Informal Nickel Lab Chem 3500-02 (3)

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Informal Report - Gravimetric Determination of Nickel Experiment: Gravimetric Determination of Nickel Date submitted October 17th 2021 Name Time submitted 12:30 PM Locker # 807A Weight of sample (by difference) (g) 0.5425 0.5426 0.5148 Weight of empty dry crucible (g) 17.1637 16.6907 15.9975 Weight of crucible and precipitate (g) 17.2009 16.7236 16.0358 Weight of Ni(DMG)2 (g) 0.0372 0.0329 0.0383 % of Ni in ore 1.39 1.23 1.51 Values Obtained: (1) 1.39% (2) 1.23% (3) 1.51% Average value 1.38% Std Deviation 0.14047 95 % confidence interval 1.38 ± 0.159
% of Ni in ore Gravimetric factor (G.F.) = Ni/Ni (C 8 H 14 O 4 N 4 ) = 58.693/288.94 % Ni = [(wt of precipitate) (G.F.)/wt. of sample] x 100% = Sample 1: (0. 0372𝑔) · 0. 20313214/(0. 5425𝑔) · 100% = 1. 39% Sample 2: (0. 0329𝑔) · 0. 20313214/( 0. 5426𝑔) · 100% = 1. 23% Sample 3: (0. 0383𝑔) · 0. 20313214/(0. 5148 𝑔) · 100% = 1. 51% Avg. Value 1. 39 + 1. 23 + 1. 51/3 = 1. 38% 95% Confidence Interval M = 1.38 Z = 1.96 s M = √(0.14047 2 /3) = 0.08 μ = M ± Z ( s M ) μ = 1.38 ± 1.96*0.08 μ = 1.38 ± 0.159 Questions 1. What is the role of adding solid tartaric acid in this experiment? Five grams of solid tartaric acid were added into the solutions prior to the formation of red precipitation. The role of this addition before the precipitation step was to limit contaminants of other metals. Since the metals have a selective nature, they will bind tightly together with one another and avert the development of insoluble metal hydroxides in our solution. 2. After the addition of DMG dropwise with constant rapid stirring a bulky red precipitate will form. Can you boil this solution? If you do, do you expect to get a positive or negative error in your final result? Explain. Boiling the solution is not advised because excess DMG would precipitate from the solution which in turn will give us high results. DMG is soluble in water slightly and large amounts of the precipitate backspace precipitant should be avoided to seize the development of precipitating with the reagent itself.
If a positive error was found in the final result this is because of coprecipitation. If a negative error is observed there may have been solution loss or error in the step of managing the crucible. 3. Explain how would you check that there were no more Ni2+ ions remaining in the solution after the initial precipitation. When DMG is added into the solution it becomes basic. The red precipitate will form which allows for a specific reaction of nickel ion to form. The beaker is placed in the locker overnight allowing to cool which allows precipitate to form completely then to test for complete precipitation DMG is added. To check if there is any remaining ions in a solution we would look for changes in appearance for example such as colorless needle-like crystals, pH change, or other variables.
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