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Nt1310 Unit 6 Lab Report

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The purpose of lab 1 was to purify the vanillin (individually) as well as an unknown (with a partner). By recrystallizing both compounds, students were able to determine the percent recovery of each solid and get one step closer to determining our unknown compound. For lab 2, the purpose was to determine the percent recovery both solids (vanillin and the unknown) as well as determining the melting point ranges. By determining the melting point ranges, we would be able to identify our unknown. For the first lab, students worked individually to purify vanillin, but worked in pairs in order to purify an unknown. We began the process of purifying vanillin by weighing it out and dissolved in water, afterwards we placed the solution in an ice bath. After a minutes, we vacuumed out the vanillin, in order to obtain the crystals. In general, recrystallization is used to purify compounds—which was the purpose of this la . As for the unknown solid, a similar process was conducted. However, for the unknown, students had to determine the right solvent in which the unknown would dissolve in and be used for the …show more content…

We first, determined the percent recovery of both vanillin and unknown and then determined the melting range of both compounds. Determining the melting point range, verifies whether or not students purified the compounds properly. Pure compounds tend to have smaller and higher melting points than the original compound. Students worked individually when determining the melting range of vanillin—we were to determine the melting ranges of crude vanillin and the recrystallized vanillin made in the first lab. Moreover, students worked in pairs when determining the melting range of the unknown by using a commercial apparatus. For both solids, we watched the crystals melt. We recorded the temperature at which the solid first began melting and when the solid was completely

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