Design Objective: Find the standard molar enthalpy of combustion for magnesium. Manipulated Variables- volume of HCl‚ length of magnesium strip‚ mass of magnesium oxide‚ Controlled Variable- type of calorimeter (Styrofoam cup) Responding Variable- change in temperature Procedure: 1. Cut out 3 pieces of magnesium strips each with lengths of maximum 5 centimeters. 2. Measure and record the lengths of the magnesium. 3. Scrub the magnesium strips with steel wool to clean out impurities.
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Lab Report Background Information: Magnesium is an alkaline earth metal that has the symbol Mg. Magnesium is a fairly strong‚ silvery-white‚ light-weight metal (one third lighter than aluminum). In a powder‚ it heats and ignites when exposed to moisture and burns with a white flame that is harmful to the eyes. It is difficult to ignite in bulk‚ but once ignited‚ it is difficult to extinguish. Magnesium Ribbon is a long strip of magnesium metal about 3 millimeters wide and 10 meters long with
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Heat of Formation of Magnesium Oxide Objetive: To determine the heat formation of MgO (Magnesium Oxide) using Hess’s Law‚ which states the heat within a chemical reaction is independent of the pathway between the initial and final states. Introduction: Chemical reactions require heat energy to complete‚ called an endothermic reaction‚ or produce heat energy‚ and thus called an exothermic reaction. The heat energy produced by such reactions can be measured using a calorimeter‚ a piece
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Burning Magnesium Lab Purpose: To experimentally determine the percent composition of a reaction product. Directions: Work in teams of three. The directions for this lab are on a separate sheet of paper at your lab bench. Make sure that everyone in your group understands the process and purpose before you get started. Assign tasks. Everyone in the group will be expected to contribute at the same level of participation‚ and for this experiment‚ each individual will submit a formal lab report
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Table 17.2 Heats of Combustion at 25°C Substance ∆H (kJ/mol) Formula Hydrogen H2(g) Ϫ286 Carbon C(s)‚ graphite Ϫ394 Methane CH4(g) Ϫ890 Acetylene C2H2(g) Ϫ1300 Ethanol C2H5OH(l) Ϫ1368 Propane C3H8(g) Ϫ2220 Glucose C6H12O6(s) Ϫ2808 Octane C8H18(l) Ϫ5471 Sucrose C12H22O11(s) Ϫ5645 Table 17.2 lists heats of combustion for some common substances. The heat of combustion is the heat of reaction for the complete burning of one mole of a substance. The combustion of natural
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involved in burning magnesium metal. Materials Stirring rod Retort stand Ring clamp Clay triangle Crucible and lid Bunsen burner Flint lighter Balance Crucible tongs 40 cm of magnesium ribbon Method 1. Find the mass of a clean crucible and lid. USE THE SAME BALANCE DURING THE ENTIRE EXPERIMENT. 2. Curl the magnesium ribbon around a pencil to make a size that just fits inside the crucible. Do not curl the ribbon too tightly. 3. Describe the magnesium ribbon. 4. Find
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The Law of Definite Proportions states that a chemical compound contains the same element in exactly the same proportions by mass regardless of the size of the sample or source of the compound. This relates to the magnesium oxide lab because we tested out this theory to see if it is true that the law of definite proportions says that a chemical compound contains the same element in exactly the same proportions by mass regardless of the size of the sample or source of the compound. In this experiment
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Introduction In this lab I observed the burning of a candle very closely. I found out that the candle needs oxygen to burn‚ that it produces carbon dioxide similar to the way that my body produces carbon dioxide‚ and that a candle produces water as a second waste product. I learned that if I hold an object in the flame it becomes covered with soot which is unburned carbon fuel. Finally‚ I learned that neither the solid wax‚ nor the melted wax‚ nor the wick burns when a candle is lit. In fact‚ the
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study a set of metals and their reactions reactions using different metals in an ordered activity series‚ the goal is to find the relative reactivity of them.Discovering why metals react with certain cations and solutions is the main point of this lab. This has many real life applications. When creating buildings‚ or bridges it is important to understand and counter-act the rusting of iron. You can do that by using the activity series. For any industry using metals‚ this is important. Manufacturing
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of hydrogen gas is reliant on the number of moles of magnesium combined with excess hydrochloric acid. In simpler terms‚ the excess
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