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Sodium Percarbonate H2O2 Titration
I'm trying to determine the amount of H2O2 released from a sample of Sodium Percarbonate using a method in the Journal of Chemical Education (Wada and
Koga 2013- attached). The instructor and student notes use a notation that I'm not familiar with (I'm 75 and took my last chemistry course in the
mid-1960s). Can someone explain the equation in the image of the equation that I attached ? The particular issue is the use of the colon ( symbol since I'm not familiar with it.
From the text of the supplement:
"Redox titration of H2O2 (iodometry)
Assuming that the composition of SPC is xNa2CO3∙yH2O2, the stoichiometry of the reactions can be written as
yH2O2 + 2yKI + yH2SO4 → yK2SO4 + 2yH2O + yI2
yI2 + 2yNa2S2O3 → 2yNaI + yNa2S4O6
The volume, V (mL), of the Na2S2O3 standard solution used for the titration can be related to the coefficients x and y in the hypothetical composition
of SPC according to
(see image of equation)
where m0 and c are the mass (g) of SPC in the solution to be titrated and the molar concentration (mol L1) of the standard solution, respectively.
![Screen Shot 2024-01-29 at 10.20.13 AM.png - 13kB](http://www.sciencemadness.org/talk/files.php?pid=690494&aid=100815)
Attachment: Wada and Koga 2013 SodiumPercarbonatePrepAnalysis Suppl 2.pdf (580kB) This file has been downloaded 87 times
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It's a proportion. I don't see it around much these days. It translates to
![CodeCogsEqn(1).gif - 1kB CodeCogsEqn(1).gif - 1kB](http://www.sciencemadness.org/talk/files.php?pid=690496&aid=100818)
Expanding the equation gives
![CodeCogsEqn(3).gif - 1kB CodeCogsEqn(3).gif - 1kB](http://www.sciencemadness.org/talk/files.php?pid=690496&aid=100821)
You solve it for y and divide by x to find the ratio of peroxide to carbonate
![CodeCogsEqn(5).gif - 955B CodeCogsEqn(5).gif - 955B](http://www.sciencemadness.org/talk/files.php?pid=690496&aid=100823)
As to why they didn't use fractions, I have no idea.
[Edited on 29-1-2024 by bnull]
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