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1
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What is the dp or sf for pipette?

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1dp

eg. 25.0cm³

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What is the dp or sf for burette readings?

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2dp to nearest 0.05cm³

eg. 27.05cm³

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What is the dp or sf for measuring cylinder?

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same dp as half the smallest division

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4
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What is the dp or sf for thermometer?

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same dp as half the smallest division

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5
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What is the dp or sf for mass reading?

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Follow dp of mass balance

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6
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What is the dp or sf for stopwatch?

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Depends on task instructions

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7
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What is random error?

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Causes experimental data to be scattered more or less symmetrically around a mean value

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What is systematic error?

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Causes experimental error to be consistently higher or lower than the accepted value

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9
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What is gross error?

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occasional error in experimental data, usually large and is often a product of personal errors

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10
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What is the uncertainty of burette?

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  • For each burette reading: ±0.05cm³
  • For each volume measured: ±0.10cm³

(because like ruler the inital reading and final reading both have uncertainty)

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11
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What is the uncertainty of 50.0cm³ measuring cylinder?

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±0.5cm³

(measuring cylinder max V ÷ 100)

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12
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What is the uncertainty of 25.0cm³ measuring cylinder?

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±0.25cm³

(measuring cylinder max V ÷ 100)

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13
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What is the uncertainty of 10.0cm³ measuring cylinder?

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±0.1cm³

(measuring cylinder max V ÷ 100)

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14
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For weighing of solids, the reading should be within how much of the required mass?

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0.05g

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15
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How to present weighing of solids using tare method?

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Mass of solid FA1 used = 1.280g (TARE)

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16
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How to present experimental results for weighing by subtraction method?

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  • mass of empty weighing bottle/g
  • mass of weighing bottle and solid FA1/g
  • mass of weighing bottle and residual solid FA1/g
  • mass of solid FA1 used/g
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17
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What is a standard solution?

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Solution whose concentration is accurately known

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18
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What is a titrant?

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Solution that is added from the burette

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19
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What is aliquot?

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The fixed volume of solution in the conical flask

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20
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What is range for consistent titres?

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within 0.10cm³ difference

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21
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How to present titration results?

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Titration 1 2 3
Initial burette reading/cm³
Final burette reading/cm³
Volume of FA2 used/cm³
[ticks]

average volume of FA2 used= (X1+ X2)/2
(sometimes is next part)

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22
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What are carbonates and hydrogencarbonates?

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Weak bases

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23
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How does acid-carbonate and acid-hydrogencarbonate titrations work?

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CO₃²⁻, a diprotic base undergoes acid-base titration as the acid is added from the burette

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24
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What is the equation for acid-hydrogencarbonate titration?

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HCO₃⁻ (aq) + H⁺ (aq) → CO₂ (g) + H₂O (l)

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24
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What is the equation for acid-carbonate titration?

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  • Step 1: CO₃²⁻ (aq) + H⁺ (aq) → HCO₃⁻ (aq)
  • Step 2: HCO₃⁻ (aq) + H⁺ (aq) → CO₂ (g) + H₂O (l)
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25
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How does manganate titrations work?

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MnO₄⁻ is a powerful oxidising agent and can be used to titrate against reducing agents like Fe²⁺, C₂O₄²⁻, H₂O₂

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26
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What is the reduction equation of MnO₄⁻ being reduced and what’s the colour change?

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MnO₄⁻ + 8H⁺ + 5e⁻ → Mn²⁺ + 4H₂O
Purple MnO₄⁻ to colourless (in dilute solutions) or pale pink (in concentration solution) Mn²⁺

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26
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What acid is used for the medium and why?

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  • H₂SO₄ (aq) used
  • HNO₃ not used because it is an oxidising agent itself
  • HCl not used because it can be oxidised by MnO₄⁻
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27
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What happens if too little acid is added to maintain an acidic medium?

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MnO₄⁻ will be reduced to MnO₂ which is brown ppt., the presence of brown ppt. will hinder the accurate detection of end-point

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28
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What is the colour change for the titration of MnO₄⁻ with C₂O₄²⁻ and H₂O₂?

