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Chem Lab #4

The document details a lab experiment to prepare copper (II) sulfate (CuSO4) by reacting copper (II) oxide with sulfuric acid. Key steps include adding copper (II) oxide to heated sulfuric acid, filtering the solution, evaporating it to form crystals, and collecting the crystals. Observations include the solution turning blue and crystals forming upon cooling. The percentage yield of copper (II) sulfate was calculated.

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Chem Lab #4

The document details a lab experiment to prepare copper (II) sulfate (CuSO4) by reacting copper (II) oxide with sulfuric acid. Key steps include adding copper (II) oxide to heated sulfuric acid, filtering the solution, evaporating it to form crystals, and collecting the crystals. Observations include the solution turning blue and crystals forming upon cooling. The percentage yield of copper (II) sulfate was calculated.

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St Joseph High

Technical Department

Shane Razak

Date:

Lab #4

Title: Acids, Bases, Salts- Salt Preparation

Aim: To prepare a sample of copper (II) sulphate (CuSo4)

Apparatus and Materials:

1) Beaker

2) Bunsen burner

3) Tripod stand and wire gauze

8) Conical flask

9) Evaporating dish

10) Distilled water

11) (30 cm³) dilute sulphuric acid (2M)

12) Small beaker with 5g of Copper (II) Oxide

13) Acetone

14) 25ml Pipette

15) Pipette Filler


Procedure:

1. Exactly 25cm³ of dilute sulfuric acid was placed in a beaker and gently warmed.

2.The black copper (II) oxide was added a little at a time to the acid and was stirred with the glass rod
until no more could be dissolved.

3. A wash bottle was used to rinse off the glass rod into the beaker.

4. The excess copper(II) oxide was filtered out by filter paper, funnel and a conical flask.

5. The beaker was rinsed thrice and poured into the funnel.

6. The filtrate which contained copper (II) sulphate was transferred to an evaporating dish.

7. The copper(II) sulphate solution was evaporated gently until saturated but not dry. It was allowed to

cool and form crystals.

8. The formed copper(II) sulphate crystals were filtered off and rinsed with a little acetone and air dried
and pressed between sheets of filter paper.

9. The dry salt was weighed to calculate the percentage yield.


Observation:

1. Before the copper oxide was transferred to sulfuric acid it was black. When it was transferred to the
sulfuric acid it turned into a bright blue color. The color blue is shown due to the formation of a soluble
salt. After the solution was filtered it was heated so that it could crystallize.

2. Mass of Dried salt =7.8g

Discussion:

A salt is the product of a neutralization reaction between an acid and a base. In order to prepare CuSO 4.
The acid used in the preparation is H2SO4 and the base is CuO. The reaction is a neutralization. It is a
neutralization reaction because it involves an acid and a base reacting. The Copper Oxide (CuO) was
directly added to the Sulfuric acid (H2SO4). The solution’s color changed to blue as it was stirred.
Crystallization is the process used to obtain pure crystals from a solution. It is done by cooling a heated
solution. The temperature change allows the crystals to be formed. The acid was warmed in the
experiment so that a change in temperature could be facilitated, it also increased the rate of reaction.
The excess reagent in this experiment is sulfuric acid (H2SO4), it is used an excess reagent to ensure all
the Copper(II)oxide was reacted and as source of sulphate ions. The limiting reagent in the experiment
was the Copper (II) Oxide. This was used a source of the copper ions. Instead of rinsing the crystals with
cold water, acetone was used. This is because the crystals are water soluble and they would dissolve if
rinsed with water. The practical and calculated masses are different because some of the product was
lost during several steps of the experiment. Balanced Equation: CuO(s) + H2SO4(aq) → CuSO4 (aq) + H2O(l)

Precaution:

1. It was ensured that the salt was allowed to fully air dry before measuring it.

Source of error:

1. Impurities present in the sulphuric acid.

Conclusion:

In conclusion CuSO4 can be prepared by neutralization of CuO and H2SO4.

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