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    Experiment to determine enthalpy change for displacement reaction. By adding an excess of zinc powder to a known amount of copper(II) sulphate solution, and measuring the temperature change over a period of time.

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    Experiment to determine enthalpy change for displacement reaction. By adding an excess of zinc powder to a known amount of copper(II) sulphate solution, and measuring the temperature change over a period of time.

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    Experiment to determine enthalpy change for displacement reaction. By adding an excess of zinc powder to a known amount of copper(II) sulphate solution, and measuring the temperature change over a period of time.

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    Experiment to determine enthalpy change for displacement reaction. By adding an excess of zinc powder to a known amount of copper(II) sulphate solution, and measuring the temperature change over a period of time.

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    Determining the enthalpy change of a reaction

    Aims The purpose of this experiment is to determine the enthalpy change for the displacement reaction: Zn(s) + Cu2+(aq) Zn2+(aq) + Cu(s) By adding an excess of zinc powder to a known amount of copper(II) sulphate solution, and measuring the temperature change over a period of time, you can calculate the enthalpy change for the reaction. Apparatus Goggles Bench mat 25cm3 pipette Pipette filler Polystyrene cup with lid Weighing bottle Methods 1. Pipette 25.0cm3 of the copper(II) sulphate solution into the polystyrene cup. 2. Weigh about 6g of zinc powder in the weighing bottle as this is an excess, there is no need to be accurate. 3. Put the thermometer through the hole in the lid, stir, and record the temperature every half minute for 2 minutes in the table below. 4. At precisely 3 minutes, add the zinc powder to the cup. 5. Continue stirring, and record the temperature for an additional 6 minutes in the table below. Results table Time (minutes) Temperature (C) Time (minutes) Temperature (C) 5.0 5.5 6.0 6.5 7.0 7.5 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 not done 8.0 8.5 9.0 9.5 3.5 4.0 4.5 Spatula Balance Thermometer Stop clock Zinc powder 1.0M copper(II) sulphate solution

    Copyright 2003 Nigel Saunders

    N-ch2-11

    Analysis 1. Plot the temperature (vertical axis) against time (horizontal axis). 2. Extrapolate the curve back to 3.0 minutes to establish the maximum temperature rise as shown in the example below:

    temperature (C)

    4 6 time (minutes)

    10

    3. Calculate the enthalpy change, H, for the quantities used, using the formula: H = m c T where m = mass of solution (g) c = specific heat capacity of water = 4.18 J g1 K1 T = rise in temperature (K) 4. Calculate the enthalpy change for one mole of Zn and CuSO4(aq). 5. Calculate the maximum error for each piece of apparatus, and then the total overall apparatus error. 6. The accepted value for this reaction is 217 kJ mol1. Compare your result with this value by calculating the percentage error in your answer:

    error =

    experimental value - accepted value x 100% accepted value

    Evaluation 1. Compare your total apparatus error with your answer to part 6 above is the apparatus error enough to account for any difference between the accepted value and your experimental value? 2. List some possible reasons for any difference between your value and the accepted value (these should not be the apparatus errors mentioned above). 3. Why do you think the temperature increases for a few readings after adding the zinc? (Hint: the temperature does not go even higher if more zinc is used, or if the powder is finely divided).
    Copyright 2003 Nigel Saunders N-ch2-11

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