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During titration of $\ce{KMnO4}$ with $\ce{H2C2O4}$, can we use concentrated $\ce{H2SO4}$ or $\ce{HNO3}$ instead of bench sulfuric acid?

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  • $\begingroup$ Concentrated acids are never used for titration due to fluctuations in density/concentration and, most importantly, you are always going to greatly overshoot the equivalence point. $\endgroup$ – andselisk♦ Jul 2 at 7:29
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  • $\begingroup$ Also, conc. $\ce{H2SO4}$ and $\ce{HNO3]$ are oxidisers themselves and would, thus, confound the result. $\endgroup$ – Eashaan Godbole Jul 2 at 14:34
  • $\begingroup$ And you really don't want to pour concentrated sulfuric acid into anything, due to heating, and both acids pose too much of a danger for casual use in titration. $\endgroup$ – DrMoishe Pippik Jul 2 at 22:06

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