Determining Percent of Water Crystallization and the Chemical Formula of a Hydrate Essay Example

Determining Percent of Water Crystallization and the Chemical Formula of a Hydrate
Aim:
To determine the percent water of crystallization and the chemical formula of a hydrate
Materials
* 400 ML beaker
* Glass rod
* 3 to 5 grams of hydrated copper (II) sulfate CuSO4 (crushed)
* Bunsen burner
* Spatula
* Heating pad
* Clamp and stand
* Electronic balance
Procedures
Refer to Lab sheet
Observations
1. The powder seems to be very bright and shiny before any heating
2. The blue powder are starting to lose some of its color and into a light gray to white color
3. At first, the blue powder adheres to the stirring rod, but after burning it for few minutes, it separates from the stirring rod.
Data
Mass of Beaker/g (±0.01)
#1=49.08 and #2=27.34 Mass of Beaker with CuSO4/g ((±0.01)
#1=52.37 and #2=31.51
Mass of beaker with CuSO4 after heating/g (±0.01)
#1=51.20 and #2=30.13
Calculations
Mass of CuSO4 before heating= Mass of Beaker with CuSO4 – Mass of Beaker
Mass of CuSO4 after heating= Mass of beaker with CuSO4 after heating – Mass of beaker
Difference in mass= Mass of CuSO4 before- Mass of CuSO4 after
Mass of CuSO4 before heating/g (±0.02)
#1=3.31 and #2= 4.18
Mass of CuSO4 after heating/g (±0.02)
#1=2.14 and #2= 2.79
Difference in mass before and after/g (±0.04)
#1=1.17 and #2=1.39
In conclusion
Percent water of crystallization is calculate by (1.17/3.31)+(1.39/4.18) divided by 2 which equal to 0.34300051=34.3 percent
The Formula of Hydrate is CuSO4 times 5H2O
Errors and Uncertainties
1. First of all, when I heating the hydrated copper sulphate, some of powder sticks on the glass-stirring rod. Therefore, I could not measure the exact weight since there was still a small amount of hydrate copper (II) Sulfate left on the stirring rod.
2. Second, I believe that there are major errors in measuring the weight of hydrate copper (II) Sulfate. Because there are many students walking in the classroom, the floor