In the Introductory Activity section, the redox titration was performed in an acidic solution. Research the products of the ox reaction between Mno, ions and H2O2 in a basic solution. Would these products affect your ability to accurately judge the endpoint of the titration?

The small bags of silica gel you often see in a new shoe box are placed there to control humidity. despite its name, silica gel is a solid. it is a chemically inert, highly porous, amorphous form of sio2. because water vapor readily adsorbs onto the surface of silica gel, it acts as a desiccant. despite not knowing mechanistic details of the adsorption of water onto silica gel, from the information provided you should be able to make an educated guess about the thermodynamic characteristics of the process. predict the signs for δg, δh, and δs for the adsorption of water.