reduced with zinc, H(c) Volume of 4 to KMn0
titrate the calcium precipitate in the filtrate from the iron (1.00 ml. of this
KMnO o 4 1.00 ml. KHC O .H C O .2II O ~
2 4 2 2 4 2 1.00 ml. NaOH o 1.00 ml.
HC1 0.0106 gram Na 2 CO 3 ). (d) Weight of ignited Mg precipitate obtain-
=c=
able from the Ca filtrate, (e) Percentage of Fe in the material obtained by

completely igniting a large sample of the above material. (/) Empirical
formula of the original mineral.
1001. Ankerite is essentially a calcium-magnesium-ferrous carbonate occur-
ring in nature as a vein mineral. A chemical analysis of a specimen of this

mineral gave the following data:
a. Moisture. A well-mixed sample was dried at 105C. to constant weight.
Weight after drying = 9.988 grams
b. A sample was dissolved in HC1, evaporated to dryness, heated

Silica.
at 105C. one hour, and dissolved in IIC1, and the residue filtered, ignited,
for
weighed, treated with HF, and reweighed. The small residue was fused with
Na2CO 3 acidified and was added to the main solution.
Weight of residue = 0.0417 gram
Weight of residue after HF = 0.0117 gram
c.Iron and Alumina. One-fifth of the filtrate from the silica determina-
d.
tion was treated with bromine and made ammoniacal, and the precipitate
and aluminum hydroxides ignited and weighed. The ignited oxides
of ferric
were then fused with Na 2CO3 and dissolved in acid, and the iron reduced with
Zn and titrated with KMn04 Weight of oxides = 0.2845 gram; volume of
.
0.1990 used = 17.33 ml.

N KMnO 4
e. The filtrate from the combined oxides was treated with ammonium
oxalate and the precipitated calcium filtered, dissolved in 2 S04, and titrated H
with the above-mentioned KMn04 Volume required = 47.50 ml. .
/. The filtrate from the calcium was treated with phosphate

and the
magnesium precipitate ignited. Weight ignited precipitate = 0.1430 gram.
g. A 0.1000-gram sample of the original mineral was treated
with HC1
and the evolved CC>2 purified and caught in a special apparatus and measured
over water previously saturated with C0 2.
Volume of CO2 = 23.78 ml.

Temperature = 20C.
Barometric pressure = 747 mm.
Vapor pressure of H O at 20C. =
2 17 mm.
Calculate percentage of: (1) H O,
2 (2) SiO2 , (3) FeO, (4) A12O3 , (5) CaO,
(6) MgO, (7) C0 2.
h. Neglecting the small percentages of.H 20, Si0 2 , and A12 3 , calculate an
empirical formula for the mineral.

i. How many milliliters of 4 NH OH
(sp. gr. 0.96, containing 10,0 per cent
NH 3 by weight) would be required in step c above to precipitate the iron
and alumina after neutralization of the acid and boiling out of the excess
bromine?
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j. If a sample of the mineral were ignited in the absence of air so that all
the II2O and C0 2 were lost, what would be the percentage of Fe in the resulting
material?
1002. A sample of manganese ore was submitted for analysis with the
following instructions :
Determine manganese, total phosphorus, total iron, and

total silica, total
oxidizing power. Previous experience with similar samples of this ore has
indicated that the manganese may be present in two forms, Mn() 2 and Mn 3 O 4 ,
the phosphorus as phosphate, the iron as ferric iron, that no manganese is

combined as silicate, and that the oxidizing power is due to MnO 2 as such or
in the form of Mn 3 O 4 (MnO2.2MnO). Calculate: (a) total silica expressed as
percentage of SiOo, (&) total iron as percentage of F(oO 3 (r) total phosphorus
,
as percentage of PsOs, (d) percentage of MnO

2 existing as such in the ore,
(e) percentage of 3 O Mn
4 existing as such in the ore.
Four samples weighing 2.000 grains each were fused with Xa^COa.
Silica.
Two fusions were dissolved in HNO 3 + H 2 O and two in TTC1. The solutions
were evaporated arid the residues dehydrated. The first two were taken up
in HNO 3 and the last two in HC1. Silica was determined in each case in the
usual way, yielding 0.6260, 0.6274, 0.6268, 0.6268 gram, respectively.
Total Manganese. The filtrate from the nitric acid silica determination
was diluted to 1,000 ml. and 50-ml. portions used for manganese by the
bismuthate method. In each case a 50-ml. pipetful of FeS04 (=0= 45.60 ml.
0.1086 KMnO 4) was used, and the volumes of 0.1086 N KMnO 4 required in
three determinations were 9.77, 9.75, and 9.79.
Total Phosphorus. Two 100-ml. portions of the same solution were used
for the alkalirnetric method. In each case a 25-ml. pipetful (o 29.30 ml. of
0.09249 N HNO
3 ) of NaOH was added, and the titrations required 25.00 and
25.04 ml. of 0.09249 N IINO 3 .
Total Iron. The from the hydrochloric acid silica

iron in the filtrate
determination was reduced and subsequently required 2.00 ml. of 0.1086 N
KMnO 4 for reoxidation.
Total Oxidizing Power. This was determined by reduction of duplicate
half-gram samples of the ore with 0.7000 gram of sodium oxalate in the
presence of 1I 2 SO4 The excess oxalate required 27.00 and 27.06 ml. of 0.1086
.
KMnO 4.
1003. A
sample of moist lime sludge, a by-product from the manufacture
of acetylene gas [CaC 2 + 2H 2 O
- Ca(OH) 2 + C 2 H 2 ] was submitted for
analysis, and the following results were obtained:
Acid-insoluble Residue. A 2.000-gram sample treated with HC1 left a
residue weighing 0.0274 gram.
Combined Oxides (Fe 2 O3 + A1 O 2 3 ). Treatment of the above-mentioned
HC1 solution with NH OH + NH C1
4 4 gave a precipitate that ignited to
0.0051 gram.
Total Calcium. This was precipitated as oxalate from the above-men-
tioned filtrate. The oxalate in the precipitate required 58.60 ml. of 0.4960
N KMnO 4.
Total Magnesium. This was precipitated from the Ca filtrate as
MgNH PO4 yielding only a trace.
4,
Total Iron. A 4.000-gram sample of the original material was dissolved

in HC1, reduced with Zn, and titrated with 0.1067 N KMnO 4 the titration
,
requiring 0.91 ml.

Carbon Dioxide. A 10.00-gram sample of the original material, treated
with HC1, evolved an amount of CO2 to cause an ascarite absorption tube
to gain 0.1031 gram in weight.
Total Ignited Solids. A
3.000-gram sample of the original material, when
dried and ignited, yielded a residue weighing 1.2704 grams.
Total Alkalinity of Ignited Solids. The above-mentioned residue was
dissolved in 100.0 ml. of 0.5927 N
HC1 and diluted to 500 ml. and a 250-ml.
portion titrated with 13.73 ml. of 0.5724 N NaOH.
(This determination and
that of total solids were made as a check and should be so used in the calcula-
tion to prove the accuracy of the analysis.) (a) Calculate analysis of the moist
lime .sludge in terms of percentages of: residue, Fe 2 3 Al 2 Oa, calcium as
,
Ca(OH) 2 and as CaCO 3 and 1I 2 O (by difference), (b) Calculate analysis of

,
the ignited residue.
1004. The analysis of a sample of coal ashes produced by the combustion

of a soft coal in a power station of a public-utility company was carried on by
the following procedure with results of duplicate determinations as indicated.
The analysis is similar to that of any undecomposable silicate.
Loss on Ignition. The loss was taken at 800 to 900 C., representing ap-
proximately the unburned fuel. Each sample weighed 20.000 grams.
Loss: 3.0951, 3.0960 grams.
Sulequent determinations were made on portions of the ignited material.
Silica. One-gram samples were fused with sodium carbonate, the entire
fusion dissolved in hydrochloric acid, and the silica determined by the usual
method of dehydration. No correction was made with hydrofluoric; acid, as
the sample Wifs not considered to be representative enough to warrant such a
procedure.
Weight of ignited SiO 2 0.5284, 0.5302 gram.
:
Combined Oxides. The filtrate from the silica determination was used for
the precipitation of combined oxides, assumed to be entirely ferric oxide and
alumina.
Weight of ignited oxides: 0.3927, 0.3920 gram.
Calcium Oxide. The filtrate from the precipitation of the combined
hydroxides was used for the precipitation of calcium as calcium oxalate, fol-
lowed by the volumetric determination of the equivalent oxalate with 0.1020
N KMn0 4.
Volume of KMnO4 18.10, 18.05 ml.

:
Magnesium Oxide. The filtrate from the precipitation of calcium oxalate

was used to determine magnesia as MgNH 4 P04 .6H 2 O, ignited to Mg2 P2 O 7 .
Weight of Mg P2O
0.0257, 0.0256 gram.
2 7 :
Total Iron. Two-gram samples were fused with sodium carbonate and
dissolved in HC1, the silica was removed and the total iron determined
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volumetrically with 0.1020 N KMnO4, after reduction with stannous

chloride.
Volume of KMnO 4 :
13.21, 13.21 ml.
Total Sulfur. Two-gram samples were fused with sodium carbonate
and dissolved in HC1, and silica and combined oxides were removed and the
sulfate content was determined by precipitation as BaSO4.
Weight of BaSO 4 0.0020, 0.0025 gram.
:
Calculate: loss on ignition, SiO2, Fe 2 O8 ,

A12O3 , CaO, MgO, SOa an the
original sample. Report alkalies by difference.
1006. The
qualitative analysis of an alloy indicates the presence of small
tin, large copper, small lead, small iron, small phosphorus, and large zinc.
The quantitative data follow:
Tin. The sample weighing 5.000 grams is treated with HNOs, evaporated
to dryness, treated with HNOs, and filtered. The residue, ignited to SnO2
and containing all of the phosphorus as P2C>6, weighs 0.0517 gram.
Copper and Lead. The filtrate from the above is diluted to 500 ml., and
a 50-ml. portion is electrolyzed. Cathode gains 0.2940 gram; anode gains
0.0034 gram.
Iron. The residual solution from the electrolysis is treated with NH 4 OII,
the precipitated Fe(OH) 3 is redissolved, and the iron is reduced and titrated
with 0.46 ml. of 0.1007 N KMnO 4.
Zinc. By difference.
Phosphorus. A new sample weighing 2.000 grams is dissolved and the

phosphorus eventually precipitated as 4 PO4 The ignited precipitateMgNH .
weighs 0.0131 gram. v
Calculate the percentage composition of the alloy.

1006. Given a sample of an alloy for the determination of tin, antimony,
copper, and lead. Calculate the percentages of these four elements from the
following data:
Determination of Sb (Volumetric method). Sample = 1.000 gram.
KMnO
Volume of 0.1078 N KMnO
4 required
= 17.70 ml.
Determination of Sb +
Sn (Residue from HNOs treatment). Sample ==
1.000 gram. Weight of ignited residue = 1.1478 grams.
Determination of Cu and Pb (Electrolysis of filtrate). Sample = 1.000 gram.
Increase in weight of cathode = 0.0428 gram. Increase in weight of anode =
0.0583 gram.
1007. Theanalysis of a sample of bronze of indefinite composition, but

supposedly of a common commercial type, was carried out quantitatively
without a preliminary qualitative analysis, as follows:
Determination of Tin. A
one-gram sample of the alloy gave a white
residue in IINO indicating
3, the presence of tin. This filtered residue was
ignited and was found to weigh 0.0615 gram.
Determination of Copper and Lead. The filtrate from the determination
of tin was electrolyzed by the usual procedure. Gain in weight of cathode =
0.8514; gain in weight of anode = 0.0512 gram.

