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Endothermic Reaction Lab

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Discussion The experiment was a great way to learn how it is very hard to be 100 % error free while doing this kind of experiment. The whole class have an average of 60 or above percent error at the end of this lab. The energy was lost while heating the Mg, and Mgo in side the cubicle. Our cubicle wasn’t fully closed. There for there was a high chance of energy lost in the heat form overall and that influence the error percentage to go higher than expected. if the energy system wasn’t fully controlled there are always going to be an energy lost. The lowest error we encounter in this experiment was a a decomposition of CaCl2 salt. At the end of the experiment we got an enthalpy of – 72.3 KJ/Mole and 12% experimental error. The 12 % experimental error was by far the …show more content…

The decomposition of potassium nitrate is the only endothermic reaction. Endothermic reaction is a type of reaction where they have a positive enthalpy due to the energy gain in the beginning of the reactions. At the end of the reaction we end up getting an enthalpy of 13.22 KJ/Mole and end up with 62% experimental error. The highest error that we encounter in this lab was on the neutralization process. The reaction between the acetic acid and the sodium hydroxide end up producing up to the 99%. Experimental error. it might seem very hard to believe; however, we did a wrong experiment on the neutralization section of the lab. We used the strong acid and base combination in this reaction on the first trail. We reacted sodium hydroxide and hydrochloric acid together and we record the data. The reaction between the magnesium oxide and hydrochloric acid produced the enthalpy of -79.55and 86.7 experimental error. one big thing that seems to be constantly seen on this lab is that most of the reaction that is used on this lab were all exothermic except the potassium nitrate which was

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