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    Experiment No. - Properties That Distinguish Organic From Inorganic Compounds

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    The document describes an experiment to distinguish between organic and inorganic compounds based on their properties. It involves testing compounds for flammability, whether they char or burn, solubility in water and organic solvents, and electrical conductivity. The procedure involves performing these tests on substances like ethanol, NaCl solution, sucrose, benzoic acid, and measuring their conductivity. It then asks questions about the results to determine which substances are organic or inorganic, soluble in water or organic solvents, and strong/weak electrolytes or non-electrolytes.

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    The document describes an experiment to distinguish between organic and inorganic compounds based on their properties. It involves testing compounds for flammability, whether they char or burn, solubility in water and organic solvents, and electrical conductivity. The procedure involves performing these tests on substances like ethanol, NaCl solution, sucrose, benzoic acid, and measuring their conductivity. It then asks questions about the results to determine which substances are organic or inorganic, soluble in water or organic solvents, and strong/weak electrolytes or non-electrolytes.

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    The document describes an experiment to distinguish between organic and inorganic compounds based on their properties. It involves testing compounds for flammability, whether they char or burn, solubility in water and organic solvents, and electrical conductivity. The procedure involves performing these tests on substances like ethanol, NaCl solution, sucrose, benzoic acid, and measuring their conductivity. It then asks questions about the results to determine which substances are organic or inorganic, soluble in water or organic solvents, and strong/weak electrolytes or non-electrolytes.

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    Experiment No. - Properties That Distinguish Organic From Inorganic Compounds

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    Experiment No.

    PROPERTIES THAT DISTINGUISH ORGANIC FROM INORGANIC COMPOUNDS

    Inorganic compounds are ionic compounds (water being the exception). This ionic
    quality makes them relatively nonvolatile solids with a disposition toward water solubility. There
    are exceptions, of course, but as a reasonable first assumption, any water-soluble, high-melting
    compound that will neither char nor ignite and burn completely away is probably both ionic and
    inorganic.
    Organic compounds, by contrast, characteristically char or burn. If they contain no metal
    atoms, they ignite completely, leaving no residue. Most of them are insoluble in water but
    dissolve readily in organic solvents such as dichloromethane. Organic compounds tend to boil or
    melt easily, and they have odors.

    Procedure:

    I. Flammability Test
    1. Place 2.0 to 3.0 drops of ethanol in an evaporating dish.
    2. Ignite the ethanol with lighted matchstick.
    3. Repeat the test, using NaCl solution instead of ethanol.

    II. Charring
    1. Place a pinch of sucrose in a tin bottle cap.
    2. Heat over a Bunsen flame for 2-3 minutes.
    3. Repeat the test, using a pinch of KCl instead of sucrose.

    III. Solubility Tests


    1. Into 3 separate test tubes, place 2.0 ml each of distilled water. To the first test
    tube add a pinch of benzoic acid, to the second test tube add a pinch of
    naphthalene and to the third test tube add NaCl.
    Shake vigorously.
    2. Repeat the procedure, using petroleum ether instead of water.

    IV. Electrical Conductivity


    1. Into 4 separate 50 ml beakers, transfer 20.0 ml each of sucrose solution,
    glycerol, NaCl solution and ethanol, respectively.
    2. Using a conductivity apparatus, determine the electrical conductivity of each
    solution by dipping the electrodes into the solutions.

    Questions for Discussion:

    1.)
    a. What happens to the ethanol? NaCl solution?
    b. Which substance is flammable?
    c. What kind of flame was produced?
    d. What type of compound is the flammable substance?
    2.)
    a. Describe the substance left after heating the sucrose and KCl.
    b. Compare the results obtained.

    3.)

    a. Which substance is soluble to water?


    b. Which substance is soluble to petroleum ether?
    c. What type of compound is soluble to petroleum ether?
    d. What type of compound is soluble in water?

    4.)

    a. Which substance is a strong electrolyte?


    b. Which substance is a weak electrolyte?
    c. Which substance is a non-electrolyte?
    d. What type of compound is the non-electrolyte substance?
    Organic Chemistry Individual Report Group No. ______

    Name: _________________________ Date: ___________

    Section: _______________________ Rating: __________

    Experiment No. ___

    Title

    ___________________________________

    I. Discussion

    II. Objective/s

    III. Materials/Reagents

    IV. Drawings/Set-up

    V. Observation/Discussion of Results

    VI. Conclusions/Generalizations

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