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  • C₂O₄²⁻ and H₂O₂ are colourless and their products are colourless
  • End-point is reached when one excess drop of KMnO₄ turns the solution in the conical flask from colourless to pale pink

(In conical flask: colourless
In burette: purple KMnO₄
When all reacted, One drop of purple KMnO4 in large amounts of colourless will have pale pink)

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29
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What is the equation and the colour change for the titration of MnO₄⁻ with Fe²⁺?

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  • Fe²⁺ (pale green) → Fe³⁺ (yellow) + e⁻
  • End-point is reached when one excess drop of KMnO₄ turns solution from yellow to orange/pink

(large amounts of yellow + one drop of purple KMnO₄ = pink/orange)

30
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How to determine end-point colour change?

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  • Look at the colour of the products of the reaction (that is in large quantities)
  • Then one drop of a colour will be added
  • What colour will it likely be? - product colour will be dominant with minor influence of that one drop
31
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What is the equation and colour change of iodine-thiosulfate reaction?

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  • I₂ + 2S₂O₃²⁻ → 2I⁻ + S₄O₆²⁻

I₂ + 2S₂O₃²⁻: brown
2I⁻ + S₄O₆²⁻: colourless

32
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What is the colour change at the end-point in the absence of an indicator for iodine-thiosulfate titrations?

A

pale-yellow to colourless

(pale yellow: large qty of colourless + brown then one drop turns everything colourless)

33
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What is added for iodine thiosulfate titrations and how will this affect the end-point?

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  • Starch indicator is added near end-point of titration when solution is pale yellow, unreacted iodine forms a blue-black complex with starch
  • End-point is reached when thiosulfate solution reacts with all the remaining iodine to give a distinct colour change from blue-black to colourless
34
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What happens if starch is added too early during the titration?

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  • blue-black colour could persist even after end-point
  • because more iodine molecules will be trapped in the starch-iodine complex, resulting in more time required for all the iodine molecules to be freed for titration
35
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What are the variants of iodine-thiosulfate titrations?

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  • iodimetric titration: direct titration of molecular iodine present
  • iodometric titration: titration of iodine that is liberated from an iodine-containing analyte (eg. IO₃⁻) with thiosulfate
36
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What are the equations for iodometric titration with IO₃⁻?

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  1. Use excess KI (aq) to liberate I₂
    IO₃⁻ + 5I⁻ + 6H⁺ → 3I₂ + 3H₂O
  2. Titration of I₂ with S₂O₃²⁻
    I₂ + 2S₂O₃²⁻ → 2I⁻ + S₄O₆²⁻
37
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How can iodine thiosulfate titrations be related to kinetics?

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samples of reaction mixture drawn at regular time intervals can be titrated to determine the amount of I₂ produced or left

38
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When is back titration used?

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  • If the sample to be quantitatively analysed does not react with standard reagents available
  • or is insoluble in water (i.e. cannot dissolve in water to form aq solution for titration)
39
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What is the main idea of back titration?

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  • If you have an impure solid that cannot be titrated, then use a known volume of X to react with the solid
  • then titrate X with something else to determine the X that is left then you can find X that is reacted
  • From that you can find stuff about solid
40
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What is gravimetric method?

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determine the amount of analyte (sample to be analysed) through measurement of masses

41
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What chemical reactions can gravimetry be used?

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  • precipitation (measure mass of ppt.)
  • acid-carbonate reaction (mass of CO2 evolved = different in mass of reaction mixture)
  • thermal decomposition (mass of CO2 evolved = different in mass of reaction mixture)
42
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What kind of acid-carbonate reactions do gravimetry not work with?

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  • reactions that produce gas with low density (eg. H₂)
  • do not give rise to significant change in mass
43
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What is volatilisation gravimetric method?

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  • heat solid analyte to complete thermal decomposition
  • complete reaction is indicated by consistent mass of residue obtained after repeated heat-cool-weigh cycles
  • difference in mass before and after gives mass of gaseous product lost
44
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How many times are you supposed to repeat the heat-cooling-weigh cycle?

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until residue within 0.05g of difference

45
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How to present experimental results for volatilisation gravimetric method?

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  • mass of empty crucible with lid/g
  • mass of crucible and FA1 before heating/g
  • mass of solid FA1 used/g
  • mass of crucible and residue after 1st heating/g
  • mass of crucible and residue after 2nd heating/g
  • mass of residue after 3rd heating/g
46
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What is the safety precaution for heating with crucible?