The fact that during the electrolysis no purple color developed at the
anode, indicated the absence of manganese. The solution after electrolysis

was slightly bluish, but continued electrolysis with clean electrodes gave no
further deposition of metal.
Determination of Iron. The solution and washings from the electrolysis
were combined and the iron oxidized with bromine. Ammonia precipitated
the characteristic ferric hydroxide, which gave an ignited product weighing
0.001 1 gram. The filtrate was deep blue, showing the presence of nickel.
Determination of Nickel. The regular dimethylglyoxime precipitate from
the iron filtrate weighed 0.0205 gram.
Determination of Zinc. The addition of ammonium sulfide to the nickel
filtrate gave a white precipitate, showing the presence of zinc. This was
redissolved and the zinc precipitated and weighed on a Gooch crucible as
ZnNH4 P04 .
Weight = 0.1385 gram.
Calculate and report the complete analysis. The sum of the percentages
should serve as a check on the accuracy and completeness of the analysis.
1008. A steel gave the following analytical data. Calculate the analysis.
Carbon (Direct combustion method). Samples = 1.000 gram. CO2 ab-
sorbed = 0.0100 gram.
Manganese (Persulfate-arsenite method). Samples = 0.1000 gram. Titra-
tion = 5.00 ml. The sodium arsenite solution used in the titration was pre-
pared by dissolving exactly 0.3876 gram of pure As 2 O3 in dilute Na2C03 and
diluting to exactly one liter (assume reduction of the manganese to an average
oxidation number of 3.50 in the titration).
Phosphorus (Alkalimetric method). Samples = 2.000 grams. NaOH
added = 25.00 ml. 3HNO
used = 26.91 ml. In the standardization of the
solutions, 30.51 ml. of NaOH neutralized 0.8000 gram ofKHC H O 8 4 4, and
25.00 ml. of the NaOH were equivalent to 33.19 ml. of the HNO 3 .
Sulfur (Evolution method). Samples = 5.00 grams. Volume of KIO3

solution required = 3.05 ml. The KIO3 solution was prepared by dissolving
1.200 grams of KIO3 and 12 grams of KI in water and diluting to exactly
one liter.
Silicon (Sulfuric acid dehydration). Samples = 1.000 gram. Weight of

silica obtained = 0.0009 gram.
Chromium (Persulfate method). Samples = 2.000 grams. Ferrous sulfate
solution added = Titration required 17.75 ml. of
25.00 ml. 4 In the KMnO .
standardization, 40.65 ml. of theKMnO 4 oxidized 0.2500 gram of Na 2 C 2 O 4 and ,
25.00 ml. of the ferrous solution were equivalent to 18.31 ml. of the 4 KMnO .
1009. A sample of chrome-vanadium steel was analyzed, and the following

mean values were obtained:
Carbon (Direct combustion method). Sample = 1.000 gram. CO2 ab-
sorbed = 0.0176 gram.
Manganese (Persulfate-arsenite method). Sample = 1.000 gram. Titra-
tion required 3.85 ml. of arsenite. A
standard steel weighing 0.100 gram and
containing 0.66 per cent of manganese required 6.85 ml. of the same arsenite.
Phosphorus (Alkalimetric method). Sample = 2.000 grams. NaOH
added = 1 pipetful. Back titration required 31.4 ml. of 3 of which HN0
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33.70 ml. were equivalent to one pipetful of the above NaOH. Normality of
the HNO3
= 0.09493.
Sulfur (Evolution method). Sample = 5.00 grams. Titration required
1.25 ml. of a standard solution of KIO + KI of which 5.70 ml. were equivalent
3
to the sulfur in 5.00 grams of Bureau of Standards steel containing 0.065 per
cent sulfur.
Silicon. Sample = 1.000 gram. Weight of Si0 2 after dehydration with
II 2 SO 4and ignition = 0.0334 gram.
Chromium (Persulfate method). Sample = 2.000 grams. FeSO4 added =
1 pipetful. Back titration required 3.30 ml. of 0.1070 N KMnO4 of which
17.80 ml. were equivalent to one pipetful of the ferrous sulfate.
Vanadium (Cr-V persulfate method). Sample = 2.000 grams. Volume of
above required = 1.30 ml.
KMnO 4
Calculate the percentage composition of the steel, and write equations

for all fundamental reactions involved in the analysis, assuming the constit-
uents to be Fe, Fe 3 C, MnS, Mn, Mn Si O F P,
2 3 8, 3 Fe2 Si, Cr, and V.
1010. Twosmall duplicate samples of galvanized sheet were submitted
for analysis with the statement that the product was manufactured by
galvanizing copper-bearing steel by the usual process. The specifications
called for the determination of the amount of zinc galvanizing calculated
as ounces of metallic zinc per square foot of total surface, not including zinc
on the edge of the sheet. They also called for the complete analysis of the
steel that had been galvanized.
The small pieces submitted were duplicate samples from the same sheet.
An examination of the edges indicated that the samples had been cut from
a larger sheet and therefore contained no zinc except on the two flat surfaces.
In the analysis, the coating of zinc was removed by dipping the sheets in
NaOH, and the zinc determined in the solution. The residual sheets of steel
were combined as one sample and milled. Average values obtained in the
analysis are given below. Calculate the results of the complete analysis
according to specifications.
ORIGINAL SHEET
1
Sample measuring 2% by 2% 6 inches and weighing 45.4409 grams.
Sample 2 measuring 2% by 2% inches and weighing 46.9708 grams.
ANALYSIS OF ZINC
The caustic solutions weremade acid, interfering constituents removed,
and ^ aliquot portions taken. The zinc was determined in these aliquot
portions by precipitation as ZriNH 4 PO 4 and weighing as such. Average
weight of ZnNH4 P0 4 in Sample 1 = 0.6393 gram; in Sample 2 = 0.6531 gram.
ANALYSIS or STEEL
Manganese (Bismuthate method). Sample = 1.000 gram. A 20.00-ml.
pipetful of FeSO4 was added, and the titration required 4.81 ml. of 0.1062
N KMn0 4 (20.0 ml. FeSO4 ^ 7.10 ml. KMnO
4 ).
Phosphorus (Alkalimetric method). Sample = 2.000 grams. Volume of

0.4617 N NaOH added = 5.00 ml.
Titration with 0.1592 N HNO 3 required 11.92 ml.
Silicon. A sample weighing 3.0 grams yielded 0.0008 gram of SiOa after
dehydration with H 2 S(X
Sulfur (Evolution method). Sample = 2.000 grams. A pipetful of iodine
was eventually added to a solution of the evolved II 2 S and the excess was
titrated with 16.31 ml. of 0.1001 N Na2 S2O 3 A .
pipetful of the iodine was
found to be equivalent to 18.08 ml. of the thiosulfate.
Carbon. Combustion of a one-gram sample of the steel formed 0.0039
gram of CO 2.
Copper. Precipitated as CuS, redissolved, and determined iodimetrically.

Volume of above thiosulfate for 10.0-gram sample = 1.04 ml.
1011. A sample of meat scrapsubmitted for analysis. The material

is
consists principally of a mixture of beefand bone that has been processed by

heating, and the sample has been ground in a Wiley mill to a fairly fine con-
sistency. Material of this type is used commercially as an important com-
ponent of poultry food, dog biscuit, and similar products.
The scrap from which the sample was taken was sold under the following
specifications:
Protein: not less than 45 per cent

Ash: not greater than 35 per cent
Bone phosphate: within the limits of 25 to 33 per cent
Grease: not greater than 10 per cent
Free fatty acid: not greater than 10 per cent of the grease
Moisture: not greater than 9 per cent
Crude fiber: not greater than 2 per cent
The following numerical data represent the averages of duplicate determina-

tions in each case. Calculate the analysis of the material as indicated. Does
itconform to specifications?
Protein. A 2.000-gram sample was analyzed by the Kjeldahl method
(see Part VI, under Nitrogen). The evolved NII 3 was caught in a 5 per cent
solution of boric acid and titrated with standard IIC1, requiring 19.40 ml.
The IIC1 was standardized against the NII 3 liberated from pure (NH 4) 2 SO 4
[1.000 ml. =0= 0.03490 gram (NH4 ) SO 4
2 ]. Arbitrary factor for converting
percentage of nitrogen to percentage of protein
= 6.25.
Moisture. A
sample weighing 5.000 grams was dried to constant weight
at 105 C. Weight of dried material = 4.638 grains.
Ash. material from the moisture determination was ignited at dull
The
red heat. Weight of residue = 1.611 grams.
Bone phosphate. This means phosphate expressed as Ca3 (PO 4 ) 2 The ash .
obtained above was dissolved in HNO 3 the solution evaporated dry, and the
,
residue taken up in dilute 3 HNO . The solution was filtered and a Ko aliquot
portion was treated with (NH 4 ) 2 Mo04 . The yellow phosphomolybdate
precipitate was filtered and dissolved in NH OH, and the phosphate was then
4
PROBLEMS 345
precipitated as MgNH PO 4 4 and ignited. Weight of Mg P O =

2 2 7 0.0250
gram.
Grease. A 3.000-gram sample of the original material was dried and ex-
tracted with anhydrous ether for 8 hours. The ether extract was evaporated.
Weight of residue = 0.2700 gram.
Crude Fiber. The grease-free material was digested with dilute 2 SO 4 and H
then with dilute NaOH according to exact specifications of procedure. The
residue was filtered off on an alundum crucible and dried at 105C. Weight
of residue +
inorganic material) plus crucible
(== fiber
= 11.8366 grams.
The crucible plus residue was then ignited at dull red heat. Weight of residue
== 11.8016
(inorganic material) plus crucible grams.
Free Fatty Acid. The grease from the above ether extraction was heated
with alcohol and titrated with standard NaOH, using phenolphthalein indi-
cator. Volume of 0.05050 NaOH required = 2.16 ml. Free fatty acid is
N
usually expressed as percentage of oleic acid (milliequivalent weight
= 0.282)
present in the grease rather than in the original material.
Ans. 44.85 per cent. Moisture = 7.24 per cent. Ash = 32.22
Protein =
per cent. Bone phosphate = 27.87 per cent. Grease
= 9.00 per cent. Crude
fiber =1.17 per cent. Free fatty acid = 11.40 per cent.
1012. A
sample of solution submitted for analysis is known to contain
chromium sulfate, potassium dichromate, and free sulfuric acid. All other
constituents are eliminated by information as to the source of the solution.
Preliminary experiments indicate that the content of the various constituents
to be determined is such that different volumes of the original must be used
as samples. Fifty milliliters of the original are diluted to exactly 500 ml.
and portions used for the analysis as specified.
Determinatimi of Total Chromium Content. The chromium in 50.00 mi.
of the diluted solution is oxidized by ammonium persulfate in acid solution,
a measured excess of standard ferrous sulfate is added, and the excess titrated
with standard permanganate solution.
25.00 ml. FeSO4 o 23.38 ml. KMn04

75.00 ml. FeSO4 solution added
7.93 ml. 0.1020 N KMnO 4 used in titrating the excess
Determination of Trivalent Chromium. The chromium is precipitated

as Cr(OH) from 3 a 100.00-ml portion of the diluted solution and the precipitate
ignited to Cr 2 O 8 Ignited precipitate

.
= 0.1623 gram.
Determination of Total Sulfate. The filtrate from the above-mentioned
trivalent chromium determination is diluted to exactly 250 ml., and a
100.00-ml. is used to determine total sulfate gravimetrically as
portion
BaSO4 .
Weight of ignited BaSO 4 = 1.132 grams.
Calculate: (a) Grams of Cr 2 (SO 4 ) 3 per 100 ml. of original sample, (b) grams
of K
2 Cr 2 O
7 per 100 ml. of original sample, (c) amount of free 2 SO4 expressed H
in terms of acid normality.
1013, A sample of impure potassium perchlorate was submitted for an
analysis for chloride and chlorate content. On the assumption that only
these three acidic constituents were present, and only as potassium salts
(which was justified by a review of the method of preparation of the original
material), the following analysis was made:
The chloride present was precipitated from dilute HNO 3 solution with
AgNO3 (chlorate and perchlorate are not precipitated). Weight of sample =

5.000 grams. Weight of silver chloride = 0.0118 gram.
In another sample, the chlorate present was reduced in neutral solution
by prolonged heating with ferrous sulfate (perchlorate is not reduced). After
dissolving of the precipitated basic ferric salts in 3 HN0
the total chloride in
,
the solution was precipitated with AgNOa. Weight of sample = 5.000 grams.
Weight of silver chloride = 0.0501 gram.
Calculate the percentages of KC1, KC1O 3 and KC1O 4 (by difference).
,
Calculate the amount of FeSO4.7H 2 O necessary to reduce the chlorate present.

