When a Vitamin C (ascorbic acid; MM = 176.12 g mol-1) tablet is crushed, dissolved and titrated with 0.0377  M KIO3(aq) to a purple/blue endpoint (given by a starch indicator), the volume of KIO3 used is 40.01 mL.  How many mg of Vitamin C were in the tablet? KIO3(aq) + 5 KI + 6 H+ → 3 I2(aq) + 3 H2O I2 (aq) + ascorbic acid → 2 I- + dehydroascorbic acid

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When a Vitamin C (ascorbic acid; MM = 176.12 g mol-1) tablet is crushed, dissolved and titrated with 0.0377  M KIO3(aq) to a purple/blue endpoint (given by a starch indicator), the volume of KIO3 used is 40.01 mL.  How many mg of Vitamin C were in the tablet?

KIO3(aq) + 5 KI + 6 H+ → 3 I2(aq) + 3 H2O

I2 (aq) + ascorbic acid → 2 I- + dehydroascorbic acid

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