MnO4- can be used in a redox titration to determine the amount of H2C2O4 in an unknown sample. Below is an unbalanced reaction that describes this process: MnO4- + H2C2O4 --> Mn2+ + CO2 25.00 mL of a solution containing an unknown amount of H2C2O4 (MW = 90.03 g/mol) required 18.31 mL of 0.1153 M MnO4- to react completely. Calculate the molarity of the original unknown H2C2O4 solution. NOTE: This is a redox titration, so remember to balance each half reaction and then add them together to arrive at the overall balanced reaction. To help you out, I will tell you that each C in H2C2O4 has a 3+ charge. Also, if your overall balanced reaction doesn't have 8 waters on the right, you have done something incorrectly.

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MnO4- can be used in a redox titration to determine the amount of H2C2O4 in an unknown sample. Below is an unbalanced reaction that describes this process:

MnO4- + H2C2O4 --> Mn2+ + CO2


25.00 mL of a solution containing an unknown amount of H2C2O4 (MW = 90.03 g/mol) required 18.31 mL of 0.1153 M MnO4to react completely. Calculate the molarity of the original unknown H2C2O4 solution.

NOTE: This is a redox titration, so remember to balance each half reaction and then add them together to arrive at the overall balanced reaction. To help you out, I will tell you that each C in H2C2O4 has a 3+ charge. Also, if your overall balanced reaction doesn't have 8 waters on the right, you have done something incorrectly. 

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