is proposed to discharge the spent dye liquor from a dyehouse,
1014. It
amounting at times to 126 gallons per minute, into a neighbouring stream.
Laboratory tests indicate that this may be done satisfactorily if the volume of
the stream is sufficient to dilute the dye liquor one thousand times. Tests of the
stream flow are made by adding to the stream a solution of sodium chloride
at the rate of one gallon in 24 seconds. The chloride in the stream above the
point of dosing is found by titrating 100* ml. with 0.01156 AgNO3 1.10 ml. of N ,
the silver solution being required. A 100-ml. sample taken below the point of
dosing required 1 .22 ml. of the same solution. Each milliliter of the dosing solu-
tion required 73. 17 ml. of AgNO 3 (a) What is the stream flow in gallons per min-
.
ute? (b) What is the normal chloride content of the stream in parts per million?
(c) What dilution would be obtained for the maximum discharge of dye liquor?
Ans. (a) 153,000 gallons per minute. (6) 4.51 parts per million,
(c) 1,214 times.
1015. Most samples of leather when moistened are acid to litmus. This
reaction, however, unless extremely marked and in the presence of much
sulfate, is not conclusive evidence of free mineral acid. Although there is
no simple chemical method that will give an accurate estimate of this acid, it
ispossible to compare different leathers for acidity by a method of Proctor
and Searle (Leather Industries Laboratory Book of Analytical and Experimental
Methods, page 371, 1908).
principle of this method follows: A sample of finely divided leather
The
is treated with standard sodium carbonate solution and evaporated, the
leather carbonized, and the residue leached with water. The carbonization
drives off the organic sulfur without an appreciable reduction of sulfur to
sulfide. The solution is filtered, and the residue ashed and treated with
standard hydrochloric acid. This solution is mixed with the original filtrate and
the mixture titrated with standard alkali, methyl orange being used as indicator.
The data on an actual determination follow:
Sample weight 5.000 grams

Na 2 C0 3 added 25.00 ml.
HC1 added 28.50 ml.
Titration, NaOH 14.50 ml.
PROBLEMS 347
The sodium hydroxide is standardized against 0.8000 gram of potassium

acid phthalate, requiring 34.25 ml. If 25.00 ml. of the Na2 CO 3 0= 28.50 ml.
HC1, calculate the free mineral acid as percentage of 2 SO4 by weight in the H
sample.
1016. A sample of tanned sole leather was submitted for analysis with
specification that the following determinations be made:
1. Ash on original.
Total chromium on ash, calculated to percentage of Cr2 Oa in the ash
2.
and percentage of Cr2 0a in the original.
3. Total sulfur in the original, calculated as
percentage of S.
The analysis and data obtained were as follows:
1. Duplicate 4.000-gram samples were incinerated at a dull red heat,
until the carbonaceous matter was consumed.
Weight of ash = 0.3912, 0.3915 gram

2.
Duplicate 0.1500-gram samples of the ash were fused with a mixture
of Na C0 and Na O
2 3 2 2 the fusion leached with water, the solution boiled to
,
remove excess peroxide and made acid, excess standard ferrous sulfate added,
and the excess ferrous sulfate titrated with standard 4 KMnO .
Volume of FeSO4 added = 100.00 ml.

Normality of KMnO 4
= 0.1057
Ratio: 50.00 ml. FeSO4 ~ 24.60 KMnO 4
Back titratioii, KMnO = 4 4.00; 3.98 ml.
3. Duplicate 1.000-gram samples were mixed with

pure Na2 C03 the mixture ,
covered with Na2 C0 3 and incineration carried on at a temperature below the

,
fusion point of Na 2 CO 3 to prevent loss of sulfur compounds. The residue was

leached with dilute HC1 and the sulfate precipitated as BaSO4 after the re- ,
moval of silica.
Weight of ignited BaS04 = 0.0755; 0.0747 gram

Calculate as indicated.
1017. Commercial zinc dust, or "blue powder/' is a fine, gray powder
obtained as a by-product from the production of zinc and is generally com-
posed of zinc (80 to 90 per cent), zinc oxide (9 to 10 per cent), lead (1.5 to
2.0 per cent), and traces of cadmium, iron, arsenic, and antimony. The
amount of zinc oxide depends partly upon the care with which oxygen is
excluded during storage. As this material is often used industrially as a
reducing agent it is usual to determine its reducing power with solutions of
K Cr O
2 2 7.
A .600-gram sample of the powder, 100.00 ml. of 0.5000

1
2 Cr 2 O 7 and NK ,
10 ml. of 6 N
sulfuric acid are shaken in a bottle with additions of small
amounts of acid until the sample is dissolved. The solution is then diluted
in a measuring flask to exactly 500-ml., a 100-ml. portion is
taken, 5 ml. HC1
and 10 ml. of 10 per cent KI solution are added, and the liberated I 2 is titrated
with 12.96 ml. of 0.1252 N thiosulfate solution, starch being used as indicator.
Calculate the reducing power of this sample as percentage of zinc. Which of
the metals listed above contribute to the reducing power of the sample?
1018. Bleaching powder (chloride of lime) when treated with water forms
calcium hypochlorite [Ca(OCl) 2 and calcium chloride. The calcium hypo-
]
chlorite constitutes the active bleaching and disinfecting agent, and the analysis
"
is therefore a determination of available chlorine/' expressed as percentage
of Cl by weight, which is the chlorine present as hypochlorite, but not the
chlorine present as chloride. The original material must be kept in airtight
containers and protected from air as far as possible, since bleaching powder is
acted upon by carbonic acid, which liberates hypochlorous acid with a corre-
sponding loss of available chlorine. Representative samples for analytical
work are difficult to obtain and handle; but the material itself is inexpensive,
and results obtained are sufficiently accurate for the purposes for which the
material is used.
A 10.00-gram sample is triturated with successive small portions of water
until it is well ground. The portions and residue are washed into a liter
measuring flask and thoroughly mixed, and an aliquot of 50.00 ml. taken for
analysis. The sample should carry its proper proportion of sediment, for
the supernatant liquid gives percentages below, and the sediment percentages
above, the average. The sample is slowly titrated with sodium arsenite
solution (4.425 grams pure As 2 O 3 13 grams Na 2 CO 3 diluted to exactly 1,000 ml.)
,
until a drop of the solution gives no color to iodostarch paper as an outside

^
indicator (OC1~ + AsO3 -> Cl +
As04 ").
From the data given in the problem, prove that the number of milliliters
of the arsenite used, multiplied by 2, gives the number of liters of chlorine
(at OC. and 760 mm.) per kilogram of substance. This corresponds to the
chlorometric (or Gay-Lussac) degree.
Prove also that the chlorometric degree must be multiplied by 0.31698 to
give the American degree (percentage of Cl by weight).

1019. A method for the determination of chloride, bromide, and iodide
in the presence of each other, devised by Julius Bekk [Che?n. Ztg., 39: 405-406
(1915); Chem. Abstracts, 9:2042 (1915)] as a result of research on this separa-
tion, invites the following procedure:
1. The halogens are precipitated and determined in total as silver salts.
2. A similar mixture of washed, moist silver halides precipitated from a
second sample is digested with 2 grams of potassium dichromate in 30 ml.

of concentrated sulfuric acid at 95 C. for 30 minutes. The iodide is oxidized
to iodic acid; the chloride and bromide are liberated as chlorine and bromine
and removed by passing a stream of air through the solution. The solution
is diluted and filtered to remove anhydrous insoluble chromic sulfate and
the iodic acid reduced to iodide by adding drop by drop a concentrated solution
of sodium sulfite until a liberal excess is present. (Sulfurous acid causes the
separation of iodine until an excess has been added.) The precipitated silver
iodide is determined by filtration and ignition.
3. The from (2) containing the silver formerly with the chloride and
filtrate
bromide is determined as silver iodide by precipitation with a soluble iodide.
PROBLEMS 349
Write all equations involved in these reactions.

In a given case the qualitative analysis of the original substance shows that
Na and K are the only positive constituents. From the following data calculate
the milliequivalents of Cl, Br, and I in the original mixture. Calculate the
milliequivalents of K
in the sample, and by inspection of your answer calculate
the most probable percentage composition of the original.
(a) Weight of sample = 0.5000 gram

Precipitated halides = 1.0643 grams
(6) Weight of sample
= 0.5000 gram
Precipitated Agl = 0.07074 gram
(c) Precipitated Agl = 1.5044 grams
(d) Weight of sample = 0.5000 gram
KC1O4 = 0.04176 gram
1020. Lactic acid as a laboratory preparation can be produced by boiling

cane sugar or glucose with a solution of sodium hydroxide. The acid can be
separated by converting it into the calcium salt which can then be purified
by crystallization and reconverted to the acid by treatment with 2 SO4. H
The acid is monobasic and has the formula CH 3 .CHOH.COOH.
A sample of the calcium salt produced in this way is analyzed by ignition
of the salt to CaO, which may be weighed directly, titrated with standard
acid, or checked by both methods. A one-gram sample of the calcium salt
gives an ignited residue weighing 0.2481 gram. This residue is then titrated
by adding 50.00 ml. of 0.5132 IIC1 N
and titrating back with 32.38 ml. of
0.5194 N
NaOH.
Calculate the purity of the calcium lactate by each of the two methods.
1021. Sodium bismuthate is a yellow, or brown, amorphous, somewhat
hygroscopic powder, not a true bismuthate but of variable composition,

containing about 4 per cent of "active" or available oxygen, corresponding
to 70 per cent NaBiOa. It is insoluble in cold water but is decomposed by
boiling water. The salt is used principally in the determination of man-
ganese.
Three grams of sample were mixed with 20 grams of KI and 30 ml. of
water in a 100-ml. graduated flask. Twenty milliliters of dilute HC1 were
added, the flask was well shaken, stoppered, and allowed to stand for one hour
in the dark. The solute was diluted to the mark and mixed and an aliquot of
20.00 ml. taken for analysis. The titration required 29.42 ml. of 0.1022 N
thiosulfate, starch being used as indicator.
Write the equation for the fundamental reaction. Calculate the percentage
oxygen in the material.
of available
1022. The
following data are taken from the chemical analysis of a solution
containing copper sulfate and free sulfuric acid only. The color of the solu-
tion and a preliminary test for acidity indicate the presence of a large amount
of copper and a slight degree of acidity. The color prevents the use of a
conventional volumetric acid measurement.
Determination of Copper. A 25.00-ml. sample of the original solution is
diluted to 250 ml. in a graduated flask and thoroughly mixed, and 50.00 ml.
taken for the analysis by the iodimetric method. volume of 33.72 ml. of A
thiosulfate (33.35 ml. =0= 0.2241 gram Cu) is required.
Determination of Total Sulfate. A
25.00-ml. portion of the original solution
is diluted to 250 ml. in a graduated flask and thoroughly mixed, and 50.00 ml.
taken for analysis. BaSO4 obtained = 1.170 grams. Calculate: (a) normality
of the thiosulfate solution; (6) grams of copper per liter of solution; (c) grams
of free sulfuric acid per liter; (d) normality of the solution as an acid; (e) milli-
liters of 6.00 N sulfuric acid to be added to a liter of the solution to make it
exactly 0.6000 N as an acid.

