Copper II Lab

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Jan 9, 2024

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Precipitating Copper (II) Phosphate Trihydrate and Determining Percent Yield Lab 3 rd October 2023 Jing Maniaci Results: Final pH after mixing the two reactants: 2 Texture and color of precipitate: Light Blue, cloudy Color of filtrate: Clear light blue liquid Data Table 1: Determining Percent Yield of the Product Concentration of CuCl 2 (aq): 0.200M Concentration of Na 3 PO 4 (aq): 0.200M Volume of CuCl 2 (aq) 15 mL Volume of Na 3 PO 4 (aq) 7 mL Mass of watch glass + filter paper 22.6793 g Mass of watch glass + filter paper + precipitate after first drying 22.7212g Mass of watch glass + filter paper + precipitate after second drying 22.7238g Mass of watch glass + filter paper + precipitate after third drying 22.7619g Actual yield of precipitate (copper (II) phosphate trihydrate) 0.0826 Theoretical yield of copper (II) phosphate trihydrate 0.3043g Percent yield 27.1443%
Calculations: 0.200 M CuCl 2 = x 0.015 l 0.200 * 0.015 = 0.003 moles CuCl 2 0.200 M Na 3 PO 4 = x 0.007 l 0.200 * 0.007 = 0.0014 moles Na 3 PO 4 Percent Yield
Conclusions: The limiting reactant in this experiment was Na 3 PO 4 which was calculated to be 0.0007 moles Cu 3 (PO 4 ) 2 * 3H 2 O and the excess reactant was CuCl 2 and calculated to be 0.001 moles Cu 3 (PO 4 ) 2 * 3H 2 O. A physical observation that was seen in the lab was that the filtrated liquid was limiting and once there was no more left to filter, that is all the precipitation that can be collected at the top of the funnel. An experimental error that happened in this experiment that made the percent yield so low was that after mixing the two solutions for 20 minutes the pH was still 2. The pH being low made it so that not enough of the precipitate was made and our percent yield was very low. Another error that happened in the lab was that we forgot to rinse our precipitate with the DI water before putting it in the oven to heat. This caused it to have any remaining filtrate liquid or excess material that was not needed to mess with the final calculations and numbers.
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