Dissolved Oxygen Chemical Test Kit HI3810

Dissolved Oxygen Chemical Test Kit HI3810  

Significance of Use

The concentration of dissolved oxygen in water is extremely important in nature as well in man’s environment. In oceans, lakes, rivers, and other surface water bodies, dissolved oxygen is essential to the growth and development of aquatic life. Without oxygen, water can become toxic due to the anaerobic decaying of organic matter. In man’s environment, water must contain at least 2 mg/L of oxygen to protect water pipes from corrosion. However, boiler system water, in many cases, cannot contain greater than 10 mg/L oxygen.

A modified Winkler method is used in the HI3810 test kit. Manganous ions react with oxygen in the presence of potassium hydroxide to form a manganese oxide precipitate (Step 1). An azide is present to prevent any nitrite ions from interfering with the test. With addition of acid, manganese oxide hydroxide oxidizes the iodide to iodine (Step 2). Since the amount of iodine generated is equivalent to the oxygen in the sample, the concentration of iodine is calculated by titration of thiosulfate ions that reduce the iodine back to iodide ions (Step 3).

Step 1: 2Mn2+ + O2 + 4OH- → 2MnO(OH)2

Step 2: MnO(OH)2 + 2I- + 4H+ → Mn2+ + I2 + 3H2O

Step 3: I2 + 2S2O32-- + S4O62-

Specifications

Range	0.0 to 10.0 mg/L O₂
Resolution	0.1 m/L
Method	modified Winkler
Number of Tests	110
CTK Type	Titration
Ordering Information	HI3810 test kit comes with 30 mL manganous sulfate solution, 30 mL alkali-azide reagent, 60 mL sulfuric acid solution (2), 10 mL starch indicator, 120 mL titrant solution, glass bottle with stopper, 10 mL calibrated vessel, and calibrated syringe with tip.
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