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Lab Report On Phosphoric Acid

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Stoichiometric Reactions with Phosphoric Acid By Leah Herde Partner: Kayla Infante CHE 120-12 Instructor: David Chick PURPOSE The purpose of this lab was to experiment with triprotic acid to create different salts through neutralization. Specifically, using varying volumes of sodium hydroxide with a constant 1 mL of 6M Phosphoric acid. In doing so one can examine the reactions and use stoichiometry to identify the products formed from the relationship between the reagents. INTRODUCTION Stoichiometry is a method scientists use to presume how two or more substances will react together. In order to do so successfully, the reactants are positioned on the left and the products on the right. The most important part of successfully …show more content…

Reaction two should result in disodium phosphate (Na2HPO4) with a formula weight of 141.96 g/mol and reaction three should achieve monosodium phosphate (NaH2PO4) with a formula weight of 119.98 g/mol. PROCEDURE A ring stand and ring clamp were set up with a Bunsen burner an inch below to allow for the optimal heating. The Bunsen burner was not lit at this time. One milliliter of 6.00-M phosphoric acid was placed into a 125-mL Erlenmeyer flask using a volumetric pipette. Using a slightly larger pipette, six milliliters of 3.00-M sodium hydroxide was transferred into a 50-mL beaker. Then a disposable pipette was used to slowly mix the sodium hydroxide into the phosphoric acid while the solution was swirled around. Then both the beaker and flask were rinsed with 2-mL of deionized water and set aside. A clean and dry evaporating dish was weighed with watch glass on a scale. Then the solution was poured into the dish and the watch glass was placed on top. The solution was then heated with a Bunsen burner to allow for the water to boil off to reveal a dry white solid. After the dish cooled to room temperature it was once again weighed and the new mass was recorded. The process was then repeated for the second reaction but using 1.00-mL of a 6.00-M phosphoric acid solution and 4.00-mL of a 3.00-M sodium hydroxide solution. The entire process was repeated once more with 1.00-mL of 6.00-M phosphoric acid and 2.00mL of

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