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In the titration of I2 aq by S2O32- aq using the starch indicator, the end point is indicated by:
ChemistryRedox ReactionsTS EAMCETTS EAMCET 2018 (04 May Shift 1)
Options:
  • A Colourless to blue
  • B Blue to colourless
  • C Pink to colourless
  • D Blue to pink
Solution:
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The correct answer is: Blue to colourless

Titration of iodine (I2) by thiosulphate solution (S2O32-) follows the reaction:

2S2O32-+I22I-+S4O62-

In the presence of starch, free iodine present in the solution imparts blue colour to the solution.

End point marks the completion of reaction, that is, at this point all the iodine present in the solution is reduced to iodide ions by thiosulphate solution.

So, due to the absence of free iodine in the solution, the solution turns colourless.

Thus, the end point is indicated by colour change in the solution from blue to colourless.

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