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Lab 10 Solution Mystery

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10 Solution Mystery Rehan Virani Chem 1212L-145 October 20, 2014 Purpose: The purpose of this experiment is to understand how Ksp values work. Also I will see how certain solutions react to other solutions. Introduction: I will be given 10 test tubes. 4 will be known acids and bases and 6 will be cations (mixed up). The cations will have a concentration of .1 M and will be in No3- form. I must determine which solution is in which test tube. I will be trying to understand Ksp values work. When KSP is low in a salt it is soluble and when it is high it is insoluble. The solubility equilibrium constant KSP depends on pH, temperature, and concentration, however I will not use any of those to determine the cations. I will determine the solutions by mixing them with each other on spot plates. I will only use order color and heat to determine which solution. I will be given many unknown solution. I should record and observe as many solutions as I can and use those to identify the rest. I will arrange spot plates in the matrix of 10 X 10. I will place a few drops of each …show more content…

From the start I had determined which one was NH3 just but the strong smell. I then put drops of NH3 into the rest of the solutions on the spot plates and determined the following reactions with Mn, Co, Cu, Zn, and Mg which occurred in the following reactions. Mn: Mn2+(aq) + 2NH3(aq) + 2H2O(l) <==> Mn(OH)2(s) + 2NH4+(aq), which looks like a white gelatinous precipitate that oxidizes to brown. Co: Co2+ (aq) + 6NH3 (aq) <==> [Co(NH3)6]2+, which has a blue/red precipitate. Cu: Cu2+(aq) + 2NH3(aq) + 3H2O(l) <==> Cu(OH)2(s) + 2NH4+(aq), which has a blue precipitate. Zn: Zn2+(aq) + 2NH3(aq) + 2H2O(l) <==> Zn(OH)2(s) + 2NH4+(aq), which is a white gelatinous precipitate that is soluble in excess. Mg: Mg2+(aq) + 2NH3(aq) + 2H2O(l) <==> Mg(OH)2(s) + 2NH4+(aq), which is white gelatinous

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