Question

A 50.0 mL sample containing Cd^2+ and Mn^2+ was treated with 42.8 mL of 0.0500 M EDTA. Titration of the excess unreacted EDTA required 17.8 mL of 0.0250 M Ca^2+. The Cd^2+ was displaced from EDTA by the addition of an excess of CN Titration of the newly freed EDTA required 27.1 mL of 0.0250 M Ca^2+. What are the concentrations of Cd^2+ and Mn^2+ in the original solution?

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EDTA is a chemical that binds and holds on to (chelates) minerals and metals such as chromium, iron, lead, mercury, copper, aluminum, nickel, zinc, calcium, cobalt, manganese, and magnesium. When they are bound, they can't have any effects on the body and they are removed from the body.

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