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  • use a pair of tongs to handle hot crucible and lid
  • turn of gas tap when bunsen burner is not in use
47
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How to set up the reaction flask for solid and solution?

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  • weighing bottle with solid that is not in contact with the solution
  • All this in a conical flask with a stopper
48
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How to set up the reaction flask for reaction between two liquids?

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  • use a dropping funnel
  • dropping funnel introduces liquid in the conical flask which displaces the air in the conical flask
  • assume that the volume of air displaced is equal to volume of solution introduced
  • V(gas produced) = V(gas collected) - V(air displaced by FA2) [which is equal to volume of solution]
49
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How to present experimental results for dropping funnel?

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  • Volume of gas collected/ cm³ x
  • Volume of FA2 added from dropping funnel/cm³ y
  • Volume of gas evolved/cm³ x-y
50
Q

Can gas collection method be used for thermal decomposition of solid?

A
  • Yes
  • But gas expands upon heating so time is required for cooling the gas required to rtp in a gas syringe
51
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Can hot gas be collected through water?

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  • No, gives rise to experimental error
  • air originally present in the set up before heating will expand and get collected over water
52
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What additional precaution needs to be taken to prevent suck back for hot gas over water?

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  • cool water may be suck back into the hot reaction flask
  • sudden cooling of reaction flask may cause it to crack
  • to prevent suck back: remove rubber tube first before heat source
53
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What gases can you downward displacement of water?

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H₂, CO₂, O₂

54
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What safety precaution should be taken for downward displacement of water?

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set-up must be appropriately clamped to prevent toppling and breakages

55
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How to present experimental results for downward displacement of water?

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  • initial reading/cm³
  • Final reading/cm³
  • Volume of gas collected/cm³
56
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How to present experimental results for well-greased gas syringe?

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  • Initial syringe reading/cm³
  • Final syringe reading/cm³
  • Volume of gas collected/cm³
57
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What is the absolute uncertainty of 50cm³ gas syringe?

58
Q

What are acidic gases?

A

CO₂, SO₂, Cl₂, HCl, NO₂

59
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What drying agent should be used for acidic gases?

Nature of drying agent

A
  • nature of drying agent: acidic
  • conc. H₂SO₄
60
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What gases are alkaline?

61
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What drying agent should be used for alkaline gases?

Nature of drying agent

A
  • nature of drying agent: alkaline
  • anhydrous CaO
  • anhydrous Ca(OH)₂
62
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What is the nature and the drying agent that can be used for all gases?

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  • nature of drying agent: neutral
  • anhydrous CaCl₂
63
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How to minimise heat exchange with surroundings?

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  • carry out experiment in draught-free environment to minimise heat loss to surroundings
  • use polystyrene cup to carry out the reaction
64
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What are the safety hazards for calorimetric experiment?

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  • calorimeter made of polystyrene cup can be easily topped, use a beaker to stabilize it
  • mercury is a neurotoxin, breaking of thermometer is a health hazard
65
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How to present experimental results of endothermic reaction?

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  • initial temperature/°C
  • minimum temperature reached/°C
  • temperature drop/°C
66
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How to present experimental results of exothermic reaction?

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  • Initial temperature of FA1/°C
  • Initial temperature of FA2/°C
  • Average temperature of FA1 and FA2/°C
  • Maximum temperature reached/°C
  • Temperature rise/°C
67
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What if the formula of weighted average of initial temperatures?

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weighted average = [Vₛₐ₁/Vₜₒₜₐₗ × (Initial temp. of SA1)] + [Vₛₐ₂/Vₜₒₜₐₗ × (Initial temp. of SA2)]

68
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What is the solubility of group 1 salts and NH₄⁺ in water?

69
Q

What is the solubility of nitrates in water?

A

All soluble

70
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What is the solubility of halides in water?

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Most soluble except Ag⁺, Pb²⁺, Cu⁺

71
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What is the solubility of sulfates?

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Most soluble except Pb²⁺, Ca²⁺, Sr²⁺, Ba²⁺

72
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What is the solubility of oxides?

A

Most insoluble except oxides of group 1, NH₄⁺ and Ba²⁺

73
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What is the solubility of hydroxides?

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Most hydroxides insoluble except Group I and Ba²⁺

74
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What is the solubility of carbonates and phosphates?

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Most insoluble except Group 1 and NH₄⁺

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