1023. "Bisulfite liquor" is an aqueous solution of calcium and magnesium
bisulfites [Ca(HSO 3 )2 and Mg(HSO3 ) 2 and ] excess free sulfurous acid. It is
made by passing SO 2 gas through a suspension of Ca(OH) 2 and Mg(OH) 2 and
generally contains a small amount of sulfate because of the presence of S0 3 in
the gas. The liquor is used in the sulfite digestion process for the production
of paper pulp; it disintegrates the wood chips by rendering the noricellulose
parts soluble.
For control tests in the mill, a volumetric method is usually sufficient.
Gravimetric methods are used for a complete and more precise analysis.
Determination of Specific Gravity. By means of a Westphal balance deter-
mine the specific gravity of the liquor. Value obtained = 1.050.
VOLUMETRIC CONTROL ANALYSIS

Into a 100-ml. volumetric flask transfer a 10-ml. pipetful of the liquor,
dilute to the mark, and mix.
Determination of Total 80%. Titrate with standard iodine a 10-ml. pipetful
of the above prepared solution. Volume of 0.1010 N
I 2 required = 10.05 ml.
-
(IISO 3 + I 2 H 2O -^ HSOr 21- 2H+).
+ + +
Determination of Available S0 2 Titrate with standard NaOH (using
.
phenolphthalein) a 10-ml. pipetful of the prepared solution. Volume of 0.1 100

N NaOH required = 6.04 ml. (IlSOr OH- -> SOr +
2 O). +H
GRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS
Determination of Silica. Evaporate a 25-ml. pipetful of the original liquor
with HC1 to dryness. Dehydrate, dissolve in HC1, filter, and ignite residue in
the regular way. Weight of residue = 0.0027 gram.
Determination of FeÔz +
AW*. Use the filtrate from the silica determina-
tion and precipitate with NII 4 OII. Filter and ignite in the regular way.
Weight of ignited precipitate = 0.0051 gram.
Determination of CaO and of MgO. Evaporate a 25-ml. pipetful of the
original liquor with H SO
2 4 to dryness. Weight of CaSO4 MgSO4 = 0.5875 +
gram. Dissolve in HC1, add NH OH and
4 (NH C
4) 2 2 4. Filter the precipitated
CaC 2O4 and ignite. Weight of CaO = 0.2225 gram.
Determination of SO*. Pipet 100 ml. of the original liquor into a flask, add
HC1, and boil out the SO2 in a current of CO2 to exclude air. Precipitate the
sulfate with BaCl2 .
Weight of BaS04 = 0.0330 gram.
PROBLEMS 351
DISCUSSION ANT> CALCULATIONS

"Available SO2 " is the free H S0
2 3 plus one-half the SO 2 in the calcium and
magnesium bisulfites and indicates the SO2 in excess of the amount necessary
to form neutral sulfites. " "
It is given by NaOII. Total S02
the titration with
"
isgiven by the iodine titration. Combined SO2 " is represented by one-half
the SO 2 in the bisulfites of calcium and magnesium and is found by subtracting
"
"available SO 2 from "total SO2 ."
(a)From the volumetric analysis calculate the percentages of "available
SO 2 ," "total SO2 " and "combined SO2 ." (6) From these values find the per-
"
H
centage of "free SO2 (i.e., as free 2 SO3 ). (c) From the gravimetric analysis
calculate the percentages of SiO 2 , Fe 2 O 3 A12 O3 and S0 3 +
(d) From the ,
.
gravimetric analysis of calcium and magnesium calculate the weight of SO 2

combined as Ca(HSO3 ) 2 and Mg(HSO3 ) 2 One-half of this is " combine<l SO2 ."
.
Calculate this percentage and compare with the value obtained

volumetrically.
Ans. (a) 2.03 per cent, 3.10 per cent, 1.07 per cent; (6) 0.96 per cent;
(c) 0. 10 per cent, 0.019 per cent, 0.011 per cent; (d) 0.5581 gram, 1.063 per cent.
1024. Commercial aluminum sulfate is used in the

sizing of paper, as a
mordant, in water purification, and for various other purposes. It is some-
times contaminated with iron and may be " acidic " free H SO
(containing 2 4)
or "basic" (containing free A1 2 O 3 ). The following is an of a typical
analysis
sample:
Insoluble Matter. A
25.00-gram sample was dissolved in hot water and
filtered. The residue, dried at
105C., weighed 0.0525 gram. The filtrate
was diluted to exactly 500 ml. and mixed (Solution 1). Of this
solution,
100 ml. were taken and diluted to exactly feOO ml. in another
measuring flask
(Solution 2).
Total Iron and Aluminum. A 50-ml. pipetful of Solution 2 was made acid,
the iron oxidized with HNO 3, and the iron and aluminum precipitated with
NII 4 OH + Weight of ignited precipitate = 0.07602 gram.
NI1 4 C1.
Total SO A
100-ml. portion of Solution 2 was made acid with HC1 and
S.
BaCl 2 added. Weight of ignited precipitate = 1.0250 grams.

Total Iron. A 100-ml. portion of Solution 1 was made acid with II 2 SO4 ,
poured through a Jones redurtor, and titrated with 0.05272 N KMriO4 ,

of
which 1 .37 ml. were required.
Acidity or Basicity. The method [/. Soc. Chem. Ind., 30: 184 (1911)]
is based upon the following reaction:
A1 2 (SO4 ) 3 + (H 2 SO 4 ) + 12KF -> 2(A1F 3 .3KF) + 3K SO +

2 4 (H2 SO4 )
Potassium fluoride solution, titrated to neutrality
(phenolphthalein being
used) with acid or base, decomposes aluminum salts forming stable com-
pounds reacting neutral to phenolphthalein; but any free acid that may be
present remains as such. Of Solution 1, 68.00 ml. were taken, diluted, and
heated to boiling, and 10.99 ml. of 0.5176 N 2 SO4 were added. H
An excess
ofKF solution was added to the cooled
solution, and 10.00 ml. of 0.5292 N
KOH were required to neutralize the solution to phenolphthalein.
It is customary to calculate the iron to FeS04 even though some of it may
exist in the ferric state. The remaining SO 3 is calculated to A1 2 (SO4 ) 3 If .
the sample is "basic," the A1 2 O3 left over is reported as A1 2 O 3 If the sample

.
is acidic, the SO 3 left over is reported as free 2 SO 4 H .
Express the results of the analysis in terms of percentage of insoluble

matter, FeSO4 A1 2 (SO 4 ) 3 "basic aluminum" (A1 2 O 3 ) or "free acid" (H 2 SO4 ),
, ,
and water (by difference).
1026. Lime mortar, made from sand and lime, hardens by taking up carbon
dioxide, the lime being changed to calcium carbonate. Unlike hydraulic
mortar or cement, it will not harden unless fairly dry and exposed to the
air.
Cement mortar is a mixture of Portland cement, sand, and water. Cement

mortar is much harder and more durable than lime mortar, but some lime is
often added to make it spread and work more readily. The proportion of
sand to cement is not greater than 3:1. Cement mortar is more expensive
than common mortar but is useful in masonry that is exposed to water or
where great strength is required. The setting of cement mortar is a process
of hydration. The analysis of mortar to obtain the composition of the original
material must be made on a sample after ignition.
A sample of mortar that has been in use "and therefore has absorbed CO2
or has been set by chemical action, or both, is analyzed in duplicate in
accordance with the following procedure.
The original material which is known to be representative is crushed gently
and thoroughly mixed. A portion of indefinite weight large enough to use as
a sample for all determinations is ignited.
Sand. A is treated with a considerable volume of dilute
weighed portion
HC1 arid
warmed, the solution decanted, and this process repeated until all
the soluble matter has been removed. Though some silicic acid precipitated
by the acid be included in the residue, the amount is small and is com-
may
pensated to some extent by the iron and alumina dissolved from the sand.
The residue is filtered off and ignited as "sand." The filtrate is diluted to a
definite volume and an aliquot taken that is small enough to allow the precipita-
tion of a reasonable amount of calcium and magnesium.
Elimination of Silica. By evaporation to dryiiess in accordance with the
usual method. Precipitate discarded.
Elimination of Combined Oxides (Fe 2 3, A12 O3). By precipitation with
ammonia. Precipitate discarded.
Determination of Calcium. By precipitation as CaC 2 O4 and titration with
KMnO 4 in the presence of 2 SO 4 H .
Determination of Magnesium. By precipitation as MgNH P0 4 4 and igni-

tion to Mg2 P2O7 .
Calculate and interpret the analysis from the data obtained as shown below.
These are mean values from the duplicate determinations.
The interpretation of this analysis is based upon the usual assumption
that the average sample of Portland cement contains 62 per cent CaO and
that the ignited material consists entirely of sand, cement, and free lime
(with MgO).
PROBLEMS 353
Sample for sand = 5.000 grams

Residue (sand) = 3.9869 grams
Dilution of filtrate = 500.0 ml.
Portion taken = 100.0 ml.
Normality KMnO 4 = 0.1317
Volume KMnO
of 4 used = 37.67 ml.
Weight of Mg P O 2 2 7
= 0.05521 gram
1026. Structural concrete consists of cement, sand, and rock to which

water has been added in proper amount to bring out a process of hydration.
The chemical analysis of concrete calls for a determination of the proportions
by volume of the original mix previous to the addition of the water and may
be exceedingly complicated or comparatively simple depending upon the
extent to which data are required. The simplest type of analysis, in which
the sand and rock are actually determined and the cement is assumed to be
the difference, is illustrated in the following problem.
A representative sample of material in wliich the cement adheres loosely
to the rock and in which it is apparent that the concrete has failed because
of improper original mixture, or other factors, is weighed and the entire sample
disintegrated with a hammer or mortar and pestle, care being taken to knock
the cement off the coarse aggregate or stone without breaking or crushing the
stone or sand particles. The rock particles (those which will not pass a j^-inch
sieve) are weighed as "rock." The finer portion is thoroughly mixed and
sampled, and the loss on ignition is determined on a small portion. Another
small portion is treated with dilute hydrochloric acid to dissolve the cement,
and the sand is collected by filtration and is ignited and weighed as such.
DETERMINATION ON ORIGINAL CONCRETE SAMPLE

Weight of original concrete = 1,785 grams
Weight of rock = 575 grains
DETERMINATIONS ON ROCK-FREE SAMPLE

Sand:
Weight of sand = 12.15 grams
Loss on ignition:
Ignition loss =
0.2654 gram
a. Calculate on a percentage-by-weight basis the loss on ignition and the
sand on the rock-free sample.
b. Determine the cement by difference.
c. Convert this 100 per cent analysis on the rock-free sample to a 100 per
cent basis on the original concrete by introducing the percentage of rock as
a factor.
d. Convert this 100 per cent analysis of the original concrete to a 100 per
cent analysis on a water-free and CCVfree basis by eliminating loss on ignition

as a factor.
e. On the generally accepted basis that
1 cubic foot of rock = 100 pounds
1 cubic foot of sand = 90 pounds
1 cubic foot of cement = 94 pounds
convert the analysis from a percentage-by-weight to a parts-by-volume basis.

/. Reduce these data to
a unit basis for cement to two significant figures.
1027. The complete

qualitative analysis of a sample of welding compound
showed definitely the presence of Na+, K+, Ol~, and F~, the first three con-
stituents present in large amounts in comparison with the fluoride. The
analysis also proved conclusively the absence of all other constituents,
including water in any form.
The following quantitative analyses were made:
The determination of total Cl~, precipitated and weighed as AgCl
Sample weight = 0.4000 gram

AgCl weight = 0.7794 gram
The determination of total F~, precipitated and weighed as CaF2.
Sample weight = 3.000 grams

CaF 2 weight = 0.3046 gram
The determination of total Na+ and K+ (after removal of the interfering

constituent F~) by the usual perchlorate method.
Sample weight = 0.2000 gram
NaCl and KC1 weight = 0.2095 gram
KC1O 4 weight = 0.1714 gram
calculation of the percentage of the constituents K+, Na+, Cl*~, and F~

A
gives no indication of the proportions of the salts actually mixed to make this
compound. An interpretation of the results to give this information should
be made accordance with the following method:
in
a. Calculate the weights of all precipitates, and convert to the basis of a
one-gram sample.
b. Reduce all data to the milliequivalent basis.
1. Milliequivalents calculated from weight AgCl.
2. Milliequivalents calculated from weight CaF 2 .
3. Milliequivalents calculated from weight KCKX
(1) Convert milliequivalents KC1O 4 to grams KC1

(2) Subtract grams KC1 from grams KC1 + NaCl
(3) Calculate milliequivalents from weight NaCl.
c. Total the milliequivalents due to + constituents.
d. Total the milliequivalents due to constituents.

If these totals balance within the limits of experimental error, it indicates
that a correct analysis has been made, barring the improbable possibility
that a constituent of the compound was completely overlooked in the qualita-
*
tive and quantitative analyses.
PROBLEMS 355
e. Consider the seven possible mixtures of all the salts of the constituents
K+, Na+, Cl~, F~, starting with the simpler mixtures, as enumerated
below*:
/. balancing the milliequivalents it is possible to eliminate four of the

By
first sixmixtures listed as impossible from the data of the analysis and to
prove two possible mixtures as a duplication of the sample.
The possibility of the seventh mixture cannot be proved or disproved with
the data of the analysis. Further examination, possibly of a microscopic
or complicated chemical nature, would be necessary to indicate the actual
existence of the four separate salts.
g. From the observations made in (/), calculate the percentage composition
of the mixture, bearing in mind that all data are now based on a one-gram
sample. The percentage mixture is an interpretation of the actual salts and
their proportions by weight to be used in duplicating the original welding

compound.
Ans. KCl = 46.09 per cent KF = 15.11 per cent
NaCl = 43.43 per cent KCl = 26.70 per cent
NaF = 10.91 per cent NaCl = 58.61 per cent
1028. The
qualitative analysis of a solution of brine used in a special
refrigerating process indicates the presence of barium, potassium, and sodium
in medium amounts and chloride in large amount. All other constituents
are eliminated. The method of quantitative analysis used in this particular
case, which specified an inexpensive commercial analysis, is as follows:
Specific Gravity. This was determined with a hydrometer at 20 C. = 1.188.
Total Barium. A 50.00-ml. portion of the original solution was diluted
to exactly one liter, and a 100.00-ml. portion was used for the precipitation
of barium as BaSO4 .
Weight ignited BaSO4 = 0.6169 gram.
Total Chloride. A 50.00-ml. portion of the original solution was diluted
to exactly one liter, and a 50.00-ml. portion was used for the precipitation
of chloride as AgCl. Weight AgCl = 1.2575 grams.
Total Solids. Twenty-five milliliters of the original solution were evapo-
rated to dryness and ignited at a temperature of 400C to remove the water
of crystallization in the BaCl2. The residue (assumed to be BaCl 2 NaCl,
,
KCl) weighed 6.7912 grams.

