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Calorimetric Analysis Lab Report

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Introduction The purpose of the lab was to use different solubilities of iron (III) and nickel (II) ions to separate a mixture of the two. This was done by precipitating both of the solutions with hydroxide and after a solution of ammonia was used to re-solvate the nickel as Ni(NH3)62+ (Rice 2017). The separation of chemicals is a crucial step in many chemical procedures and experiments as it can allow for the identification of the elements within an unknown solution (Altig 2009).
Methods
The experiment was conducted by pouring one mL of Ni2+ and Fe3+ each into a small test tube along with dropwise amount of 6 M NaOH until no precipitate formed. After the solution was placed in a centrifuge for two minutes to let the precipitate settle …show more content…

After the 6M NaOH was added to the solution of Ni2+ and Fe3+ the solution began to form a copper colored precipitate dispersed within the solution. After being centrifuged the nickel settled to the bottom and remained cooper colored.
II: Separation of Nickel(II) from Iron(III) In the addition of 3 mL of ammonia to the precipitate, the solution or precipitate were unchanged and no visible chemical reaction took …show more content…

Through the experiment the iron was precipitated by using 6M NaOH to create a reaction where Fe3+ and NaOH formed Fe(OH)3(s). The remaining solution in which the precipitate was settled became Ni(OH)2(aq). The nickel was precipitated by using dimethylglyoxime to form a solid with nickel consisting of a compound Ni(dmg)2(s). A possible errors that could have occurred during the experiment was the removal of the nickel ion precipitate/ while removing supernatant in the second part of the experiment. This could have reduced the amount of precipitate and the addition of ammonia to the precipitate could have been affected. The results of the lab were conclusive and a nickel precipitate was formed. The goal of the lab was met and the solid precipitate of nickel and iron were separated and

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