REPORT FORM

Name : Vania Almira

Date : 27 August 2015

Unknown Number MgSO4.xH2O

1.
Mass
of
evaporating dish

2.

23.91 gram
Mass
of
evaporating dish
+ hydrated salt

Mass of hydrated
salt: [2]-[1]
4 Mass of evaporatinganhydrous
salt
. dish +
heating)

24.41 Gram
2.5 Gram
(after

first : 25.13 Gram ,

second : 25.13 Gram
5
. Mass of water lost by hydrated salt: [2] - [4]
6
. Mass percentage of water in hydrated salt
(show calculation)

1.28 gram

51.2%

7. Formula mass of anhydrous salt

120,4 g/mol

8. Moles of anhydrous salts: [3] / [7]

0,01 mol

9. Formula mass of water

18 g/mol

1 Moles of water in hydrated salt: [5] /

0. [9]

0,07 mol

1 Ratio of moles of water to moles of anhydrous

1. salt: [10] / [8]

7 : 1 ratio

1
2. Empirical formula of hydrated salt

MgSO4 . 7H2O
(hydrated
salt
formula)

EXPERIMENT
Pre- laboratory Questions and Exercises
Due before lab begins. Answer in space provided.

1.

A 2.815 g sample of CuSO4XH2O was heated until all of the

water was removed. Calculate the percentage of water of hydration and

the formula of the hydrate if the residue after heating weighed 2.485 g.
2.815 - 2.485 = 0.330 grams
2.485
moles of CuSO4 =
= 0.015569 moles
159.612
mass of CuSO4 = 2.815 - 330 = 2.485 grams
0.33
moles of H2O =
= 0.0183
18
CuSO4 : xH2O
0.016 : 0.018
1:x
1 : 1.125
CuSO4 : 1.125 H2O
1:4
0.330
Percentage =
= 0.117 x 100% = 11.7%
2.815
2.

The mass percent of water in a hydrate of MnCl 2 is 36.41%.

What is the formula of the hydrate?

MnCl2 - xH2O MnCl . xH2O

63.59%

mass = 63.59% 36.41%

63.59

36.41
= 2.02
18

36.41%

MnCl : 4H2O

63.59

n = 54.9+(35.4)(2) = 125.9 = 0.505

Post- laboratory Questions and Exercises

Due after completing lab. Answer in space provided.
1.
A student had a sample of BaCl 22H2O and an inert material. He
heated a sample until the mass did not change. From this data, calculate
the percentage of BaCl22H2O in the original sample.

Mass of crucible + cover = 26.39 g

Mass of crucible + cover + unknown sample = 28.20 g
Mass of crucible + cover + residue = 28.03 g
28.20 - 26.39 = 1.81 grams <-- Unknown Sample (BaCl22H2O and an inert material)
28.03 - 26.39 = 1.64 grams <-- Unknown Sample after burn (BaCl2 and inert material)
Mass of water = 0.17 grams

mass
molar mass
0.17
Moles H2O =
= 0.0094
18
Moles BaCl2 = 0.0047
Moles =

0.0047 =

mass
208.23

Mass = 0.978 grams

BaCl 2 x 2 H 2O
x 100%
BaCl 2 x 2 H 2 O+ Inert Material
0.978 + 0.17 =

1.148
1.81

= 63.4%

2.
In the dehydration of hydrated salt, the sample was slightly
moist because of high humidity. Briefly explain how the moisture affects
the percentage calculation.
Moist means that is wet a little bit and water has mass. So when we weigh
the sample after dehydration, we will make the calculation wrong because
we automatically got the extra water from the dehydration process.

3.
How can you make sure that all of the water of hydration has
been removed? Explain.
So after we weigh the anhydrous CoCl2, we would continue to heat it again
and again for several times. We will stop weigh the substance after all the
mass has the same amount or a constant weight.

4.

What are the formulas for the following hydrated salts?

a. Cobalt(II) chloride hexahydrate CoCl2 x 6H2O(s)

b. Iron(II) sulfate heptahydrate

FeSo4 x 7H2O

5.
Given that a 40.14 g sample of hydrated NiSO 4XH2O is
reduced in mass to 2.14 g upon heating. Determine the value of X.
Mass of H2O = 40.14 - 2.14 = 38 g
38
moles of H2O =
= 2.1 mol
18
mass of NiSO4 = 2.14g
2.14
moles of NiSO4 =
= 0.0138 mol
154.75
Ratio:
NiSO4 : H2O
0.0138 mol : 2.1 mol
1: 152
NiSO4 : 152 H2O