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Chapter 4 Problem 102P

Question

Calcium oxalate \(\left(\mathrm{CaC}_{2} \mathrm{O}_{4}\right)\), the main component of kidney stones, is insoluble in water. For this reason it can be used to determine the amount of \(\mathrm{Ca}^{2+}\) ions in fluids such as blood. The calcium oxalate isolated from blood is dissolved in acid and titrated against a standardized \(\mathrm{KMnO}_{4}\) solution, as shown in Problem 4.99. In one test it is found that the calcium oxalate isolated from a 10.0-mL sample of blood requires 24.2 mL of \(9.56 \times 10^{-4}\) M \(\mathrm{KMnO}_{4}\) for titration. Calculate the number of milligrams of calcium per milliliter of blood.

Solution

Step 1 of 3

The goal of the problem is to calculate the number of milligrams of calcium per milliliter of blood.

Given:

Volume of blood = 10.0 mL

Volume of  solution = 24.2 mL

Molarity of  solution =

The balanced equation is:

 

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Title Chemistry 11 
Author Raymond Chang
ISBN 9780073402680

Solved: Calcium oxalate (CaC2O4), the main component of

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