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What is stoichometry?

A

The ratio of things

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What are the different types of analyses?

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Quantitative analysis
Gravimetric analysis
Volumetric analysis

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What does volumetric analysis involve?

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Volumes

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What does gravimetric analysis involve?

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Masses

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What happens in volumetric analysis?

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Volumetric analysis uses a solution of exact concentration to determine the volume

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6
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What is a standard solution?

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One of exact concentration

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What is a standard solution prepared from?

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A primary standard

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What should a good primary standard be?

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Should be stable when solid/ solution
Should be readily soluble
Should have a reasonably high formula mass

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9
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Why should a primary standard have a reasonably high G fm?

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So that errors in weighing molar quantities are reduced

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10
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Why can’t sodium hydroxide be used as a primary standard?

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Because it absorbs water and carbon dioxide

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What are some common primary standards?

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Oxalic acid
EDTA
potassium iodate

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When are results said to be concordant?

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When the results are within 0.1 of each other

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What is meant by ‘weigh accurately approximately’?

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The exact mass should be known/measured and should be close to the given value

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What is gravimetric analysis?

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Analytical determination of composition of a substances mass by chemically changing the substance

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What is weighing by difference?

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Weigh the empty weighing boat
weigh substance and weighing boat
Mass of substance=B-A

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What is ‘heated to a constant mass’?

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Weigh hydrated substance in crucible
Heat crucible strongly
Cool in desiccator chamber
Weigh substance in crucible 
Repeat until mass is constant
17
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What is volumetric analysis?

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Appreciation of the characteristics of substances that can be used as a primary standard

18
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What must a primary standard have?

A

High state of purity
Stability in air and in solution
Solubility
Reasonably high gram formula mass.

19
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How can results be improved?

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If titre is less than 5ml, these are not acceptable

A larger volume of solution can be used or lower concentration of the known solution to improve accuracy

20
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What does a control do?

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A control validates a technique and may consist of carrying out a determination on a solution of known concentration

21
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What is back titration?

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Back titration is used to find the number of moles of a substance by reacting it with an excess volume of reactant of known concentration.

22
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When is back titration useful?

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When trying to work out the quantity of a substance in an insoluble solid.

23
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What is distillation used for?

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Distillation is used to purify a compound by separating it from a non-volatile or less volatile material

24
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What is refluxing?

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A technique used to apply heat energy to a chemical reaction mixture over an extended period of time

25
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What is recrystallisation?

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A technique used to purify solids based upon solubility

26
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What are the steps of recrystallisation?

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Use small volume of appropriate solvent
Use hot solvent
Filter to remove impurities
Cool for crystals to form

27
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What can melting point give an indication of?

A

The purity of an organic compound

28
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What does a large temperature range suggest?

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Lots of impurities

29
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What is 1ppm equal to?

A

1mg in 1kg

30
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What are the causes of error or low yields?

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Impurity present in reactants
Incomplete reaction/side reaction
Physical error when transferring reactants
Weighing errors
Low grade of glassware
31
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Why are the calculated and experimental values in temperature different?

A

Sample may be impure

32
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What can be said about the empirical formula and molecular formula?

A

They are the same!!

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