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Experiment And Techniques: Copper Chloride And Sodium A

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Purpose of the Experiment and Techniques: In this experiment you will determine the correct chemical formula when there could be multiple ratios for the compounds. To do this, you will be using the law of multiple proportions, which will help when using isotopes.

Chemicals and Materials Required: For this experiment we will be using the chemicals Copper Chloride and Sodium Aluminum to produce a chemical reaction and later be able to tell what the end result of the reactions chemical formula is. The precautions to take into consideration for Copper Chloride are to keep away from skin and eyes because if can lead to irritation/ burning of the skin. If you breathe the chemical in, it can irritate your nose, throat, and lungs causing you …show more content…

Begin by setting up the ring stand with the clay triangle and record the weight of the crucible. Take the weight of the copper chloride hydrate mass and move it to the crucible where the crucible lid is slightly off and tilted away from you. Set the burner up and make sure to not over heat the compound by moving the flame back and forth under the crucible. After heating and it has cooled observe the substance, if there is no more blue/ green color to it weigh the crucible. After weighing, move the substance to the beaker and pour in the distilled water. Stir using the glass-stirring rod to make sure the substance has completely dissolved. Clean the aluminum wire with the sand paper and wrap around your index finger then put the wire in the copper chloride solution in the beaker. Add hydrochloric acid into the mixture turning the solution clear. You can use the glass-stirring rod to remove the copper off of the wire. After rinsing off the wire, gather the copper that was formed from the reaction and transfer it to the filter paper and allow the vacuum to dry the remaining copper. Place the copper on the watch glass in the drying over for 10-15 minutes. Once the copper is dry take the weight of the copper on the watch glass and record the weight of both. Do this until there is about a 0.005 difference between the starting and the last measurement or the copper. Throw away the chemical in the correct waste container and clean the

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