Answer to Question #66204 in General Chemistry for Sanjukta Ghosh

Question

Why do we take O2 instead of I2? Even when O2 is not reacting with Na2S2O3?

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Answer 1

Because Winklers method is about determination of dissolved O2. Iodine is just an equivalent to the amount of oxygen in the solution.