All Units Flashcards
What is Gravimetric Analysis?
Discovering the mass of a chemical that is isolated from a mixture or precipitated in a reaction
2 common examples of an appropriate time to use Gravimetric Analysis
Percentage of water in bread Concentration of salt in baby food
What is the sign that the Gravimetric Analysis has reached its end?
The measured mass is constant
What does a desiccator do?
Absorbs moisture
When measuring the mass of the precipitate, what do you have to consider?
The degree of solubility of the compounds
How do you calculate the mass of the product precipitate?
Step 1: Balance equation
Step 2: calculate mol of the compounds mass you are given
Step 3: Use ratios to work out the mol of the compound whose mass you are trying to work out
Step 4: n=m/GFM
Step 5: If percentage is required final/initial mass x100
What is volumetric Analysis?
A process using volumes of liquids to analyse a concentration (basically titration)
What is a primary standard solution?
A substance so pure that the amount of substance, in moles, can be calculated accurately from their masses
List 4 possible characteristics of a primary standard solution
- Readily available 2. Available in pure form 3. Not readily react in the atmosphere 4. Be easily stored 5. Have high molar mass 6. Be inexpensive
Give three examples of primary standard solutions
- Sodium carbonate 2. Sodium borate 3. Hydrated oxalis acid
What formula is likely to be used when calculating volumetric analysis?
C1V1= C2V2
Describe the process of preparing a standard solution
- Work out mass needed - Dissolve the weighed sample in a small beaker and transfer to the volumetric flask - wash the small beaker at least three times and add to flask - half fill the water, shake to dissolve sample - add water up to the calibration line then shake again
Why aren’t common acids generally used as standard solutions?
Often absorb water in the atmosphere when they react with CO2, leaving them impure or have unknown exact concentration
In titrations, what is meant by Aliquot and equivalence point?
Aliquot - volume measured out by the pipette
Equivalence point - the point in the reaction which the reaction is just complete (the reactants are in their exact mole proportions)
Name the four types of volumetric analysis
- Acid base (neutralisation) 2. Redox 3. Back titration 4. Complexometric titrations
What does %w/w , %v/w mean?
Percentage of : weight in weight and volume in weight
How do you calculate ppm?

What is a weak acid?
A weak acid is an acid which partially dissociates in solution
Describe a back titration
Stage 1- Reactant A of unknown concentration is reacted with excess reactant B of known concentration Stage 2- A direct titration is then performed to determine the amount of reactant B in excess
When do we use back titrations?
-A reactant is volatile -Acid or base is insoluble -A particular reaction is slow -The end point is very difficult to observe if you use a weak acid or base
What is light?
Light is waves of energy which consists of photons
Equation to find the speed of light where; speed of light= c, frequency=v and wavelength=λ
c=λv
Equation of wave number

Equation for frequency
- v=vc



