Aims: The basic goals of this practical work are to understand how to build a quantity of electrochemical cells,to measure the electricity and to investigate the effect of electrolyte concentration on . Introduction: The electrochemical cell is a device that produces electricity from a spontaneous reaction or, oppositely, consumes externally applied electric energy to drive a nonspontaneous reaction (Atkins, P. de Paula,2006). There are two types of electrochemical cells: galvanic (voltaic) and electrolytic cell. Galvanic cell converts chemical energy to electrical, while the electrolytic cell change does opposite things (change electrical to chemical energy) (Larsen and Delmar, n.d). This experiment will focus on voltaic cell (Figure 1) which consist of two half-cells with submerged electrode metals in its …show more content…
It should not touch the metals. Zn and Cu were attached to different clips of voltmeter. In case if the value on the monitor of the voltmeter is negative, alter the place of clips with each other. The cell e.m.f was recorded. The beakers of solutions were kept for the further experiment. Experiment 3: Constructing a zinc/iron cell In order to construct a zinc/iron cell, instead of copper half-cell, iron half-cell was used. The procedure for this experiment was similar to experiment 2. Iron nail was cleaned for using it as an electrode and put into a beaker with 30 〖cm〗^2 of 1.0 M iron (II) sulfate solution. New filter paper (salt bridge) was used. The e.m.f was measured. Experiment 4: Constructing an iron/copper cell In this practical part, Fe/Fe2+ and Cu/Cu2+ half-cells from previous experiments were used to frame iron/copper electrochemical cell. Again, fresh strip of paper was used and was notated. Experiment 5: Effect of concentration on The Zn/Cu cell was set up in the same way to experiment 2,3,4, but instead of 1.0 M copper sulphate, following concentrations were
An error that could have been present during the lab includes not letting the zinc react completely with the chloride ions by removing the penny too early from the solution. For instance, the percent error of this lab was 45.6%, which was determined by the subtraction of the theoretical percent of Cu 2.5% and the experimental percent of Cu 3.64% and dividing by the theoretical percent of Cu 2.5%. This experiment showed how reactants react with one another in a solution to drive a chemical reaction and the products that result from the
While the solution dissolved, 50 mL of distilled water was added to a 150 mL beaker and heated on the hot plate. When the solution started to boil 2.65 grams of Na2SiO3*5H2O was added to the beaker with a stir bar and heated to a gentle boil. When both solutions began to boil, the sodium silicate solution was slowly added to the sodium aluminate. The solution was kept at 900C for 60 minutes and stirred with stir bar. After 60 minutes, the zeolite solution was cooled for 5 minutes and for the magnetized zeolite , 0.78 grams of FeCl3 and 0.39 grams of FeSO4*7H2O was added to the flask and stirred until the iron parts dissolved.
Consequently, it induces second element to be oxidized. 2. In the experiment #3, zinc electrode acts as anode, where the oxidation processes occur, while iron half-cell acts as cathode, where the reduction processes appear. In the experiment #4, iron is visa verse reducing agent that evicts electrons to copper half-cell through the circuit.
Cadet Eric Wiggins Date: 18 September 2014 Course Name: Chem 100 Instructor: Captain Zuniga Section: M3A Identification of a Copper Mineral Intro Minerals are elements or compounds that are created in the Earth by geological processes. The method of isolating metals in a compound mineral is normally conducted through two processes.
Next, about 10 mL of both solutions, Red 40 and Blue 1, were added to a small beaker. The concentration of the stock solution were recorded, 52.1 ppm for Red 40 and 16.6 ppm for Blue 1. Then, using the volumetric pipette, 5 mL of each solution was transferred into a 10 mL volumetric flask, labelled either R1 or B1. Deionized water was added into the flask using a pipette until the solution level reached a line which indicated 10 mL. A cap for the flask was inserted and the flask was invented a few times to completely mix the solution. Then, the volumetric pipette was rinsed with fresh deionized water and
This disproved my hypothesis that Powerade would have the most electrolytes and proved that orange juice contains more and would be better for hydration. It answered my investigative question of which liquid would have the most electrolytes with orange juice coming in first place, Powerade in second place and tap water in last place. I would like to improve the experiment by adding in more variables such as more substances to test and testing at different temperatures to see if the temperature has an effect on the conductivity. I also feel that I would like to get more copper wire to change it after each trial as I think the oxidation of the copper wire caused my later readings to fluctuate and perhaps be inaccurate. I therefore conclude that orange juice proved to be the most conductive and that the oxidation o the copper wires caused some of the later readings to fluctuate but overall I feel that the results were accurate.
After I obtained this and measured the mass to make sure I had the right amount, I then added it to my blue solution from the last step of the lab. I placed a watch glass on the beaker and continued to watch the chemical reaction take place and recorded what happened. There was lots of bubbling and come condensate that formed on the watch glass. The Zn began to transform into copper and started floating on top of the liquid after the blue color quality was changed into clear. I stirred periodically to make sure all the bubbling was finished.
Further experimentation with multiple trials could strengthen these results. Although some errors were made with the mineral solution from the filtration process, the percent error calculated for the mineral was partially accurate. The theoretical value of Cu2+was calculated to be 57.48%, while the experimental value was 50.6%. The percent error was was not below 5 percent, but it was below 20 percent, which is fairly good. This result supports that the methods used during this experiment are sound.
Procedure and Observations To begin the lab, first all the correct equipment and materials had to be collected
If one compares the amount of electrolytes present in an artificial substance (sports drink), to those in a natural substance (orange juice), then the natural substance will have the most electrolytes. That is my hypothesis. I chose this topic because I have always been skeptical about the validity of the quantity of electrolytes said to be in sports drinks. Sports drinks have been recommended as a way to replace electrolytes, which are lost during exercise. However, orange juice also has electrolytes and these are naturally occurring, not man made.
Copper Cycle Lab Report Ameerah Alajmi Abstract: A specific amount of Copper will undergo several chemical reactions and then recovered as a solid copper. A and percent recovery will be calculated and sources of loss or gain will be determined. The percent recovery for this experiment was 20.46%.
Second step, I recorded the number of moles of copper sulfate on the attached data sheet. Third, I collect the two different zinc samples a metal sheet and metal powder from the instructor and record the weights on the data sheet. Fourth step, I added the provided samples of zinc into the CuSO4 solutions in the beaker and stir the mixture with a stir bar on a magnetic stirrer and stirred it for 2-5 minutes. Fifth step, I observed the color change in the reaction vessel and record
Chemistry IA Background information: Introduction: Electrolysis it’s a chemical process that when you pass an electric current into a solution or a liquid that contains ions to separate substances back to their original form. The main components that are required for electrolysis to take a place are: Electrolyte: it’s a substance that when dissolved in water it ionize and then it will contain free moving ions and without these moving ions the process of electrolysis won’t take place. Direct current (DC): This current provides the energy needed to discharge the ions in the electrolyte Electrodes: it’s an object that conducts electricity and it’s used in electrolysis as a bridge between the solution and power supply. A great example
Since equilibrium cannot be reached, an electrochemical driving force is generated which acts on the ions. It is derived by finding the difference between the membrane potential obtained and the equilibrium potential expected. The sign of the value of this force decides the direction of movement of ions. Since we have cations (positive ions), a positive value shows movement of ions outside the cell membrane and a negative value shows movement of ions inside the cell membrane. If the value is equal to that of the equilibrium potential, the driving force acting on the ion is 0.
Buffer solutions of pH 4 and 7 6. Graduated cylinder - 100 mL 7. Volumetric flask with stopper - 250 mL 8. Two 100-mL beakers 9. Two 50-mL Burettes 10.