Calculate the percentage by weight of BaCl2 .2H 2 0, NaCl, and KCl in
the original solution.
1029. Acetaldehyde is a low-boiling liquid which is soluble in water.

The dilute aqueous solution when treated with a solution of sodium bisulfite
forms an addition compound as indicated by the following equation:
CH CHO + NaHSO + H O - CH CHOHSO Na.
3 3 2 3 8 It was desired to work
out a feasible iodimetric method for determining acetaldehyde making use of
this reaction. Since both bisulfite ion and the above addition product under
proper conditions of acidity can be oxidized by iodine, and since bisulfite in

the presence of acid loses S(>2, a satisfactory method would seem to require
careful control of such factors as pit value and time of standing. The experi-
mental analyses tabulated below were conducted in an attempt to use such an
iodimetric method. In each analysis a 25.0-ml. pipetful of a solution contain-
ing 3.324 grams of acetaldehyde (mol. wt. H
= 44.0) and a little 2 S04 per liter
was used. The aldehyde employed was carefully prepared and was better
than 99 per cent pure. To this aldehyde solution, after dilution with water,
was added the indicated quantity of a solution containing approximately
39.5 grams of NaHS0 3 in 3.5 liters. After standing the indicated time, the
solution was titrated with 0.0926 N iodine, with starch as the indicator. In
certain cases (as indicated below) IIC1 was added together with the bisulfite
and in certain cases (as indicated) NaHC0 3 was added after reaching the
end point with iodine. When NaHC0 3 was used, it was found that further
iodine was necessary to restore the blue color, the total volume required being
indicated in the last horizontal columns. The titrations were conducted in
Erlerimeyer flasks and no special precautions were taken to eliminate loss of

SOa on standing.
Convert all numerical data to inilliequivalents and from a study of the
values obtained write out in detail a dependable method for determining
acetaldehyde to a precision of two or three significant figures. Emphasize
those conditions that must be followed with care and formulate the method
of calculating the results. State all the conclusions you can draw as to the
chemical characteristics of the reactions involved.
PROBLEMS 357
"
1030. Niter cake" (commercial sodium acid sulfate), a by-product from
one of the processes for the manufacture of nitric acid, is used extensively
as an acid in the pickling of steel and other alloys. The usual impurity is
a small amount of iron as ferric sulfate. A sample is submitted for analysis
and the following information requested: (a) the percentage of total iron,
calculated to percentage Fe 2 (SC>4)3, (b) the acid strength of the sample cal-
culated as percentage of NaHS0 4 (c) any free acid calculated to percentage
,
of H2SO4 , (d) any deficiency of acid calculated as percentage of Na 2 SO 4 .
Determination of Total Iron. The was precipitated as Fe(OH)s,

iron
dissolved, reduced, and titrated with 0.1050 N KMnO 4 Sample = 10.00
.
grams. Volume of KMnO

required 4
= 0.20 ml.
Determination of Total Sulfate. Precipitated as BaSO4 (without elimina-
tion of small iron) from a hydrochloric acid solution of the salt. Sample =
2.000 grams. Solution diluted to 250 ml. and a 50-ml. aliquot portion taken.
Ignited BaSO4 obtained = 0.7760 gram. *
Determination of Total Add Strength. Direct titration with 0.5137 N

NaOH on a two-gram sample, methyl orange being used as the indicator,
required 32.02 ml. of the NaOH.
a. Calculate all data to a one-gram basis, and reduce to milliequivalents,
being careful to designate the milliequivalents in the iron titration as obtained

by a process involving oxidation and reduction, in the case of BaSO4 as a
sulfate, and in the alkali titration as an acid.
6. Convert the number of milliequivalents due to the iron content, which
lias been calculated as an oxidizing agent, over to the number of milliequiva-

lents as a salt (sulfate), and convert the milliequivalents obtained from the
alkali titration over to milliequivalents as a sulfate. The results should
indicate an excess sulfate as Na2S04 .
c. Calculate the
milliequivalents of iron to percentage of Fe2(SO 4 )s.
Subtract the milliequivalents of iron expressed as a salt from the total
milliequivalents of BaSO4 and
,
calculate the milliequivalents of NaHSO4 as
an acid or as a salt to percentage of NaHS04 .
d. Calculate the residual milliequivalents of BaSO4 to percentage of Na2S04 .
1031. A deposit taken from a steam boiler, a typical "boiler scale," had
the following characteristics: dark-colored
scales, apparently containing
iron oxide; the center layer of the plates white in color, indicating the possi-
bility of CaS04 ; general characteristics indicating some organic matter. The
a typical analysis of the boiler scale and
specification of analysis called for
indicated that the sample contained nothing uncommon to such a product.
The an interpretation of results. The following
specification also called for
analyses were made:
Sampling. The scale was broken up in a porcelain mortar, then quartered
and a final portion ground to a fine powder in agate.
ANALYSIS OF OKIGINAL SAMPLE

Moisture. A portion of the original sample was dried at 105 C. to constant
weight.
Sample weight = 9.0000 grains
Weight of dried sample = 7.6303 grams
ANALYSIS OF THE DRIED SAMPLE

Oil. A portion of the dried sample from the moisture determination was
transferred to an extraction thimble and extracted with ether in a Soxhlet
extractor in the usual way, the extract being collected in a weighed flask.
The ether was distilled off and the flask dried at 105C.
Weight of flask and extract = 17.3296 grams
Weight of flask = 17.3027 grams
ANALYSIS OF THE ORIGINAL SAMPLE

Organic and Volatile Matter. A portion of the original sample was ignited
at a low temperature until the organic matter was burned off. The tempera-
ture was sufficient to remove moisture, oil, organic matter, and C0. from
carbonates but insufficient to decompose sulfates.

Weight of residue = '0.7286 gram
ANALYSIS OF THE IGNITED SAMPLE
Insoluble in Acid (Siliceous material). A portion of the ignited sample
was treated with dilute HC1 until only a white silica residue remained; the
residue was filtered, washed, ignited, and weighed in the usual way.

Weight of ignited residue = 0.5370 gram
Iron and Aluminum Oxides. The filtrate from the silica determination
was oxidized with HNO 3 NH 4C1 and NH 4 OH added, the NIT4 OH nearly
,
all expelled by boiling, and the precipitated A1(OH) 3 and Fe(OH) 3 filtered
and ignited. Weight of ignited oxides = 0.2280 gram.
Calcium. The filtrate from the combined oxides precipitation was used
to precipitate CaC 2 O 4 which was filtered, dissolved in H 2 SO 4 and titrated
,
,
with KMn0 4.
Volume KMnO
of = 4 27.40 ml.
Normality of KMnO = 4 0.1070
PROBLEMS 359
Magnesia. The filtrate from the calcium determination was used for
precipitation of 4 PO4 in the usual way.
MgNH The precipitate was ignited.
Weight of ignited precipitate = 0.03181 gram.
Sulfur Trioxide. A
1.000-gram portion of the ignited material was treated
with concentrated HC1, diluted, and filtered and the sulfate precipitated as
BaSO4 and ignited. Weight of BaSO =
4 0.4089 gram.
Chlorine. A portion of the ignited sample was treated with water and
filtered and the chloride content determined in the filtrate by the usual
method of precipitating AgCl in the presence of HNO3 filtering, and drying ,
at 105C. Weight of AgCl = none.

Total Iron. A portion of the ignited sample was dissolved in HC1, the
iron reduced with stannous chloride, the excess reducing agent reoxidized
with HgCl2 and the iron titrated with KMn(>4 in accordance with the usual
,
method.
Weight of sample= 1.0000 gram
Volume of KMnO4 = 26.77 ml.
Normality KMnO4 = 0.1070
Carbon Dioxide. A portion of the original substance showed no effer-

vescence with dilute HC1.
1. Using the data obtained from the
analysis of the ignited sample, which
is all on a one-gram basis, calculate on the ignited
sample: (a) percentage by
weight of insoluble residue; (b) percentage by weight of combined oxides
(Fe 2 O 3 .Al 2 O 3 ); (c) grarn-milliequivalents of CaO; (d) gram-milliequivalents
of MgO; (e) gram-milliequivalents of S0 3 (/) gram-milliequivalents of
; Cl;
(#) percentage by weight of Fe expressed as* Fe 2 O3 ; (h) gram-milliequivalents
of CO 2.
Calculate: (a) milliequivalents Cl (if present) to percentage of NaCl

2.
by weight; (6) milliequivalents SO3 to percentage of CaSO4 if an excess of

SO3 is present, to percentage of MgSO4 if SO3 is insufficient to combine with
CaO, remainder of CaO to percentage of CaCO3 ; (c) milliequivalents MgO
in excess of the excess milliequivalents SO 3 , to percentage of
(not to MgO
percentage of MgCO
3 , for this decomposes at the temperature of the boiler).
3. Consolidate the analysis on the ignited sample to percentages of

Insoluble residue
Iron oxide (Fe2 O 3 )
Alumina (A1 2 O3 )
Calcium sulfate (CaSO4)
Magnesium sulfate (MgSO4)
Magnesium oxide (MgO) r
Sodium chloride (NaCl)

(This analysis of the ignited portion, if correct, should total 100 per cent
within the limits of experimental error.)
4. Calculate the percentage of organic and volatile matter
(including oil,
moisture, organic matter, and C0 2 ) on the original sample, and convert the
100 per cent analysis on the ignited sample to a 100 per cent analysis on an
original basis by introducing this factor.
5. Calculate the moisture content on the original sample, and introduce it as
a factor in the analysis, deducting the percentage for the "organic and volatile
matter" and changing this term to "organic matter oil + CO2 ." +
6. Calculate the percentage of C02 in the original sample, and introduce
it as a factor in the analysis, deducting the percentage for the "organic
matter +oil CO2 ," leaving now a factor "organic matter oil."
+ +
7. Calculate the percentage of "oil in the dried sample," and convert
this percentage only to an original sample basis. Deduct this value for the
factor "organic matter +
leaving the factor "organic matter."
oil,"
8. Make out a complete report of analysis on the original sample basis.
Ans. Moisture = 15.22 per cent
Oil = 0.76
CO 2 = none
Organic matter = 11.16
Insoluble in acid = 39.14
Fe2O 3 = 16.68
Al2Os = none
CaSO4 = 14.53
MgSO 4
= 2.50
MgO = none
NaCl = none
99.99 per cent
1032. Two samples of table or dairy salt, submitted for complete analysis,
were analyzed in accordance with the method given below, with results as
indicated. The analysis was made in duplicate by the standard methods
to determine whether these samples conformed to the United States specifica-
tions which require that they shall contain, on a water-free basis, not more
than the following amounts of impurities:
1.4 per cent CaS04
0.5 per cent CaCl2 MgCl2+
0.1 per cent insoluble in 2 HO
0.05 per cent BaCl 2
(In addition to the substances specified, table salt sometimes contains
small amounts of Ca3 (PO4 ) 2 Na 2 SO 4 and MgS0 4
, Natural salt also may
,
.
contain small amounts of Na2 C0 8, KC1, and other minor impurities.)

