Experiment

Estimation of Ferrous iron using

External Indicator
Aim : Estimate the amount of
ferrous iron in the whole of
the given ferrous solution
using external indicator
Principle : The estimation in based
on the oxidation of Ferrous
iron to ferric iron by
potassium dichromate in acid
medium
K₂Cr₂O₇ + 4H₂SO₄ → K₂SO₄ → Cr₂ (SO₄)₃ +
4H₂O + [O]
2FeSO₄ + H₂SO₄ + [O] → Fe (SO₄)₃ + H₂O
The External Indicator Potassium Ferricyanide
will give blue colour with Fe²⁺ only. So at the
end point the solution does not give a bluish
colourisation with potassium Ferricyanide.
Procedure
a)Preparation of Standard Potassium
dichromate
Weighed about 0.65g of K₂Cr₂O₇ is accurately
transferred into a 250ml standard flask. It is
dissolved in water and made upto the mark.
b)Estimation of Ferrous iron
The given solution is made up to 100ml. 20ml
of the made up to 100 ml 20 ml of the made
up solution in pipetted out in to a clean
beaker about 20 ml
Dilute sulphuric acid in added it in then
diluted to 150 ml and titrated
Again standerd potassium dichromate solution
taken in the buretted
Drops of the solution from the beaker are mix
periodically with indicator drops placed on a
porcelain plate or tile the procedure in
continued till a
Drop from the beaker does not give blue
colour then the range in noted

The beaker is then washed and another 20ml

quantity of solution taken
In to the black with vigorous shaking up to the
minimum of the range already noted.
Subsequently 2 drops at a time are added and
the solution in the beaker is checked for the
completion of the reaction. The procedure in
continued till a drop from the beaker does not
give tile or green colour with the indicator
drop titration are repeated till concordant
values are attained .from the titer value the
amount of ferrous iron in the what of the
solution can be calculated knowing that the
equivalent wt off ferrous iron in 55-85
Result
Weight of Fe²⁺ in the whale of the given
solution=---------g
Observation and calculations
Weighing of K₂Cr₂O₇

Item to Weight Weig Total

be added ht weig
weighed g mg Positio MSD SSD due ht (g)
n R/L to
rider
Weighing
bottle +
K₂Cr₂O₇
Weighing
bottle
after
transferri
ng
K₂Cr₂O₇