Burning Rate Depends on Oxygen Concentration
Kinetics of the Decomposition of Hydrogen Peroxide by Permanganate
Kinetics of Oxidation of Iodide Ion by Peroxide
Reaction Rate Depends on Particle Size
Autocatalysis of Oxalate Ion With Permanganate
Catalytic Decomposition of Hydrogen Peroxide
Explosion of Lycopodium and Other Powders
Old Nassau: The Landolt Reaction With Mercury Indicator
Catalytic Oxidation of Ammonia
Ignition of Hydrogen on a Platinum Catalyst
Slow Decolorization of Permanganate by Ethanol
Autocatalysis of Oxalate Ion with Permanganate
Description: Acidic oxalate ion is titrated by permanganate to a pink endpoint.
Source: UW Card Catalog
Year: N/A Vol: N/A Page: N/A
Keywords: Catalysis, Titration, Potassium permanganate, Sodium oxalate
Rating: 
Hazard: High
- Acute toxicity hazard – oral, dermal
- Short and long term aquatic toxicity hazard
- Carcinogenicity hazard
- Oxidizer
- Skin corrosion hazard
- Serious eye damage
- Corrosive to metals
Effectiveness: Average
- Results are observable with guidance
- Mild effects are seen by audience
- Moderate failure rate
- Time to results is medium
- Some connection from demo to course material
Difficulty: High
- Precise addition of reagents required
- Use of mildly reactive substances
- Some intermediate steps to results
- Some careful manipulations required
- Demos in which toxic reagents are in use
- Demos in which a display is used
- Use of scientific equipment
Safety Precautions:
- Eye protection required
- Gloves required
- Absorbent materials on hand
- Avoid exposure to mists or droplets
- Perform in a well-ventilated area
- Use UL approved three-prong plug and outlet
- Prevent release of reagents to the environment
Class: Kinetics, Redox, Titrations,
Division: General, Analytical Chemistry
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