METHOD OF ANALYSIS AND RESULTS
Appearance. Examine the material under a microscope and note its general
appearance. It should be homogeneous and free from foreign matter. Add a
drop of dilute HC1 to the salt on the slide, and note if there is any effervescence
due to the presence of carbonates.
Sample 1: Homogeneous, clear color, no foreign matter. Definite crystal-
line structure. No effervescence with HC1
Sample 2: Homogeneous, clear color, no foreign matter. Definite crystalline
structure. Grains much smaller than Sample 1. No effer-
vescence with HC1
PROBLEMS 361
Solubility and Reaction. Make a nearly saturated solution with distilled

water. Test with sensitive litmus paper. A turbidity which dissolves on the
addition of HC1 indicates CasCPO^ or CaCO8 .
Sample Clear solution, neutral to litmus

1 :
Sample 2: Turbid solution, neutral to litmus; turbidity disappears on the

addition of acid.
Moisture. Dry 10 grams to constant weight at 105C.
Sample 1:
Sample 10.0000 10.0000
Wt. dry 9.8603 9.8592
Loss 0.1397 0.1408
Phosphoric Anhydride. Dissolve 50.00 grams in distilled water, dilute

to 500 ml., and pipet out 100-ml. portions of uniform solution and suspension.
Add 10 ml. of concentrated S then add HNO
4 NH OH
until the acid is nearly,
;
but not completely, neutralized. Add an excess of ammonium molybdate

solution, warm gently, and let stand one hour. If the solution is colored
bright yellow but gives no precipitate, report a trace of P2 Os. If a yellow

precipitate forms, determine the phosphate by one of the standard methods
(see Part VI, under Phosphorus).
Sample 1:
Analysis = no precipitate obtained
Sample 2:
KMnO = 4 30.25 ml. \ m .
Blairmeth d
.
, ,
= 30.10 ml. }
KMnO4 = 0.1067 N.
Iron Oocide and Alumina. (a) In the absence of P2 O 6 To a new 100-mL :
portion of the above-mentioned solution add a few drops of concentrated

HNO 3 and boil to oxidize the ferrous iron. Add a slight excess of
,
4OH, NH
filter, wash, and ignite to FeuOa A12O 8 (fc) In the presence of P2 O 5
+ . To :
100 ml. of the original solution, add slightly more than enough ferric sulfate
to combine with the P2 C>5. After adding the iron solution, add a slight excess
of NH
4 OH, and boil until barely ammoniacal. This precipitates all the P2Os
as FePO4 and excess iron as Fe(OH) 8 Filter, wash, and ignite to Fe2O 8
. +
A1 2O8 P2 5 From this weight, subtract the amount of P2O 6 previously
+ .
determined and the weight of Fe2O8 added. The remainder will be Fe2 8 +
A12 8 .
Sample 1:
Ignited precipitate
= none
Sample 2:
Milliliters Fe2 (SC>4)3 solution added = 100.0
(0.001275 molar)
0.0269 *
gram
T . . ,
Igmted precipitate
. . . .
= \
| 00269
Total Calcium. from the combined oxides, precipitate the
In the filtrate
calcium as CaC204.H 2O, dissolve in dilute H 2 SO4, and titrate the equivalent
oxalate with standard KMnC>4.
Sample 1:
Milliliters KMnO = 4
^'j[J
{
KMnO 4
= 0.1067 N
Sample 2:
Milliliters KMn0 = 4
j'^
j
KMnO 4
= 0.1067 N
Total Magnesium. Precipitate the magnesium in the filtrate from the
calcium oxalate as MgNH4PO4 .6H O; ignite to Mg P O 2 2 2 7.
a T j ^ ^ = 0.01751 B
gram
2P O
i i -A Ti/r f
Sample 1: Ignited Mg 2 7
| Q Q1757
a o T M j ** r rt 0.07296 *
gram
Sample 2: Ignited Mg2P2 7
i
= \
| Q 073(X)
Sulfur Trioxide. To 100
ml. of the original solution, add 5 ml. of dilute
HC1 and precipitate BaSC>4 in the usual way.
o 0.2446 *
gram
Sample
i i
1 :
TIT T.J.
Weight BaSO4
-n cn-v
= f
| Q 244g
= gram
Sample 2: Weight BaSO4
{ JJjjg
Total Barium. If sulfate is present, Ba cannot be in the solution but
might be present in the insoluble portion. If SO3 was not found, test for
barium by adding 5 ml. of dilute H 2SO4 to 100 ml. of the original solution,
precipitating BaSO 4 , igniting in the usual way.
Total Chloride. Dilute 100 ml. of the original solution to 500 ml., mix,
and pipet out 25 ml. Dilute to 500 ml., add 5 ml. of dilute 3 , and pre- HNO
cipitate as AgCl, drying at 105C.
1: = *rams
Sample Weight AgCl
{ |;JjgJ
2: = grams
Sample Weight AgCl
{ };}JJJ
Total Potassium. Dilute 100 ml. of the original solution to 150 ml. Heat
to boiling, and add, drop by drop with constant stirring, a slight excess of
BaCl2 solution. Without filtering, add in the same manner Ba(OH) 2 solution
in slight excess. Filter while hot, and wash until free from chloride. Add
to the filtrate 1 ml. of concentrated NH 4OH and a saturated solution of
until the excess barium is precipitated. Heat, and add 0.5 gram
PROBLEMS 363
of oxalic acid; filter, wash until free from chloride, evaporate the filtrate to
dryness in a platinum dish, and ignite carefully over a free flame below red
heat until all volatile matter is driven off. Digest the residue with hot water
and through a small filter. Acidify with HC1, and add H 2 PtCl6 solution
filter
in excess. Evaporate on a water bath; add 80 per cent alcohol. Filter on a

Gooch crucible, and dry at 105C.
Sample 1:
K PtCl
2 6
= none
Sample 2:
K PtCl =
2 0.4304 gram
6
a. Calculate loss at105 C. directly to percentage of loss by weight.

6. Calculate grams of P2 O 6 grams of Fe2O 3 A12O 3 P2O 6 grams of
,
+ + ,
Fe 2O 3 +
A12 3 grams Fe2 3 and grams
,
A1 2 3 per gram basis; reduce the
,
single terms to milliequivalents.

c. Reduce all other data to milliequivalents per gram basis.
d. Calculate: P2 O 6
to Ca3 (PO 4 ) 2 excess over CaO to Mg 3 (P0 4 ) 2 ; further
;
excess to Na HPO4.
2
e. Calculate: SO 8 to CaSO4 ;
excess over CaO to MgS04 ;
further excess to
Na2SO 4.
/. Calculate CaO over P2 O 6 and SO 3 to CaCO 3 (if the salt solution is turbid
and shows the presence of carbonates) or to CaO (if the salt is alkaline) or to
CaCl2 (if the solution is clear and neutral).
g. Calculate MgO over P 2 O 6 and SO 3 to MgCO 3 (if the salt solution is
turbid and shows presence of carbonates) or to MgO (if the salt solution is
alkaline) or to MgCl 2 (if the solution is clear and neutral).
h. Report Fe 2 O3 and A1 2 O 3 as such.
i. If BaCl 2 CaCl 2 MgCl 2 KC1 are present, subtract the equivalent

, , ,
amount of AgCl from the total AgCl before calculating the latter to NaCl.
j. Calculate percentage by weight of each constituent of the original
sample.
k. Calculate percentage by weight of each constituent (dry basis).
Ans.
APPENDIX
TABLE IV. DENSITY OP WATER AT TEMPERATURES 15 TO 30C.
365
TABLE V. VAPOR PRESSURE OP WATER

APPENDIX 367
15
TABLE VI. SPECIFIC GRAVITY OF STRONG ACIDS AT -
IN VACUO
(According to G. Lunge)
(From Tread well and Hall' a "Analytical Chemistry," Vol. II, published by John Wiley
& Sons, Inc., by permission)
a
15
SPECIFIC GRAVITY OF STRONG ACIDS AT -TO" IN VACXTO. (Continued)
(According to G. Lunge)
APPENDIX 369
TABLE VII. SPECIFIC GRAVITY OF POTASSIUM AND SODIUM HYDROXIDE

SOLUTIONS AT 15C.
(From Treadwell and Hall's "Analytical Chemistry," Vol. II, published by John Wiley
<fc Sons Inc. by permission)
TABLE VIII. SPECIFIC GRAVITY OF AMMONIA SOLUTIONS AT 15C.

(According to Lunge and Wiernik)
(From Treadwell & Hall's "Analytical Chemistry," Vol. II, published by John Wiley
& Sons, Inc. by permission)
APPENDIX 371
TABLE IX. IONIZATION CONSTANTS, 25C.
Acids
TABLE X. SOLUBILITY PRODUCTS, Approximately 25C.
Aluminum hydroxide, Al(OH)s 3.7 X Magnesium carbonate, MgCOj. . 2.6 X 10~*
Barium carbonate, BaCOs 8.1 X 1(T* fluoride,MgF2 ..... 8.4 X 10-*
chromate, BaCrO4 3.0 X 10- w hydroxide, Mg(OH)j 3.4 X 10-"
fluoride, BaF2 1.7 X 10 oxalate, 8.6 X 10-*
iodate, Ba (163)2 6.0 X 10-1

Manganese hydroxide, Mn(OH>2 4.0 X
oxalate, BaC 204 1.7 X 10^ sulflde, MnS ....... 1.4 X
sulf ate, BaSO4 1.1 X 10- 10
Mercurous chloride, HgsCh ..... 1.1 X
Bismuth sulfide, BisSa 1.6 X 10~
1.4 X
bromide, Hg2Bra .....
Cadmium sulfide, CdS 3.6 X 10'
iodide, Hg 2 I ........ 1.2 X
Calcium carbonate, CaCOa . . . 1.6 X 10-*
Nickel sulfide, NiS . 1.4 X 10-*
chromate, CaCrCh . . . 2.3 X
fluoride, CaF2 3.2 X Silver bromate, AgBrOa 5.0 xio-
iodate, Ca(IOa)2 6.4 X 10-* bromide, AgBr 5.0
oxalate, CaCsCh 2.6 X 10- carbonate, Ag2COs 6.2 X 10-12
sulf ate, CaS04 6.4 X 10-' chloride,AgCl 1.0 X 10-w
Cobalt sulfide, CoS 3.0 X 10-* chromate, Ag2CrO4 9.0 X 10-u

cyanide, Ag2(CN>2 1.2 X lO-"
Cupric sulfide, CuS 8.0 X 10-
hydroxide, AgOH 1.5 X10-
Cuprous chloride, CuCl 1.0 X 10-
iodate, AglOa 2.0 xio-
bromide, CuBr 4.1 X 10-*
iodide, Agl 1.0 XlO-w
iodide, Cul 5,0 X 10 l2
nitrite, AgNO2 7.0 X 10-*
sulfide, Cu2S 1.0 X 10-<*
oxalate, Ag2C2(>4 1.3 X 10-"
thiocyanate,CuCNS. 1.6 X 10
phosphate, AgsPO4 1.8 X 10-
Ferric hydroxide, Fe(OH)s 1.1 X 10- sulf ate, Ag2SO4 7.0 xio-
Ferrous hydroxide, Fe(OH)a . . 1.6 X 10-M sulfide, A gsS 1.6 x io-<
sulfide, FeS 1.5 X thiocyanate, AgCNS 1.0 X 10-n
Lead carbonate, PbCOa 5.6 X Strontium carbonate, SrCOs .... 1.6 X 10-
chloride, PbCh 2.4 X 10-* chromate, SrCrO* .... 3.0 X 10-*
chromate, PbCrO4 1.8 X 10~" fluoride, SrF3 2.8 X 10-
fluoride, PbF2 3.7 X 10-8 oxalate, SrC 2 04 5.6 X 10~
iodate, Pb(I0 3)2 9.8 X 10-" sulf ate, SrSO4 2.8 X 10-7
iodide, Pbl? 2.4 X 10-

Zinc carbonate, ZnCOa 3.0 X 10-*
oxalate, PbC2O4 3.3 X X 10-"
hydroxide, Zn(OH) 2 1.8
phosphate, Pb3(PO 4 )2 . . . 1.5 X ZnS 1.2 X
sulfide,
sulf ate, PbS04 1.1 X lO-*
sulfide, PbS 4.2 X 10*28

