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Nitric acid and brass pellets (copper) were set to react under a fume hood. The scientist observed the once liquid acid turning a green color, and the release of an orange gas due to violent fizzing/bubbling on the surface of the copper pellets: a chemical reaction. Because nitric acid is a very strong acid that is weakly bonded, it violently reacts with the metal. After about 30 minutes, the scientist noted…

Purpose: The purpose of this lab is to prove and discern the empirical formula of copper oxide using the Law of Conservation of Mass. This states that in measuring the mass of each component of copper oxide and determining the percent composition of each the copper and the oxygen within copper oxide it is possible to find the ratio of the elements within the compound. Procedure: In order to conduct this lab, 25.1mL of distilled water then 25.5mL of 3M HCl must be added 2.11g of copper oxide.…

Air pollution is a mixture of natural and man-made substances in the air we breathe. It can be divided into two main categories: indoor air pollution and outdoor air pollution. Outdoor air pollution takes place outside the natural built environment. The main types of outdoor pollutions are: Ozone, Particulate matter, Carbon Monoxide, Nitrogen Oxides, Sulfate Dioxides, Lead. The health effects are risks associated with outdoor air pollution varies depending on age and previous health/medical…

The purpose of this lab is to calculate a value for Avogadro’s number and compare it to the actual value for Avogadro’s number. Avogadro’s number will be determined by setting up an electrochemical cell to oxidize a copper electrode. The results of the amount of copper deposited and the average current used will be used to calculate a value for Avogadro’s number. Techniques used: In this experiment, different techniques will be used to collect the required data, such as taking the mass of…

basic solution. Adding H2SO4 will bring the solution to a lighter blue color, indicating that it is slightly acidic to neutral. As discussed previously, this will prevent iodide from being oxidized by atmospheric oxygen in the presence of excess acid. In addition, it also prevent Cu(OH)2 from precipitating in the solution due to an highly basic environment. Finally, H3PO4 is added to the solution to prevent Fe3+ in brass from being reduced to Fe2+ by iodide since phosphate will form a…

The purpose of this experiment was to see how single-replacement reactions change the physical matter of the original reactants. Hypothetically, the use of 2.120g of CuCl2 should react with the iron nails forming exactly 1 gram of copper. Upon starting the lab process, there was a displacement of 2.120 grams of CuCl2 into the plastic cup containing 50 ml DI water before joining the two iron nails. After the solution sat overnight, the iron nails became black in exterior color, orange copper…

The substance was stirred until dissolved. The liquid solution produced a blue color as soon as the cupric sulfate dissolved. Prior to this 1.127 grams of Zinc was gathered along with Hydrochloric acid. Both the Zinc and Hydrochloric acid were poured in gradually creating a reaction. A stirring rod was used to stir this while the reaction occurred. Figure 2 shows the reaction in action. Before long less Zinc became visible at the bottom of the beaker. Copper became…

Biochemical tests are used to detect the presence of different kinds of organic molecules, carbohydrates, lipids, nucleic acids, and proteins. These tests include the Benedict’s Test, Iodine Test, Sudan III Stain Test, Biuret Test and many others. With these tests, the nutrients from an unknown solutions can be identified in the solution. The Benedict’s test is used for identifying reducing sugars, which are simple sugars that include monosaccharides and some disaccharides. The Benedict’s…

3. Results and discussion 3.1. XRD analysis The X-ray diffraction (XRD) pattern of Sn-substituted Ni-Zn ferrites with the chemical composition of Ni0.6-x/2Zn0.4-x/2SnxFe2O4 (NZSFO) are shown in Fig. 1. The XRD spectra were indexed and fcc cubic phase was identified. The structural parameters are calculated from the XRD data and have been discussed in Ali et al [6]. The lattice constants are calculated from the XRD data and represented in Table 1. The distances between the magnetic ions at…

To start this laboratory experiment, we first collected all the materials necessary including multiple beakers, samples of each solution, metal strips, a salt bridge, alligator clips, and an abrasive sponge. Then 10 mL of CuSO4(aq) and 10 mL of ZnSO4(aq) were placed into separate 250 mL beakers. A copper strip was then placed in the beaker containing CuSO4(aq) and a zinc strip was placed into the beaker with ZnSO4(aq). The two beakers were connected by a salt bridge that consisted of a string…