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    Experiment 4 Hydrated Salt Formula

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    The document describes an experiment to determine the formula of hydrated copper (II) sulfate, CuSO4.XH2O. The mass of the hydrated salt was measured before and after heating to dry it out. The mass loss corresponded to water being driven off. Using the masses and molar masses of copper (II) sulfate and water, the mole ratio was calculated to be approximately 1:5.4, indicating the formula is CuSO4.5H2O.

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    Experiment 4 Hydrated Salt Formula

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    The document describes an experiment to determine the formula of hydrated copper (II) sulfate, CuSO4.XH2O. The mass of the hydrated salt was measured before and after heating to dry it out. The mass loss corresponded to water being driven off. Using the masses and molar masses of copper (II) sulfate and water, the mole ratio was calculated to be approximately 1:5.4, indicating the formula is CuSO4.5H2O.

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    The document describes an experiment to determine the formula of hydrated copper (II) sulfate, CuSO4.XH2O. The mass of the hydrated salt was measured before and after heating to dry it out. The mass loss corresponded to water being driven off. Using the masses and molar masses of copper (II) sulfate and water, the mole ratio was calculated to be approximately 1:5.4, indicating the formula is CuSO4.5H2O.

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    Experiment 4 Hydrated Salt Formula

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    The document describes an experiment to determine the formula of hydrated copper (II) sulfate, CuSO4.XH2O. The mass of the hydrated salt was measured before and after heating to dry it out. The mass loss corresponded to water being driven off. Using the masses and molar masses of copper (II) sulfate and water, the mole ratio was calculated to be approximately 1:5.4, indicating the formula is CuSO4.5H2O.

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    EXPERIMENT 4: HYDRATED SALT FORMULA

    Objectives:
    1. To determined the volume of water content in hydrated salt.
    2. To determined the formula of hydrated salt.

    Materials/apparatus:
    Crucible or test tube with cover
    Retort stand
    Bunsen burner
    Thermometer
    Balance
    Hydrated salt : CuSO4.XH2O

    Methods:
    1. The crucible is heated for a while
    2. The crucible are weight with its cover
    3. Approxiamately add 2 gram of hydrated salt, weight and record the data
    4. Salt are heat gradually in crucible without its cover for around 3-5 minutes
    5. Any colour changes are observed.
    6. Stop heating, cover the crucible and wait until cool.
    7. Observed
    8. Weight
    9. The salt need to grind using the glass rode and heat again.
    10. The salt need to cool in the room temperature
    11. Weight again.Continue heating until the weight constant.
    *Cool the sample in the decicator if needed.
    12. The salt temperature are record after thefinal weight.
    13. Add a few drop of water at room temperature, record the temperature.
    14. Observed.
    Result:

    Mass of crucible : 40.0490g


    Mass of head crucible : 2.64730g
    Mass of crucible + head : 42.6990g

    Mass of crucible + CuSO4.XH2O after 1st heating : 41.3267g


    Mass of crucible + CuSO4.XH2O after 2nd heating : 41.3066g
    Mass of crucible + CuSO4.XH2O after 3rd heating : 41.2858g
    Mass of crucible + CuSO4.XH2O after 4th heating : 41.2858g

    Initial temperature (°C) of CuSO4.XH2O : 31C


    Final temperature (°C) of CuSO4.XH2O after add water : 35C

    Mass of CuSO4.XH2O : 1.2368g


    Mass of H2O : 0.7632g

    Element present CuSO4 H2O


    Mass(g) 1.2368g 0.7682g
    Number of moles 1.2368 =0.00773 0.7682 =0.0424
    160 18
    Simplest mole ratio 0.00773 0.0424
    0.00773 0.00773
    =1 = 5.4
    1 5.4

    Colour of CuSO4.XH2O heat (without cover) : white green


    Colour of CuSO4.XH2O after heat (with cover) : white yellow
    Disscussion:

    Before we start the experiment, the crucible need to be heat for a several second
    in order to dry out all the water that could be wet the crucible. During the heating
    prosecess the salt in crucible need to been burn in open crucible without close it. It is due
    to make the oxygen gas can react with the salt to help the burning process. After heat the
    salt, we need to cool it in the room temperature and the head of crucible closed with it
    head. It is because to prevent the air from the outside enter and react with the dry salt. In
    this experiment, we need to heat and cold the salt for a several times in order to get the
    constant weight of salt. After getting the constant weight of the salt, we need to record it
    final temperature. After that, we add some water and record its final temperature. From
    experiment we see that the temperature of the salt are increased to 35.That mean the salt
    undergoes the exothermic process. During the experiment, there are several error could
    occur .For example, during the weighing process, heating and cooling processes. The
    actual value according to its molecular formula is 5 and it is correctly approximate with
    our result that is 5.4.

    Conclusion
    As the conclusion, by doing the empirical method we can determined the number of
    moles in the given substance of the element. Moreover this method also help us to find
    the real molecular formula.

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