Mass of Copper Oxide: 1.0495g Mass of filter paper: 0.6698g Mass of empty watch glass: 43.2063g Mass of watch glass, filter paper, and solid: 44.7007g Mass of solid copper:_____ Mass of oxygen in the copper oxide:____ A) Determine the empirical formula of the copper oxide (Show all work): B) Determine the mass percent of copper and oxygen in your sample( show all your work):
Mass of Copper Oxide: 1.0495g Mass of filter paper: 0.6698g Mass of empty watch glass: 43.2063g Mass of watch glass, filter paper, and solid: 44.7007g Mass of solid copper:_____ Mass of oxygen in the copper oxide:____ A) Determine the empirical formula of the copper oxide (Show all work): B) Determine the mass percent of copper and oxygen in your sample( show all your work):
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Mass of Copper Oxide: 1.0495g
Mass of filter paper: 0.6698g
Mass of empty watch glass: 43.2063g
Mass of watch glass, filter paper, and solid: 44.7007g
Mass of solid copper:_____
Mass of oxygen in the copper oxide:____
A) Determine the empirical formula of the copper oxide (Show all work):
B) Determine the mass percent of copper and oxygen in your sample( show all your work):

Transcribed Image Text:LABORATORY 14
DETERMINATION OF AN EMPIRICAL
FORMULA OF A COPPER OXIDE
INTRODUCTION
An empirical formula provides the lowest whole number ratio of the atoms found in a given
molecule. For example hexene has the molecular formula C,H, the lowest whole number ratio of
C to H is 1 to 2, and so the empirical formula is CH,. In ionic compounds this ratio is driven by
the ionic charge on the cation and anion. For example calcium oxide has an empirical formula of
CaO since the calcium ion is Ca*2 and the oxide ion is O², thus requiring a 1:1 ratio to balance the
charges. Transition metals that can have more than one ionization state can have multiple ratios
leading to several possible empirical formulas. Iron oxide can be made with either iron (II) or
iron (III) resulting in either FeO or Fe,O. In this lab we will determine the empirical formula of
copper oxide.
The method used here requires a strong acid to dissolve the copper oxide. The resulting aqueous
copper ion is then reduced by magnesium metal to produce a solid copper product which can
be separated and weighed. This reduction is shown in Equation 14.1 for both copper (I) and
copper (II).
Cu*20) + Mgo → Mg", + Cu
(aq)
(s)
or
2Cu*(a0) + Mg) → Mg* + 2Cu
(Equation 14.1)
Due to the color of the copper ions, it is possible to determine when the reaction is complete.
Copper ions are a blue-green color. When all of the color is gone from the solution all of the copper
ions have been reduced to copper solid. This reaction takes place in an environment with excess
HCl, which also serves to react with any excess magnesium so that the only solid remaining during
filtration is the copper. This reaction is shown in Equation 14.2.
2H*a0) + Mg → Mg²“ (aq) + H2 ()
(Equation 14.2)
141
Laboratory 14 Determination of an Empirical Formula of a Copper Oxide

Transcribed Image Text:The solid copper can then be collected by filtration, dried and weighed. To determine the empirical
formula you need to know the mass of each element present. Since you were dealing with a copper
oxide, the total mass of the sample comes from the mass of copper and the mass of oxygen, seen in
Equation 14.3. Since you know the mass of the copper oxide and the copper, you can solve for the
mass of oxygen that was present.
(Equation 14.3)
Mass of copper oxide = Mass of copper + Mass of oxygen
Since the empirical formula is the lowest whole number ratio of moles of copper and oxygen, one
can use the grams of copper and oxygen to determine the moles of copper and oxygen. These values
can then be used to find the lowest ratio.
EXAMPLE: Calculating the empirical formula of an Iron Oxide
A 2.0 g sample of an iron oxide was determined to have 1.504 g of iron and 0.496 g of oxygen.
1 mole Fe
55.85g Fe
1.504 g Fe (
) = 0.0269 mol Fe
1 mole Fe
16.00g Fe O = 0.031 mol O
THE
0.496 g O (
Then divide all of the mole quantities by the lowest amount, in this case the 0.0269 moles.
0.0269 mol / 0.0269 mol = 1 mol Fe
0.0310 mol / 0.0269 mol = 1.15 mol O ***this most likely rounds down to 1 mol***
So there is a 1 to 1 mole ratio and the empirical formula is FeO
142 Determination of an Empirical Formula
pper
de Laboratory 14
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