APPENDIX 373
TABLE XI. SPECIFIC OXIDATION-REDUCTION POTENTIALS
[Temperature = 25C. Solution concentrations are 1 molar unless other-

wise specified. Gases (g) are at 1 atmosphere pressure]
Half-cell Reaction E
K* K+ + -2.992
Sr <=* Sr ++ + 2e -2.92
-2.90
"-
Ca <= Ca- 1 1
+2 -2.87
-2.713
Mg <= Mg++ + 26 -2.40
-1.67
Mn 3F* Mn++ + 2e - 1.05
Zn ^ Zn++ + 2c -0.758
Cr ? Cr+++ + 3e -0.71
S~ S + 2e
<=* -0.51
H C (aq) 2C0 (g) + 2H+ + 2e
2 2 4 <=* 2 -0.49
Fe Fe ++ + 2e
?= -0.441
H (g) ?=t 2H+ (10-* M) + 2e
2 -0.414
Cd ?=* Cd ++ + 26 -0.398
Co *= Co ++ + 2c -0.277
Ni ? Ni ++ + 2 -0.22
Sn ? Sn- + 2e 1 -*-
-0.136
Pb ?= Pb++ + 2e -0.122
Fe -Ft Fe +++ + 3e *
-0.045
H 2 (g) *^ 2H+ + 2c 0.000
Sn++ ?i 8n++++ + 2e +0.13
^
H2S S + 2H+ + 2c +0.141
Bi + 4C1- BiCLr + 3e & +0.168
Sb + H2O 3=4 SbO + + 2H + + 3e +0.212
Ag + 01- SF AgCl + e +0.222
As + 3H 2O ?=t 8 + 3H+ + HÔ 3e +0.24
2Hg + 2C1- ?= HgjCls +
2e (calomel cell) +0.285
Bi + H O 2 *=* BiO + 2H++ 3e + +0.32
Cu ?= Cu ++ + 2e +0.344
Fe(CN),= ?=t Fe(CN),- + e +0.40
HaAsO, + H2 O <=* H^sO4 + 2H+ + 2e +0.49
21- ^~ + 2e I2 +0.535
MnO4 *^ MnO - + 4 6 +0.66
H 2 + 2H+ + 26
2 ?=t 2 (g) +0.68
C,H (OH) * C.H.Os + 2H+ + 2e (quinhydrone)
4 2 +0.700
MnO + 4OH- * MnO - + 2H O + 2
2 4 2 +0.71
Fe ++ Fe- + <=
1"*"1-
+0.747
Ag Ag + + 6
;F +0.799
2H O O (g) + 4H+ (10- M) + 4e
2 ?=t 2
7
+0.815
Hg Hg++ + 2e?=t +0.86
CALCULATIONS OF ANALYTICAL
CHEMISTRY
374
(Continued)
SPECIFIC OXIDATION-REDUCTION POTENTIALS.
Half-cell Reaction
E
NO + 2H 2 ^ NO," + 4H+ + 3e +0.94

HN0 + H
2 4 ^ NO,' + 3H+ + 2e +0.96
2Br-^Br (aq)+2<- 2
- +J-065
2Cr +^ + 7H O^Cr 2 2 + 14H + + 6t
7
+1-30
Mn ++ + 2H 2 ^ Mn0 + 4H + + 2c
2
+1-33
Ce+++ ^
Mn++ + 4H 2 ^ MnOr + 8H + + 5 +1-52
Mn0 + 2H
2 2 & MnOr + 4H+ + 3e +1-63
PbS0 + 2H4 2 ^ Pb0 + 4H + + SOr + 2c
2
+1-70
APPENDIX 375
TABLE XII. FORMULA WEIGHTS

(These weights cover most of the compounds encountered in the problems of
this text)
462.35 CeO2 172.13

AgBr .................... 187.80 Ce(SO4 ) 2 .2(NH4) 2SO4 .2H2O 632.56
AgBrOs .................. 235.80
AgCl .................... 143.34 CH,COOH (acetic acid) . . . 60.05
Agl ...................... 234.80 (CH,CO) 2O 102.09
AgNO, ................... 169.89 CeHsCOOH (benzoic acid). 122.12
Ag3PO4 ................... 418.65 CO 2 44.01
Ag2SO4 ................... 311.82
CO(NH 2) 2 60.06
CS(NH 2) 2 76.12
AlBr, .................... 266.72
A12O, .................... 101.94 CrCl, 158.38
Al(OH), .................. 77.99 Cr2O3 152.02
A12 (SO4 ) S ................. 342.12 Cr2 (SO4 ), 389.20
A12 (SO4 ),.18H2O ........... 666.4 1
CuO 79.57
197.82
Cu2 (OH) 2CO, 221.17
CuS 95.63
As2O6 .................... 229.H2
Cu 2S 159.20
AsjS, ..................... 2-16.00
CuSO4 .5H 2O 249.71
Ba3 (AsO4) 2 ................ 689.90 Fed, 162.22

BaBr2 .................... 297.19 FeCl3 .6H2 270.32
BaCl2 .................... 208.27 FeCO, 115.86
BaCl2 .2II2 ............... 244.31 Fe(CrO2) 2 223.87
BaCO, ................... 197.37 Fe(N03 ) 3 .6H2O 349.97
BaQA .................. 225.38 F6O 71.84
BaF2 ..................... 175.36 Fe20, 159.70
BaI 2 ..................... 391.20 Fe3O4 231.55
Ba(IO 3 ) 2 ................. 487.20 Fe(OH), 106.87
BaO ..................... 153.30 FeS2 119.97
Ba(OH) 2 ................. 171.38 Fe2Si 139.76
Ba(OH) 2 .8H2 ............ 315.50 FeSO4 .7H2O 278.02
BaSO4 ................... 233.42 Fe2 (S04 ) 3 399.88
Fe2 (SO4 ),.9II 2O 562.02
BeO. 25.02 FeSO4 (NH4) 2 SO4 .6H2O
. . 392.15
HBr 80.92
Bi(NO 3) 3 .5H2O 485.10
HCH0 (formic acid) 2 46.03
BiO2 241.00
HC HsO (acetic acid) 60.05
2 2
BizOs 466.00
HCyHtOi (benzoic acid) . . . 122.12
BiOHCO, 286.02
HC1 36.47
Bi 2S 3 514.18
HC1O4 100.46
H C O .2H O (oxalic acid)
2 2 4 2 . 126.07
CaCl2 110.99 HCOOH (formic acid) 46.03
CaCO, 100.09 IINO 3 63.02
CaF2 78.08 HO2 18.02
Ca(NO,) 2 164.10 H 2 2 34.02
CaO 56.08 H,P0 3 82.00
Ca(OH) 2 74.10 H P0
8 4 98.00
Ca3 (PO4 ) 2 310.20 HjS 34.08
3Ca 3 (PO4 ) 2 .CaCl2 1041.59 H SO,
2 82.06
CaSO4 136.11 H SO
2 4 98.08
FORMULA WEIGHTS. (Continued)
HgjBrj 561.06 Mn O, ...................

2 157.86
Hg2Cl 2 472.14 Mn,O ...................
4 228.79
Hg2I 2 655.06 Mn P O7 .................
2 2 283.82
KA1(SO4) 2 .12H2O 474.38 MoO, .................... 143.95

K,AsO4 256.20 MoÔw .................. 2894.80
KBrO, 167.01 MoS, .................... 192.13
KC1 74.56
KC1O, 122.56
NaaAsOa ................. 191.91
KC1O4 138.55
201.27
KCN 65.11
........... 381.43
KCNS 97.17 NaBr .................... 102.91
K CO,
2 138.20
NaBrOa .................. 150.91
K CrO
2 4 194.20 NaCHO (formate) ........ 68.01
K Cr O
2 2 7 294.21
2 s
2
NaC H O (acetate) ........
2 82.04
KsFe(CN), 329.25 NaCl .................... 58.45
K,Fe(CN),,.3H2O 422.39 NaCN ................... 49.02
KHCJÔ, (tartrate) 188.18
Na-iCOa .................. 106.00
KHC H4O8 4 (phthalate) 204.16
NazC2O4 .................. 134.01
KHCOa 100.11
NaaHAsOa ................ 169.91
KHCjO4 128.12
NaHCO, ................. 84.01
KHCzCVHzO 146.14 NaHC2O4 ................. 112.03
KHC O .H C O .2H
2 4 2 2 4 2 254.19
NazHPO4 ................. 141.98
KH(IO,) 2 389.94 Na2HPO4 .12H 2 .......... 258.17
KHSO4 136.16
NaHS .................... 56.07
KI 166.02
NaH2PO4 ................. 119.99
KIO, 214.02 NaH2 PO4 .H 2 ............ 138.01
KMnO 4 158.03
Nal ..................... 149.92
KNaC4H O,.4H 4 2 282.23
NaKCOa ................. 122.11
KNaCO, 122.11
NaNO2 ................... 69.01
KNO 2 85.10
NaNOa ................... 85.01
KNO 101.10
Na-iO .................... 61.99
K 2 94.19
NaA .................... 77.99
KOH 56.10
NaOH ................... 40.00
K,PO4 212.27
NasPO4 .................. 163.97
KjPtCU 486.16
Na8PO4 .12H 2 ............ 358.17
K SO
2 4 174.25
Na^S ..................... 78.05
K SO A1 (S0 ),.24H
2 4. 2 4 2 948.76
126.05
K SO .Cr (SO .24H
2 4 2 4) 3 2 998.84
............ 322.21
158.11
LiCl 42.40
248.19
LiCOa 73.89
Li 2 29.88
LiOH 23.95 NH, ..................... 17.03
NH C1 ...................
4 53.50
MgCl 2 95.23 (NH 4) 2 C 2O4 .H2 ........... 142.12
MgCO, 84.33 (NH4) 2 HP04 .............. 132.07
MgNH AsO 4 4 181.27 NH OH
4 .................. 35.05
MgNH PO 4 4 137.33 (NH4 ),PO4 .12MoO 3 ........ 1876.53
MgO 40.32 (NH4) 2PtCl, .............. 444.05
Mg(OH) 2 58.34 (NH4 ) 2SO4 ................ 132.14
MgzPjO? 222.60 NO ...................... 30.01
MgSO 4 120.38 NO 2 ..................... 46.01
MgSO 4 .7H2 246.49 N2 O, ..................... 76.02
MnO. 70.93 PbCl 2 .................... 278.12

MnO 2 . 86.93 PbCIF ................... 261.67
APPENDIX 377
FORMULA WEIGHTS. (Continued)
PbC2O4 ................... 295.23 SnCl 2 189.61

PbCrO4 .................. 323.22 SnCU 260.53
PbI 2 ..................... 461.05 SnO2 150.70
Pb(IO,) 2 ................. 557.05
Pb(NO,) 2 ................. 331.23 SO2 64.06
PbO ..................... 223.21 SO, 80.06
PbO2 .................... 239.21
Pb2O, .................... 462.42 SrCl2 .6H 2 266.64
Pb,O4 .................... 685.63 SrCO, 147.64
Pb,(PO4 )2 ................ 811.59 SrO 103.63
PbS04 ................... 303.27
TiO2 79.90
PdI2 ..................... 360.54
UO .....................
S 286.14
P.OS ..................... 141.96 U O8 .....................
3 842.21
291.52 WO, ..................... 231.92

Sb2O4 .................... 307.52
Sb2O6 .................... 323.52 178.40
Sb2 S 8 .................... 339.70 ZnO ..................... 81.38
Zn2 P2 7 .................. 304.72
SiCU ..................... 169.89 ZnSO4 .7H 2 .............. 161.44
SiF4 ..................... 104.06
Si02 ..................... 60.06 ZrO2 ..................... 123.22
LOGARITHMS OF NUMBERS
APPENDIX 379
LOGARITHMS. (Continued)
ANTILOGABITHMS
APPENDIX 381
ANTILOGABITHMS. (Continued?)
INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC WEIGHTS
(1944)
INDEX
Boron, problems on, 320
Boyle's law, 279
Absolute error, 2 Brass, problems on, 321
Absorbing agents, 287 Bromine, problems on, 315
Absorption methods, 286 Bronze, problems on, 323
Accuracy of a result, 2 Buffered solution, 52
Acid mixtures, titration of, 184 Buffered solutions, applications of, in
Acidimetry, calculations of, 158 separations, 67
Acidity, control of, in sulfide precipi-
tations, 68
Activity, 55
Activity coefficients, 55 Cadmium, problems on, 321
Adsorption indicators, 243 Calcium, problems on, 316
Alkali group, problems on, 312 Calibration of measuring instru-
Alkalimetry, calculations of, 158 ments, 153
Alkaline earth group, problems on, Calibration corrections, table of, 98
312 Calomel cell, 255
Aluminum, problems on, 317 Carbon, problems on, 324
Ammonium, problems on, 314 Carbon dioxide, problems on, 324
Ammonium sulfide group, problems Carbonate mixtures, titration of, 201
on, 311 Cement, problems on, 317
Ampere, definition of, 126 Ceric sulfate process, 226
Amperometric titrations, 275 Cerium, problems on, 320
Anion group, problems on, 313 Characteristic, definition of, 11
Antilogarithm, definition of, 12 Charles's law, 280
Antimony, problems on, 323 Chemical balance, sensitiveness of, 93
Arsenic, problems on, 323 Chemical equations, ionic, rules for
Atomic weights, calculation of, 109 writing, 18
Average deviation, 3 mathematical significance of, 29
Avogadro's law, 281 oxidation-reduction, rules for writ-
ing, 21
purpose of, 16
B
types of, 16
Balance, sensitivenessof, 93 Chemical factor, 104
Barium, problems on, 316 Chemical formula, mathematical sig-
Beryllium, problems on, 320 nificance of, 28
Bismuth, problems on, 320 Chlorate method, for manganese, 223
Bismuthate method, for manganese, Chlorine, problems on, 315
222 Chromium, problems on, 325
Boiling point, raising of, 142 Cobalt, problems on, 329
383
Cologarithm, definition of, 11 Electrolysis, analysis by, 126

