Chemistry, short answers assignments

 

Purpose: Analysis of Hydrated Compounds

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  1. A) Refer to the glossary of your lab manual and in your own words define the following terms. (2 pts)

 

  1. a) anhydrous
  2. b) molar mass (MM)
  3. c) hydrate
  4. d) water of crystallization

 

B)Percentage of Water in a Hydrate Compound

Please watch the video below following the link and also fill in the missing data in table 1

Table 1 (2 pts)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ouHZIdV-zE Trial 1 Trial 2
1. Mass of crucible and cover+ hydrate compound

(before heating)

136.62 136.60
2. Mass of crucible  and cover 135.42 135.42
3. Mass of hydrateCompound (1 -2)    
4. Mass of crucible + cover + anhydrous compound

(after heating)

136.18 136.29
5. Mass of water (before heating) –(after heating)    

 

Questions from the video (2 pts).

  1. What was the initial color of the sample compound use in the experiment

before heating?  (0.5pt)

 

  1. What was the final color of the sample compound used in the experiment after

heating? (0.5pt)

 

  1. Why did the instructor wear gloves beforehandling the crucible with her

hands? (0.5pt)

 

  1. How many times was the sample heated. (0.5pt)

 

In table 2, use data from table 1 (above) and the formula below to calculate the percentage of water in the hydrate for both trial 1 and trial 2 and determine the average.

Percent of water in hydrate=

Table 2  (3pts)

  Trial 1 Trial 2
Percentage of water in hydrate compound    
Average Percentage of Water  

 

  1. C) Percentage of water in Unknown Hydrate

For table 3 watch the video following the link below and also fill in the missing data using the provided data.

Table 3   (4pts)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xMkv2RmHNR8 Trial 1 Trial 2
1. Mass of crucible + cover + Unknown hydrate

(before heating)

52.1833 54.2194
2. Mass of crucible + Cover 49.2066 52.1945
3. Mass of Unknown hydrate (1 – 2)    
4. Mass of Crucible + Cover + Anhydrous Compound

(after heating)

50.6819 53.2013
5. Mass of water (before heating)–(after heating) (g)    

 

In table 4, use data from table 3 (above) and the formula below to calculate the percentage of water in the unknown hydrate for both trial 1 and trial 2 and determine the average.

Percent of water in Unknown Hydrate =

Table 4  (3pts)

  Trial 1 Trial 2
Percentage of water in Unknown Hydrate (%)    
 Average Percentage of Water (%)  

 

  1. D) Water of crystallization in an Unknown Hydrate (5pts)

Use the data in table 5 and the formula below to determine the water of crystallization (x).

            Water of crystallization (x) =

Table 5.

Molar mass of unhydrous compound (AC)   90  g/mol
Molar mass of  water (H2O)   (g/mol) 18.02 g/mol
Average Percentage (%) of water (H2O)  (from table 4)  
Percentage of Anhydrous Compound (AC)    (%)  
Calculated moles of water (mol H2O)  
Calculated moles of Anhydrous  Compound (AC) (mol AC)  
Calculated water of crystallization          (x)  
 Formula of Hydrate AC .  ___  H2O

 

Calculate the percentage of water in the following hydrates (4pts)

  1. a) calcium nitrate tetrahydrate, Ca (NO3)2.4H2O (1pt)
Calculated molar mass: of Ca (NO3)2.4H2O  (g/mol)  
Calculated molar mass of Water molecule (4H2O) (g/mol)  
Percent of water molecule in compound (%)  

 

  1. b) nickel (II) chloride hexahydrate, NiCl2.6H2O (1pt)
Calculated molar mass: of NiCl2.6H2O   (g/mol)  
Calculated molar mass of Water molecule (6H2O) (g/mol)  
Percent of water molecule in compound (%)  

 

  1. d) An unknown hydrate, AC. XH2O has a mass of 1.632 g and anhydrouscompound, AC has a

mass of 1.008 g. What is the experimental percentage of water in the hydrate?  (1pt)

Mass of hydrate (AC.X H2O)  
Mass of AC  
Percent of water molecule in compound (%)  

 

 

  1. e) A hydrate of calcium sulfate, CaSO4. XH2O contains 20.9% water, calculate the water of crystallization (x) and write the formula of the hydrate(1pt)

 

Ans:   ___________

 

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