Combustion methods, 287 Electrolytic methods, 125
Common ion effect, 52 Electrometric methods, 255
Complex-ion formation, separations Elimination of a constituent, 135
based on, 69 Empirical formulas, calculation of,
Complex-ion-formation methods, 249 144
Complex ions, dissociation constants End point, definition of, 191
of, 56 Equations, for half-cell reactions,
Concentration, methods of express- rules for writing, 79
ing, 36 ionic, rules for writing, 18
of solutions, 36 mathematical significance of, 29
Concentration cell, 85 oxidation-reduction, rules for writ-
Conductance, definition of, 266 ing, 21
Conductometric titrations, in acidim- purpose of, 16
etry, 267 types of, 16
apparatus for, 271 Equilibrium constant, calculation of,
general discussion of, 266 from electrode potentials, 87
in precipitimetry, 270 Equilibrium constants, 46
Copper, problems on, 321 Equivalence point, definition of, 190
Coulomb, definition of, 126 determination of pH at, 191
Cubic centimeter, definition of, 153 Equivalent conductance, definition
Cumulative corrections, 99 of, 266
Current efficiency, 129 Equivalent weight, definition of, 38
Cyanide, problems on, 315 Equivalent weights, in complex ion
volumetric determination of, 249 methods, 249
in neutralization methods, 158
in oxidation-reduction methods,
D 211
Dalton's law, 280 in precipitation methods, 243
Data, conversion to milliequivalents, Erg, definition of, 130
169 Evolution method, for sulfur, 236
Decomposition potential, 125
Definite proportions, law of, 102
Densities, table of, 96
Deviation measure, 2 Factor weight sample, 110
Dichromate process, 225 Faraday, definition of, 127
Diffusion current, 275 Faraday's laws, 126
Digit, definition of, 5 Ferrous sulfate, equivalent weight of,
Distribution law, 73 212
Distribution ratio, 73 Fluorine, problems on, 315
Double-indicator titrations, 199 Formal solution, definition of, 37
Formula weight, definition of, 28
E Formulas, calculations based on, 28

Fractional precipitation, 62
Electrode potential, relation to con- Freezing point, lowering, 142
centration, 83 Fuming sulfuric acid, titration of,
Electrode potentials, 78 184
INDEX 385
Indicators, properties of, 188

G table of, 190
Gas absorption methods, 286 Indirect methods, gravimetric, 118
Gas analysis, absorbing agents in, volumetric, 176
287 Introduction of a constituent, 135
calculations of, 279 lodimetric process, 234
divisions of, 281 Iodine, equivalent weight of, 216
laws 279
of, problems on, 315
Gas combustion methods, 287 Ionic equations, method of writing, 18
Gas-volumetric analysis, calculations oxidation-reduction, method of
of, 283 writing, 21
Gas-volumetric methods, 281 lonization of acids, bases, and salts,
Gay-Lussac's law, 281 17
General analysis, problems on, 335 lonization constant, 50
Glass electrode, 258 Iron, problems on, 317
Gold, problems on, 315 Iron value, 225
Gram-atom, definition of, 28 Isomorphic replacement, 145
Gram-equivalent weight, definition
of, 38
Gram-ion, definition of, 28

Gram-molecular weight, definition Joule, definition of, 130
of, 28
K
H
Kjeldahl method, for nitrogen, 176
Half cell, 77
Half-cell reactions, rules for writing,
79
Halogens, problems on, 315 Lead, problems on, 321
Hydrogen electrode, 78 Liebig method, for cyanide, 249
Hydrogen peroxide, equivalent Lime, problems on, 317
weight of, 214, 216 Limestone, problems on, 317
Hydrogen sulfide, equivalent weight Liter, definition of, 153
of, 214 Logarithm tables, method of using, 13
Hydrogen sulfide group, problems on, Logarithms, rules governing use 9
of,
310
Hydrogen sulfide precipitation, con-
trol of acidity in, 68
M
Hydrolysis, calculation of degree of, Magnesium, problems on, 316
196 Manganese, problems on, 327
Hydronium ion, 47 Mantissa, definition of, 11
Mass action, law of, 46
Mathematical operations, 1
Mean deviation, 3
Indicator constant, 189 Mean value, 2
Indicators, adsorption, 243 Measuring instruments, calibration
analyses involving two, 199 of, 153
Mercury, problems on, 315 Oxidation-reduction methods, 211

Milliequivalent weight, definition of, Oxidation-reduction processes, cal-
38 culation of, 216
Milliliter, definition of, 153 Oxidation-reduction reactions, cal-
Millimole, definition of, 29 culation of extent of, 86

Mixed alkali titration, with two in- Oxidimetry, 211
dicators, 199 Oxidizing agents, equivalent weights
Mixtures, determination of com- of, 215
ponents in, 183
Mobility of ions, 266
Molar solution, definition of, 37 Percentage purity, calculation of,
Mole, definition of, 28 from titration values, 173
Molecular formulas, calculation of, Percentages, calculation of, 105
141 calculations from, 135
Molybdenum, problems on, 324 Permanganate process, 219
Permanganate titrations, in neutral
solution, 223
N Persulfate method, for manganese,
Neutral point, definition of, 191 223
Neutralization methods, 158 Phosphate mixtures, titration of, 207
Nickel, problems on, 329 Phosphorus, problems on, 329
volumetric determination of, 251 pll value, definition of, 48
Nitrogen, problems on, 314 determination of, at equivalence
Normal solution, definition of, 38 point, 191
Normal temperature, definition of, Platinum, problems on, 315
153 pOH value, definition of, 48
Normality, adjustment of, 163 Polarograph, 277
determination of, 168 Polybasic acids, ionizationof, 18, 53
of mixed solutions, 161 Potassium, problems on, 313
Number, definition of, 3 Potassium binoxalate, equivalent
Numerical problems, conventions re- weight of, 213
garding, 6 Potassium bromate, equivalent weight
of, 216
Potassium dichromatc, equivalent
O
weight of, 215
Ohm, definition of, 130 Potassium ferricyanide, equivalent
Ohm's law, 130 weight of, 215
Oleum, titration of, 184 Potassium permanganate, equivalent
Oxalic acid, equivalent weight of, 213 weight of, 215
Oxidation, definition of, 211 Potassium tetroxalate, equivalent
Oxidation number, 20 weight of, 214
Oxidation potentials, 76 Potentiometric methods, 255
Oxidation-reduction, relation of cur- Potentiometric titrations, in acidim-
rent to, 76 etry, 255
Oxidation-reduction equations, in apparatus for, 256
terms of half-cell reactions, 80 in oxidimetry, 259
method of writing, 21 in precipitimetry, 261
INDEX 387
Precipitation methods, 243 Substitution, method of, 97

Precision measure, 2 Sulfur, problems on, 331
Problems, conventions regarding, 6 Swings, method of, 94
Q
Quinhydrone electrode, 257
Thiocyanate, problems on, 315
R Thorium, problems on, 320
Tin, problems on, 323
Range of doubt, 189
Titanium, problems on, 317
Reacting solutions, ratios of, 166 True volume, calculation of, 153
Redox methods, 211 Tungsten, problems on, 324
Reducing agents, equivalent weights Two indicators, titrations involving
of, 212 use of, 199
Reduction, definition of, 211
Relative error, 2
U
Reliability, factors influencing, 1 Uranium, problems on, 320
Reported percentages, calculations
from, 135
S
Vacuo, conversion to weight in, 95
Selenium, problems on, 331
Vanadium, problems on, 325
Sensitiveness of a balance, 93
Vapor pressure, correction for, 282
Significant figure, definition of, 3 Volhard method, for halides, 244
Significant figures, rules governing for manganese, 223
use of, 3
for Silver, 244
Silicon, problems on, 324
Volt, definition of, 130
Silver, problems on, 315
Volume, of reagent, calculation of,
Silver group, problems on, 309
113
Slide rule, use of, 14
relationship to normality, 166
Smith, J. L. method, for alkalies, 120
relationship to percentage, 180
Sodium, problems on, 313 Volume 37
ratios,
Sodium carbonate, titration of, 199
Volumetric analysis, divisions of, 158
Sodium thiosulfate, equivalent weight
of, 214
Solubility product, 60
W
Solutions, adjusting to desired nor- Water, ion product constant of, 47
mality, 163 problems on, 313
methods of standardizing, 168 Water vapor, correction for, 282
normality of mixed, 161 Watt, definition of, 130
conductance, definition
Specific of, Weight, conversion to vacuo, 95
266 Weights, calibration of, 97
Specific electrode potentials, 76 Williams method, for manganese, 223
Specific elements, methods
for, 296
problems on, 309
Z
Stannous chloride, equivalent weight
of, 213 Zinc, problems on, 321
Strontium, problems on, 316 Zirconium, problems on, 320

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of quantitative analysis. Short chapters on conductometric and

adequately covered by problems, both with and without answers,

PART I. GENERAL ANALYSIS

2. Deviation Measures as a Means of Expressing Reliability ... . 2

CHAPTER II. CHEMICAL, EQUATIONS

CHAPTER III. CALCULATIONS BASED ON FORMULAS AND EQUATIONS

CHAPTER IV. CONCENTRATION OF SOLUTIONS ^

18. Methods of Expressing Concentration 36

CHAPTER V. P]quiLiBRiUM CONSTANTS

CHAPTER VI. OXIDATION POTENTIALS

46. Calculation of Equilibrium Constant from Electrode Potentials . . 87

PART II. GRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS

CHAPTER VIII. CALCULATIONS OF GRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS

53. Calculation of Percentages 105

56. Calculation of the Volume of a Reagent Required for a Given Reaction 1 13

CHAPTER IX. ELECTROLYTIC METHODS

CHAPTER X. CALCULATIONS FROM REPORTED PERCENTAGES

63. Calculation of Empirical Formula of a Mineral 144

PART III. VOLUMETRIC ANALYSIS

CHAPTER XII. NEUTRALIZATION METHODS (AOIDIMETRY

Problems 565-591 196

CHAPTER XIII. OXIDATION AND REDUCTION ("REDOX") METHODS

CHAPTER XIV. PRECIPITATION METHODS (PRECIPITIMETRY)

CHAPTER XV. COMPLEX-ION FORMATION METHODS (COMPLEXIMETRY)

PART IV. ELECTROMETRIC METHODS

CHAPTER XVIII. AMPEROMETRIC TITRATIONS

PART V. GAS ANALYSIS

PART VI. COMMON ANALYTICAL DETERMINATIONS

Barium, Strontium, Calciuirif Magnesium 163

Limestone, Lime, Cement 317

Iron, Aluminum, Titanium 317

Cerium, Thorium, Zirconium, Uranium, Beryllium, Bismuth, Boron . . 320

Copper, Lead, Zinc, Cadmium, Brass 321

Tin, Antimony, Arsenic, Bronze

General and Miscellaneous Analyses 335

therefore, that a numerical result obtained from chemical meas-

(a) 43.74 (/) 43.75

The most probable value tor this reading

43.753, which is obtained by dividing the sum of the readings by

(a) 0.013 (/) 0,003

The mean deviation, or average of these nine values, is 0.0092 and

Computations. The following definitions and rules are suggested

7, 8, 9, which, alone or in combination, serve to express numbers.